Stuck in Y.A. Books

Title: Blood Rose Rebellion (#1) Author : Rosalyn Eves Pages: 416 Genre: Fantasy, YA, Historical  Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers/Penguin Random House Canada Release Date: March 28, 2017 Summary (Goodreads) The thrilling first book in a YA fantasy trilogy for fans of  Red Queen . In a world where social prestige derives from a trifecta of blood, money, and magic, one girl has the ability to break the spell that holds the social order in place. Sixteen-year-old Anna Arden is barred from society by a defect of blood. Though her family is part of the Luminate, powerful users of magic, she is Barren, unable to perform the simplest spells. Anna would do anything to belong. But her fate takes another course when, after inadvertently breaking her sister’s debutante spell—an important chance for a highborn young woman to show her prowess with magic—Anna finds herself exiled to her family’s once powerful but now crumbling native Hungary. Her life migh...

Title: Holding Up the Universe Author: Jennifer Niven  Pages: 400 Genre: Contemporary Teen Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers/Penguin Random House CA Release Date: October 4, 2016 Summary (Goodreads)  From the author of the  New York Times  bestseller  All the Bright Places  comes a heart-wrenching story about what it means to see someone—and love someone—for who they truly are. Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed “America’s Fattest Teen.” But no one’s taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really is. Following her mom’s death, she’s been picking up the pieces in the privacy of her home, dealing with her heartbroken father and her own grief. Now, Libby’s ready: for high school, for new friends, for love, and for EVERY POSSIBILITY LIFE HAS TO OFFER.  In that moment, I know the part I want to play here at MVB High. I want to be the girl who can do anything.    Everyon...