In a single moment, everything changes for 17-year-old Mia. In this heartwrenching story, a car crash that kills Mia’s family leaves her in a coma. Alternating between the present and her memories of the past, Mia weighs whether to live or join her family in death.
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If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney
Some schools have honour codes.Others have handbooks.Themis Academy has the Mockingbirds.Themis Academy is a quiet boarding school where the students are exceptional, the faculty trust that everyone does the right thing, and the administration sees only what it wants to see – perfection. So when Alex spends a drunken-night with a male student and awakes to evidence of a sexual encounter she can’t remember, she doesn’t know where to turn for help. As she slowly comes to terms with the fact that she was date raped, she enlists the help of the Mockingbirds – a secret society of her peers whose mission is to right the wrongs that the faculty and administration don’t even know exist.In standing up to her attacker, Alex discovers a strength she never knew she had and begins to understand that if you love something or someone – especially yourself – it’s worth fighting for.
Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters by Natalie Standiford
The matriarch of the Sullivan family, known as Almighty, announces that she has been wronged by one of her six grandchildren and threatens to cut the entire family out of their inheritance. If she doesn’t get a confession from the appropriate person, then she will donate all her money to charity. Told in three letters to Almighty by the three teenage Sullivan sisters, 17-year-old Norrie, 16-year-old Jane, and 15-year-old Sassy, each confesses in order to save the family’s money and to air their wrong-doings. Each of the letters provides a thoughtful and funny glimpse into the lives of the wealthy, socially-connected sisters.
No Moon by Irene Watts
No Moon tells the story of a young British girl at the turn of the 20th Century. As a young teen, Louisa jumps at the chance to become a nursemaid for a wealthy family in London, as it means she can help her parents support their large family. It’s hard work and Louisa quickly learns her place in the hierarchy of the staff. Her dedication to her job doesn’t go unnoticed, though, and she is asked to join the family on their vacation to New York when the head nanny falls just before the trip. Louisa and her young charges set sail on the doomed Titanic.
This book offers a very interesting glimpse of life in England at this time and the stark divisions between the different classes. Fans of stories about the Titanic will also enjoy seeing the journey from Louisa’s perspective.
The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Gabry lives a quiet life. As safe a life as is possible in a town trapped between a forest and the ocean, in a world teeming with the dead, who constantly hunger for those still living. She’s content on her side of the Barrier, happy to let her friends dream of the Dark City up the coast while she watches from the top of her lighthouse. But there are threats the Barrier cannot hold back. Threats like the secrets Gabry’s mother thought she left behind when she escaped from the Sisterhood and the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Like the cult of religious zealots who worship the dead. Like the stranger from the forest who seems to know Gabry. And suddenly, everything is changing. One reckless moment, and half of Gabry’s generation is dead, the other half imprisoned. Now Gabry only knows one thing: she must face the forest of her mother’s past in order to save herself and the one she loves.