ORCHARDS By: Holly Thompson, Young Adult Literature

ORCHARDS By: Holly Thompson

After a classmate commits suicide, Kana Goldberg is caught up in a world of trouble. She and her friends had said some, kind of, awful things to the girl and are being blamed for her death. But, whatever, it's not like they knew she was bipolar. It's not like they told her to hang herself. It's not Kana's fault that the girl died, but no one really seems to care. Instead, they send her off to Japan to spend the summer with their strict, orange picking relatives. At first Kana finds it hard to fit in with her grandparents and cousins, bitter over having to spend so much time away from her friends. But as the summer unfolds, Kana gets to know her relatives, travels through Japan, and learns about her village's culture, and she begins to process the pain and guilt she feels about the tragedy back home. Then, just as her life seems to be back to normal, terrible news comes from home, sending her world spinning out of orbit all over again. Ages 12 and up. Delacorte Press $17.99 Reviewed by Maggie age 16

Unearthly

UNEARTHLY By: Cynthia Hand
Clara has known that she is an angel for a while now and she has excepted that one day she will receive her purpose for life and save whoever or whatever she needs to save. But nothing can prepare her for what is about to happen. Flying lessons, wild fires, and Fallen Angels are the least of her worries as Clara begins to fall in love with the wrong boy. Before she knows it she is being forced to choose between what she knows is her destiny and what she knows is right. The first book in a trilogy, Unearthly will leave you guessing until the end. Ages 12 and up. $17.99 Harperteen

Angelfire

ANGELFIRE By: Courtney Allison Moulton
As Ellie approaches her seventeenth birthday she begins to have terrifying nightmares. They are so real and vivid that she can't help but wonder if they are real. Then a teacher dies in a terrible accident and she meets Nick, a mysterious older boy. With everything that Ellie has been through, she can't help but feel like something big is about to happen. And it does. Late on the night of her seventeenth birthday, Ellie learns of her real identity when her powers are released. She must now fight off evil monsters and save the human race for the Apocalypse. Angelfire is the first book in a series of three. It is a great beginning to what is sure to be a thrilling trilogy. Ages 14 and up. $17.99 Katherine Tegen Books

Once a Full Moon

ONCE A FULL MOON By: Ellen Schreiber
Legend's Run has always been famous for their scary stories. Celeste never believed those stories, but after she witnesses the new kid, Brandon, receive a bite from a ravenous wolf under a full moon, she has her doubts. Especially when Brandon starts acting strangely as the moon begins to fill again. But despite this strange behavior Celeste still finds her self drawn to the quiet loner, even when her life becomes endangered by their closeness. Ages 12 and up $16.99 Katherine Tegen Books

Where She Went

WHERE SHE WENT By: Gayle Forman
It has been three years since a devastating accident took the lives of Mia's parents and brother. And three years since Mia walked out of her boyfriend Adam's life forever. Now Mia is at Julliard, a rising star in classical music, and Adam is in LA, about to tour the world with his band. They thought they would never see each other again, but the Adam finds himself stuck in New York. Some strange twist of fate has brought the couple back together, but is it too late for Mia and Adam? Or will one night under the city lights be enough to rekindle their lost love? Ages 14 and up. Dutton Books April 2011 Reviewed by Maggie.

Desires of the Dead

DESIRES OF THE DEAD By: Kimberly Derting
Violet Ambrose is haunted by her morbid ability to sense the echoes of those
who have been murdered. After discovering the body of a young boy, Violet attracts the attention of the FBI. She reluctantly agrees to help them with their investigation, but soon finds that more than her secret ability will be endangered the farther she immerses herself in the case. Her relationship and possibly her life are at stake if she continues to help the FBI. Now Violet has to choose between keeping her secret or getting justice for the murdered. Ages 14 and up. $16.99
Harper Reviewed by Maggie.

