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By Meg Rosoff. 2009
On the morning of her wedding, Pell Ridley creeps out of bed in the dark, kisses her sisters goodbye and…
flees - determined to escape a future that offers nothing but hard work and sorrow. She takes the only thing that truly belongs to her: Jack, a white horse. The road ahead is rich with longing, silence and secrets, and each encounter leads her closer to the untold story of her past. For Senior High readers. 2009.By Anita Shreve. 1999
In 1899 New England, Olympia is the precocious, well-educated daughter of a prominent Boston couple. Her summer is transformed by…
the arrival of a friend of her father's, a doctor who is as captivated by Olympia as she is by him. They come together in a hopelessly passionate affair and must deal with the price of straying in an unforgiving era. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1999.By Cameron Dokey. 2000
Fleeing her conniving guardian stepbrother, seventeen-year-old Ginny Nolan boards a Seattle-bound train and meets young Virginia, who is apprehensive over…
her imminent arranged marriage to a stranger. The girls temporarily trade identities, giving Virginia a chance to assess the fiancé. But unexpected love and an avalanche intervene. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.By S Jae-Jones. 2018
The conclusion to the gorgeous and lush Wintersong duology, Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones. Six months after the end of Wintersong,…
Liesl is working toward furthering both her brother's and her own musical careers. Although she is determined to look forward and not behind, life in the world above is not as easy as Liesl had hoped. Her younger brother Josef is cold, distant, and withdrawn, while Liesl can't forget the austere young man she left beneath the earth, and the music he inspired in her. When troubling signs arise that the barrier between worlds is crumbling, Liesl must return to the Underground to unravel the mystery of life, death, and the Goblin King?who he was, who he is, and who he will be. What will it take to break the old laws once and for all? What is the true meaning of sacrifice when the fate of the world?or the ones Liesl loves?is in her hands?By Gae Polisner. 2020
On the morning of September 11, 2001, sixteen-year-old Kyle Donohue watches the first twin tower come down from the window…
of Stuyvesant High School. Moments later, terrified and fleeing home to safety across the Brooklyn Bridge, he stumbles across a girl perched in the shadows, covered in ash, and wearing a pair of costume wings. With his mother and sister in California and unable to reach his father, and NYC detective likely on his way to the disaster, Kyle makes the split-second decision to bring the girl home. What follows is their story, told in alternating points of view, as Kyle tries to unravel the mystery of the girl so he can return her to her family. But what if the girl has forgotten everything, even her own name? And what if the more Kyle gets to know her, the less he wants her to go home? This book tells a stunning story of friendship and first love and of carrying on with our day-to-day living in the midst of world-changing tragedy and unforgettable pain-it tells a story of hopeBy Sandra Gulland. 2018
For Napoleon's stepdaughter, nothing is simple -- especially love.Paris, 1798. Hortense de Beauharnais is engrossed in her studies at a…
boarding school for aristocratic girls, most of whom suffered tragic losses during the tumultuous days of the French Revolution. She loves to play and compose music, read and paint, and daydream about Christophe, her brother's dashing fellow officer. But Hortense is not an ordinary girl. Her beautiful, charming mother Josephine has married Napoleon Bonaparte, soon to become the most powerful man in France, but viewed by Hortense as a coarse, unworthy successor to her elegant father, who was guillotined during the Terror. Where will Hortense's future lie? Inspired by Hortense's real-life autobiography with charming glimpses of teen life long ago, this is the story of a girl chosen by fate to play a role she didn't choose.By Kathryn Purdie. 2020
Bone Criers are the last descendants of an ancient family charged with using the magic they draw from animal bones…
to shepherd the dead into the afterlife, lest they drain the light from the living. Ailesse has been prepared since birth to become their matriarch, but first she must complete her rite of passage: to kill the boy she's destined to love. Bastien's father was slain by a Bone Crier and he's been seeking revenge ever since, but his vengeance must waitBy Kerri Maniscalco. 2020
Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe--witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria…
misses dinner service at the family's renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin, desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister's killer and to seek vengeance at any cost, even if it means using dark magic that's been long forbiddenBy Tirzah Price. 2021
Perfect for fans of the Lady Janies and Stalking Jack the Ripper, the first book in the Jane Austen Murder…
Mysteries series is a clever retelling of Pride and Prejudice that reimagines the iconic settings, characters, and romances in a thrilling and high-stakes whodunit. When a scandalous murder shocks London high society, sixteen-year-old aspiring lawyer Lizzie Bennet seizes the opportunity to prove herself, despite the interference of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, the stern young heir to the prestigious firm Pemberley Associates. Convinced the authorities have imprisoned the wrong person, Lizzie vows to solve the murder on her own. But as the case—and her feelings for Darcy—become more complicated, Lizzie discovers that her dream job could make her happy, but it might also get her killedBy Jordyn Taylor. 2021
