Pirouette by Robyn Bavati
YA FIC BAV
When Simone and Hannah, fifteen-year-old identical twins, meet for the
first time at dance camp, they switch places in order to change the role
that dance plays in their lives.
Vitro by Jessica Khoury
YA SFF KHO
On a remote island in the Pacific, Corpus scientists have taken test
tube embryos and given them life. These beings--the Vitros--have
knowledge and abilities most humans can only dream of. But they also
have one enormous flaw. Sophie Crue is determined to get to Skin Island
and find her mother, a scientist who left Sophie behind years ago. She
enlists hunky charter pilot Jim Julien to take her there. But once on
the island, Sophie and Jim encounter more than they bargained for,
including a charming, brilliant Vitro named Nicholas and an innocent,
newly awoken one named Lux. In a race for their lives, Sophie and Jim are
about to discover what happens when science stretches too far beyond
its reach.
Thrice Told Tales: Three Mice Full of Writing Advice by Catherine Lewis
YA 803 LEW
Can one nursery rhyme explain the secrets of the universe? Well, not
exactly--but it can help you understand the difference between
bildungsroman, epigram, and epistolary.
Boxers by Gene Luen Yang
YA GN YAN
In China in 1898 bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the
countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had
enough: harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an
army of Boxers--commoners trained in kung fu--who fight to free China
from "foreign devils."
Saints by Gene Luen Yang
YA GN YAN
China, 1898. An unwanted and unwelcome fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't
even given a proper name by her family when she's born. She finally
finds friendship-- and a name, Vibiana -- in the most unlikely of
places: Christianity. But China is a dangerous place for Christians. The
Boxer Rebellion is in full swing, and bands of young men roam the
countryside, murdering Westerners and Chinese Christians alike. Torn
between her nation and her Christian friends, Vibiana will have to
decide where her true loyalties lie-- and whether she is willing to die
for her faith.
Unbreakable by Kami Garcia
YA PAR GAR
Seventeen-year-old Kennedy Waters discovers she is a member of an
ancient secret society formed to protect the world from a powerful demon
determined to find a way out of his dimension and into ours. She joins
the Legion on a mission to find a weapon that can defeat the demon.
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