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A Crown of Wishes
A Crown of Wishes

Roshani Chokshi · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Gauri, the princess of Bharata, has been taken as a prisoner of war by her kingdom's enemies. Faced with a future of exile and scorn, Gauri has nothing left to lose. Hope unexpectedly comes in the form of Vikram, the cunning prince of a neighboring land and her sworn enemy kingdom. Unsatisfied...
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Overturned
Overturned

L R Giles · Scholastic Press
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Nikki Tate is infamous, even by Las Vegas standards. Her dad is sitting on death row, convicted of killing his best friend in a gambling dispute turned ugly. And for five years, he's maintained his innocence. But Nikki wants no part of that. She's been working on Operation Escape Vegas:...
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Hunted
Hunted

Meagan Spooner · Harper Teen
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Meagan Spooner spins a thoroughly thrilling Beautyand the Beast story for the modern age, expertly woven with spellbinding romance, intrigue, and suspense that readers won t soon be able to forget. Beauty knows the Beast's forest in her bones and in her blood....
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A psalm for lost girls
A psalm for lost girls

Katie Bayerl · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

I'll Give You the Sun meets True Detective in this brilliant YA debut about saints, sisters, and learning to let go.Tess da Costa is a saint - a hand-to-god, miracle-producing saint. At least that's what the people in her hometown of New Avon, Massachusetts, seem to believe. And when Tess...
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Eat the sky, drink the ocean
Eat the sky, drink the ocean

Kirsty Murray · Margaret Mcelderry Bks
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Nineteen contributors from India and Australia - including Printz Award-winning author Margo Lanagan and New York Times bestsellers Justine Larbalestier and Samhita Arnir - team up to create a groundbreaking collection of feminist stories about the connections we all share.In this book,...
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Queens of Geek
Queens of Geek

Jen Wilde · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Three friends. Two love stories. One convention.Charlie likes to stand out. She's a vlogger and actress promoting her first movie at SupaCon, and this is her chance to show fans she's over her public breakup with co-star Reese Ryan. When internet-famous cool-girl actress Alyssa Huntington...
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Honestly Ben
Honestly Ben

Bill Konigsberg · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Ben Carver is back to normal. He's working steadily in his classes at the Natick School. He just got elected captain of the baseball team. He's even won a full scholarship to college, if he can keep up his grades. All that foolishness with Rafe Goldberg the past semester is in the past....
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Shadow Run
Shadow Run

Michael Miller · Delacorte Press
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Firefly meets Dune in this action-packed sci-fi adventure about a close-knit, found family of a crew navigating a galaxy of political intrigue and resource-driven power games. Nev has just joined the crew of the starship Kaitan Heritage as the cargo loader. His captain, Qole, is the youngest-ever...
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Things I Should Have Known
Things I Should Have Known

Claire Scovell LaZebnik · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

An unforgettable story about autism, sisterhood, and first love that's perfect for fans of Jenny Han, Sophie Kinsella, and Sarah Dessen. New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things Julie Buxbaum raved: "I couldn't put it down." Meet Chloe Mitchell, a popular Los Angeles...
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The Hidden Memory of Objects
The Hidden Memory of Objects

Danielle Mages Amato · Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"Unforgettable and impossible to put down - this novel is heart-pounding suspense at its best. A stunning debut." - Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures and author of The Lovely RecklessThe Hidden Memory of Objects is a highly original and beautifully...
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Nemesis
Nemesis

Brendan Reichs · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 464
Format: Print book

Orphan Black meets Lord of the Flies in this riveting new thriller from the co-author of the Virals series. It's been happening since Min was eight. Every two years, on her birthday, a strange man finds her and murders her in cold blood. But hours later, she wakes up in a clearing just...
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Gem & Dixie
Gem & Dixie

Sara Zarr · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

"A story that broke my heart and put it back together again. You won't want to let Gem and Dixie go." - Sarah Dessen, New York Times bestselling author of Saint AnythingFrom renowned author and National Book Award finalist Sara Zarr comes a deep, nuanced, and gorgeously written...
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Speed of Life
Speed of Life

Carol Weston · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Sofia lost her mother eight months ago, and her friends were 100% there for her. Now it's a new year and they're ready for Sofia to move on.Problem is, Sofia can't bounce back, can't recharge like a cellphone. She decides to write Dear Kate, an advice columnist for Fifteen Magazine, and is surprised...
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Ultimatum
Ultimatum

K M Walton · Sourcebooks Fire
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

From the author of Cracked and Empty comes a gripping, emotional story of two brothers who must make the ultimate decision about what's more important: family or their differences.It's not Oscar's fault he's misunderstood. Ever since his mother died, he's been disrespected by his father...
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Sophie Someone
Sophie Someone

Hayley Long · Candlewick
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

What if you found out your life has been threaded with secrets - ones that rocked you to your core? An affecting page-turner written in a brave, memorable language all its own.Some words are hard to get out of your mouth. Because they spell out secrets that are too huge to be spoken out loud....
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Letters to the Lost
Letters to the Lost

Brigid Kemmerer · Bloomsbury
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother's death, she leaves letters at her grave. It's the only way Juliet can cope. Declan Murphy isn't the sort of guy you want to cross. In the midst of his court-ordered community service...
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Night Witches: A Novel of World War Two
Night Witches: A Novel of World War Two

KATHRYN LASKY · SCHOLASTIC (US)
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

16-year-old Valya knows what it feels like to fly. She's a pilot who's always felt more at home soaring through the sky than down on earth. But since the Germans surrounded Stalingrad, Valya's been forced to stay on the ground and watch her city crumble.When her mother is killed during...
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