Ichiro by Ryan Inzana
Graphic Novel
Raised by a Japanese mother in New York City, his American father killed
in a war, Ichiro finds it difficult to figure out where he fits in. A
trip to Japan leaves the boy with his grandfather, in a country he does
not know. And one night Ichi gets dragged down a hole by a monster.
When he awakens he isn't in Japan nor the mortal world. He has entered
into the domain of the gods. Will Ichiro ever find a place to call home?
Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland
Fiction
Seventeen-year-old Cricket Thompson is planning on spending a romantic
summer on Nantucket Island near her long time crush, Jay--but the death
of her best friend's mother, and her own sudden intense attraction to
her friend's brother Zach are making this summer complicated.
Truth or Dare by Jacqueline Green
Action/Adventure
In the affluent seaside town of Echo Bay, Massachusetts, mysterious
dares sent to three very different girls--loner Sydney Morgan, Caitlin
"Angel" Thomas, and beautiful Tenley Reed--threaten both their
reputations and their lives.
Eve and Adam by Michael Grant & Katherine Applegate
Science Fiction/Fantasy
While recuperating after a car accident in Spiker Biotech's lush San
Francisco facilities, sixteen-year-old Evening Spiker meets Solo
Plissken, a very attractive, if off-putting boy her age who spent his
life at Spiker Biotech. Like Evening, he's never questioned anything ...
until now. Solo drops hints to Evening that something isn't right, and
Evening's mother may be behind it. Evening puts this out of her mind and
begins her summer internship project: To simulate the creation of the
perfect boy. With the help of Solo, Evening uncovers secrets so big they
could change the world completely.
The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
Fiction
Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have
been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where
they both grew up. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline
wonders if perfect is good enough. Enter Theo, a super-ambitious
outsider, a New Yorker assisting on a documentary film about a reclusive
local artist. Theo's sophisticated, exciting, and, best of all, he
thinks Emaline is much too smart for Colby. Emaline's mostly-absentee
father, too, thinks Emaline should have a bigger life, and he's
convinced that an Ivy League education is the only route to realizing
her potential. Emaline is attracted to the bright future that Theo and
her father promise. But she also clings to the deep roots of her loving
mother, stepfather, and sisters. Can she ignore the pull of the happily
familiar world of Colby? Emaline wants the moon and more, but how can
she balance where she comes from with where she's going? Sarah Dessen's
devoted fans will welcome this story of romance, yearning, and, finally,
empowerment. It could only happen in the summer.
