Author Nancy Rue has just come out with a new series called Real Life. If you like authors like Melody Carlson or Jenny B. Jones, these are books you will want to check out!

Motorcycles, Sushi & One Strange Book “features fifteen-year-old Jessie Hatcher, a girl with ADHD whose normal life includes dealing with her mom’s bipolar disorder. Jessie’s “normal” changes when the father she thought was dead shows up at her door. While staying with her “bio-dad” in Florida for the summer, Jessie discovers a battered book with the initials RL, and learns to deal with a man who teaches her the art of sushi by tormenting her. Life isn’t any saner with her dad, but a cute guy and that mysterious book might just be the crazy Jessie needs.” — Zondervan

In Boyfriends, Burritos & an Ocean of Trouble, “readers meet Bryn O’Connor, who is good at keeping secrets. But when a car accident reveals her boyfriend’s abusive behavior, the truth is unleashed. It starts a tidal wave of trouble in Bryn’s life: enemies who once were friends, a restraining order violation and her world unraveled. If that weren’t enough, her grandmother Mim arrives, attempting Mexican cuisine and insisting that Bryn try surfing. It’s all too much and even Bryn’s habit of daydreaming won’t offer an escape this time. Could a mysterious book she found at the hospital hold the secret to riding a tsunami like her life? As the story progresses, Bryn searches for her identity and a feeling of empowerment.” — Zondervan