Here’s a selection of some of the new international YA books hitting the shelves this week.
U.K.
All Fall Down (Embassy Row #1) by Ally Carter
Publisher: Orchard Books
Release date: February 5th
Grace spent every summer of her childhood running across the roofs of Embassy Row. Now, at age sixteen, she’s come back to stay – in order to solve the mystery of her mother’s death.
The Door in the Moon (Chronoptika #3) by Catherine Fisher
Publisher: Hodder
Release date: February 5th
Jake and Sarah are swept into a nightmare world of revolution and murder, while Oberon Venn has to choose between staying mortal or losing his soul in the tangled green wildwood of the Shee.
Me and Mr J by Rachel McIntyre
Publisher: Electric Monkey
Release date: February 5th
Fifteen-year-old Lara finds her soulmate, and falls madly and hopelessly in love. There’s just one problem – he’s her teacher. The one person who cannot reciprocate her feelings … can he?
Rock War (Rock War #1) by Robert Muchamore
Publisher: Hodder
Release date: February 5th
Jay has dreams of being a rock star, Summer has a one-in-a-million singing voice, and Dylan reluctantly joins their band. They’re about to enter the biggest battle of their lives.
The Shadow Cabinet (Shades of London #3) by Maureen Johnson
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Release date: February 5th
Rory and her friends are reeling from a series of sudden and tragic events. While racked with grief, Rory tries to determine if she acted in time to save a member of the squad.
The Sin-Eater’s Daughter (The Sin-Eater’s Daughter #1) by Melinda Salisbury
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Release date: February 5th
Seventeen-year-old Twylla lives in the castle. But although she’s engaged to the prince, Twylla isn’t exactly a member of the court. As the Goddess embodied, she’s the court executioner.
Stung (Struck #2) by Joss Stirling
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release date: February 5th
Framed for murder, and hunted by a violent gang, Kate running for her life. Nathan is the young recruit tasked with finding Kate. He’s determined to stay detached no matter what.
Unspeakable by Abbie Rushton
Publisher: Atom
Release date: February 5th
Pushing away the people she cares about is just a small price to pay. Because there are things locked inside Megan’s head – things that are screaming to be heard – that she cannot, must not, let out.
AUSTRALIA
The Flywheel by Erin Gough
Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont
Release date: February 5th
Seventeen-year-old Delilah drops out of school after her romance with a straight girl goes sour – only to get stuck running her dad’s struggling café while he’s travelling.
A Small Madness by Dianne Touchell
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release date: February 5th
Rose didn’t tell anyone about it. She wondered if it showed. She looked at herself in the mirror and turned this way and that. Looking for something. Some evidence that she was different now.
