Start your summer off right with four authors and their hot new supernatural and sci-fi novels for teens. Debut authors Veronica Roth ( Divergent), and Josephine Angelini ( Starcrossed) offer dystopian thrills and Greek mythology. Joining them is Aprilynne Pike with Illusions, the third installment of her New York Times bestselling Wings series, and Ellen Schreiber, who presents Cryptic Cravings, the eighth book in her Vampire Kisses series. PLEASE NOTE: Amy Plum ( Die for Me), and Tara Hudson ( Hereafter) have recently cancelled and will not be appearing at Changing Hands tonight. |
 Divergent by Veronica Roth | Hardcover | $17.99 | In Beatrice's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue. Every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But she also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves... or it might destroy her.
Divergent was chosen as a staff favorite by Robyn. Read her review here »
|  Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini | Hardcover | $17.99 | Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood... and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history.
As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together—and trying to tear them apart. |  Illusions by Aprilynne Pike | Hardcover | $16.99 | "I don't do patrols, I don't go hunting, I just stick close to you. You live your life. I'll keep you safe," Tamani said, sweeping a lock of hair from her face. "Or die trying."
Laurel hasn't seen Tamani since she begged him to let her go last year. Though her heart still aches, Laurel is confident that David was the right choice. But just as life returns to normal, Laurel realizes that a hidden enemy lies in wait. Once again, Laurel must turn to Tamani to protect and guide her, for the danger that now threatens Avalon is one that no faerie thought would ever be possible. And for the first time, Laurel cannot be sure that her side will prevail.
Illusions is the third book in Aprilynne Pike's Wings series, following Wings and Spells. |  Vampire Kisses 8: Cryptic Cravings by Ellen Schreiber | Hardcover | $16.99 | The morbidly monotonous Dullsville has finally become the most exciting place on earth now that Raven is madly in love with her hot vampire boyfriend, Alexander, and she discovered Jagger's plan to open Crypt, a new club. But is it her dream come true or her worst nightmare? Raven and Alexander have to figure out what the nefarious vampire has in store for Dullsville's teen and vampire population. And as her relationship heats up, Raven wonders about her own amorous fate: Will Alexander ever turn her? Does he want to spend eternity together? And what does she really want?
Cryptic Cravings is the eighth book in Ellen Schreiber's Vampire Kisses series, following Vampire Kisses, Kissing Coffins, Vampireville, Dance with a Vampire, The Coffin Club, Royal Blood, and Love Bites. | | Back to top » | |
