New Releases: The 5th Wave, The Boy on the Bridge
The 5th Wave
by Rick Yancy
The 5th Wave #1
After the 1st wave, only
darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the
3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule
applies: trust no one.
Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie’s only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.
Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie’s only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.
The Boy on the Bridge
by Natalie Standiford
Laura Reid goes to
Leningrad for a semester abroad as Cold War paranoia is peaking in 1982.
She meets a young Russian artist named Alexei and soon, with Alexei as
her guide, Laura immerses herself in the real Russia--a crazy world of
wild parties, black-market books and music, and smuggled letters to
dissidents. She must keep the relationship secret; associating with
Americans is dangerous for Alexei, and if caught, Laura could be sent
home and Alexei put under surveillance or worse. At the same time, she's
been warned that Soviets often latch onto Americans in hopes of
marrying them and thus escaping to the United States. But she knows
Alexei loves her. Right?
As June approaches--when Laura must return to the United States--Alexei asks Laura to marry him. She's only nineteen and doesn't think she's ready to settle down. But what if Alexei is the love of her life? How can she leave him behind? If she has a chance to change his life, to rescue him from misery, shouldn't she take it?
As June approaches--when Laura must return to the United States--Alexei asks Laura to marry him. She's only nineteen and doesn't think she's ready to settle down. But what if Alexei is the love of her life? How can she leave him behind? If she has a chance to change his life, to rescue him from misery, shouldn't she take it?
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