Girl on the Run by Daryl Wood Gerber
Published By: Chucklin, Inc.
Published By: Chucklin, Inc.
Publication Date: April 7, 2016
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
What drew me to this book was the setting. A fairytale ball and a murder mystery that takes place at Lake Tahoe, a place I absolutely love. Chessa wakes up to find her husband murdered and all the evidence points to her as the killer. She can barely remember what happened the night before, which leads her to believe that she was drugged. Her father is in jail for murder and she is terrified that she will suffer the same fate. So she runs!
By: Jack Blaine
In this dystopian novel people are labeled and tattooed as infants for what occupation they will hold. Breeders, Helpers, Laborers, Artists, etc. It's all decided for them by what the population will need in the future. Only the rich society members choose how they wish to live. Benna, Helper12, is a baby helper. She cares for the infants in the Pre-ward until they are sent off to be labeled. Until one day a society couple come in to her ward. They are illegally adopting one of the babies, a boy that Benna has become attached to and calls Jobee. Mr. and Mrs. Sloane also buy Benna as a live in nanny for the baby. Shortly after arriving at the Sloanes house Benna realizes that they are not as perfect as they seem.
By: Sara Raasch
When Meira was just a baby her Kingdom of Winter was overthrown by the evil King of Spring, Angra. Now she is one of only 8 survivors. Her group has spent the past 16 years searching for the two halves of a conduit which could restore magic to Winter. They are constantly on the move, avoiding capture by the Spring army. When they hear word of the location of one half of the conduit Meira demands to be given the chance to prove herself and retrieve it. And she does exactly that!
Burying the Honeysuckle Girls by Emily Carpenter
Published By: Lake Union Publishing
Published By: Lake Union Publishing
Publication Date: April 26, 2016
Genre: Adult Fiction
This book gripped me from the very first page and didn't let go until I devoured every last word. Althea's story was captivating, heartbreaking and full of mystery. She's turning 30 and knows that if she doesn't uncover the clues to her family's secrets, she will suffer a similar fate as her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, each one suffering a mental breakdown and passing away by their 30th birthdays.
Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #2
Published By: Quirk Books
Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #2
Published By: Quirk Books
Publication Date: Jan 14, 2014
Genre: YA, Fantasy
This is book 2 of the series. If you haven't read Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children there will be some SPOILERS ahead for book 1.
Jacob, Emma and the rest of the peculiar children are on the run. Their loop has been destroyed, the wights are nipping at their heels and they have to get Miss P to London and find Miss Wren before time runs out. I admit, I was a little hesitant when I first started reading. All the mystery of the children's home had been revealed and I was afraid I would lose interest in the story. I was so wrong! The action kept me interested, the cast of new characters and peculiars kept me curious and the advancement of the wights kept me intrigued.
The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
Published By: Candlewick Press
Published By: Candlewick Press
Publication Date: September 8, 2015
Genre: YA, Historical Fiction
This charming story is set in 1911. Joan Scraggs is 14 years old when her father pulls her out of school and forces her to work like a mule at home on their Pennsylvania farm. Her teacher gives her a diary which Joan writes in every day and the story is told through her diary entries.
