NBS recommends young adult blockbusters

A THOUSAND PIECES OF YOU

By Claudia Gray

P435

MANILA, Philippines - Marguerite Caine’s physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements. Their most astonishing invention called the Firebird, allows users to jump into multiple universes — and promises to revolutionize science forever. But then Marguerite’s father is murdered, and the killer — her parent’s assistant Paul — escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him. Marguerite races after Paul through different universes, always leaping into another version of herself. But she also meets alternate versions of the people she knows. And soon she discovers the truth behind her father’s death is far more sinister than she expected.

THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS, BOOK FIVE: THE BLOOD OF OLYMPUS

By Rick Riordan

P459

The Greek and Roman crew members of the Argo II seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen, and they’re stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood — the blood of Olympus — in order to wake.

THE YOUNG ELITES

By Marie Lu

P499

Adelina Amouteru survived the blood plague but is left physically scarred. Cast out by her family, Adelina finds refuge within the secret society of Young Elites. To some, the Elites are heroes, but to the Inquisition Axis, they are monsters with demonic powers.?

ENDGAME: THE CALLING

By James Frey and Nils Johnson Shelton

P695

Twelve teens who have prepared their entire lives for an ancient life-or-death game must finally come to terms with its arrival, forming tenuous alliances and killing each other for the chance to be the last one standing and the winner of the ultimate prize: the ability to save a select group of people from the end of the world. Play. Survive. Solve. People of Earth. Endgame has begun.

BLACK ICE

By Becca Fitzpatrick

P395

?Britt Pfeiffer has trained to backpack the Teton Range, but she isn’t prepared when her ex-boyfriend, who still haunts her every thought, wants to join her. An unexpected blizzard forces her to seek shelter in a remote cabin, accepting the hospitality of its two very handsome occupants — but they take her hostage. In exchange for her life, Britt agrees to guide the men off the mountain. But nothing is as it seems in the mountains, and everyone is keeping secrets, including one of her kidnappers. His kindness is confusing Britt. Is he an enemy? Or an ally?