The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh

"Kill me, why don't you?" said a voice weak with pain and despair. "Finish the job. What's one hob more or less?" The words trailed off in a low moan.

Startled, Will scrambled to his feet and stared at the grass. A pair of large green eyes, flecked with splinters of gold, stared back. A small, sharp face, the skin as brown as a beechnut, pointed ears that ended in tufts of reddish brown fur... Neither animal nor man, it was a creature the likes of which he had never before seen.

Fear stroked a cold finger down Will's spine....

The Girls Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester

"The oddest/sweetest mix of Little House on the Praire and X-men." Stephenie Meyer

Piper McCloud lives with her normal ma and her normal pa on a normal farm in normal Lowland County. But Piper isn't your normal girl. Ever since Piper was a baby, she's been able to hover a few feet off the ground, and if the people of Lowland County knew she could fly, they would have something to say about it. So Piper is sent to I.N.S.A.N.E., the top secret school for children with extraordinary abilities like hers. Piper likes her new life at school, but soon she realizes things aren't as they seem. Now the school she was sent to for her own protection might be the most dangerous place she's ever been.

The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade

Modo's life begins in a traveling freak show. After being rescued as an infant by the mysterious gentleman Mr. Socrates, Modo is raised in seclusion and trained as a first class secret agent for the Permanent Association. When he's fourteen, he arrives in London and is soon investigatin the mysterious disappearances of several street children. In his sleuthing, Modo relies on his ability to shape-shift, which allows him to traverse the rooftops of London with ease. He learns that the Clockwork Guild has set in motion a malicious plot against the government, just as an evil scientist is creating a monstrous army of altered children to further the goals of the Guild.

Book 2: The Dark Deeps

There are rumors of a sea monster and a fish as big as a ship. French spies are after it, and Mr. Socrates, Modo's master, wants to find it first. When something strikes his ship and Modo falls overboard, he uncovers an astounding secret in the depths of the ocean.

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

Most of us have seen the Wizard of Oz... and the Wicked Witch of the West who was melted by Dorothy and a little pail of water. But there is so much more to the Witch than just being mean and chasing Dorothy around. This book tells it all. Where she came from? How did she become evil? What was her life like?

While this book is a tough read- it is worth the extra effort. It is an amazing fantasy world and a very interesting tale.

The popular Broadway Musical Wicked, is based on this book. Let me tell you, after you read this book, you will never watch the Wizard of Oz the same way again.

Fallout by Ellen Hopkins

Simply put: if you liked Crank and Glass, this trilogy finale will not disappoint.

Hopkins shifts the point of view from meth-user Kristina to her three teenage kids; it's a brilliant tactic that shows just how deeply others are affected by a single person's addiction. Before it's over, the three kids-Hunter, Autumn and Summer- will experience anger, longing, loneliness, drugs, pregnancy, homelessness, and even, believe it or not, hope. Hopkins' free-verse stanzas are as engaging as always. An emotional, satisfying end ( and a new beginning, in a way) to Kristina's story. ( Booklist-July 2010)

Video book Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7htDQ4Zs0UY

Hate List by Jennifer Brown

Who and why do we hate?

Five months agao, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saves the life of a classmate, but is implicated in the shooting because of the list she helped create. A list of people and things they hated... The Hate List. The list her boyfriend used to pick his targets.

Val is forced to confront her guilt as she returns to school for her senior year. Haunted by the memory of the boyfriend she still loves and navigating rocky relationships with her family, former friends and the girl whose life she saved, Val must come to grips with the tragedy that took place and her role in it, in order to make amends and move on with her life.

Video book trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWNGIRTU2u4