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Hope’s Journey by Stephanie Worlton

Title: Hope’s Journey

Author: Stephanie Worlton

Publisher: Bonneville Books (CFI)

Release Date: July 10, 2011

ISBN: 978-1599555065

Size: 288 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Young Adult

A life-changing mistake. A soul-changing journey.

Sydney is a straight-A student heading to college on a scholarship, and Alex is a quiet jock preparing to serve an LDS mission. But their dreams are shattered on the eve of their high school graduation when they find out that Sydney is pregnant. Separated, they must both trust in God as they search for the worth they once found in each other.

Bitter Blessings by Christine Mehring

Title: Bitter Blessings

Author: Christine Mehring

Publisher: Bonneville Books (CFI)

Release Date: July 8, 2011

ISBN: 978-1599555232

Size: 192 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Young Adult

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Megan has the perfect life, but when her mother dies in an accident, everything spins out of control. With the rest of her family falling apart, Megan must confront her past to uncover the truths that will keep everyone together.

The Clan of the Stone by Kurt Kammeyer

Title: The Clan of the Stone

Author: Kurt Kammeyer

Publisher: Smashwords

Release Date: June 1, 2011

ISBN: 978-1-4580-1737-6

Size: 150,000 words; ebook

Genre: YA Speculative

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Benjamin ben Jacob is a thirteen year-old boy living at Fort Kanosh, in the land of Deshret on the planet Edom. At the age of thirteen, Ben becomes a Kohan and receives his own personal name-stone. Then he meets a very strange Outsider girl, and together they embark on an adventure that prepares the way for God’s Visitation to Edom, at the dawn of the Seventh Eon.

The Anointed by C.C. James

Title: The Anointed (Demon Trackers, book 1)

Author: C.C. James

Publisher: Red Rover Books

Release Date: June 22, 2011

ISBN:

Size: ebook

Genre: Young Adult Speculative

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Being half human isn’t so bad for demon tracker brothers Jake and Cal, especially when their job is keeping unknowing humans safe from every monster and evil thing that crawls out of Hell. So what if the full-blooded Anointed don’t think they’re up for the task? Jake and Cal have lives to save and beasties to kill and lack of sleep, lack of weapons, and lack of trust from the haughty Anointed demon slayers won’t keep them from it.

Tiger’s Quest by Colleen Houck

Title: Tiger’s Quest (Book 2)

Author: Colleen Houck

Publisher: Splinter

Release Date: June 1, 2011

ISBN: 978-1402784040

Size: 496 pages, hardcover

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

Series: Tiger’s Curse (bk 1)

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*This book was originally published in 2009. It has been republished by a different publisher, but as a re-release it may not eligible for a Whitney award.

Back in Oregon, Kelsey tries to pick up the pieces of her life and push aside her feelings for Ren. But danger lurks around the corner, forcing her to return to India where she embarks on a second quest–this time with Ren’s dark, bad-boy brother Kishan, who has also fallen prey to the Tiger’s Curse. Fraught with danger, spellbinding dreams, and choices of the heart, TIGER’S QUEST brings the trio one step closer to breaking the spell that binds them.

Walking In Lightning by Michelle Erickson

Title: Walking In Lightning (Chest of Souls, Book 9)

Author: Michelle Erickson

Publisher: lulu.com

Release Date: June, 2011

ISBN:

Size: ebook

Genre: YA Speculative

Series: Chest of Souls (Book 1), Lend Me Your Mind (Book 2), Aftermath (Book 3), Sacrifice of Souls (Book 4), Traps (Book 5), Stone Dreams (Book 6), Division of Souls (Book 7), Storm (Chest of Souls, Book 8)

The final battle for the souls of men has come.

Brenna is isolated. Courtesy of Nez, the ruler of Sogo, she now has a Temis Belt to accompany the Suque he infected her with. As a result, she is possessed and no longer has access to her power. Meeting Talon in dreams is no longer safe because the Suque has made plans to betray Nez and rule Sogo – at Talon’s side. Until the city falls, she’ll have to rely on wit and will to deal with the Suque, the Temis Belt, Nez, and his army of Nightshades. She fears she is no match for all that has combined against her.

