Sunday, April 1, 2012

Randomness: April Releases!

Coming April 17th...

Mister Death's Blue-Eyed Girls
by
Mary Downing Hahn

Based on an actual crime in 1955, this YA novel is at once a mystery and a coming-of-age story. The brutal murder of two teenage girls on the last day of Nora Cunningham's junior year in high school throws Nora into turmoil. Her certainties, friendships, religion, her prudence, her resolve to find a boyfriend taller than she is - are shaken or cast off altogether.

Most people in Elmgrove, Maryland, share the comforting conviction that Buddy Novak, who had every reason to want his ex-girlfriend dead, is responsible for the killings. Nora agrees at first, then begins to doubt Buddy's guilt, and finally comes to believe him innocent - the lone dissenting voice in Elmgrove.





Coming April 24...


The Selection
by
Kiera Cass

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.

But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.

Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.


Breaking Beautiful
by
Jennifer Shaw Wolf

Allie lost everything the night her boyfriend, Trip, died in a horrible car accident—including her memory of the event. As their small town mourns his death, Allie is afraid to remember because doing so means delving into what she’s kept hidden for so long: the horrible reality of their abusive relationship.

When the police reopen the investigation, it casts suspicion on Allie and her best friend, Blake, especially as their budding romance raises eyebrows around town. Allie knows she must tell the truth. Can she reach deep enough to remember that night so she can finally break free? Debut writer Jennifer Shaw Wolf takes readers on an emotional ride through the murky waters of love, shame, and, ultimately, forgiveness


Unraveling 
by 
Elizabeth Norris

Two days before the start of her junior year, seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed—as in blinding light, scenes of her life flashing before her, and then nothing. Except the next thing she knows, she's opening her eyes to find Ben Michaels, a loner from her high school whom Janelle has never talked to, leaning over her. And even though it isn't possible, she knows—with every fiber of her being—that Ben has somehow brought her back to life.

But her revival, and Ben's possible role in it, is only the first of the puzzles that Janelle must solve. While snooping in her FBI agent father's files for clues about her accident, she uncovers a clock that seems to be counting down to something—but to what? And when someone close to Janelle is killed, she can no longer deny what's right in front of her: Everything that's happened—the accident, the murder, the countdown clock, Ben's sudden appearance in her life—points to the end of life as she knows it. And as the clock ticks down, she realizes that if she wants to put a stop to the end of the world, she's going to need to uncover Ben's secrets—and keep from falling in love with him in the process.


These are the books I'm looking forward to this month! What books are you waiting for?

4 comments:

  1. Alright, I want to read The Selection SO MUCH! I love the competition idea, and the fact that it's going to be made into a TV show just makes it a thousand times cooler.

    Hmm...I'm looking forward to Black Heart, the last book in the White Cat trilogy, since I liked the first two books. And all the other books on your list! (:

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    1. Hi Cheyenne,
      The Selection was AWESOME! I hope you like it =) I was beyond excited when I heard about the TV show!! I keep checking the IMDB page to follow along as they cast everyone. It's so much fun to see a favorite book come to life!

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  2. Oh, this is my first time seeing Mister Death's Blue-Eyed Girls! The cover is sad yet beautiful! I'd definitely check that book! I can't wait to read The Selection... finally it comes out! I read various review on it so I can't wait to find out myself! Breaking Beautiful and Unraveling have very good premises too! Oh my, April is so full of amazing list of great books! x)

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    1. Hilda, I think your going to love The Selection!!! I read it a few months ago and thought it was fabulous! I'll be posting my review soon.

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