A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
Firebird; Book One
“As the daughter of two brilliant physicists, Marguerite
Caine grew up surrounded by wild scientific theories, always encouraged to
imagine the improbable or even the impossible. But when her father is murdered,
Marguerite's life is turned upside down. All the evidence points to one person
- Paul, her parents' handsome, enigmatic protégé. Before the law can touch him,
though, Paul uses Marguerite's mother's latest invention - a device called the Firebird,
which allows people to leap into alternate dimensions - to escape. Marguerite
then must leap into different dimensions and versions of herself to catch her
father's killer and avenge his murder.” –Amazon
The Color of Silence by Liane Shaw
“Alex is seventeen years old, and she feels her life has
come to an end. After being involved in an accident that killed her best
friend, she doesn't see why anyone would want her around. Sentenced to
community service, she is assigned to spend time with Joanie, a severely
disabled girl who is trapped in a body she can't control and seemingly unable
to communicate. Alex comes to believe that maybe Joanie can be reached, and
that together they can find a way to connect with the world around them—Alex
from her self-imposed exile, and Joanie for the first time.” –Amazon
Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin
”Max Walker is a golden boy. Attractive, intelligent, and
athletic, he’s the perfect son, the perfect friend, and the perfect crush for
the girls in his school. He’s even really nice to his little brother. Karen,
Max’s mother, is determined to maintain the façade of effortless excellence she
has constructed through the years, but now that the boys are getting older, she
worries that the façade might soon begin to crumble. Adding to the tension, her
husband Steve has chosen this moment to stand for election to Parliament. The
spotlight of the media is about to encircle their lives. The Walkers are
hiding something, you see. Max is special. Max is different. Max is intersex.”
–Amazon
No Place to Fall by Jaye Robin Brown
“Amber Vaughn is a good girl. She sings solos at church,
takes care of her baby nephew after school, and spends every Friday night
hanging out at her best friend, Devon's, house. But when Amber learns about an
audition at a prestigious arts school, she decides that her dream-to sing on
bigger stages-could also be her ticket to a new life. Devon's older brother,
Will, helps Amber prepare for her one chance to try out. The more time Will and
Amber spend together, the more complicated their relationship becomes . . . and
Amber starts to wonder if she's such a good girl after all. Then, in an
afternoon, the bottom drops out of her family's world-and Amber is faced with
an impossible choice between her promise as an artist and the people she loves.”
–Jacket
Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay
“Though she looks like a mere mortal, Princess Aurora is a
fairy blessed with enhanced strength, bravery, and mercy yet cursed to destroy
the free will of any male who kisses her. Disguised as a boy, she enlists the
help of the handsome but also cursed Prince Niklaas to fight legions of evil
and free her brother from the ogre queen who stole Aurora’s throne ten years
ago. Will Aurora triumph over evil and reach her brother before it’s too late?
Can Aurora and Niklaas break the curses that will otherwise forever keep them
from finding their one true love?” –Amazon
Suspicion by Alexandra Monir
“Seventeen-year-old Imogen has never forgotten the last
words her father said to her seven years ago, before the blazing fire that
consumed him, her mother, and the gardens of her family’s English country
manor. Haunted by her parents’ deaths, Imogen moves to New York City with her
new guardians. But when a letter arrives telling her that she’s now the only
heir left to run the estate, she returns to England and warily accepts her role
as duchess. All is not as it seems at Rockford, and Imogen quickly learns that
dark secrets lurk behind the mansion’s aristocratic exterior, hinting that the
inferno that killed her parents was no accident. And at the centre of the
mystery is Imogen herself – and Sebastian, the English boy she has never
stopped loving. Just what has Imogen walked into?” –Jacket
Sweet Unrest by Lisa Maxwell
“For as long as she can remember, Lucy Aimes has been
plagued by a dark, recurring dream of drowning. But when her family moves to an
old plantation outside New Orleans, she starts having intense new dreams, vivid
scenes of a bygone era filled with people she shouldn't know but does.
Searching for answers to her haunting visions, Lucy reluctantly descends into
the city's mystical culture. What she finds is Alex, a charming but mysterious
boy who behaves as if they've known each other forever. Lucy shouldn't be so
drawn to him . . . but she is. As she tries to solve the mystery surrounding
Alex, a centuries-old vendetta unspools around her, resulting in a vicious
murder. Now trapped in a dangerous crossfire, Lucy must act fast to save her
future—and everyone she loves.” –Back Cover
The Tyrant’s Daughter by J.C. Carleson
“When her father is killed in a coup, Laila and her mother
and brother leave their war-torn homeland for a fresh start in the suburbs of
Washington, D.C.At her new high school, Laila makes mistakes, makes friends,
and even meets a boy who catches her eye. But this new life brings unsettling
facts to light. The American newspapers call her father a brutal dictator and
suggest that her family’s privilege came at the expense of innocent lives.
Meanwhile, her mother would like nothing more than to avenge his death, and
she’ll go to great lengths to regain their position of power. As an
international crisis takes shape around her, Laila is pulled in one direction,
then another, but there’s no time to sort out her feelings. She has to pick a
side now, and her decision will affect not just her own life, but
countless others. . . .” –Amazon
Winger by Andrew Smith
”Ryan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old junior at a boarding
school for rich kids. He’s living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for
troublemakers, and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby team. And he’s
madly in love with his best friend Annie, who thinks of him as a little
boy.With the help of his sense of humor, rugby buddies, and his penchant for
doodling comics, Ryan Dean manages to survive life’s complications and even
find some happiness along the way. But when the unthinkable happens, he has to
figure out how to hold on to what’s important, even when it feels like
everything has fallen apart.” –Amazon