Title: Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day Author: Ben Loory Genre: Speculative Fiction, Short Fiction, Literary Fiction Publisher: Penguin Books Publication date: July 2011 Paperback: 208 pages Loory’s collection of wry and witty, dark and perilous contemporary…
Title: The Near Witch Author: Victoria Schwab Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hyperion Books Publication date: August 2nd 2011 Hardcover: 288 pages The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at…
Title: Slice of Cherry Author: Dia Reeves Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication date: January 2011 Hardcover: 505 pages Kit and Fancy Cordelle are sisters of the best kind: best friends, best confidantes, and best…
Title: The Freak Observer Author: Blythe Woolston Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Carolrhoda Books Publication date: August 2010 Hardcover: 208 pages The Freak Observer is rich in family drama, theoretical physics, and an unusual, tough young woman Loa Lindgren.…
Title: Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children Author: Ransom Riggs Genre: Speculative Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Quirk Books Publication date: June 2011 Hardcover: 352 pages A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious…
Title: What They Always Tell Us Author: Martin Wilson Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, LGBT Publisher: Delacorte Books Publication date: August 2008 Paperback: 293 pages James: Popular, smart, and athletic, James seems to have it all. But the only thing…
Title: The Demon’s Surrender Author: Sarah Rees Brennan Genre: UF/YA Publisher: Simon Pulse UK / Margaret K. McElderry US Publication date: June 9 2011 (UK) / June 14 2011 (US) Paperback/Hardcover: 400 pages The Goblin Market has always been…
Title: Spinning Out Author: David Stahler Jr. Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Chronicle Books Publication date: May 25 2011 Hardcover: 288 pages High school senior Frenchy has little ambition beyond hanging out at the smoking rock until his best friend,…
Title: Plague Author: Michael Grant Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: April 2011 Hardcover: 497 Pages It’s been eight months since all the adults disappeared. GONE. They’ve survived hunger. They’ve survived lies. But…
Title: Mare’s War Author: Tanita S. Davis Genre: Historical/Contemporary YA Publisher: Knopf Books Publication date: June 2009 (reprint edition 2011) Paperback: 352 pages Meet Mare, a World War II veteran and a grandmother like no other. She was once…
