Auden feels like she really hasn’t been able to relax since before her parents started fighting. Now that they are divorced, she has been busy trying to keep up with her mom’s many demands. So when Auden gets the chance to spend the summer with her dad and his new family in a charming little beach town, she can’t wait. A job in the town’s clothing boutique gives Auden the chance to hang out with a lot of girls her age, which is something she has really missed. And soon after she meets Eli, an independent guy who doesn’t seem to let anyone in, and yet somehow connects with her. As Auden and Eli grow closer, she finds herself letting go of the pain in her life. Can she also help Eli ease whatever burden he is carrying? Now that author Sarah Dessen has given us another deliciously complex coming of age story to savor, summer can officially begin.

High school senior David Dahlgren is trying hard to ignore his feelings for a classmate. David is attracted to Sean, his teammate on the track team, but David feels like it would just be easier to forget about it. To do so, David stops hanging out with a friend who is openly gay, and he dates a girl. Then David learns that Sean may feel the same way about him. Will David risk complicating his life in order to explore the possibility of a relationship? Kirkus, School Library Journal and the Horn Book all gave very good reviews to this story of a teen trying to figure out who he is, and what he wants from life.

Jenna has just landed the role of a lifetime: or, so she thinks. If winning the starring role in a film about a princess wasn’t amazing enough, Jenna is quickly spirited off to an actual kingdom for the shoot. She doesn’t get the opportunity to meet the real princess who lives there, however, because she has run away following the death of her father. Already surprised by this, Jenna is shocked to learn that she closely resembles the princess. Before Jenna has time to think about this, or about her movie role, she discovers real life danger; evil forces are trying to take over the kingdom. Will the fact that she is a dead ringer for the princess prove fatal to more than just Jenna’s career? This exciting adventure will send readers racing to find out what happens next.

Falling in love can be complicated enough for a young woman, but when your mother is an actual goddess, breaking the news of your budding romance becomes a particularly difficult task. That is why when Persephone, daughter of the earth goddess Demeter, find herself preparing to run off with her new love, Hades, ruler of the Underworld, a little mother daughter chat is the last thing Persephone is looking for. She knows that her mother will be disappointed that Persephone is choosing a path in life that differs from what her mother would choose for her. Persephone feels bad enough about this, but when she realizes that going with Hades may bring about the actual destruction of her mother’s kingdom, will Persephone find a way to make the right choice for everyone? This is a fresh, enthralling update of a classic myth.

Gina Covello has chosen to see the upside about how she has recently been transformed into a vampire. Knowing that she will hold onto her youth and beauty for all eternity is not too shabby, nor is the fact that her once boring boyfriend Bobby has turned into quite a stud since he has become a vampire as well. On the downside, Gina still has to contend with her nemesis, Mellisande, who is also pursuing an attraction to Bobby: that is, when she is not busy attempting to turn their entire high school against Gina. Will Gina find a way to take the bite out of Mellisande’s insidious plan to rule the school? This entertaining horror/comedy tale makes for a tasty literary treat.