Fake ID
By Lamar Giles
Originally Published: January 21, 2014
Author: Lamar Giles
Original Language: English
Genres: Mystery, Young Adult Fiction
Nominations: Edgar Award for Best Young Adult
Summary:
Nick Pearson is hiding in plain sight. In fact, his name isn't really Nick Pearson. He shouldn't tell you his real name, his real hometown, or why his family just moved to Stepton, Virginia. And he definitely shouldn't tell you about his friend Eli Cruz and the major conspiracy Eli was uncovering when he died. About how Nick had to choose between solving Eli's murder with his hot sister, Reya, and "staying low-key" like the Program said to do.
But he's going to tell you— unless he gets caught first...
Author: Lamar Giles
Original Language: English
Genres: Mystery, Young Adult Fiction
Nominations: Edgar Award for Best Young Adult
Summary:
Nick Pearson is hiding in plain sight. In fact, his name isn't really Nick Pearson. He shouldn't tell you his real name, his real hometown, or why his family just moved to Stepton, Virginia. And he definitely shouldn't tell you about his friend Eli Cruz and the major conspiracy Eli was uncovering when he died. About how Nick had to choose between solving Eli's murder with his hot sister, Reya, and "staying low-key" like the Program said to do.
But he's going to tell you— unless he gets caught first...
One of Us is Lying
By Karen M. McManus
Originally Published: May 29, 2017
Author: Karen M. McManus
Original Language: English
Genres: Fiction, Mystery
Nominations: Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fiction
Summary:
Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive.
Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule.
Sports star Cooper only knows what he's doing in the baseball diamond.
Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime.
Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life.
And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won't ever talk about any of them again.
He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it's no accident. All of them are suspects.
Everyone has secrets, right?
What really matters is how far you'll go to protect them.
Author: Karen M. McManus
Original Language: English
Genres: Fiction, Mystery
Nominations: Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fiction
Summary:
Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive.
Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule.
Sports star Cooper only knows what he's doing in the baseball diamond.
Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime.
Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life.
And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won't ever talk about any of them again.
He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it's no accident. All of them are suspects.
Everyone has secrets, right?
What really matters is how far you'll go to protect them.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
By Ransom Riggs
Originally Published: June 7, 2011
Author: Ransom Riggs
Original Language: English
Characters: Emma Bloom, Jacob Portman, Miss Alma Peregrine, MORE
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Mystery, Horror Fiction, Children's literature, Dark fantasy, fantasy fiction
Summary:
A mysterious island.
An abandoned orphanage.
A strange collection of very curious photographs.
It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for a good reason. And somehow— impossible though it seems— they may still be alive.
Author: Ransom Riggs
Original Language: English
Characters: Emma Bloom, Jacob Portman, Miss Alma Peregrine, MORE
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Mystery, Horror Fiction, Children's literature, Dark fantasy, fantasy fiction
Summary:
A mysterious island.
An abandoned orphanage.
A strange collection of very curious photographs.
It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for a good reason. And somehow— impossible though it seems— they may still be alive.