“I could never afford to look past survival, especially not for anything as insanely expensive as happiness, and I don’t believe in it anyway.”
Returning to the infamous Schoolmance, but this time with actual allies and a hope of getting out, senior year is going to be wild. Finally beginning to embrace her darkness, El is put in a difficult position, being forced to choose between her insured survival, or that of everyone else in the school. Will she continue as her mother would want, or cave and become the monster that everyone already assumes she is?
“I rose too high, loved too hard, dared too much. I tried to grasp a star, overreached, and fell.”
The Queen of the East finally turns her attention towards Westeros, and what does this mean for the already war-torn kingdom? Will they be able to fight of yet another conqueror, or will they embrace her as their savior?
“How much can a crown be worth, when a crow can dine upon a king?”
The War Of Five Kings is finally over, and a single family stands at the top, yet when the head of said family dies under suspicious circumstances, how will the grab for power go? And when the crown is finally placed, will the people agree with the choices of the nobility?
Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban is a young adult thriller that follows Jade, whose boyfriend has recently dumped her for her ex-best friend. Jade is excited to get away from all the tragedy she has been subjected to by going on a sightseeing cruise for her school, but things take a turn for the worse when her ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend show up for the cruise as well.
Carrie Soto is famous in the world of tennis. Or maybe infamous is the better word. Carrie has broken every record there is in the tennis world and has 23 Grand Slam titles to her name. Though six years into her retirement her record is at risk. When Nicki Chan threatens her record, Carrie decides it is once again her time. With the help of her father and fellow player Bowie Huntley, Carrie Soto is back to claim her title.
Summary: Big Game by Stuart Gibbs follows the adventures of Teddy Fitzroy, a middle schooler with a knack for solving mysteries, as he visits a floating zoo called FunJungle. When a rare Siberian tiger cub goes missing, Teddy finds himself embroiled in a dangerous investigation. With the help of his friend Summer, daughter of the zoo's owner, Teddy navigates through a web of lies, deceit, and danger to uncover the truth behind the disappearance.
The Aeneid is an epic poem of Rome’s founding history written during the Roman Empire’s reign. The poem follows Aeneas and his fellow Trojans as they flee Troy following its destruction from the Trojan War. Aeneas searches for a way to fulfill his destiny, to set sail to Italy and found the Roman people, as told by Jupiter, King of the Gods.
Summary: In Five Feet Apart, readers are introduced to Stella Grant and Will Newman, two teenagers who are anything but ordinary, due to their battle with cystic fibrosis (CF). Stella is meticulous about her treatment regimen, aiming to keep her health stable enough for a lung transplant. Will, on the other hand, is tired of clinical trials and restrictions, eagerly awaiting his 18th birthday to reclaim some freedom from his disease.
