Young Adult Books | Kira Lerner

Introducing a massive free anthology of YA urban fantasy, paranormal, dystopian, science fiction, horror and epic fantasy stories!

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Looking to dive into some juicy fiction over the holidays? Grab yourself a FREE copy of That Moment When…, a vast collection of Young Adult fiction stories by extraordinary authors, many of whom have fresh releases currently on the Teen/Children’s Fiction bestseller lists on Amazon, USA Today and the New York Times. There’s a story for almost every taste in this book’s 500+ pages, from paranormal romance to horror to epic fantasy to thrillers to dystopian and beyond. (The number on the cover in the image is actually under-counting the number of stories: there are 42 in here!)

I’m thrilled to say that my own short story, “Provisions,” was selected to join these talented folks in this young adult fiction anthology. You’ll find “Provisions” in the Dystopian section, but it has strong elements of Paranormal and a big helping of Horror. (Hey, y’all know I hate being bound by a single category!)

This is my first standalone short story ever, which makes my inclusion along with such popular authors in That Moment When… both an honor and a surprise. “Provisions” is a glimpse into a not-so-distant future where a calamity forces survivors to forage, hunt and hide from an ever-growing number of gruesome threats. One teenaged girl must care for her two siblings and–when confronted by two separate strangers near a mysteriously well-guarded house–will do whatever it takes to protect and feed her remaining family… regardless of the personal physical or psychic cost. Can she save her brother and sister…and herself… from starvation, predation…and damnation? Continue reading “New Release: That Moment When…, a Young Adult Short Story Anthology” »

Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A remarkable debut novel, Dawn of Wonder is a beautifully written tale of a boy–soon to be a young man–living and struggling to survive with his dignity and his (often-bruised) body intact while growing up in an intricately woven tapestry of a world.

Renshaw provides an astonishing level of detail regarding how this world works, from its nasty intra- and inter-regional political/cultural disputes to the multifaceted people who are so used to living life under strict societal rules that anyone who behaves with a measure of independence risks getting his head sliced off.

By far, the most enthralling section of the book (and luckily it’s the majority of this weighty tome–uh, speaking figuratively since I read it on my Kindle!) involves… well, no, let me start from the beginning, although I won’t give anything specific away. Continue reading “Review: Dawn of Wonder, by Jonathan Renshaw” »