Young Adult Fiction
Spontaneous Aaron Starmer PB $ 19.99 Mara ' s senior year is going normally, until fellow senior Katelyn explodes during third period. Katelyn is the first, but she won ' t be the last senior to blow up without warning or explanation. With the whole country watching, the FBI soon rolls into town and the search is on for answers. Spontaneous is a ridiculously funny, super honest, and truly moving exemplar of the absurd truths of being a teenager and the heartache of saying goodbye.
The Sun is Also a Star Nicola Yoon PB $ 19.99 The dazzling new novel from the bestselling author of Everything, Everything. Natasha believes in science and facts, not fate. She ' s certainly not the kind to fall in love at first sight, particularly not when her family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Daniel has always been the achiever, not the dreamer. But something about Natasha makes him think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store— for both of them.
The Call Peadar O ' Guilin PB $ 19.99 Time is different in the Grey Land. Three minutes in our world equals a day there. And in the dystopian Ireland of The Call, every single teenager has to survive one day in the Grey Land, being hunted by the Sidhe. Only one in ten return alive, and Nessa, with her polio twisted legs, knows the odds are against her. But Nessa refuses to give up. Fans of The Hunger Games, this brutal and terrifying novel is your YA book of the year.
Gemina Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff PB $ 22.99 The exhilarating sequel to the beloved breakout hit of last year, Illuminae. Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna ' s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed. Told through a dossier of emails, IMs, classified files, transcripts and schematics, Gemina raises the stakes of the Illuminae Files, hurling readers into an enthralling new story that will leave them breathless.
Girl in Pieces Kathleen Glasgow PB $ 19.99 Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At eighteen she ' s already lost more than most people lose in a lifetime. But she ' s learned how to forget it. You don ' t have to think about your father and the bridge. Your best friend who is gone forever. Or your mother who has nothing left to give you. A heartbreaking yet hopeful look at mental illness and learning to fight for yourself when there is no one else there to do it.
The Book of Whispers Kimberley Starr PB $ 19.99 Tuscany, 1096 AD. Luca sees demons and has dreams that predict the future. When he dreams his father ' s murder, Luca vows to protect him, even if it means going against his father ' s wishes and following him on the pilgrimage to capture the Holy Lands. Far away in Cappadocia, Suzan has dreams too. She has a vision of a boy who will take her on an adventure that will lead to places beyond both their understanding.