Nothing Is 4 Nothing
Genre: Young Adult/Mature Teen
Original Publication Year: 2026
Publisher: Write Sing Work/Abednego’s Free
ISBN: 978-1-934195-42-0
ASIN: TBA
Release Date: May 26, 2026

EVERY ACTION HAS A COST.

Lester lost his brother to murder.
Calvin lost his brother to prison.

Now they have to live with what comes next.

In the aftermath of violence that changed everything, Lester and Calvin are forced to confront grief, guilt, and the pressure of growing up too fast. Between training, school, friendships, and the weight of their choices, both boys begin to realize that survival isn’t enough.

Because nothing comes without a price.

Nothing Is 4 Nothing is a raw coming-of-age story about discipline, identity, and learning to take responsibility for the life you’re building—before it’s too late.

Still Standing
Genre: Young Adult/Mature Teen
Original Publication Year: 2011**Current Edition 2026
Publisher: Write Sing Work/Abednego’s Free
ISBN: 978-1-934195-83-3
ASIN: B009VNFO2G
Reprint Date: June 2026

Josiah “Thing” Seals and Kandi Bigelow are looking forward to graduating high school, but each of them have to face tough obstacles for their love to endure.Josiah has to learn to stand up to his mother and end the mental, physical and sexual abuse he’s suffered at her hands. Looking for a way out, he begins to search for a real job, new apartment and a new walk with God. But being an eighteen year old young black man is not easy and for Josiah, he need to learn not to fall into the temptations that have led many youth astray not just for himself, but so that his little brother, Joshua won’t suffer the same fate. Kandi’s done stealing…after successfully completing the terms of her probation, she’s looking forward to putting her pick pocketing and her sorry ex-boyfriend, Cortez behind. However, once her older sister returns from prison, she may need to do one last job to get them both out of a bind. Can Kandi and Josiah beat the odds and see where their relationship will go, or will they both be stuck in situations that will end their relationship permanently?

Love & Life
Genre: Young Adult/Mature Teen
Original Publication Year: 2010
Publisher: Abednego’s Free
ISBN: N/A
ASIN: N/A
OUT OF PRINT

Popular Street Lit Author Marlon McCaulsky teams up with OurTeenVoices.com Editor Jarold Imes to bring two novellas that focus on two of the most things most teens are concerned with… love and life.

“Real Love” by Marlon McCaulsky

When Raina s family is uprooted from Cleveland to St. Petersburg, Florida she immediately becomes the new “it girl” at Lakewood High School aka “Hollywood High” that every guy wants. She becomes the envy of the snobbish and popular Lissa while catching the eye of her boyfriend Dan. With friends like Sheena the self confessed shopaholic; Marcus the smart-ass jock and Cory the wannabe playa, Raina firmly establishes her place at Hollywood High. Can Raina compete with Lissa who is willing to use sex, lies and manipulation to get what she wants? Is real love enough to keep the boy she loves?

“Sweet Thing” by Jarold Imes

Kandi Bigelow just knew she was flyest girl in the Tre-4; she has a bangin’ figure, the hottest man and the best clothes she can get with her five finger discount. Her tomboyish ways allow her to hang tight with the fellas, ward off any challenges from the ladies and makes her thieving ways undetectable and profitable. Josiah Seal is better known as “Thing” because of his crater face, atrocious smell, his higher than average intelligence and the fact that he towers over most of his classmates. His chances of getting a girl of Kandi’s caliber are slim to none… or so it appears. Can Kandi stop boosting and “Thing” clean his act together to find out if they have a chance at true love, or will “Thing” always have a place at the bottom of Kandi s shoe?

Man in the Mirror
Genre: Young Adult/Mature Teen
Original Publication Year: 2008**Current Edition 2026
Publisher: Write Sing Work/Abednego’s Free
ISBN: 978-1-934195-85-5
ASIN: B009VNFO2G
Reprint Date: June 2026

Suicide appeared to be the answer for Tyson Lucky’s losing faith in God, ending his abusive relationship with his father and blaming himself for the death of his girlfriend, but it wasn’t. After failing his last attempt, he is sent to live with his family in Denver, Colorado, who seem to have problems of their own. Second is a sixteen year old trying to find his biological father, a task made difficult from his mother’s past promiscuous behavior. Love is fighting for everyone to accept his biological father, the only man who has stepped to the plate to take on the responsibility. The twenty-something Hope does not want to grow up and their mother, Ankh is more interested in the boys learning about their African roots and finding ways to send her other son to college than attending to her sons’ every need. In the balance, Tyson must not only heal from his past hurts, but learn to love and trust God, again. In the story that combines the struggle to maintain one’s faith while growing up, Isaiah David Paul demonstrates why it’s not easy being a teen.

