Breathe by Cliff McNish
Jack is not a normal
boy. He can talk to ghosts. In his new home, an aging farmhouse, he
meets the Ghost Mother, a grief-stricken spirit who becomes very
attached to him...too attached. He learns that the Ghost Mother is
preying in the cruelest imaginable way on four child ghosts who are
trapped in the house, stealing their energy to sustain her own.
Before
Jack can figure out how to help them, the Ghost Mother takes possession
of his real mother's body. Jack wants to fight back, but he has severe
asthma and risks fatal attacks with any physical exertion. It will take
all his resources, and his mother's as well, to fight off the Ghost
Mother and save the ghost children from a horrible fate.
The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
Thirteen-year-old Kyra
has grown up in an isolated community without questioning the fact that
her father has three wives and she has twenty brothers and sisters, with
two more on the way. That is, without questioning them much---if you
don’t count her secret visits to the Mobile Library on Wheels to read
forbidden books, or her meetings with Joshua, the boy she hopes to
choose for herself instead of having a man chosen for her.
But when
the Prophet decrees that she must marry her sixty-year-old uncle---who
already has six wives---Kyra must make a desperate choice in the face of
violence and her own fears of losing her family forever.
The Dragon Heir by Cinda Williams Chima (Heir Chronicles Series #3)
The covenant that was
meant to keep the wizard wars at bay has been stolen, and Trinity must
prepare for attack. Everyone is doing their part -- Seph is monitoring
the Weirwalls; Jack and Ellen are training their ghostly army; even
Anaweir Will and Fitch are setting booby traps around the town's
perimeter. But to Jason Haley, it seems like everyone wants to keep him
out of the action. He may not be the most powerful wizard in Trinity,
but he's prepared to fight for his friends. When Jason finds a powerful
talisman --a huge opal called the Dragonheart--buried in a cave, his
role takes on new importance. The stone seems to sing to Jason's very
soul -- showing him that he is meant for more than anyone guessed.
Trinity's guardians take the stone away after they realize that it may
be a weapon powerful enough to save them all. Without any significant
power of his own, and now without the stone, what can Jason possibly do
to help the people he cares about -- and to prove his mettle?
Madison
Moss can feel the beating heart of the opal, too. The desire for it
surges through her, drawing her to it. But Maddie has other things
besides the Dragonheart on her mind. She has a secret. Ever since
absorbing the magical blow that was meant to kill Seph, she's been
leaking dark powers. Although Maddie herself is immune to magic, what
would her friends think if they knew what kind of evil lay within her?
Trinity's enemies are as enthusiastic about her powers as she is
frightened. They think they can use her to get to the Dragonheart -- and
they'll use anyone Maddie cares about to make her steal the stone for
them.
Moral compasses spin out of control as a final
battle storms through what was once a sanctuary for the gifted. With so
much to lose, what will Jason and Maddie be willing to fight for -- and
what will they sacrifice? Every man is for himself in this thrilling
conclusion to the Heir trilogy.
Evermore by Alyson Noel (Immortals Series #1)
After a horrible
accident claims the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever Bloom can
see people's auras, hear their thoughts, and know someone's entire life
story by touching them. Going out of her way to avoid human contact
and suppress her abilities, she has been branded a freak at her new high
school-but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste.
Damen is gorgeous, exotic, and wealthy. He's the only one who can
silence the noise and random energy in her head-wielding a magic so
intense, it's as though he can peer into her soul. As Ever is drawn
deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, she's left with
more questions than answers. And she has no idea who he really is-or what he is. The only thing she knows to be true is that she's falling deeply and helplessly in love with him.
Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Seven Kingdoms Series #1)
Katsa has been able
to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling,
one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece
of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced
as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug.
When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no
hint of how her life is about to change. She never expects to become
Po’s friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own
Grace—or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a
secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone
.
With
elegant, evocative prose and a cast of unforgettable characters, debut
author Kristin Cashore creates a mesmerizing world, a death-defying
adventure, and a heart-racing romance that will consume you, hold you
captive, and leave you wanting more.
Green Angel by Alice Hoffman (Green Angel Series #1)
The startling, universally acclaimed breakthrough YA novel from master bestselling author Alice Hoffman, now in paperback.
