The Dead and the Dark

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould

The Dead and the Dark Snakebite, Oregon was a quite rural town until teens started to go missing and some even showed up dead. TV’s most popular ghost-hunters moved to town at the same time that the first teen went missing. Coincidence? Maybe. Then again, maybe not…

The Sacrifice

The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco

The Sacrifice The cast and crew from a Hollywood TV reality show decends onto an island in the Phillipines. Alon, a local teen, warns them repeatedly that they should not be there. When the crew disregards his warnings, danger strikes.

Wildoak

Wildoak by C.C. Harrington

Wildoak Maggie escapes the harshness of school and her unsympathetic father taking long walks alone in the Wildoak forest. What she discovers there, and the danger that follows, creates an engrossing, almost-magical tale where healing and help can be found in the unlikeliest places. Perfect for fans of Pax and the One and Only Ivan.

Beneath the Wide Silk Sky

Beneath the Wide Silk Sky by Emily Inouye Huey

Beneath the Wide Silk Sky All Samantha Sakamoto wants to do is learn about photography and, encouraged by her white boyfriend, Beau, she secretly enters her work in a statewide contest with the hopes of winning the prize money to help her family. But with federal agents scouring the island and white townsfolk turning on … Read more

As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows

As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows by Zoulfa Katouh

As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows Impossible choices – that’s what 17 year-old Salama Kassab has to make if she is to find safe passage on a refugee boat for her and her best friend. A powerful novel set during the Syrian Revolution that will have you wondering what you would do if you … Read more

Sugaring Off

Sugaring Off by Gillian French

Sugaring Off A tension-filled mystery/thriller about partially deaf teen, Owl, whose quiet refuge on her aunt and uncle’s maple syrup farm is unmoored with the arrival of Cody. Cody’s dark secrets slowly unravel as Owl grows closer to him, putting Owl into the crosshairs of dangerous people.

Anatomy

Anatomy by Dana Schwartz

Anatomy Women in 1817 Scotland were barred from becoming surgeons, but that doesn’t stop Hazel Sinnett from training in secret. Dive into this utterly compelling page turner filled with mystery, romance and the occasional cadaver.

Charlie & Mouse Are Magic

Charlie & Mouse Are Magic by Laurel Snyder; Illustrated by Emily Hughes

Charlie & Mouse Are Magic I love all of the Charlie and Mouse beginning readers. In this one, like in the others, Charlie and Mouse find magic in the simple things–like being together, using their imaginations, and appreciating the natural world.

Wolf Hollow

Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

Wolf Hollow Annabelle is one of my favorite characters ever. She sees injustice in her small town and she sets out to right some wrongs. Unfortunately, she’s only twelve years old, and the world is more complicated and sinister than it should be.