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| On the Come Up by Angie ThomasWhat it’s about: When her fiery performance at a rap battle goes viral, 16-year-old Bri knows that her newfound fame could be her family’s ticket to survival -- but she doesn't know how to deal with the onslaught of people trying to label her. Book buzz: Similar to her runaway hit, The Hate U Give, this latest from Angie Thomas features powerful writing and an unforgettable heroine. Try this next: Lamar Giles’ Spin offers another insider’s view of an underground music scene. |
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The dysasters
by P. C Cast
Brought together by a fateful tornado, a girl with the ability to talk to plants and a star quarterback with night vision discover their identities as the first in a group of genetically enhanced teens who have been given the ability to bond with the elements. Simultaneous eBook.
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Sorry not sorry
by Jaime Reed
Janelle Pruitt is into activism and causes, her former best friend Alyssa is just into herself and her "group" of self-absorbed teenagers; but then Alyssa collapses, and it turns out that diabetes has ravaged her body as badly as the recent hurricane ravaged their town and now she is in urgent need of a kidney transplant--Janelle signs up for the donor program, but when it turns out that she is an excellent match for Alyssa she is faced with a terrifying and life-changing decision: just how far does a former friendship require you to go
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The Black Coats
by Colleen Oakes
The cousin of a girl whose killer went free is invited to join a covert society of assassins who exact revenge on men who hurt women, an organization that tests her resolve with their escalating levels of brutality. By the best-selling author of the Wendy Darling series. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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A danger to herself and others
by Alyssa B Sheinmel
Convinced that what happened to her roommate was a straightforward accident, a teen under strict surveillance in an institution endeavors to prove to her doctors and a judge that she does not pose any risk, until a newcomer with her own baggage compels her to confront dangerous secrets.
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Pretend she's here
by Luanne Rice
Grieving the loss of a best friend who died a year earlier, Lizzie reaches out to her late friend's visiting family only to discover that they have become so desperate with loss that they kidnap her. By the award-winning author of The Secret Language of Sisters
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Four dead queens
by Astrid Scholte
Working as a pickpocket under a mentor who operates a black market throughout their nation's strictly divided regions, Keralie intercepts orders for the queen's assassination and teams up with a new friend to uncover the would-be killer. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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The birds, the bees, and you and me
by Olivia Hinebaugh
Seventeen-year-old Lacey Burke responds to the failure of her school's abstinence-only sexual education curriculum by handing out advice and contraceptives in the girls' bathroom, even as her own life gets complicated
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Only a breath apart
by Katie McGarry
"A boy who dreams of working his family's land in spite of a daunting curse and a girl who is desperate to escape her ""charmed"" small-town life work together to pursue their separate goals before their secrets and growing attraction complicate their plans. Simultaneous eBook."
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The lonely dead
by April Henry
Discovering that her estranged friend has been murdered, Adele, a teen with the ability to speak with ghosts, risks her life to help stop the killer and clear her own name of suspicion. By the Edgar Award-nominated author of The Girl I Used to Be. Simultaneous eBook
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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Culpeper County Library 271 Southgate Shopping Center Culpeper, Virginia 22701 540-825-8691
www.cclva.org
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