YA BOOK GIVEAWAYS THIS WEEK
Unbreakable
by Kami Garcia
Hardcover Giveaway
LBYR
Released 10/1/2013
Supernatural meets The Da Vinci Code in this action-packed paranormal thriller, the first book in a new series from New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia.
I never believed in ghosts. Until one tried to kill me.
When Kennedy Waters finds her mother dead, her world begins to unravel. She doesn’t know that paranormal forces in a much darker world are the ones pulling the strings. Not until identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into Kennedy’s room and destroy a dangerous spirit sent to kill her. The brothers reveal that her mother was part of an ancient secret society responsible for protecting the world from a vengeful demon — a society whose five members were all murdered on the same night.
Now Kennedy has to take her mother’s place in the Legion if she wants to uncover the truth and stay alive. Along with new Legion members Priest and Alara, the teens race to find the only weapon that might be able to destroy the demon — battling the deadly spirits he controls every step of the way.
Suspense, romance, and the paranormal meet in this chilling urban fantasy, the first book in a new series from Kami Garcia, bestselling coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures novels.
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How To Love
Eat, Brains, Love
by Jeff Hart
Advance Reader Copy Giveaway
HarperTeen
Released 10/1/2013
Two teenage zombies search for brains, love, and answers in this surprisingly romantic and laugh-out-loud funny debut novel with guts.
Jake Stephens was always an average, fly-under-the-radar guy. The kind of guy who would never catch the attention of an insanely popular girl like Amanda Blake-or a psychic teenage government agent like Cass. But one day during lunch, Jake’s whole life changed. He and Amanda suddenly locked eyes across the cafeteria, and at the exact same instant, they turned into zombies and devoured half their senior class.
Now Jake definitely has Amanda’s attention-as well as Cass’s, since she’s been sent on a top-secret mission to hunt them down. As Jake and Amanda deal with the existential guilt of eating their best friends, Cass struggles with a growing psychic dilemma of her own-one that will lead the three of them on an epic journey across the country and make them question what it means to truly be alive. Or undead.
Eat, Brains, Love is a heartwarming and bloody blend of romance, deadpan humor, and suspense that fans of Isaac Marion’s Warm Bodies will devour. With its irresistibly dry and authentic teen voice, as well as a zombie apocalypse worthy of AMC’s The Walking Dead, this irreverent paperback original will leave readers dying for the sequel that’s coming in Summer 2014.
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about Eat, Brains, Love?
Maybe this is a cop out answer, but my favorite thing about EAT, BRAINS, LOVE is that it’s finally coming out. As a debut author, I wouldn’t say I was totally ignorant of the publishing process — revising, copy-editing, marketing, all that behind-the-scenes sausage-making stuff — I knew how long it would take, sort of like how a kid knows when his next birthday is, you know, theoretically. But I wasn’t prepared for how lo-o-o-ong it would feel. It’s very strange to be talking about EBL now — finally! — when I’m already working on the second draft of its sequel. The book has felt like this kinda private, far-off thing for so long, that it’s equal parts exciting and surreal to have it actually out there, in people’s hands. Oh, and my actual favorite part of the book? Probably when my two zombie leads — Jake and Amanda — go all Lady and the Tramp on the intestines of a recently deceased trucker. ROMANCE!
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Hideous Love: The Story of the Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein
by Stephanie Hemphill
Advance Reader Copy Giveaway
Balzer + Bray Books
Released 10/1/2013
From award-winning author Stephanie Hemphill comes the fascinating story of Mary Shelley, a brilliant teenager who wrote one of the greatest literary masterpieces of all time: Frankenstein.
An all-consuming love affair.
A family torn apart by scandal.
A young author on the brink of greatness.
Hideous Love is the fascinating story of Gothic novelist Mary Shelley, who as a teen girl fled her restrictive home only to find herself in the shadow of a brilliant but moody boyfriend, famed poet Percy Shelley. It is the story of the mastermind behind one of the most iconic figures in all of literature: a monster constructed out of dead bodies and brought to life by the tragic Dr. Frankenstein.
