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Reality Boy

A.S. King · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this fearless portrayal of a boy on the edge, highly acclaimed Printz Honor author A.S. King explores the desperate reality of a former child "star" struggling to break free of his anger.Gerald Faust started feeling angry even before his mother invited a reality TV crew into...
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Australia

Heather C Hudak · AV2 by Weigl
Pages: 32
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

Australia is nicknamed the "land down under" because the entire landmass is located below the equator. The country is known for its moderate climate-making it a vacation hot spot for tourists from around the globe. Learn about Australia's fascinating history, culture, geography,...
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Lost Girl Found

Leah Bassoff · Groundwood Books
Pages: 212
Format: Hardcover

For Poni, life in her small village in southern Sudan is simple and complicated at the same time. But then the war comes and there is only one thing for Poni to do. Run. Run for her life. Driven by the sheer will to survive and the hope that she can somehow make it to the Kakuma refugee...
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The Forever Song

Julie Kagawa · Harlequin Teen
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

VENGEANCE WILL BE HERS Allison Sekemoto once struggled with the question: human or monster? With the death of her love, Zeke, she has her answer. MONSTER Allie will embrace her cold vampire side to hunt down and end Sarren, the psychopathic vampire who murdered Zeke. But the trail is bloody...
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Batman: Nightwalker

Marie Lu · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover

This dark and twisty BATMAN in the blockbuster DC Icons series is an action-packed thrill ride from #1 New York Times bestselling author MARIE LU.AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBefore he was Batman, he was Bruce Wayne. A reckless boy willing to break the rules for a girl who may be his worst...
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The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I

Carolyn Mackler · Bloomsbury YA
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From Printz Honoree Carolyn Mackler comes a story of what happens when the "happy ending" turns out to be less than perfect.It's been five months since sixteen-year-old Virginia Shreves thought her life was finally back on course: she has come to terms with who she is both inside...
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Pretty Little Liars #14: Deadly

Sara Shepard · HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

Deadly, the fourteenth volume in Sara Shepard's YA Pretty Little Liars series, delivers more juicy scandals, dark secrets, and shocking plot twists. This #1 New York Times bestselling series is also a hit ABC Family original TV show.High school seniors Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer...
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Smothered

Autumn Chiklis · Wednesday Books
Format: Print book

Upon graduating from Columbia University, Eloise "Lou" Hansen is grimly determined to find a job and move out of her parents' home, while her mother is equally determined to keep her there. Told through tweets, journal entries, receipts, text messages, and more.
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Children of Refuge

Margaret Peterson Haddix · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 262
Format: Hardcover

After Edwy is smuggled off to Refuge City to stay with his brother and sister, Rosi, Bobo, and Cana are stuck alone - and in danger - in Cursed Town in the thrilling follow-up to Children of Exile from New York Times bestselling author, Margaret Peterson Haddix.It's been barely a day since...
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Bluescreen

Dan Wells · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 335
Format: Hardcover

"Bluescreen is a stunning deluge of imagination, filled with suspense and twists and unforgettable characters. This book is just plain awesome." - James Dashner, bestselling author of The Maze RunnerFrom Dan Wells, author of the New York Times bestselling Partials Sequence, comes...
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Hungry

H. A. Swain · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover

In Thalia's world, there is no more food and no need for food, as everyone takes medication to ward off hunger. Her parents both work for the company that developed the drugs society consumes to quell any food cravings, and they live a life of privilege as a result. When Thalia meets...
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A Court of Wings and Ruin

SARAH J MAAS · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 720
Format: Hardcover

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's maneuverings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit-and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well.As...
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Star Wars Ahsoka

E. K. Johnston · Disney Lucasfilm Press
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

Fans have long wondered what happened to Ahsoka after she left the Jedi Order near the end of the Clones Wars, and before she re-appeared as the mysterious Rebel operative Fulcrum in Rebels. Finally, her story will begin to be told. Following her experiences with the Jedi and the devastation...
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The Song Rising

Samantha Shannon · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 363
Format: Hardcover

The magnificent new book in the New York Times-bestselling series: a fantastic tale of rebellion and courage against enormous odds.Following a bloody battle against foes on every side, Paige Mahoney has risen to the dangerous position of Underqueen, ruling over London's criminal population....
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Kiss Kill Vanish

Jessica Martinez · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 422
Format: Hardcover

Love. Betrayal. Murder.Valentina is living a charmed, glittering life in Miami - falling in love for the first time, showered with gifts and affection by her father, surrounded by friends - when one shocking moment shatters everything she thought she knew about herself, her boyfriend, and her world....
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