"A fast-paced, exhilarating story about a boarding school shrouded in secrecy and the girl who will do anything to right…
the institution's wrongs." —Jessica Goodman, In diebound bestselling author of They Wish They Were Us Critically acclaimed author Jordyn Taylor weaves an addictive mystery perfect for fans of Truly Devious. Eva has never felt like she belonged . . . not in her own family or with her friends in New York City, and certainly not at a fancy boarding school like Hardwick Preparatory Academy. So, when she is invited to join the Fives, an elite secret society, she jumps at the opportunity to finally be a part of something. But what if the Fives are about more than just having the best parties and receiving special privileges from the school? What if they are also responsible for keeping some of Hardwick's biggest secrets buried? 1962: There is only one reason why Connie would volunteer to be one of the six students to participate in testing Hardwick's nuclear fallout shelter: Craig Allenby. While the thought of nuclear war sends her into a panic, she can't pass up the opportunity to spend four days locked in with the school's golden boy. However, Connie and the other students quickly discover that there is more to this "test" than they previously thought. As they are forced to follow an escalating series of commands, Connie realizes that one wrong move could have dangerous consequences. Separated by sixty years, Eva and Connie's stories become inextricably intertwined as Eva unravels the mystery of how six students went into the fallout shelter all those years ago . . . but only five came outBy Rae Carson. 2017
A dangerous billionaire intends to use Lee, Jefferson, and their magical friends for his own nefarious ends. They decide to…
fight back before the landscape of California can be altered forever. Sequel to Like a River Glorious (DB 87452). Some violence. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2017By Regina M. Hansen. 2021
Music, myth, and horror blend in this romantic, “eerie…atmospheric” (Publishers Weekly) fantasy debut about a teen girl who must fight…
a powerful evil that’s invaded her Prince Edward Island home—perfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens.There’s a certain wild magic in the salt air and the thrum of the sea. Beet MacNeill has known this all her life. It added spice to her childhood adventures with her older cousin, Gerry, the two of them thick as thieves as they explored their Prince Edward Island home. So when Gerry comes up the path one early spring morning, Beet thinks nothing of it at first. But he is soaking wet and silent, and he plays a haunting tune on his fiddle that chills Beet to the bone. Something is very, very wrong. Things only get worse when Marina Shaw saunters into town and takes an unsettling interest in Gerry’s new baby. Local lore is filled with tales of a vicious shape-shifting sea creature and the cold, beautiful woman who controls him—a woman who bears a striking resemblance to Marina. Beet is determined to find out what happened to her beloved cousin, and to prevent the same fate from befalling the handsome new boy in town who is winning her heart, whether she wants him to or not. Yet the sea always exacts a price…By Nicole Castroman. 2017
Edward "Teach" Drummond and his beloved Anne are on separate journeys to Nassau, but they become entangled with the treacherous…
Governor Webb, forcing them to take on a dangerous mission. Sequel to Blackhearts (DB 84461). Violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017By Julie Eshbaugh. 2016
On prehistoric Earth, hunting, gathering, and keeping his family safe are all seventeen-year-old Kol knows. When newcomer Mya arrives with…
her clan, Kol is smitten and tries to woo her--but then another clan causes problems. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2016By Melanie Dickerson. 2016
England, 1384. Seventeen-year-old Evangeline, ward and cousin of King Richard II, tries to escape from an arranged marriage, dreaming of…
a life outside Berkhamsted Castle. But when she runs away, she finds herself embroiled in a tangled web that threatens England's monarch. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2016By Nicole Castroman. 2016
Edward "Teach" Drummond, son of a rich merchant, longs for a permanent life at sea, away from the responsibilities imposed…
on him. When a forbidden romance blooms with Anne, a maid in his house, they question their future. For senior high and older readers. 2016By Timothée De Fombelle, Sarah Ardizzone, Timothee De Fombelle. 2015
In Vango: Between Sky and Earth, a young man with a murky past readies himself for priesthood, only to be…
accused of murder in 1930s Paris. In A Prince without a Kingdom, Vango continues to search for answers. Translated from French. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2014By Suzanne Weyn. 2009
Five Taylor sisters and their widowed mother, a famed spiritualist, travel aboard the Titanic and discover their fate is entwined…
with scientist Nikola Tesla. For senior high and older readers. 2009Trilogy written between 2012 and 2014 includes So Close to You, This Strange and Familiar Place, and Find Me Where…
the Water Ends. Seventeen-year-old Lydia Bentley travels through a portal to 1945 and becomes part of the Montauk Project. For senior high and older readers. 2014By Cat Winters. 2013
San Diego, California; 1918. As a deadly influenza and the Great War take their toll, Mary Shelley Black watches desperate…
mourners flock to séances and spirit photographers for comfort. Despite her scientific leanings, Mary Shelley must consider if ghosts are real. For senior high and older readers. 2013