Mary wrote Frankenstein at the age of nineteen, but inspiration for the monster came from her life-the atmospheric European settings she visited, the dramas swirling around her, and the stimulating philosophical discussions with the greatest minds of the period, like her close friend, Lord Byron.
This luminous verse novel from award-winning author Stephanie Hemphill reveals how Mary Shelley became one of the most celebrated authors in history.
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YA BOOK GIVEAWAYS LAST WEEK: WINNERS
Task Force
by Brian Falkner
Hardcover Giveaway
Random House Books for Young Readers
Released 9/24/2013
Winner: Christina Kit
The final invasion is coming. . . .
The aliens have massed on the northeast edge of Russia, waiting to attack as soon as the turbulent waters of the Bering Strait turn to ice. Recon Team Angel must act now.
It’s up to them to shepherd a task force upriver and infiltrate the aliens’ stronghold. They must cripple their enemies quickly and quietly. Luckily, Recon Team Angel was made for such missions. The six teens have been modified to look like aliens. They have spent years mastering alien culture so that they can talk, act–even think–like their enemies. But with their target in sight and time running out . . . can they save humanity and themselves?
Brian Falkner, author of The Assault, The Project, Brain Jack, and The Tomorrow Code, delivers the second book in his page-turning military thriller series full of heart-pounding action and unique sci-fi twists.
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about Task Force?
This is my first series, and so it is the first time I have had the opportunity to extend the world of a book into a second book. I wanted the first book, Assault, to be an action-packed adventure, but in Task Force, although still full of action and dangerous situations, I was able to dig a little deeper into the characters, and the developing relationships between them, as well as looking at how teenage soldiers might actually feel about being placed in life or death situations in a war zone.
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Dare Me
by Eric Devine
Paperback Giveaway
Running Press Kids
Released 9/24/2013
Winner: Lysette Lam
When Ben Candido and his friends, Ricky and John, decide to post a YouTube video of themselves surfing on top of a car, they finally feel like the somebodies they are meant to be instead of the social nobodies that they are. Overnight, the video becomes the talk of the school, and the boys are sure that their self-appointed senior year of dares will live in infamy. Every dare brings an increased risk of bodily harm, but Ben cannot deny the thrill and sense of swagger that come with it. The stakes become even more complex when a mysterious donor bankrolls their dares in exchange for a cut in the online revenue the videos generate. But at what point do the risk and the reward come at too high of a price? What does it take to stay true to one’s self in the face of relentless pressure.
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about Dare Me?
Exploring how risking your life for a YouTube stunt could make sense. I was a risk-taker as a teen, and now, as a high school English teacher, I constantly hear stories from my students that echo my past. Except that today, such activities become a form of entertainment for anyone with a phone, and more importantly, for those who want to watch. It’s one thing to dare a friend to do something for the fun of the situation. It’s entirely different when the dare is visible for a worldwide audience. At that point, identity is as much on the line as is the success of the stunt. Therefore, when Ricky, my protagonist, and his friends begin their year of dares, not only does the reader get to watch their ridiculous antics, but gains insight into how this behavior shapes an individual, regardless of whether it is in the way he hoped for.
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The Darkest Path
by Jeff Hirsch
Signed Hardcover Giveaway
Scholastic Press
Released 9/24/2013
Winner: Stephanie de Bear
USA TODAY bestselling author Jeff Hirsch once again creates a futuristic world with stunning, dramatic realism.
A civil war rages between the Glorious Path–a militant religion based on the teachings of a former US soldier–and what’s left of the US government. Fifteen-year-old Callum Roe and his younger brother, James, were captured and forced to convert six years ago. Cal has been working in the Path’s dog kennels, and is very close to becoming one of the Path’s deadliest secret agents. Then Cal befriends a stray dog named Bear and kills a commander who wants to train him to be a vicious attack dog. This sends Cal and Bear on the run, and sets in motion a series of incredible events that will test Cal’s loyalties and end in a fierce battle that the fate of the entire country rests on.
