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Seven girls at a boarding school combine their wits and talents to protect each other when their headmistress is poisoned. A wonderfully twisted tale of murder, intrigue and unladylike behavior.
Chris
One of the most exciting new voices in comics, Emily Carroll’s unsettling fairy tales are atmospheric and lyrical, conveying a loneliness and vulnerability that connects the reader immediately with her unfortunate heroines. Carroll is a master of sowing subtle menace into the tone and settings of her stories, allowing her to achieve the most rare thing of all in horror comics—stories that are actually scary, and long before any monster appears on the page.
Alexander
When seventeen-year-old Felicita's dearest friend kills herself to escape an arranged marriage, Felicita vows that her fate will be different. After faking her own death, she runs from her sheltered life as one of the city's magical elite into the slums, where she brushes elbows with serf and vampire alike. But all is not right in Pelimburg, and soon Felicita must decide whether her loyalties lie with the family she abandoned...or with those who would destroy Pelimburg's caste system, and the whole city along with it. A weird, beautiful book for fans of Doctor Who's "The Vampires of Venice."
Rebecca
Liz Emerson is not meant to be a likable person. Her actions are painful, devastating, and selfish in as many ways as you can imagine. And yet, the story of her self-destruction, as told by an intimate and omniscient narrator, is highly engrossing and emotional. Made possible by the spectrum of feelings of those who surround her, the reader is inspired to care about what happens to Liz in this unforgettable young adult novel.
Tildy
Zac and Mia begin a relationship through the hospital wall separating their rooms and it continues far beyond that building and then back again. Heart warming, surprising, sad but hopeful, this Australian author has captured something special. Think Fault in Our Stars, Australian style.
Carol
Mary Howard is one of the minor figures at Henry VIII's court, married off to the king's illegitimate son as a pawn in the fight over who will inherit Henry's crown. Longshore imagines the details of Mary's life, from her loves to her friendships and her own role in the Tudor drama.
Sarah
Mike Klingenberg’s summer is off to a bad start. His father is on a “business trip” with his assistant. His mother is in rehab. The girl he likes has invited everyone but him to her party. So when Tschick—the class reject and possible son of a Russian mobster—pulls up in a stolen car and asks if he wants to go on a road trip, what else can he do? He hops in. A terrifically fun and moving story of love, friendship and growing up.
Chris
Based on the final book idea of Siobhan Dowd, A Monster Calls is a beautifully written and illustrated tale of grief, loss, and letting go. A powerful and incredibly moving modern fairy tale.
Katie
A creepy mash up of Phantom of the Opera and Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, with a touch of steampunk, ghosts, and gothic horror mixed in. Chilling but not scary, this book is a perfect read for October.
Mackenzie
Nine months ago Sophie finally got clean. Four months ago her best friend Mina was killed in what the police think was a drug deal gone wrong. Two days ago Sophie was released from involuntary rehab with one mission: find the person who really killed Mina before they get to her too. A complex love story wrapped up in a heart-pounding mystery, for fans of Ellen Hopkins or a darker John Green.
Rebecca
