When his father is arrested as a debtor in 1849 London, fourteen-year-old John Huffman must take on unexpected responsibilities, from asking a distant relative for help to determining why people are spying on him and his family

Historical Fiction. Like a Gilded Age Gossip Girl, this deliciously decadent and superbly scandalous novel details the bad behavior of a group of (mostly) wealthy young men and women in 1899 Manhattan. Everyone seems to be keeping a secret, and passion motivates each of the characters to betray a friend or family member. Then, when celebrated socialite Elizabeth Holland--who is betrothed to notorious playboy Henry Schoonmaker--drowns in the Hudson River, rumor has it that her death was no accident. If you're looking for a fun, frothy read full of drama, romance, mystery, and deception, this is it.

When their parents are killed in a train accident, cousins Meline and Jocelyn, who have little in common, are sent to live with their wealthy, eccentric, and isolated Uncle Marten on his island off the coast of British Columbia, where they are soon joined by other oddly disconnected and troubled people

In the wake of his parents' separation, ten-year-old Billy seems to have continual conflicts with his father, who is also his basketball coach, but his quiet, younger brother Ben, a piano prodigy, is having even more trouble adjusting, and only Billy seems to notice

Thirteen-year-old Danny must prove himself all over again for a disapproving coach and against new rivals at a summer basketball camp

Fiction. Frances Robinson's life seems pretty calm on the surface: she's got a loving adoptive family, a true-blue best friend, and she's beginning a romance with Nix, the cute new guy in town. But Frances is plagued by flashbacks to a terrifying trauma--when she was only seven, her biological mother smothered her three younger sisters, and would have killed Frances, too, if a passerby had not intervened. Now, 11 years later, Frances' mother is out of the hospital and wants to see her. Scared but sure that she needs to confront her past, Frances decides to make a secret road trip to face "the monster in its lair."

Science Fiction. It's about half a century into the future, after the Second Civil War between pro-life and pro-choice activists has ended. Now the government has decreed human life utterly inviolable. However, the law does allow for parents to have their children "unwound" between the ages of 13 and 18--meaning that their bodies will be kept technically alive, but all their organs will be harvested and "recycled." Troublemaker Connor has discovered his parents' (irrevocable) order to have him unwound, and runs away from home. While on the run, he inadvertently rescues two other Unwinds, orphan Risa and Lev, whose zealously religious parents conceived him as a tithe. This pulse-pounding and at times horrific story will captivate fans of dystopian fiction, especially Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series.

Brian uses basketball to block out memories of his girlfriend and her family who were gunned down a year ago, but the upcoming murder trial and a high school history assignment force him to face the past and decide how far he should go to see justice served. Includes facts about miscarriages of justice in American history

After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game

Determined to make the varsity basketball team, seventeen-year-old Ray finds his efforts to play both hindered and helped by the atmosphere of racism in his town

After her mother's death, twelve-year-old Molly learns that her father is a basketball star for the Boston Celtics

After he is cut from his travel basketball team--the very same team that his father once led to national prominence--twelve-year-old Danny Walker forms his own team of cast-offs that might have a shot at victory

Fiction. Superstar high school basketball duo Marcus and Eddie are known as "Black and White" because, unlike most folks where they live, they cross the color line with their friendship. When they're faced with demands on their empty wallets, Black and White cross another line together--into petty crime. They don't want to hurt anyone; all they want is enough cash to cover senior dues and a pair of the new Nike Maurauders in their school colors. But then a stickup goes horribly wrong, and Eddie shoots a man. After laying low for a few days, the friends think they may have gotten away with it...until the detectives show up at Marcus' door. This is an intense, fast-paced story of loyalty and betrayal with lots of action, both on the court and in the courtroom.

Fiction. High school senior Jay McLeod lives on his own in Sturbridge, PA, working as a short-order cook in the bar below his apartment when he's not in school or playing basketball, his raison d'être. When he's cut from the school team, Jay joins a YMCA church league and plans to lead them to the championships. Meanwhile, his one really close friend, a girl punk-rocker named Spit, tries to help him in the romance department. For game action so real that "even church league takes on the tension of an NBA playoff" (Booklist), don't miss this underdog b-ball hero's story.

Psychological Suspense. Clean-cut, handsome 18-year-old Eric Poole is about to be released from a juvenile detention center after serving time for murdering his mother and stepfather. He's ecstatic that the authorities don't know about the others, the three young girls he killed in his search for tenderness...and he's eager for number four. That's when 15-year-old runaway Lori Cranston, who's obsessed with the idea of a relationship with Eric, shows up at his place. This chilling and gritty novel puts readers inside the mind of a psychopath--tender hearts beware.

Psychological Suspense. Sebastian Montero, 18, fixes things. Need a hot date? Someone talked down from a ledge? An escort to and from an abortion clinic? Bastian can make it all happen, because he does favors...and asks favors in return. Currently, he's helping reunite his best friend Jeremy with slightly shady Dromio Johansson, the father who left him years before. Bastian and Jeremy agree to swap identities for the meeting with Dromio, but before Bastian knows it, the situation slips out of his control. Elaborate schemes, fast-paced action, and memorable characters make this tale of power and influence a riveting read.

Psychological Thriller. Cass McBride is rich, pretty, popular--she hopes to be the first junior ever elected prom queen--and a bit on the cruel side. She thinks nothing of rejecting nerdy David Kirby when he asks her out. But after David commits suicide, Cass wonders whether she's partly responsible. David's older brother, Kyle, doesn't wonder--he's sure that Cass is to blame for David's death. And he means to get revenge. When Cass wakes up from a drugged sleep the morning after David's funeral, she slowly comes to the horrible realization that she has been kidnapped...and buried alive. If you couldn't put down Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why, this white-knuckle page-turner is sure to keep you up all night reading, too.

Each of the six members of Mr. Ennis's Mad Science Club presents a report of his or her experiences working on a science fair project to investigate ESP, which resulted in their winning the Maryland lottery

When thirteen-year-old Martin arrives at an alternative school for misfits and problem students, he falls in with a group of boys with psychic powers and discovers something surprising about himself

Fantasy/Psychological Fiction. Maybe you think you know the story of Rapunzel, but author Donna Jo Napoli will make you think again. High in the mountains of Switzerland, a woman and her beloved daughter Zel live alone, convinced that all they need is each other. That is, until the day that Zel--nearly a teenager--goes to town and meets Konrad, who loves her at first sight. Zel's mother cannot bear to part with her, and locks Zel in a tower, where she slowly goes mad while Konrad searches for her. What would cause a mother to imprison her own child? The terrible secret at the heart of this novel will hold readers spellbound.

When a sixteen-year-old member of a race of shape-shifting killers called doppelgangers assumes the life of a troubled teen, he becomes unexpectedly embroiled in human life--and it is nothing like what he has seen on television