Look for these new books coming soon to Riverdale Public Library!
Beta by Rachel Cohn: Elysia was created in a laboratory, born as a sixteen-year-old girl, an empty
vessel with no life experience to draw from. She is a Beta, an experimental
model of a teenage clone. Elysia’s purpose is to serve the
inhabitants of Demesne, an island paradise for the wealthiest people on earth.
Everything about Demesne is bioengineered for perfection. At first, Elysia’s life is idyllic and pampered.
But she soon sees that Demesne’s human residents, who should want for nothing,
yearn. But for what, exactly? She also comes to realize that beneath the
island’s flawless exterior, there is an undercurrent of discontent among
Demesne’s worker clones. She knows she is soulless and cannot feel and should
not care—so why are overpowering sensations clouding Elysia’s mind? If
anyone discovers that Elysia isn’t the unfeeling clone she must pretend to be,
she will suffer a fate too terrible to imagine. When her one chance at
happiness is ripped away with breathtaking cruelty, emotions she’s always had
but never understood are unleashed. As rage, terror, and desire threaten to
overwhelm her, Elysia must find the will to survive.
The Diviners by Libba Bray: Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is positively thrilled. New York is the city of speakeasies, shopping, and movie palaces! Soon enough, Evie is running with glamorous Ziegfield girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is Evie has to live with her Uncle Will, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult--also known as "The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies." When a rash of occult-based murders comes to light, Evie and her uncle are right in the thick of the investigation. And through it all, Evie has a secret: a mysterious power that could help catch the killer--if he doesn't catch her first.
Crossed and Reached by Ally Condie: Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to
read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at
her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows he is her ideal mate...until she sees Ky
Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The
Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus
on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop
thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the
Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander
and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared
to follow.
Crossed and
Reached are the final books to the thrilling adventure started in
Matched.
See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles: Twelve-year-old Fern feels invisible. Her dad is always busy planning how
to increase traffic to the family business. Her mom is constantly going off to
meditate. Her sister Sarah, who's taking a "gap year" after high school, is too
busy finding ways not to work; and her brother Holden is too focused on his new
"friend" to pay attention to her. And then there's Charlie: three years old, a
"surprise" baby, and the center of everyone's world. If it wasn't for
Ran, Fern's best and oldest friend, there would be nowhere to turn. Ran is
always calm, always positive. His mantra "All will be well" is soothing in a way
that nothing else seems to be. And when Ran says it, Fern can almost
believe. But when their lives are unexpectedly turned upside down, Fern
feels more alone than ever, and responsible for the event that wrenches the
family apart. All will not be well. Or at least, all will never be the
same.
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor: Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine
a world free of bloodshed and war.
This is not that world. Student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has
always sought. She knows who she is--and
what she is. But with this
knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: sheloved the
enemy and he betrayed her, and the world suffered for it. In this sequel to the
Daughter of Smoke &
Bone, Karou must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with
heartbreak and beauty, secrets and impossible choices,
Days of Blood &
Starlight finds Karou and Akiva on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs
back to life. While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and
starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For
hope. But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken
dream?
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