Tag Archives: young adult novel
Tinker Bell
Bestselling author Jen Calonita, a Boston College alumna, has published the second installment of The Enchanters book series: Tinker Bell (Random House/Disney, 2025). Filled with adventure, intrigue, and romance, Calonita’s novel reveals the untold story of Tinker Bell and her … Continue reading
Fairy Godmother
Boston College graduate Jen Calonita explores the origins of one of Disney’s beloved magic makers in the new young adult book, Fairy Godmother (Disney Hyperion, 2024). From the publisher: “Before she created carriages out of pumpkins, fashioned gowns out of … Continue reading
A haunted house in Maine
Mark Lance, a former labor reporter who graduated from Boston College in 1971, has published his first book, The Weber House (2022). It’s a young adult mystery that tells the story of Nicole who has moved into a house on … Continue reading
The descendant
Fourteen-year-old Taína just learned that she is a descendant of a long line of strong Taíno women, but will knowing this help her bring peace and justice to her family and community? This question is at the heart of a … Continue reading
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Shadows and Stars
Boston College graduate Chuck Abdella has published Shadows and Stars, a suspenseful, action-packed sequel to his fantasy novel The Sun and the Moon. In Shadows and Stars, high school sophomores Katelyn and Jena have a world to save—two worlds, to … Continue reading
After the rain
A powerful and emotional new young adult novel from Natália Gomes tells a story about friendship, healing, and hope. After the Rain (HarperCollins, 2021) is about Jack and Alice, two strangers who forge an unlikely friendship in the aftermath of … Continue reading
Silenced
The latest novel by Boston College alumna Natália Gomes (also known as N.D. Gomes) tackles issues such as bullying and sexual violence and the importance of listening to and believing girls. We Are Not Okay (HarperCollins UK/HQ Young Adult, 2019), … Continue reading
Blackbird
Boston College alumna N.D. Gomes has published her second novel, Blackbird (HarperCollins UK/HQ Young Adult, 2017), a young adult thriller. Set on the island of Orkney, Scotland, the book tells the story of 14-year-old Alex McCarthy’s quest to solve the … Continue reading
Dead Ringer
Why is everyone staring at Laura Rivers? That’s just the beginning of the mystery; turns out, Laura has a doppelgänger, and it isn’t just anyone. So begin the twists and turns of Dead Ringer (Full Fathom Five, 2015), a debut novel by … Continue reading
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