Talon is out of time. Brenna claims she loves him, but she remains in Sogo with Nez – by choice. He doesn’t agree with her reasoning. Each time he comes close to gaining her freedom, something or someone stands in his way. He’s done all that’s been asked of him and more. If she doesn’t come to him, he will go to her. His choice will end in death or finally having a life with Brenna, who may or may not choose him. It’s a chance he’s willing to take.

Genesis Earth by Joe Vasicek

Title: Genesis Earth (book 1)

Author: Joe Vasicek

Publisher:

Release Date: June 2011

ISBN: 978-1-4581-6658-6

Size: eBook; 70,000 words

Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction

Series: Genesis Earth

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Caution: This book may contain objectionable content.

Michael Anderson is a teenage planetologist haunted by the fear that he will never live up to the legacy of his astrophysicist parents. Terra Beck is the outcast child of a bitter divorce, who only wants to run away and immerse herself in her one true passion: astronomy. Raised on a distant space station by the scientists who constructed mankind’s first artificial wormhole, neither has set foot on Earth.

When the scientists detect a mysterious signal from an Earthlike planet on the other side of the wormhole, Michael and Terra find themselves alone on an exploration mission to discover the signal’s source. They no sooner arrive at the system, however, than a mysterious alien ghost ship appears out of nowhere and begins to hunt them down. Alone, twenty light years from the nearest human being, they must learn to open up and trust each other—but how can they do that when one or both of them may be insane?

As Michael struggles to keep the mission from falling apart, he is forced to reexamine his deepest, most unquestioned beliefs about the universe—and about what it means to be human.

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Hatter by Daniel Coleman

Title: Hatter

Author: Daniel Coleman

Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date: June 10, 2011

ISBN: 978-1463523930

Size: 208 pages, 5.5×8.5, paperback

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

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There’s nothing wrong with a touch of madness. – Cheshire Cat

Someday Hatta will save the kingdom. In his mind, at least. But his talents of uncharacteristic kindness and a passion for colors hardly qualify him for such a destiny. In a kingdom that doesn’t need saving, a young man ignorant of social norms is the unlikeliest of heroes. On the other end of the spectrum is Chism, a young Elite soldier who thrives on conflict. How will this rash, obsessive soldier aid the childlike Hatta in his journey? Along the way, the Cheshire Cat, Queen of Hearts, White Queen, and other familiar characters emerge to fill their eminent roles as well. Witness literature’s most lovable lunatic’s tangled ascent into madness.

Watched by Cindy M. Hogan

Title: Watched

Author: Cindy M. Hogan

Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date: June 8, 2011

ISBN: 978-0615493381

Size: 342 pages, 5×8, paperback

Genre: YA Suspense

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It takes more than a school trip to Washington, D.C. to change fifteen-year-old-Christy’s life. It takes murder.
A witness to the brutal slaying of a Senator’s aide, Christy finds herself watched not only by the killers and the FBI, but also by two hot boys.

She discovers that if she can’t help the FBI, who want to protect her, it will cost her and her new friends their lives.

The Forgotten Locket by Lisa Mangum

Title: The Forgotten Locket

Author: Lisa Mangum

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Release Date: June 9, 2011

ISBN: 978-1609080495

Size: 416 pages, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy Romance

Series: The Hourglass Door (book 1), The Golden Spiral (book 2)

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The future is uncertain.

The battle to control the past has begun.

The final book in the riveting Hourglass Door trilogy begins when Abby steps through the black door, and she doesn t dare look back. Though it means leaving Dante—wounded, bleeding, and possibly blind—she knows it is the only way to save her family and stop Zo from manipulating the river of time and throwing the future into chaos. In the end, Abby must face a final confrontation that will take her to the very origins of the hourglass door.

Flames of Redemption by Michelle Thompson

Title: Flames of Redemption

Author: Michelle Thompson

Publisher: Cedar Fort

Release Date: June 8, 2011

ISBN: 978-1599555058

Size: 208 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Young Adult

Fifteen-year-old Jane Carter’s last foster family was abusive. Broken and scarred, her search for healing with her new family, and the prospect of facing her abuser again, lead her to a decision: cling on to her hate, fear, and bitterness or, like the mythical phoenix, let herself be engulfed in flames and be reborn from the ashes.

