Saving June Author: Hanna Harrington Genre: Young Adult Format: ebook Publisher: Harlequin Teen Release Date: 11-29-11 Harper’s sister, June, committed suicide just days before she was supposed to graduate from high school. With no note and no idea how to move forward, Harper discovers her sister’s wish to see California. With her best friend, Laney, […]
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The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Language of Flowers Author: Vanessa Diffenbaugh Genre: Fiction Format: Hardcover Publisher: Ballantine Release Date: 8-23-11 Victoria has been a ward of the state since she was 3 weeks old. In and out of foster homes, she ages out of the system as an isolated and angry teen. Her passion for flowers and their meaning […]
Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake
Anna Dressed In Blood Author: Kendare Blake Category: Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teens Release Date: 8-30-2011 After his father’s death at the hands of a ghost, Cas has taken on the family business and travels the country with his Wiccan mom and ghost detecting cat, getting rid of ghosts that hurt people. When his work […]
How To Save A Life by Sara Zarr
How To Save A Life Author: Sara Zarr Genre: Young Adult Format: ebook Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release Date: 10-18-11 Jill lost her father a year ago and is still trying to pick up the pieces and figure out her “new normal”. Mandy is a pregnant teenager who wants Jill’s mom to […]
The Girl Of Fire And Thorns by Rae Carson
The Girl Of Fire And Thorns Author: Rae Carson Category: Young Adult Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release Date: 9-20-11 Once every century someone is chosen to bear the godstone. Elisa has always known the stone was her destiny, but as the chubby younger daughter of a king, she never thought her destiny would mean being married […]
Red Glove by Holly Black
Red Glove Author: Holly Black Genre: Young Adult Format: ebook Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Release Date: 4-5-11 Cassel now knows the truth about his abilities and is trying to decide if resisting a life as a Worker is worth it, or if he should just give in and join one of the crime families. His […]
White Cat by Holly Black
White Cat Author: Holly Black Genre: Young Adult Format: ebook Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Release Date: 5-4-10 Cassel comes from a family of workers, or people that can put curses on you with their bare hands. Since it’s illegal, they are essentially a mob family and Cassel’s lack of abilities make him the odd man […]
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
The Magicians Author: Lex Grossman Category: Fiction Publisher: Viking Release Date: 2009 Quentin Coldwater is brillant but miserable. He’s a senior in high school, and a certifiable genius, but he’s still secretly obsessed with a series of fantasy novels he read as a kid, about the adventures of five children in a magical land called […]
The Likeness by Tana French
The Likeness is the second book in the Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French. We met Cassie as Rob Ryan’s partner in In The Woods. Now, several months after Operation Vestal came to a disastrous close, Cassie has been transferred out of Murder, has a new boyfriend, and is trying to get on with […]
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Mia Hall is a talented musician with a quirky, supportive family and a boyfriend who loves her. On the brink of a promising future, a devastating accident threatens to take all of it away. If I Stay lets you into Mia’s mind as she decides whether she will stay in this life or move on. […]