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DON'T JUDGE A GIRL BY HER COVER
by Ally Carter
Cammie Morgan arrives in Boston, where Macey's father is about to receive the vice presidential nomination. The girls soon find themselves trapped in a kidnapping plot. Recommended for grades 7-10.

Sequel to I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You and Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy.

GODDESS BOOT CAMP
by Tera Lynn Childs
Phoebe's plans for her senior year are history after her mother returns from Greece with a new husband, who moves them to an island in the Aegean Sea. Now Phoebe must attend an exclusive academy where admission depends on pedigree – from the Greek gods. Recommended for grades 7-10.

Sequel to Oh. My. Gods.

ANGRY MANAGEMENT
by Chris Crutcher
Mr. Nak's Angry Management group is a place for misfits. A place for stories. And, man, does this crew have stories. There's Angus Bethune and Sarah Byrnes, who can hide from everyone but each other. And Montana West, who doesn't step down from a challenge. And straight-laced Matt Miller, who had never been friends with outspoken genius Marcus James until one tragic week brings them closer than Matt could have ever imagined. These three stories are about insecurity, anger and prejudice. But they are also about love, freedom, and power. About surviving. And hope. Recommended for grades 8 and up.

BETRAYING SEASON
by Marissa Doyle
Penelope (Pen) Leland has come to Ireland to study magic and prove to herself that she is as good a witch as her twin sister, Persy. But when the dashing Niall Keating begins to pay her court, she can't help being distracted from her studies. Little does Pen know, Niall is acting upon orders from his sorceress mother. And although it starts as a sham, Niall actually falls deeply in love with Pen, and she with him. But even if he halts his mother's evil plan, will Pen be able to forgive him for trying to seduce her into a plot? And what about Pen's magic, which seems to be increasingly powerful? Recommended for grades 7 and up.

Sequel to Bewitching Season.

SECRETS OF TRUTH AND BEAUTY
by Megan Frazer
When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands Dara in the counselor's office, she realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she's never met. Dara chooses reaching out and what follows is a summer of revelations, friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant and choices. Recommended for grades 7 and up.

CHILDREN OF THE DAWNLAND
by Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear
Though only twelve summers old, Twig is a talented Dreamer. Sometimes she has spirit dreams – dreams that come true. But her mother has always discouraged Twig from exploring her powers for fear that they would turn her strange, like the reclusive witch-woman Cobia. When Twig begins to have recurring nightmares about a green light exploding from the sky and causing widespread destruction, she must find the courage to defy her mother and learn to become a Spirit Dreamer. Helping Twig on her quest are her best friend, Greyhawk, and Screech Owl, a shaman who has been banished from the village. Together, they must persuade their people to leave the land of their ancestors and journey to the mysterious Duskland, far from only home they’ve ever known. Can Twig convince the Elders that she is a true Spirit Dreamer—before it’s too late? Recommended for grades 5 and up.

THE ORANGE HOUSES
by Paul Griffin
Hearing impaired and way too smart for her West Bronx high school, Tamika Mik Sykes copes by reading lips and selling homework answers. She's a tough girl who never gets close to anyone, until she meets Fatima, a teenage refugee who sells newspapers on Mik's block. Recommended for grades 10-12.

GHOSTGIRL: HOMECOMING
by Tonya Hurley
Charlotte Usher discovers that the afterlife isn't quite what she pictured when she's forced to intern at a hotline for troubled teens. Before she can "officially" cross over, she'll have to be a source of guidance for one such teen. Recommended for grades 7 and up.

Sequel to Ghostgirl.

THE TREASURE MAP OF BOYS: NOEL, JACKSON, FINN, HUTCH, GIDEON—AND ME, RUBY OLIVER
by E. Lockhart
Ruby is back at Tate Prep, and it’s her thirty-seventh week in the state of Noboyfriend. Her panic attacks are bad, her love life is even worse, and what’s more: Noel is writing her notes, Jackson is giving her frogs, Gideon is helping her cook, and Finn is making her brownies. Rumors are flying, and Ruby’s already sucky reputation is heading downhill. Recommended for grades 9-12.

Sequel to The Boyfriend List and The Boy Book.

OVER THE END LINE
by Alfred C. Martino
Kyle Saint-Claire is everything Jonny Fehey wishes to be: a star on the soccer field, a straight-A student, and king of Millburn High's social ladder. Jonny unhappily accepts his position on a lesser rung, until fate steps in and Jonny scores the go-ahead goal in the county soccer championships and it looks like he will finally make it into the popular crowd. But at the victory party, a classmate is raped and Jonny's world begins to unravel. Recommended for grades 10-12.

DAYS OF LITTLE TEXAS
by R.A. Nelson
At age ten, Ronald Earl became the electrifying “boy wonder” preacher known as Little Texas. Now sixteen, though the faithful still come and roar with praise and devotion, Ronald Earl is beginning to have doubts that he is worthy of and can continue his calling. Doubts that only intensify when his faith and life are tested by a mysterious girl who he was supposed to have healed, but who is now showing up at the fringe of every stop on the circuit. Is she merely devoted, or is she haunting him? Recommended for grades 8-10.

SURF MULES
by G. Neri
When Logan goes searching for the Perfect Monster Wave, he doesn't expect his former best friend to be killed by it. Add to this a deadbeat dad who bankrupted his family and the possibility of college going down the drain, and Logan is suddenly in a tailspin. So when small-time dealer Broza offers Logan and his dropout pal, Z-boy, a summer job that could make them rich, it seems his problems might be solved. But between Z-boy's constant screw ups, a band of Nazi surfers out for blood, and a mysterious stranger on their tail, Logan is starting to have some serious doubts about hauling contraband across country, and hopes just to make it home alive. Recommended for grades 10-12.

SIDESHOW: TEN ORIGINAL TALES OF FREAKS, ILLUSIONISTS AND OTHER MATTERS ODD AND MAGICAL
edited by Deborah Noyes
Freaks, magicians, psychics and the passing strange take center stage in ten original tales by top Young Adult authors and graphic novelists. Recommended for grades 9-12.

SO PUNK ROCK: AND OTHER WAYS TO DISAPPOINT YOUR MOTHER
by Micol Ostow
Despite his dreams of hipster rock glory, Ari Abramson's first-ever band, the Tribe, is more white bread than indie-cred. Comprised of four suburban teens from a wealthy Jewish day school, their Motley Crue is about as hardcore as SAT prep and scripture studies. But after a one-song gig at a friend's Bar Mitzvah – a ska cover of Hava Nagila – the Tribe's popularity erupts overnight. Now, Ari is forced to navigate a minefield of inflated egos, overbearing parents, misplaced romance, and the shallowness of indie-rock elitism. It's a hard lesson in the complex art of playing it cool. Recommended for grades 8 and up.

LOVE YOU HATE YOU MISS YOU
by Elizabeth Scott
After coming out of alcohol rehabilitation, sixteen-year-old Amy sorts out conflicting emotions about her best friend Julia's death in a car accident for which she feels responsible. Recommended for grades 10-12.

COFFEEHOUSE ANGEL
by Suzanne Selfors
When Katrina spots a homeless guy sleeping in the alley behind her grandmother’s coffee shop, she decides to leave him a cup of coffee, a bag of chocolate-covered coffee beans, and some pastries to tide him over. Little does she know that this random act of kindness is about to turn her life upside down. Because this adorable vagrant, Malcolm, is really a guardian angel on a break between missions. And he won’t leave until he can reward Katrina’s selflessness by fulfilling her deepest desire. Now if only she could decide what that might be... Recommended for grades 6 and up.