School is back in session! What better time to read some YA books set in and around high school to get back in the mood to learn! Here are five fun options available to check out today ate the Oostburg Public Library!
I Hope this Doesn't Find You - Ann Liang
Sadie Wen is the perfect student, school captain, and valedictorian of her class. She keeps up her pristine image by bottling up her emotions, only letting them loose in email drafts where she vents all of her negative feelings towards the people who annoy her. The would-be recipient of most of these emails is Julius Gong, her main rival and co-school captain whose arrogance has driven Sadie up the wall for years. When her drafts get sent out and Sadie's secret thoughts about her classmates and teachers are revealed, her perfectly ordered life is turned upside down. But why is Julius of all people being nice to her, despite all the things she wrote?
This inverted twist on the formula perfected by Jenny Han's To All The Boys of Loved Before is a swoon-worthy enemies to lovers romcom is sure to resonate with anyone who has ever identified as a people pleaser.
My Flawless Life - Yvonne Woon
Hana Yang Lerner lost everything the night her father, a Senator, was arrested for a hit and run incident that nearly left a women dead. Stripped of her wealth, status, and childhood home, Hana has found a new role in her elite high school as a fixer. Her classmates pay her to bury their scandals and keep their reputations and scholarships out of trouble. When an anonymous client hires Hana to follow her best friend Luce, Hana thinks she's finally found a way back into the life she's lost. But as she digs deeper into the secret lives of her classmates and Hana realizes that this job could force her to reveal her own dark secret.
A thrilling mystery that digs deep into the corruption of the elite and the lengths, perfect for fans of Gossip Girl and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
The Calculation of You and Me - Serena Kaylor
Marlowe is well aware that she's a nerd. After all, who but a nerd would enjoy calculus and programming in Python? But after the school's golden boy Josh asks her out, overnight Marlowe goes from math geek to one half of the whole school's favorite couple. Unfortunately for Marlowe, Josh decides he's looking for someone more romantic, someone who's more comfortable writing love notes than writing code. Heartbroken, Marlowe enlists the help of moody rocker (and her English partner) Ash to help her win back Josh. If Ash helps Marlowe write some romantic letters, Marlowe will a data analytics formula that will all but guarantee that Ash's band goes viral. But as she gets to know Ash, Marlowe begins to wonder if math can really present a solution to matters of the heart.
A unique and sweet romance that will have you smiling from ear to ear.
How to Die Famous - Benjamin Dean
Abel Miller is starting at a new school - kind of. Sunset High is a reboot of the Omni Channel's flagship teen drama, and Abel just joined the cast. However, Abel has a secret reason for wanting to take part in a show with a "cursed" background. Last time the show was revived, his brother who worked as a PA on the production died under mysterious circumstances. As Abel connects with the cast and crew, he dives deep into the dark underbelly of Hollywood and discovers that everyone has a secret they'd kill to keep quiet.
This edge-of-your-seat thriller will capture the attention of anyone interested in thrillers or celebrities
I Wish You Would - Eva Des Lauriers
Best friends Natalia and Ethan haven't seen each other since the night of Junior Prom, when they almost crossed the line from Friends to More. Now it's Senior Sunrise, the traditional overnight beach trip that kicks off senior year. Part of that tradition involves each attendant writing private letters to themselves about their hopes and goals for the next year. When the wind carries away Natalia, Ethan, and five other students letters, Natalia and Ethan are forced to work together to recover the lost letters, and to keep the secret feelings they've poured out on the page secret from each other.
A drama packed romance with all the intensity of the Taylor Swift song it's named after.
