Books published by publisher Owl Hollow Press

Alex Nash dreams of being a soccer star. Or a graphic artist. Maybe both. But being a cowboy? Nope and no way. Not if it means being anything like his seldom seen father.Then, out of nowhere, tragedy shatters Alex’s world, and when he thinks life couldn’t sucker-punch him again, it does. He’s forced to live with Roberto Nash, a man he barely knows. Or wants to know.Until Alex finds out his dad has bought him a peace offering of a sort, one with a red coat, lightning speed, and a fighting spirit. A spitfire of a horse that just might heal Alex’s heart and reunite father and son.

The hollow was the perfect place to hide.Or so Free’s dad said when they fled California, her five-year-old brother illegally in tow, to hide out in the West Virginia mountains and make some fast cash. As her father disappears with increasing frequency, Free watches her brother largely alone among drug dealers and thieves—until their neighbor Cole appears with lots of questions and determined to the crack the un-crack-able Free.When the family she’s desperate to protect is ripped apart, Free turns to Cole for help and can’t deny the pull she feels toward the boy with too many questions—and who holds just as many secrets—finding that Cole might need her as much as she needs him.

When the mythical Key to the Universe lands in 107-yr-old Abe’s antique shop on the Martian moon of Phobos, he and his great-grandson Quinn know the Key is something very specialAs word starts to spread, Martian Mafia, the Solar Government, and rival antique dealers will go to any lengths to get their hands on an artifact that can potentially unlock the very meaning of existence.From the desert world of a long-dead intergalactic philosopher to a techno planet whose atmosphere is composed entirely of satellites, Abe and Quinn are about to see more of the universe than they ever expected as they race to discover the secrets of the Key.They might even survive the trip.

Never trust a witch.For four hundred years, generations of the Family Del Toro and their battle-savvy warhorses have secretly guarded their corner of Colorado from all things creepy.But when a menacing woman with some wicked witch powers shows up at the Del Toro ranch and demands the return of the Red Casket, twelve year old Matt Del Toro must team up with his best friend Perry—along with the warhorses Rigo and Isabel—to out-wit, out-ride, and out-fight one Viking-size sorceress.

The power of the dragon totems is no longer a secret, but it may also be a curse... Koji Owens is not just a superhero anymore. With his fame and reputation spreading around the world, the scaly, lightning-wielding dragon-boy is struggling to keep his Noxius identity hidden as others clamber to discover the source of his incredible power. But while Koji attempts to balance high school and family life with hero-work, enemies are watching waiting for the perfect chance to strike. The ancient spirits of chaos have waited for eons to claim our world, and renowned historian, Dr. Livingston, will stop at nothing to use the totem scales to open a portal between dimensions that will expose the human universe to the ruthless and powerful Kur. When Dr. Livingston and his plot force Koji into the open to defend against the threat of more otherworldly monsters, Claire his dragon-ally and secret crush fights at his side, certain they will be safe as long as they stick together. But after Dr. Livingston nearly destroys them both and the dark secrets of the scales begin to unfold, Koji realizes that his epic superpowers might not come as freely as he originally thought. The price? His soul.

When the mythical Key to the Universe lands in 107-yr-old Abe’s antique shop on the Martian moon of Phobos, he and his great-grandson Quinn know the Key is something very specialAs word starts to spread, Martian Mafia, the Solar Government, and rival antique dealers will go to any lengths to get their hands on an artifact that can potentially unlock the very meaning of existence.From the desert world of a long-dead intergalactic philosopher to a techno planet whose atmosphere is composed entirely of satellites, Abe and Quinn are about to see more of the universe than they ever expected as they race to discover the secrets of the Key.They might even survive the trip.

The hollow is the perfect place to hide.Or so Free’s dad said when they fled California, her five-year-old brother illegally in tow, to hide out in the West Virginia mountains and make some fast cash. As her father disappears with increasing frequency, Free watches her brother largely alone among drug dealers and thieves—until their neighbor Cole appears with lots of questions and determined to the crack the un-crack-able Free.When the family she’s desperate to protect is ripped apart, Free turns to Cole for help and can’t deny the pull she feels toward the boy with too many questions—and who holds just as many secrets—finding that Cole might need her as much as she needs him.

Daughter4254 used to think life in a community where art, music and names are outlawed would suffocate her creative spirit until she is left to rot in prison and realizes there is far worse. Then she meets Thomas, a fellow inmate, who tells stories of the mythical mountain colonies where people have names and the arts thrive, and she finds a shred of hope. Together they plot an escape, knowing they'll die if they fail. Or worse, their consciousness will be taken by the MindWipe, leaving their bodies free for government use. When nothing goes as planned, Daughter4254 must choose between using her mother's secrets of the rebellion to better the world she hates and following Thomas to the quiet life of freedom she has always craved.

“A clan might be described by many words: your tribe, your people, your network. Maybe it’s your friends and family. Sometimes, it’s not.” –Jennifer A. NielsenAll of us are looking for belonging, and where we find it will differ for each of us. Join our Clan is a dazzling collection of teen-authored stories about finding community in the strangest places, with the people we least expect.Published in partnership with Teen Author Boot Camp, one of the nation’s largest all-teen writing conferences.

Never trust a witch. For four hundred years, generations of the Family Del Toro and their battle-savvy warhorses have secretly guarded their corner of Colorado from all things creepy. But when a menacing woman with some wicked witch powers shows up at the Del Toro ranch and demands the return of the Red Casket, twelve year old Matt Del Toro must team up with his best friend Perry—along with the warhorses Rigo and Isabel—to out-wit, out-ride, and out-fight one Viking-size sorceress.

Joe is a typical Platform teenager, living on the remnants of oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Though Land has been silent since technology was destroyed during the Moralist Revolution, she wants a career in communications and is obsessed with creating long-distance underwater connections. When her best friend, Drayton, discovers lights moving on Land at the same time Joe picks up SOS signals, they realize the Platform’s Planning Commission seems to be ultimately responsible for the Bone Virus that precipitated the Revolution. Joe and Drayton enlist the help of Flox, a debunked scientist, to take them to investigate the remnants of human Land society—before the PC can stop them.