Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Release Date: October 31, 2011 Author Info: Website Publisher: Lee & Low Books Age Group: Young Adult Shelfability: Acquire/Borrow Pages: 224 Format: eGalley Source: NetGalley Interest: Story Challenge: None Buy the Book: Amazon

Lupita, a budding actor and poet in a close-knit Mexican American immigrant family, comes of age as she struggles with adult responsibilities [...]

Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay

Release Date: December 27, 2011 Author Info: Website | Facebook Publisher: HarperCollins Age Group: Young Adult Shelfability: Acquire Pages: 448 Format: Advance Reader Copy Source: Publisher Interest: Debut Challenge: 2011 Debut Author Challenge Buy the Book: Amazon

My wish is to fall cranium over Converse in dizzy, daydream-worthy love.

When her parents split, Marcie is dragged [...]

Audition by Stasia Ward Kehoe

Audition by Stasia Ward Kehoe

Release Date: October 13, 2011Publisher: Viking Juvenile Age Group: Young AdultShelfability: Acquire/BorrowPages: 464Format: Advance Reader CopySource: AuthorInterest: DebutChallenge: 2011 Debut Author Challenge

When high school junior Sara wins a coveted scholarship to study ballet, she must sacrifice everything for her new life as a professional dancer-in-training. Living in a [...]

The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder

The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder

Release Date: June 28, 2011Publisher: Simon PulseAge Group: Young AdultPages: 307Format: Advance Reader CopySource: PublisherInterest: AuthorChallenge: NoneBuy the Book: Amazon

Amber’s life is spinning out of control. All she wants is to turn up the volume on her iPod until all of the demands of family and friends [...]

You Are Not Here by Samantha Schultz

You Are Not Here by Samantha Schultz

Release Date: October 1, 2010Publisher: ScholasticAge Group: Young AdultPages: 292Source: PublisherInterest: Verse NovelChallenge: NoneBuy the Book: Amazon

Annaleah and Brian shared something special – Annaleah is sure of it. When they were together, they didn’t need anyone else. It didn’t matter that their relationship was secret. [...]