Books To Come: Fall Edition (Part II)

You heard all about the first wave of books-to-come fall edition, and now it's time for the second one.

Some of the books in the first wave were You by Charles Benoir, I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore, THE IVY by Lauren Kunze with Rina Onur, Firelight by Sophie Jordan, Paranormalcy by Kiersten White, Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen, and Kisses from Hell

By Kristin Cast, Alyson Noel, Kelley Armstrong, Richelle Mead, and Francesca Lia Block.

Now for some more awesome books!

Invisible Things by Jenny Davidson

On Sale: November 23, 2010.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Book Description:

Fans of Libba Bray and Meg Rosoff will love Invisible Things, a story of intrigue and romance that follows one girl’s adventures across 1930s Europe.

Sixteen-year-old Sophie knows there is more to the story of her parents’ death. And she's on a mission to find the truth.

Sophie has enlisted her best friend, Mikael, whose friendship has turned into something more, and before long the two are thrust into a mystery that dates back decades. It’s soon clear that Sophie’s future is very much wrapped up in the details of her family’s past, and the key lies with information that only one elusive man can provide.

The more Sophie learns, the more she realizes that nothing—and no one—in her life is what it seems. But coming to terms with the dark secrets she uncovers means imagining a truth that she never dreamed possible. Full of gorgeous settings, thrilling adventure, and romance, Invisible Things is a novel that dares to ask, what if?

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Ascendant by Diana Peterfreud

On Sale: September 28, 2010.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Book Description:

The hunt for killer unicorns continues in this fast-paced sequel to Rampant!

Now a fully trained unicorn hunter, Astrid Llewelyn is learning that she can’t solve all her problems with a bow and arrow. Her boyfriend has left Rome, the Cloisters is in dire financial straits, her best friend’s powers are mysteriously disintegrating, and her hope of becoming a scientist seems to be nothing but an impossible dream.

So when she’s given the opportunity to leave the Cloisters and use her skills as part of a scientific quest to discover the Remedy, Astrid leaps at the chance. Finally, she can have exactly what she wants—or can she? At Gordian headquarters deep in France, Astrid begins to question everything she had believed: her love for Giovanni, her loyalty to the Cloisters, and—most of all—her duty as a hunter. Should Astrid be saving the world from killer unicorns or saving unicorns from the world?

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The Frenzy by Francesca Lia Block

On Sale: September 28, 2010.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Book Description:

Romance is as fleeting as a full moon in this chilling werewolf love story from Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award–winning author Francesca Lia Block.

Love is a werewolf, influenced by the moon and terror, and always about to change....

Something terrifying happened to Liv when she was thirteen. Something that changed everything. Liv knows she doesn’t belong anymore; not in her family, not in her own skin...not anywhere. The only time she truly feels like herself is when she’s with her boyfriend, Corey, and in the woods that surround her town. But danger lurks in the woods, too. While Corey and Liv’s love binds them together, Liv’s past threatens to tear them apart as she struggles to understand who—or what—she really is. And by the light of the full moon, the most dangerous secrets bare their claws....

In the luminous hands of acclaimed writer Francesca Lia Block, werewolves take on a chilling new life. Loyal fans, as well as a fresh new generation of readers, will be enthralled.

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The Unidentified by Rae Mariz

On Sale: October 5, 2010.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Book Description:

A dystopian novel from an exciting new voice about a girl in the Game, a school set in a shopping mall where students are observed and used by corporate sponsors for market research

Fifteen-year-old Katey (aka Kid) goes to school in the Game—a mall converted into a "school" run by corporate sponsors. As students play their way through the levels, they are also creating products and being used for market research by the Game's sponsors, who are watching them 24/7 on video cameras.

Kid has a vague sense of unease but doesn't question this existence until one day she witnesses a shocking anticorporate prank. Intrigued, she follows the clues to uncover the identity of the people behind it. They are a group who call themselves the Unidentified. Drawn to their counterculture ideas and their enigmatic leader, Kid begins to spend more time with them. But when the Unidentified pranks get co-opted by the corporate sponsors, Kid decides to do something bigger—something that could change the Game forever.

This funny, sharp, and thought-provoking novel heralds the arrival of a stunning new voice in teen fiction.

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The Twin's Daughter by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

On Sale: August 31, 2010.

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Book Description:

Filled with shocking twists and turns, THE TWIN'S DAUGHTER is an engrossing gothic novel of betrayal, jealousy, and treacherous secrets that will keep you guessing to the very end.

Lucy Sexton is stunned when a disheveled woman appears at the door one day…a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Lucy's own beautiful mother. It turns out the two women are identical twins, separated at birth, and raised in dramatically different circumstances. Lucy's mother quickly resolves to give her less fortunate sister the kind of life she has never known. And the transformation in Aunt Helen is indeed remarkable. But when Helen begins to imitate her sister in every way, even Lucy isn't sure at times which twin is which. Can Helen really be trusted, or does her sweet face mask a chilling agenda?

Now remember to enter my giveaway for various books by Aimee Friedman!