Release Date: August 28, 2012
From Goodreads: Mia's ordinary life is disrupted in the most horrifying way
possible when she is possessed by a hungry and powerful demon--and only saved
by the arrival of relatives from Italy, the country her grandfather
fled many decades ago. Now her cousins Emilio and Giuliano say the only way to
keep her safe is for her to come back with them to Milan, to live, to learn Italian, to fall in
and out of love, and to master the family trade: fighting all demons with the
lore of bell, book, and candle. Milan
is not what Mia expected, but it will change her forever, in this stunningly
well-written novel about an American girl who, fleeing an ancient evil, finds
her only salvation in her ancestral home.
The Stone Girl by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Release Date: August 28, 2012
From Goodreads: She feels like a creature out of a fairy tale; a girl
who discovers that her bones are really made out of stone, that her skin is
really as thin as glass, that her hair is brittle as straw, that her tears have
dried up so that she cries only salt. Maybe that’s why it doesn’t hurt when she
presses hard enough to begin bleeding: it doesn’t hurt, because she’s not real
anymore.
Sethie Weiss is hungry, a mean, angry kind of hunger that feels like a piece of glass in her belly. She’s managed to get down to 111 pounds and knows that with a little more hard work—a few more meals skipped, a few more snacks vomited away—she can force the number on the scale even lower. She will work on her body the same way she worked to get her perfect grades, to finish her college applications early, to get her first kiss from Shaw, the boy she loves, the boy who isn’t quite her boyfriend.
Sethie will not allow herself one slip, not one bad day, not one break in concentration. Her body is there for her to work on when everything and everyone else—her best friend, her schoolwork, and Shaw—are gone.
Sethie Weiss is hungry, a mean, angry kind of hunger that feels like a piece of glass in her belly. She’s managed to get down to 111 pounds and knows that with a little more hard work—a few more meals skipped, a few more snacks vomited away—she can force the number on the scale even lower. She will work on her body the same way she worked to get her perfect grades, to finish her college applications early, to get her first kiss from Shaw, the boy she loves, the boy who isn’t quite her boyfriend.
Sethie will not allow herself one slip, not one bad day, not one break in concentration. Her body is there for her to work on when everything and everyone else—her best friend, her schoolwork, and Shaw—are gone.
Unwholly (Unwind #2) by Neal Shusterman
Release Date: August 28, 2012
From Goodreads: Cam is a product of unwinding; made entirely out of the
parts of other unwinds, he is a teen who does not technically exist. A
futuristic Frankenstein, Cam struggles with a
search for identity and meaning and wonders if a rewound being can have a soul.
And when the actions of a sadistic bounty hunter cause Cam’s
fate to become inextricably bound with the fates of Connor, Risa, and Lev,
he’ll have to question humanity itself.
Defiance (Defiance #1) by C.J. Redwine
Release Date: August 28, 2012
From Goodreads: Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the
city’s brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses,
host dinner parties, and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to
survive in the wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared,
fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander
assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father’s apprentice, Logan—the same boy
Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same boy who handed her
heart right back to her. Left with nothing but fierce belief in her father’s
survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself. But treason against
the Commander carries a heavy price, and what awaits her in the Wasteland could
destroy her.
At nineteen, Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to the city’s top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being responsible for his mentor’s impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.
As Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a monster that can’t be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the making.
At nineteen, Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to the city’s top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being responsible for his mentor’s impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.
As Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a monster that can’t be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the making.
Fifteen Love (Pretty Tough) by Nicole Leigh Shepherd
Release Date: August 30, 2012
From Goodreads: Maggie Anderson and her twin sister, Bella, are a doubles
team destined for tennis greatness. They've just started their freshman year at
Beachwood Academy and it seems like
everything--even the Olympics!--is within their sights. But when Maggie quits
the tennis team suddenly, she leaves Bella in the lurch.
The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron
Release Date: September 1, 2012
From Goodreads: When Katharine Tulman's inheritance is called
into question by the rumor that her eccentric uncle is squandering away the
family fortune, she is sent to his estate to have him committed to an asylum.