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A Radiant Sky
by Jocelyn Davies
Advance Reader Copy Giveaway
HarperTeen
Released 9/24/2013
Winner: Kate Foley
Perfect for fans of Lauren Kate’s Fallen series and Becca Fitzpatrick’s Hush, Hush saga, this darkly romantic story that began with A Beautiful Dark and gathered intensity in A Fractured Light comes to a thrilling conclusion in A Radiant Sky.
Since the night of her seventeenth birthday, Skye has been torn between two opposites: light and dark, the Order and the Rebellion, Devin and Asher. But in a shocking decision, she chose neither.
With the help of her friends, Skye now forges her own path, setting out to gather an uprising of Rogues. The elusive half-angels may be the key to maintaining the balance of fate and free will. But completing the mission her parents left unfinished is more difficult–and dangerous–than she could have imagined. And doing so comes at a cost: her greatest love may now be a lethal enemy. Because it’s not just the Order that sees her as a threat who must be eliminated. The Rebellion does, too.
Dark days lie ahead, and if Skye is to survive, she’ll need to rely on her extraordinary powers and the strength of her will. Because she has a future–and a love–that’s worth fighting for.
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Find Me
by Romily Bernard
Advance Reader Copy Giveaway
HarperTeen
Released 9/24/2013
Winner: Vivien Propst
“Find Me.” These are the words written on Tessa Waye’s diary. The diary that ends up with Wick Tate. But Tessa’s just been found…dead.
Wick has the right computer-hacking skills for the job, but little interest in this perverse game of hide-and-seek. Until her sister Lily is the next target. Then Griff, trailer-park boy next door and fellow hacker, shows up, intent on helping Wick.
Is a happy ending possible with the threat of Wick’s deadbeat dad returning, the detective hunting him sniffing around Wick instead, and a killer taunting her at every step?
Foster child. Daughter of a felon. Loner hacker girl. Wick has a bad attitude and sarcasm to spare.
But she’s going to find this killer no matter what.
Because it just got personal.
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MORE YOUNG ADULT FICTION IN STORES NEXT WEEK WITH AUTHOR INTERVIEWS
Wild Cards
by Simone Elkeles
Hardcover
Walker Childrens
Released 10/1/2013
Another year, another move–with a Dad in the military, starting a new school in the middle of the year doesn’t faze Derek. But moving with his new step-mother to live with the father and sister she hasn’t seen in seven years? Awkward. Even worse–his new step-aunt, Ashtyn, is seventeen, hot, and the kicker for the high school’s football team. A football prodigy, Derek has stayed as far as possible from the field since his mom’s death–and not even an infuriatingly sexy housemate who talks stats and dreams of a Division I scholarship can change his mind. But when Ashtyn’s quarterback boyfriend backs out of their road trip to a prestigious summer football camp run by top recruiters, Derek and his car become Ashtyn’s only route to making her dreams of playing college ball come true. Four nights. Multiple state lines. Football. Secrets. Sex. This is one road trip neither of them will forget.
In a steamy new series featuring a new, irresistible band of teammates, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Simone Elkeles blends the romance and drama of Friday Night Lights with her signature explosive storytelling.
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about Wild Cards?
My favorite thing about WILD CARDS is Ashtyn’s drive. I love that, even though she’s been hurt in the past, she isn’t afraid to go after what she wants. When I was in high school, I wanted to go out for the football team, but none of my friends would try out with me, so I didn’t do it. Ashtyn would never give up just because she’s the only girl on the team. And when she realizes Derek might be the key to winning a state championship, and someone she can finally rely on, she goes after him with everything she’s got.
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Entangled
by Amy Rose Capetta
Hardcover
Houghton Mifflin Books
Released 10/1/2013
Alone was the note Cade knew best. It was the root of all her chords.
