Madapple by Christina Meldrum

Homeschooled, fifteen-year-old Aslaug has been brought up in near isolation that bears little resemblance to contemporary life, her only companion her mother, who dies under mysterious circumstances. Suspected in her mother’s death, she seeks relatives whose house she only once passed by. Throughout this telling, the line between reality and fiction becomes blurred as we learn more about Aslaug.

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Sunrise over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers

Robin ‘Birdy’ Perry’s parents aspire for him to go to college, but following September 11th he feels compelled to join the army instead. Birdy is assigned to the civil affairs unit and is deployed to Iraq. The well-known Battle of Fallujah culminates this gripping and emotional coming of age story.

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Audrey, Wait!

When Audrey Cuttler breaks up with her cute rocker boyfriend, Evan, he calls after her, “Audrey, wait!” She never imagined that this would be the topic of Evan’s first hit song. How will Audrey deal with being thrust into the spotlight and becoming an instant celebrity, while trying to be a normal teenager?

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Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd

It’s Northern Ireland in 1981 and eighteen-year-old Fergus has a lot on his mind: his imprisoned brother is on a hunger strike, he’s playing courier for the IRA, he’s studying for his A-levels and he has just uncovered a body in a bog. Haunting and beautiful, this book is perfect for readers who like books with depth and soul.

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No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row by Susan Kuklin

In this gripping nonfiction work, inmates sentenced to death as teenagers talk candidly about the circumstances leading to their incarcerations, the brutality of prison life and the agony of waiting on death row. Survivors of murdered victims are also interviewed to provide another perspective. From these searing accounts, readers are presented with a forceful argument against capital punishment and the consequences of bad decisions.

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Bonechiller by Graham McNamee

Newcomer to a tiny Ontario town in Canada’s vast Big Empty, Danny Quinn soon discovers that he has a much greater concern than having to make friends after yet another move. When an ancient, soul-eating demon known as Windigo (who has haunted this area for centuries) chases him down and infects him, Danny enlists the aid of three new friends – brilliant Howie, his bad-boy pyromaniac older brother, Pike, and beautiful female boxer, Ash – to outwit this monster. This page-turner contains homemade bombs, snowmobile chases, creepy nightmares, and the terror of the supernatural, making you feel the biting, pervasive cold as the suspense builds to an explosive conclusion.

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