Left
on her own when her family dies in a terrible disaster,
fifteen-year-old Green is haunted by loss and by the past. Struggling
to survive physically and emotionally in a place where nothing seems to
grow and ashes are everywhere, Green retreats into the ruined realm of
her garden. But in destroying her feelings, she also begins to destroy
herself, erasing the girl she'd once been as she inks darkness into her
skin. It is only through a series of mysterious encounters that Green
can relearn the lessons of love and begin to heal enough to tell her
story.
In the Arms of Stone Angels by Jordan Dane
Two years ago, Brenna
did the unthinkable. She witnessed the aftermath of a murder and accused
her only true friend--the first boy she ever loved--of being a killer.
Now
sixteen, Brenna returns to Oklahoma only to discover that Isaac "White
Bird" Henry isn't in juvie. The half-breed outcast is in a mental
hospital, frozen in time, locked in his mind at the worst moment of his
life. And when Brenna touches him, she's pulled into his hellish vision
quest, seeing terrifying demons and illusions she doesn't understand.
Feeling
isolated and alone, she's up against the whole town, targeted by
bullying former classmates, a bigoted small town sheriff, and a tribe
who refuses to help one of their own. But when Brenna realizes she's as
trapped by the past as White Bird is, this time she won't turn her back
on him. She's the only one who can free them both.
Even if she has to expose her secret--a "gift" she's kept hidden her whole life.
I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett (Discworld Series #38)
It starts with whispers.
Then someone picks up a stone.
Finally, the fires begin.
When people turn on witches, the innocents suffer. . . .
Tiffany Aching has spent years studying with senior witches, and now
she is on her own. As the witch of the Chalk, she performs the bits of
witchcraft that aren't sparkly, aren't fun, don't involve any kind of
wand, and that people seldom ever hear about: She does the unglamorous
work of caring for the needy.
But someone or something is igniting fear, inculcating dark thoughts
and angry murmurs against witches. Aided by her tiny blue allies, the
Wee Free Men, Tiffany must find the source of this unrest and defeat the
evil at its root before it takes her life. Because if Tiffany falls,
the whole Chalk falls with her.
Murkmere by Patricia Elliott
Aggie's life in the
village is as normal and dull as any girl's; she has never questioned
the rule of the Ministration or the power of the divine beings-the
birds. Then, the crippled master of the nearby manor, Murkmere, sends
for Aggie to become a lady's companion to his ward, Leah. Aggie accepts
and even starts to befriend the wild and strange girl who seems to want
nothing but to escape Murkmere and its powermongering steward, Silas.
As
preparations begin for the ball celebrating Leah's sixteenth birthday,
Aggie finds herself further and further enmeshed in the sinister plots
that surround Murkmere, Leah, and the mysterious Master. Suspenseful and
haunting, Murkmere pulls the reader into an unforgettable world between
history and myth.
Somewhere in the Darkness by Walter Dean Myers
An exciting,
eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers'
bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of SUNRISE OVER
FALLUJA in hardcover.
Jimmy hasn't seen his father in nine
years. But one day he comes back -- on the run from the law. Together,
the two of them travel across the country -- where Jimmy's dad will
find the man who can exonerate him of the crime for which he was
convicted. Along the way, Jimmy discovers a lot about his father and
himself -- and that while things can't always be fixed, sometimes they
can be understood and forgiven.
Sweep: Book of Shadows, The Coven, Blood Witch (Volume # 1) by Cate Tiernan
An exciting,
eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers'
bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of SUNRISE OVER
FALLUJA in hardcover.
Jimmy hasn't seen his father in nine
years. But one day he comes back -- on the run from the law. Together,
the two of them travel across the country -- where Jimmy's dad will
find the man who can exonerate him of the crime for which he was
convicted. Along the way, Jimmy discovers a lot about his father and
himself -- and that while things can't always be fixed, sometimes they
can be understood and forgiven.
Sweep: Dark Magick, Awakening, Spellbound (Volume # 2) by Cate Tiernan
Morgan Rowlands is a
blood witch, the last of a long line of ancient and powerful witches and
the holder of an unfathomable power. With the help of her love, her
soul mate, Cal, she has realized her true self - but at at price. For
Morgan and Cal share a terrible, dark secret, one that binds them
together even as they are rent apart. Yet there is something about Cal's
hunger for magick that frightens Morgan....And now there is another
one who can bring Morgan clarity, truth... love.
Morgan must decide who
is her true love, and who is out to destroy her forever.
Switched by Amanda Hocking (Trylle Trilogy #1)
When
Wendy Everly was six years old, her mother was convinced she was a
monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until eleven years later that
Wendy discovers her mother might have been right.
