Book List
MAY 1, 2015
TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
FALLOUTby Gwenda Bond
A spectacular prose start for DC Comics' spectacular lady.Full review >
FULL REVIEW >SEPT. 22, 2015
TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
THE SCORPION RULESby Erin Bow
Slyly humorous, starkly thought-provoking, passionate, and compassionate—and impeccably written to boot: not to be missed.Full review >
FULL REVIEW >APRIL 28, 2015
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THE GAME OF LOVE AND DEATHRace, class, fate and choice—they join Love and Death to play their parts in Brockenbrough’s haunting and masterfully...Full review >
FULL REVIEW >JAN. 6, 2015
OCT. 20, 2015
TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
WILLFUL MACHINESby Tim Floreen
Gothic, gadget-y, gay: a socially conscious sci-fi thriller to shelve between The Terminator and Romeo and Juliet.Full review >
FULL REVIEW >SEPT. 1, 2015
TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
THE SHADOW BEHIND THE STARSby Rebecca Hahn
Shattering and transcendent.Full review >
FULL REVIEW >OCT. 6, 2015
TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
A THOUSAND NIGHTSDetailed and quiet, beautifully written with a literary rhythm that evokes a sense of oral tale-telling, this unexpected...Full review >
FULL REVIEW >OCT. 20, 2015
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ILLUMINAEby Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Ambitious, heartbreaking, and out-of-this-world awesomeFull review >
FULL REVIEW >MAY 12, 2015
TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
ARCHIVIST WASPDifficult, provocative, and unforgettable—the most dangerous kind of fiction.Full review >
FULL REVIEW >OCT. 6, 2015
TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
THE REST OF US JUST LIVE HEREby Patrick Ness
Fresh, funny, and full of heart: not to be missed.Full review >
FULL REVIEW >JUNE 30, 2015
SEPT. 8, 2015
TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
LIZARD RADIOby Pat Schmatz
Sophisticated, character-driven science fiction, as notable for its genderqueer protagonist as for its intricate,...Full review >
FULL REVIEW >MARCH 5, 2015
TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
THE ALEX CROWby Andrew Smith
Magnificently bizarre, irreverent and bitingly witty, this outlandish novel is grounded by likable characters and their raw...Full review >
FULL REVIEW >MAY 19, 2015
TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
NIMONAby ND Stevenson ; illustrated by ND Stevenson
If you’re going to read one graphic novel this year, make it this one.Full review >
FULL REVIEW >OCT. 13, 2015
TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
MARTIANSA gorgeous and gut-wrenchingly familiar depiction of the entropic fragmentation of societyFull review >
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