A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Gemma Doyle arrives at Spence Academy from her previous life in the colony of India in this novel set in Victorian England. At Spence, she makes friends, meets her dream lover, and discovers the history of the mysterious group called The Order.

Ostrich Eye by Beth Cooley
Ginger spends her summer babysitting her stepsister, Vivian and spending time with her new boyfriend, Nicholas. As the summer wears on Ginger notices a man, a photographer that always seems to be around her and Vivian. Ginger develops a relationship with this man, based on her suspicions that this man is her biological father. Is this man really the father Ginger never knew or is he hiding a more deadly secret?

Jason & Kyra by Dana Davidson
Jason is a handsome all-star athlete in his junior year at Cross High School. Kyra, also a junior, is brainy and confident. Under normal circumstances neither of these two would notice the other. As fate would have it a school project throws them together. The more time they spend together the stronger their attraction to each other gets. Can two people from “seemingly” separate worlds make a relationship work?

Nothing to Lose by Alex Flinn
Seventeen year old Michael works on the road for a carnival, mostly because he’s on the run from his abusive family life. But after his mother kills his stepfather, he decides to return and help her. Will he be able to help, or will even more secrets be uncovered?

The Last Chance Texaco by Brent Hartinger
This is Lucy’s tenth group home in eight years; this is her last chance not to get in trouble. If Lucy ends up in trouble this time it’s off to a juvenile detention center until she is eighteen. Life in the group home is going well and there is even a hint of romance in the air for Lucy. Then the arson starts, and the neighborhood blames the group home. Can Lucy find the culprit before the group home is closed?

Confessions of a Not It Girl by Kristen D. Randle
Jan’s best friend was named one of New York’s “It Girls,” something Jan definitely is not. But a crush on her old friend Josh, and her adventures in babysitting make her life more than it seems.

Guitar Girl by Sarra Manning
Molly and her band, The Hormones, are the biggest thing to hit Britain since the Beatles. While life in the band isn’t always easy, the parties and nightlife rock! Soon, however, internal fighting and jealousy threaten the band’s future. Can The Hormones stop fighting long enough to save the band?

The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
It’s time again for annual pen pal project between Brookfield and Ashbury high schools; Lydia, Cassie and Emily are paired with Sebastian, Matthew and Charlie. A zany series of events and misunderstandings leads to all out war between the schools with everything from lock picking to undercover spying!

Shooter by Walter Dean Myers
Things changed, people changed after “the incident” and now everyone wants an explanation and guarantee it won’t happen again. Through a series of interviews and newspaper clippings Cameron and Leonard’s relationship unfolds. Was it the constant verbal abuse at school, the situation at home, or just mismanaged emotional problems that caused the shooter to crack?

One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones
After her mother’s funeral, Ruby finds herself on a plane to L.A. to live with her movie star father whom she’s only ever seen on the movie screen. Ruby endures the emotional roller coaster of making new friends, grieving for her mother, and trying to decide whether or not to accept her father’s love. This is one emotional roller coaster not to miss; it’s filled with laughter, tears, and a few surprising turns of its own.

Shadowmancer by G.P. Taylor
Obadiah Demurral obtains the Keruvium, an artifact that will allow him to control the unseen forces of the universe. What Demurral doesn’t realize is he has reignited an ancient battle between good and evil. Raphah, Thomas, and Kate have banded together in an effort to stop the forces of evil from overrunning Britain.

Double Helix by Nancy Werlin
After graduation, Eli gets a job at Wyatt Transgenics, a good job that nevertheless seems to anger his father. Does the crew at Wyatt have something to do with his mother’s terminal illness?

No Laughter Here by Rita Williams-Garcia
Akilah is dying to hear the details of her friend Victoria’s trip to Nigeria. Victoria celebrated her coming of age ceremony while she was there and Akilah wants all the details. When Victoria returns she is quiet and withdrawn, even with Akilah. What happened to Victoria? Akilah is determined to find the truth behind her friend’s strange behavior.