Collaborative writers and spouses Stormy Sweitzer and Will Swanepoel join forces to write about complex global issues. Their debut novel--The Drowning Shark, the first in the Sierra Rouge Adventure novel series for young adults--uses international adventure and a coming-of-age story to bring awareness to inhumane shark finning practices that claim the lives of roughly 73 million sharks each year for shark fin soup and which are now endangering the species and the health of our oceans.

Author Grier Cooper's book "Wish" is the first in a contemporary young adult series featuring a teenage ballet dancer who struggles for balance between the elegant and disciplined beauty of ballet and a gritty, often violent home life.

Author Jason Warne paints a realistic portrait of a teen's struggles with self-image.

The young adult novel Shelby and Shauna Kitt and the Dimensional Holes, set to be featured BookExpo America from May 23 to 26, explores challenges to which all teens can relate.

**Jessica Grillo has published her first Young Adult Novel, Missing Sosa.
This light hearted tail (based on a true story) is sure to make you sympathize with a dog owners struggle to find their missing pooch