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The Smell of Other People's Houses

Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

In Alaska, 1970, being a teenager here isn't like being a teenager anywhere else. This deeply moving and authentic debut is for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, and Benjamin Alire Saenz. Intertwining stories of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of America's...
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Evil Librarian

Michelle Knudsen · Candlewick Press
Pages: 343
Format: Book

He's young. He's hot. He's also evil. He's . . . the librarian.When Cynthia Rothschild's best friend, Annie, falls head over heels for the new high-school librarian, Cyn can totally see why. He's really young and super cute and thinks Annie would make an excellent library monitor. But after...
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What we saw

Aaron Hartzler · HarperTeen
Pages: 321
Format: Print book

Critically acclaimed memoirist Aaron Hartzler, author of Rapture Practice, takes an unflinching look at what happens to a small town when some of its residents commit a terrible crime. This honest, authentic debut novel - inspired by the events in the Steubenville rape case - will resonate...
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The Last Apprentice: Fury of the Seventh Son

Joseph Delaney · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

The thirteenth - and final - book in the internationally bestselling fantasy adventure series that inspired the forthcoming major motion picture Seventh Son. Finally, Tom Ward, the spook's last apprentice, will confront the Fiend for the last time. A stunning conclusion to the acclaimed...
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The Alex Crow

Andrew Smith · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"Andrew Smith is the Kurt Vonnegut of YA . . . [Smith's novels] are the freshest, richest, and weirdest books to hit the YA world in years." - Entertainment Weekly Skillfully blending multiple story strands that transcend time and place, award-winning Grasshopper Jungle author...
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All the rage

Courtney Summers · Griffin
Pages: 321
Format: Book

Named a "Best Book of 2015" by Bustle, Book Riot, Chicago Public Library, Quill and Quire, and the B&N Teen Blog The sheriff's son, Kellan Turner, is not the golden boy everyone thinks he is, and Romy Grey knows that for a fact. Because no one wants to believe a girl from the wrong...
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If You Find Me: A Novel

Emily Murdoch · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Hardcover

There are some things you can't leave behind ... In If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch, a broken-down camper hidden deep in a national forest is the only home fifteen year-old Carey can remember. The trees keep guard over her threadbare existence, with the one bright spot being Carey's...
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Nightfall

Jake Halpern · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The dark will bring your worst nightmares to light in this gripping and eerie survival story, perfect for fans of James Dashner and Neil Gaiman.On Marin's island, sunrise doesn't come every twenty-four hours - it comes every twenty-eight years. Now the sun is just a sliver of light...
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Been There, Done That: Writing Stories from Real Life

Mike Winchell · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Where do authors get their ideas? And how do they turn those ideas into stories? This anthology looks at the process of taking real-life experiences and turning them into works of engaging fiction. The collection features award-winning and bestselling middle-grade authors who provide both...
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The United Kingdom - England

Britannica Educational Publishing; Jeff Wallenfeldt · Britannica Educational Publishing
Format:  eBook : Document : English

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