Young Adult Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography
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In Retrospect at 15
by Zac Wiczek
A pretty cloud of thoughts written by a white fifteen year old boy, living in America’s New England during the early 21st century. A celebration of youth and optimism. A testament to the adolescent virtue of ignorance. Just an art project,...
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By The Light of The Night
An Oromo Immigrant Story by Sheiko Nagawo and Omar Hassan
Life in Ethiopia during the era of Emperor Haile Selassie was bleak. The prospect of securing a job after graduating from university was unthinkable, especially if you were an Oromo and a Muslim who couldn’t afford enormous bribes. One way to...
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No Such Thing as Normal
by Nicole Robertson
“Some of us never fit in… some of us were never meant to...” Life is miserable when you don’t know who you are. Nicole Robertson might appear to have everything: a loving family, a solid education, scholarships to prestigious schools and a bright...
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Pathetica
A 1980's Memoir by Dale R Schuss
Dale was a shy Canadian teenager failing at school; Ryan was an American teenager pretending to be doing much better. Their unlikely "friendship" that started in the mid-1980's went on for five years of adventure along the west coast until it was...
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