But instead of a lunatic, Katharine discovers a genius inventor with his own
set of rules, who employs a village of nine hundred people rescued from the
workhouses of London.
Katharine is now torn between protecting her own inheritance and preserving the peculiar community she grows to care for deeply. And her choices are made even more complicated by a handsome apprentice, a secretive student, and fears for her own sanity.
As the mysteries of the estate begin to unravel, it is clear that not only is her uncle's world at stake, but also the state of England as Katharine knows it.
Katharine is now torn between protecting her own inheritance and preserving the peculiar community she grows to care for deeply. And her choices are made even more complicated by a handsome apprentice, a secretive student, and fears for her own sanity.
As the mysteries of the estate begin to unravel, it is clear that not only is her uncle's world at stake, but also the state of England as Katharine knows it.
Amber House by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed and Larkin Reed
Release Date: September 1, 2012
From Goodreads: "I was sixteen the first time my grandmother died . .
."
Sarah Parsons has never seen Amber House, the grand Maryland estate that's been in her family for three centuries. She's never walked its hedge maze nor found its secret chambers; she's never glimpsed the shades that haunt it, nor hunted for lost diamonds in its walls.
But all of that is about to change. After her grandmother passes away, Sarah and her friend Jackson decide to search for the diamonds--and the house comes alive. She discovers that she can see visions of the house's past, like the eighteenth-century sea captain who hid the jewels, or the glamorous great-grandmother driven mad by grief. She grows closer to both Jackson and a young man named Richard Hathaway, whose family histories are each deeply entwined with her own. But when the visions start to threaten the person she holds most dear, Sarah must do everything she can to get to the bottom of the house's secrets, and stop the course of history before it is cemented forever.
Sarah Parsons has never seen Amber House, the grand Maryland estate that's been in her family for three centuries. She's never walked its hedge maze nor found its secret chambers; she's never glimpsed the shades that haunt it, nor hunted for lost diamonds in its walls.
But all of that is about to change. After her grandmother passes away, Sarah and her friend Jackson decide to search for the diamonds--and the house comes alive. She discovers that she can see visions of the house's past, like the eighteenth-century sea captain who hid the jewels, or the glamorous great-grandmother driven mad by grief. She grows closer to both Jackson and a young man named Richard Hathaway, whose family histories are each deeply entwined with her own. But when the visions start to threaten the person she holds most dear, Sarah must do everything she can to get to the bottom of the house's secrets, and stop the course of history before it is cemented forever.
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Release Date: September 1, 2012
From Goodreads: Allie loves theater. And while she would totally
try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over Mississippi, she's a
terrible singer. Instead she's the set designer for the stage crew, and this
year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school
budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket
sales are down, and the crew members are having trouble working together? Not
to mention the onstage AND offstage drama that occurs once the actors are
chosen, and when two cute brothers enter the picture, things get even crazier!
The Encyclopedia of Me by Karen Rivers
Release Date: September 1, 2012
From Goodreads: Tink Aaron-Martin has been grounded AGAIN after an adventure
with her best friend Freddie Blue Anderson. To make the time pass, she decides
to write an encyclopedia of her life from "Aa" (a kind of lava--okay,
she cribbed that from the real encyclopedia) to "Zoo" (she's never
been to one, but her brothers belong there).
As the alphabet unfolds, so does the story of Tink's summer: more adventures with Freddie Blue (and more experiences in being grounded); how her family was featured in a magazine about "Living with Autism," thanks to her older brother Seb--and what happened after Seb fell apart; her growing friendship, and maybe more, with Kai, a skateboarder who made her swoon (sort of). And her own sense that maybe she belongs not under "H" for "Hideous," or "I" for "Invisible," but "O" for "Okay."
As the alphabet unfolds, so does the story of Tink's summer: more adventures with Freddie Blue (and more experiences in being grounded); how her family was featured in a magazine about "Living with Autism," thanks to her older brother Seb--and what happened after Seb fell apart; her growing friendship, and maybe more, with Kai, a skateboarder who made her swoon (sort of). And her own sense that maybe she belongs not under "H" for "Hideous," or "I" for "Invisible," but "O" for "Okay."
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