Perfect Scoundrels

Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter

In book four of the Heist Society series, Kat finds herself in an unfamiliar position...stealing for a friend. When Hale's grandmother dies leaving him the family company, Kat learns that something isn't right. Using her crew, Kat tries to uncover the real will...only to discover that control of the company isn't the only thing at stake. Kat is forced to call in her extended family to pull off the biggest con of her career, all while not letting Hale know what and why she is really doing what she is doing. Kat and her crew pull out all the stops in this fast-paced tale of suspense and intrigue.

The Wells Bequest

The Wells Bequest by Polly Shulman

In a companion to The Grimm Legacy, another collection at the New York Circulating Repository is explored. This time, it is the Wells Bequest, a collection of artifacts from science fiction novels, including the Time Machine. Leo's family has always been scientific, so much so that they even use science words in place of "normal" insults and curses. When Leo decides to research the history of the robot for a science fair project, he discovers the New York Circulating Repository. And there he also discovers the girl he saw riding the time machine that appeared in his bedroom earlier. Pulled into the mysteries surrounding the time machine, Leo and Jaya must travel back in time to find Nikola Tesla before the plans for his famous death ray fall into the wrong hands. In a unique blend of science fiction, fantasy, and history, Leo and Jaya must travel back in time to change the course of history and save the world.

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

Kyle loves to play games. It is the one thing that can separate him from his older brothers, the jock and the brain. When Kyle is selected to be locked into the new library designed by the most famous game-maker in the world, he is thrilled. What he doesn't realize is that getting in will be easier than getting out. To exit the library, Kyle and the others must play a game based on their knowledge of the library, the town, and most of all, literature. using his wits and with some help from his friends, Kyle takes on the challenge of a gamer's lifetime. This book is a fabulous story filled with puzzles and clues that help the players learn more than just how to escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library.

After Eli

After Eli by Rebecca Rupp

When Danny's brother Eli is killed by an IED in Afghanistan, his whole world changes. Eli had always been there for Danny, teaching him everything he needed to know about life...how and when to swear, what to do about girls, and everything in between. But now his mother won't talk to anyone, his father is always angry, and Danny keeps a Book of the Dead where he writes about famous people and how they died. But this summer everything is about to change when Danny meets Isabelle and the twins, begins working for a friend of his brother's on an organic farm, and befriends the school weirdo. Told in a funny and heartfelt way, Danny's voice captures his love for his brother and the pain he feels at his loss on every page.

Forevermore

Forevermore by Cindy Miles

Ivy's is not happy to be moving from Charleston to Scotland to live in her new step-father's drafty old family castle. She is even less happy when strange things start to happen to her, like her violin floating in the air. Until she discovers Logan. Logan's ghost has been haunting the castle since his death two hundred years before. Ivy knows falling in love with a ghost is not a good idea, but she can't help herself where Logan is concerned. But Logan's spirit is not the only one haunting Ivy's new home. And the other spirit is not nearly as friendly; in fact, the other spirit wants Ivy gone for good. With all of the atmosphere an old castle in the Scottish country-side can provide, Ivy's battle with the forces at work in the castle make for a chilling read.

The Moon and More

The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen

Evaline is looking forward to spending the summer before her college year working for her grandmother's realty company and spending time with friends and spending time with friends. But that was before her biological father and half-brother appear unexpectedly, dredging up feelings Evaline would rather not face. And that was before Theo breezes into town to help his boss Ivy film a documentary about a reclusive local artist and comes between Evaline and her long-time boyfriend Luke. Set against the backdrop of a beach-front tourist town, Evaline spends her summer learning more than going off to college could ever teach her.

Loki's Wolves

Loki's Wolves by K. L. Armstrong and M. A. Marr

The first in The Blackwell Pages series finds a son of Thor, and a son and daughter of Loki, working together to prepare for Ragnarok, the battle for the end of the world. Matt has always known he has the power of Thor's Hammer. He just never expected that he would have to use it to save the world. Fen has always protected Laurie from knowing about her mythological ancestor, Loki. But the time is coming when she may have to pay her dues or choose to be a lone wolf like her father. United in their quest to gather the descendants of the Norse gods and goddesses, Matt, Fen, and Laurie find themselves battling Trolls, Valkyries, and other monsters from Norse Mythology to prevent the Midgaard Serpent from taking over. If you liked Harry Potter or Percy Jackson, take this fantastic ride with Matt, Fen, and Laurie.

Paperboy

Paperboy by Vince Vawter

Vince loves to throw baseballs, and he’s known as being one of the best pitchers at his school. What he’s also know for is his stuttering. Even though he works with a speech therapist, Vince has a hard time talking to people, especially strangers. To make up for hitting his best friend Rat with a baseball, Vince agrees to take over Rat’s paper route for the month Rat will be away at his grandparents. In addition to making amends for injuring Rat, Vince hopes to practice and improve his speech by forcing himself to talk to strangers on the paper route. What Vince doesn’t realize is that he will make new friends and new enemies during that one month as the paperboy. Set in the segregated south, this is a great story of overcoming adversity.

Operation Oleander

Operation Oleander by Valerie O. Patterson

While Jess’s dad is serving in Afghanistan, Jess wants nothing more than to help in some way. Starting a drive to help orphans in a village near where her father is stationed seems like the perfect way to help. But while Operation Oleander is a success, that success comes with consequences when a bomb is set off near the orphanage while the soldiers are delivering aid. Jess is unprepared for the political fallout her simple desire to help kids her age one the other side of the world has on her personal relationships at home with her friends and family. Jess’s agony at the cost of her decisions is made clear by the author’s portrayal of a girl who only wants to do something to help others. 

Primates

Primates by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks

This graphic biography tells the tale of three of the most renowned scientists to study primates: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birule Galdiaks. The adventures and discoveries of these three women are told using  graphic format, which only enhances their story. Each recruited by the famous Dr. Louis Leakey, Jane studies chimpanzees, Dain studies gorillas, and Birule studies orangutans. This book chronicles how each came to study in the wild, and what their contributions have done for science and the study of humans.

Starters

Starters by Lissa Price

In a society where everyone between the ages of 20 and 60 has died from an illness, youth is prized. Technology makes it possible for the older generation of Enders to “borrow” the bodies of the teens, the Starters. In order to help her brother, Callie rents out her body, only to discover that the Ender who borrowed it is using it to commit a crime. Fast-paced and action-packed, Callie has to try to figure out who is really telling her the truth and who is really committing the crime.