The Real Boy

The Real Boy by Anne Ursu

Oscar knows he's different. He has trouble relating to the people that come to the wizard shop, magician's apprentice, Wolf, and to his master, the Caleb. He is more than content to be the shop boy, spending his time gathering and mixing the herbs that Caleb sells to people who want to buy his magic and talking to the cats that roam the house. But when Wolf is killed, Caleb disappears, and a beast appears intent on destroying anything magic, Oscar has no choice but to try to save the children of the city and find out how to stop the beast from destroying his world.

The Selection

The Selection by Kiera Cass

In the distant future, the world is divided into numbered groups. The higher the number, the easier life is. America Singer has an opportunity to change her status and help her family. Prince Maxon is having a selection, calling 35 girls to the palace to choose one to be his wife. But America's heart belongs to someone else already, and she is torn between opportunity and love. Entering the selection to appease her mother, America makes it clear to the prince that she is not in the game to win. But Prince Maxon isn't want she expects, and America is soon unsure of what she feels for whom anymore.



You'll want to have the rest of the Trilogy, The Elite and The One, on hand as soon as you finish this first part of America and Maxon's story, as well as the story of their Heir.

Wake Up Missing

Wake Up Missing by Kate Messner

When Cat suffers a concussion that leaves her with headaches and other symptoms, her parents decide to send her to I-CAN, an institute that is making ground-breaking progress with concussion treatments. However, when Cat arrives, she soon discovers that all is not as it seems. One resident has not been seen in days, another won't stop working on science experiments. As Cat and the others begin to do their research, they begin to realize that the institute isn't helping them, but altering them in some way. Determined to escape, Cat and the others know that if they do not get out and tell the truth, then they may never be able to go home again.

Heaven is Paved With Oreos

Heaven is Paved With Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Sarah and her best friend Curtis have a secret...they aren't really boyfriend and girlfriend, they just pretend to be to keep everyone from asking. But now Sarah isn't sure her feelings for Curtis are pretend, and she doesn't know what to do about it. When Sarah's grandmother invites her to go to Italy with her to visit, Sarah sees it as a chance to get away and figure out what her true feelings for Curtis are. What she doesn't count on is her grandmother's real reason for the Roman holiday, and what surprise Curtis has waiting for her when she comes home. You don't have to have read the other books, starting with Dairy Queen, to understand what is going on in this story, although several characters appear from the other books.