Seventeen-year-old Cade is a fierce survivor, solo in the universe with her cherry-red guitar. Or so she thought. Her world shakes apart when a hologram named Mr. Niven tells her she was created in a lab in the year 3112, then entangled at a subatomic level with a boy named Xan.
Cade’s quest to locate Xan joins her with an array of outlaws–her first friends–on a galaxy-spanning adventure. And once Cade discovers the wild joy of real connection, there’s no turning back.
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about Entangled?
My favorite thing about Entangled is the cast of strange, endearing characters who slowly become friends, and quickly won me over. Because the book is off-planet sci-fi set in the far future, I could have fun with the details of their lives, and in some cases even their species. (The spaceship is one of my favorite characters!) Relationships developed in surprising and organic ways that I loved to watch and nudge, always rooting for connections to grow stronger, no matter how terrible things got (and I don’t think it’s a spoiler to admit that they do veer toward the terrible). As a feverish lover of stories, I always gravitated toward the ones that featured a strong ensemble, a whole set of varied characters, friendships, and love stories to invest in. The entire sequel to Entangled is based on the fact that once I knew my characters, I HAD to find out what happened to them!
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The Enchanter Heir
by Cinda Williams Chima
Hardcover
Disney-Hyperion
Released 10/1/2013
They called it the Thorn Hill Massacre–the brutal attack on a once-thriving Weir community. Though Jonah Kinlock lived through it, he did not emerge unscathed: like the other survivors, Jonah possesses unique magical gifts that set him apart from members of the mainline guilds. At seventeen, Jonah has become the deadliest assassin in Nightshade, a global network that hunts the undead. He is being groomed to succeed Gabriel Mandrake, the sorcerer, philanthropist, and ruthless music promoter who established the Thorn Hill Foundation, the public face of Nightshade. More and more, Jonah’s at odds with Gabriel’s tactics and choice of targets. Desperate to help his dying brother Kenzie, Jonah opens doors that Gabriel prefers to keep closed.
Emma Claire Greenwood grew up worlds away, raised by a grandfather who taught her music rather than magic. An unschooled wild child, she runs the streets until the night she finds her grandfather dying, gripping a note warning Emma that she might be in danger. The clue he leaves behind leads Emma into Jonah’s life–and a shared legacy of secrets and lingering questions.
Was Thorn Hill really a peaceful commune? Or was it, as the Wizard Guild claims, a hotbed of underguild terrorists? The Wizards’ suspicions grow when members of the mainline guilds start turning up dead. They blame Madison Moss and the Interguild Council, threatening the fragile peace brokered at Trinity.
Racing against time, Jonah and Emma work to uncover the truth about Thorn Hill, amid growing suspicion that whoever planned the Thorn Hill Massacre might strike again.
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about The Enchanter Heir?
I love being able to take an existing magical system (the one featured in the first three Heir Chronicles novels) and take it in a new direction. Tagline: What happens when magic goes mutant. It’s also fun introducing new characters, while giving existing readers the chance to see some of their favorite characters from the past.
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Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer
by Katie Alender
Hardcover
Point
Released 10/1/2013
Colette Iselin is excited to go to Paris on a class trip. She’ll get to soak up the beauty and culture, and maybe even learn something about her family’s French roots.
But a series of gruesome murders are taking place across the city, putting everyone on edge. And as she tours museums and palaces, Colette keeps seeing a strange vision: a pale woman in a ball gown and powdered wig, who looks suspiciously like Marie Antoinette.
Colette knows her popular, status-obsessed friends won’t believe her, so she seeks out the help of a charming French boy. Together, they uncover a shocking secret involving a dark, hidden history. When Colette realizes she herself may hold the key to the mystery, her own life is suddenly in danger . . .
Acclaimed author Katie Alender brings heart-stopping suspense to this story of revenge, betrayal, intrigue — and one killer queen.
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer?
