Release Date: July 17, 2012
From Goodreads: Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this
fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the
enchanting realm of classic fairytales.
The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.
But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.
But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
A World Away by Nancy Grossman
Release Date: July 17, 2012
From Goodreads: A summer of firsts.
Sixteen-year-old Eliza Miller has never made a phone call, never tried on a pair of jeans, never sat in a darkened theater waiting for a movie to start. She's never even talked to someone her age who isn't Amish, like her.
A summer of good-byes
When she leaves her close-knit family to spend the summer as a nanny in suburban Chicago, a part of her can't wait to leave behind everything she knows. She can't imagine the secrets she will uncover, the friends she will make, the surprises and temptations of a way of life so different from her own.
A summer of impossible choice
Every minute Eliza spends with her new friend Josh feels as good as listening to music for the first time, and she wonders whether there might be a place for her in his world. But as summer wanes, she misses the people she has left behind, and the plain life she once took for granted. Eliza will have to decide for herself where she belongs. Whichever choice she makes, she knows she will lose someone she loves.
Sixteen-year-old Eliza Miller has never made a phone call, never tried on a pair of jeans, never sat in a darkened theater waiting for a movie to start. She's never even talked to someone her age who isn't Amish, like her.
A summer of good-byes
When she leaves her close-knit family to spend the summer as a nanny in suburban Chicago, a part of her can't wait to leave behind everything she knows. She can't imagine the secrets she will uncover, the friends she will make, the surprises and temptations of a way of life so different from her own.
A summer of impossible choice
Every minute Eliza spends with her new friend Josh feels as good as listening to music for the first time, and she wonders whether there might be a place for her in his world. But as summer wanes, she misses the people she has left behind, and the plain life she once took for granted. Eliza will have to decide for herself where she belongs. Whichever choice she makes, she knows she will lose someone she loves.
Before You Go by James Preller
Release Date: July 17, 2012
From Goodreads: The summer before his senior year, Jude (yes, he’s named
after the Beatles song) gets his first job, falls in love for the first time,
and starts to break away from his parents. Jude’s house is kept dark, and no
one talks much—it’s been that way since his little sister drowned in a swimming
pool seven years ago when Jude was supposed to be watching her.
Now, Jude is finally, finally starting to live. Really live. And then, life spins out of control. Again.
Now, Jude is finally, finally starting to live. Really live. And then, life spins out of control. Again.
Holding On To Zoe by George Ella Lyon
Release Date: July 17, 2012
From Goodreads: After sixteen-year-old Jules has her baby, Zoe, it doesn’t
matter anymore that her mother thinks she’s a drama queen, or that her father
left them years ago, or even that Zoe’s father is gone, too. She and her baby
make a family now; she doesn’t need anyone else in the world except Zoe. Though
it's tough being a new mom, balancing Zoe’s needs with working at the
Toyota factory and thinking about how to finish school, Jules is sure she’ll
figure it out. Still, she wonders, why can’t anyone be happy for her
and Zoe? And why does her mom refuse to believe that Zoe's real?
The Unquiet by Jeannine Garsee
Release Date: July 17, 2012
From Goodreads: Sixteen-year-old Rinn Jacobs has secrets: One, she’s
bipolar. Two, she killed her grandmother.
After a suicide attempt, and now her parents' separation, Rinn and her mom move from California to the rural Ohio town where her mother grew up. Back on her medications and hoping to stay well, Rinn settles into her new home, undaunted by the fact that the previous owner hanged herself in Rinn's bedroom. At school, her classmates believe the school pool is haunted by Annaliese, a girl who drowned there. But when a reckless séance goes awry, and terrible things start happening to her new friends—yet not to her—Rinn is determined to find out why she can’t be "touched" by Annaliese...or if Annaliese even exists.
With the help of Nate Brenner, the hunky “farmer boy” she’s rapidly falling for, Rinn devises a dangerous plan to uncover the truth. Soon reality and fantasy meld into one, till Rinn finds it nearly impossible to tell the difference. When a malevolent force threatens the lives of everyone she cares about--not to mention her own--she can't help wondering: who should she really be afraid of?
Annaliese? Or herself?
After a suicide attempt, and now her parents' separation, Rinn and her mom move from California to the rural Ohio town where her mother grew up. Back on her medications and hoping to stay well, Rinn settles into her new home, undaunted by the fact that the previous owner hanged herself in Rinn's bedroom. At school, her classmates believe the school pool is haunted by Annaliese, a girl who drowned there. But when a reckless séance goes awry, and terrible things start happening to her new friends—yet not to her—Rinn is determined to find out why she can’t be "touched" by Annaliese...or if Annaliese even exists.
With the help of Nate Brenner, the hunky “farmer boy” she’s rapidly falling for, Rinn devises a dangerous plan to uncover the truth. Soon reality and fantasy meld into one, till Rinn finds it nearly impossible to tell the difference. When a malevolent force threatens the lives of everyone she cares about--not to mention her own--she can't help wondering: who should she really be afraid of?
Annaliese? Or herself?
Wicked Jealous: A Love Story by Robin Palmer
Release Date: July 19, 2012
From Goodreads: Simone never saw herself as the “cute girl”—she was always
the chunky, band tee wearing, France-obsessed smart girl. But now that Simone’s
a few pounds lighter and sporting a new retro style, things have gotten, well,
weird. Her crush Jason seems to actually know she exists. And when Simone’s
soon-to-be stepmonster Hillary stops ignoring her, Simone knows something is
up. When Simone’s brother offers to let her move in with him and his six
roommates on the beach for the summer, Simone jumps at the chance. But living
with seven very different college boys isn’t exactly helping her land her very
own happily ever after.
The Girl With Borrowed Wings by Rinsai Rossetti
Release Date: July 19, 2012
From Goodreads: Controlled by her father and bound by desert, Frenenqer
Paje’s life is tediously the same, until a small act of rebellion explodes her
world and she meets a boy, but not just a boy--a Free person, a winged person,
a shape-shifter. He has everything Frenenqer doesn’t. No family, no
attachments, no rules. At night, he flies them to the far-flung places of their
childhoods to retrace their pasts. But when the delicate balance of their
friendship threatens to rupture into something more, Frenenqer must confront
her isolation, her father, and her very sense of identity, breaking all the
rules of her life to become free.
Small Damages by Beth Kephart
Release Date: July 19, 2012
From Goodreads: It’s senior year, and while Kenzie should be looking forward
to prom and starting college in the fall, she is mourning the loss of her
father. She finds solace in the one person she trusts, her boyfriend, and she
soon finds herself pregnant. Kenzie’s boyfriend and mother do not understand
her determination to keep the baby. She is sent to southern Spain for the
summer, where she will live out her pregnancy as a cook’s assistant on a bull
ranch, and her baby will be adopted by a Spanish couple.
Alone and resentful in a foreign country, Kenzie is at first sullen and difficult. She begins to open her eyes and her heart to the beauty that is all around her and inside of her.
Alone and resentful in a foreign country, Kenzie is at first sullen and difficult. She begins to open her eyes and her heart to the beauty that is all around her and inside of her.
The Unquiet sounds great, and the cover for A World Away is really pretty.
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