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They Call Her Regret
by Channelle Desamours
Every year, horror-loving Simone Washington throws an epic Halloween party for her classmates. Party-planning is her favorite escape from the dark secrets in her past, and this year, she's taking things up a notch with an invitation-only event to celebrate her eighteenth birthday-something that will leave the halls of Pinegrove Academy flooded with gossip about the big ghoulish bash. The overnight stay at Doll's Head Lake will be filled with spooky pranks and scary stories told by the fire-including the legend of a local witch named Regret. But those dark secrets from Simone's past are forced to the surface at the party when her best friend Kira dies under questionable circumstances.
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| Such Great Heights by Rajani LaroccaSiya was 10 years old when her attorney mother died in a car accident. Now a high school senior on the mock trial team, Siya encounters a case mirroring her mother’s story, prompting her to uncover family secrets. This sweeping novel is a retelling of Hindu epic the Ramayana.
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Beyond Seven Forests
by Amanda McCrina
In 1916, amidst World War I, a blizzard traps eighteen-year-old Polish countess Renata in her home with two Polish deserters from the Russian army.
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A Wild Radiance
by Maria Ingrande Mora
When a girl with the ability to conduct electricity discovers that the powerful House of Industry is not the benevolent organization they present to be, she teams up with two boys--former lovers--who are standing against the harm the House has caused in the name of progress.
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If All the Stars Go Dark
by S. G. Prince
After his graduation, eighteen-year-old Keller Hartman joins an elite galactic unit, and despite his partner Lament Bringer's initial distrust, the two work together with a team of specialists to uncover a cult leader's dangerous secrets while navigating growing feelings between them.
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| Split the Sky by Marie ArnoldWomen in Lala’s family see visions of the future. One such vision puts Lala in a moral quandary: save a member of the Black Student Alliance from death, or do nothing and allow a powerful social movement to rise from the tragedy? Read-alikes: Brittney Morris’ The Cost of Knowing; Lorraine Avila’s The Making of Yolanda la Bruja. |
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| Songlight by Moira BuffiniIn dystopian Brightland, people with the telepathic ability called songlight are considered “unhuman” and subject to extermination. After Elsa’s boyfriend is imprisoned, she sends out an anguished cry through songlight, drawing her into a vast conflict. This trilogy opener is unputdownable.
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| The Executioners Three by Susan DennardThe morning after Freddie calls the cops on teens partying in the woods -- she heard screaming, okay? -- a dead body is discovered. As Freddie investigates the tragedy, a supernatural legend emerges from the past. This gory mystery infuses a coming-of-age story with 1990s atmosphere. |
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| A Constellation of Minor Bears by Jen FergusonMolly doesn’t blame Tray for the climbing accident that resulted in her brother Hank’s traumatic brain injury, but she can’t forgive him either. Now Molly is fulfilling Hank’s dream of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and Tray is coming along. Read-alikes: Jessi Kirby’s The Other Side of Lost; Racquel Marie’s This Is Me Trying.
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| A Touch of Blood by Sajni PatelDuring the Fire Wars, naga Eshani bargained her own life away to ensure her people’s survival. Now the Underworld’s gatekeeper needs Eshani’s help healing the plague-stricken realm before the Shadow King claims her. This riveting novel infuses the myth of Hades and Persephone with Indian lore. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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Centerville Library
111 W. Spring Valley Rd.
Centerville, OH 45458
(937) 433-8091
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Woodbourne Library 6060 Far Hills Avenue Centerville, OH 45459
(937) 435-3700
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