Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi is a beautifully crafted dystopian young adult book. This hexalogy follows Juliette Ferrars who has a deadly touch. She finds herself locked in an asylum and there are plans to use her as a weapon. Follow her as she searches for answers and finds unexpected allies.
Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine follows the story of Amanda and her family, who move to a seemingly ordinary town called Dark Falls to inherit a relative's old house. However, as they settle in, they quickly discover that something sinister is lurking in the town. The residents are strange, and peculiar events begin to occur around them, leaving them increasingly uneasy.
The main character of The Hunger Games is Katniss Everdeen. Throughout this whole book Katniss has one goal; win The Hunger Games, a deadly human killing game. There is only one survivor. Every year 2 people from each district are sent. Katniss is from District 12. Katniss and Peeta Mellark will be competing against each other even though they come from the same district. Will Katniss bring glory to her District 12… Or die trying to do so?
In The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, Hazel is a sixteen-year-old with lung cancer. She meets a cancer survivor around her age named Augustus (Gus) at a youth support group. They soon begin spending time together and develop a bond. As they journey through life and face the challenges that come their way, they learn more about each other and help one another continue fighting. This is a story of love, friendship and never giving up.
Beyond: A Ghost Story was published in 2012, and was written by Graham McNamee. The protagonist here is Jane, who lives in a dark and rainy town on Canada’s coastline. She was born dead, as the doctors found no pulse in her heart. Something eerie happened during this short time, just before the doctors managed to fix her heartbeat. The course of her life changed… for the worse. After several near-death experiences, Jane starts to suspect that her bad luck is no coincidence.
Katherine McGee’s futuristic, dystopian debut, The Thousandth Floor, follows the story of five different protagonists, all with different backgrounds, hardships, and secrets that slowly become uncovered. The author paints a beautiful, yet artificial, world, full of glittering gold technology, immense opulence, and a class divide that grows harsher the higher you go.
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac is a historical fiction novel that follows the remarkable journey of Ned Begay, a young Navajo boy who becomes a Code Talker during World War II. Inspired by his heritage and language, Ned enlists in the Marines and is trained to use the Navajo language as a secret code to transmit vital military messages, confounding enemy forces.
In Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, a ten-year-old girl named Annemarie Johansen lives in Denmark during World War II. As Germans take over Denmark, they begin to “relocate” all Jews. Annemarie’s friend Ellen is Jewish, so the Johannsen’s take in Ellen and pretend she is their daughter. As the German soldiers become suspicious, they move to Annemarie’s uncle’s home in the countryside. Annemarie must be brave and help keep her friend out of danger.
Peak by Roland Smith is a story about a fourteen-year-old boy named Peak Marcello. After Peak is arrested for scaling a New York City skyscraper, he is left with two choices. He can either go into Juvenile Detention or he can go live with his long-lost father, Josh Wood, who runs a climbing company in Thailand. Peak decides to take his father's offer, but he quickly learns that the request came with a few strings attached. Josh Woods wants Peak to be the youngest person to climb to the top of Mount Everest.
The Tailor’s Daughter by Janice Graham is a historical fiction book, set in Victorian England, featuring the main character — Veda Grenfell, a master tailor’s daughter. She is a very passionate young woman who loves and excels at her father’s work. At the age of sixteen, a fever leaves her deaf, disconnecting her from her life as a young woman emerging into society. With no hopes left of marriage, she turns to what she loves most — tailoring.
