The Storm
Title: The Storm Author: Virginia Bergin Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: October 1, 2015 Pages: 336 Three months after the killer rain first fell, Ruby is beginning to realise her father might be dead, and that she cannot survive alone. When a chance encounter lands her back in the army camp, Ruby thinks she is safe – at a price. Being forced to live with Darius Spratt is bad enough, but if Ruby wants to stay she […]
H2O
Title: H2o Series: H2O, Book 1 Author: Virginia Bergin Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: October 7, 2014 Pages: 330 When a strange rain falls bearing a fatal, contagious disease, Ruby finds herself alone with the only drinkable water quickly running out. Review: “H2O” is an apocalyptic thriller centering around the premise of deadly rain, and I found it quite enjoyable. For maximum scare factor, be sure to read it during a rainstorm, as I accidentally did. […]
Awake
Title: Awake Author: Natasha Preston Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: August 4, 2015 Pages: 336 “A car accident causes Scarlett to start remembering pieces of an unfamiliar past. When a new guy moves into town, Scarlett feels an instant spark. But Noah knows the truth of Scarlett’s past, and he’s determined to shield her from it…because Scarlett grew up in a cult called Eternal Light, controlled by her biological parents. And they want her back”– Review: […]
The Scorpion Rules (Prisoners of Peace)
Title: The Scorpion Rules Series: Prisoners of Peace, Book 1 Author: Erin Bow Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing Release Date: September 22, 2015 Pages: 384 In the future, the UN has brought back an ancient way to keep the peace. The children of world leaders are held hostage—if a war begins, they pay with their lives. Greta is the Crown Princess of the Pan Polar Confederacy, a superpower formed of modern-day Canada. She is also a […]
When It Was Just A Game: Remembering the First Super Bowl
Title: When It Was Just a Game Author: Harvey Frommer Genre: HISTORY Publisher: Taylor Trade Pub Release Date: September 9, 2015 Pages: 252 The first Super Bowl in 1967 was actually called The World Championship Game, and pitted the upstart American Football League, represented by the Kansas City Chiefs, against the National Football League, represented by the Green Bay Packers. This book consists of oral interviews with many of the surviving players and/or their children, as well as the recently […]
The Dead House
Title: The Dead House Author: Dawn Kurtagich Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release Date: September 15, 2015 Format: Hardcover Pages: 432 Welcome to the Dead House. Three students: dead. Carly Johnson: vanished without a trace. Two decades have passed since an inferno swept through Elmbridge High, claiming the lives of three teenagers and causing one student, Carly Johnson, to disappear. The main suspect: Kaitlyn, “the girl of nowhere.” Kaitlyn’s diary, discovered in the ruins of Elmbridge High, reveals […]
Dexter Is Dead (Dexter)
Title: Dexter Is Dead Series: Dexter, Book 8 Author: Jeff Lindsay Genre: Fiction Publisher: Doubleday Books Release Date: July 7, 2015 Pages: 304 After seven national bestsellers and eight seasons as one of the most successful shows on television, New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lindsay bids a thrilling farewell to his uniquely twisted and beloved serial killer, Dexter Morgan. Dexter Is Dead is the definitive conclusion of the character who has become a global icon. Dexter Morgan has burned […]
Drowning Is Inevitable
Title: Drowning Is Inevitable Author: Shalanda Stanley Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Release Date: September 8, 2015 Pages: 288 After seventeen-year-old Olivia and her friend Jamie accidentally kill Jamie’s abusive father, two other friends, Max and Maggie, join them in running away from St. Francisville, Louisiana, to hide out in New Orleans while they try to figure out what to do next. Review: “Drowning is Inevitable” is a book that is written in the […]
The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs
Title: The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs Author: Matthew Dicks Genre: Fiction Publisher: St. Martin's Press Release Date: September 8, 2015 Pages: 240 Caroline Jacobs has lost herself. She’s a wife, mother (to a tattooed teenage daughter she avoids), Sears Portrait Studio photographer, and wimp. Asserting herself, taking the reins, or facing life head-on are not in her repertoire. So when Caroline suddenly cracks and screams “Fuck you!” at the PTA president, she is shocked. So is her husband. So […]
Are You Still There
Title: Are You Still There Author: Sarah Lynn Scheerger Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: AW Teen Release Date: September 1, 2015 Pages: 288 Gabriella Mallory, AP student and perfect-daughter-in-training, stands barefoot on a public toilet for three hours while her school is on lockdown. Someone has planted a bomb and she is hiding. The bomb is defused but the would-be-bomber is still at large. And everyone at Central High School is a suspect. The school starts a top-secret crisis help line […]
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