Fiction. British teens Kenny, Sim, and Blake are sure that their best friend, Ross--who was hit by a car while riding his bike--would have loathed every second of his "farce of a funeral." So, to honor Ross's memory, they've decided to steal his ashes and take them to Ross, Scotland for a proper send-off. But their journey is plagued by trouble from the start, from lost bus tickets to high-speed police chases and more, and the secrets that they spill along the way bring up questions about Ross's death. Both moving and funny, Ostrich Boys combines a wild road-trip adventure with a searching story of guilt, grief, and friendship.

Fiction. A year ago, the city near Green's village was destroyed--while her parents and sister were there selling produce from the family's garden. The previous novel Green Angel tells how Green picked up the pieces and moved on with her life, thanks in part to fellow survivor Diamond, whom she came to love. But now, in Green Witch, she is alone again; Diamond has gone missing, and Green must venture out from her lush garden to ask for help from four solitary women who are rumored to be witches. Hailed by critics as "haunting [and] philosophical" (Publishers Weekly) as well as "trancelike and infused with magical realism" (Kirkus Reviews), this poetically written story of loss and longing is heartrending and memorable.

Fiction. Lennie, 17, was perfectly content living in her vibrant older sister Bailey's shadow, but now Bailey is dead. Devastated by her loss, Lennie struggles to carry on and feels guilty for the smallest moments of happiness--particularly the ones that she shares with Toby, Bailey's boyfriend. When a new boy in town, gifted musician Joe Fontaine, shows an interest in Lennie, she thinks that he might be "the one"...but can she let herself have him? Brimming with emotion and complex relationships, this honest and romantic story is one that fans of tearjerkers won't want to miss.

Thriller. Fifteen-year-old John Wayne Cleaver does everything he can not to live up to his potential; he's a sociopath who's trying his best to keep his nature in check. John assists his mother, a mortician, with the preparation of corpses--and lives by a strict set of self-imposed rules that keep him from adding to their number. But then a series of bizarre murders leads John to believe that a serial killer is preying on the people of his small town, and he aims to track the culprit down. While John Wayne Cleaver may sound a lot like a certain blood-spatter analyst (from either Jeff Lindsay's Dexter books or the Showtime TV series), this tense, gruesome novel more than holds its own.

Struggling for normalcy in a haunted town between the forest and ocean, Gabry is unsettled by supernatural forces that threaten her mother, a situation that is thrown into chaos by a religious cult and a shattering act of recklessness. By the author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth.

An ancient prophecy has turned sixteen-year-old twin sisters, Lia and Alice, into archenemies, forcing Lia to review the history of past generations in order to stop Alice from taking part in a devastating act of betrayal that will destroy their special, sisterly bond forever. 160,000 first printing.

Fifteen-year-old Jem knows when she looks at someone the exact date they will die, so she avoids relationships and tries to keep out of the way, but when she meets a boy named Spider and they plan a day out together, they become more involved than either of them had planned.

Nonfiction. Featuring the work of two prominent 19th-century illustrators, this historical record of the clothing and accessories that people wore from ancient times to the mid-19th century is fascinating and may prove inspiring to would-be designers. Portraying the dress of everyone from princes to peons around the globe, What People Wore When gives a captivating view of fashions as they change over time. For additional insight into the history of adornment, Booklist recommends Bronwyn Cosgrave's The Complete History of Costume & Fashion.

Nonfiction. If you're raring to grab a bunch of wool sweaters from the sale bin at the second-hand store and get funky, Second-Time Cool is the book for you. Displaying a broad range of possibilities for shrinking (and thus felting) old sweaters in a washing machine and then altering, embellishing, and/or cutting them up to create something new, this craft book is adventurous and has a punky, DIY style. Those in search of more thorough, step-by-step instructions for recycling wool sweaters might prefer Katheryn Tidwell Bieber's Felt It! Stitch It! Fabulous!, as Second-Time Cool is more of an idea book, but experienced stitchers will find ample inspiration in either one.

An ingenious craft handbook explains how to transform the ordinary T-shirt into a wide variety of fashionable clothing, accessories, and other items, with detailed instructions for more than 120 innovative projects, including braided rugs, tablecloths, pillows, skirts, a purse, and more. Original.