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Unearthly
by Cynthia Hand
A young woman discovers she is a half-angel and must choose between the mortal and angelic worlds.
In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees... Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and ... (Goodreads)
Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins
A romantic comedy of a teenage girl and her unexpected summer romance in Paris.
Anna Oliphant is a senior in high school who is forced by her father to attend the fictional boarding school 'School of America in Paris' – nicknamed SOAP by students. She is heavily against having ... (Wikipedia)
Die for Me
by Amy Plum
A paranormal romance set in Paris, where a girl falls in love with a charming and mysterious boy who happens to be a revenant.
In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity. When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her ... (Goodreads)
Delirium
by Lauren Oliver
A teenage girl's struggle against a dystopian society's oppressive rules in order to stay with the one she loves.
The story is set in Portland, Maine , in 2091. Civilization is concentrated in the cities that escaped the severe bombings decades earlier. Travel between the cities is highly restricted. Electric ... (Wikipedia)
The Piper's Son
by Melina Marchetta
A story of grief, love, and family as Tom rebuilds his life after a tragedy.
Award-winning author Melina Marchetta reopens the story of the group of friends from her acclaimed novel Saving Francesca—but five years have passed, and now it's Thomas Mackee who needs saving. ... (Goodreads)
Starcrossed
by Josephine Angelini
A modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet, where a girl discovers she is a demigod and falls in love with her sworn enemy.
How do you defy DESTINY? Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is - no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting ... (Goodreads)
Revolution
by Jennifer Donnelly
A young woman's journey of self-discovery, unlocking the secrets of her ancestor's past.
Andi Alpers is doing the best she can to take care of her mother's deep depression while popping pills for her own. Her father is off living with his pregnant 25-year-old girlfriend, her grades are ... (Wikipedia)
The Reckoning
by Kelley Armstrong
A small town is rocked by a murder and secrets are uncovered as the investigation unfolds.
Following on from the events in, The Awakening, , the story follows Chloe, Derek, Simon and Tori as they live in the Safe House, formally owned by an ex-employee of the Edison Group, with Simon and ... (Wikipedia)
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
by Carrie Ryan
In a post-apocalyptic world, Mary seeks to escape her village surrounded by the Forest of Hands and Teeth, where the undead roam.
In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Iron Queen
by Julie Kagawa
Half-human, half-faery Meghan Chase must fight to claim her throne and save the Nevernever from destruction.
My name is Meghan Chase. I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of ... (Goodreads)
Forever
by Maggie Stiefvater
A supernatural romance between a mortal and an immortal, as they struggle to hold onto their love.
Shiver begins against the backdrop of winter, with the character of Grace Brisbane at age 11, who has been pulled from her backyard tyre swing by a pack of wolves. Saved from their attack by a ... (Wikipedia)
City of Lost Souls
by Cassandra Clare
A group of friends must protect the world from a powerful demon in a race against time.
The book opens with Simon returning home, where he finds out that there are a lot of symbols that form a barrier so he can't enter the house. He speaks to his mother, only to feel more rejected when ... (Wikipedia)
The Iron King
by Julie Kagawa
A teenage girl's quest to save her kidnapped brother, while discovering her true identity as a fae.
Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined. Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She ... (Goodreads)
Linger
by Maggie Stiefvater
Adventure of werewolves and the humans who love them, exploring the power of fate and love.
Shiver begins against the backdrop of winter, with the character of Grace Brisbane at age 11, who has been pulled from her backyard tyre swing by a pack of wolves. Saved from their attack by a ... (Wikipedia)
Lola and the Boy Next Door
by Stephanie Perkins
A teenage girl navigates the complexities of first love, while surrounded by a cast of eccentric and lovable characters.
Alternate Cove edition for ISBN 9780525423287 Lola Nolan is a budding costume designer, and for her, the more outrageous, sparkly, and fun the outfit, the better. And everything is pretty perfect in ... (Goodreads)
Beastly
by Alex Flinn
A modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" following a high school student's transformation.
Kyle Kingsbury is rich, handsome, and popular; he is also selfish, shallow, and cruel. He plays a mean practical joke on an outcast girl in his class. The girl is really a witch named Kendra in ... (Wikipedia)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone
by Laini Taylor
A young woman discovers a secret world of angels, monsters, and a destiny she never knew was hers.
