Tulare County Teens

fml by Shaun David Hutchinson At a party Simon Cross imagines his life with and without Cassie, the girl he has yearned for since they were freshmen, and begins to discover the wonders of life his best friends, Ben and Coop, have urged him to explore.

Confessions of...Series by Louise Rozett Rose Zarelli, self-proclaimed word geek and angry girl, has some confessions to make. 1. I'm livid all the time. Why? My dad died. My mom barely talks. My brother abandoned us. I think I'm allowed to be irate, don't you? 2. I make people furious regularly. Want an example? I kissed Jamie Forta, a badass guy who might be dating a cheerleader. She is now enraged and out for blood. Mine. 3. High school might as well be Mars. My best friend has been replaced by an alien, and I see red all the time. (Mars is red and "seeing red" means being angry--get it?) Here are some other vocab words that describe my life: Inadequate. Insufferable. Intolerable. Read the entire series: Confessions of an Angry Girl  Confessions of an Almost-Girlfriend

Since You Asked...  by Maurene Goo Fifteen-year-old Holly Kim, the copyeditor for her San Diego high school's newspaper, accidentally submits a piece ripping everyone to shreds and suddenly finds herself the center of unwanted attention--but when the teacher in charge of the paper asks her to write a regular column her troubles really start.

Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Robin Palmer Growing up as the daughter of a popular television star, Annabelle struggles to maintain a healthy mother-daughter relationship when her mother's antics include a DUI charge and a relationship with a much younger man.

Soul Eater Soul Art by Atsushi Ohkubo A collection of cover, panel and additional art related to the Soul eater manga series.

Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey Expands on the Edgar Allan Poe poem, Annabel Lee, as Liam and Anna reunite on an isolated Maine island where they were children together and fall so deeply in love they provoke a wager between Otherworld creatures from Celtic mythology.

Forevermore by Cindy Miles When sixteen-year-old Ivy starts a new life in her stepfather's castle in Scotland, she finds that her stepfather's grandmother is implacably hostile and some mysterious spirit in the castle is trying to injure her--and her new best friend is a ghost named Logan.

Moment Comes by Jennifer Bradbury As the partition of India nears in 1947 bringing violence even to Jalandhar, Tariq, a Muslim, finds himself caught between his forbidden interest in Anupreet, a Sikh girl, and Margaret, a British girl whose affection for him might help with his dream of studying at Oxford.

Darkness Before Dawn by J.A. London When seventeen-year-old Dawn Montgomery, daughter of the slain delegates to ruling vampire Lord Valentine, becomes the new delegate she finds herself falling in love with Valentine's kindhearted son, and risks her life when she is drawn into their dangerous political game. Read the entire series: Darkness Before Dawn Blood-Kissed Sky After Daybreak

A Trick of the Light by Lois Metzger Fifteen-year-old Mike desperately attempts to take control as his parents separate and his life falls apart.

Solstice by P.J. Hoover Eighteen-year-old Piper lives with her controlling mother amid a Global Heating Crisis, but when she gets her first taste of freedom she discovers a universe of gods and monsters where her true identity, kept secret from her birth, could make all the difference in the world.

WICA Series by Laura Powell In an alternate London, England, the lives of a fifteen-year-old girl eagerly awaiting the development of her "fae," or witch abilities, and the son of a man who sentences witches to death by burning, intersect when the son makes a startling discovery. Read the entire series: Burn Mark Witch Fire  

Tarnish by Katherine Longshore King Henry VIII's interest in Anne Boleyn could give her an opportunity to make a real impact in a world with few choices for women, but when poet Thomas Wyatt reveals he's fallen for her, Anne must choose between true love and the chance to make history

Fame Game by Lauren Conrad Madison Parker, who after making a name for herself as reality star Jane Roberts' "frenemy," Madison Parker steps into the spotlight and finds her own celebrity more challenging than expected. Read the entire series: The Fame Game Starstruck  Infamous

Antsy by Neal Shusterman A Brooklyn eighth-grader nicknamed Antsy befriends the Schwa, an "invisible-ish" boy who is tired of blending into his surroundings and going unnoticed by nearly everyone. Read the entire series: The Schwa Was Here Antsy Does Time Ship Out of Luck

Red Death by Bethany Griffin In this twist on Edgar Allen Poe's gothic short story, a wealthy teenaged girl who can afford a special mask to protect her from the plague that decimated humanity in the mid-1800s, falls in love, becomes caught up in a conspiracy to overthrow an oppressive government, and faces the threat of a new plague. Read the entire series: Masque of the Red Death Dance of the Red Death See: The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe

Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn A lonely teenager exiled to a remote Vermont boarding school in the wake of a family tragedy must either surrender his sanity to the wild wolves inside his mind or learn that surviving means more than not dying.

