Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica Verday

For fans of true crime, Stephen King, and American Horror Story.ġ2. Amityby Micol Ostow (EgmontUSA): A thriller based on the Amityville Horror. Includes contributions from Ellen Hopkins, A. (Candlewick): When Kevin dies, it touches people he did and did not know. One Death, Nine Storiesedited by Marc Aronson and Charles R. Into The Greyby Celine Kiernan (Candlewick): A psychological thriller about twins where one twin senses his brother’s impending death and knows he has to save him. The Young Worldby Chris Weitz (Little Brown Books for Young Readers): A mysterious sickness wipes out much of the population and now New York City is ruled by the teens who survived. Martins Griffin): Clementine escaped a brutal life on her planet, but now she’s fighting to make sure the entire planet isn’t destroyed.Ĩ. She might not be able to get away with this stunt, though.

But the morning of her wedding, Lia flees. Pearson (Henry Holt): Princess Lia’s supposed to follow the path to marriage. Perhaps for fans of Friday Night Lights?Ħ. Their relationship is more than meets the eye. The Bridge From Me To Youby Lisa Schroeder (Point): New girl in town with a dark secret meets the hometown football hero. The Fire Wishby Amber Lough (Random House Books for Young Readers): A romantic historical fantasy featuring a jinni and a princess set in the Golden Age of Baghdad.ĥ. There are books of every flavor, shape, and style here, even though it’s not comprehensive.Ĥ. Get out your pen and paper and be ready to build yourself an epic to-read list for the second half of this year in YA.

I am not including any books that were featured in my 30 Diverse YA Titles post, so refer back to that one if you want a list that’s dedicated entirely to diverse titles. I avoided books that are part of a series unless they’re the first in a new series and I kept strictly to fiction. The same rules apply as they did in January: all descriptions are 140 characters (.or so) or fewer, based off publisher catalog copy. This post started getting really long by the time September rolled around, so I’m splitting it into two separate posts: one featuring titles publishing between July and September and one featuring titles publishing between October and December. Now that the first half of the year has passed us by, it’s time to turn our attention to the YA titles you should get on your radar coming out between July and December. Back in January, I put together a preview of 60 YA titles to be published in the first six months of the year.

Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica Verday