New YA Fiction

Family Greene by Ann Rinaldi -- Cornelia Greene is fed up with gossip about her mother. Caty Littlefield Greene was once a beautiful young bride who lifted the troops’ spirits at Valley Forge, but Cornelia knows that rumors of Caty’s past indiscretions hurt Nathanael Greene, Cornelia’s adored father. Yet Caty claims that she’s just a flirt, and that flirting is a female necessity—a woman’s only means of power. Cornelia’s concern with her mother’s reputation abruptly fades to the background when she learns that Nathanael Greene may not be her father. As she searches for the truth, she makes unexpected discoveries that lead her to a new understanding of love and family.
Dragonfire by Donita Paul - Dragon Keeper Chronicles #4 -- Three years of strife have passed since Kale and Bardon freed Paladin’s knights. Now, fiery dragons scorch their beautiful countryside as an evil husband-and-wife wizard duo battle one another for supremacy. The people of Amara just want to be left alone, hoping the conflict with disappear. But Paladin is dying, and Bardon and Kale–now married–must accept fateful assignments if their land is to survive.
Dragonlight by Donita Paul - Dragon Keeper Chronicles #5 -- Before vowing his allegiance to Wulder as a knight, Bardon's life is suddenly complicated when he learns that some of the Paladin's knights are imprisoned in sleep. He suspects one of them is Dragon Keeper Kale's missing father.
Walking Backward by Catherine Austen -- Twelve-year-old Josh, his four-and-a-half-year-old brother Sammy, and his Dad struggle to find their own way to grieve his mothers death after she dies suddenly in an automobile accident but find that sharing memories and being close as a family is what works best.
Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr - Wicked Lovely vol. 4 -- Ani, a half-mortal driven by her hungers, and Devlin, faery assassin and brother to the High Queen, have reason to fear one another even as they are drawn together to save all of Faerie.
Scars by Cheryl Rainfield -- Fifteen-year-old Kendra, a budding artist, has not felt safe since she began to recall devastating memories of childhood sexual abuse, especially since she cannot remember her abuser's identity, and she copes with the pressure by cutting herself.
Demon Lexicon by Sarah Brennan -- Sixteen-year-old Nick and his family have battled magicians and demons for most of his life, but when his brother, Alan, is marked for death while helping new friends Jamie and Mae, Nick's determination to save Alan leads him to uncover a devastating secret.
Body Finder by Kimberly Derting -- High school junior Violet uses her uncanny ability to sense murderers and their victims to try to stop a serial killer who's terrorizing her town, and although her best friend and would-be boyfriend Jay promises to keep her safe, she becomes a target.
Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore -- A wealthy sorcerer's invitation to sing with his automaton leads seventeen-year-old Nimira, whose family's disgrace brought her from a palace to poverty, into political intrigue, enchantments, and a friendship with a fairy prince who needs her help.
Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong - Darkest Powers bk. 3 -- Fifteen-year-old Chloe, a necromancer, struggles to understand her feelings for werewolf Derek and his sorcerer brother, Simon, while seeking a way to enter the headquarters of the sinister Edison Group and rescue her aunt Lauren and friend Rachelle.
Escape from Shadow Island by Paul Adam - Max Cassidy vol. 1 - British fourteen-year-old Max Cassidy calls on his skills and training as a professional escape artist when he attempts to clear his mother of murdering his father, who disappeared two years earlier in the Central American country of Santo Domingo.
For Keeps by Natasha Friend -- Just as sixteen-year-old Josie and her mother finally begin trusting men enough to start dating seriously, the father Josie never knew comes back to town and shakes up what was already becoming a difficult mother-daughter relationship.
Cardturner by Louis Sachar -- When his wealthy uncle, a champion bridge player who has lost his vision, asks seventeen-year-old Alton to be a cardturner for him, Alton has no idea how much he will ultimately learn from his eccentric relative. Includes appendix by Syd Fox with information about bridge.
Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead - Vampire Academy bk. 5 -- Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir's and to her best friend, Lissa. But, Rose's heart still aches for Dimitri, and she knows he's out there, somewhere. He has tasted her blood, and now he is hunting her. Only this time, he won't rest until Rose joins him -- forever.
Fading Echos by Erin Hunter - Warriors. Omen of the Stars bk. 2 -- As Dovepaw, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze strive to understand and fulfill the prophecy that promises them great power, the cats of the Dark Forest begin to teach battle skills and techniques to different Clan cats through dreams.
For the Win by Corey Doctorow -- A group of teens from around the world find themselves drawn into an online revolution arranged by a mysterious young woman known as Big Sister Nor, who hopes to challenge the status quo and change the world using her virtual connections.
Stolen by Lucy Chistopher -- Sixteen-year-old Gemma, a British city-dweller, is abducted while on vacation with her parents and taken to the Australian outback, where she soon realizes that escape attempts are futile, and in time she learns that her captor is not as despicable as she first believed.
Conspiracy 365. June by Gabrielle Lord (vol. 6) -- With seconds to spare, Cal escapes from the burning wreck of the Orca. There is no time to think about his dead great uncle while he's being hunted. He needs to return to his hunt for Ormand Jewel. He embarks on a break-in mission to retrieve the jewel from Silgo, whom he believes possesses it.
Storm Warning by Linda Sue Park - Bk 9 of 39 Clues -- The shadow of the man in black has followed fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother Dan on their worldwide search for 39 Clues that lead to a great power. The man has tried to kill them and he is a Madrigal, as were their parents. And now, the man is ready to step out of the darkness for their final confrontation.
Eleventh Grade Burns by Heather Brewer - Chronicles of Vladimir Tod bk 4 -- Another year at Bathory High goes bad for Vlad Tod when his former friend Joss, now a vampire slayer, returns to town, a mysterious and powerful new vampire, Dorian, arrives with a thirst for Vlad's blood, and archenemy D'Ablo brings Vlad's Uncle Otis to trial.