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The Outsiders 50th Anniversary Edition

S E Hinton · Penguin Books
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover

50 years of an iconic classic! The international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie--now with bonus content.This special edition of the groundbreaking novel contains:Never before seen photos and letters from the publisher's archivesOriginal review clippings and media coveragePhotos...
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Clockwork Angel

Cassandra Clare · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Magic is dangerous - but love is more dangerous still. Discover the riveting first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices Trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series.When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother,...
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The Whisper

Aaron Starmer · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Alistair Cleary has washed up on shore. But where? It seems to be Aquavania, the magical realm where children create entire worlds from their imagination. There's something wrong, though. The creators have disappeared and the worlds are falling apart. All Alistair wants...
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The Gates

John Connolly · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween, which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld,...
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Light of the Last: Wars of the Realm, Book 3

Chuck Black · Multnomah Books
Pages: 368
Format: eBook

To Fight What Others Can't You Must See What Others Don'tAfter an accident left him temporarily blind, Drew Carter didn't just regain his sight. He now sees what others can't imagine-an entire spiritual realm of mighty beings at war. Forget the gift, Drew just wants his life...
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Love and Other Foreign Words

Erin McCahan · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 331
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of John Green and Rainbow Rowell, Love and Other Foreign Words is equal parts comedy and coming of age--a whip-smart, big-hearted, laugh-out-loud love story about sisters, friends, and what it means to love at all.Can anyone be truly herself--or truly in love--in a language...
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Monkey Wars

Richard Kurti · Delacorte
Pages: 409
Format: Print book

"Strikingly original" is how Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider series, describes Monkey Wars. "Kurti draws from history to deliver a powerful allegory . . . [and] keeps this effective, memorable tale rooted in reality." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Sustain...
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A Taxonomy of Love

RACHAEL ALLEN · Amulet Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The moment Spencer meets Hope the summer before seventh grade, it's . . . something at first sight. He knows she's special, possibly even magical. The pair become fast friends, climbing trees and planning world travels. After years of being outshone by his older brother and teased because...
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Dreams of Gods & Monsters

Laini Taylor · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 613
Format: Print book

What power can bruise the sky?Two worlds are poised on the brink of a vicious war. By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken control of the chimaera's rebellion and is intent on steering its course away from dead-end vengeance. The future rests on her.When the brutal angel emperor...
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The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza

Shaun David Hutchinson · Simon Pulse
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants and At the Edge of the Universe comes a mind-bending, riveting novel about a teen who was born to a virgin mother and realizes she has the power to heal - but that power comes at a huge cost.Sixteen-year-old Elena Mendoza is the product...
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Satellite

Nick Lake · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

A teenage boy born in space makes his first trip to Earth in this engrossing sci-fi adventure for fans of The Martian from award-winning author Nick Lake. He's going to a place he's never been before: home. Moon 2 is a space station that orbits approximately 250 miles above Earth. It travels...
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Once and for All

SARAH DESSEN · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

From Sarah Dessen, the beloved New York Times bestselling author of SAINT ANYTHING and JUST LISTEN, comes a new novel set in the world of wedding planning!Is it really better to have loved and lost? Louna's summer job is to help brides plan their perfect day, even though she stopped believing...
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Cold Day in the Sun

Sara Biren · Amulet Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Holland Delviss wants to be known for her talent as a hockey player, not a hockey player who happens to be a girl. But when her school team is selected to be featured and televised as part of HockeyFest, her status as the only girl on the boys' team makes her the lead story. Not everyone...
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Another Little Piece

Kate Karyus Quinn · HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

The spine-tingling horror of Stephen King meets an eerie mystery worthy of Sara Shepard's Pretty Little Liars series in Kate Karyus Quinn's haunting debut.On a cool autumn night, Annaliese Rose Gordon stumbled out of the woods and into a high school party. She was screaming. Drenched...
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Lord of Shadows

Cassandra Clare · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 720
Format: Hardcover

Sunny Los Angeles can be a dark place indeed in Cassandra Clare's Lord of Shadows, the sequel to the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Lady Midnight. Lord of Shadows is a Shadowhunters novel.Emma Carstairs has finally avenged her parents. She thought she'd be at peace. But she is anything...
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