An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
"Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of
the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes
undercover as a slave at the empire's greatest military academy in exchange for
assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her
brother from execution." –
Publisher.
The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
Magisterium; Book Two
“Callum Hunt's life has been difficult ever since he was
admitted to the Magisterium, since his father suspects him of being evil, and
his closest companion is a Chaos-ridden wolf--but when he discovers that his
father may be trying to destroy both him and Havoc, he escapes back to the
magical world and he and his friends Aaron and Tamara, become involved in the search
for the stolen Alkahest, a copper gauntlet with dangerous powers.”
–WorldCat
Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon
“The story of a teenage girl who's literally allergic to the
outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated
romance that challenges everything she's ever known. The narrative unfolds via
vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more."
–WorldCat
Half Wild by Sally Green
Half Bad Trilogy; Book Two
In a modern-day England where two warring factions of
witches live amongst humans, seventeen-year-old Nathan has come into his own
unique magical Gift, but he is on the run with the Hunters close behind, and
they will stop at nothing until they have captured Nathan and destroyed his
father.” —WorldCat
Mosquitoland by David Arnold
"After the sudden collapse of her family, Mim Malone is
dragged from her home in northern Ohio to the "wastelands" of
Mississippi, where she lives in a medicated milieu with her dad and new
stepmom. Before the dust has a chance to settle, she learns her mother is sick
back in Cleveland. So she ditches her new life and hops aboard a northbound
Greyhound bus to her real home and her real mother, meeting a quirky cast of
fellow travelers along the way. But when her thousand-mile journey takes a few
turns she could never see coming, Mim must confront her own demons, redefining
her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane." –Publisher