Between Shades of Gray

BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY By: Ruta Sepetys
Lina was just an ordinary fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl before Soviet officers barged into her home late one evening in June 1941. Separated from her father and forced to live in horrible conditions, Lina, her mother and her brother must find a way to survive. Lina learns to find solace in her art and begins to meticulously document the horrible events happening all around her. hoping that, one day, her drawings will make their way to her father to let him know that she is alive. But the more she draws, the more danger she puts herself and family in. Her drawings may even cost them their lives. Ages 12 and up. $17.99 Philomel Books Reviewed by Maggie March 2011

Wither

WITHER By: Lauren DeStefano
Because of genetic engineering, makes are only living to the age of twenty-five and females are dying at the age of twenty.
To keep the population from dying out, girls are being kidnapped and sold into marriages. When Rhine is taken, she finds herself in a world of privilege, wealth, and terrible secrets. Despite the genuine love of her hew husband and the trust of her sister wives, Rhine is desperate to regain her freedom. So, with the help of a cute servant boy named Gabriel, Rhine begins to formulate the terrible sickness that infects every girl of that age. Ages 14 and up Simon and Schuster Reviewed by Maggie

Iron Thorn

IRON THORN By: Caitlin Kittredge
Aoife Grayson has just a few weeks until she turns sixteen, the age when everyone in her family goes mad. Determined to fight the madness, Aoife escapes from her boarding school with best friend Cal and an outlaw guide named Dean and sets out to find her father. But what she finds instead is a world full of forbidden magic and a dark secret that has haunted the Grayson family for generations. Now Aoife must unravel the dark plotting of an evil Fae called Tremaine and save her city before she turns sixteen and her mind surrenders to the madness. Ages 12 and up. $17.99 Delacorte Press Reviewed by Maggie February 2011

Tiger's Curse

TIGER'S CURSE By: Colleen Houck
The last thing Kelsey thought she'd be doing this summer was trying to break a three hundred year old curse with a mysterious tiger named Ren, halfway around the world in India. She did not think that she would have to face dark magic, dangerous prophecies and mysterious worlds where nothing is as it seems. Kelsey honestly didn't expect to risk her life to break a tiger's curse. But that's exactly what happened. there goes her plans for a normal summer vacation. Ages 12 and up. $17.95 Sterling Reviewed by Maggie

Across the Universe

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE By: Beth Revis
Amy was supposed to be asleep for three hundred years. She was supposed to wake up with her parents when they landed on another planet far in the future. That's what she had signed up for. But Amy wakes up fifty years before their spaceship is scheduled to land. Now she is stuck on Godspeed, a spaceship governed by strange rules and inhabited by even stranger people. Amy soon realizes that her awakening was no mistake; some one on board was trying to kill her. Amy must unlock Godspeed's secrets and save her parents before it's too late and Amy ends up lost in space forever. Ages 12 and up.
$17.99 Ravorbill Reviewed by Maggie Age 16 Coming March 2011

Before I Fall, Young Adult Novel, Lauren Oliver

BEFORE I FALL By: Lauren Oliver

If you had the chance to relive the last day of your life, what would you do? Samantha Kingston died in a terrible car crash, but she still wakes up the next morning. Confused and angry, Sam now has to relive the last day of her life until she gets it right. This is a must read novel.

Ages 15 up $17.99 Harper Teens

Reviewed by Maggie age 15

Dash and Lily's Book of Dares, Young Adult, Racheal Cohn and David Levithan

DASH AND LILY'S BOOK OF DARES By: Racheal Cohn and David Levithan
Dash and Lily live in different worlds. They would have never met if it wasn't for a little red moleskin notebook hidden amongst the dusty books of The Strand. Now their lives are irreversibly tied as they run around New York City, fulfilling each others dares and causing all sorts of chaos. But is their romance real or is it a fantasy conjured up by the little red moleskin notebook. Teens $16.99 Knopf
Review by Maggie age 15

Crazy, Young Adult, Han Nolan

CRAZY By: Hans Nolan
Fifteen isn't to old to have imaginary friends, right? Jason Papadopoulos doesn't think so. He talks to them all the time. But with his mom dead and his dad being over come by his mental illness, Jason needs all the support her can get. Well written and funny, Crazy is a great coming of age novel. Teens $17.00 Harcourt
Reviewed by Maggie age 15

I Am Number Four, Pittacus Lore, Aliens, Young Adult Literature

I AM NUMBER FOUR By: Pittacus Lore
What would you do if your planet was destroyed by an alien force, and you were taken as a youngster to live on earth. Your name is Number 4, but you don't go by that name, you go with a name that will fit into Earth's society. Your guardian Henri makes sure you are safe, moving all the time so the alien force won't kill you too. They can only kill in numerical order, so far you are safe, but quickly you are the next target. The possibilities that other civilizations exist is within our grasp, and you are glued to the pages to see what happens next. Ages 14 up
$17.99 Release date August 2010 Harper