The Night She Disappeared by April Henry

Gabie drives a Mini Cooper.  She also delivers pizzas part-time.  One night, Kayla, another delivery girl at Pete's Pizza, goes out with an order and never comes back.  To Gabie's horror, she learned that the man who called in the fake pizza order had asked if the girl in the Mini Cooper was working that night.  Was Kayla's fate really meant for Gabie?  Obsessed with finding Kayla, Gabie teams up with Drew, who also works at Pete's.  Together they set out to prove Kayla isn't dead, and to find her before she is.

Another fantastic thriller by April Henry.  Fast paced and intense read!

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The Raft by S.A. Bodeen

 Robie lives on a remote island just off the mainland of Hawaii, but far enough to make life uninteresting.  To socialize and get a taste of culture, Robie often goes there by supply plane to visit her aunt.  Her current visit is cut short when her aunt needs to suddenly leave town.  Robie begs to stay alone, and for once, her aunt agrees.  It's only for a week and even though Robie has never stayed alone overnight, she is has been responsible in the past.  Robie heads out one day from her aunt's apartment and has a freaky encounter with someone that leaves her totally shaken. This leads Robie to head back to the supply plane and home.  But she never makes it home, as the supply plane crashes in the ocean and only she and the co-pilot survive.  Her biggest challenges are yet to come.  No one knows where Robie is, and time is running out.
If you are a fan of survival books, you will love The Raft.  It is a quick read, with some predictable moments, but one that you won't put down until you find out what happens to Robie. 

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must to survive while keeping secret all that she can. Fantastic book that is one of the top ten books on the Tayshas High School Reading List.

Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

Burn for Burn is all about girls getting revenge.  Kat, Lillia, and Mary have all been wronged and this time they won't let it go. 

Kat is the mastermind of the three.  She has been treated horribly by most of the students at her school and she isn't going to take it any more.   Lillia would put up being treated badly, but she won't allow her sister to be treated that way.  Mary left the island and is back to seek revenge.  She was treated unfairly by one person and is not OK with just letting this person slide.  She will get back at him and Kat and Lillia are more than happy to help.

Kat is the loner of the three and has been jilted
more than once, because she just falls for the wrong guy.  Her reason seems the most petty, but she is also the most driven of the three.  Lillia is really a sweetheart, and even though she has been wronged along the way, she is out to protect her younger sister.  Out of the three, Mary is the most wronged and probably has a right to seek revenge, but she is also confused and easily influenced and desperate for friends. 

The revenge methods would probably be typical of teens, but some of the planning methods seem to border on illegal, crazy and just funny. 

Worth the read for the dynamics among Kat, Lillia and Mary as well as those they want to revenge.   This is a departure for Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian, but I thoroughly enjoyed Burn for Burn.  Could their be a sequel?

The Diviners by Libba Bray

The Diviners is a standout book among those authored by Libba Bray.  Set in during the roaring twenties, Evie O'Neill has been shipped off to New York City from rural Ohio because her gossip got her in trouble with the locals.  Evie can't wait to cut loose in NYC, thinking she will experience speakeasies, the Ziegfeld girls and all NYC has to offer.  The only catch is that she must live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult.  Evie worries that her uncle will discover her darkest sercret:  a supernatural power that up till now has only brought her trouble.  But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer. 
Libba Bray has written a fantastic historical book where the glittering surface of the Roaring Twenties hides a mystical horror creeping across the country.  This book is not to be missed.
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Top Ten Titles @ FHS LIbrary

Don't forget that this week is Teen Read Week.  Stop in and vote for your favorite book title from among the top ten favorites in our library.  You have ten nominations to vote from or write in your own.  Also check out the entries in our 'artwork inspired by a book' contest.  We have tons of entries from CTE students.  There is some awesome art to look at, so don't miss it.