American Street by Ibi Zoboi
“On the corner of
American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find
une belle vie—a good life. But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
Fabiola’s mother is detained by U.S. immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate
her loud American cousins, Chantal, Donna, and Princess; the grittiness of
Detroit’s west side; a new school; and a surprising romance, all on her own.
Just as she finds her footing in this strange new world, a dangerous
proposition presents itself, and Fabiola soon realizes that freedom comes at a
cost. Trapped at the crossroads of an impossible choice, will she pay the price
for the American dream?” –Amazon
Asking For It by Louise
O'Neill
“She is the special one
- beautiful, popular, powerful. And she works hard to keep it that way. Until
that night ... Now, she's an embarrassment. Now, she's just a slut. Now, she is
nothing. And those pictures - those pictures that everyone has seen - mean she
can never forget.” WorldCat
Landscape with Invisible
Hand by M.T. Anderson
“When jobs typically
done by humans are replaced with alien technology, Adam's parents have no money
for food, clean water, or medicine, forcing Adam and his girlfriend Chloe to
get creative.” –WorldCat
Once and for All by
Sarah Dessen
“Is it really better to
have loved and lost? Louna's summer job
is to help brides plan their perfect day, even though she stopped believing in
happily-ever-after when her first love ended tragically. But charming girl-magnet Ambrose isn't about
to be discouraged now that he's met the one he really wants.
Maybe Louna's second chance is standing right in front of her. Sarah
Dessen’s many fans will adore this latest novel, a richly satisfying,
enormously entertaining story with humor, romance, and an ending that is so
much more than happily-ever-after.” –Amazon
The Female of the
Species by Mindy McGinnis
“Alex Craft knows how to
kill someone. And she doesn’t feel bad about it. Three years ago, when her
older sister, Anna, was murdered and the killer walked free, Alex uncaged the
language she knows best—the language of violence. While her own crime goes
unpunished, Alex knows she can’t be trusted among other people. Not with Jack,
the star athlete who wants to really know her but still feels guilty over the
role he played the night Anna’s body was discovered. And not with Peekay, the
preacher’s kid with a defiant streak who befriends Alex while they volunteer at
an animal shelter. Not anyone. As their senior year unfolds, Alex’s darker
nature breaks out, setting these three teens on a collision course that will
change their lives forever.” –Amazon
The Smell of Other
People's Houses by
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
“Ruth has a secret that
she can’t hide forever. Dora wonders if she can ever truly escape where she
comes from, even when good luck strikes. Alyce is trying to reconcile her
desire to dance, with the life she’s always known on her family’s fishing boat.
Hank and his brothers decide it’s safer to run away than to stay home—until one
of them ends up in terrible danger. Four very different lives are about to
become entangled. This unforgettable William C. Morris Award finalist is about
people who try to save each other—and how sometimes, when they least expect it,
they succeed.” –Amazon
The Upside of Unrequited
by Becky Albertalli
“Seventeen-year-old
Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her
twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly can’t stomach the idea of
rejection. So she’s careful. Fat girls always have to be careful. Then a cute
new girl enters Cassie’s orbit, and for the first time ever, Molly’s cynical
twin is a lovesick mess. Meanwhile, Molly's totally not dying of
loneliness—except for the part where she is. Luckily, Cassie's new girlfriend
comes with a cute hipster-boy sidekick. If Molly can win him over, she'll get
her first kiss and she'll get her twin back. There's only one problem: Molly's
coworker, Reid. He's a chubby Tolkien superfan with a season pass to the Ren
Faire, and there's absolutely no way Molly could fall for him.” –Amazon
The Woman in Cabin 10 by
Ruth Ware
"Lo Blacklock, a
journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment
of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. At
first, Lo's stay is nothing but pleasant, but as the week wears on, frigid
winds whip the desk, gray skies fall, and Lo witnesses what she can only
describe as a dark and terrifying nightmare: a woman being thrown overboard.
The problem? All passengers remain accounted for-and so, the ship sails on as
if nothing has happened, despite Lo's desperate attempts to convey that
something (or someone) has gone terribly, terribly wrong.” –WorldCat
The Women in the Castle
by Jessica Shattuck
“Amid the ashes of Nazi
Germany's defeat, Marianne von Lingenfels returns to the once-grand castle of
her husband's ancestors, an imposing stone fortress now fallen into ruin
following years of war. The widow of a resister murdered in the failed July 20,
1944, plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Marianne plans to uphold the promise
she made to her husband's brave conspirators: to find and protect their wives,
her fellow resistance widows.” –WorldCat
Turtles All the Way Down
by John Green
“Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.” –WorldCat
“Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.” –WorldCat