Friday, November 30, 2018

New Fiction










Bluecrowne by Kate Milford
A Greenglass House Novel
"In 1810, Lucy Bluecrowne, twelve, is bored living ashore with her stepmother and half-brother until two nefarious strangers identify her little brother as the pyrotechnical prodigy they need for their evil plan." –WorldCat

Broken Beautiful Hearts by Kami Garcia
"When star soccer player Peyton Rios receives an offer from her first-choice college, her senior year starts off exactly as planned ... until she uncovers her boyfriend's dark secret.” –WorldCat

Buried Beneath the Boabab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
“A new pair of shoes, a university degree, a husband -- these are the things that a girl dreams of in a Nigerian village. But a girl's dreams turn to nightmares when her village is attacked by Boko Haram, a terrorist group, in the middle of the night.” –WorldCat

Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi
“For Penny Lee high school was a total nonevent. Her friends were okay, her grades were fine, and while she somehow managed to land a boyfriend, he doesn't actually know anything about her. When Penny heads to college in Austin, Texas, to learn how to become a writer, it's seventy-nine miles and a zillion light years away from everything she can't wait to leave behind.” –WorldCat

Everlife by Gena Showalter
Everlife; Book Three
“Tenley 'Ten' Lockwood knows the fate of the Everlife rests on her ability to unite the realms and destroy the Prince of Ravens. When betrayal leads to defeat and Ten finds herself bonded to the enemy, an unthinkable choice may be the only answer.” –WorldCat

Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
Ember In The Ashes; Book Three
“Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger as the Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, Laia of Serra, and Elias Veturius all face increasing dangers.” –WorldCat

Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones
Sequel to Wintersong
"Six months after the end of Wintersong, Liesl is working toward furthering both her brother’s and her own musical careers. Although she is determined to look forward and not behind, life in the world above is not as easy as Liesl had hoped. When troubling signs arise that the barrier between worlds is crumbling, Liesl must return to the Underground to unravel the mystery of life, death, and the Goblin King―who he was, who he is, and who he will be.” –WorldCat

The Dark Beneath The Ice by Amelinda Berube
“Something is wrong with Marianne. It's not just that her parents have finally split up. Or that life hasn't been the same since she quit dancing. Or even that her mother has checked herself into the hospital. She's losing time. Doing things she would never do.And objects around her seem to break whenever she comes close. Something is after her. And the only one who seems to believe her is the daughter of a local psychic.” –WorldCat

Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake
Three Dark Crowns; Book Three
“Queen Katharine has waited her entire life to wear the crown. But now that she finally has it, the murmurs of dissent grow louder by the day. Her sisters are not dead but in hiding, and dealing with repeated visitations by a specter that may be the fabled Blue Queen, whose bony finger pointing out to sea urges them to return to Fennbirn. Jules, too, is being urged on to Fennbirn but in the role of a legion-cursed queen who will lead a rebel army to Katharine's doorstep.” –WorldCat

What They Don’t Know by Nicole Maggi
“Alternating journal entries chronicle the powerful fight for Mellie's right to choose after she becomes pregnant by rape.” –WorldCat

Words On Bathroom Walls by Julia Walton
“Adam has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He sees and hears people who aren't there….It should be easy to separate the real from the not real, but Adam can't. Still, there's hope. As Adam starts fresh at a new school, he begins a drug trial that helps him ignore his visions. Suddenly everything seems possible, even love. When he meets Maya, a fiercely intelligent girl, he desperately wants to be the great guy that she thinks he is. But then the miracle drug begins to fail, and Adam will do anything to keep Maya from discovering his secret.” - WorldCat