Saturday, January 2, 2016

Winter Book Haul (Part 4)


Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. I get to show off all the books I’ve gotten recently.





One Death, Nine Stories – Marc Aronson (Editor)


Nicholas, Kevin. Age 19. Died at York Hospital, July 19, 2012. Kev's the first kid their age to die. And now, even though he's dead, he's not really gone. Even now his choices are touching the people he left behind. Rita Williams-Garcia follows one aimless teen as he finds a new life in his new job—at the mortuary. Ellen Hopkins reveals what two altar boys (and one altar girl) might get up to at the cemetery at night. Will Weaver turns a lens on Kevin's sister as she collects his surprising effects—and makes good use of them. Here, in nine stories, we meet people who didn't know Kevin, friends from his childhood, his ex-girlfriend, his best friend, all dealing with the fallout of his death. Being a teenager is a time for all kinds of firsts—first jobs, first loves, first good-byes, firsts that break your heart and awaken your soul. It's an initiation of sorts, and it can be brutal. But on the other side of it is the rest of your life. 
With stories by: Chris Barton, Nora Raleigh Baskin, Marina Budhos, Ellen Hopkins, A.S. King, Torrey Maldonado, Charles R. Smith Jr., Will Weaver, Rita Williams-Garcia.





Bone Gap – Laura Ruby


Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps—gaps to trip you up, gaps to slide through so you can disappear forever. So when young, beautiful Roza went missing, the people of Bone Gap weren’t surprised. After all, it wasn’t the first time that someone had slipped away and left Finn and Sean O’Sullivan on their own. Just a few years before, their mother had high-tailed it to Oregon for a brand new guy, a brand new life. That’s just how things go, the people said. Who are you going to blame? 
Finn knows that’s not what happened with Roza. He knows she was kidnapped, ripped from the cornfields by a dangerous man whose face he cannot remember. But the searches turned up nothing, and no one believes him anymore. Not even Sean, who has more reason to find Roza than anyone, and every reason to blame Finn for letting her go.



Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow – Susan Campbell Bartoletti


By the time Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, 3.5 million children belonged to the Hitler Youth. It would become the largest youth group in history. Susan Campbell Bartoletti explores how Hitler gained the loyalty, trust, and passion of so many of Germany's young people. Her research includes telling interviews with surviving Hitler Youth members.





The Gracekeepers – Kirsty Logan


As a Gracekeeper, Callanish administers shoreside burials, sending the dead to their final resting place deep in the depths of the ocean. Alone on her island, she has exiled herself to a life of tending watery graves as penance for a long-ago mistake that still haunts her. Meanwhile, North works as a circus performer with the Excalibur, a floating troupe of acrobats, clowns, dancers, and trainers who sail from one archipelago to the next, entertaining in exchange for sustenance. 
In a world divided between those inhabiting the mainland ("landlockers") and those who float on the sea ("damplings"), loneliness has become a way of life for North and Callanish, until a sudden storm offshore brings change to both their lives—offering them a new understanding of the world they live in and the consequences of the past, while restoring hope in an unexpected future.






14 comments:

  1. One Death, Nine Stories sounds fascinating. It always amazes me how one thing can affect so many others. Happy Reading!

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    1. I’m interested in that cause and effect thing, too, so hopefully I’ll like the book.

      Aj @ Read All The Things!

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  2. Oh my god, Gracekeepers looks and sounds absolutely stunning, I think I'm going to buy this right now.

    - Jen from The Bookavid

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  3. The Gracekeepers looks interesting. Happy Reading!!

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  4. Ooh The Gracekeepers and One Death, Nine Stories look incredibly interesting :D I'll definitely be checking these out further - I hope you enjoy!
    Enchanted by YA

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  5. I'm definitely curious about Bone Gap! Happy reading!
    Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian

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  6. Happy Reading. It looks like you got a ton of great books, enjoy

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  7. Gracekeepers has an interesting premise. Enjoy.

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  8. Great haul! The Gracekeepers looks really good and I am in love with the cover. I hope you enjoy all of your new books!

    Carole @ Carole's Random Life

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  9. OOh nice! Those are new to me ones! Hope you enjoy each and every one of them!!

    Here's my STS

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

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  10. I really liked the cover for both Bone Gap and The Grace Keepers, they seemed interesting! Hope you have fun reading them! :)

    Natasha @ Dreamland Teenage Fantasy

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