The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die by April Henry She doesn't know who she is. She doesn't know where she is, or why. All she knows when she comes to in a ransacked cabin is that there are two men arguing over whether or not to kill her. And that she must run. Follow Cady and Ty (her accidental savior turned companion), as they race against the clock to stay alive

Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn A year after vanishing from a party, screaming and drenched in blood, seventeen-year-old Annaliese Rose Gordon appears hundreds of miles from home with no memory, but a haunting certainty that she is actually another girl trapped in Annaliese's body.

Mortal Fire by Elizabeth Knox When sixteen-year-old Canny of the Pacific island, Southland, sets out on a trip with her stepbrother and his girlfriend, she finds herself drawn into enchanting Zarene Valley where the mysterious but dark seventeen-year-old Ghislain helps her to figure out her origins.

Plague in the Mirror by Deborah Noyes Seventeen-year-old May's trip to Florence with family friends takes a frightening turn when she wakes in the middle of the night to find her ghostly twin standing at the foot of her bed. The ghostly twin wants her to come to Old Florence, to the year 1348. But the Black Death is sweeping Old Florence and the ghost has vowed to save herself by escaping into the future. May is in a fight for her life.

Dark Companion by Marta Acosta Brought back to life and orphaned at the age of six, Jane Williams grows up in a series of foster homes and wins a scholarship to the exclusive Birch Grove Academy, where dark secrets abound

How (Not) to Find a Boyfriend by Allyson Valentine Schrier When varsity cheerleader Nora falls for brilliant new student Adam, she struggles to maintain her popularity while proving to Adam that she is actually a genius in disguise.

The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen During her last summer at home before leaving for college, Emaline begins a whirlwind romance with Theo, an assistant documentary filmmaker who is in town to make a movie.

You Look Different In Read Life by Jennifer Castle Five teens starring in a documentary film series about their ordinary lives must grapple with questions of change and identity under the scrutiny of the camera.

Over You by Amy Reed A novel about two girls on the run from their problems, their pasts, and themselves. Max and Sadie are escaping to Nebraska, but they'll soon learn they can't escape the truth.

Insomnia by J.R. Johansson Sixteen-year-old Parker Chipp spends his nights experiencing other people's dreams and getting no rest, so when he discovers that new friend Mia's dreams are different he becomes fixated on her until memory blackouts lead him to question exactly what their relationship is.

Underneath by Sarah Jamila Stevenson Struggling to fit in despite her Pakistani heritage and New Age parents, Sunny Pryce-Shah relies on a popular older cousin whose shocking suicide triggers Sunny's ability to hear people's thoughts

Tempest by Tracy Deebs On her seventeenth birthday, Tempest must decide whether to remain a human and live on land or submit to her mermaid half, like her mother before her, and enter into a long-running war under the sea. Read the entire series: Tempest Rising Tempest Unleashed Tempest Revealed

Possession by Elana Johnson In a world where Thinkers control the population and Rules are not meant to be broken, fifteen-year-old Violet Schoenfeld must make a choice to control or be controlled after learning truths about her "dead" sister and "missing" father. Read the entire series: Possession   Abandon  

When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney When his mother dies three weeks before his high school graduation, Danny goes to Tokyo, where his mother had been going for cancer treatments, to learn about the city his mother loved and, with the help of his friends, come to terms with her death.

Watersong by Amanda Hocking In the quiet seaside town of Capri, sixteen-year-old Gemma enjoys a close bond with her sister Harper and a growing attraction to next-door neighbor with Alex, but everything changes when, after partying with newcomers Penn, Lexi, and Thea, Gemma discovers she has powers that will force a terrible choice. Read the entire series: Wake Lullaby Tidal

Beneath the Glitter by Elle & Blair Fowler Moving to Los Angeles to promote their makeup and clothing lines, Sophia and Ava London are swept into the glitzy world of fashion events and gorgeous men before landing deals with major international companies and achieving an intimidating level of fame that is threatened by betrayal and scandal.

The Wall by William Sutcliffe In an isolated town that closely resembles the West Bank, thirteen-year-old Joshua discovers that his world may not be as it seems; that his people may be aggressors rather than victims; and that he must stand up to his stepfather and forge his own sense of right and wrong.

The Academy by Monica Seles Sixteen-year-old tennis star Maya's dreams come true when she earns a scholarship to the Academy, a sports training facility/boarding school for teenaged athletes, but can she survive the constant drama of her talented classmates? Read the entire series: Game On

The Alchemy of Forever by Avery Williams Forced to leave her alchemist boyfriend centuries earlier when she resolves to stop stealing the bodies of other people in order to extend her own life, Seraphina survives by inhabiting the bodies of dying girls and unexpectedly falls in love despite a dangerous power that causes the death of any human she kisses. Read the entire series: The Alchemy of Forever The Impossibility of Tomorrow