Laybourne, Emmy. BERSERKER

Laybourne, Emmy. 
BERSERKER
New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2017
IL YA
ISBN 1250055202
This is part historical fiction and part fantasy. Hanne and her family live in Norway in 1883. Most of the children have inherited the power of the Nytte. These powers are a gift from the Norse gods and are handed down from generation to generation.  Hanne's father is a ship-wright. Older brother Steig is a storm-born.  But Hanne is a Berserker. These are the most dangerous of the Nyttes.  The Berserkers are killers.  If anyone Hanne loves is in danger, she can't help herself. And that is what happens.  Her father is in danger and Hanne's Nytte takes over. The men who threatened them are now dead as is her father. And now the kids are running for their lives. If they are found out, they will be killed.  They take a ship to America and head west searching for an uncle who they believe can help Hanne control her Nytte. But they are being chased by men who have a different idea of what should happen to them.

Green, John. TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN

Green, John. 
TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN
New York : Dutton, 2017
IL YA
ISBN 0525555366


Aza Holmes is 16 years old and losing her mind. She knows she should take her meds but just doesn't. Her anxiety is becoming more and more destructive. When the father of a boy she met in "Sad Camp" after her father died goes missing, she reconnects with Davis and learns that he has demons of his own that he is fighting. The two become close but Aza's demons won't let her be reallyclose to anyone. Aza questions her own existence and tries to find a way out of her fears. The spiral is getting tighter and she is not sure that she will ever learn to live with her demons.