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By Invitation Only
by Alexandra Brown Chang
An instant New York Times bestseller Utterly unputdownable. --Lynn Painter, New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies A hardworking teen hoping to land a college scholarship and a nepo baby looking to prove herself collide at the world's most high-profile debutante ball in Paris in this beguiling, stylish (Shelf Awareness) young adult romance perfect for fans of American Royals and Better Than the Movies. Every year, a hand-selected group of young women travel to Paris to make their debuts into high society at La Danse des D butantes, the most exclusive debutante ball in the world. Being wealthy, royal, or famous gets you into the pool of potential debutantes, but only La Danse decides who is truly worthy of attending. Chapin Buckingham, the daughter of two Hollywood legends, is one of the lucky few chosen to attend. Chapin's not usually a society girl, but she has her reasons for wanting to be crowned Debutante of the Year. Her chances seem good...until a fellow debutante creates a PR nightmare that has the eat-the-rich cohort calling for La Danse's cancellation. Enter Piper Woo Collins. As the daughter of an EMT and winner of the International Science Fair Prize with a profile in Teen Vogue, Piper is the perfect, down-to-earth person who could restore La Danse's reputation. But Piper isn't interested in becoming a debutante--until they offer her a college scholarship...if she wins Debutante of the Year. In competition for the crown, Piper and Chapin have every reason to clash. But at La Danse, everyone wants something. Piper and Chapin might just need each other to go from pawns in a game to ruling the board...
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The ancient's game
by Crittenden, Loni
Sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre, an orphan from a reviled maker class, must compete for a coveted apprenticeship among the nation's elite in order to save her adoptive father Edgar and his celebrated makeshop from a twisted fate. A debut novel. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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They Watch from Below
by Katya de Becerra
A deeply unsettling and engrossing mystery horror, perfect for fans of The Secret History and Ninth House When Addie Velde receives an invitation to attend an early orientation program at the University of the Arches, she eagerly accepts. After all, the Arches--with its idyllic beachside campus--is her mom's beloved alma mater, and there's nothing Addie wants more than to leave her own mark. But from the moment she arrives on campus and moves into her gloomy dorm, nicknamed The Crypt, Addie realizes there are more sinister secrets to uncover than sandy days in her future. Addie's search for answers launches her straight into the heart of an old campus mystery which to this day keeps students and faculty wary of the shadowy Buried Ones, believed to be the omens of death. A vanished professor, an occult society, and the chance her family was involved pushes her investigation into dangerous territory. Will she lose herself to the Buried Ones or end their sinister reign once and for all?
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The Rules of Royalty
by Cale Dietrich
When seventeen-year-old Jamie Johnson discovers he is a prince, he begins to learn royal protocols from Erik Lindstrom, a self-proclaimed spare prince, but as their friendship deepens into something more, they must choose between following their hearts or fulfilling their royal duties.
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The Factory
by Catherine Egan
Step inside the Factory in this suspenseful exploration of power, exploitation, and the nature of time that Kirkus calls a gripping, fast-paced story with a cliffhanger ending, and a complex beginning to what will surely be a sought-after series!Thirteen-year-old Asher Doyle is no stranger to misfortune. Bullied at school and struggling with problems at home, he dreams of the day he can leave it all behind him. That's when he receives an unexpected opportunity: an invitation to join the Factory -- a top-secret research facility that's supposedly developing renewable energy -- and Asher will be paid handsomely for his participation. It seems like the answer to all his problems.But not everything is as it seems at the Factory. The other kids in the program are tired and sullen, almost as if they've had the life sucked out of them, and the staff members are clearly hiding something. What's more, Asher discovers he wasn't chosen at random; someone in the program desperately wants him to participate. Asher can't help but feel that whatever the Factory is doing, it's not what he or any of the other kids signed up for.To Asher's horror, it turns out that the Factory isn't developing renewable energy at all. So what is the Factory up to, and more important, why? As conditions in the Factory worsen, Asher must team up with the other kids to uncover the sinister truth behind the experiment -- and his personal connection to it -- before someone gets seriously hurt.
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Where No Shadow Stays
by Sara Hashem
A homecoming queen and a bad-boy loner team up to break a generational curse in this YA supernatural horror from a talented American Egyptian voice. Seventeen-year-old Mina is always focused on what comes next: exams, school dances, lakeside picnics with friends. Looking to the future keeps her from dwelling on her past and how little she knows about where she comes from. Anytime she asks her father questions about Egypt--or about her mother's mysterious death--he struggles to open up. So, when Mina receives an invitation from an aunt she's never met to visit the Haikal mansion, her mother's childhood home in El Agamy, she decides it's time to find her own answers. Mina travels to Egypt in secret, eager to learn more about her roots and what really happened to her mother. But when Mina returns from El Agamy, she doesn't come back alone. A sinister entity follows Mina from the Haikal mansion to her tiny California town, leaving destruction in its wake as it violently possesses anyone who comes near her. Isolated and fighting for her life, Mina must seek help from an unlikely ally: Jesse Talbot, the town mortician's hostile son and the only person who proves immune to possession. Brooding Jesse would rather floss with barbed wire than team up with social butterfly Mina, but he doesn't exactly have a choice--after all, he's running from family secrets of his own. As Mina and Jesse dig deeper into Mina's family lore, they uncover a bloody debt that must be satisfied if Mina wants to finish senior year alive. This thrilling read is perfect for fans of Deal With the Devil horror novels that also borrow fan-favorite romance tropes like Sunshine/Grump, Forced Proximity, and the Misunderstood Bad Boy.
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A magic steeped in poison
by Judy I. Lin
To save her sister's life, Ning, a young tea maker, enters a competition to win the favor of the princess but soon finds herself in danger when she is faced with backstabbing competitors, bloody court politics and a mysterious boy with a shocking secret. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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We Fell Apart: A We Were Liars Novel
by E. Lockhart
When eighteen-year-old Mathilda is invited to spend the summer with the father she has never met, she discovers far more than she expected within his seaside home-- Provided by publisher.
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The Minus-One Club
by Kekla Magoon
Joining a secret group called the“Minus-One Club,” whose members have all suffered the tragic loss of someone they loved, 15-year-old Kermit finds his crush Matt's headstrong approach to life helping to relieve his constant despair. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Who's All Going (to Die)?
by Lisa Springer
Hoping to get away from the anxiety of her senior year, Ariana accepts an invitation to a wellness retreat at a luxury resort, but soon discovers the retreat's bizarre rituals and rising dangers turning her getaway into a fight for survival.
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No Escape
by Maren Stoffels
Time for a little escape? When Lexi receives an invitation to participate in a brand-new escape room, along with her best friend, Tess, she's thrilled. After a recent tragedy, they could use the distraction. But once inside, they learn that they must compete against each other. What do you do when your best friend suddenly becomes your biggest adversary, and every choice you make puts her in danger? --
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