Battle Royale

by Koushun Takami

In an alternative future Japan, junior high students are forced to fight to the death.

Queen of Babble

by Meg Cabot

Lizzie Nichols discovers that her inability to keep her mouth shut has landed her in hot water when she aggravates her unfaithful boyfriend, is stranded in London, and takes a job as a bartender for a catered wedding at a French château.

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl who steals books.

Poison Study

by Maria V. Snyder

Yelena goes from a condemed prisoner to the Commander of Ixia's food taster, and then from apprentice to a charismatic assassin to warrior with magical powers.