Explode Your Holds With More New Materials!

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Check out what's new with this selection of new materials:

Mystery and Thrillers:

running-girlRunning Girl by Simon Mason

Garvie Smith is a sixteen-year-old with a genius level IQ, who can not be bothered with school, smokes cannabis, and hangs out with the bad boys--but when fifteen-year-old Chloe Dow is murdered he comes up against the ambitious Detective Inspector Singh, and both of them are determined to solve the case.

dont-you-trust-meDon’t You Trust Me? by Patrice Kindl

Fifteen-year-old Morgan, an emotionless schemer, moves in with a family after impersonating their niece and will continue the deception no matter the cost.

Speculative:

100-days100 DAYS by Nicole McInnes

A teen girl suffers from progeria, a rare disease that causes her to age rapidly. This is the story of three unlikely friends learning to live life to its fullest before ultimately letting it go.

just-kill-meJust Kill Me by Adam Selzer

After taking a summer job with a Chicago ghost tour company, eighteen-year-old Megan is interrogated for murder, when the reports of "real" ghost sightings increase along with the number of missing tourists.

the-monster-on-the-road-is-meThe Monster On The Road Is Me by J. P. Romney

In Japan, a teenage boy with narcolepsy is able to steal the thoughts of supernatural beings in his sleep, and uses this ability to defeat a mountain demon that's causing a string of suicides at his school.

the-callThe Call by Peadar O’Guilin

For the last twenty-five years every teenager in Ireland has been subject to "the call" which takes them away to the land of the Sídhe, where they are hunted for twenty four hours (though only three minutes pass in this world)--handicapped by her twisted legs, Nessa Doherty knows that very few return alive, but she is determined to be one of them.

Continued Series:

last-descendantsLast Descendants by Matthew J. Kirby (An Assassin’s Creed Series)

An all-new series based on the hit video game franchise Assassin's Creed!

Nothing in Owen's life has been right since his father died in prison, accused of a crime Owen is certain he didn't commit. Monroe, the IT guy at school, might finally bring Owen the means to clear his father's name by letting him use an Animus--a device that lets users explore genetic memories buried within their own DNA. During a simulation, Owen uncovers the existence of a powerful relic long considered a legend--the Trident of Eden. Now two secret organizations will stop at nothing to take possession of this artifact--the Brotherhood of Assassins and the Templar Order. It becomes clear the only way to save himself is to find the Trident first.

Under the guidance of Monroe, Owen and a group of other teenagers go into a memory they all share within their DNA: the 1863 Draft Riots in New York City. Owen and his companions will find themselves tested on the violent streets of New York, and their experiences in the past will have far-reaching consequences in the present.

Romance:

for-this-life-onlyFor This Life Only by Stacey Kade

A young man struggles to move forward after the death of his twin brother in this contemporary novel about loss, redemption, and love.

Realistic:

a-world-without-youA World Without You by Beth Revis

Seventeen-year-old Bo has always had delusions that he can travel through time. So when his worried parents send him to a school for troubled youth, Bo assumes that he's actually attending Berkshire Academy, a school for kids who, like Bo, have 'superpowers.' At the Academy, Bo falls in love with Sofia, who helps Bo open up in a way he never has before. In turn, Bo provides comfort to Sofia, who lost her mother and two sisters at a very young age. But Sofia, unable to overcome her depression, commits suicide, leaving Bo convinced that she's not dead but is stuck somewhere in the past. Determined to save her, Bo comes to realize that his choice lies between facing his demons head-on or succumbing to a psychosis that will let him be with the girl he loves.

tell-me-something-realTell Me Something Real by Calla Devlin

The three Babcock sisters must travel to a Mexican clinic across the border so their mother, ill with leukemia, can receive alternative treatments. The sisters' world is about to shatter under the weight of an incomprehensible betrayal. . . an illness far more insidious than cancer that poisons their home.

Audio:

spontaneous-cdSpontaneous by Aaron Starmer (CD)

Mara Carlyle's senior year is going as normally as could be expected, until-- wa-bam!-- fellow senior Katelyn Ogden explodes during third period pre-calc.

girl-in-pieces-cdGirl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow (CD)

As she struggles to recover and survive, seventeen-year-old homeless Charlotte "Charlie" Davis cuts herself to dull the pain of abandonment and abuse.

julia-vanishes-cdJulia Vanishes by Catherine Egan (CD)

Julia has the unusual ability to be ... unseen. Not invisible, exactly. Just beyond most people's senses. It's a dangerous trait in a city that has banned all forms of magic and drowns witches in public Cleansings. But it's a useful trait for a thief and a spy. And Julia has learned--crime pays. She's being paid very well indeed to infiltrate the grand house of Mrs. Och and report back on the odd characters who live there and the suspicous dealings that take place behind locked doors.

and-i-darken-cdAnd I Darken by Kiersten White (CD)

In this first book in a trilogy a girl child is born to Vlad Dracula, in Transylvania, in 1435--at first rejected by her father and always ignored by her mother, she will grow up to be Lada Dragwlya, a vicious and brutal princess, destined to rule and destroy her enemies.

before-i-fall-cdBefore I Fall by Lauren Oliver (CD)

After she dies in a car crash, teenage Samantha relives the day of her death over and over again until, on the seventh day, she finally discovers a way to save herself.

a-torch-against-the-night-cdA Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir (CD) (Book 2 in the Ember in the Ashes Series)

Following the events of the Fourth Trial, an army led by Masks hunts the two fugitives as they escape the city of Serra and journey across the vast lands of the Martial Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf-- the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison-- and save her brother, whose knowledge of Serric steel is the key to the Scholars' future. And Elias is determined to stay by Laia’s side ... even if it means giving up his own chance at freedom.

Nonfiction:

understanding-suicideUnderstanding Suicide: A National Epidemic by Connie Goldsmith

What causes people to take their lives? How can suicides be prevented? Looking beyond common myths and misconceptions, Understanding Suicide examines common risk factors including mental illness, substance abuse, domestic abuse, and bullying.