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Teen Read Week 2013
Daughter of Smoke and Bone - by Laini Taylor
Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/27/2011
Share Daughter of Smoke and Bone ISBN-13: 9780316134026
ISBN-10: 0316134023
Urban Fantasy. Seventeen-year-old Karou leads a dual life: one as the enigmatic, blue-haired art student whose sketches of bizarre creatures fascinate her classmates -- and the other with the only family she has ever known, the chimaerae for whom she runs strange errands around the globe (and who are the very real subjects in her artwork). But after she is attacked by what appears to be an angel on one of her missions, both of Karou's worlds begin to unravel. Fantasy readers who crave lovingly described settings, both otherwordly and actual, will be thrilled with this atmospheric tale of loyalty, love, and the beginnings of a supernatural war.
Across the Universe - by Beth Revis
Publisher: Razorbill
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/11/2011
Share Across the Universe ISBN-13: 9781595143976
ISBN-10: 1595143971
Science Fiction/Romance. When 17-year-old Amy submits to being cryogenically frozen, she expects to be awakened 300 years in the future, along with her parents, on the planet that will be their new home. But someone on the spaceship Godspeed nearly kills her by unplugging her cryo chamber 50 years early...and, as Amy and 16-year-old Elder, the ship's second-in-command, soon discover, it wasn't an accident. Narrated alternately by both Elder and Amy, this highly suspenseful read explores the rigid shipboard society of the Godspeed and, with its thrilling combination of mystery and romance, should please fans of Dom Testa's Galahad series.
Goliath - Scott Westerfeld
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2011
Share Goliath ISBN-13: 9781416971771
ISBN-10: 1416971777
Alek and Deryn are on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek's throne as prince of Austria, and finally fall in love.
Divergent - by Veronica Roth
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/03/2011
Share Divergent ISBN-13: 9780062024022
ISBN-10: 0062024027
Dystopian SF. In this future, post-apocalyptic Chicago, people have divided themselves into five factions, each named for the virtue that its members devote their lives to cultivating: Candor (honesty), Abnegation (selflessness), Dauntless (bravery), Amity (peacefulness), and Erudite (intelligence). At 16, all citizens choose their permanent factions, and Beatrice Prior has just shocked her family by rejecting Abnegation to become Dauntless. But in order to join the ranks of the bold and brave, she'll first have to survive their brutal initiation...and keep a secret that could cost her life. Combining thrills, action, and violence with heady romance, Divergent is one awesome summer read.
Etiquette & espionage - Gail Carriger
Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/01/2013
Share Etiquette & espionage ISBN-13: 9780316190084
ISBN-10: 031619008X
In an alternate England of 1851, spirited fourteen-year-old Sophronia is enrolled in a finishing school where, she is suprised to learn, lessons include not only the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also diversion, deceit, and espionage.
The 5th wave - Richard Yancey
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2013
Share The 5th wave ISBN-13: 9780399162411
ISBN-10: 0399162410
Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.
The Hunger Games - by Suzanne Collins
Publisher: Scholastic Audiobooks
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2008
Share The Hunger Games ISBN-13: 9780545091060
ISBN-10: 0545091063
Yound Adult Science Fiction. When North America was devastated, a new country called Panem arose from its ashes. Every year the Capitol city of Panem requires each of its districts to send two "tributes"--one boy and one girl--to participate in the nationally televised Hunger Games, where competitors fight to the death until only one tribute remains. This is the story of Katniss Everdeen, who volunteers to take her younger sister's place as tribute. Katniss doesn't want to die...but will she be forced to kill? Trilogy opener The Hunger Games is a fantastic, action-packed survival story with deep philosophical insight (and a bit of romance).
I am number four - Pittacus Lore
Publisher: Harper
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/03/2010
Share I am number four ISBN-13: 9780061969553
ISBN-10: 0061969559
John Smith--one of nine aliens from the planet Lorien--struggles to outrun his past, discover his future and live a normal life in Paradise, Ohio, as one by one his fellow Loriens are being killed by evil beings. 150,000 first printing.
The maze runner - James Dashner
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/06/2009
Share The maze runner ISBN-13: 9780385737944
ISBN-10: 0385737947
Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.