Possession by Elana Johnson

Title: Possession

Author: Elana Johnson

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Release Date: June 7, 2011

ISBN: 978-1442421257

Size: 416 pages, hardcover

Genre: Young Adult Dystopian

Vi knows the Rule: Girls don’t walk with boys, and they never even think about kissing them. But no one makes Vi want to break the Rules more than Zenn…and since the Thinkers have chosen him as Vi’s future match, how much trouble can one kiss cause? The Thinkers may have brainwashed the rest of the population, but Vi is determined to think for herself.

But the Thinkers are unusually persuasive, and they’re set on convincing Vi to become one of them…starting by brainwashing Zenn. Vi can’t leave Zenn in the Thinkers’ hands, but she’s wary of joining the rebellion, especially since that means teaming up with Jag. Jag is egotistical, charismatic, and dangerous–everything Zenn’s not. Vi can’t quite trust Jag and can’t quite resist him, but she also can’t give up on Zenn.

This is a game of control or be controlled. And Vi has no choice but to play.

Eden by Keary Taylor

Eve knew the stories of the Fall, of a time before she wandered into the colony of Eden, unable to recall anything but her name. She’s seen the aftermath of the technology that infused human DNA with cybernetic matter, able to grow new organs and limbs, how it evolved out of control. The machine took over and the soul vanished. A world quickly losing its humanity isn’t just a story to her though. At eighteen, this world is Eve’s reality.

In their Fallen world, love feels like a selfish luxury, but not understanding what it is makes it difficult to choose between West, who makes her feel alive but keeps too many secrets, and Avian, who has always been there for her, but is seven years her senior.

The technology wants to spread and it won’t stop until there is no new flesh to assimilate. With only two percent of the human population left, mankind is on the brink of extinction. While fighting to keep Eden alive, Eve will discover that being human is about what you will do for those you love, not what your insides may be made of. And even if it gets you killed, love is always what separates them from the Fallen.

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Title: Eden

Author: Keary Taylor

Publisher: CreateSpace/Self

Release Date: June 3, 2011

ISBN: 978-1463525965

Size: 420 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, softcover

Genre: YA Dystopian

Storm by Michelle Erickson

Title: Storm (Chest of Souls, Book 8)

Author: Michelle Erickson

Publisher: lulu.com

Release Date: May, 2011

ISBN:

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Genre: YA Speculative

Series: Chest of Souls (Book 1), Lend Me Your Mind (Book 2), Aftermath (Book 3), Sacrifice of Souls (Book 4), Traps (Book 5), Stone Dreams (Book 6), Division of Souls (Book 7)

Brenna’s not herself.

In Sogo, she’s discovered what she’s capable of – the streets are littered with living proof. All that keeps her sane is when she can meet Talon in dreams and that becomes impossible when Nez infects her with a Suque. Brenna comes to realize the Suque wants Talon more than it wants Nez and will do anything it can to have him.

Talon’s getting bad news on all sides – the Ammonites refuse allegiance until the storm of prophecy rages, he’s uncovered old secrets that make him question Brenna’s loyalty, and the traitor is one step ahead, leaving Talon and his army to face certain death.

In spite of outward appearances, Talon is sure that somewhere inside Brenna is the woman who loves him – the woman he will risk everything and everyone to free.

Daughter of Helaman by Misty Moncur

Title: Daughter of Helaman

Author: Misty Moncur

Publisher: Bonneville/CFI

Release Date: May 8, 2011

ISBN: 978-1599554976

Size: 208 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Historical/Young Adult

Nearly a thousand boys are camped in the training ground in Melek, and more arrive each day with their swords strapped to their backs. Some are bold, others are anxious–but all are curious. Is it true, they wonder, that young boys are really forming a militia to assist the Nephite armies?

Keturah hides her secret desire to fight in the stripling army as she watches the boys from the trees. But she believes that if God can protect a boy, He can protect a girl too and persuades Gideon, a handsome and dark-eyed warrior (of course!) to meet her in the woods and teach her to use her weapons. Nearly betrothed to Zeke, she should hardly be spending so much time in the woods with another boy. Nobody will approve, especially not Zeke, but Keturah has to follow her heart.

