Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson Published by Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: January 24th 2017 Pages: 400 Purchase Links Amazon Goodreads Mary B. Addison killed a baby. Allegedly. She didn’t say much in that first interview with detectives, and the media filled in the only blanks that mattered: A white baby had died while under the care of a church-going black woman and her nine-year-old daughter. The public convicted Mary […]
To Catch a Killer by Sheryl Scarborough Published by Tor Teen Publication Date: February 7th 2017 Pages: 320 Purchase Links Amazon~ B&N~ Powells Goodreads Erin Blake has one of those names. A name that, like Natalee Holloway or Elizabeth Smart, is inextricably linked to a grisly crime. As a toddler, Erin survived for three days alongside the corpse of her murdered mother, and the case—which remains unsolved—fascinated a nation. Her […]
The Last Thing You Said by Sara Biren Published by Amulet Books Publication Date: April 4th 2017 Pages: 320 Purchase Links Amazon~ B&N Goodreads Last summer, Lucy’s and Ben’s lives changed in an instant. One moment, they were shyly flirting on a lake raft, finally about to admit their feelings to each other after years of yearning. In the next, Trixie—Lucy’s best friend and Ben’s sister—was gone, her heart giving […]
Impassioned by Rebecca Ross Published by HarperTeen Publication Date: Fall 2017 Pages: 403 Goodreads When her seventeenth summer solstice arrives, Brienna Colbert desires only two things: to master her passion and be chosen by a patron. Growing up at the renowned Magnalia House should have prepared her well. While some are born with intrinsic talent for one of the five passions of life, Brienna knows she is passionless. Art, music, […]
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller Published by Feiwel & Friends Publication Date: February 21st 2017 Pages: 320 Purchase Links Amazon~ B&N~ Indiebound~ BooksAMillion~ Powells Goodreads A 17-year-old pirate captain intentionally allows herself to get captured by enemy pirates in this thrilling YA adventure. If you want something done right . . . When the ruthless pirate king learns of a legendary treasure map hidden on an enemy […]
The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy Published by HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: July 4th 2017 Pages: 256 Purchase Links Amazon Goodreads Every seven years something disappears in the town of Sterling. When Aila Quinn arrives, she realizes why her deceased mother, Juliet, never spoke of growing up there—the town slowly loses the experiences that weave life together, and the theory is that Juliet is to blame. […]
Wait for Me by Caroline Leech Published by HarperTeen Publication Date: January 31st 2017 Pages: 384 Purchase Links Amazon~ B&N~ Indiebound~ BooksAMillion Goodreads The perfect blend of sweet romance and historical flavor, Wait for Me, from debut author Caroline Leech, brings a fresh new voice to a much-loved genre. It’s 1945, and Lorna Anderson’s life on her father’s farm in Scotland consists of endless chores and rationing, knitting Red Cross […]
The Shadows We Know by Heart by Jennifer Park Published by Simon Pulse Publication Date: March 14th 2017 Pages: 304 Purchase Links Amazon~ B&N Goodreads In this haunting and luminescent debut novel, a girl’s complicated family life starts to unravel after she finds herself falling for a mysterious boy who lives in the forest behind her house. Leah Roberts’s life hasn’t been the same since her brother died ten years […]
How to Break a Boy by Laurie Devore Published by Imprint Publication Date: January 31st 2017 Pages: 352 Purchase Links Amazon Goodreads Keep your enemies close, but your friends closer. Olivia Clayton has mastered the art of tearing others down to stay on top. She and her best friend, Adrienne, rule their small southern town like all good mean girls do–through intimidation and manipulation. After Olivia suffers a family tragedy […]
Cold Summer by Gwen Cole Published by Sky Pony Press Publication Date: May 2nd 2017 Pages: 256 Purchase Links Amazon Goodreads Today, he’s a high school dropout with no future. Tomorrow, he’s a soldier in World War II. Kale Jackson has spent years trying to control his time-traveling ability but hasn’t had much luck. One day he lives in 1945, fighting in the war as a sharpshooter and helplessly watching […]