Alexandra Jennings already has an unusual life. Her parents are archeologists and they travel the world. Alex’s parents decide to send her to a boarding school, well more of a bored-ing school. They drop her off and head to the conveniently isolated and technology-less Siberia. After Alex is pushed into a fountain she wills herself to be anywhere else. She opens a door and falls straight into Medora, the sister world to earth with more advanced technology and people with powers called Gifts.
Devin Rhodes—beautiful, sassy, and precocious. At least, that is what her best friend Cass thinks. Devin and Cass have been through everything, through thick and thin, they were there for each other. They were best friends forever. But when Devin is found dead, Cass feels guilty.
Decked in tacky pink paint and white trim, the Cake House sticks out in its quiet Los Angeles neighborhood. It’s a house that demands attention, but what happens inside goes far beyond an ugly color scheme. The unusual home hides a mess of antiques and family dysfunction, and at the heart of it is thirteen-year-old Rosaura Douglas. She’s a plain girl; the only unique things about her are her circumstances.
Few events ignite more horror and shock than a school shooting. News sources cover the story constantly, and everyone’s heart goes out to the families of the victims. But what about the family of the shooter? Junior Alys Aronson’s perfectly structured life shatters as soon as her older brother begins firing shots in their quiet Wisconsin high school, killing many, including himself.
Devin Rhodes is dead…sort of. Ever since the burial of Cass’ best friend, the beautiful and boy-crazy Devin Rhodes, Cass has had the feeling of being haunted. From the slight chill in the air to the touch of hands wrapping around her neck, Cass knows that Devin is back… and she wants something.
Gevri is still mad at Taemon for not telling him about the powerless state of Deliverance, and is back on his father’s side. He is leading his own unit of the special Archons that Taemon helped understand their dominion/ Psi. Taemon must make a choice for the people of Deliverance, with both the Nau and the Republik itching to capture Deliverance to attack the other, and get leg up in the war. A new history is revealed that could bring peace to Deliverance and the Republik, but Gevri is captured by the Nau on his way to negotiate.
The Ghost Keys, islands located around the Bermuda Triangle, are mysterious and a bit crazy for Rain. She's a thirteen year-old girl with two best friends, Charlie and Miranda. Rain's family owns an inn, where many tourists stay. A new family arrives with three children: Wendy, John, and Michael. However, the little kids are brats. When Rain is asked to babysit, she takes them along with her friends to the beach. There they meet a manatee and six dolphins. Under the manatee skin is a beautiful woman named Aycayia.
Leah Hawthorne seems like any other 18-year-old who is fresh out of high school. She has an overprotective older brother, John, and she works at a diner. Despite her ordinary appearance, Leah is much more than that. She has visions that let her see the future and is actually an angel. So when a powerful demon second to Satan himself comes to claim her, she meets Dean and Garret, who are angels themselves, and discovers that there are more people like her. She joins their group, The Protectors.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2021. It has been six years since the first African American president was assassinated, leaving the country erupting in a widespread turmoil of riots, disorder, and crime. It has been five years since Tulsa became the first fully privatized city in the United States, a grand social experiment with big risks that has the power to change the world. It has been months since the mysterious graffiti WH2RR started to appear on the brick walls on the outskirts of the city.
The First Principle by Marissa Shrock is a dystopian, religious novel. It is about a 16 year old girl, Vivica Wilkens, who lives in a futuristic society, the United Regions of North America (URNA). URNA was created after the downfall of the American economy, and aims to prevent another downfall by controlling the population size. The law states that an abortion must be issued to any woman in poverty or underage that becomes pregnant. Vivica is the daughter of a Governor, so all her life she has been taught that the law is always right.
