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HEMLOCK By: Kathleen Peacock
Since the brutal murder of Mackenzie's best friend, Any, Mackenzie's life has been turned upside down. Amy has been haunting her dreams, and an extremist group called the Trackers has come to Mac's hometown of Hemlock to hunt down Amy's killer: A white werewolf. To make matters worse, Lupine syndrome (aka the werewolf virus) is on the rise across the country. People keep trying to hide their symptoms, but blood lust is hard to control. Mac wants desperately to put an end to her nightmares, so she decides to investigate Amy's murder herself. But there are secrets and danger lurking in the shadows of Hemlock, and Mac has just gotten herself thrown into the middle of it all. Ages 14 and up. Katherine Tegen Books. $17.99 Reviewed by Maggie.
LUCKY FOOLS By: Coert Voorhees
It has always been David Ellison's dream to act at Julliard, but he's expected to attend nearby Stanford University, just like all of his classmates at hard-driving Oak Fields Prep. As is "wasting" his private school education weren't enough, David has basically destroyed his relationship with his girlfriend, Ellen, when he fins himself falling for his new co-star, Vanessa. David's Julliard audition is quickly approaching, his relationship is hanging on by just a thread, and, as if that wasn't enough, a mysterious prankster has begun to attack the Oak Field's greatest achievers, attempting to destroy their changes at college. Anyone could be next, even David, and he's terrified. Ages 12 and up. Hyperion $16.99 Reviewed by Maggie
SOMETHING STRANGE AND DEADLY By: Susan Dennard
Eleanor Fitt is in trouble. Her brother has gone missing, her family has lost nearly all of its money, and her mother is determined to marry her off to a rich man as soon as possible. But all of this seems trivial after Eleanor comes face to face with the walking dead on her way home from the post office. And then, during the frightening attack, a zombie delivers a letter to Eleanor from her brother. It seems that whoever is controlling the Dead has taken her brother. If Eleanor really wants to see him again she has to venture into the lab on the infamous Spirit-Hunters, a group of misfits who protect the city from the super natural. But the more time Eleanor spends with the Spirit-Hunters, including their frustratingly stubborn inventor, Daniel, the more danger Eleanor puts herself. Now, not only is her brother's life on the line, but hers as well. Ages 13 and up.. Harper Teen $17.99 Reviewed by Maggie
OF POSEIDON By: Anna Banks
Sent from his watery home, Galen, a Syrena prince, must search the land for a girl he's heard can communicate with fish. While Emma is on vacation at the beach she runs into Galen...literally. Both Galen and Emma sense a connection, but Galen's not fully convinced the Emma's the one he's been looking for. That is, until a deadly encounter with a shark proves that Emma is exactly what he's been sent to find. The only problem is Emma has no idea what she is or the power she posses. But her Gift may be the only thing that can save his kingdom. He needs her help, no matter what the risk. Ages 13 and up. Feiwel and Friends $17.99 Reviewed by Maggie.
ARISE By: Tara Hudson
The second book in the Hearafter series, ghost girl Amelia-still caught between life and death--must fight for every moment of her relationship with her human boyfriend Joshua. They can hardly even kiss without Amelia suddenly dematerializing. In search of answers, they go to visit some of Joshua's Seer relatives in New Orleans. But in a city so full of the supernatural, Amelia ends up with more questions than answers and finds herself on the run from a mysterious group, determined to destroy her. Wandering through the French Quarter, meets Gabrielle, another ghost girl. Somehow, against impossible odds, Gaby has found a way to live a sort of half-life...a half-life for which Amelia would pay any price. torn between tow worlds, Amelia must choose carefully, before the evil spirits catch up to her, ending her existence and any chance of being with Joshua. Ages 13 and up. Harper Teen $17.99 Reviewed by Maggie.
UNRAVELING By: Elizabeth Norris
Two days before the start of her junior year, seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed. She know that she is dad, she feels herself leaving her body, but the next thing she knows, she's opening her eyes to find Ben Michaels, a loner form her high school, leaning over her. And even though it isn't possible, Janelle knows that Ben has somehow brought her back to life. But her reincarnations, and Ben's strange powers, are only the first of a series of strange events that Janelle must solve. While snooping in her FBI-agent father's files for clues about her accident, she uncovers a clock that seem to be counting down to something horrible. And when someone close to Janelle is killed, she can no longer deny what's right in front of her: Everything that's happened points to the end of the world. As the clock ticks down, Janelle must race to stop the countdown and save everyone she loves. Ages 13 and up. Balzer and Bray $17.99 Reviewed by Maggie.
TRANSCENDENCE By: C. J. Omololu
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After a visit to the Tower of London triggers an unnervingly real vision of a beheading that occurred hundreds of years ago, Cole Ryan thinks she's losing her mind. A tour guides son, Griffon Hall, comes to her aid, but their immediate connection frightens Cole, as she suddenly has memories from a life that she never lived. Griffon explains that he a Cole are members of the Akhet-an elite group of people who can remember past lives and use their collected wisdom for the good of the world. But not all Akhet are good, and a rogue is after Cole to avenge their shared past. Now in extreme danger, Cole must piece together clues from many lifetimes. What she finds could ruin her chance at future with Griffon, but risking his love my be the only way to save them both. Ages 12 and up. Walker $16.99 Reviewed by Maggie.
