“The Deep End of the Sea” by Heather Lyons– A book from Medusa’s point of view before and after being turned into a monster. After a traumatic attack from a god in her temple, Athena no longer sees her as a loyal subject. All Medusa wants is a second chance at life since she was stripped of her innocence far too young. when one of her few friends, Hermes, petitions the rest of the gods and goddesses to reverse the cures, which gives Medusa a shot at redemption and a way of healing and reclaiming life.
“Dividing Eden” by Joelle Charbonneau – Life has been rough for Carys and Andreus. Due to their royal blood, they have been cut off from most of the world. Friendships are impossible to have when anyone at any given moment can turn against them and use the castle’s secrets to their advantage. The Twins older brother is the next heir to the throne; However, trouble occurs which leaves the crown to one of the twins. They must take part in a trial to find which one is crown worthy. They have always protected each other, but will this trial lead to betrayal?
“Allegedly” by Tiffany D. Jackson – Mary B. Addison was a churchgoing black woman when a white baby had died in her care. She didn’t talk much during the interviews knowing there was no point in trying to defend her name but when the state threatens her unborn baby, she turns to someone she has no trust in, her Momma.
“Captive” by Eve Duncan – Jane MacGuire is in a period of domestic bliss, focusing on her art. Her partner Seth Caleb uses his unique abilities as an agent for the MI6 intelligence service. Everything seems to be going great, but Soon enough Jane is on the run, struggling to stay one step ahead of Bohdan’s army and his devastating high-tech weaponry.
“The Davenports” by Krystal Marquis – The Davenports are one of the few wealthy African American Families. The oldest Daughter, Olivia, is doing her job and getting married. Until she meets the charismatic civil rights leader Washington DeWight and she feels a spark. Olivia’s best friend, Ruby, has her sights set on John Davenport, but she can’t seem to keep his interest, until family pressure has her scheming to win his heart, just as someone else wins hers.
“How To Make Friends in the Dark” by Kathleen Glasglow – Tiger’s life changes completely when she gets a call saying her mother has passed away. With nowhere else to go, she ends up in multiple foster homes until hope appears on the form of a sister.
“Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute” by Talia Hibbert – Bradley Graeme is the star football player and manages his OCD well enough to get through the day. He is top of all his classes except the one he shares with his ex-best friend. Celine Bangura is obsessed with conspiracy-theory. She was never seen as popular which is why she thinks Bradley left her. There’s nothing between them other than petty insults and academic rivalry, but what happens when they have to work together for a project.
“Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel” by A. W. Jantha – After moving locations from California to Salem Massachusetts, Max Dennison is in hot water when he accidently releases a coven of witches. Now Max, his sister and his friends have to find a way to get rid of them before they act on an evil plan. 25 years later Max and his daughter Poppy are faced with the same coven of witches and her and her friends have to stop them from finishing what they started.
“The Deep end of the Ocean” by Jacquelyn Mitchard – This book shows the damage of a mother and her child disappearing and explaining the struggle from a family whose odds weren’t in their favor.
“Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight sun” by Liz Kessler – In this book of the Emily Windsnap series, Emily is in the ocean as a mermaid with Aaron when they discover stolen memories and the dark secrets of Neptune.
“The After Cilmeri series” by Sarah Woodbury – this book series is about time travel where they go into the past and try and change things to make life better or different for the future.
“The Maddie Diaries” by Maddie Ziegler – A memoir of how Maddie Ziegler had a dream, and she knew she was going to be a star. When she was 8 years old, she was on the show “Dance Moms” and soon enough she caught the popstar Sia’s attention and Zieglar stared in her music video “Chandelier”.
“Fire with Fire” by Jenny Han – Three teens (Lillia, Kat, and Mary) had a plan to get revenge on anyone who has ever hurt them, but things don’t go as planned at the homecoming dance. Not in the slightest.
“A Descendances Series” by Melissa De La Cruz – Around 20 years ago Villans were cast to the isle of the lost with a border so there was no way of them getting to the kingdom of Auradon and their powers were stripped away from them. keeping evil from the good. Over time Mal and her friends realize just because their parents are Villans, doesn’t mean they have to do the same.
