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Mistletoe and Murder

Robin Stevens · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Hazel and Daisy trade mistletoe for a murder investigation and set out to save the day (Christmas Day that is!) in this fabulously festive fifth novel of the Wells & Wong Mystery series.Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are spending the Christmas holidays in snowy Cambridge. Hazel is looking...
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Mapping the Bones

Jane Yolen · Philomel Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling and award-winning author of The Devil's Arithmetic, Jane Yolen, comes her first Holocaust novel in nearly thirty years. Influenced by Dr. Mengele's sadistic experimentations, this story follows twins as they travel from the Lodz ghetto, to the partisans in the forest,...
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The Fashion Committee

Susan Juby · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"The Fashion Committee is another winner by one of my all time favorite authors."--Meg Cabot, New York Times bestselling author of the The Princess Diaries and Mediator series Charlie Dean is a style-obsessed girl who eats, sleeps, and breathes fashion. John Thomas-Smith is a boy who forges...
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The Valiant

Lesley Livingston · Razorbill
Pages: 372
Format: Paperback

Princess. Captive. Gladiator. Always a Warrior. Fallon is the daughter of a proud Celtic king and the younger sister of the legendary fighter Sorcha. When Fallon was just a child, Sorcha was killed by the armies of Julius Caesar. On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is excited...
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The Raging Ones

Krista Ritchie · Wednesday Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

An edge of your seat sci-fi romance with twists and turns that you will never see coming!In a freezing world, where everyone knows the day they will die, three teens break all odds. Franny Bluecastle, a tough city teen, dreams of dying in opulence, to see wealth she's never known. Like...
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Bull

David Elliott · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover

Much like Lin-Manuel Miranda did in Hamilton, the New York Times best-selling author David Elliott turns a classic on its head in form and approach, updating the timeless story of Theseus and the Minotaur. A rough, rowdy, and darkly comedic young adult retelling in verse, which NPR called...
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The Dark Days Deceit

ALISON GOODMAN · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

The thrilling, genre-bending conclusion to Lady Helen's demon-hunting adventures, set in the glittering Regency world.Lady Helen has retreated to a country estate outside Bath to prepare for her wedding to the Duke of Selburn, yet she knows she has unfinished business to complete. She and the dangerously...
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Heart of Iron

ASHLEY POSTON · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

An action-packed tale full of romance, royalty, and adventure, inspired by the story of Anastasia. Perfect for fans of Six of Crows, Cinder, and the cult classic television show Firefly. Seventeen-year-old Ana is a scoundrel by nurture and an outlaw by nature. Found as a child drifting...
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My Hero Academia, Vol. 15

KOHEI HORIKOSHI · VIZ Media LLC
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Midoriya inherits the superpower of the world's greatest hero, but greatness won't come easy.What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called "Quirks"? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning...
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Lost

KRISTIN CAST · Blackstone Publishing
Format: Hardcover

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17) ] Things have settled down at the Tulsa House of Night since Zoey and the gang closed the tear between worlds and sent Other Kevin back to the Other World. Neferet hasn't stirred. Damien and Jack are falling in love all over again. Stevie Rae and Rephaim...
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Windwitch

Susan Dennard · Tor Teen
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a "witchery," a magical skill that sets them apart from others.In this follow-up to New York Times bestselling Truthwitch, a shadow man haunts the Nubrevnan streets, leaving corpses in his wake -- and then raising those...
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How to Make a Wish

Ashley Herring Blake · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Grace, tough and wise, has nearly given up on wishes, thanks to a childhood spent with her unpredictable, larger-than-life mother. But this summer, Grace meets Eva, a girl who believes in dreams, despite her own difficult circumstances. One fateful evening, Eva climbs through a window...
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The Complication

Suzanne Young · Simon Pulse
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

How do you go back to a life you can't remember? Find out in this sixth novel in the New York Times bestselling Program series from Suzanne Young.Every cure has a cost. Tatum Masterson learned this after years of being monitored by The Program. She witnessed it when her boyfriend, Wes,...
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Anger Is a Gift: A Novel

Mark Oshiro · Tor Teen
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

Moss Jeffries is many things -- considerate student, devoted son, loyal friend and affectionate boyfriend, enthusiastic nerd. But sometimes Moss still wishes he could be someone else -- someone without panic attacks, someone whose father was still alive, someone who hadn't become a rallying...
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Second Chance Summer

Morgan Matson · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback

A powerful novel about hope and heartbreak, as much about loss as it is about first love and friendship Publishers Weekly, starred review. Sandwiched between two exceptional siblings, Taylor Edwards never felt like she stood out—except for her history of running away when things get too complicated....
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