Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that feature some shocking and epic plot twists! I do not know about you, but I love a book that you think you know where it is going but then, out of nowhere, the author turns everything on its head and everything is different--and it makes total sense when you think back to what happened leading up to the reveal. All of our titles this week have at least one of these moments, making for some exciting reads to start the new year off with a bang. These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #yaplottwist as well as on Libby and Hoopla. Check back next week for a new teen book spotlight and if you have any book suggestions, please let us know!!
Stolen Time by Danielle Rollins--In 1913 Seattle, sixteen-year-old Dorothy runs from a forced marriage and stows away on a strange aircraft--revealed to be a time machine--occupied by Ash, a former World War II fighter pilot, and they travel through time to New Seattle in the year 2077. When she arrives in the future, Dorothy learns that Ash suffers from pre-memories of things to come and a desire to avert the tragedies he knows are coming. Dorothy agrees to time-hop with Ash and a small band of friends and the two develop feelings for one another.
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi--Seventeen-year-old Juliette Ferrars, who has the ability to kill people with the touch of her hand, has been selected by the Reestablishment to serve as a weapon. But will Adam, the gorgeous young man sent to claim her, help her?
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart--Cadence Sinclaire Eastman, along with her cousins Mirren and Johnny, and her aunt's longtime boyfriend's nephew Gat Patil, are the Liars. They are the third generation growing up in the privileged family of Harris Sinclaire, the grandfather from whom all the wealth comes, including Beechwood island off the coast of Cape Cod. It is Cadence's 17th summer on the isle, and she has just returned after two years of recovering from an accident which left her with chronic migraines and memory loss. Which is just as well, because her family refuses to talk about her accident, and the secret that Cadence slowly remembers throughout the course of “summer 17” on Beechwood is horrific.
The Wicker King by Kayla Ancrum--August is a pyromaniac misfit in school, while Jack is the golden boy of the varsity rugby team--secretly, they are best friends. When Jack begins seemingly having mental breakdowns and vivid hallucinations about a fantasy kingdom, August does the only thing that helps--believes his friend, and in the process the two become caught up in a surreal fantasy world where they may be losing their sanity.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson--When 17-year-old Jenna Fox awakes from a prolonged coma following an accident, she doesn't remember herself or her parents. Although she watches videos of her childhood, nothing seems familiar. Slowly, Jenna tries to answer questions surrounding her accident -- why she was taken from her Boston home to California to recover, and why grandmother seems angry with her. Little by little, Jenna pieces together clues from her mental flashbacks to discover the truth about her horrible accident and how her father's career in biotechnology fits into the picture.
Choker by Elizabeth Woods--Teenaged Cara, solitary and bullied in high school, is delighted to reconnect with her childhood best friend Zoe whose support and friendship help Cara gain self-confidence, even as her classmates start dying.