Thrillers
Middle School
Wander in the dark
by Jumata Emill

"When Black teenager Amir is accused of murdering Chloe Danvers, a rich White girl, he and his half-brother Marcel set out to prove his innocence and discover that in a city as old as New Orleans, the right family connections can bury even the ugliest truths. 
Out of body
by N. E. Davenport

When 17-year-old Megan Allen is betrayed by her best friend, LC, and targeted by LC's enemies, she is plunged into a waking nightmare and must claim what makes her uniquely herself to get her life back– or die trying. 
Heiress takes all
by Emily Wibberley

Fueled by revenge, 17-year-old former heiress Olivia Owens plots a mid-nuptial heist during her father's wedding to redistribute his millions, giving new meaning to“something borrowed,” but she doesn't count on a nosy wedding guest, an interfering ex-boyfriend, greedy European cousins or a vengeful second wife. 
The Headmaster's List
by Melissa De la Cruz

"Unable to remember anything about the car crash that killed a fellow elite prep school student, 18-year-old Spencer Sandoval goes to dangerous lengths to uncover the truth about what really happened. 
I'll tell you no lies
by Amanda McCrina

In 1955 New York, 18-year-old Shelby, the daughter of an Air Force intelligence officer, finds herself entangled with an escaped Soviet pilot and becomes an increasingly willing accessory as she learns his secrets, but must first learn to separate fact from fiction.
All these bodies
by Kendare Blake

When the suspect in a grisly string of murders refuses to talk to anyone but him, aspiring journalist Michael Jensen, the son of the town sheriff, must learn to separate fact from fiction to discover the truth. 
Trapped
by Sigmund Brouwer

"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Kevin makes a startling discovery that he hides from his abusive foster parents."
Very bad people
by Kit Frick

To find answers about her mother's mysterious death, Calliope transfers to the elite boarding school her mother once attended where she joins an exclusive secret society that, she soon discovers, is linked to her mother's deadly crash. 
The summer we forgot : a novel
by Caroline George

Reunited over the death of their former science teacher, a group of friends suspects there is a murderer on the loose and must try to recover their missing memories from the previous summer before the history they cannot remember repeats itself.
Every line of you
by Naomi Gibson

"Lydia has been creating her AI, Henry, for years--since before her little brother died in the accident that haunts her nightmares; since before her dad walked out, leaving her and Mum painfully alone; since before her best friend turned into her worst enemy. Now, Henry is strong, clever, loving and scarily capable: Lydia's built herself the perfect boyfriend in a hard-drive filled with lines of code. But what is Henry really--and how far is he willing to go to be everything Lydia desires?"
Murder for the modern girl
by Kendall Kulper

In 1928 Chicago, 18-year-old Ruby, who uses her mind-reading abilities to target men who prey on vulnerable women, falls in love with a brilliant boy working at the morgue whose knack for forensic detail threatens to uncover her dark hobby.
Alone out here
by Redgate, Riley

When the apocalypse arrives early, a group of teens, including First Daughter Leigh Chen, search for a habitable planet on a starship manned by the pilot's mysterious daughter with whom Leigh struggles for control of the mission. 
Why would I lie?
by Rule, Adi

Knowing there is something off about seemingly perfect Jamison Sharpe, Viveca North, who is determined to be valedictorian, investigates his past and finds an unfathomable web of lies and deceit that make her own dreams seem impossible. 
The companion
by Alender, Katie

Selected by a prestigious family to be a companion to their silent, mysterious daughter, a traumatized orphan who has survived the terrible accident that killed her family begins questioning her sanity when she experiences strange phenomena in her hosts' isolated, gothic house. 
When all the girls are sleeping
by Emily Arsenault

When a disturbing video of her late ex-best friend surfaces, making it like look like she was murdered, Haley digs into what really happened and must solve this supernatural mystery before history has a chance to repeat itself.
The perfect place to die
by Moore, Bryce

To find her sister Ruby, Zuretta arrives in Chicago and takes a job at the very same hotel where Ruby last worked, which pits her against one of the most infamous mass murderers in American history—and his custom-built death trap. 
14 ways to die
by Ralph, Vincent

Seventeen-year-old Jessica Simmons becomes the star of a YouTube reality series, and she uses her fame to catch her mother's murderer
Lies my memory told me
by Wunsch, Sacha

In a world where memories can be shared but not trusted, Nova, whose parents developed the Enhanced Memory technology, finds herself questioning their motives after she meets a boy who runs a secret vlog cataloging real experiences. 
The girl in the white van
by April Henry

Kidnapped after an argument with her stepfather that causes everyone to assume she has run away, a kung fu student is held captive in a remote trailer home and struggles to free herself and a fellow prisoner who was nearly killed for attempting escape.
The June boys
by Stevens, Court

Believing her missing cousin has become the latest victim of an elusive kidnapper behind at least a dozen disappearances, Thea Delacroix investigates the abductor's strange patterns before coming to a devastating conclusion about his identity. 
Dive smack
by Brodsky, Demetra

Just as Theo is about to escape his hometown, a family history project forces him to confront his hazy memories of the fire that killed his mother
Catfishing on CatNet
by Kritzer, Naomi

The award-winning author of the “Cat Pictures Please” short story follows the experiences of a girl who discovers that the leader of her online community is an artificial intelligence that is being threatened by outsiders. 
All the little lights
by McGuire, Jamie

The first time Elliott Youngblood spots Catherine Calhoun, he's just a boy with a camera, and he's never seen a sadder and more beautiful sight. Both Elliott and Catherine feel like outcasts, yet they find an easy friendship with each other. But when Catherine needs him most, Elliott is forced to leave town. Elliott finally returns, but he and Catherine are now different people. He's a star high school athlete, and she spends all her free time working at her mother's mysterious bed-and-breakfast. Catherine hasn't forgiven Elliott for abandoning her, but he's determined to win back her friendship ... and her heart. Just when Catherine is ready to fully trust Elliott, he becomes the prime suspect in a local tragedy. Despite the town's growing suspicions, Catherine clings to her love for Elliott. But a devastating secret that Catherine has buried could destroy whatever chance of happiness they have left.
The black coats
by Oakes, Colleen

When her cousin's killer goes free, Thea joins a secret society of girls who take vengeance on men who have hurt girls and women, but as their acts of revenge escalate in brutality, Thea must decide just how far she is willing to go for justice
The color of lies
by Lyons, CJ

Possessing a rare form of synesthesia that allows her to see colors representing a person's true emotions, high school senior Ella is approached by a handsome, enigmatic young journalist who reveals that her parents' deaths were not accidental. 
Splinter
by Dawn, Sasha

"Sami's mother disappeared ten years ago, and the police have always suspected that Sami's father killed her. But they've never had any convincing evidence...until now. Sami's sure her father's innocent. Or is she?"
Camp So-and-So
by McCoy, Mary

"Twenty five girls are invited to attend the mysterious Camp So-and-So over the summer where they work with their cabin mates to compete in the All-Camp Sports 7 Follies"
Disappeared
by Stork, Francisco X

Four months after a girl is kidnapped by a violent criminal band, her brother joins the terrorists to escape poverty, while her best friend receives a death threat and clues to the missing girl's whereabouts. By the award-winning author of The Last Summer of the Death Warriors. 
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