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The Evolution of Jeremy Warsh

Jess Moore · NineStar Press
Pages: 353
Format: Paperback

Jeremy Warsh has been in off-mode ever since his grandpa's death a couple years ago. He set aside their shared passion, comic art, and hasn't looked back. As an introvert from the other side of town, he fully expects to spend his boring life bagging groceries until, maybe one day,...
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Court of Fives

Kate Elliott · Little
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

A New York Times bestseller In this imaginative escape into enthralling new lands, World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott's first bestselling young adult novel weaves an epic story of a girl struggling to do what she loves in a society suffocated by rules of class and privilege. Jessamy's...
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Warcross

Marie Lu · Speak
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu - when a game called Warcross takes the world by storm, one girl hacks her way into its dangerous depths.

For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn't just a game - it's a way of life. The obsession started ten years...
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Caraval

Stephanie Garber · Flatiron Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

The acclaimed New York Times bestseller! Welcome, welcome to Caraval -- Stephanie Garber's sweeping tale of the unbreakable bond between two sisters. It's the closest you'll ever find to magic in this world...

Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved...

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Forest World

Margarita Engle · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning author Margarita Engle comes a lively middle grade novel in verse that tells the story of a Cuban-American boy who visits his family's village in Cuba for the first time - and meets a sister he didn't know he had.

Edver isn't happy about being shipped off to Cuba...
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Daughter of the Siren Queen

TRICIA LEVENSELLER · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The capable, confident, and occasionally ruthless heroine of Daughter of the Pirate King is back in this action-packed sequel that promises rousing high seas adventures and the perfect dash of magic.

Alosa's mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three...

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Ivory and Bone

Julie Eshbaugh · Blackstone Audio ; Harper Audio
Pages: 1
Format: Audiobook on CD

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17) ][Read by Michael Curran-Dorsano]Debut author Julie Eshbaugh's sweeping prehistoric fantasy -- with allusions to ''Pride and Prejudice'' -- will enthrall listeners with high-stakes survival, blinding betrayal, and star-crossed love....
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Gem & Dixie

Sara Zarr · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 282
Format: Hardcover

"A story that broke my heart and put it back together again. You won't want to let Gem and Dixie go." - Sarah Dessen, New York Times bestselling author of Saint Anything

From renowned author and National Book Award finalist Sara Zarr comes a deep, nuanced, and gorgeously...

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The Speed of Falling Objects

Nancy Richardson Fischer · Inkyard Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From the author of When Elephants Fly comes an exceptional new novel about falling down, risking everything and embracing what makes us unique. Don't miss this compulsively readable novel about the most unlikely of heroes.

Danger "Danny" Danielle Warren is no stranger...
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The Mighty Odds: Book One

Amy Ignatow · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

From the renowned author/illustrator of the Popularity Papers series, Amy Ignatow, comes the first installment in a new series about a diverse crew of middle school kids who develop very limited superhero powers after a strange accident and manage to become unlikely friends on the adventure...
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A Shade of Vampire 24: A Bridge of Stars

Bella Forrest · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 315
Format: Print book

THE EXPLOSIVE FINALE OF BEN AND RIVER'S SERIES!!!
Buy now!

*Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts*
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Choke

Obert Skye · Shadow Mountain; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Pillage was the first of three books in the fantasy adventure that Obert Skye calls a Pillogy. Choke, the second, continues the eccentric adventures of Beck Phillips, who seems to have a knack for causing mischief in the secluded village of Kingsplot. In book one, Beck used his unique gift...
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Danielle: Chronicles of a Superheroine

Ray Kurzweil · WordFire Press
Pages: 472
Format: Hardcover

Ray Kurzweil, legendary inventor and author of New York Times bestsellers The Singularity is Near and How to Create a Mind, has created inventions and ideas that have changed human civilization. PBS called him ''One of the revolutionaries who made America,'' and Inc. magazine...
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The Grief Keeper

Alexandra Villasante · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

This stunning YA debut is a timely and heartfelt speculative narrative about healing, faith, and freedom.

Seventeen-year-old Marisol has always dreamed of being American, learning what Americans and the US are like from television and Mrs. Rosen, an elderly expat who had employed...
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The Thing About Leftovers

C C Payne · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

C. C. Payne intertwines heartache with humor and hope in a novel about navigating divorce and blended families, following your passion, and celebrating who you are. Fizzy is a good Southern girl who just wants to be perfect. And win the Southern Living cook-off. The being perfect part...
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