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Those Broken Angels by Peter Adam Salomon
Richard Harrison was the last person to see his friend
Melanie alive. She vanished when they were six, and while the police never
found her, a part of her remained—a living shadow that became Richard’s closest
friend.
For ten years, Richard has never questioned the shadow
that keeps him company . . . until a new girl moves to town, claiming to be
Melanie.
All Those Broken Angels is a story of buried bones and
shadowy secrets and the freedom that can only come from a journey through
darkness.
Blood
Of My Blood (Jasper Dent #3)
Jazz Dent has been shot and left to die in New York City.
His girlfriend Connie is in the clutches of Jazz's serial killer father, Billy.
And his best friend Howie is bleeding to death on the floor of Jazz's own home
in tiny Lobo's Nod. Somehow, these three must rise above the horrors their
lives have become and find a way to come together in pursuit of Billy. But then
Jazz crosses a line he's never crossed before, and soon the entire country is
wondering: "Like father, like son?" Who is the true monster?
The chase is on, and beyond Billy there lurks something
much, much worse. Prepare to meet...the Crow King.
Falling
into Place by Amy Zhang
One cold fall day, high school junior Liz Emerson steers
her car into a tree. This haunting and heartbreaking story is told by a
surprising and unexpected narrator and unfolds in nonlinear flashbacks even as
Liz's friends, foes, and family gather at the hospital and Liz clings to life.
This riveting debut will appeal to fans of Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver, and
13 Reasons Why, by Jay Asher.
"On the day Liz Emerson tries to die, they had
reviewed Newton's laws of motion in physics class. Then, after school, she put
them into practice by running her Mercedes off the road." Why did Liz
Emerson decide that the world would be better off without her? Why did she give
up? The nonlinear novel pieces together the short and devastating life of
Meridian High's most popular junior girl. Mass, acceleration, momentum,
force—Liz didn't understand it in physics, and even as her Mercedes hurtles
toward the tree, she doesn't understand it now. How do we impact one another?
How do our actions reverberate? What does it mean to be a friend? To love
someone? To be a daughter? Or a mother? Is life truly more than cause and
effect? Amy Zhang's haunting and universal story will appeal to fans of Lauren
Oliver, Gayle Forman, and Jay Asher
Illusions
of Fate by Kiersten White
Dive into a world of enchantment and romance in this lush
fantasy, which Stephanie Perkins, international bestselling author of Anna and
the French Kiss, called "an absolute delight—a magical, sparkling,
dangerous world with witty repartee and a romance that will light your heart on
fire." Fans of Libba Bray and Cassandra Clare will fall in love with this
captivating stand-alone novel from Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling
author of the Paranormalcy trilogy.
Jessamin has been an outcast since she moved from her
island home of Melei to the dreary country of Albion. Everything changes when
she meets the gorgeous, enigmatic Finn, who introduces her to the secret world
of Albion's nobility, a world that has everything Jessamin doesn't—power,
money, status . . . and magic. But Finn has secrets of his own, and the vicious
Lord Downpike will do anything to possess them. Unless Jessamin, armed only
with her wits, can stop him
Kiss
of Broken Glass by Madeleine Kuderick
Madeleine Kuderick’s gripping debut is a darkly beautiful
and lyrical novel in verse, perfect for fans of Sonya Sones and Laurie Halse
Anderson. Kiss of Broken Glass pulses with emotion and lingers long after the
last page.
In the next seventy-two hours, Kenna may lose
everything—her friends, her freedom, and maybe even herself. One kiss of the
blade was all it took to get her sent to the psych ward for seventy-two hours.
There she will face her addiction to cutting, though the outcome is far from
certain.
When fifteen-year-old Kenna is found cutting herself in
the school bathroom, she is sent to a facility for mandatory psychiatric watch.
There, Kenna meets other kids like her—her roommate, Donya, who’s there for her
fifth time; the birdlike Skylar; and Jag, a boy cute enough to make her forget
her problems . . . for a moment
Of
Monsters and Madness by Jessica Verday
A romantic, historical retelling of classic Gothic horror
featuring Edgar Allan Poe and his character Annabel Lee, from a New York Times
best-selling author.
Summoned to her father's home in 1820's Philadelphia, a
girl finds herself in the midst of a rash of gruesome murders in which he might
be implicated. She is torn romantically between her father's assistants-one
kind and proper, one mysterious and brooding-who share a dark secret and may
have more to do with the violent events than they're letting on.
Rites
of Passage by Joy N. Hensley
Sam McKenna’s never turned down a dare. And she's not
going to start with the last one her brother gave her before he died.
So Sam joins the first-ever class of girls at the
prestigious Denmark Military Academy. She’s expecting push-ups and long runs,
rope climbing and mud-crawling. As a military brat, she can handle an obstacle
course just as well as the boys. She's even expecting the hostility she gets
from some of the cadets who don’t think girls belong there. What she’s not
expecting is her fiery attraction to her drill sergeant. But dating is strictly
forbidden and Sam won't risk her future, or the dare, on something so
petty...no matter how much she wants him.
As Sam struggles to prove herself, she discovers that
some of the boys don’t just want her gone—they will stop at nothing to drive
her out. When their petty threats turn to brutal hazing, bleeding into every
corner of her life, she realizes they are not acting alone. A decades-old
secret society is alive and active… and determined to force her out.
At any cost.
Now time's running short. Sam must decide who she can
trust...and choosing the wrong person could have deadly consequences.
The
Caller (#3 Shadowfell Series) by Juliet Marillier
In the final book in this gripping, romantic fantasy
trilogy perfect for fans of Robin McKinley, Kristin Cashore, and Shannon Hale,
Neryn’s band of rebels reach their climactic confrontation with the king. The
stunning conclusion to the story that began with Shadowfell and Raven Flight is
full of romance, intrigue, magic, and adventure.
Just one year ago, Neryn had nothing but a canny skill
she barely understood and a faint dream that the legendary rebel base of
Shadowfell might be real. Now she is the rebels’ secret weapon, and their
greatest hope for survival, in the fast-approaching ambush of King Keldec at
Summerfort.
The fate of Alban itself is in her hands. But to be ready
for the bloody battle that lies ahead, Neryn must first seek out two more fey
Guardians to receive their tutelage. Meanwhile, her beloved, Flint, has been
pushed to his breaking point as a spy in the king’s court—and is arousing
suspicion in all the wrong quarters.
At stake lies freedom for the people of Alban, a life
free from hiding for the Good Folk—and a chance for Flint and Neryn to finally
be together.
Winterkill
by Kate A. Boorman
Emmeline knows she’s not supposed to explore the woods
outside her settlement. The enemy that wiped out half her people lurks there,
attacking at night and keeping them isolated in an unfamiliar land with
merciless winters. Living with the shame of her grandmother’s insubordination,
Emmeline has learned to keep her head down and her quick tongue silent.
When the settlement leader asks for her hand in marriage,
it’s an opportunity for Emmeline to wash the family slate clean—even if she has
eyes for another. But before she’s forced into an impossible decision, her
dreams urge her into the woods, where she uncovers a path she can’t help but
follow. The trail leads to a secret that someone in the village will kill to
protect. Her grandmother followed the same path and paid the price. If Emmeline
isn’t careful, she will be next.
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