My favorite thing about MARIE ANTOINETTE, SERIAL KILLER is that it’s a fictional story based in a very real setting — historical locations in and around Paris, France. You could actually take the book to France and retrace Colette’s steps as she goes from place to place, exploring the city and working to solve the mystery of a serial killer who’s beheading the heirs of an ancient secret society. I spent a week in France before writing the book, and I found that researching a city with the aim of writing a book that takes place there is an incredible way to make yourself notice things you would normally overlook — the architecture of people’s homes, the train stations, details about the people. I’ve resolved to pretend I’m going to write a book about all of my future travel destinations so I can appreciate them even more!
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Six Months Later
by Natalie Richards
Paperback
Sourcebooks Fire
Released 10/1/2013
Chloe didn’t think about it much when she nodded off in study hall on that sleepy summer day. But when she wakes up, snow is on the ground and she can’t remember the last six months of her life. Before, she’d been a mediocre student. Now, she’s on track for valedictorian and being recruited by Ivy League schools. Before, she never had a chance with super jock Blake. Now he’s her boyfriend. Before, she and Maggie were inseparable. Now her best friend won’t speak to her.
What happened to her?
And why can’t she remember?
Author Question: What is your favorite thing about Six Months Later?
My favorite thing about Six Months Later, by far and away, is Chloe’s connection to Adam. Adam is nearly a stranger to Chloe before she falls asleep, but when she wakes up (having lost half a year of her memory) she can feel that there is something between them…something intense. I always love to have romance in my books, and while the pacing and plot-weaving in this book was a blast, it’s that sizzling chemistry with Adam that kept me glued to my keyboard scene after scene. I’m hoping it will glue you to the pages the same way. 🙂
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MORE YOUNG ADULT NOVELS NEW IN STORES NEXT WEEK
Hero
by Alethea Kontis
Hardcover
Harcourt Children”s Books
Released 10/1/2013
Rough and tumble Saturday Woodcutter thinks she’s the only one of her sisters without any magic–until the day she accidentally conjures an ocean in the backyard. With her sword in tow, Saturday sets sail on a pirate ship, only to find herself kidnapped and whisked off to the top of the world. Is Saturday powerful enough to kill the mountain witch who holds her captive and save the world from sure destruction? And, as she wonders grumpily, “Did romance have to be part of the adventure?” As in Enchanted, readers will revel in the fragments of fairy tales that embellish this action-packed story of adventure and, yes, romance.
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Endless
by Jessica Shirvington
Hardcover
Sourcebooks Fire
Released 10/1/2013
LOVE WILL KILL US ALL
Violet Eden thought she was getting things under control. Then all hell breaks loose-literally. In the war between angels and exiles, she’s about to face the biggest baddie of all time. Except she’s not nearly ready.
The dark exile Phoenix is still messing with her head-not to mention her heart. And her undeniable attraction to Lincoln has gotten downright dangerous. When Hell unleashes its worst, Violet must embrace every facet of her angel self to save the people she cares about and the world as she knows it. But death is not the worst thing she will face…
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The Beautiful and the Damned
by Jessica Verday
Hardcover
Simon Pulse
Released 10/1/2013
Cyn’s blackouts have deadly consequences in this sexy, suspenseful spinoff to the New York Times bestselling Hollow series.Cyn and Avian are far from a perfect match. She’s a witch who casts spells on men so she can steal their cars. He spends his time being judge, jury, and executioner to the truly evil in the supernatural realm.
When the blackouts Cyn’s been having ever since her time in Sleepy Hollow start escalating, she finds herself unable to remember where she’s been or what she’s been doing. Frightened, she seeks guidance at a local church, and it’s there she meets Avian.
The unlikely pair soon discovers that her blackouts are a side effect of what she truly is–an Echo–a conduit for souls of the dead. The only way to prevent Cyn from losing complete control is to return to Sleepy Hollow and vanquish the source of her power–but she may not survive the process. And if she does? She won’t ever be the same…
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Man Made Boy
by Jon Skovron
Hardcover
Viking Juvenile
Released 10/3/2013
Love can be a real monster.
