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  1. Shadows

    by Ilsa J. Bick
    A teenage girl with a brain tumor discovers she can see ghosts and must navigate the dangerous world of the dead.

    The Apocalypse does not end. The Changed will grow in numbers. The Spared may not survive. Even before the EMPs brought down the world, Alex was on the run from the demons of her past and the monster ... (Goodreads)

  2. Immortal Beloved

    by Cate Tiernan
    Nastasya, a 450-year-old immortal, confronts her past and discovers the true meaning of love and friendship.

    Nastasya has spent the last century living as a spoiled, drugged-out party girl. She feels nothing and cares for no one. But when she witnesses her best friend, a Dark Immortal, torture a human, she ... (Barnes & Noble)

  3. The Mime Order

    by Samantha Shannon
    A young woman's quest to uncover a mysterious organization, and her own dark past.

    Paige Mahoney has escaped the brutal prison camp of Sheol I, but her problems have only just begun: many of the survivors are missing and she is the most wanted person in London... As Scion turns its ... (Goodreads)

  4. The Scorpio Races

    by Maggie Stiefvater
    A thrilling race between magical sea horses, set against a backdrop of danger and suspense.

    It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die. At age ... (Goodreads)

  5. 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)

  6. 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)

  7. The Death Cure

    by James Dashner
    The final installment of the Maze Runner series, where Thomas and his friends must find a cure for the deadly virus that has ravaged the world.

    After being held in solitary confinement , Thomas is eventually released by Janson (nicknamed the "Rat Man"), who is the assistant director of WICKED (World In Catastrophe Killzone Experiment ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Finnikin of the Rock

    by Melina Marchetta
    After a curse forces him to flee his homeland, Finnikin embarks on a journey to find a lost kingdom and reunite its people.

    Finnikin, Sir Topher and Evanjalin start travelling to Sorel, Finnikin reluctantly. Sir Topher tells Evanjalin the story of the Five Days of Unspeakable. Later, they travel to a town in Sarnak. ... (Wikipedia)

  9. Chime

    by Franny Billingsley
    A young girl must battle a powerful curse and uncover long-hidden family secrets to save her village.

    Before Briony's stepmother died, she made sure Briony blamed herself for all the family's hardships. Now Briony has worn her guilt for so long it's become a second skin. She often escapes to the ... (Goodreads)

  10. Book of Shadows

    by Cate Tiernan
    A young girl's journey to discover her hidden magical powers, while unraveling the secrets of the past.

    Morgan Rowlands is a high school student living in the picturesque town of Widow's Vale. Morgan is an ordinary girl who lives an ordinary life. However, her life becomes unsettled upon meeting Cal ... (Wikipedia)

  11. Love Letters to the Dead

    by Ava Dellaira
    A young girl's exploration of grief and loss through letters addressed to the deceased.

    Laurel has just started class at a new high school. She is a quiet student who still dresses like she's in middle school. Mrs. Buster, her English teacher, gives the class an assignment to write a ... (Wikipedia)

  12. The Bone Season

    by Samantha Shannon
    An epic fantasy about a group of resistance fighters fighting against a powerful, oppressive regime.

    The year is 2059. Nineteen-year-old Paige Mahoney is working in the criminal underworld of Scion London, based at Seven Dials, employed by a man named Jaxon Hall. Her job: to scout for information by ... (Wikipedia)

  13. Wait for You

    by Jennifer L. Armentrout
    A young woman must overcome her personal struggles to find true love.

    Some things are worth waiting for… Traveling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape what happened at the Halloween party five ... (Goodreads)

  14. Blood Red Road

    by Moira Young
    A dystopian adventure of survival and family, as a young woman sets out on a quest to save her kidnapped brother.

    ▶, ACE #1, Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her ... (Goodreads)

  15. The Crown of Embers

    by Rae Carson
    A princess must use her courage and wit to save her kingdom and find a path to her destiny.

    “Carson joins the ranks of writers like Kristin Cashore, Megan Whalen Turner, and Tamora Pierce as one of YA’s best writers of high fantasy.”— Locus Magazine The second book in Rae Carson’s ... (Barnes & Noble)

  16. Anna Dressed in Blood

    by Kendare Blake
    Cas, a ghost hunter, falls in love with Anna, a vengeful spirit who kills anyone who enters her home.

    Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious ... (Goodreads)

  17. The Kiss of Deception

    by Mary E. Pearson
    A princess is forced to flee her arranged marriage and discovers unexpected allies on her journey.

    The first book of the, New York Times, bestselling Remnant Chronicles. “Fantastical.” —,USA Today, She flees on her wedding day. She steals ancient documents from the Chancellor’s secret collection. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  18. Just One Day

    by Gayle Forman
    A young girl's story of self-discovery through a journey across Europe.

    A breathtaking journey toward self-discovery and true love, from the author of If I Stay. When sheltered American good girl Allyson "LuLu" Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at ... (Goodreads)

  19. The Kill Order

    by James Dashner
    Prequel to "The Maze Runner" series, depicting the events leading up to the sun flares and the beginning of the end of the world.

    In the prologue, Thomas goes through the Swipe and is put in the Box, as he is one of the candidates who is needed inside. He is told that Teresa will get the Swipe as well. Thomas is then sent into ... (Wikipedia)

  20. Elsewhere

    by Gabrielle Zevin
    A young girl's journey to the afterlife, grappling with the reality of death.

    Fifteen-year-old Liz is hit and killed by a taxi. When she wakes up, she finds herself in the cabin of a ship named the SS Nile. She meets her idol, who turns out to be dead, like her. The ship ... (Wikipedia)

  21. Glass Sword

    by Victoria Aveyard
    Mare Barrow's quest to find and recruit others with special abilities leads her to a dangerous mission that could change everything.

    Book 2 in the thrilling #1 New York Times bestselling series! Perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series,, Glass Sword, is the high-stakes follow-up to the #1, New York Times, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  22. Little Brother

    by Cory Doctorow
    A teen tech genius fights against a dystopian government by using his skills to create a revolution.

    Marcus Yallow is a 17-year-old hacker /techno whiz from San Francisco . One day Marcus and his best friend Darryl play truant from school to play an Alternate Reality Game . A terrorist attack is ... (Wikipedia)

  23. Armada

    by Ernest Cline
    A videogamer embarks on an epic journey to save the world from alien invaders.

    Zack Lightman has spent his life dreaming. Dreaming that the real world could be a little more like the countless science-fiction books, movies, and videogames he’s spent his life consuming. Dreaming ... (Goodreads)

  24. Rebel Angels

    by Libba Bray
    Teen girl investigates mysterious history of her family, uncovering dark secrets and uncovering her own powers.

    The story picks up two months after the events in the first book. The opening chapter is narrated by Kartik, who has been brought before a council of the Rakshana. He is told that by destroying the ... (Wikipedia)

  25. Soulless

    by Gail Carriger
    A Victorian England-set adventure featuring vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures.

    Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a ... (Goodreads)

  26. A Great and Terrible Beauty

    by Libba Bray
    A Victorian-era boarding school girl discovers a hidden world of magic and danger. She must navigate the treacherous waters of power and desire.

    Gemma Doyle, the series' protagonist, is forced to leave India after the death of her mother to attend a private boarding school in London. On her sixteenth birthday, Gemma and her mother stroll ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Let the Right One In

    by John Ajvide Lindqvist
    A vampire and preteen boy form an unlikely bond while struggling against loneliness and persecution.

    It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenage boy is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. ... (Goodreads)

  28. A Monster Calls

    by Patrick Ness
    A young boy's journey of self-discovery, coming to terms with his mother's terminal illness.

    Thirteen-year-old Conor O'Malley awakens from the same nightmare he has been experiencing for the past few months, "the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming". At seven minutes after ... (Wikipedia)

  29. I Am the Messenger

    by Markus Zusak
    An unassuming young man is unexpectedly thrust into a journey of redemption and courage.

    During a visit to the bank, the protagonist Ed Kennedy, a nineteen-year-old Australian taxi driver, accidentally foils a robbery. After speaking to the police, he is interviewed by local media and ... (Wikipedia)

  30. The Raven Boys

    by Maggie Stiefvater
    Four friends on a supernatural quest to find a magical Welsh king.

    The Raven Cycle follows the story of Blue Sargent, Richard Gansey III, Adam Parrish, Ronan Lynch, and Noah Czerny as they attempt to find the sleeping Welsh King Owain Glendower who is buried on the ... (Wikipedia)