A Skinful of Shadows by
Frances Hardinge
“Makepeace is an illegitimate daughter of the aristocratic Fellmotte
family, and as such, she shares their unique hereditary gift: the capacity to
be possessed by ghosts. Reluctant to accept her appointed destiny as vessel for
a coterie of her ancestors, she escapes. As she flees the pursuing Fellmottes
across war-torn England, she accumulates a motley crew of her own allies,
including outcasts, misfits, criminals, and one extremely angry dead bear.”
–Amazon
A World Without You by Beth
Revis
“Seventeen-year-old Bo has
always had delusions that he can travel through time. So when his worried
parents send him to a school for troubled youth, Bo assumes that he's actually
attending Berkshire Academy, a school for kids who, like Bo, have
'superpowers'. At the Academy, Bo falls in love with Sofia, who helps Bo open
up in a way he never has before. In turn, Bo provides comfort to Sofia, who
lost her mother and two sisters at a very young age. But Sofia, unable to
overcome her depression, commits suicide, leaving Bo convinced that she's not
dead but is stuck somewhere in the past. Determined to save her, Bo comes to
realize that his choice lies between facing his demons head-on or succumbing to
a psychosis that will let him be with the girl he loves.” –WorldCat
Batman: Nightwalker by Marie
Lu
DC Icons; Book Two
“The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next
on their list. One by one, the city's elites are being executed as their
mansions' security systems turn against them, trapping them like prey.
Meanwhile, Bruce is turning eighteen and about to inherit his family's fortune,
not to mention the keys to Wayne Enterprises and all the tech gadgetry his
heart could ever desire. But after a run-in with the police, he's forced to do
community service at Arkham Asylum, the infamous prison that holds the city's
most brutal criminals. In Arkham, Bruce meets Madeleine, a brilliant girl with
ties to the Nightwalkers. What is she hiding? And why will she speak only to
Bruce?” –WorldCat
City of Saints & Thieves by
Natalie C Anderson
“After fleeing the Congo as refugees, Tina and her mother arrived in
Kenya looking for the chance to build a new life and home. Her mother quickly
found work as a maid for a prominent family, headed by Rodolfo Grenadier, one
of the city's most respected business leaders. But Tina soon learns that the
Grenadier fortune was made from a life of corruption and crime. So when her
mother is found shot to death in Mr. Grenadier's personal study, she knows
exactly who's behind it. With revenge always on her mind, Tina spends the next
four years surviving on the streets alone, working as a master thief for the
Goondas, Sangui City's local gang. It's a job for the Goondas that finally
brings Tina back to the Grenadier estate, giving her the chance for vengeance
she's been waiting for. But as soon as she steps inside the lavish home, she's
overtaken by the pain of old wounds and the pull of past friendships, setting
into motion a dangerous cascade of events that could, at any moment, cost Tina
her life.” –WorldCat
Far from the Tree by
Robin Benway
“Grace, adopted at birth, is raised as an only child. At sixteen she's
just put her own baby up for adoption, and now is looking for her biological
family. She discovers Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio twin sister who was
also adopted ; and Joaquin, their stoic older bio brother, who has no interest
in bonding over their shared biological mother after seventeen years in the
foster care system. Grace struggles to between cautious joy at having found
them, and the true meaning of family in all its forms.” –WorldCat
Girls Made of Snow and Glass by
Melissa Bashardoust
“A reimagining of Snow White
describes the past and present experiences of a magician's daughter who becomes
a heartless queen and her beautiful rival stepdaughter.” –WorldCat
Into the Bright Unknown by
Rae Carson
Gold Seer Trilogy; Book Three
“Leah is poised to have everything she ever dreamed of on the long,
dangerous journey to California's gold fields: wealth, love, the truest
friends, and a home. Thanks to her magical ability to sense precious gold,
Leah, her fiancé Jefferson, and her friends have claimed rich land in
California Territory. But their fortune makes them a target, and when a
dangerous billionaire sets out to destroy them, Leah and her friends must fight
back with all of their power and talents.” –WorldCat
Long Way Down by Jason
Reynolds
”There are three rules in the neighborhood: Don't cry ; Don't snitch ;
Get revenge. Will takes his dead brother Shawn's gun, and gets in the elevator
on the 7th floor. As the elevator stops on each floor, someone connected to
Shawn gets on. Someone already dead. Dead by teenage gun violence. And each has
something to share with Will.” –WorldCat
Release by Patrick Ness
Adam Thorn doesn’t know it yet, but today will change his life. Between
his religious family, a deeply unpleasant ultimatum from his boss, and his own
unrequited love for his sort-of ex, Enzo, it seems as though Adam’s life is
falling apart. At least he has two
people to keep him sane: his new boyfriend (he does love Linus, doesn’t he?)
and his best friend, Angela. But all day long, old memories and new heartaches
come crashing together, throwing Adam’s life into chaos. The bindings of his
world are coming untied one by one; yet in spite of everything he has to let
go, he may also find freedom in the release.” –Amazon
Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
“Kiko Himura yearns to escape the toxic relationship with her mother by
getting into her dream art school, but when things do not work out as she hoped
Kiko jumps at the opportunity to tour art schools with her childhood friend,
learning life-changing truths about herself and her past along the way.”
–WorldCat