By Swati Avasthi
Acting out superhero fantasies on the streets and rooftops of Chicago, best friends Corey, Holly, and Savitri are shattered by a murderous act of violence that leaves two of them disillusioned and unable to move on.
By Sarah Biggs Waller
In 1909 London, as the world of debutante balls and high society obligations closes in around her, seventeen-year-old Victoria must figure out just how much is she willing to sacrifice to pursue her dream of becoming an artist.
By Sara B. Larson
Seventeen-year-old Alexa's parents were killed by a sorcerer during a raid, so she has disguised herself as a boy, joined Antion's army, and earned a place on Prince Damian's guard -- but Antion is ruled by an evil king, and "Alex" must find a way to defeat him and protect her prince.
By Esther Earl
Introduction by John Green
A collection of the journals, fiction, letters, and sketches of the late Esther Grace Earl, who passed away in 2010 at the age of sixteen. Photographs and essays by family and friends will help to tell Esther's story along with an introduction by award-winning author John Green, who dedicated his no. 1 bestselling novel, The Fault In Our Stars, to her.
By Tom Leveen
Brian and his friends are not part of the cool crowd. They're the misfits, the troublemakers, the ones who jump their high school's electrified fence to skip school regularly. So when the virus breaks out, they're the only ones with a chance of surviving.
By Anna Jarzab
Sasha, who lives a quiet life with her grandfather in Chicago but dreams of adventure, is thrilled to be asked to prom by her long-time crush, Grant, but after the dance he abducts her to a parallel universe to impersonate a princess.
By Jenny Lundquist
A princess and a servant unite and switch identities in order to prevent a war between neighboring kingdoms.
By Sarah Kennedy
This innovative fashion and beauty guide reveals the secrets of the twentieth century's most fabulously chic women. Author and fashion writer Sarah Kennedy offers advice on how today's woman can choose one of those styles and adapt it to her own figure and taste. The book is filled with color photos, color palettes, and silhouette shapes. It concludes with a directory of vintage boutiques, hair, and makeup stylists who specialize in retro looks.
By Leza Lowitz
After her mother's death, seventeen-year-old Jet Black goes to Japan to try to protect a family treasure. Totally unaware that she is a ninja, Jet is pursued by bounty hunters who know her secret, and falls in love with the man sent to kill her.
By Sarah Zettel
In 1716 London, an orphaned sixteen-year-old girl from a good family impersonates a lady-in-waiting only to discover that the real girl was murdered, the court harbors a nest of spies, and the handsome young artist who is helping her solve the mystery might be a spy himself.
By Jeff Hirsch
Since he was captured by the Glorious Path -- a militant religion based on the teachings of a former soldier -- fifteen-year-old Cal has served the Path in its brutal war with the remains of the United States government, and tried to survive and protect his younger brother. But when he kills an officer to protect a stray dog, Cal is forced take his brother and the dog and run.
By Scott McCloud
This innovative comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.
By Adele Griffin
Eight months after a debilitating car accident leaves her with brain trauma and a back injury, amnesiac teen Ember tries to piece together the six weeks of her life leading up to the accident -- and determine why none of her friends or family are willing to talk about it.
By Sandra Neil Wallace
Felix O'Sullivan, standing in the shadow of his dead brother, an angry, distant father, and racial tension, must lead the last-ever Muckers high school football team to the state championship before a mine closing shuts down his entire town.
By David L. Dudley
In the post-Civil War South, a seventeen-year-old African American boy, accused of a crime, is living in a labor camp where brutality, near starvation, humiliation, and rape are commonplace.
