This is one of the best vampire parodies written. Team Human pokes fun at the insta-love so often found in paranormal romances. The story follows Mel as she tries to discover a mystery involving her high school as well as trying to keep her best friend from dating a vampire. Mel is a sassy, relentless heroine that is determined to figure out why a 100-year-old vampire feels the need to attend high school. The story is clever, incredibly humorous, and more thought-provoking than one would think. The book truly has something for everyone and is definitely one of my top reads for the summer.

In Seraphina, dragons and humans maintain an uneasy balance in the world. Seraphina has spent her young life concealing the truth of her parentage and authentic nature. But when Seraphina is thrust into the spotlight of the royal court, things become incredibly difficult. As the anniversary of the treaty between the two sides approaches, court intrigue reaches a fever pitch and hard-won truths, betrayals, and intricacies of the heart are laid bare. Seraphina is a beautifully complex fantasy that delves into the most basic of desires — to be loved, to belong, and to find peace in self-acceptance.

Inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion, For Darkness Shows the Stars is a breathtaking romance about opening your mind to the future and your heart to the one person you know can break it.

It’s been several generations since a genetic experiment gone wrong caused the Reduction, decimating humanity and giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology.

Elliot North has always known her place in this world. Four years ago Elliot refused to run away with her childhood sweetheart, the servant Kai, choosing duty to her family’s estate over love. Since then the world has changed: a new class of Post-Reductionists is jumpstarting the wheel of progress, and Elliot’s estate is floundering, forcing her to rent land to the mysterious Cloud Fleet, a group of shipbuilders that includes renowned explorer Captain Malakai Wentforth — an almost unrecognizable Kai. And while Elliot wonders if this could be their second chance, Kai seems determined to show Elliot exactly what she gave up when she let him go.

Noelle’s life is all about survival. Even her best friend doesn’t know how much she gets bullied, or the ways her mom neglects her. Noelle’s kept so much about her life a secret for so long that when her longtime crush Julian Porter starts paying attention to her, she’s terrified. Surely it’s safer to stay hidden than to risk the pain of a broken heart. But when the bullying of her classmate takes a dramatic turn, Noelle realizes it’s time to stand up for herself – and for the love that keeps her holding on.

This book is incredibly important for people of all ages to read. Noelle’s struggle to survive high school and her everyday life are told realistically in a gut-wrenching fashion. Susane Colasanti has written a story that is relatable and based on her experiences in high school.

This story is a great read about three ex-friends who still have one thing in common, the band Level 3. Now with the band reunited the girls decide to take a post-graduation trip to see them in concert. Everyone has made the transition from middle school to high school and lost the friendships they thought would last forever. Reunited is extremely well-written. Hilary Weisman Graham’s writing is well-paced and very readable. The changing point of view is easy to navigate and keeps the story fresh and engaging.

Reunited is a sweet, endearing and thoughtful book about the struggles one goes through within herself and the trials of friendship.