The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith
"Skillfully blending multiple story strands that
transcend time and place, award-winning Grasshopper Jungle author Andrew Smith
chronicles the story of Ariel, a refugee who is the sole survivor of an attack
on his small village. Now living with an adoptive family in Sunday, West
Virginia, Ariel's story is juxtaposed against those of a schizophrenic bomber
and the diaries of a failed arctic expedition from the late nineteenth century
. . . and a depressed, bionic reincarnated crow." –Jacket
All Fall Down by Ally Carter
Embassy Row; Book One
“Grace Blakely is absolutely certain of three things: she is
not crazy; her mother was murdered; someday she is going to find the killer and
make him pay. As certain as Grace is about these facts, nobody else believes
her -- so there's no one she can completely trust. Not her grandfather, a
powerful ambassador. Not her new friends, who all live on Embassy Row. Not
Alexei, the Russian boy next door, who is keeping his eye on Grace for reasons
she neither likes nor understands. Everybody wants Grace to put on a pretty
dress and a pretty smile, blocking out all her unpretty thoughts. But they
can't control Grace -- no more than Grace can control what she knows or what
she needs to do.” –Amazon
Born of Deception by Teri Brown
Sequel to Born of Illusion
Moving to London in the 1920s to join a prestigious European
vaudeville tour and reunite with her boyfriend Cole, budding illusionist Anna
must harness her special powers and navigate the underworld of magic before her
murderous enemies catch up with her. –Summary
Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
“In 1959 Virginia, the lives of two girls on opposite sides
of the battle for civil rights will be changed forever. Sarah Dunbar is
one of the first black students to attend the previously all-white Jefferson
High School. An honors student at her old school, she is put into remedial
classes, spit on and tormented daily. Linda Hairston is the daughter of
one of the town's most vocal opponents of school integration. She has been
taught all her life that the races should be kept ‘separate but
equal.’ Forced to work together on a school project, Sarah and Linda must
confront harsh truths about race, power and how they really feel about one
another.” –Jacket
Lion Heart by A. C. Gaughen
Scarlet; Book Three
After escaping Prince John's clutches and longing to return
to Rob in Nottingham, Scarlet learns that King Richard's life is in jeopardy
and accepts Eleanor of Aquitaine's demand that Scarlet spy for her and help
bring Richard home safe.
The Map of Chaos by Felix J. Palma
Trilogia Victoriana: Book Three
"The action of the wondrous final volume in Spanish
author Palma's speculative thriller trilogy (which began with The Map of
Time unfolds in several Victorian eras in parallel universes, beginning
with esteemed biologist Herbert George Wells' attempt to create a virus that
will allow the residents of his doomed steampunk world to escape to another
realm free of threat.” –WorldCat
Prairie Fire by E. K. Johnston
Dragon Slayer of Trondheim; Book Two
“Listen! For the song of Owen Thorskgard has a second verse.
Every dragon slayer owes the Oil Watch a period of service, and young Owen was
no exception. What made him different was that he did not enlist alone. His two
closest friends stood with him shoulder to shoulder. Steeled by success and
hope, the three were confident in their plan. And though Siobhan McQuaid was
the first bard in a generation, she managed to forge a role for herself
and herald Owen as a new kind of dragon slayer for a new kind of future. But
the arc of history is long and hardened by dragon fire. Try as they might, Owen
and his friends could not twist it to their will. Not all the way. Not all
together. Listen! I am Siobhan McQuaid. I know the cost of even a small bend in
the course of history. Listen!” –WorldCat
The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige
Dorothy Must Die; Book Two
“To make Oz a free land again, Amy Gumm was given a mission:
remove the Tin Woodman's heart, steal the Scarecrow's brain, take the Lion's
courage, and then Dorothy must die... But Dorothy still lives. Now the
Revolutionary Order of the Wicked has vanished, and mysterious Princess Ozma
might be Amy's only ally. As Amy learns the truth about her mission, she
realizes that she's only just scratched the surface of Oz's past -- and
that Kansas, the home she couldn't wait to leave behind, may also be in danger.
In a place where the line between good and evil shifts with just a strong gust
of wind, who can Amy trust -- and who is really Wicked?” –WorldCat
The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski
Winner’s Trilogy; Book Two
"A royal wedding is what most girls dream about. It
means one celebration after another: balls, fireworks, and revelry until dawn.
But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding
approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement: that she
agreed to marry the crown prince in exchange for Arin's freedom. But can
Kestrel trust Arin? Can she even trust herself? For Kestrel is becoming very
good at deception. She's working as a spy in the court. If caught, she'll be
exposed as a traitor to her country. Yet she can't help searching for a way to
change her ruthless world . . . and she is close to uncovering a shocking
secret." –Jacket