Thursday, June 11, 2015

New Books for June...Finally! (Part 11)

The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
Fantasy 
For four years sixteen-year-old Twylla has lived in the castle of Lormere, the goddess-embodied, whose touch can poison and kill, and hence the Queen's executioner--but when Prince Merek, her betrothed, who is immune to her touch returns to the kingdom she finds herself caught up in palace intrigues, unsure if she can trust him or the bodyguard who claims to love her.

The Six by Mark Alpert
Action/Adventure 
Adam, crippled by muscular dystrophy, and five other terminally ill teenagers sacrifice their bodies and upload their minds into weaponized robots to battle a dangerously advanced artificial intelligence program bent on destroying humanity.

Soulprint by Megan Miranda
Science Fiction 
Alina has spent her seventeen years imprisoned for the crimes of her past self, as shown by soul-fingerprinting when she was a newborn, but when a group of people with questionable motives helps her escape, she discovers she may not be as innocent as she believes and must wonder if she is fated to repeat her past.

Srsly Hamlet by William Shakespeare & Courtney Carbone
Contemporary Fiction 
William Shakespeare's tragedy told in the style of texts, tweets, and status posts.

Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights by Ann Bausum
Nonfiction 
A dramatic retelling of the Stonewall riots of 1969, introducing teen readers to the decades-long struggle for gay rights.


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