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Among Ghosts by Rachel Hartman  On the run from a mercenary dragon, among other dangers, thirteen-year-old Charl seeks refuge in an abandoned abbey haunted by an assemblage of ghosts
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| Amelia, If Only  by Becky AlbertalliThinking 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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Celestial Banquet by Roselle Lim "Once every generation, the Major Gods hold a Celestial Banquet...The winner is awarded the fabled Peaches of Immortality, along with a lifetime of fame and fortune. The losers perish per the whims of the fickle gods. Hot-headed noodle chef Cai enters the competition with dreams of owning her own restaurant...Along with the drunken Minor God Kama, her childhood crush-turned-friend Bo, and dreamy noble Seon, Cai must now compete against the Continent's finest culinary masters...Cai is determined to prepare a feast fit for the gods--even if she loses her life"
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| A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth LimAfter Truyan’s father disappears, she supports her family by forging artwork. If marrying cursed half-dragon, half-human Elang might help her to locate her father, she’ll take that risk, too. This adventurous fantasy with a slow burn romance infuses a traditional "Beauty and the Beast" tale with Chinese mythology. |
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A Treachery of Swans by A. B. Poranek "Two hundred years ago, a slighted deity stole the magic from Aurâeal and vanished without a trace. But seventeen-year-old Odile has a plan. All her life, her father, a vengeful sorcerer, has raised her for one singular task: infiltrate the royal palace and steal the king's crown....But when the king is brutally murdered...her plans are thrown into chaos. Desperate to free her brother, Odile is forced to team up with none other than elegant, infuriating Marie, the girl she has cursed...and the girl she can't seem to stop thinking about...Torn between loyalty to her father and her growing feelings for Marie, Odile becomes tangled in a web of treachery and deceit"
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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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Meet me on Love Street by Farah Heron Seventeen-year-old Sana, a hopeless romantic, teams up with the cynical Miles to plan a festival to save her gentrifying neighborhood on Love Street, all while trying to prove that love can conquer even the toughest of hearts
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| This Moth Saw Brightness by A.A. VacharatParticipating in a university’s clinical study on teen health sounds good to Wayne (who goes by D), especially after his crush Jane joins. When things turn strange, D teams up with his best friend and Jane to investigate the sinister motivations behind the research. This thought-provoking thriller is unputdownable. |
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Show by Shane Peacock After a teenage contortionist frees a talented showman from captivity in a sideshow, the duo flee across an alternate 1899 Empire of America to escape their pursuer, an evil entertainment entrepreneur / presidential candidate, recruiting other performers trapped in brutal working conditions and put together the greatest show on Earth.
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Heir of Storms
by Lauryn Hamilton Murray
'Red Queen' meets 'Shadow and Bone' in this explosive start to a YA romantasy trilogy about dangerous magic, forbidden love, and a cut-throat competition for the throne in an empire where crowns are not inherited - they're won.
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We Could be Magic
by Marissa Meyer; illustrated by Joelle Murray
Tabitha dreams of working as a princess during her summer at Sommerland theme park. Her reality? Working at the nacho stand. But character attendant James’ belief in Tabi changes everything. This upbeat graphic novel by the author of the popular Lunar Chronicles and Renegades series will draw fans of Disney magic.
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Soul Machine by Jordana Globerman 'A Wrinkle in Time' meets 'Brave New World' in this thought-provoking debut graphic novel about one girl’s quest to save her family's livelihood - and maybe existence itself.
Jordana Globerman lives in Ottawa, ON.
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Power Girl: The Star (3)
by Leah Williams
Power Girl and Omen face off against Ejecta, a new super claiming to know the details of crimes before they happen. But is this ability truly precognitive, or is there someone else pulling the strings to create an illusion? It’s up to Power Girl to figure out the truth and stop her before its too late!
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Jame Bond: 007: Your Cold, Cold Heart
by Garth Ennis
A relic of the Cold War, the deadly compound Stalvoda has a long-buried connection with MI6. So when it mysteriously reappears in disturbing circumstances, the agency naturally assigns its best operative to get to the bottom of things - 007 himself, James Bond.
But Bond isn’t the only one to have carried the Double O rank, and with it MI6’s secrets. Former agent Archibald Tyron is another, and he’s also carrying a grudge - one that’s aimed squarely at the heart of His Majesty’s Secret Service!
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Birds of Prey: Bird Undercover (3)
by Kelly Thompson
When a mysterious corporation is suspected of a string of kidnappings - and the victims of said kidnappings include immensely powerful Amazons - the Birds of Prey spring into action. But, when Cassandra Cain goes undercover and subsequently breaks contact, a routine mission becomes much more. Will the Birds be able to trust a handful of new members to get Cass out of danger? Or is this new era for the team about to start with a major tragedy?
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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