Vendetta

Vendetta by Catherine Doyle

First in a new series, Vendetta tells a complex story of revenge and love. Sophie has been mourning the loss of her father and learning to accept that her life will never be the same. But things become even more complicated with five brothers move into a house in her neighborhood, bringing with them an air of mystery and danger. Despite her efforts not to, Sophie falls for Nicoli, sending her life down a dangerous path. Nicoli has a secret...and it involves a threat to Sophie's family...one that just might kill Sophie if she gets in the way.

I Am Malala

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai refused to let the Taliban take her education away from her, and she paid a terrible price. Because of her out-spoken opinions about the Taliban's desire to not let girls become educated, an attempt was made on her life in 2012 when she was just 15 years old. Shot in the head at point-blank range, Malala not only survived, but went on to become the youngest winner ever of the Nobel Peace Prize. Told her in her own voice, Malala's story is an inspirational read.

Grandmaster

Grandmaster by David Klass

Daniel Pratzer has been waiting for a chance to show off his chess skills as a member of the high school team. Daniel is surprised with the team invites him and his father to a father-son tournament, until he finds out that his father was one of the most promising chess players ever to play the game. However, the pressures of competition forced him to choose between chess and his sanity. But his father doesn't want Daniel to be disappointed, so he agrees to go up against an old rival for the sake of his son. But Daniel is completely unprepared for the consequences of his father's sacrifice, and he is forced to battle his father's old demons for him.

Yellow Star

Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy

Syvia was only one of 12 children from the Lodz Ghetto in Poland to survive the Holocaust. It took her fifty years to be able to tell her story, having buried her past to move forward with her life. Using free verse poetry, Jennifer Roy tells the remarkable survival story of her aunt in stunning emotional detail.

Lockwood & Co. (Series)

Lockwood & Co. by Jonathan Stroud

In this exciting new series, the detectives at Lockwood and Co. are only called in when the dead come back to haunt the living. For fifty years the country has been suffering from an epidemic of ghosts, and children have been trained by Psychic Investigation Agencies to help destroy them. When Lucy Carlyle finds herself working for Lockwood & Co., she isn't sure she's going to survive it. When a case goes terribly wrong, the agency only has one chance to survive the fallout...take on the Screaming Staircase. The outcome of that case leads to their next adventures in The Whispering Skull and The Hollow Boy.

   

Counting by 7s

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Willow is a genius with a lot of strange obsessions...counting by 7s, diagnosing medical conditions, nature. She has always had trouble dealing with anyone other than her own family. But when her parents are suddenly killed in a car accident, Willow is left all alone with only her counting to comfort her. Despite the circumstances of Willow's life, this book is not a sad read, but rather a great story of one girl's ability to overcome tragedy and find her place in the world.

The President Has Been Shot

The President Has Been Shot by James L. Swanson

On November 22, 1963, regular television programming was interrupted with these words..."The President Has Been Shot." The assassination of John F. Kennedy, Jr. rocked the country. James Swanson artfully tells the story of the assassination, including the details leading up to the event by including extensive background information on Lee Harvey Oswald. If you're looking for a good read about an important historical event, look no further.