Karou, a 17-year-old art student living in Prague , goes about her daily life attending classes and hanging out with her best friend Zuzana, while simultaneously trying to evade her ex-boyfriend ... (Wikipedia)
Chain Reaction
by Simone Elkeles
Luis Fuentes, a gang member, falls in love with Nikki Cruz, a good girl. Their love is tested by their different worlds and dangerous circumstances.
In the third book in Simone Elkeles', New York Times, bestselling YA contemporary romance series, Luis Fuentes must choose—his family's past or a future with Nikki Cruz, the girl he loves., Luis ... (Barnes & Noble)
Return to Paradise
by Simone Elkeles
A young man returns to his hometown after serving time in prison, where he must confront his past and navigate his complicated relationships.
Caleb Becker left Paradise eight months ago, taking with him the secret he promised to take to his grave. If the truth got out, it would ruin everything. Maggie Armstrong tried to be strong after ... (Goodreads)
Tempest
by Julie Cross
After a devastating tornado, a girl discovers she has the power to time travel and must navigate the consequences of changing the past.
The year is 2009. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he's in college, has a girlfriend… and he can travel back through time. But it's not like the movies — nothing changes in the ... (Goodreads)
Rise of the Governor
by Robert Kirkman
A prequel to "The Walking Dead" series, following the journey of Phillip Blake and his brother as they navigate a world overrun by zombies.
Based on "The Walking Dead" graphic novels/comic books and the series starring Andrew Lincoln ("Teachers", "This Life and Love", and "Love Actually") and written/produced by Frank Darabont whose ... (Goodreads)
Saving June
by Hannah Harrington
Harper embarks on a road trip to California to fulfill her sister June's final wish. Along the way, she discovers love and self-discovery.
'If she'd waited less than two weeks, she'd be June who died in June. But I guess my sister didn't consider that.' Harper Scott's older sister has always been the perfect one so when June takes her ... (Barnes & Noble)
Twisted
by Laurie Halse Anderson
A young girl's struggle for justice against a high school culture of silence and victim-blaming.
High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background—average student, average looks, average dysfunctional family. But since he got busted for doing graffiti on ... (Goodreads)
The Darkest Whisper
by Gena Showalter
A cursed warrior must resist the seductive voice in his head while protecting a woman from his past.
New York Times bestselling sensation Gena Showalter returns with her long-awaited next installment of the Lords of the Underworld series... He is the keeper of Doubt and his entire world's about to ... (Goodreads)
The Uglies Trilogy
by Scott Westerfeld
In a future society, everyone undergoes surgery at 16 to become "pretty." Tally Youngblood rebels against the system and discovers the truth about the operation.
This arc of Scott Westerfeld's UGLIES trilogy follows the high-tech adventures of Tally Youngblood. As an ugly, then a pretty, and finally a special, Tally works to take down a society created to ... (Goodreads)
Flat-Out Love
by Jessica Park
A young woman learns the power of family, friendship, and love in the face of personal tragedy.
Chosen as a 2014 YALSA Amazing Audiobook for Young Adults, He was tall, at least six feet, with dirty blond hair that hung over his eyes. His T-shirt read Nietzsche Is My Homeboy. So, that was Matt. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Quintana of Charyn
by Melina Marchetta
A young girl's quest for self-discovery and purpose in an oppressive kingdom.
There's a babe in my belly that whispers the valley, Froi. I follow the whispers and come to the road . . . Separated from the girl he loves and has sworn to protect, Froi must travel through Charyn ... (Goodreads)
Before I Fall
by Lauren Oliver
A high school student relives the same day over and over, learning to appreciate life.
The story begins on a seemingly normal day for the popular 17-year-old Samantha "Sam" Kingston. On February 12, known as " Cupid's Day ," Sam goes about her day as normal with her three best ... (Wikipedia)
Going Bovine
by Libba Bray
A teen's surreal journey of self-discovery, spurred by a diagnosis of a terminal illness.
Cameron Smith is a high school slacker from Texas who is on “a slow but uncontrollable skid to nowhere” , living a somewhat aimless life. His father is a college physics professor; his mother is a ... (Wikipedia)
Stolen
by Lucy Christopher
A teenager's desperate struggle to escape her captor and reclaim her freedom.
Whilst at a Bangkok airport, 16-year-old Gemma is kidnapped by 24-year-old Tyler “Ty” MacFarlane from a coffee shop after he drugs her coffee. He smuggles her away on a plane to Australia and takes ... (Wikipedia)
