I've managed to work in an adult novel recently highly recommended to me by LT. Harlan Coben's Missing You is a mystery that you won't be able to put down. I found myself staying up late and waking up early to read. It's a suspenseful tale that I'm glad I worked in to my young adult line-up! Here's what Amazon has to say about it...
It's a profile, like all the others on the online dating site. But as
NYPD Detective Kat Donovan focuses on the accompanying picture, she
feels her whole world explode, as emotions she’s ignored for decades
come crashing down on her. Staring back at her is her ex-fiancé Jeff,
the man who shattered her heart—and who she hasn’t seen in 18 years.Kat feels a spark, wondering if this might be the moment when past tragedies recede and a new world opens up to her. But when she reaches out to the man in the profile, her reawakened hope quickly darkens into suspicion and then terror as an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light, in which monsters prey upon the most vulnerable.
As the body count mounts and Kat's hope for a second chance with Jeff grows more and more elusive, she is consumed by an investigation that challenges her feelings about everyone she ever loved—her former fiancé, her mother, and even her father, whose cruel murder so long ago has never been fully explained. With lives on the line, including her own, Kat must venture deeper into the darkness than she ever has before, and discover if she has the strength to survive what she finds there.
Soldier Dog, by Sam Angus is a fantastic debut novel about Stanley and the love he has for his dogs. Set in WWI England, Stanley's journey begins as a desperate attempt to escape his abusive father. He ends up enlisting in the army and finds himself working with dogs...the perfect job for him. Many trench scenes later, the reader is left with a wadded up box of tissues and a desire to adopt a big dog asap! Or at least that was my experience. LOL This title reminded me of Cracker by Cynthia Kadohata. I'm proud to offer it to students as part of our '14-'15 KBA Nominee List. Be advised that the vocabulary may be difficult for some. This was written and published in England first.
Finally! A piece of science fiction I can add to my "top ten books of all time" list! I am so in love with Steelheart! Not the evil Epic, mind you, but the book named after him. Kudos to Brandon Sanderson for his imaginative characters and plot! I also love the witty humor and intentional misuse of metaphors throughout. An English teacher could teach some serious metaphor lessons with excerpts from this book! It also reminds me of the X-Men comics I love so much. I may be personally biased, but I would stand this book up next to any of the popular dystopian fiction on shelves now. It's magnificent. Read it if you want action, humor, reputable characters and a little bit of tongue-in-cheek. It's perfect for graphic novel readers who reluctantly read "real" books for me. Can't wait to introduce them to David and the rest of the Reckoners! And, it's a series! Whoo!Happy Reading!
RC
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