Hold On Be Strong
Genre: Young Adult/Mature Teen
Original Publication Year: 2003/2008
Publisher: Write Sing Work/Abednego’s Free
ISBN: 978-1-934195-09-3
ASIN: TBA
Out of Print

Like any good man, Second Chance misses his mother. After her death, Second must make the decisions about the friends and family in his life to ensure the development of productive relationships that are the best for him and his children. Brenda is his on-again, off-again ride or die chick that is the mother of his eldest child. His half-brothers Hope, Passion & Love all deal with having different fathers and the impact that it has had on their lives. Allen is his best friend and roommate who just can t stay out of trouble. Not too many people get a chance to change or start over while things are good, but when the choices that Second must make affect his family, friends and his own life, he must make those choices carefully.

Lessons Learned
Genre: Young Adult/Mature Teen
Original Publication Year: 2007
Publisher: Write Sing Work/Abednego’s Free
ISBN: 978-1-934195-11-6
ASIN: TBA
Out of Print

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NEVER TOO MUCH
Genre: Young Adult/Mature Teen
Original Publication Year: 1998/2001**Current Edition: 2026
Publisher: Write Sing Work/Abednego’s Free/RBANWRTR
ISBN: TBA
ASIN: TBA
Reprint Date: June 2026

The Victor brothers are four young men who struggle with problems plaguing our youth today and growing up with a father who’s just starting to come around. Antwan becomes a teenage father at fifteen and has to learn how to become a man. Ashley is in denial about his addiction to alcohol, which is slowly tearing him apart. Rahliem is learning to balance his faith and learn anger management while incarcerated. Davon is learning to accept that love must start with loving himself. And their father Abel must learn that being a father is more than planting seeds. These brothers and their father have to learn to get along and face their problems together. Isaiah David Paul is no stranger to controversy and raising awareness of social causes and he proves that by bringing back the debut title that started it all.

This Lil Game We Play (new cover dropping in July)
Formerly Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number
Genre: Young Adult/Mature Teen
Original Publication Year: 2002/2007**Current Edition: 2026
Publisher: Write Sing Work/Abednego’s Free/RBANWRTR
ISBN: TBA
ASIN: TBA
Reprint Date: Summer 2026

Juan Morales lives in the Delta Center after a lie has forced him out on his own. There, he meets Jazmyn Walters, a budding entrepreneur that wants to make him her own piece of work. Together, they work out their desires and face the obstacles of being thirteen years apart and slowly falling in love while being homeless…

U Can’t Break Me
Genre: Young Adult/Mature Teen
Original Publication Year: 1998/2001**Current Edition: 2026
Publisher: Write Sing Work/Abednego’s Free/RBANWRTR
ISBN: 978-1-934195
ASIN: TBA
eBook Out Now//Paperback Date: June 2026

When Reggie Stevens enters high school, life as he knows it is about to change. First, he must deal with a bully that is out to seek revenge against a member of his family. Then there is the uncle and cousin who move in with him upon the death of a close relative. Add to that a budding romance with the girl next door and what you have is a young man with several opportunities to go left as oppose to go right. As he gets adjusted to his “new” surroundings, Reggie finds out that everything in his life is not as it appears to be. And his only escape is in his passion for music. As he teaches himself how to play various instruments, he finds a means to get away from it all. Caught in a war he knows nothing about, a school he can t stand and a situation no young man would want to be in, will Reggie be able to survive his first year in high school or will it break him?

Boyz 4 Life
Formerly 5 Miles to Empty/They Called Him Mike
Genre: Young Adult/Mature Teen
Original Publication Year: 2003/2007**Current Edition: 2026
Publisher: Write Sing Work/Abednego’s Free/RBANWRTR
ISBN: TBA
ASIN: TBA
eBook Out Now//Paperback Reissue Date: June 2026

Franklin has always bragged about how Winston-Salem, North Carolina was his dream home and wants nothing more than to leave the thuggish, ruggish gangster ways of Denver behind. Upon arriving, he finds that the city was not the one he visited in the summertimes. He can’t get a long with anyone except for Mike, a fourteen year old bad ass who happens to be gay. As Franklin and Mike grow up, they find that friendship is important and help each face obstacles. When something happens to potentially end one of their lives, will these young men be able to face this challenge together?

Worth Fighting 4
Genre: Young Adult/Mature Teen
Original Publication Year: 2006/2007**Current Edition: 2026
Publisher: Write Sing Work/Abednego’s Free
ISBN: 978-1-934195-84-0
ASIN: B00AQ8I46I

Martin Little had aspirations to be an entrepreneur like his parents. With their blessing, they encourage Martin and his friends to sell candy to compete with the school store. Martin and his friends establish a highly successful candy distribution network that attracts the attention of Garfield and Freddie, leaders of a gang at their school, see the potential to exploit Martin’s business for a legitimate cover for their illegal gang activities. To make matters worse, Martin and his friends see tensions between the black and Latino population escalate. With the threat of being forced to join one of the notorious gangs in the Denver Metropolitan Area on the horizon and their other conflicts, will Martin and his friends prove that their dreams of entrepreneurship and independence will be worth fighting for?