Stone, Peter.
THE PERFECT CANDIDATE
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018
IL YA
ISBN 9781534422179
Cameron Carter can't believe this is happening. He has been chosen to spend the summer in Washington DC. He is going to be a summer intern for one of the most powerful congressmen in the country. This is an opportunity that someone like him usually doesn't get. He comes from a small town in California and his father is a struggling landscaper. But now his is working for the next Speaker. Cameron has always dreamed of this. His mother had interned in DC when she was his age. She was killed in a car accident years ago but Cameron feels a bit closer to her as he follows her journey. But as exciting as it all is, it doesn't take Cameron long to figure out that things are not what they seem.
Charbonneau, Joelle.
EDEN CONQUERED
New York : HarperCollins, 2019
IL YA
ISBN 9780062453884
When their father and older brother were killed, they were the next in line for the kingdom. But as twins, there was no clear successor to the throne. And no one knows which twin was born first. The elders decided to put Carys and Andreus through the Trials of Virtuous Seccession. As the first book ends, Carys is assumed dead and Andreus has become king. But Andreus is not sure he is ready to rule. There are many around him who are plotting against him. And the lights in the city are going out. The lights are the only thing that are keeping the monsters in the hills from invading the city. Then Andreus finds a note from Carys that says she is alive and will be coming back to claim the throne. Join Andreus and Carys as they each try to save the kingdom of Eden.
Anderson, Laurie Halse.
SHOUT
New York : Viking, 2019
IL YA
ISBN 9780670012107
Best selling author, Laurie Halse Anderson has written a memoir of her own childhood and coping with sexual assault. When she was just thirteen years old, Anderson was attacked by a boy she trusted. This changed her world. She writes how she tried to cope and how she eventually turned her life around and now is an advocate for children who find themselves as victims.
