The Museum of Heartbreak
Title: The Museum of Heartbreak Author: Meg Leder Publisher: Simon and Schuster Release Date: June 7, 2016 Pages: 288 In this ode to all the things we gain and lose and gain again, seventeen-year-old Penelope Marx curates her own mini-museum to deal with all the heartbreaks of love, friendship, and growing up. Welcome to the Museum of Heartbreak. Well, actually, to Penelope Marx s personal museum. The one she creates after coming face to face with the devastating, lonely-making butt-kicking […]
The Summer That Melted Everything
Title: The Summer That Melted Everything Author: Tiffany McDaniel Genre: Fiction Publisher: St. Martin's Press Release Date: July 26, 2016 Pages: 320 Fielding Bliss has never forgotten the summer of 1984: the year a heat wave scorched Breathed, Ohio. The year he became friends with the devil. Sal seems to appear out of nowhere – a bruised and tattered thirteen-year-old boy claiming to be the devil himself answering an invitation. Fielding Bliss, the son of a local prosecutor, brings him […]
Strange History
Title: Strange History Author: Bathroom Readers' Institute Publisher: Portable Press Release Date: June 14, 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 416 This exciting title from the folks at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute contains the strangest short history articles from over 30 Bathroom Readers—along with 50 all-new pages. From the 20th century to the Old West, from the Age of Enlightenment to the Dark Ages, from ancient cultures all the way back to the dawn of time, Strange History is overflowing with mysterious […]
Cure for the Common Universe
Title: Cure for the Common Universe Author: Christian McKay Heidicker Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: June 14, 2016 Format: Hardcover Pages: 320 Prepare to be cured by this quirky and hilarious debut novel about a sixteen-year-old loner who is sent to rehab for video game addiction—perfect for fans of Ned Vizzini and Jesse Andrews. Sixteen-year-old Jaxon is being committed to video game rehab…ten minutes after meeting a girl. A living, breathing girl named Serena, who […]
The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You
Title: The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You Author: Lily Anderson Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: Macmillan Release Date: May 17, 2016 Pages: 352 After years of competing against each other, Trixie and Ben form a fandom-based tentative friendship when their best friends start dating each other, but after Trixie’s friend gets expelled for cheating they have to choose which side they are on. Review: I am apparently in the minority in not being blown away by the sly […]
Did I Mention I Need You (DIMILY, Book 2)
Title: Did I Mention I Need You? Series: DIMILY, Book 2 Author: Estelle Maskame Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: March 1, 2016 Pages: 448 Stepsiblings Eden Munro and Tyler Bruce have desperately tried to ignore their love for each other for the sake of their family. The Tyler invites her to spend the summer with him in New York…Alone together, away from their parents and friends, and caught up in the excitement of life in the Big […]
The Way to Game the Walk of Shame
Title: The Way to Game the Walk of Shame Author: Jenn P. Nguyen, Phuong Anh Nguyen Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: Swoon Reads Release Date: June 7, 2016 Pages: 336 Taylor Simmons is screwed. Things were hard enough when her single-minded dedication to her studies earned her the reputation of being an Ice Queen, but after getting drunk at a party and waking up next to bad boy surfer Evan McKinley, the entire school seems intent on tearing Taylor down with […]
The King Slayer (The Witch Hunter, Book 2)
Title: The King Slayer Series: The Witch Hunter, Book 2 Author: Virginia Boecker Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release Date: June 14, 2016 Format: Hardcover Pages: 368 An action-packed and suspenseful sequel to The Witch Hunter, perfect for fans of Graceling and the Grisha Trilogy. “I think, in time, you’ll either be my greatest mistake or my greatest victory.” Former witch hunter Elizabeth Grey is hiding within the magically protected village of Harrow, evading the price put on […]
Summer of Supernovas
Title: Summer of Supernovas Author: Darcy Woods Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Release Date: May 10, 2016 Pages: 352 As the daughter of an astrologer, Wilamena Carlisle knows the truth lies within the stars, so when she discovers a rare planetary alignment she is forced to tackle her worst astrological fear–The Fifth House of Relationships and Love–but Wil must decide whether a cosmically doomed love is worth rejecting her mother’s legacy when she falls for a sensitive guitar player. […]
Lily and the Octopus
Title: Lily and the Octopus Author: Steven Rowley Genre: Fiction Publisher: Simon and Schuster Release Date: June 7, 2016 Pages: 320 Combining the emotional depth of “The Art of Racing in the Rain” with the magical spirit of “The Life of Pi,” “Lily and the Octopus “is an epic adventure of the heart. When you sit down with “Lily and the Octopus,” you will be taken on an unforgettable ride. The magic of this novel is in the read, and […]
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