New Fiction for April
Ferguson, Alane. The Angel Of Death. YA/ FER
High school senior Cameryn Mahoney uses skills learned as assistant to her coroner father to try to unravel the mystery of a local teacher's gruesome death, while also awaiting a possible reunion with her long-missing mother.
Jackson, Shirley. We Have Always Lived In The Castle. YA/ JAC
This macabre novel takes place at Blackwood House, scene of a much-talked-about multiple poisoning in the past.
Klause, Annette. Freaks: Alive, On The Inside! YA/ KLA
After leaving home in search of adventure, romance, and riches, seventeen-year-old Abel, the "normal" son of freak show entertainers, is haunted by a mysterious spirit.
Lubar, David. Hidden Talents. YA/ LUB
Martin has been expelled from every school except The Edgeview Alternative School, a warehouse for society's rejects. Martin finds friends in five misfits with psychic powers. He also finds his own power and faces his worst enemy--himself.
Rorby, Ginny. Hurt Go Happy. YA/ ROR
Joey Willis is deaf and feeling isolated. When she finds out that an elderly neighbor signs and has a sign-language-using chimpanzee, her life is changed forever.
Shoup, Barbara. Wish You Were Here. YA/ SHO
A high school senior tries to cope with the shifting patterns of his life while struggling to come to terms with his parents' divorce, his best friend's sudden departure, his mother's remarriage, and his father's nearly-fatal accident.
Vizzini, Ned. Be More Chill. YA/ VIZ
Jeremy Heere is an average high school dork, hopelessly in love with the beautiful Christine. His life changes when he gets a "squip": a supercomputer in pill form that communicates directly with the brain to make its user cool.
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