With the help
of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed - a
world both beautiful and frightening, and Wendy's not sure she wants to
be a part of it.
Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs (Tempest Series #1)
Tempest Maguire wants
nothing more than to surf the killer waves near her California home;
continue her steady relationship with her boyfriend, Mark; and take care
of her brothers and surfer dad.
But Tempest is half mermaid, and as her
seventeenth birthday approaches, she will have to decide whether to
remain on land or give herself to the ocean like her mother. The pull of
the water becomes as insistent as her attraction to Kai, a gorgeous
surfer whose uncanny abilities hint at an otherworldly identity as well.
And when Tempest does finally give in to the water's temptation and
enters a fantastical underwater world, she finds that a larger destiny
awaits her-and that the entire ocean's future hangs in the balance.
Thirsty by M.T. Anderson
All Chris really wants
is to be a normal kid, to hang out with his friends, avoid his parents,
and get a date with Rebecca Schwartz. Unfortunately, Chris appears to be
turning into a vampire. So while his hometown performs an ancient
ritual that keeps Tch’muchgar, the Vampire Lord, locked in another
world, Chris desperately tries to save himself from his own vampiric
fate. He needs help, but whom can he trust? A savagely funny tale of
terror, teen angst, suspense, and satire from National Book Award winner
M. T. Anderson.
Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep (Mythos Academy Series #1)
My name is Gwen
Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy — a school of myths, magic and warrior
whiz kids, where even the lowliest geek knows how to chop off
somebody's head with a sword and Logan Quinn, the hottest Spartan guy in
school, also happens to be the deadliest.
But lately, things
have been weird, even for Mythos. First, mean girl Jasmine Ashton was
murdered in the Library of Antiquities. Then, someone stole the Bowl of
Tears, a magical artifact that can be used to bring about the second
Chaos War. You know, death, destruction and lots of other bad, bad
things. Freaky stuff like this goes on all the time at Mythos, but I'm
determined to find out who killed Jasmine and why—especially since I
should have been the one who died. . .
The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima (Heir Chronicles Series #1)
Before he knew about the
Roses, 16-year-old Jack lived an unremarkable life in the small Ohio
town of Trinity. Only the medicine he has to take daily and the thick
scar above his heart set him apart from the other high-schoolers. Then
one day Jack skips his medicine. Suddenly, he is stronger, fiercer, and
more confident than ever before. And it feels great until he loses
control of his own strength and nearly kills another player during
soccer team tryouts.
Soon, Jack learns the startling truth about
himself: He is Weirlind; part of an underground society of magical
people who live among us. At the head of this magical society sit the
feuding houses of the Red Rose and the White Rose, whose power is
determined by playing The Game. A magical tournament in which each house
sponsors a warrior to fight to the death, The winning house ruling the
Weir. As if his bizarre magical heritage isn't enough, Jack finds out
that he s not just another member of Weirlind, he's one of the last of
the warriors at a time when both houses are scouting for a player.
Jack's performance on the soccer field has alerted the entire magical
community to the fact that he's in Trinity. And until one of the houses
is declared Jack's official sponsor, they'll stop at nothing to get Jack
to fight for them.
The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima (Heir Chronicles Series #2)
Sixteen-year-old
Seph McCauley has spent the past three years getting kicked out of one
exclusive private school after another. Unfortunately it’s not his
attitude that’s the problem. It’s the trail of magical accidents—lately,
disasters—that follow in his wake. Seph is a wizard, orphaned and
untrained—and now that the only person who could protect him has died,
his powers are escalating out of control.
After causing a tragic
fire at an after-hours party, Seph is sent to the Havens, a secluded
boys’ school on the coast of Maine. At first, it seems like the answer
to his prayers. Gregory Leicester, the headmaster, promises to train
Seph in magic and initiate him into his mysterious order of wizards. But
Seph's enthusiasm dampens quickly when he learns that training comes at
a steep cost, and that Leicester plans to use his students' powers to
serve his own mysterious agenda.
In this companion novel to the exciting fantasy
The Warrior Heir,
everyone's got a secret to keep: Jason Haley, a fellow student who’s
been warned to keep away from Seph; the enchanter Linda Downey, who knew
his parents; the rogue wizard Leander Hastings, and the warriors Jack
Swift and Ellen Stephenson. This wizard war is one that Seph may not
have the strength to survive.
