Undercurrent by Paul Blackwell
YA BLACKWELL
Sixteen-year-old Callum Harris survives a plummet over a waterfall, but
wakes to find himself in a life that's totally different from the one
he knew
A Really Awesome Mess by Trish Cook YA COOK
Justin and Emmy arrive at Heartland Academy, a reform school that will
force them to deal with their issues, with little patience
for authority. Along the way they will find a ragtag group of teens
who are just as broken, stubborn, and full of sarcasm as themselves. In
the end, they might even call each other friends.
Season of the Witch by Mariah Fredericks YA FREDERICKS
Chloe is going to make Toni suffer for whatever transpired
between Toni and Chloe's boyfriend, Oliver, over the summer, and it
isn't long before things get so ugly that Toni fears for her safety. Guided by
Cassandra, Toni decides to
stop playing the victim and take control. Together they cast a spell on Chloe
that may actually cause her death.
Blythewood by Carol Goodman YA GOODMAN
At 17, Avaline Hall has already buried her mother, survived a
horrific factory fire, and escaped from an insane asylum. Now she's on
her way to Blythewood Academy, the elite boarding school; and was
expelled from. Though she's afraid her high society classmates won't
accept a factory girl, Ava is desperate to unravel her
family's murky past and perhaps finally understand her mother's abrupt suicide
Heart of Glass by Sasha Gould YA GOULD
It is 1585 in Venice, and three
months have passed since Laura solved her sister's murder
after joining the Segreta, a powerful society of women. Now Laura is engaged to her true love, Roberto. But the night Laura is sent on her first
important mission for the Segreta, Roberto is found with the body of a
dead woman in his room.
Half Lives by Sara Grant YA GRANT
Two unlikely teenaged heroes, mysteriously linked and living hundreds of
years apart, struggling to survive and protect future generations
from the terrible fate that awaits any who dare to climb the mountain.
Nine Days by Fred Hiatt YA HIATT
This heart-pounding adventure takes place as two teens, an American
teenage boy and his friend, a Chinese girl from his Washington, DC-area
high school, must find her father who has been kidnapped--and they only
have nine days.
Catch Rider by Jennifer H. Lyne YA LYNE
Tough-as-nails 14-year-old Sid may not have expensive boots, but she knows her way around
horses. Working with her uncle since childhood, she's learned to break and train them, care for them and ride like
a professional. Amid turmoil at home, she dreams of becoming a catch
rider. An opportunity to ride in an equitation show takes the small-town girl all the way to Madison Square Garden.
Coaltown Jesus by Ronald Koertge YA KOERTGE
Walker shouldn't have been so surprised to find Jesus standing in the
middle of his bedroom. After all, he'd prayed for whoever was up there
to help him, and his mom who hadn't stopped crying since Noah. But since when have prayers actually been answered?
And since when has Jesus been so irreverent?
Criminal by Terra Elan McVoy YA MCVOY
Nikki's life is far from perfect, but at least she has Dee. Her friends
tell her that Dee is no good, but Nikki can't imagine herself without
him. When Dee pulls Nikki into a
crime that ends in murder she tells herself that it's all
for true love. Nothing can break them apart. But what if Dee had motives that Nikki knew
nothing about?
In Too Deep by Coert Voorhees YA VOORHEES
Annie Fleet, master scuba diver and history buff, doesn't care that she can't fight
her nerd status, except that her crush, Josh, thinks she's
more adorable than desirable. Annie plans to set him straight on
their school trip to Mexico. But her teacher has other plans: he needs
Annie to help him find Cortez's lost treasure. But Annie and Josh
aren't the only ones searching. Someone else wants the gold-and needs Annie
dead.
Friday Never Leaving by Vikki Wakefield YA WAKEFIELD
Friday Brown and her mother live on the road. So when her
mom succumbs to cancer, the only thing Friday can do is keep moving. Her
journey takes her to an abandoned house where Arden holds court over a group of street kids. Friday
gets initiated, but her relationship with Arden is
precarious.
With the threat of a dangerous confrontation looming, Friday has to
decide between returning to her transient life, or trying to
help the people she's come to care about--if she can still make it out
alive.
