Novels

Lois Metzger’s latest novel is a bold and original work of speculative fiction set in a familiar future, a profoundly authentic and heartbreaking tale of the things we keep locked away inside us, even from ourselves… More>>

Mike Welles had everything under control. He was a good student, an outfielder on the baseball team, a good son, a loyal friend. But that was before. Now things are rough at home, and they’re getting confusing at school. He’s losing his sense of direction, and he feels like a mess. Then there’s a voice in his head. A friend, trying to help him regain control. More than that: The voice can guide him to be better and stronger than he was before… More>>

It’s 1967, and Manhattan is full of “missing girls”—runaways looking for freedom. In nearby Queens, Carrie Schmidt feels like she’s missing, too—missing from her own life. Ever since her mother died four years ago, it’s as if she’s been sleepwalking. Then Carrie meets Mona, who knows the secret of “lucid dreaming,” being awake inside your dreams. Their friendship is Carrie’s chance to find her mother—and wake up to her future. More>>

Twelve-year-old Ellen’s loathing for her new baby brother Barry, who has cerebral palsy, gradually changes to a fierce, obsessive love, and she must find a proper balance for her life. More>>

When sixteen-year-old Ellen Gray finds herself attracted to the lawyer in charge of the malpractice case related to her four-year-old brother’s cerebral palsy, she becomes involved in the trial and gains a new perspective on her own life and options for her future. More>>