NBS recommends fan favorites

I WAS HERE

By Gayle Forman

P545

MANILA, Philippines -  When her best friend, Meg, drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. But when Cody travels to Meg’s college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers that there’s a lot that Meg never told her and suddenly everything Cody thought she knew about her best friend’s death gets thrown into question.

BETTER THAN PERFECT

By Melissa Kantor

P359

Juliet Newman has it all. A picture-perfect family; a handsome, loving boyfriend; and a foolproof life plan: ace her SATs, and get accepted into Harvard early decision. But when her dad moves out and her mom loses it, Juliet begins questioning the rules she’s always lived by. Torn between the life she always thought she wanted and one she never knew was possible, Juliet begins to wonder: What if perfect isn’t all it’s cracked up to be?

WE WERE LIARS

By E. Lockhart

P539

A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends — the Liars — whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth.

INSURGENT (MOVIE TIE-IN)

By Veronica Roth

P469

As war surges in the factions of dystopian Chicago all around her, Tris attempts to save those she loves — and herself — while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. One choice can destroy you. A hit with both teen and adult readers, Insurgent is the action-packed, emotional adventure that inspired the major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, and Octavia Spencer.

SEEKER

Arwen Elys Dayton

P489

The night Quin Kincaid takes her Oath, she will become what she has trained to be her entire life. She will become a Seeker. This is her legacy, and it is an honor. As a Seeker, Quin will fight beside her two closest companions, Shinobu and John, to protect the weak and the wronged. Together they will stand for light in a shadowy world. But the night Quin takes her Oath, everything changes. Being a Seeker is not what she thought. Her family is not what she thought. Even the boy she loves is not who she thought. And now it’s too late to walk away.