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| Go Hunt Me by Kelly deVosThe dream: Alex is spending spring break with six friends in Romania, making her Dracula-inspired short film in Castle Prahova. Vlad Dracul, the inspiration for the original vampire tale, once called the castle home.
The nightmare: Alex is the only one who makes it out alive.
How it’s told: This creepy and action-packed tale unfolds with cinematic storytelling interspersed with the criminal reports detailing what went wrong in the menacing castle whose twisted hallways hide a cloaked stranger. |
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| The Silence That Binds Us by Joanna HoWhat it is: a timely, moving novel tackling the rise in racism against Asian Americans, the model minority myth, loss, and healing.
What happens: Chinese Taiwanese American Maybelline Chen loses her Princeton-bound brother Danny to suicide. Criticism flares, accusing Maybelline’s parents of pushing Danny too hard. May, an aspiring writer, fights back against that criticism despite her parents’ wishes not to make waves.
What sets it apart: complex characters, intense dialogue, and a vital message about speaking truth to power. |
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Love Radio
by Ebony LaDelle
The next Maya Angelou: Danielle Ford focuses on honing her writing skills and avoids everything else, especially thinking about the traumatic assault she experienced.
Enter: Prince Jones, her classmate who dispenses love advice on his radio show and takes care of his brother and disabled mom. He bets Danielle she will fall in love with him by their third date.
Who it's for: anyone who loves love. This moving romance is brimming with romantic, platonic, familial, self, and Black love.
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Family of Liars
by E. Lockhart
What it is: a prequel to author E. Lockhart's BookTok hit We Were Liars, chronicling the Sinclair family during the summer of 1987.
The set-up: Caroline Lennox Taft Sinclair recalls the first appearance of her drowned sister's ghost and the arrival of three teenage boys on Beechwood Island, then confesses the worst thing she's ever done.
Is it for you? This suspenseful tale of a rich family's greed and silence is both atmospheric and emotionally intense.
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All These Bodies
by Kendare Blake
What it is: a fast-paced thriller inspired by a real-life murder spree from the 1950s which left victims mysteriously drained of blood.
Starring: 17-year-old Michael Jenson, an aspiring journalist hoping to cover the murder in his Midwestern town. Fifteen-year-old Marie Catherine Hale, found covered in blood at the scene, chooses Michael alone to hear her horrifying story.
For fans of: tales of small-town murder with supernatural speculations, like Lauren Oliver's Broken Things.
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All Fall Down: An Embassy Row Novel
by Ally Carter
Suspense. Everyone says her mom's death was an accident, but 16-year-old Grace knows it was murder. Even after years of being called "crazy," Grace can't forget the scarred face of the man who shot her mother. Though she's hoping to start over in Adria, the European country where her grandfather is the U.S. ambassador, Grace has trouble fitting in among the teenage sons and daughters of the international elite. And after she spots a familiar, unforgettably scarred face, Grace's thirst for revenge is anything but diplomatic. Mean girl social drama combines with high stakes action in this twisty, suspenseful series opener from the author of the popular Gallager Girls and Heist Society series.
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| Grown by Tiffany D. JacksonStarring: Enchanted Jones, whose singing dreams come true when R&B superstar Korey Fields takes her under his wing.
What happens: As Korey's behavior becomes disturbing, Enchanted begins to fear the price of fame -- and that's before she wakes up with Korey's blood on her hands.
Is it for you? While Grown's unflinching look at abuse and exploitation might not be for everyone, readers in search of an intense, socially aware thriller won't be able to put it down. |
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| A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria LeeA fresh start: Felicity Morrow called her ivy-covered boarding school Dalloway home until the tragic death of her girlfriend Alex. After some time away, she’s returned to finish her thesis.
Enter: writing prodigy Ellis Haley. She convinces Felicity to help research the Dalloway Five, alleged witches murdered centuries ago. As the two grow closer, Felicity is unsure whether she’s being haunted by past deaths or manipulated by Ellis.
For fans of: unreliable narrators, morally gray characters, and dark academia. |
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Alone Out Here
by Riley Redgate
When the apocalypse came early: First Daughter Leigh Chen and about 50 other teens from around the globe were touring the prototype of a ship made to escape the imminent and world-ending volcanic eruption. Now they’re in space with minimal food, searching for a habitable planet.
Is it for you? This bleak, suspenseful survival tale tackles grief and trauma alongside the riveting plot pitting the need for cooperation against impending social breakdown.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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Michigan City Public Library
100 E. 4th Street
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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