February Reads

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green:Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bough her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal,  her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis.  But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

11/22/63 by Stephen King: On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. Jake Epping is a thirty-five-year-old high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the GED program. He receives an essay from one of the students. Not much later, Jake's friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958.

Bluefish by Pat Schmatz: First day, new school, no way out.  It sucks being with Grandpa in this new town.  It sucks that they left the old place without finding Rosco.  Travis doesn’t want to do anything, especially try to get by in his classes, which never seems possible anyway.  He’s a Bluefish – stupid, angry, alone.

December Reads

The Fetch by Laura Whitcomb: After 350 years as a Fetch, or death escort, Calder breaks his vows and enters the body of Rasputin, whose spirit causes rebellion in the Land of Lost Souls while Calder struggles to convey Ana and Alexis, orphaned in the Russian Revolution, to Heaven.

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness: Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about his colony's true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World.

Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle: In three intertwining short stories, several high school couples experience the trials and tribulations along with the joys of romance during a Christmas Eve snowstorm in a small town.

An Abudance of Katherines by John Green:  Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.

November Reads

Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen: From his 1776 Pennsylvania homestead, thirteen-year-old Samuel, who is a highly-skilled woodsman, sets out toward New York City to rescue his parents from the band of British soldiers and Indians who kidnapped them after slaughtering most of their community. Includes historical notes.

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray: After the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England, after many years in India, to attend a finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers and ability to see into the spirit world.

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld: In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts.

The First Part Last by Angela Johnson: Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter.

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