Dear Martin by Nic Stone
“Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the
reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him.” –WorldCat
Ever the Brave by Erin Summerill
Clash of Kingdoms; Book Two
“After saving King Aodren with her newfound Channeler powers, Britta
only wants to live a peaceful life in her childhood home. Unfortunately, saving
the King has created a tether between them she cannot sever, no matter how much
she'd like to, and now he's insisting on making her a noble lady. And there are
those who want to use Britta's power for evil designs. If Britta cannot find a
way to harness her new magical ability, her life-as well as her country-may be
lost.” –Amazon
History Is All You Left Me by
Adam Silvera
“Even though Theo had moved to California for college and started
seeing Jackson, Griffin never doubted Theo would come back to him when the time
was right. But when Theo dies in a drowning accident, the future he's been
imagining for himself is gone. To make things worse, the only person who truly
understands his heartache is Jackson. As Griffin loses himself in his obsessive
compulsions and destructive choices, the secrets he's been keeping are tearing
him apart.” –WorldCat
I Hate Everyone But You by
Gaby Dunn
“This story follows the texts between two best friends, Ava and Gen, as
they head off to their first semesters of college on opposite sides of the
country. From first loves to weird roommates, heartbreak, self-discovery,
coming out and mental health, the two of them document every wild and awkward
moment to each other. But as each changes and grows into her new life, will
their friendship be able to survive the distance?” –Amazon
One of Us Is Lying by
Karen M. McManus
“On Monday afternoon Bronwyn, Addy, Nate, Cooper and Simon walk into
detention. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of
detention Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn’t an
accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he’d planned to post juicy
reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of
them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who’s
still on the loose? Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far
you would go to protect them. ” –Amazon
Saints and Misfits by S. K.
Ali
“There are three kinds of people in my world: 1. Saints, those special
people moving the world forward. Sometimes you glaze over them. Or, at least, I
do. They're in your face so much, you can't see them, like how you can't see
your nose. 2. Misfits, people who don't belong. Like me-the way I don't fit
into Dad's brand-new family or in the leftover one composed of Mom and my older
brother, Mama's-Boy-Muhammad. Also, there's Jeremy and me. Misfits. Because
although, alliteratively speaking, Janna and Jeremy sound good together, we
don't go together. Same planet, different worlds. But sometimes worlds collide
and beautiful things happen, right' 3. Monsters. Well, monsters wearing saint
masks, like in Flannery O'Connor's stories. Like the monster at my mosque.
People think he's holy, untouchable, but nobody has seen under the mask. Except
me.” –Amazon
Strange the Dreamer by Laini
Taylor
Strange the Dreamer; Book One
“The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around--and Lazlo
Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since
he was five years old he's been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but
it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it.
Then a stunning opportunity presents itself, in the person of a hero called the
Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance to
lose his dream forever. What happened in Weep two hundred years ago to cut it
off from the rest of the world? What exactly did the Godslayer slay that went
by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in
solving? The answers await in Weep, but
so do more mysteries….” –Amazon
Thunderhead by Neal
Shusterman
Arc of a Scythe; Book Two
“Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the
Scythedom, putting them at odds, and the Thunderhead is not pleased.” –WorldCat
Tool of War by Paolo
Bacigalupi
“In a future beset with rising seas, corporate government, and constant
civil war, a bioengineered half-man/half-beast super-soldier who calls himself
Tool breaks his conditioning to overcome his genetically enhanced sense of
loyalty to the corporation that created him and seeks revenge against his old
masters.” –WorldCat
What Light by Jay Asher
“Sierra's family runs a Christmas tree farm in Oregon -- it's a bucolic
setting for a girl to grow up in, except that every year, they pack up and move
to California to set up their Christmas tree lot for the season. So Sierra
lives two lives: her life in Oregon and her life at Christmas. And leaving one
always means missing the other. Until this particular Christmas, when Sierra
meets Caleb, and one life eclipses the other. By reputation, Caleb is not your
perfect guy: years ago, he made an enormous mistake and has been paying for it
ever since. But Sierra sees beyond Caleb's past and becomes determined to help
him find forgiveness and, maybe, redemption. As disapproval, misconceptions,
and suspicions swirl around them, Caleb and Sierra discover the one thing that
transcends all else: true love.” –WorldCat