A Lite Too Bright by Samuel Miller
“Arthur Louis Pullman the Third has been
stripped of his college scholarship, is losing his grip on reality, and has
been sent away to live with his aunt and uncle. He discovers a journal written
by his grandfather, the first Arthur Louis Pullman, a Salinger-esque author who
went missing the last week of his life and died hundreds of miles away from
their family home. Using the journal as a guide, Arthur embarks on a
cross-country train ride to relive his grandfather's last week. His journey is
complicated by a shaky alliance with a girl who has secrets of her own and by
escalating run-ins with a dangerous Pullman fan base.” –WorldCat
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by M. T. Anderson; Eugene Yelchin
“The anarchic and outlandish tale of
warring elf and goblin kingdoms follows one elf on a mission to spy on the
goblin kingdom, from which no elf has ever returned alive.” –WorldCat
The Night Diary by Veera
Hiranandani
“India, newly independent of British rule,
has been separated into two countries: Pakistan and India. The divide has
created much tension between Hindus and Muslims, and hundreds of thousands are
killed crossing borders. Half-Muslim, half-Hindu twelve-year-old Nisha doesn't
know where she belongs, or what her country is anymore. When Papa decides it's
too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, Nisha and her family become
refugees and embark first by train but later on foot to reach her new home. The
journey is long, difficult, and dangerous, and after losing her mother as a
baby, Nisha can't imagine losing her homeland, too. But even if her country has
been ripped apart, Nisha still believes in the possibility of putting herself
back together.” –WorldCat
The Place Between Breaths by An Na
“Grace, sixteen, fears that she will
succumb to the schizophrenia that took her mother away, while she and her
father work for a genetics lab rushing to find a cure.” –WorldCat
Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
“Talented, multiracial teen T.J. Jones
shuns organized sports but agrees to help his favourite teacher pull together a
swim team. He attracts a group of misfits who become buddies and
champions--earning the ire of the school jocks, whose bullying erupts into
violence. “ –WorldCat