High School Reads!

by Paula Stokes Genre:  Realistic Fiction Genevieve doesn't remember the accident that killed her boyfriend, Dallas, who was the next up and coming teen idol in the music world.  She knows she was driving and she knows that somehow her car collided with Brad Freeman's, a man with a history of drunk driving.  Everyone is out to find who is responsible for Dallas' death.  As Genevieve's memory starts to return, she starts to question the truth about what people are saying.  Was she somehow responsible for the accident?  She decides to head to Utah to live with her dad until things quiet down or she regains her memory.  But running away from her questions about what happened, may not be the answer to the peace she is searching for. 

by Aditi Khorana Lexile:  790 Genre:  Science Fiction Tara is about to begin her junior year at Brierly Prep School without her best friend Meg.  Tara is predicting that it will be a miserable year for her, but just as the year begins, everything changes.  NASA reports a startling discovery of possible life on another planet and some people are ready to change everything in their lives.  Tara's mother is one of those people as she prepares to move away from her family to California.  If that wasn't a big enough change, Tara is having to navigate new friendships after she attempts to rescue Halle's dog.  Suddenly Halle wants to be her friend and is offering her a chance to hang out with her popular group.  Tara's no longer sure who she can trust.  And then there is Nick who she has secretly always admired from afar.  When did life get so complicated?