Books for Fans of ... Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard YA Aveyard Bk1 “Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood -- those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own. To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard -- a growing Red rebellion -- even as her heart tugs her in an impossible direction. One wrong move can lead to her death, but in the dangerous game she plays, the only certainty is betrayal.” Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo YA PB Bardugo Bk1 “Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protégé of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.” Graceling by Kristin Cashore YA Cashore Bk1 “In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a cor- rupt king.” Michael Vey: the prisoner of cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans YA PB Evans #1 “To everyone at Meridian High School, fourteen-year-old Michael Vey is nothing spe- cial, just the kid who has Tourette’s syndrome. But in truth, Michael is extremely special -- he has electric powers. Michael thinks he is unique until he discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor has the same mysterious powers. With the help of Michael’s friend, Ostin, the three of them set out to discover how Michael and Taylor ended up with their abilities, and their investigation soon brings them to the attention of a powerful group who wants to control the electric teens – and through them, the world.” Sidekicks by Jack D. Ferraiolo YA Ferraiolo “Batman has Robin, Wonder Woman has Wonder Girl, and Phantom Justice has Bright Boy, a.k.a. Scott Hutchinson, an ordinary dude by day and a superfast, su- perstrong sidekick by night, fighting loyally next to his hero … despite his doubts about the social benefits of wearing yellow tights. After an embarrassing incident involving said tights and the revelation that his lifelong nemesis, supervillain side- kick Monkeywrench, might be one of the most popular kids at his school, Scott begins to question his role. How long can he stay on the sidelines and still hope to have a life?” Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers YA LaFevers Bk1 “In the fifteenth-century kingdom of Brittany, seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mor- tain, where she learns that the god of Death has blessed her with dangerous gifts - - and a violent destiny.” The Young Elites by Marie Lu YA Lu Young Bk1 "Adelina Amouteru survived the blood fever, a deadly illness that killed many, but left others with strange markings and supernatural powers. Cast out by her family, Adelina joins the secret society of the Young Elites and discovers her own danger- ous abilities" Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson YA Sanderson #1 “At age eight, David watched as his father was killed by and Epic, a human with super- human powers, and now, ten years later, he joins the Reckoners -- the only peo- ple who are tyring to kill the Epics and end their tyranny.” The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater YA Stiefvater Raven Bk1 “Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent’s only gift seems to be that she makes other people’s talents stronger, and when she meets Gansey, one of the Raven Boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own -- and that together their talents are a dangerous mix.” The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang YA Graphic Yang “In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. But this mysteri- ous masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity: the Green Turtle was the first Asian American super hero. The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but Gene Luen Yang has revived this character in Shadow Hero, a new graphic novel that creates an origin story for the Green Turtle.” .