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Amelia, If Only
by Becky Albertalli
Thinking she’s in love, Amelia drags three of her friends on a road trip to meet her favorite YouTuber. Along the way, Amelia discovers her feelings for her friend Natalie run deeper than those for her internet obsession. Read-alikes: Jennifer Dugan’s Melt With You; Julian Winters’ Right Where I Left You.
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| The Nightblood Prince by Molly X. ChangLifeng Fei, engaged to Crown Prince Siwang and destined to unite her divided land, strikes out on her own. After meeting Lan Yexue, prince of her rival kingdom, Fei considers challenging her fate... if she can figure out who to trust. Read-alikes: Elizabeth Lim's Six Crimson Cranes; Jordan Ifueko's Raybearer. |
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On Again, Awkward Again
by Erin Entrada Kelly and Kwame Mbalia
Sparks fly when Pacy and Cecil meet in the nurse’s office, of all places. Despite mishaps plaguing these two characters who don’t fit in with their boring classmates, their connection continues to deepen. Read-alikes: James Ramos’ The Wrong Kind of Weird; Elise Bryant’s Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling.
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Best of All Worlds
by Kenneth Oppel
Xavier went to sleep at a lake house with his family, and woke up on a farm under an impenetrable dome. He’s surviving just fine until another family shows up, who may pose a greater threat than whoever put them all in this predicament. Read-alikes: Marieke Nijkamp’s At the End of Everything; Laura Bates’ No Accident.
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| Curious Tides by Pascale LacelleEmory and her best friend Baz unravel the secrets behind the strange ritual at Aldryn College for Lunar Magics that left seven students dead -- including Baz’s sister -- and imbued Emory with powerful magic. This fast-paced dark academia mystery opens a duology. Read-alikes: Kayla Cottingham’s My Dearest Darkest; Kate Alice Marshall’s The Narrow. |
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A Lesson in Vengeance
by Victoria Lee
A fresh start: Felicity Morrow called her ivy-covered boarding school Dalloway home until the tragic death of her girlfriend Alex. After some time away, she’s returned to finish her thesis.
Enter: writing prodigy Ellis Haley. She convinces Felicity to help research the Dalloway Five, alleged witches murdered centuries ago. As the two grow closer, Felicity is unsure whether she’s being haunted by past deaths or manipulated by Ellis.
For fans of: unreliable narrators, morally gray characters, and dark academia.
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Killing November
by Adriana Mather
At the international Academy Absconditi, there's no electricity, no internet, and an archaic eye-for-an-eye punishment system. Classes range from knife throwing and poisons to the art of deception. And the students? All silver-spoon descendants of the world's most elite strategists--training to become assassins, spies, and master impersonators. November doesn't know how an ordinary girl like her fits into the school's complicated legacy. But when a student is murdered, she'll need to separate her enemies from her allies before the crime gets pinned on her--or she becomes the killer's next victim.
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| A Study in Drowning by Ava ReidEffy Sayre has won the opportunity to redesign the home of late author Emrys Myrddin. At the crumbling estate, Effy meets literature scholar Preston, and the longer they stay, the more they wonder if the evil Fairy King Myrddin wrote about isn't actually fictional. Read-alikes: A.B. Poranek's Where the Dark Stands Still; Anna Bright's The Hedgewitch of Foxhall. |
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| The Invocations by Krystal SutherlandZara and Jude need magic to solve their problems, so they seek out Emer, a witch bent on revenge and dedicated to women in need. As Emer's former clients start dying mysteriously, the trio fights back to find the killer and fix their lives. Read-alikes: Georgia Bowers' Mark of the Wicked; Kate J. Armstrong's Nightbirds.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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Michigan City Public Library
100 E. 4th Street
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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