Browsing: Teen and Young Adult

An evocative NPR Best Book of 2014 set within the inner sanctum of a beehive: Flora is a lowly sanitation worker in the hive who becomes the queen’s trusted servant — but enemies abound when she challenges her leader. “Paull’s heart-pounding novel wrenches us into a new world” (Emma Donoghue).

With nearly 2,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Kara was perfectly ordinary — until she died and woke up a fledgling guardian angel. As she trains with handsome mentor David, Kara must harness her unique abilities to face a threat against humanity… Book one in a series.

From a Nebula Award finalist: In the year 2047, an asteroid threatens to wipe out life on Earth. Aliens offer protection — but only perfect candidates will qualify. Can Gwen beat the odds and pass the test? A series starter with over 3,300 five-star Goodreads ratings!

In this gripping dystopian novel, the entire adult population is suddenly wiped out, plunging the world into chaos. Sixteen-year-old Shane leads a group of survivors on a quest for answers, but they soon make a horrifying discovery… With nearly 850 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

Ember’s life veers off course when her parents are killed and she discovers she’s a descendant of angels. Still coping with her strange powers, Ember finds herself — and her heart — in the middle of a centuries-old war in this “compulsively readable” novel (Kirkus Reviews).

In Passau, Hitler Youth member Emil and his friends stumble upon a shortwave radio, and forbidden BBC broadcasts reveal the truth behind German propaganda. Now they are determined to share their discovery — even if it means risking their lives.