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Savage YA FIC SNIEGOSKI (K) In order by call number in the Teen Spaces (YA) Sidney and her friends must race to find the at Kennedy (K) and/or Westergard (W). origin of a storm that has hit their small island Mystery, home, turning every animal into a savage Getting Away With Murder: The True Story of weapon. the Emmett Till Case YA 364.1523 Crowe (K) Presents a true account of the murder of 14-year The Darkest Corners YA M THOMAS (W) -old Emmett Till in Mississippi in 1955. Suspense, When her father dies, Tessa is pulled back to the small town where her life came apart, the place The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion & where her testimony sent a serial killer to death The Fall of Imperial Russia row. Now, that killer might be getting a new trial & Thrill YA 947.083 Fleming (K/W) as long buried secrets come to light. Traces the story of the Russian Revolution, the lives of the Romanov family, and the story of Beware that Girl YA FIC TOTEN (K) their tragic deaths, in an account that draws on When a scholarship girl and a wealthy classmate primary source materials. become friends, their bond is tested when a handsome teacher separately influences the The Zodiac Killer: Terror and Mystery girls. For fans of psychological thrillers. YA 364.1523 Haugen (W) Examines the details of the Zodiac Killer case in Shallow Graves YA FIC WALLACE (K) 1960s San Francisco, including the victims, the After waking in a shallow grave, Breezy, a high crimes, and speculations as to the identity of the school student, crosses the country seeking Zodiac Killer. answers about her death and resurrection. The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden & The The Book of Blood and Shadow Trial of the Century YA 345.744 Miller (K/W) YA FIC WASSERMAN (W) Examines the Borden murders, using newspa- A research project turns deadly for a group of per articles to recreate the events and the trial. teens when one is murdered. The remaining With murder and court battles, this nonfiction teens take advantage of a school trip to Europe book reads like a thriller! to search for clues, but danger waits in places they considered safe.

Ascending the Boneyard YA FIC WATSON (K) Overwhelmed by a series of losses, Tosh escapes into a video game, but soon the game becomes much more real than his life. Filled with action and psychological suspense.

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YA FIC WINTERS (K) Kennedy Library (K): 500 Hoes Lane, 732-463-1633 Hanalee, a biracial girl in rural Oregon in the Westergard Library (W): 20 Murray Ave, 732-752-1166 Teen Services Department

1920s, searches for the truth about her father’s http://www.piscatawaylibrary.org/teenscene death while avoiding trouble from the KKK. July 2016 (Many annotations are from the library’s catalog)

Fiction Property of the State YA M CAMERON (W) The May Queen Murders YA FIC JUDE (W) Joey has been property of the state longer than When her beloved cousin goes missing after a In order by author’s last name in the Teen Spaces he was in parental custody. Now living in May Day celebration, Ivy discovers that both her (YA) at Kennedy (K) and/or Westergard (W). Huntzel Manor, where he works part time, he cousin and her hometown are as full of secrets keeps a low profile. But attention arrives in the as the woods that surround them. The Leaving YA FIC ALTEBRANDO (W) worst possible way: a classmate is seriously 6 kindergarteners were taken. 11 years later, 5 injured and Joey becomes the suspect. The Safest Lies YA FIC MIRANDA (W) come back with no idea where they’ve been or When Kelsey’s mother disappears after years of what happened to the 6th victim, Max. Max’s With Malice YA FIC COOK (K) claiming the kidnappers she escaped from were sister is determined to find him, dead or alive. Jill wakes up in a hospital, unable to remember coming back for her, Kelsey discovers that her the past 6 weeks including the accident that mother isn’t who she thought she was...and Girl Last Seen YA FIC ANASTASIU (K) killed her best friend — if it was, in fact, an she’s not the abductor’s only target. When Kadence disappears, her best friend and accident. former singing partner Lauren comes under Secrets, Lies, and Scandals suspicion. Nobody believes Lauren when she The Killer in Me YA FIC HARRISON (W) YA FIC MORGAN (K) claims she had nothing to do with the A girl’s unsettling connection with a serial killer Teens Ivy, Tyler, Kinley, Mattie, and Cade are disappearance, leaving her no other option but to leads her on a potentially deadly manhunt. involved in the death of their elderly teacher and uncover the truth and clear her own name. now must find a way to trust each other. The Girl I Used to Be YA FIC HENRY (W) The Twin’s Daughter Olivia’s parents were killed 14 years ago. Now, Never Missing, Never Found YA FIC BARATZ-LOGSTED (K/W) new evidence reopens the case, and she finds YA FIC PANITCH (W) Lucy’s comfortable world begins slowly to unravel herself involved. Stolen from her family as a young girl, Scarlett is the day that a bedraggled woman who looks now moving on from the past and starting her exactly like her mother appears at their door. Twisted YA FIC JAYNE (K) summer job at an amusement park. But, when a Bex is ready to start a new life where she won’t girl goes missing from the park, it’s clear that the Guy Langman, Crime Scene Procrastinator be known as a serial killer’s daughter. Though past is not done with Scarlett. YA M BERK (W) her father was never tried for the murders, he Guy agrees to join the school’s forensic club, disappeared after questioning. Now, the police The Mystery of the Hollow Places partly to meet girls and partly to deal with his want to use Bex as bait, but is she baiting a YA M PODOS (W) father’s death. Then, everything changes when a serial killer or endangering an innocent man? A mystery writer’s daughter sets out to find her student who looks like Guy is killed. Could his missing father. father’s past and the dead body be linked? The Truth YA FIC JOHNSTON (K) After shooting an intruder in his home, Chris is Burning YA FIC ROLLINS (W) Nightstruck YA FIC BLACK (K) taken and held hostage by the brother of the After 3 years in juvenile detention, Angela is Struggling with her parents’ divorce and high intruder who demands to know exactly what close to her release date. Then Jessica arrives. expectations, Becket is tricked into opening a happened the night of the shooting. No one knows what she did, but creepy things door between worlds and unleashing magical begin to happen. It’s clear that Jessica is more monsters into her community. A tale of heart- dangerous than anyone expected. pounding terror full of suspense and intrigue. After the Woods YA FIC SAVAGE (W) Sanctuary Bay YA FIC BURNS (W) Julia knows she beat the odds. She escaped the When Sara attends the exclusive Sanctuary Bay kidnapper who hunted her in the woods for two Academy, she is thrown into a world of privilege, terrifying nights that she can’t fully remember. but soon discovers the school’s dark secrets. As always, we’re here to help you find any Now, one year later, a dead girl turns up in those information you’re looking for. Speak with a same woods causing the memories to resurface. Librarian or text a question to 732-474-8864.