“A Twisted Tale Series” by Liz Braswell – This series tells the story of a Disney Villans prospective. including Jafar, Maleficent, The Beast, The Evil Queen and more.
“All Thirteen” by Christina Soontornvat – One summer in 2018, 12 soccer players and their coach go into a cave in Thailand but when it’s time for them to leave waters rise making it impossible to get out. This tragic event led to the most ambitious cave rescue in history.
“The Family Romanov” by Candace Fleming – This is a story of the Romanov family, Russia’s last family of royal blood.
“Finding a way Home” by Larry Dane Brimner – Mildred and Richard have been arrested for a mix raced marriage, forcing them out of their homes. They must go up against the court to obtain their civil rights.
“Irena’s Children” by Tilar J. Mazzeo – A true story about a social worker. Irena Sendler went door to door during the time Nazi’s were trying to kill off all Jewish people. She asked each home if they would trust her with their kids to keep them safe. She helped hide the kids in areas that seemed dangerous, but it was either this or death. she hid them in the city’s sewers, in coffins, snuck them under overcoats at checkpoints, and slipped them through secret passages in abandoned buildings.
“The Lost Girls of Paris” by Pam Jenoff – One morning Grace Healey finds a suitcase put under a bench with no one around to claim it. She opens it to find 12 pictures of different women. She quickly realized these women were all sent to Europe as couriers and radio operators to aid the resistance, but they never came back home.
“I Got This” by Laurie Hernandez – This book is about Laurie Hernadez and her success, her struggles, and her process of finding her way to accomplishing her goals. When Laurie was just 16 years old her dreams had mostly become a reality. In 2016 she was chosen to be part of the US Olympic gymnastics team. She won Gold in Rio as a part of the Final Five. She also won silver for her performance on the balance beam.
“Chase Your Dreams” by Julie Ertz – Soccer player, Julie Ertz, wrote this book to inspire young boys and girls to follow their dreams with purpose and passion. Each chapter discusses a different trait needed to accomplish your goals and be who you want to be.
“The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot To Kill Gorge Washington” by Brad Meltzer – This book tells us what our history books don’t, the character of Gorge Washington and the origins of America’s counterintelligence movement that caused us to be where we are now.
“Into The Blizzard Heroism at Sea During the Great Blizzard of 1978″ by Michael J. Tougias – A nonfiction book about a blizzard in Salem and how the Coast Guard rescue boat was in as much trouble as the tanker. Both were paralyzed in unrelenting seas.
“Fierce” by Ally Raisman – Ally’s book is about her struggle to success. Including being bullied and being told she couldn’t do it, she had to reach out to her support system to help find her way onto an Olympic podium.
“The Girls in the Garden” by Lisa Jewell – One summer night a neighborhood party is being hosted and preteen Pip finds her 13-year-old sister lying bloody and unconscious. The place they thought was safest might not be as safe as it once was.
“Where the Red Fern Grows” by Wilson Rawls – Billy and his two dogs go on an adventure. Dan has the brawn; Little Ann has the brains and Billy has created the perfect hunting crew for the mission.
“Never Cry Wolf” by Farley Mowat – A true story of life among artic wolves. Canadian Wildlife Service asked Farley to do an investigation on the wolf killings. In the process of doing so he developed a deep affection for the wolves.
“What to Say Next” by Julie Buxbaum – When an unlikely friendship starts between popular Kit Lowell and socially distant David Drucker. Two opposite sides of society that complement each other. But when she asks for his help with her dad’s tragic car accident, and he willingly does so they don’t realize neither of them are ready to know the truth behind it.
“Winter Dance: The Fine Madness of Running Iditarod” by Gary Paulsen – Because of his obsession with dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod – the 1,180-mile sled-dog race across Alaska. It went on for 17 days and he pushed through snowstorms, frostbite, animal attacks and through it all he still continued to push through.
“I am not your Perfect Mexican Daughter” by Erika L. Sanchez – The perfect Mexican daughter does not abandon their family but when Julie’s sister dies her mother’s way of grieving is to pick at all Julie’s mistakes. Until Julie starts to wonder if her sister was as perfect as she seemed.
“Year On Fire” by Julie Buxbaum – A romance that starts with a spark, A kiss, a betrayal and ends with a flame, a crime, and too many suspects.
