Grappling with identity
When the world is against you ... can you truly be yourself?
The Miseducation Of Cameron Post
Author: Author: Emily M. Danforth Publisher: Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Her parents are dead and Cameron is relieved that they will never find out what she was up to just hours before. Forced to move in with conservative relatives, she knows that conformity is the order of the day. But when perfect Coley Taylor comes into the picture and Cameron must grapple with her true identity, will the world around her accept her for who she is?
Court Of Shadows
Author: Madeleine Roux Publisher: Harper Teen
In this second book of this series, Louisa has resigned herself to her role as maid at Coldthistle. But when Mr Morningside plans a fete that will bring new people to the place, she braces herself for a turn of events. There is a man who claims to be her father, and another who is trying to fight for justice – whatever that means. In this book, the world of monsters and men is brought to life by the charming illustrations from artist Iris Compiet.
Hidden Pieces
Author: Paula Stokes Publisher: Harper Teen
It is killing her slowly but surely, this burden she carries with her about what happened at the abandoned Sea Cliff Inn and the resulting fire. She is hailed as a hero for helping a homeless man escape the flames, but the truth could not be further from that. Someone knows what happened, and she or he is sending her a series of threatening messages. It is a high-stakes game she is pulled into and she is not sure if she will make it out alive.
The Towering Sky
Author: Katharine McGee Publisher: Harper
Get reacquainted with the ultrawealthy and ultra-glamorous teens living in a skyscraper city in
the year 2119, in this last book of the Thousandth Floor series. Leda wants to move on from what happened in Dubai, but she is now torn between two guys and the lies she has lived. Watt is still desperately in love with her, so much so that he is willing to dig up secrets that are better left buried.
World’s Strangest Ocean Beasts
Authors: Stuart Derrick and Charlotte Goddard
Publisher: Lonely Planet Global Ltd
Welcome to the weird and wonderful underwater world where creatures such as the pistol shrimp, immortal jellyfish and flamingo tongue snail roam. Forty of the planet’s most bizarre species are introduced in this book, and ranked on the “strange-o-meter” based on appearance, unusual
abilities rarity and strangeness. Learn about what makes them tick and how they hunt, eat or defend themselves. Red-lipped batfish, anyone?
Pages And Co: Tilly And The Bookwanderers
Author: Anna James Publisher: Harper Collins
Her grandparents’ bookstore has been an immense source of comfort to 11-year-old Tilly ever since her mother disappeared from her life. She is over the moon when she finds out that she can “book-wander” into any story she chooses, but now it looks like there is danger ahead. Having tea with Alice of Wonderland, or chilling with Anne of Green Gables, is all well and good. But what happens when evil that lurks within the pages of a book wants to break free?