Hill of Content Summer Catalogue 2016/17 | Page 30

Young Adult Fiction

Spontaneous Aaron Starmer PB $ 19.99 Mara ' s senior year is going normally , until fellow senior Katelyn explodes during third period . Katelyn is the first , but she won ' t be the last senior to blow up without warning or explanation . With the whole country watching , the FBI soon rolls into town and the search is on for answers . Spontaneous is a ridiculously funny , super honest , and truly moving exemplar of the absurd truths of being a teenager and the heartache of saying goodbye .
The Sun is Also a Star Nicola Yoon PB $ 19.99 The dazzling new novel from the bestselling author of Everything , Everything . Natasha believes in science and facts , not fate . She ' s certainly not the kind to fall in love at first sight , particularly not when her family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica . Daniel has always been the achiever , not the dreamer . But something about Natasha makes him think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store — for both of them .
The Call Peadar O ' Guilin PB $ 19.99 Time is different in the Grey Land . Three minutes in our world equals a day there . And in the dystopian Ireland of The Call , every single teenager has to survive one day in the Grey Land , being hunted by the Sidhe . Only one in ten return alive , and Nessa , with her polio twisted legs , knows the odds are against her . But Nessa refuses to give up . Fans of The Hunger Games , this brutal and terrifying novel is your YA book of the year .
Gemina Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff PB $ 22.99 The exhilarating sequel to the beloved breakout hit of last year , Illuminae . Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna ' s social life . Nobody said it might actually get her killed . Told through a dossier of emails , IMs , classified files , transcripts and schematics , Gemina raises the stakes of the Illuminae Files , hurling readers into an enthralling new story that will leave them breathless .
Girl in Pieces Kathleen Glasgow PB $ 19.99 Charlotte Davis is in pieces . At eighteen she ' s already lost more than most people lose in a lifetime . But she ' s learned how to forget it . You don ' t have to think about your father and the bridge . Your best friend who is gone forever . Or your mother who has nothing left to give you . A heartbreaking yet hopeful look at mental illness and learning to fight for yourself when there is no one else there to do it .
The Book of Whispers Kimberley Starr PB $ 19.99 Tuscany , 1096 AD . Luca sees demons and has dreams that predict the future . When he dreams his father ' s murder , Luca vows to protect him , even if it means going against his father ' s wishes and following him on the pilgrimage to capture the Holy Lands . Far away in Cappadocia , Suzan has dreams too . She has a vision of a boy who will take her on an adventure that will lead to places beyond both their understanding .