Cassidy Jones and the Secret Formula
by Elise Stokes
Available as: paperback, Kindle edition, ebook
Pages: 325 (Kindle edition)
Publisher: JACE Publishing LLC
Publication date: December 13, 2010
Suggested tags: young adult, paranormal, adventure
First in the Cassidy Jones Adventures series. From Amazon:
"Fourteen-year-old Cassidy Jones wakes up the morning after a minor accident in the laboratory of a world-renowned geneticist to discover that her body has undergone some bizarre physical changes. Her senses, strength, and speed have been radically enhanced.
After exploring her newfound abilities, Cassidy learns that the geneticist, Professor Serena Phillips, is missing and that foul play is suspected. Terrified that her physical changes and Professor Phillips' disappearance are somehow connected, Cassidy decides to keep her strange transformation a secret. That is, until she meets the professor's brilliant and mysterious fifteen-year-old son, Emery. An unlikely duo, they set out to find Emery's mother, who is key in explaining Cassidy's newly acquired superpowers.
Their lives are put at risk when they find themselves embroiled in a dangerous, action-packed adventure. Soon they are forced to confront a maniacal villain willing to do anything - including murder - to reach his own ambitious goals."
Caught in the Slipstream of Time
by S.J. Musgraves
Available as: paperback, Kindle edition
Pages: 265 (Kindle edition)
Publisher: The Snappy Turtle Publishing Company
Publication date: November 8, 2011
Suggested tags: middle grade, fantasy
First in the Parry Pretty and the Eight Realms series. From Amazon:
"Someone has opened the Slipstream, causing time to repeat a single day over and over again. As the mysterious events of the day begin to unfold, Parry Pretty discovers the heart-stopping reason why only she can close the Slipstream. The only problem is the stubborn girl refuses to believe that the Slipstream even exists. Her logical brain ignores the fact that she continues to relive the same day over and over again, even though she has experienced déjà vu several times. Her scientific mind can’t be convinced that she continues to wake up in different realms, and her practical nature certainly won’t accept the fact that there is more than one realm in the world (eight to be exact). But all that is about to change when Parry finds herself chasing after a mysterious stranger through windows that lead to new and wondrous lands, where she discovers a greater and darker secret that could alter her destiny, and the fate of all the realms, forever."
Charlie Woodchuck is a Minor Niner
by Dalya Moon
Available as: paperback, Kindle edition, ebook
Pages: 175 (Kindle edition)
Publisher: Dalya Moon
Publication date: July 24, 2011
Suggested tags: young adult, contemporary
From Amazon:
"It's 1988, and Charlie Woodchuck is the most minor of niners. At thirteen, she's the youngest girl at Snowy Cove High School, and so clueless, she wore leg warmers and acid-wash jeans on her first day. Big mistake! Almost as big a mistake as signing up for a boys-only shop class. Doy.
Just when she thinks the first week of high school can't get any more weird, Charlie discovers she may be adopted. According to her Science textbook, her eyes should be blue, not brown.
Now the girl with the boy's name will have to use her detective skills to uncover the mystery of her identity. She'll need the help of best friend Stacy, expert blackmailer, and new friend Ross, expert class clown.
Before the year ends, Charlie will face down the biggest bullies of all: the all-powerful members of Snowy Cove's School Board. The Board doesn't like what Charlie's been up to, and they're all out of doughnuts."
Practice Cake
by Dalya Moon
Available as: Kindle edition, ebook
Pages: 249 (Kindle edition)
Publisher: unknown
Publication date: October 25, 2011
Suggested tags: young adult, contemporary, romance
First in the Life in Saltwater City series. From Goodreads:
"There’s one thing Maddie finds more tempting than red velvet cake: her coworker, Drew. All it takes is one of his sly winks or a playful hip-check by the cooler, and she’s incinerating the cookies. Her boyfriend would not approve.
When a reality TV crew descends upon the bakery, her simple summer job gets even more complicated. Maddie could become the Bakery Network’s next breakout star, if she can handle the heat of being cast as a show villain. Drew has an alternate idea: run away from everything, with him and his sexy tousled hair. She decides to take the leap, but when she finds out Drew’s been hiding a shocking secret, Maddie looks down at her packed suitcase and takes a moment to think. Should she fly off to Australia with a guy she hardly knows, or should she pick up her suitcase and hit him with it?
Recommended for: YA Fiction for older teens to adults; New Adult (some mature content)"
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