The Selection

Title:  The Selection

Author:  Kiera Cass

Genre: Fantasy/Science Fiction

Description: Sixteen-year-old America is chosen to compete in the Selection, a contest to see which girl can win the heart of Illéa's prince.

Level:  4.7 

Word Count: 80,248

Location: Arlington Public Library - Overdrive

The Jewel

Title:  The Jewel

Author:  Amy Ewing

Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy

Description:  Violet, a poor girl from the outer city, uncovers brutal secrets when, after three years of training, she is purchased by a royal family as a surrogate mother for royal children.

Level: 5.0

Word Count: 87,600

Location: Arlington Public Library - Overdrive

All the Bright Places

Title:  All the Bright Places

Author:  Jennifer Niven

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Description:  Theodore and Violet form an unlikely relationship in this heart-wrenching love story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die. Their story is told in alternating voices.

Reading Level: 5.3

Interest Level - Upper Grades (9-12)

Word Count: 88,949

Location: Arlington Public Library - Overdrive

Mosquitoland

Title:  Mosquitoland

Author:  David Arnold

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Description:  Learning her mother is sick in Ohio, Mim confronts her demons on a thousand-mile odyssey from Mississippi that redefines her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane.

Reading Level: 5.2

Interest Level: Upper Grades (9-12)

Word Count: 74,576

Location: Arlington Public Library - Overdrive

The Perfectionists

Title:  The Perfectionists

Author:  Sara Shepard

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Description:  Forging a friendship based on their mutual hatred of a philandering boy, five girls imagine a perfect way to kill him and must prove their innocence when he is killed in the exact manner they envisioned.

Reading Level: 4.9

Interest Level: Upper Level (9-12)

Word Count: 66,474

Location: Arlington Public Library - Overdrive

Roller Girl

Title:  Roller Girl

Author:  Victoria Jamieson

Genre: Graphic Novel

Description:  Astrid signs up for roller derby camp, but her best friend Nicole chooses dance. While making new friends and struggling with a new sport, Astrid fears she is losing Nicole.

Reading Level: 3.2

Interest Level: Middle Grades (4-8)

Word Count: 17,705

Location: Arlington Public Library - Overdrive

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