Sixteen-year-old Boy’s never left home. When you’re the son of Frankenstein’s monster and the Bride, it’s tough to go out in public, unless you want to draw the attention of a torch-wielding mob. And since Boy and his family live in a secret enclave of monsters hidden under Times Square, it’s important they maintain a low profile.
Boy’s only interactions with the world are through the Internet, where he’s a hacker extraordinaire who can hide his hulking body and stitched-together face behind a layer of code. When conflict erupts at home, Boy runs away and embarks on a cross-country road trip with the granddaughters of Jekyll and Hyde, who introduce him to malls and diners, love and heartbreak. But no matter how far Boy runs, he can’t escape his demons–both literal and figurative–until he faces his family once more.
This hilarious, romantic, and wildly imaginative tale redefines what it means to be a monster–and a man.
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Ghost Prison
by Joseph Delaney
Hardcover
Sourcebooks Fire
Released 10/1/2013
‘This is the entrance to the Witch Well and behind that door you’d face your worst nightmare. Don’t ever go through there.’
Night falls, the portcullis rises in the moonlight, and young Billy starts his first night as a prison guard. But this is no ordinary prison. There are haunted cells that can’t be used, whispers and cries in the night… and the dreaded Witch Well. Billy is warned to stay away from the prisoner down in the Witch Well. But who could it be? What prisoner could be so frightening? Billy is about to find out…
An unforgettable ghost story from the creator of the Wardstone Chronicles (Spook’s Apprentice) series.
Illustrated throughout by the incredible Scott M Fischer, this beautifully produced book will make the perfect Halloween gift.
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Hereafter
by Kate Brian
Hardcover
Disney-Hyperion
Released 10/1/2013
Rory Miller thought her life was over when a serial killer set his sights on her and forced her into witness protection. But a fresh start on Juniper Landing Island was exactly what she and her family needed. For the first time in years she and her sister hang out at the beach, gossip about boys, and party together. She’s also made friends with a local clique–including a magnetic and mysterious boy named Tristan.
But Rory’s world is about to change again. Picturesque Juniper Landing isn’t what it seems. The truth about the swirling fog that rolls in each morning, the bridge that leads to nowhere, and those beautiful locals who seem to watch Rory’s every move is more terrifying than being hunted by Steven Nell. And all Rory ever wanted was the truth. Even if it means learning that she can never go home again. From the best-selling author of the Private and Privilege series comes the second novel in a heart-stopping trilogy about a girl who must pick up the pieces after the only life she’s ever known ends.
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Endless Knight
by Kresley Cole
Hardcover
Simon & Schuster
Released 10/1/2013
In the second book of the Arcana Chronicles Evie has now fully come into her powers as the tarot Empress. And Jackson was there to see it all. In the aftermath of killing Arthur, the tarot Alchemist, Evie realizes that a war is brewing between the other teens that, following the apocalypse, have been given powers and its kill or be killed.
Things get even more complicated when Evie meets Death, the mysterious, sexy Endless Knight. Somehow the Empress and Death share a romantic history – one that Evie can’t remember, but Death can’t forget. She is drawn to the Endless Knight, but is in love with Jack. Determined to discover why she’s been granted these powers, Evie struggles to accept her place in a prophecy that will either save the world, or completely destroy it.
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Perfect Ruin
by Lauren DeStefano
Hardcover
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Released 10/1/2013
On Internment, the floating island in the clouds where 16-year-old Morgan Stockhour lives, getting too close to the edge can lead to madness. Even though Morgan’s older brother, Lex, was a Jumper, Morgan vows never to end up like him. She tries her best not to mind that her life is orderly and boring, and if she ever wonders about the ground, and why it is forbidden, she takes solace in best friend Pen and her betrothed, Basil.
Then a murder, the first in a generation, rocks the city. With whispers swirling and fear on the wind, Morgan can no longer stop herself from investigating, especially when she meets Judas. He is the boy being blamed for the murder — betrothed to the victim — but Morgan is convinced of his innocence. Secrets lay at the heart of Internment, but nothing can prepare Morgan for what she will find — or who she will lose.
