Nielsen-Fernlund, Susin. WE ARE ALL MADE OF MOLECULES

Nielsen-Fernlund, Susin.  
WE ARE ALL MADE OF MOLECULES
New York : Ember, 2016
IL YAISBN 0553496891

Told in alternate perspectives, we meet Stewart and Ashley and their families as they try to come together and merge into one.  Stewart is 13 and he is a socially clueless genius.  He is still mourning his mother's death but willing to try to make the new arrangement work. He has had to leave his school, Little Genius Academy and transfer to public school. But he has been put in 9th grade in the high school. Ashley is rather vapid and only concerned with appearances. She is popular with the other kids but not good with academics. She is still reeling from her parent's breakup. Not only did they not get along, it turns out her father is gay. She just can't accept that. .  Appearance is everything. And her father is now living in the small house out back.  And she won't accept that her mother has moved on and brought this geeky kid into their home.  So now we have two families who are very different trying to blend. Both funny and moving, this is a book full of molecules colliding.

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/wxL0qWgV3Jesq

Grigson, Natalie. THE FANTASTIC FABLE OF PETER ABLE

Grigson, Natalie.  
THE FANTASTIC FABLE OF PETER ABLE
Kindle Press, 2015
IL YA

Peter is a boy wizard.  He is the hero of his own series of books. He lives in the land of Fiction and he is dependent on his Real World Author to keep him going.  But now the author has decided to end the series. Peter is now free of plotlines and can do what he wants. He is even free to appear in other books.  But what is freedom?  Will Peter be able to find a life without a plot line?

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/4pd5oQympj2Wm

Dowd, Siobhan. THE PAVEE AND THE BUFFER GIRL

Dowd, Siobhan.
THE PAVEE AND THE BUFFER GIRL
Edinburgh : The Bucket List, 2017
IL YA

ISBN 018172832

Jim and his family are Travellers living in Ireland.  Jim doesn't want to go to school where the kids call him a tinker or dirty gyp or worse.  But the law is the law and the Irish government has dictated that the Travellers must send their children to school.  Now Jim has to spend time with the buffers or settled children.  And he knows the taunts and beatings will begin.  What he doesn't expect is that there is one buffer girl who is kind to him.  Is that enough to get him through this?

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/ksD2snIVjo1yb

Cass, Kiera. THE SIREN

Cass, Kiera.  
THE SIREN

HarperTeen, 2016
IL YA
ISBN 0062391992

Even though it has been 80 years, Kahlen still has trouble living the life of a siren.  She loves the ocean and her sister sirens, but she just can't stand their mission.  They sing and cause disasters at sea.  Each time the ocean tells them to sing, Kahlen dreads their mission.  In between singings, they live very nice lives. The only stipulation is that they can't talk to humans.  Their voices cause humans to drown so they live lives as mutes.  And they have no human friends.  When Kahlen meets a wonderful young man, she knows she can't be involved with him. But there is just something about him that keeps her coming back.Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/1FUJDXWWchWA1

Castroman, Nicole. BLACKSOULS

Castroman, Nicole.  

BLACKSOULS
New York : Simon Pulse, 2017

IL YA
ISBN 1481491059

In the second volume of the series, we find Anne and Teach each crossing the ocean to Nassau on separate ships.  Neither of them have an easy passage.  Anne is on a ship where the crew is as dangerous as the voyage.  Fortunately, another passenger keeps her safe.  Teach's ship is attacked by pirates and the captain is totally unable to deal with the situation.  This leads Teach to mutiny to save the ship.  This leads to all sorts of problems when they get to Nassau.  As much as Anne and Teach want to be together and make a new life in Nassau, things are getting worse.

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/hxig1fqF7YzeR