Carry On - Rainbow Rowell 

 A magical school story that begins as a Harry Potter parody but evolves into its own delightful tale about a "chosen one" who's terrible at magic and his vampire roommate/nemesis. 

Grades 9-12

The Cost of Knowing - Brittney Morris

 A poignant story about a Black teenager with the ability to see the future of anything he touches, who learns his younger brother will die soon and must reckon with this knowledge. 

Grades 8-12

The Hazel Wood - Melissa Albert 

A teenage girl embarks on a dangerous journey to find her missing mother, who has disappeared into the mysterious world of stories from a dark fairytale book. 

Grades 9-12

The Naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

A group of teenagers with special abilities, like profiling and deception detection, work as part of a secret government program to solve cold cases and track down dangerous criminals. 

Grades 9-12

     Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive

Grades 4-7

The Giver - Lois Lowry

An intriguing story set in a society that is uniformly run by a Committee of Elders. Twelve-year-old Jonas's confidence in his comfortable normal existence as a member of this well-ordered community is shaken when he is assigned his life's work as The Receiver. The Giver, who passes on to Jonas the burden of being the holder for the community of all memory, teaches him the cost of living when there are virtually no choices to be made and no experiences with deep feelings

Grades 6-9

The City of Ember - Jeanne DuPrau 

The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to dim. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure it holds a secret that will save the city. Now, she and her friend Doon must race to figure out the clues to keep the lights on. If they succeed, they will have to convince everyone to follow them into danger. But if they fail? The lights will burn out and the darkness will close in forever.

Grades 5-7

The Lion of Mars - Jennifer Holm

Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid--he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't they have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell--a regular kid in a very different world--to uncover the truth and save his family--and possibly unite an entire planet. 

Grades 4-7