December 2017 – Algonquin Library Teen Services

The Big Lie by Julie Mayhew

December 31, 2017

Big Lie by Julie Mayhew In an alternate-world modern England under Nazi rule, sheltered teen Jessika Keller questions what it means to be good when she develops an attraction for her best friend, Clementine, an outspoken, radical girl who has drawn the attention of the Nazi regime.

your name. Another Side: Earthbound by Makoto Shinkai (your name #2)

December 30, 2017

your name. Another Side: Earthbound by Makoto Shinkai (your name #2) Mitsuha is a young girl fed up with her life in a rural town, when one day her family and friends notice she is acting strange — little do they know a high school boy from Tokyo named Taki Tachibana found himself randomly switching places with her during sleep, […]

Not Now, Not Ever by Lily Anderson (Only Thing #2)

December 29, 2017

Not Now, Not Ever by Lily Anderson (Only Thing #2) Elliot is very clear on what she isn’t going to do this summer: She isn’t going to stay home in Sacramento. She isn’t going to mock trial camp at UCLA. And she certainly isn’t going to the Air Force summer program on her mom’s base in Colorado Springs. As cool […]

Shaken by Tim Tebow

December 28, 2017

Shaken by Tim Tebow Presents information about the author’s strong faith, how it allowed him to experience the ups and downs without letting them define him, and advises reader on how they can achieve this type of resilience.

This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada

December 27, 2017

This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada In a world where people are implanted with technology to recode their DNA, gene-hacking genius Cat must decrypt her late father’s message concealing a vaccine to a horrifying plague.

Otherworld by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller (Otherworld #1)

December 26, 2017

Otherworld by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller (Otherworld #1) After the newest set of virtual reality gear hits the market, Simon can’t wait to test it out. But, when his friend Katherine suddenly disappears after being seen with men from the same gaming company, Simon must decide how far in the game he’s willing to go to save her.

Town Built on Sorrow by David Oppegaard

December 25, 2017

Town Built on Sorrow by David Oppegaard Alternates in time between nineteenth-century and contemporary Hawthorn, once a pioneer village beset by strange occurrences and now a strange, isolated small town where sixteen-year-old Harper Spurling unknowingly befriends a serial killer.

My New Crush Gave to Me by Shani Petroff

December 24, 2017

My New Crush Gave to Me by Shani Petroff Eager for a date to the holiday season “Lover’s Ball,” school newspaper editor Charlie rigs the school’s Secret Santa exchange to woo the boy of her dreams.

Alone by Cyn Balog

December 23, 2017

Alone by Cyn Balog Seda, sixteen, feels her invisible childhood nemesis, Sawyer, growing stronger just as a group of stranded teens takes shelter from a blizzard in the dilapidated mansion Seda’s mother inherited.

Bad Girls with Perfect Faces by Lynn Weingarten

December 22, 2017

Bad Girls with Perfect Faces by Lynn Weingarten Seventeen-year-old Sasha, desperate to save her best friend Xavier from more heartache, creates a social media trap for his ex-girlfriend with the hopes of exposing her cheating ways, but Sasha’s plan takes a dangerous turn that dramatically changes the course of everyone’s life.