Historical Fiction. Like a Gilded Age Gossip Girl, this deliciously decadent and superbly scandalous novel details the bad behavior of a group of (mostly) wealthy young men and women in 1899 Manhattan. Everyone seems to be keeping a secret, and passion motivates each of the characters to betray a friend or family member. Then, when celebrated socialite Elizabeth Holland--who is betrothed to notorious playboy Henry Schoonmaker--drowns in the Hudson River, rumor has it that her death was no accident. If you're looking for a fun, frothy read full of drama, romance, mystery, and deception, this is it.

Thriller. Smile, England! Chances are, if you've been out in public in the U.K., one of the government's 1.4 million security cameras has caught you in action. Omega Place is a secret, radical activist group out to destroy as many of the cameras as possible and wake British citizens up to the reality that they are always under surveillance--and that it might not be for their own good. When a fight with his new stepfather prompts 17-year-old Paul Hendry to leave home, he spends a night on the street and ends up involved with Omega Place. But are the other members really his friends? And can they protect him from the police, secret service, and other powerful organizations who want Omega Place stopped?

Fiction. Frances Robinson's life seems pretty calm on the surface: she's got a loving adoptive family, a true-blue best friend, and she's beginning a romance with Nix, the cute new guy in town. But Frances is plagued by flashbacks to a terrifying trauma--when she was only seven, her biological mother smothered her three younger sisters, and would have killed Frances, too, if a passerby had not intervened. Now, 11 years later, Frances' mother is out of the hospital and wants to see her. Scared but sure that she needs to confront her past, Frances decides to make a secret road trip to face "the monster in its lair."

Science Fiction. It's about half a century into the future, after the Second Civil War between pro-life and pro-choice activists has ended. Now the government has decreed human life utterly inviolable. However, the law does allow for parents to have their children "unwound" between the ages of 13 and 18--meaning that their bodies will be kept technically alive, but all their organs will be harvested and "recycled." Troublemaker Connor has discovered his parents' (irrevocable) order to have him unwound, and runs away from home. While on the run, he inadvertently rescues two other Unwinds, orphan Risa and Lev, whose zealously religious parents conceived him as a tithe. This pulse-pounding and at times horrific story will captivate fans of dystopian fiction, especially Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series.

Fiction. Jackson O'Connell is trying to make the most of his senior year, even though he's got volcanic zits, is still painfully shy around girls, and--ever since the night he defended himself against his raging, alcoholic father--people are avoiding him at school. Estranged from his parents, Jackson has been living with a kindly neighbor and spending weekends shooting hoops with guys from the rival school's team. It's his dream to win a basketball scholarship to a Division I college, but when team politics keep him from making first string, Jackson has to figure out how to chart his own destiny.

Fiction. Ever since his mother died, Travis Reichard--a.k.a. "Sticky"--has bounced from one foster home to another, but the only place he feels at home is on the basketball court at L.A.'s Lincoln Park Recreation Center. Sticky's good enough to play pickup games with the hard-core players who frequent the Lincoln Rec gym; he practices constantly, and while his OCD habits may seem odd, they actually help him on the court. But Sticky is haunted by his past, and he makes a big mistake that could put his freedom and his future in jeopardy. This gripping novel combines the rhythm of the streets with fast-paced basketball action and will score with readers who like gritty, realistic fiction.

Fiction. Superstar high school basketball duo Marcus and Eddie are known as "Black and White" because, unlike most folks where they live, they cross the color line with their friendship. When they're faced with demands on their empty wallets, Black and White cross another line together--into petty crime. They don't want to hurt anyone; all they want is enough cash to cover senior dues and a pair of the new Nike Maurauders in their school colors. But then a stickup goes horribly wrong, and Eddie shoots a man. After laying low for a few days, the friends think they may have gotten away with it...until the detectives show up at Marcus' door. This is an intense, fast-paced story of loyalty and betrayal with lots of action, both on the court and in the courtroom.

Fiction. High school senior Jay McLeod lives on his own in Sturbridge, PA, working as a short-order cook in the bar below his apartment when he's not in school or playing basketball, his raison d'être. When he's cut from the school team, Jay joins a YMCA church league and plans to lead them to the championships. Meanwhile, his one really close friend, a girl punk-rocker named Spit, tries to help him in the romance department. For game action so real that "even church league takes on the tension of an NBA playoff" (Booklist), don't miss this underdog b-ball hero's story.

Psychological Suspense. Clean-cut, handsome 18-year-old Eric Poole is about to be released from a juvenile detention center after serving time for murdering his mother and stepfather. He's ecstatic that the authorities don't know about the others, the three young girls he killed in his search for tenderness...and he's eager for number four. That's when 15-year-old runaway Lori Cranston, who's obsessed with the idea of a relationship with Eric, shows up at his place. This chilling and gritty novel puts readers inside the mind of a psychopath--tender hearts beware.

Psychological Suspense. Sebastian Montero, 18, fixes things. Need a hot date? Someone talked down from a ledge? An escort to and from an abortion clinic? Bastian can make it all happen, because he does favors...and asks favors in return. Currently, he's helping reunite his best friend Jeremy with slightly shady Dromio Johansson, the father who left him years before. Bastian and Jeremy agree to swap identities for the meeting with Dromio, but before Bastian knows it, the situation slips out of his control. Elaborate schemes, fast-paced action, and memorable characters make this tale of power and influence a riveting read.

Psychological Thriller. Cass McBride is rich, pretty, popular--she hopes to be the first junior ever elected prom queen--and a bit on the cruel side. She thinks nothing of rejecting nerdy David Kirby when he asks her out. But after David commits suicide, Cass wonders whether she's partly responsible. David's older brother, Kyle, doesn't wonder--he's sure that Cass is to blame for David's death. And he means to get revenge. When Cass wakes up from a drugged sleep the morning after David's funeral, she slowly comes to the horrible realization that she has been kidnapped...and buried alive. If you couldn't put down Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why, this white-knuckle page-turner is sure to keep you up all night reading, too.

Fantasy/Psychological Fiction. Maybe you think you know the story of Rapunzel, but author Donna Jo Napoli will make you think again. High in the mountains of Switzerland, a woman and her beloved daughter Zel live alone, convinced that all they need is each other. That is, until the day that Zel--nearly a teenager--goes to town and meets Konrad, who loves her at first sight. Zel's mother cannot bear to part with her, and locks Zel in a tower, where she slowly goes mad while Konrad searches for her. What would cause a mother to imprison her own child? The terrible secret at the heart of this novel will hold readers spellbound.