John Green at his best! Finally, a book to match the beauty and sincerity of LOOKING FOR ALASKA. This book left me satisfied in a way I was not expecting from a story about the fleeting nature of life and love. Be prepared to have your soul touched.

In this beautifully crafted story, the reader is given a glimpse into the lives of two people for just One Day every year. For twenty years, we see Emma and Dex on July 15th, a seemingly ordinary day, which is anything but. In just one day, we learn about their hopes and dreams, their triumphs and failures. We cheer them on and scream at them to have some sense. It's an emotional ride that speaks to the dreamer inside of everyone. Perfect beach read!

Outrageous and satisfying, THE RADLEYS transports you into a version of suburbia that seems familiar even after you find out what makes the Radleys so different. Imagine an average family with average problems just trying to go through their day to day routines. Now, imagine that this family is actually a family of vampires. The story spans the four days in which the two Radley teenagers discover their true nature. Its TWILIGHT meets DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES in all the best ways. This pulpy, juicy, addictive, clever read will keep you involuntary turning pages until the last gruesome moments. A great book to read as a break from all the heavy books you've read lately!

Have you always wondered about the inner lives of zombies and what it must be like for them to fall in love? Yeah, I know, the notion seems absurd and silly. That's what I thought when I started WARM BODIES. But trust me, this one's different! It's smart, witty, sweet and satisfying. I didn't think anything would ever come along to make me love zombies, but WARM BODIES will get your blood pumping in all the right ways.

A wonderful new book from Blatty about youth, friendship and knowing who you truly are. Told in a stream-of-consciousness style, it captures how confusing the world can be when you're young. Beautifully written with memorable turns-of-phrase throughout.

In the sequel to Forman’s New York Times Best Seller, If I Stay, we discover a broken and hollow version of Mia’s boyfriend Adam. His voice is nothing like you would have imagined from the first novel and it is instantly heart-breaking. Forman uses the time between the two stories as a vehicle to explore the world of celebrities and how very lonely their worlds can be. An excellent read for young adults and one of my favorite books of the year.

In this unconventional novel, David Levithan presents the events of a relationship in alphabetical, rather than chronological, order. It’s a truly innovative and fresh take on the conventional love story. It has breathtaking highs and gut-punching lows, and without the structure of time, they often appear right next to one another. A quick read, but certainly one that will have you ruminating long after you’ve turned the last page.

Tremendous writing in this debut novel. A young girl named Amy is put into suspended animation with her parents so that they can be woken in 300 years when they arrive at a new planet for humans to colonize. But things go horribly wrong when Amy is woken up 50 years too soon. Part sci-fi, part dystopian, completely satisfying!

This classic science fiction story is the first in a "trilogy" (which actually consists of six books!) that follows the adventures of Arthur Dent after his home planet of Earth is destroyed. He listens to some abysmal poetry, finds out what's so special about mice and eventually learns the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. A fantastic read!

This brand new edition of Le Guin's 1976 novel introduces the audience to a beautiful planet where the innocent and peaceful inhabitants commune with their world in ways very similar to the Na'vi of James Cameron's "Avatar." When a human military operation stations itself among the natives, things certainly get interesting. Sound familiar?

As young adults make the Internet more central to the way they communicate with others, does it have a negative impact on their ability to interact with others IRL ("In Real Life")? That is the question explored in this debut novel by John Cusick. In one of the most creative and believable pieces of fiction for young adults to come out this year, Cusick discusses what it means to be human and how a young robot girl just might be more alive than any of the "real" people she meets along the way.

Teenage girls have enough to worry about. Kalix struggles with all of the most common culprits: drugs, social anxiety, eating disorders. But on top of all this . . . she's a werewolf. The characters are richly constructed and the world they populate is familiar yet filled with magic. An excellent read from World Fantasy Award winner Millar.

In this laugh-out-loud collection of stories, the always unpredictable Chelsea Handler relives a number of moments from her life. Particularly amusing are the tales from her childhood that she revisits with the older (but not necessarily wiser) eyes of a grown-up.

In the side-splitting tradition started by the brilliant Douglas Adams comes the 6th installment in the Hitchhiker's Guide trilogy (when you travel in time and space, this makes perfect sense). Join Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer as we check in on Arthur Dent & Co. to see what the latest brush with death shall be. Hitchhiker fans will ADORE this book!

This classic tale follows young Candide on his journey through "the best of all possible worlds," which he soon learns is far more frightening than he could have ever imagined. It is an untraditional coming-of-age story by one of the most challenging philosophical minds in the history of literature.

Some people have skeletons in the closet. . . . Dorian has a painting in the attic. Wilde treats the audience to overarching themes of corruption, manipulation and the darkness that exists inside all of us. The banter and justifications offered up by these classic characters is done in the masterful way that only Wilde can conjure.

One of the most fitting titles in the history of literature. Conrad explores the myths of colonization and the horrors that happen as a result -- and not just the horrors of the colonized. Those who move into a land that is not their own are never the same again. Still a relevant conversation today.

Excellent writing. Fielding satisfies our voyeuristic desires to see the private thoughts of another human being -- and Bridget Jones is the perfect subject. She's awkward, embarrassing but undeniably charming.

Join unreliable narrator Alex Perchov as he leads us through the novel with his broken English that sounds as if he learned the language from a thesaurus. You'll laugh quite a bit -- it's impossible not to.

We all had to read this in school. But there's a really good reason for that -- It's a great book!

This book looks at the private lives of soldiers in a platoon during the Vietnam War. Each man is given a certain amount of weight in his pack for personal items and in each linked story we find out what they are carrying . . . and why.