Steelheart - Brandon Sanderson
Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2013
Share Steelheart ISBN-13: 9780385743563
ISBN-10: 0385743564
At age eight, David watched as his father was killed by an Epic, a human with superhuman powers, and now, ten years later, he joins the Reckoners--the only people who are trying to kill the Epics and end their tyranny.
The Selection - Kiera Cass
Publisher: HarperTeen
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2012
Share The Selection ISBN-13: 9780062059932
ISBN-10: 0062059939
"Sixteen-year-old America Singer is living in the caste-divided nation of Illea, which formed after the war that destroyed the United States. America is chosen to compete in the Selection--a contest to see which girl can win the heart of Illea's prince--but all she really wants is a chance for a future with her secret love, Aspen, who is a caste below her"--.
Cinder - by Marissa Meyer
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/03/2012
Share Cinder ISBN-13: 9780312641894
ISBN-10: 0312641893
Science Fiction. Fans of reinvented fairy tales -- especially if they also happen to love dystopian fiction -- will be thrilled by this new take on the very old story of Cinderella, which is set in a far-future, plague-ridden New Beijing, China. Linh Cinder, who is a cyborg, lives with her stepmother and stepsisters and supports them by working as a mechanic. When handsome Prince Kai seeks out Cinder's help repairing an android, she is smitten with him...and drawn into dangerous palace intrigue. Cinder (the 1st in a series) departs dramatically from the original storyline while working in some clever nods to it; it's sure to keep fans of complex plots and vivid world-building riveted.
Graceling - Kristin Cashore
Publisher: Harcourt
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2008
Share Graceling ISBN-13: 9780152063962
ISBN-10: 015206396X
In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.
Legend - by Marie Lu
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/29/2011
Share Legend ISBN-13: 9780399256752
ISBN-10: 039925675X
Dystopian SF. Raised in an elite military family in what was once the Western United States, 15-year-old June has special abilities and hopes to be a model soldier for the Republic. Fifteen-year-old Day, on the other hand, is on the Republic's most-wanted list -- he's a thief and guerrilla fighter who is only concerned with protecting his friends and family from the Republic's brutal regime. When circumstances bring Day and June together, neither of their worlds will ever be the same again. Hunger Games devotees who are (not so) patiently awaiting its movie version should be satisfied in the meantime by this fast-paced, action-packed thrill ride.
The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/18/2012
Share The Raven Boys ISBN-13: 9780545424929
ISBN-10: 0545424925
Developing her mother's clairvoyant powers for seeing visions of people who are about to die, Blue is drawn into the life of rich private school boy, Gansey, who has involved three of his classmates in a quest that Blue believes will end with her involvement in Gansey's death. By the best-selling author of the Shiver trilogy. 150,000 first printing.
The Diviners - by Libba Bray
Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/18/2012
Share The Diviners ISBN-13: 9780316126113
ISBN-10: 031612611X
Historical Fantasy. After humiliating her parents with her unrestrained behavior at a party, privileged young Evie O'Neill is sent to live with her eccentric uncle in New York City -- a "punishment" that utterly delights Evie, who can't wait to mix with Ziegfield girls and sneak into some big-city speakeasies (it's the Roaring Twenties). But when her Uncle Will, curator of the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult, is called on to help solve a rash of bizarre, other-worldly murders, Evie is drawn in to the investigations because of a special ability she's tried to keep secret. Full of vivid period detail and intriguing characters and shot through with shiver-inducing menace, this sprawling opener of a new series by literary chameleon Libba Bray will thrill readers of supernatural mysteries and historical novels alike.
Seraphina - Rachel Hartman
Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/01/2012
Share Seraphina ISBN-13: 9780375866562
ISBN-10: 0375866566
In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while she struggles to accept and develop her extraordinary musical talents.
Throne of glass - Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/07/2012
Share Throne of glass ISBN-13: 9781599906959
ISBN-10: 1599906953
Appearing before the Crown Prince after a year of hard labor in the salt mines, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is offered her freedom in exchange for representing the throne during a competition to find a new royal assassin, a challenge that is marked by grueling training and the murders of fellow contestants.
City of bones - Cassandra Clare
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/2007
Share City of bones ISBN-13: 9781416914280
ISBN-10: 1416914285
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizzare world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.
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