In The Pool was Empty, 16-year-old Celia’s boyfriend, Alex, is dead after falling into an empty swimming pool—and his mother has accused Celia of his murder. As Celia tries to clear her name and move on from her devastating loss, she...
Young adult fiction
- Author:Abier, GillesSummary:
- Author:Ruiz Zafón, CarlosSummary:
It's wartime, and the Carver family decides to leave the capital where they live and move to a small coastal village where they've recently bought a home. But from the minute they cross the threshold, strange things begin to happen. In...
- Author:Henning, SarahSummary:
When her warrior father, King Sendoa, mysteriously dies, Princess Amarande of Ardenia is given what would hardly be considered a choice: marry a stranger at sixteen or lose control of her family's crown. But Amarande was raised to...
- Author:Bow, PatriciaSummary:
In The Ruby Kingdom, readers were captivated as Amelia Hammer and her cousin, Simon, and friend, Ike, discovered a secret gate leading from the small, southern-Ontario town of Dunstone to the extraordinary land of Mythrin - a world...
- Author:Noni, LynetteSummary:
Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer. When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill...
- Author:Lekich, JohnSummary:
Fifteen-year-old Henry Holloway isn't immoral, he's just hungry. His mother died when he was nine, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Andy and his friends, all amiable small-time crooks. When Uncle Andy is sent to prison, Henry takes...
- Author:Black, HollySummary:
An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame. Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm...
- Author:Ivery, KwameSummary:
Uly would rather watch old Westerns with his new girlfriend, Sallie, than get involved in his school's politics-why focus on the "bad" and "ugly" when his days with Sallie are so good? His older sister Regina...
- Author:Summers, CourtneySummary:
Lo Denham is used to being on her own. After her parents died, Lo's sister, Bea, joined The Unity Project, leaving Lo with an aunt. Thanks to its charitable work and community outreach, The Unity Project has won the hearts and...
- Author:Sorensen, JessicaSummary:
My name is Gemma Lucas, and my life's a mess. Alex is gone, my dad's trapped in his own mind, and my mom's working for the dark side. Not to mention that Nicholas refuses to quit haunting me.The world has also entered apocalyptic mode....
- Author:Denton, RebeccaSummary:
Seventeen-year-old Frankie is obsessed with what everyone else is thinking. She can keep up with the chat-from feminism to boys with tattoos-but when it comes to her own ideas, it's not so easy to hide her lack of confidence. With...
- Author:Brennan, HerbieSummary:
Now that his father, the Purple Emperor, is dead, reluctant Pyrgus is expected to become emperor, but Lord Hairstreak, leader of the Faeries of the Night, wants his brother Comma on the throne instead. Henry Atherton finds himself...
- Author:Schraff, Anne E.Summary:
Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies and self-esteem to name a few. More than...
- Author:Parks, Amy NoelleSummary:
Seventeen-year-old Evie Beckham has always been too occupied with her love of math and frequent battles with anxiety to want to date. Besides, she's always found the idea of kissing to be kind of weird. But by senior year, thanks to...
- Author:Jones, Alexandra MaeSummary:
From debut author Alexandra Mae Jones comes a compelling, nuanced exploration of bi identity and body image with a ghostly backdrop—perfect for fans of Nina Lacour. Still reeling from a recent trauma, sixteen-year-old Dell is relieved...
- Author:Henning, SarahSummary:
To stay together forever, Princess Amarande and her stableboy love, Luca, must part: Amarande to reclaim her kingdom from usurpers, and Luca to raise a rebellion and find his destiny. Arrayed against them are all the players in the game...
- Author:Ross, RebeccaSummary:
Brienna is a mistress of knowledge and is beginning to settle into her role as the daughter of the once disgraced lord, Davin MacQuinn. Though she'd just survived a revolution that will return a queen to the throne, she faces yet...
- Author:Ross, RebeccaSummary:
Grave Mercy meets Red Queen in this epic debut fantasy, inspired by Renaissance France, about an outcast who finds herself bound to a disgraced lord and entangled in his plot to overthrow the current king. Brienna desires only two...
- Author:Summers, GillianSummary:
At the dazzling Fairy High Court—fraught with enchantments and trickery—Keelie Heartwood discovers that an imbalance in magic has created a colossal rift that can destroy the world. Keelie's mixed blood (elf, human, and fae) makes her...
- Author:Summers, GillianSummary:
At the dazzling Fairy High Court-fraught with enchantments and trickery-Keelie Heartwood discovers that an imbalance in magic has created a colossal rift that can destroy the world. Keelie's mixed blood (elf, human, and fae) makes...