By the time Captain Helaman takes command of the army, Keturah is armed, she is ready, and she is done watching from the trees.

Adventurous and romantic, the story of the pretty Ammonite girl who felt compelled to fight for the Nephite homeland, learned to follow the Spirit and fell in love while doing it, is both faith inspiring and unforgettable.

Beyond Foo by Obert Skye

Title: Beyond Foo

Author: Obert Skye

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Release Date: May 9, 2011

ISBN: 978-1609080501

Size: 224 pages, 5×7, hardback

Genre: Young Adult

Book one in a new unFOOgettable trilogy!

Geth has existed for hundreds of years. In Foo, the realm that allows us to hope, imagine, and dream, Geth is one of the strongest and most respected beings, a powerful and wise lithen. At the conclusion of the Leven Thumps series, the realm of Foo has once again found balance dreams can thrive and grow. With things in order, Geth and Clover set off to find a new adventure that leads beyond the guarded border of Foo and into an unknown land where dreams have been trapped and freedom has been crushed.

Geth, always a defender of fate and truth, takes readers on a page-turning quest with many life lessons to be learned. What we want is often buried in what we fear. I’d like to imagine a world where there is nothing but happiness and purring, but I m not sure there’d be much to cheer about if every day was nothing but sunshine and success. I suppose you can never know the good if you ve never been visited by the bad.

The Royal Treatment by Lindsey Leavitt

Title: The Royal Treatment (Princess for Hire, Book 2)

Author: Lindsey Leavitt

Publisher: Hyperion

Release Date: May 3, 2011

ISBN: 978-1423121930

Size: 272 pages, 5.5×8.5, softcover

Genre: Young Adult

Series: Princess for Hire (book 1)

Desi Bascomb’s job as a princess substitute has gotten a whole lot more glamorous now that she’s advanced to Level 2 within the Facade Agency. Magical make-up, roller-skating celebrities, and the chance to see Prince Karl again are just some of the major perks. Not to mention, she’s landed the role of Fairy Queen in her school’s production of Midsummer’s Night Dream (opposite her best friend’s crush. Which is a little weird, but at least he wears a donkey head during their kissing scene). Life should be perfect, but Desi can’t seem to shake the feeling that there is more going on with the agency’s magic than she’s told. Like why is this mind-bending power exclusive to royals? Is it possible that there could be a bigger way to make an impact in both parts of her life?

Illusions by Aprilynne Pike

Title: Illusions

Author: Aprilynne Pike

Publisher: Harper Teen

Release Date: May 3, 2011

ISBN: 978-0061668098

Size: 384 pages, Hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Series: Wings (book 1), Spells (book 2)

“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.

Back When You Were Easier to Love by Emily Wing Smith

Title: Back When You Were Easier to Love

Author: Emily Wing Smith

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile

Release Date: April 28, 2011

ISBN: 978-0525421993

Size: 304 pages, hardcover

Genre: Young Adult Romance

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What’s worse than getting dumped? Not even knowing if you’ve been dumped. Joy got no goodbye, and certainly no explanation when Zan – the love of her life and the only good thing about stifling, backward Haven, Utah – unceremoniously and unexpectedly left for college a year early. Joy needs closure almost as much as she needs Zan, so she heads for California, and Zan, riding shotgun beside Zan’s former-best-friend Noah.

Division of Souls by Michelle Erickson

Title: Division of Souls (Chest of Souls, Book 7)

Author: Michelle Erickson

Publisher: lulu.com

Release Date: April 27, 2011

ISBN: 978-1257043309

Size: 334 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: YA Speculative

Series: Chest of Souls (Book 1), Lend Me Your Mind (Book 2), Aftermath (Book 3), Sacrifice of Souls (Book 4), Traps (Book 5), Stone Dreams (Book 6)

After powering the Chest of Souls, Brenna’s severed from her ability to love and that isn’t all that’s missing. She has made her choice and it isn’t Talon.
Her plan is to save as many lives as she can before Sogo falls. Logic rules her days and remorse rules her nights.

