An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green

Colin Singleton always falls for girls named Katherine — and he's been dumped 19 times, to be exact. Letting expectations go and allowing love are in the heart of his hilarious quest to find his missing piece and avenge dump-ees everywhere. Will he succeed?
 

  Aftershock
by Kelly Easton

Adam’s parents have just been killed in a car crash -- he has survived. Adam begins a trek home from Idaho to Rhode Island but can't think in a straight line: The past and present blend and merge in his thoughts; the future's a blank; he's lost his voice and his money. During Adam's harrowing journey he faces many challenges. Will Adam survive on the road and be able to move from despair to hope and freedom?  

  Avalon

Avalon High seems like a typical high school, attended by typical students. But not everybody at Avalon High is who they appear to be ... not even, as new student Ellie is about to discover, herself. What part does she play in the drama that is unfolding? What if the bizarre chain of events and coincidences she has pieced together means -- as with the court of King Arthur -- tragedy is fast approaching Avalon High? Worst of all, what if there's nothing she can do about it?

  The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak

It’s just a small story about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .Set during World War II in Germany, Liesel Meminger scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read. Will Death, the narrator of this tale, take Liesel and her friends during the bomb raids?

City of Bones
by Cassandra Clare

When Clary heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder — much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. How can she call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing, not even a smear of blood, to show that a boy has died? 

  Does My Head Look Big in This?
by Randa Abdel-Fattah

Sixteen-year-old Amal makes the decision to start wearing the hijab full-time and everyone has a reaction. But she stands by her decision to embrace her faith and all that it is, even if it does make her a little different from everyone else. Can she handle the taunts of "towel head," the prejudice of her classmates, and still attract the cutest boy in school?

  The Good Guy
by Dean Koontz

Tim is an ordinary guy. But tonight is no ordinary night. The jittery man sitting beside him has mistaken Tim for someone else and passes him an envelope stuffed with cash and the photo of a pretty woman. Tim Carrier always thought he knew the difference between right and wrong, good and evil. But tonight everything he thought he knew, even about himself, will be challenged. Could he be the only person who can save an innocent life and stop the creepy killer?

  Gym Candy

Running back Mick Johnson has dreams: dreams of winning and of being the best. But football is a cruel sport. It requires power, grace, speed, quickness, and knowledge of the game. It takes luck, too. One crazy bounce can turn a likely victory into sudden defeat. What elite athlete wouldn't look for an edge?   

  The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray

Thaniel, just seventeen, is a wych-hunter. Together, he and Cathaline track down the fearful creatures that lurk in the Old Quarter of London. It is on one of these hunts that he first encounters Alaizabel Cray. Alaizabel is half-crazed, lovely, and possessed. Whatever dreadful entity has entered her soul has turned her into a strange and unearthly magnet--attracting evil and drawing horrors from every dark corner. Can Cathaline and Thaniel discover its cause and defend humanity at all costs?

  I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You
by Ally Carter

Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a school for spies. Even though Cammie is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways, she has no idea what to do when she meets an ordinary boy who thinks she's an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, or track him through town with the skill of a real "pavement artist" but can she maneuver a relationship with someone who can never know the truth about her?

Inexcusable
by Chris Lynch

Keir Sarafian knows many things about himself. He is a talented football player, a loyal friend, a devoted son and brother. Most of all, he is a good guy. And yet the love of his life thinks otherwise. Gigi says Keir has done something awful. Something unforgivable. Keir doesn't understand. He loves Gigi. He would never do anything to hurt her. So Keir carefully recounts the events leading up to that one fateful night, in order to uncover the truth. Clearly, there has been a mistake. But what inexcusable thing has happened and who was responsible for it?

  Leaving Paradise

Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel, and hit Maggie Armstrong. After a year in juvenile jail, Caleb’s free . . . if freedom means endless nagging from a transition coach and the prying eyes of the entire town. Coming home should feel good, but his family and ex-girlfriend seem like strangers. Then the truth emerges about what really happened the night of the accident and, once again, everything changes. Can Caleb and Maggie find comfort and strength from a surprising source?

  Life as We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Miranda is a normal 16-year-old girl whose main concerns in life are schoolwork, swim meets and whether or not she will be asked to the prom. But Miranda's world is literally ripped apart when an asteroid hits the moon, shifts it from its orbit and throws the earth into chaos. Millions die due to tsunamis and earthquakes. Millions more perish because of an early, devastatingly cold winter, brought about by ash thrown into the atmosphere by hundreds of volcanic eruptions. Can life ever be the same for Miranda?  

  A Long Way Gone
by Ishmael Beah

Ishmael Beah, now twenty-five years old, tells a riveting story: how at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he’d been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts. This is a rare and mesmerizing true story.  

  Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's Syndrome
by John Elder Robison

Ever since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits—an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes—had earned him the label “social deviant.” It was not until he was forty that he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger’s syndrome. It’s a strange, sly, indelible account—sometimes alien yet always deeply human.  

  The Luxe

Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future. With the fate of the Holland family resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family duty and true love. But when her carriage overturns near the East River, the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is swallowed by the rough current. Has life at the top proved too much for this ethereal beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most celebrated daughter disappear...

  Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult

Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens -- until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. Which of the town's residents is responsible?  For them, the lines between truth and fiction, right and wrong, insider and outsider have been obscured forever. Josie Cormier, the teenage daughter of the judge sitting on the case, could be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened in front of her own eyes. Will the town find justice?  

  The Pride of Baghdad

In the spring of 2003, a pride of lions escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid, roaming the streets in a desperate struggle for their lives. Pride of Baghdad raises questions about the true meaning of liberation — can it be given or is it earned only through self-determination and sacrifice? And in the end, is it truly better to die free than to live life in captivity? 

  Rooftop
by Paul Volponi

Cousins Clay and Addison were like brothers, growing up together in the projects, until they were ripped apart by a family argument. when they are reunited in a drug-treatment program, they try to work out their issues like a family. but one night, one wrong decision, leaves Clay shaken and Addison dead. And in the rash of events that follow, the truth of what actually happened on the rooftop of the apartment building is caught up in a clash of politics and racial issues. Will Clay be able to rise above the lies and face the truth?  

  Rules of Survival
by Nancy Werlin

For Matt and his sisters, life with their cruel, vicious mother is a day-to-day struggle for survival. But then Matt witnesses Murdoch coming to a child's rescue in a convenience store, and for the first time, he feels a glimmer of hope. When, amazingly, Murdoch begins dating Matt's mother, life is suddenly almost good. But the relief lasts only a short time. When Murdoch inevitably breaks up with his mother, Matt knows he needs to take action. But can he call upon his hero? Or will he have to take measures into his own hands?  

  Wicked Lovely
by Melissa Marr

In a world unseen by mortals, the forces of Summer and Winter are at war. Two Faery Courts have been seeking the Summer Queen for more than nine centuries--one to restore the power of Summer and the other to banish it--in this gritty, modern fairy tale. If you liked Twilight, you'll enjoy this seductive tale.