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| Let's Get Lost by Adi AlsaidFiction. Seventeen-year-old Leila is driving across the U.S. to Alaska, determined to see the Northern Lights. Why? That depends on who's asking. Leila gives a different answer to each person she meets on the way: mechanic Hudson, hitchhiker Bree, lovesick Elliot, and grieving Sonia. Though Leila boldly encourages each of them to live honestly, she keeps readers guessing about her own past until the very end. Fans of books like John Green's Paper Towns or Nina Lacour's The Disenchantments, as well as anyone who longs for the open road, will enjoy this "achingly beautiful" (School Library Journal) ride. |
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| The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn AndersonFiction. When smart, dutiful Maggie moves to the small town of Gill Creek, Wisconsin, she's quickly befriended by her new neighbor, Pauline, and Pauline's loyal friend, Liam. Privileged and impetuous Pauline claims that she doesn't return Liam's romantic feelings, but Maggie can tell that her presence (and her growing attraction to Liam) is changing the relationship between the longtime friends. Meanwhile, a serial killer is targeting the young women of Gill Creek, and a ghostly observer is watching Maggie and Pauline, drawn by a sense of impending tragedy. With complex characters and a leisurely pace, The Vanishing Season is perfect for readers who like their romance dreamy, yet deliciously foreboding. |
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| Otherbound by Corinne DuyvisFantasy. Lots of people might wonder what it's like to see the world through someone else's eyes, but Arizona teen Nolan doesn't have a choice: when he closes his eyes, he experiences life as Amara, a mute slave girl living in the magical Dunelands. Nolan's doctors diagnose him with epilepsy, but his seizures are actually caused by Amara's agony as she shields the fugitive princess Cilla from a painful curse. After a new medication allows Nolan to influence Amara's actions, new possibilities are revealed in both worlds. Fantasy fans who appreciate diverse, authentic characters and creative world-building should definitely pick up this unconventional debut. |
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| Complicit by Stephanie KuehnPsychological Suspense. Jamie's older sister Cate is about to be released from juvenile detention, and Jamie is terrified…and intrigued. Cate's conviction was the result of her violent, risky behavior after the murder of their mother, an event that left Jamie highly medicated and struggling with memory loss. Now, Jamie is desperate to know about his past and what really happened to their mother -- desperate enough to confront both his volatile sister and his own dark, tattered memories. If you were fascinated by the psychological tension and shocking twists in Stephanie Kuehn's first book, Charm & Strange, you won't be able to tear yourself away from this "fast, black whirlpool of a novel" (Booklist). |
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| I Am the Mission: The Unknown Assassin, Book Two by Allen ZadoffThriller. Sixteen-year-old assassin Boy Nobody -- currently known as Daniel -- is on a mission to take down Camp Liberty, a secret paramilitary program for teens. But before he can kill the camp's leader, he has to infiltrate the ranks of the terrorists-in-training and gain their trust. When he loses contact with his own leaders in the enigmatic Program, Daniel's loyalty to the organization -- and his will to survive -- are put to the test. Older readers who prefer Jason Bourne to Alex Rider will relish the tech, tension, and relentless, bloody action in this gripping 2nd book in the Unknown Assassin series. |
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| The Obsidian Mirror by Catherine FisherScience Fiction/Fantasy. Fans of Incarceron will be thrilled by this spellbinding series opener from Catherine Fisher. Determined to avenge his father’s murder, Jake Wilde is shocked to discover that his father is still alive, lost within the perilous time-travel portal created by a mysteriously powerful obsidian mirror. But Jake is not the only one seeking the mirror: fairies, revolutionaries, ghosts from the past, and replicants from the future all collide in this intricately plotted science fiction/fantasy fusion with touches of steampunk and hints of dystopia. Be sure to have The Slanted Worlds (the 2nd book in the Chronoptika trilogy) on hand, because The Obsidian Mirror will leave you “dazzled, captivated, frustrated and desperate for the next installment” (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| Hourglass by Myra McEntireParanormal Romance. Just before her parents died in a car accident, 17-year-old Emerson Cole began seeing ghosts, and now, four years later, she's desperate for relief. (Her tendency to have conversations with thin air has resulted in her dismissal from two schools and her hospitalization for a nervous breakdown.) When Emerson's brother hires handsome Michael Weaver, a consultant from a shadowy organization called Hourglass, to help her, Emerson is skeptical. But she doesn't realize that time traveler Michael wants to help her use her gift, not get rid of it. Set in Emerson's small, Southern hometown and narrated in her saucy and memorable voice, this unusual novel mixes X-Men-style superhero action with steamy romance, time travel, and comedy. |
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| Intertwined by Gena ShowalterParanormal Romance. Misunderstood and misdiagnosed as a violent schizophrenic, 16-year-old Aden Stone serves as the physical host to the souls of not one, not two, not even three, but four supernatural beings. Each of these entities has a special power -- such as raising the dead or traveling through time -- and when one of the souls uses its power, Aden gets the blame. This means that he's always in trouble...until he meets Mary Ann, who has an uncanny ability to still the four beings inside him. Fast-paced and packed with both action and romance (although not between Aden and Mary Ann -- each of them finds a supernatural sweetheart), Intertwined is an multifaceted, page-turning read. |
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| Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland StoneFantasy Romance. Set mostly in 1995, Time Between Us focuses on aspiring adventurer Anna, whose boring suburban life is transformed by weird (but attractive) newcomer Bennett. Though Bennett's behavior seems odd at first, a near-tragedy forces him to tell Anna his secret: he's actually a time traveler from 2012. Anna is exhilarated by Bennett's ability -- he can whisk her away to Italy and back before anyone notices they're gone -- but even as their romance ignites, she's all too aware that he can't stay in 1995 forever. Similar to The Here and Now by Ann Brashares, Time Between Us balances the dizzying drama of star-crossed love with the thorny rules of time travel. |
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| All Our Yesterdays by Cristin TerrillScience Fiction. If you could save the world by murdering your best friend, would you do it? It might be the only option for Em and Finn. Again and again, they've escaped from prison in a grim, dystopian future to travel back in time and stop their brilliant friend James from inventing the time machine that corrupts the world as they know it. But each time, they fail. Now, in a desperate final attempt, Em and Finn will have to kill James -- and, in doing so, destroy the future in which they fall in love with each other. If you like high stakes, intricate plotting, and poignant emotions, you won't be able to put down All Our Yesterdays. |
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