The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden & The Trial of the Century by Sarah Miller

This book details the records and case notes from the famous murder case.  The author takes us from the time of Lizzie discovering her dead father's body up until she died.  The author uses books, articles, pictures from the historical society and the stenographer's notes from the courts.  Miller tries to be as neutral as possible just giving us the facts or stating when she finds a bias in the research, such as from newspaper articles from the time.  Great historical nonfiction read. 

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WildCard by Marie Lu

Coming in September 2018.

This is the sequel to Warcross.  Emika has caused a stir within the Warcross community and now she has been recruited by Zero to hack into Hideo's mind to steal his program to be able to control people.  Emika still has feelings for Hideo, but they are in the middle of a conflict because of their difference of opinion about his algorithm.  Will she betray the man she loves to do what she feels is right or will she find another way to help Hideo and herself?  Keeps you guessing to the end.

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

ren·e·gade
/ˈrenəˌɡād/
noun

1. a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.

synonyms: traitor, defector, deserter, turncoat, rebel, mutineer

"he was denounced as a renegade"

Holy smoke!  This was an amazing read!  I could not put it down.  The Renegades are trying to bring the city/ world back together before it was destroyed in an effort to let prodigies be without discrimination.  However, there are some mixed feelings about how they are doing it and not everyone is happy with them.  

Nova, aka Nightmare is out for revenge for her parents murder and the Renegades who did not protect them.  Adrian, whose mom was killed by an unknown person, is known as a Renegade, Sketch.  He battles Nightmare and she says a phrase that makes him think she knows who his mom's killer is.  Adrian also has a secret identity and he is out to find Nightmare to find some answers.

The conclusion will come out in November 2018.  I can't wait!!

Oddity by Sarah Cannon

"Gravity Falls" fans this book is for YOU!!  Ada Roundtree had a twin, Pearl.  Pearl won the Sweepstakes last year and hasn't been seen since.  Ada lives in Oddity, New Mexico and WEIRD things happen there.  Ada's best friend Raymond and newcomer-from-Chicago Cayden begin to discover just how weird there town is.  The town is run by 4 puppets, is being threatened by a Blurmonster, and runs survival drills in P.E.  Ada and Raymond are used to it but Cayden tries to explain that the "normal" world isn't like that at all.  The three of them together begin to investigate what is really going on, and what really happened to Pearl?

Warcross by Marie Lu

WOW!!!  Emika Chen is 18 years old, an orphan, bounty hunter and about to get evicted from her house.  She puts on her virtual reality glasses to watch the opening ceremony of the War Cross competition and decides to hack it and ends up in the game.  She gets the attention of the creator Hideo Tanaka and things go crazy...her debt is paid off and she is offered a job to go in the game and find a hacker who is trying to destroy the game.  As she trains for the game and immerses herself deeper into the competition she begins to become the target herself.  She starts to wonder who she can really trust...

Young ADULT themes.  8th and up only. :)

Mason Falls Mysteries: Tracks by Vanessa Acton

Nick and Ava are 11th graders who still have to ride the bus to and from school, but they have been friends since 1st grade.  They notice a boy who walks to school everyday they have nicknamed "The Kid".  One day they notice he seems a little different than normal: scared, running, and then they don't see him.  They begin to research who is he?  What happened to him?  That's when the action starts...

FAST READ!!

SuperHuman: Stretched Too Thin by Raelyn Drake

Evan discovers he has the ability to stretch and his friend Layla helps him "market" himself by videoing him, setting up a website and helping him promote his "power".  The question is what is his ability good for?  Just getting attention for himself or helping people?  His stretching superpower will be put to the test and he will have to decide to do good or not.

FAST read.