Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell

Cath is a Simon Snow fan.
Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan . . .
But
for Cath, being a fan is her life — and she’s really good at it. She
and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series
when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother
leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums,
writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for
every movie premiere.
Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.
Now
that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to
be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort
zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around
boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end
of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk
about words . . . And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s
loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?
Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?
And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
Antigoddess
by Kendare Blake

Old Gods never die…
Or
so Athena thought. But then the feathers started sprouting beneath her
skin, invading her lungs like a strange cancer, and Hermes showed up
with a fever eating away his flesh. So much for living a quiet eternity
in perpetual health.
Desperately seeking the cause of their slow,
miserable deaths, Athena and Hermes travel the world, gathering allies
and discovering enemies both new and old. Their search leads them to
Cassandra—an ordinary girl who was once an extraordinary prophetess,
protected and loved by a god.
These days, Cassandra doesn’t
involve herself in the business of gods—in fact, she doesn’t even know
they exist. But she could be the key in a war that is only just
beginning.
Because Hera, the queen of the gods, has aligned
herself with other of the ancient Olympians, who are killing off rivals
in an attempt to prolong their own lives. But these anti-gods have
become corrupted in their desperation to survive, horrific caricatures
of their former glory. Athena will need every advantage she can get,
because immortals don’t just flicker out.
Every one of them dies
in their own way. Some choke on feathers. Others become monsters. All
of them rage against their last breath.
The Goddess War is about to begin.
Living with Jackie Chan
by Jo Knowles
Companion to Jumping Off Swings

After fathering a baby,
a teenager moves in with his karate-loving uncle and tries to come to
terms with his guilt — and find a way to forgive.
This isn’t how
Josh expected to spend senior year. He thought he’d be hanging out with
his best friends, Dave and Caleb, driving around, partying, just like
always. But here he is, miles from home — new school, new life, living
with his Jackie-Chan-obsessed uncle, Larry, and trying to forget. But
Josh can’t forget. So many things bring back memories of last year and
the night that changed everything. Every day the pain, the shame, and
the just not knowing are never far from his thoughts. Why is he such a
loser? How could he have done what he did? He finds some moments of
peace when he practices karate with Stella, the girl upstairs and his
one real friend. As they move together through the katas, Josh feels
connected in a way he has never felt before. He wonders if they could be
more than friends, but Stella’s jealous boyfriend will make sure that
doesn’t happen. And maybe it doesn’t matter. If Stella knew the truth,
would she still think he was a True Karate Man?