Lore by Alexandra Bracken

Every seven years is the Agon, when nine Greek gods walk the earth as mortals, hunted by the bloodlines of Greek heroes battling to absorb their power. After the gruesome death of her family, Lore quit the Agon, wanting nothing to do with the gods’ punishment—until an injured Athena offers her an opportunity to avenge…

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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson is a below-average student on a routine school field trip when his teacher suddenly morphs into a harpy and attacks him. Percy’s mom whisks him off to Camp Half Blood, a refuge for demigods of Olympus’ deities, with little explanation. There, he learns his father is Poseidon, God of the Sea, and Percy…

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Shad Hadid and the Forbidden Alchemies by George Jreije

The second novel in the Shad Hadid series finds our hero in his second semester at Alexandria Academy studying his passion, alchemy. When his mentor, Kahem, gets sick and Shad finds a secret letter about necromancers stirring up trouble again, Shad and his best friend Sarah sneak off to Lebanon over spring break hoping to…

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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Kaz Brekker, a well-known thief in the underground crime world of Ketterdam, is offered a huge bounty for accomplishing an impossible heist. To do this, he assembles a group of six outcasts, each with an essential talent needed to pull off the crime of their lives. Bardugo blends humor, romance, and escalating danger with sharp…

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Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Seventeen-year-old Charlie befriends a reclusive neighbor with a mysterious past and finds himself holding the keys to a doorway to another world. Ruled by a corrupt prince who’s destroying his kingdom, the citizens of Empis look to Charlie as their last hope. King weaves countless elements of classic fairy tales including giants, mermaids, and dungeons—just…

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It Looks Like Us by Alison Ames

After applying online, Riley and five other teens are selected to spend their winter break in Antarctica to research climate change at the facility of a wealthy tech tycoon. Soon after arrival, however, Riley feels like they are being watched and grows suspicious of the only two adults on campus. She writes it off to…

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Gwendolyn Greene and the Moondog Coronation Ball of 1957

Told through the eyes of Gwendolyn’s nameless childhood friend, Gwendolyn Greene and the Moondog Coronation Ball of 1957 intimately tells the tale of a girl, her dog, and the strange occurrences in the small town of Heavenly Hill, Ohio. Set in the late 50s, Gwendolyn’s clever dog McKenna is chosen to be the first animal…

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The First Assignment by Billy Kramer

Shawn Turner wakes up in a coffin-like box, without a heartbeat, only to discover he recently died and has been selected to become a reaper. To train, he must attend the Wayward Academy, a school for those who escort souls to their final resting place. Things don’t go as planned, however, when the first soul…

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The Witches of Vegas by Mark Rosendorf

Isis is a fifteen-year-old adopted member of the Witches of Vegas, the most popular magic show on the Vegas Strip. Zack and his uncle run another magic show in town and struggle to compete with the awe-inspiring theatrics of the Witches, unaware their competition is an actual coven led by an immortal vampire patriarch. Desperate…

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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Wade Watts lives in a bleak version of earth where people escape to a virtual world called the OASIS. When the OASIS’ creator, James Halliday, dies he reveals his vast fortune will go to the person who can solve the puzzle he’s embedded in his simulated world. Halliday’s announcement triggers conflicts virtual and real as…

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