The Demon's Lexicon
by Sarah Rees Brennan.
Quinn learns that her selfish, womanizing father has stolen more from the women in his life than their hearts. She joins forces with the stepsister she's never met and sets out to right her father's wrongs.
When their fathers insist that they get summer jobs, three fifteen-year-old friends in Tacoma, Washington, dedicate their summer vacation to fooling their parents into thinking that they are working, which proves to be even harder than having real jobs would have been.
Terra, a sensitive, artistic high school senior born with a facial port-wine stain, struggles with issues of inner and outer beauty with the help of her Goth classmate Jacob.
An aspiring film writer tells about her troubled teen years in the Chicago suburbs when she and her friends tried to escape the pain of their lives through rock music and drugs.
Liar by Justing Larbalestier
Micah, 17, is a liar - or so she says. This time, she's going to tell the truth - or so she says. But which of the stories she tells is true? Is she really a werewolf, and is her boyfriend really dead? Did she kill him - or did someone else? If a liar tells you that they are telling the truth, can you believe them? A real tour de force, because of Micah's voice and her shifting stories. Recommended for 8th grade and over; a great discussion book!
Carbon Diaries by Saci Lloyd (KP)
In 2015, when England becomes the first nation to introduce carbon dioxide rationing in a drastic bid to combat climate change, sixteen-year-old Laura documents the first year of rationing as her family spirals out of control.
Purge by Sarah Darer Littman
Janie hates Golden Slopes, here she deals with the family stuff that drives her to bulimia, and begins to realize she is no more of a freak than the others at this residential center for eating disorders.
Steve Fondiller [note to all -- I'm in the writer's group that helped the author develop and revise this novel].
Ash by Malinda Lo
Ash grows up believing in the fairy realm that the king and his philosophers have sought to suppress, until one day she must choose between a handsome fairy cursed to love her and the King's Huntress whom she loves. Kate Colquitt
After sixteen-year-old Astrid Llewelyn survives a vicious unicorn attack, she learns that she is a descendant of the most famous unicorn hunter of all time and she must travel to Rome, Italy, to train in the ancient arts in order to carry on her family legacy and save the world from the threat posed by the reemergence of lethal unicorns.
Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead.
How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford
After moving to Baltimore and enrolling in a private school, high school senior Beatrice befriends a quiet loner with a troubled family history.
Creatures of the Night by Kate Thompson
Bobby lives a reckless life smoking, drinking, and stealing cars in Dublin. So his mother moves the family to the country. But Bobby suspects their cottage might not be as quaint as it seems. And spooky details of the history of their little cottage gradually turn Bobby into a detective of night creatures real and imagined.
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts. Ken Petrilli
Distant Waves by Suzanne Weyn
Jane, the second of five sisters, grows up with a widowed mother who is a famed spiritualist, meets scientist Nikola Tesla and falls in love with his dashing assistant, Thad. This historical novel finds the sisters on the fateful voyage of the Titanic. Romance, tragedy and science will pull readers along a fantastic voyage. Kate Colquitt
The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
Charles and Emma: The Darwin's Leap of Faith by Deborah Heligman
Charles Darwin and his wife, Emma, were deeply in love and very supportive of each other, but their opinions often clashed. Emma was extremely religious, and Charles questioned God's very existence.
Claudette Colvin : Twice Toward Justice by Philip Hoose. Months before Rosa Parks refused to go to the back of the bus, teenager Claudette Colvin was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. An intriguing look at a teen who made a difference and paid a price. John Sexton
Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom. Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, African-American and white, impoverished and well-to-do, Mitch observes how these very different men employ faith similarly in fighting for survival: the older, suburban rabbi, embracing it as death approaches; the younger, inner-city pastor relying on it to keep himself and his church afloat. Anne Beier
The Mysteries Of Beethoven's Hair by Russell Martin. A fascinating account of a lock of hair taken from the maestro the day after his agonizing death by 15-year-old composer-in-training Ferdinand Hiller, it's journey and change of ownership through Nazi persecution to a 1994 Sotheby's auction. Reworked from his 2001 book this edition for a tween audience will peek anyone's interest for the genius composer, the mystery of his death and a journey through history. Kate Colquitt
The Eternal Smile by Gene Luen Yang & Derek Kirk Kim. Three entertaining and thought-provoking stories about reality and delusion. John Sexton
The Good Neighbors : Kith Book Two by Holly Black & Ted Naifeh. Wicked fey folk can only be seen by Rue Silver, an escalating occurance since her mother has returned to their kingdom and her high school freinds are being abducted. Rue's destiny is caught in this dark web of evil tree nymphs, changlings and other beautifully illustrated pen & ink creatures. Sequel to: Kin. Kate Colquitt
The Umbrella Academy: Dallas by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba
This second trade in this brilliant series by Way (aka the lead singer of My Chemical Romance) and Bazillian artist Ba picks up some time after the 'Apocalypse Suite' arc; the UA members are, if anything, even more troubled than before; Spaceboy refuses to do anything, The Rumour has lost her voice (and therefore her powers), and the White Violin remembers nothing of how she nearly destroyed the world. But they're forced to act, however reluctantly, when the truth of Number 5's time-traveling past is revealed, and a choice has to be made that may or may not doom humanity. again.
Vampire Knight - vol. 7 by Matsuri Hiro
Color of Earth by Dong Wa Kim
Fruits Basket #23 by Natsuki Takaya
Tsubasa ; Those With Wings vol.2 & 3 by Natsuki Takaya