Waiting for If I Stay

Currently, one of the most popular titles in our library's Teen Collection is If I Stay, by Gail Forman (now a major motion picture, currently in theaters). Needless to say, this book is not likely to be checked in. Bummer!

However, here are a few titles to check out while you wait.

A Need So Beautiful, by Suzanne Young: There is a mysterious force driving Charlotte to do good deeds. Could this be linked to why she'd vanishing from the memories of those closest to her?

Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver: Sam, a typical mean girl, must relive the same day over and over until she gets it right. But there's a twist, of course.

Elsewhere, by Gabrielle Zevon: Liz is dead, the victim of a hit and run accident. But the afterlife isn't anything like she expected it to be.

Everafter, by Amy Huntley: Madison wakes up in a strange dark void with only one thought in her mind: She is dead. Before she can move on, Madison must examine bits of memory to piece together her life and, eventually, her death.

In A Heartbeat, by Loretta Ellsworth: A teenage heart transplant recipient begins having feelings and impulses experienced by the heart's previous owner, an ice skating champion.  

Teen Reviewer: Strangelets by Michelle Gagnon

Teen reviewer Clare, 14, picked up an advanced reader copy of Michelle Gagnon's Strangelets because a friend suggested she read it. She ended up really enjoying this suspenseful dystopian thriller. Here is her review:

"Strangelets by Michelle Gagnon is difficult to describe without spoiling it, largely due to the amount of twists and turns the story takes. The novel begins with the three main characters dying...until they wake up together at the same eerie, abandoned hospital. The setup was unique, and very much unlike any other novel I had read prior to this. From that point, the story gradually morphed into a dystopian novel and, while I disliked this, the likable and believable characters more than made up for it. The mystery that surrounds what is happening to the characters is what fuels the novel. The answers are all given to you at once, making the second half much less exciting than the first. Despite my complaints, Strangelets is still an interesting and well-written that, while not perfect, has a satisfying ending and plot developments that will have you on the edge of your seat!"

Strangelets was released in April 2013.