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by Mal Peet - Dystopian, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult 14+

Love won’t be easy for Clem Ackroyd, a working class boy who falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy landowner during the Cold War, when bombs could interrupt the peace and quiet of the English countryside at any moment.

by Kathy Reichs - Mystery, Supernatural Thriller

Ever since Tory and her pals caught the unusual strain of the parvovirus that gave them wolf-like super powers, their lives have been tossed into a storm. But when the funding is slashed for the research facility where their parents work, they need to find the money to rescue it so they can stay together. It seems hopeless --- until Tory hears of a long-lost pirate’s buried treasure.

by Jillian Larkin - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult 12+

Clara was sure that once handsome, charming Marcus Eastman discovered her shameful secret, he'd drop her like a bad habit. Instead, he swept her off her feet and whisked her away to New York. Being with Marcus is a breath of fresh air—and a chance for Clara to leave her wild flapper ways firmly in the past. Except the dazzling parties and bright lights won't stop whispering her name...

by Veronica Roth - Dystopian, Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult 14+

Sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior faces the biggest decision of her life when she must choose which of the five factions to join that make up their society. She has to decide whether to follow in her parents’ footsteps or turn her back on her family and dare to be courageous. But unbeknownst to most, a mutiny is brewing beneath the surface, and their well-ordered society is about to implode.

by James Patterson - Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult 10+

Evil scientists are still trying to convince Max to save the world. Even worse, they're trying to convince her that her perfect mate is Dylan…and Max is starting to believe it. Meanwhile, a new doomsday cult emerges. Fang tries to create his own gang of evolved humans, but he must unite with Max to defeat them.

by Lisa McMann - Fiction, Horror, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult 14+

Kendall loves life in small town Cryer's Cross, Montana, but she longs to go to school in New York, even though it will mean leaving her wonderful boyfriend behind. But when Cryer's Cross is rocked by tragedy, Kendall shoves her dreams aside to focus on finding her missing friends.

by Wendelin Van Draanen - Fiction, Young Adult 12+

Sixteen-year-old Jessica lives to run. So when a tragic bus accident leaves her with an amputated leg, her entire world screeches to a painful dead end. But with the help of her friends and a hidden strength discovered deep within, she just may find the courage --- and the means --- to run again.

by Ann Rinaldi - Historical Fiction, Young Adult 13+

As Confederate and Union soldiers take over their town, cannon and gunfire explode around  the local residents, but the battles are not only fought between soldiers. At home, fourteen-year-old Tacy and her disabled brother lock horns as David struggles with his desire to go to war. David gives his last full measure…and leaves Tacy struggling to make sense out of it all.

by Elizabeth Scott - Dystopian, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult 14+

Grace was raised to be an Angel, a herald of death by suicide bomb. But she refuses to die for the cause, and now she’s on the run. In search of a border she may never reach, she travels among malevolent soldiers on a decrepit train crawling through the desert.

by Caroline B. Cooney - Fiction, Young Adult 12+

Missy and her cousin Claire are best friends who finish each other’s sentences and practically read each other’s minds. It’s an eerie connection --- so eerie, in fact, that they decide to use a school project to uncover the truth.