Talon survived Day of Air and must survive the coming days of Water, Fire, and Earth – ending with the travesty of the blood sport called Cubes. He thought the greatest test was when the Chest of Souls was powered, but his greatest challenge lies ahead. He has to find a way to heal the division between Brenna and himself and if he can’t, he has to ask himself if he loves her enough to do what must be done, no matter what?

Jabberwocky by Daniel Coleman

Title: Jabberwocky

Author: Daniel Coleman

Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date: April 2, 2011

ISBN: 978-1461047377

Size: 142 pages, 5×8, softcover

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

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“One, two! One, two! and through and through the vorpal blade went snicker-snack!” Blood pounded in Tjaden’s ears as he breathed in the acrid odor, and his sword didn’t falter. Not after the convoluted road that had led him to set out alone to find and slay the manxome Jabberwocky. But the secrets he’d learned about the Jabberwocky’s sorrowful past made it a sour victory.

How different would the situation be if the girl he loved wasn’t at risk? Why didn’t Captain Darieus tell him the dark secrets surrounding the Tumtum tree?

Jabberwocky, a short novel by Daniel Coleman, is the untold story behind Lewis Carroll’s beloved poem. Meet the characters and creatures that inhabit the world long before Alice ever fell down the rabbit’s hole.

While staying true to every detail of Lewis Carroll’s masterpiece, Jabberwocky provides twists that will keep you turning pages. You might know how it ends, but you won’t believe how it happens.

Cayman Summer by Angela Morrison

Title: Cayman Summer (Taken by Storm, book 3)

Author: Angela Morrison

Publisher: CreateSpace

Release Date: April 19, 2011

ISBN: 978-1461090793

Size: 298 pages, 5.5×8.5″, softcover

Genre: Young Adult

Series: Taken by Storm, Unbroken Connection

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In Morrison’s debut young adult novel, TAKEN BY STORM, Michael faces incredible loss, but he finds Leesie.

UNBROKEN CONNECTION is Leesie’s story. By the final page, she is broken and battered–physically and spiritually. Morrison vowed to her readers not to leave her that way.

CAYMAN SUMMER recounts Michael and Leesie’s final journey. Michael takes Leesie to the Cayman Islands to heal. Time, sunshine, and Michael’s devotion free her of physical pain, but grief and guilt haunt her. Michael will do anything to find the old Leesie who prayed, spoke of visions, and kept the rules. For Leesie, that girl is lost forever. Rules? What’s the point now? She’s ready to break every one.

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Generations: Wilder Times by Lori Folkman

Title: Generations: Wilder Times

Author: Lori Folkman

Publisher: Springhill Publishing

Release Date: April 8, 2011

ISBN: 978-0-9835474-1-9

Size: 310 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Contemporary Young Adult Romance

Ben Wilder never really dreamt about becoming a rockstar. It was more of a given—his throne to inherit. But the more he walks in his famous father’s footsteps, the more Ben sinks into the murky past that left his dad dead.

Katrina Hayes never dreamt about becoming a rockstar either. However, she does spend plenty of time dreaming about one particular rockstar. But when she finally has the chance to meet Ben Wilder, it comes at a cost. The price? Sacrificing a friendship that’s been in place since birth. And that’s just the finder’s fee.

My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison

Title: My Unfair Godmother

Author: Janette Rallison

Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers

Release Date: April 12, 2011

ISBN: 978-0802722362

Size: 352 pages, 6×8, hardcover

Genre: YA Fantasy

Series: My Fair Godmother

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Tansy Miller has always felt that her divorced father has never had enough time for her. But mistakenly getting caught on the wrong side of the law wasn’ texactly how she wanted to get his attention. Enter Chrysanthemum “Chrissy” Everstar, Tansy’s fairy in shining, er, high heels. Chrissy is only a fair godmother, of course, so Tansy’s three wishes don’t exactly go according to plan. And if bringing Robin Hood to the twenty-first century isn’t bad enough for Tansy, being transported back to the Middle Ages to deal with Rumpelstiltskin certainly is. She’ll need the help of her blended family, her wits, and especially the cute police chief ‘s son to stop the gold-spinning story from spinning wildly out of control. Janette Rallison pulls out all the stops in this fresh, fun-filled follow-up to the popular My Fair Godmother.