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Destroy the day
by Brigid Kemmerer
Held captive by the vicious Oren Crane, Prince Corrick must ally with an enemy to reunite with Tessa, while Tessa, unsure how to find a way back to Kandala and to Corrick, doesn't know who to trust until she's made an offer she cannot refuse.
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I hope you get this message
by Farah Naz Rishi
When Earth receives messages from another world, claiming that the planet is their created colony and that they are planning to destroy it within a week, three teens are forced to confront the mistakes of their past before they run out of time.
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The prisoner's throne : a novel of Elfhame
by Holly Black
Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, Prince Oak must decide whether to attempt to regain the trust of the girl he's always loved or remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign—even if it means ending Wren, too.
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Louder than hunger
by John Schu
Even though he likes helping people, Jake, who avoids kids his own age, mirrors and food, must help himself when the destructive voices inside get to be too much, in this raw and transformative novel-in-verse about managing and articulating pain, and embracing self-acceptance, support and love.
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| Chronically Dolores by Maya Van WagenenAn unfortunate incident related to Dolores’ chronic illness, interstitial cystitis, has left her a social outcast. When Dolores meets glamorous Terpsichore at a friendship workshop, the two scheme to win Dolores’ friends back and prove Terpsichore’s overprotective mother wrong. Read-alikes: Heather Kamins’ The Moth Girl; Bethany Mangle’s Conditions of a Heart. |
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One of us is lying
by Karen M. McManus
When one of five students in detention is found dead, his high-profile classmates—including a brainy intellectual, a popular beauty, a drug dealer on probation and an all-star athlete—are investigated and revealed to be the subjects of the victim's latest gossip postings.
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The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
Set in the cruel world in the Capital of the nation of Panem, the annual Hunger Games pits young children against one another in a battle to the death on national t.v., so when Katniss is ordered to represent her district, she knows an important decision between survival and the love of another will have to be made when she is called to enter the ring.
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#murdertrending
by Gretchen McNeil
In a world... where prison is livestreamed and executions are a popular public spectacle, wrongly convicted murderer Dee Guerrera is determined to survive Alcatraz 2.0 and prove her innocence.
Is it for you? While the inventive violence and campy tone in this Black Mirror-style tale might be too much for sensitive readers, fans of horror and dark comedy will be riveted.
Series alert: For further gruesomely funny social commentary, check out the sequel, #murderfunding, and the prequel, #noescape.
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson
Five years ago: Sal Singh murdered his girlfriend Andie Bell, and the tragedy continues to haunt their town. But is the story even true?
Enter: Pippa Fitz-Amobi, who aims to prove Sal’s innocence as her senior project. With each discovery she makes, what started as an academic undertaking begins to place Pip in real danger.
Series alert: This suspenseful book, perfect for fans of true crime podcasts and Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious, kicks off a now completed trilogy.
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Even If We Break
by Marieke Nijkamp
What it's about: After years of playing a murder-mystery fantasy RPG, five formerly close friends gather at a remote cabin for one last game. Their final round soon grows intense as secrets are exposed, eerie events occur, and one of their number disappears, leaving bloody runes behind.
Read it for: the diverse cast of characters and the twisty blend of suspense and horror.
Try this next: Brent Hartinger's Three Truths and A Lie, another thriller in which a cabin getaway turns deadly.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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