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The Child Who: A Novel

Simon Lelic · Penguin Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

An unimaginable crime and the man who must defend it-a probing psychological thriller from the author of A Thousand Cuts.A chance phone call throws the biggest muder case in southern England into the hands of provincial attorney Leo Curtice. Twelve-year- old Daniel Blake stands accused...
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I Am Number Four

Pittacus Lore · Harper
Pages: 448
Format: Book

Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books...
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Nobody

Jennifer Lynn Barnes · EgmontUSA; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away. Thats why they make the perfect assassins.The Institute finds these people when theyre young and takes them away for training....
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Echo After Echo

AMY ROSE CAPETTA · Candlewick
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

Debuting on the New York stage, Zara is unprepared - for Eli, the girl who makes the world glow; for Leopold, the director who wants perfection; or for death in the theater.Zara Evans has come to the Aurelia Theater, home to the visionary director Leopold Henneman, to play her dream role...
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Echo

Alyson Noël · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback

A rush of romance will sweep you away in this hauntingly mystical read. Im already as addicted to Daire and Dace as I was to Ever and Damen! -Justine magazineShe inherited a magical destiny--and a mission to stop a powerful family of dark sorcerers. She never expected to fall in love with...
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Beneath Wandering Stars

Ashlee Cowles · Merit Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

After her soldier brother is horribly wounded in Afghanistan, Gabriela must honor the vow she made: If anything ever happened to him, she would walk the Camino de Santiago through Spain, making a pilgrimage in his name. The worst part is that the promise stipulates that she must travel...
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Just Ella (Aladdin Fantasy)

Margaret Peterson Haddix · Aladdin
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback

It's a familiar story: In spite of the obstacles put in her way by her wicked stepmother, Ella goes to the ball, sweeps Prince Charming off his feet, and is chosen to be his bride. Now she's comfortably ensconced in the palace, awaiting marriage to the man of her dreams. It's...
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Dead Girls Don't Lie

Jennifer Shaw Wolf · Walker Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Rachel died at two a.m . . . Three hours after Skyler kissed me for the first time. Forty-five minutes after she sent me her last text. Jaycee and Rachel were best friends. But that was before. . .before that terrible night at the old house. Before Rachel shut Jaycee out. Before Jaycee...
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Wandering Wild

Jessica Taylor · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 357
Format: Print book

"I believe in possibility. Of magic, of omens, of compasses, of love. Some of it's a little bit true."Sixteen-year-old Tal is a Wanderer - a grifter whose life is built around the sound of wheels on the road, the customs of her camp, and the artful scams that keep her fed. With...
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Where She Went

Gayle Forman · Dutton Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

It's been three years since the devastating accident . . . three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever. Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck...
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Boys that Bite (A Blood Coven Vampire Novel)

Mari Mancusi · Berkley Trade; First Edition edition
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

Two sisters--as different as the sun and the rain. For one, getting into the Blood Coven is to die for. But for the other, getting out could be lethal...When Sunny McDonald gets dragged to Club Fang by her twin sister Rayne, she doesn't expect to find anything besides a bunch of Goth...
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Anna and the swallow man

Gavriel Savit · Listening Library
Format: Audiobook on CD

When her university professor father is sent by the Gestapo to a concentration camp, seven-year-old Anna travels the Polish countryside with the mysterious Swallow Man during World War II.
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Fang Girl

Helen Keeble · HarperTeen; Original edition
Format: Paperback

Sure, the idea of vampires is sexy, but who actually dreams of spending eternity as a pasty, bloodthirsty fifteen-year-old? Not me.Unfortunately, the somewhat psychotic vampire who turned me into a bloodsucker didn't bother to ask first. Now I'm dealing with parents who want me to vamp...
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Reboot

Amy Tintera · HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

In this fast-paced dystopian thrill ride, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Legend, and Divergent, a seventeen-year-old girl returns from death as a Reboot and is trained as an elite crime-fighting soldier . . . until she is given an order she refuses to obey.Wren Connolly died five...
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