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Picture Me Gone
by Meg Rosoff
Hardcover
Putnam Juvenile
Released 10/3/2013
Printz Award-winning author Meg Rosoff’s latest novel is a gorgeous and unforgettable page-turner about the relationship between parents and children, love and loss.
Mila has an exceptional talent for reading a room–sensing hidden facts and unspoken emotions from clues that others overlook. So when her father’s best friend, Matthew, goes missing from his upstate New York home, Mila and her beloved father travel from London to find him. She collects information about Matthew from his belongings, from his wife and baby, from the dog he left behind and from the ghosts of his past–slowly piecing together the story everyone else has missed. But just when she’s closest to solving the mystery, a shocking betrayal calls into question her trust in the one person she thought she could read best.
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Blackout
by Robison Wells
Hardcover
HarperTeen
Released 10/1/2013
Laura and Alec are trained terrorists.
Jack and Aubrey are high school students.
There was no reason for them to ever meet.
But now, a mysterious virus is spreading throughout America, infecting teenagers with impossible powers. And these four are about to find their lives intertwined in a complex web of deception, loyalty, and catastrophic danger–where one wrong choice could trigger an explosion that ends it all.
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Everything Breaks
by Vicki Grove
Hardcover
Putnam Juvenile
Released 10/3/2013
Tucker was supposed to be the designated driver. But there was something about the beauty of that last true summer night that made him want to feel out-of-control just once. He drank so much and so quickly that he was instantly sick. That left Trey to drive. “I’ll catch up to you later,” were the last words Tucker would ever say to his friends as he heaved by the side of the road. It was the last time Tucker would ever see them alive.
Tucker’s grief and guilt are just about unbearable and he wonders how he can continue living himself. When he meets the Ferryman who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers–that divide the world of the living from the world of the dead, Tucker gets a chance to decide: live or die. The temptation to join his three best friends on the other side may be too much for Tucker to overcome. A gripping, haunting and emotional read.
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Invasion
by Walter Dean Myers
Hardcover
Scholastic Press
Released 10/1/2013
Walter Dean Myers brilliantly renders the realities of World War II.
Josiah Wedgewood and Marcus Perry are on their way to an uncertain future. Their whole lives are ahead of them, yet at the same time, death’s whisper is everywhere.
One white, one black, these young men have nothing in common and everything in common as they approach an experience that will change them forever.
It’s May 1944. World War II is ramping up, and so are these young recruits, ready and eager. In small towns and big cities all over the globe, people are filled with fear. When Josiah and Marcus come together in what will be the greatest test of their lives, they learn hard lessons about race, friendship, and what it really means to fight. Set on the front lines of the Normandy invasion, this novel, rendered with heart-in-the-throat precision, is a cinematic masterpiece. Here we see the bold terror of war, and also the nuanced havoc that affects a young person’s psyche while living in a barrack, not knowing if today he will end up dead or alive.
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Hitler’s Secret
by William Osborne
Hardcover
Chicken House
Released 10/1/2013
This book is great for anyone who wants the gritty action of World War 2 and even though it’s aimed at kids, it’s not watered down at all. The dead bodies pile up more and more throughout, as does Otto’s injuries! Strangely enough, Leni and Angelika never seem to injured, compared to Otto, who gets every injury you can think of thrown at him. And these are supposed to be kids!
Sadly enough, I wasn’t impressed by the ending. It didn’t really go where I was expecting it to go and the ending didn’t feel right after the events that happened. It also made me quite confused too! The story as a whole is very action packed and I was very worried for the main characters, what with what the Author had put them through already!
This is a great read for teens of all ages and some adults too! The story really captures Germany in World War 2 and I really did feel as if I was there too, hiding from the Nazi officials. Definitely worth the read, especially if you’re a fan of action/adventure books.
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