Suggested books for future acquisitions.

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken – A mysterious virus has murdered 98% of the 10-17 population and left the survivors with powers they cannot control. After being imprisoned by the government, 16-year-old Ruby bands together with other inmates to break out and run for the only safe haven they have left.

My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix – When Abby’s BFF Gretchen disappears in the woods for a night after some old-fashioned LSD experimentation, she comes back . . . different. Abby comes to the only logical conclusion: that she’s been possessed. Will their friendship hold up to a demon?

A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith – After a disastrous relationship and toxic family leave Seattle-born Reiko full of hatred, she is sent to Japan and time slips into the life of Miyu, a woman living in 1862 bent on revenge against the Shogunate. Initially fascinated by this situation, Reiko soon finds herself plunging into hatred even deeper than her own.

Lost Voices by Sarah Porter – 14-year-old orphan Luce tries to stay invisible in her dreary fishing village, especially from her abusive uncle. When he tries to go too far, she escapes and throws herself off a cliff, expecting death, but turns into a man-murdering mermaid instead. Will she be able to fit in with the other mermaids while keeping her humanity?

The Mermaid’s Sister by Carrie Anne Noble – Clara, her sister Maren, and their best friend O’Neil live happily on a beautiful mountain, but then Maren starts turning into a mermaid; without the sea, she’ll die. Can the trio reach their destination before Maren succumbs?

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake – After inheriting his father’s mysterious dagger, Cas Lowood roams the lands hunting murderous ghosts with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. But when Cas encounters what the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, he finds himself against a force that perhaps even he can’t handle.

Undertow by Michael Buckley – When the Alpha, a race of mermaid warriors, step onto New York, the city descends into a spiral of discrimination and hostility. It’s up to Coney Island resident Lyric Walker to prevent war, but can she resist the hot Alpha prince and protect her own, dangerous secret?