American Panda by Gloria Chao A freshman at MIT, seventeen-year-old Mei Lu tries to live up to her Taiwanese parents’ expectations, but no amount of tradition, obligation, or guilt prevent her from hiding several truths–that she is a germaphobe who cannot become a doctor, she prefers dancing to biology, she decides to reconnect with her estranged older brother, and she […]
Last to Let Go by Amber Smith When her mother is arrested for killing Brooke’s abusive father, Brooke must confront the shadow of her family’s violence and dysfunction.
Winner Take All by Laurie Devore Attracted to Jackson by their rivalry to be the top student at their private high school, Nell falls into an intense relationship with him, but victory in their new private game may have a higher cost than she anticipates.
Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis Seventeen-year-old Evan struggles to deal with his mother’s abuse and his new feelings for his friend Henry.
This is Not a Love Letter by Kim Purcell Jessie and Chris are taking a one-week break to get some perspective before graduation and the big, scary decisions about their future. Then, Chris vanishes; the police think he’s run away. He was about to head off to college on a full-ride baseball scholarship. And he disappeared on a run along […]
Ink, Iron, and Glass by Gwendolyn Clare (Ink, Iron, and Glass #1) A certain pen, a certain book, and a certain person can craft entirely new worlds through a branch of science called scriptology. Elsa comes from one such world that was written into creation by her mother a noted scriptologist.
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton (Belles #1) In a world where Beauty is a commodity only a few control, one Belle will learn the dark secrets behind her powers, and rise up to change the world.
Queen’s Rising by Rebecca Ross (Queen’s Rising #1) When her seventeenth summer solstice arrives, Brienna desires only two things: to master her passion and to be chosen by a patron. Growing up in the southern kingdom of Valenia at the renowned Magnalia House should have prepared her. While some are born with a talent for one of the five passions […]
Reign the Earth by A.C. Gaughen (Elementae #1) Having sacrificed her freedom to establish peace with a neighboring kingdom, Shalia discovers that she has the power to control earth the day she marries Calix, whose only motivation is to eliminate the Elementae.
Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her […]
