Float

By Laura Martin

Emerson can float--he just can't do it very well. His uncontrollable floating is his RISK factor, which means that he deals with Reoccurring Incidents of the Strange Kind. The last place Emerson wants to be is at a government-mandated summer camp for RISK kids like him, so he's shocked when he actually starts having fun at camp--and he even makes some new friends. But it's not all canoeing and capture the flag at Camp Outlier. The summer of fun takes a serious turn when Emerson and his friends discover that one of their own is hiding a deadly secret that puts all of their lives in danger. It's up to the Red Maple boys to save themselves--and everyone like them.

• Friendship
• Magic
• Funny
• First in series (sequel out July 2022)

Remarkables

Remarkables
by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Marin sees some teenagers arrive at the house next door only to vanish in an instant, “like magic." Are they time travelers from the past? Marin and her neighbor Charley hope to solve the mystery and change the track of time for the better.

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
by Carlos Hernandez

13-year-old Sal, an aspiring magician, is in trouble again when he meets Gabi, the student council president. Did he actually make a dead chicken appear ... and disappear from a locker? Turns out Sal's ability to manipulate time and space could put the entire universe at risk. Book #1

Bloom

Bloom
by Kenneth Oppel

The invasion begins with rain carrying seeds that sprout overnight into toxic unstoppable plants. 3 kids on a remote island seem immune. What's their secret? Can they be the key to beating back this invasion? Book #1 in Overthrow series.

Masterminds

By Gordon Korman

A group of kids who live in the most perfect town in the world, Serenity, New Mexico, make a shocking discovery: they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds in history for an experiment. Now they have to escape and prove it to the rest of the world. First in a series.

The Big Dark

By Rodman Philbrick

When a solar event knocks out the planet's entire electrical network, young Charlie watches his neighborhood spiral into brutal anarchy and risks his safety to venture to a hospital for life-saving medicine for his mother.

Burning Midnight

By Will McIntosh

Teens Sully, Hunter, Dom, and Mandy team up in a race against unscrupulous billionaire CEO Alex Holliday to locate a collectible sphere, which may have a very steep price.

Under Their Skin

By Margaret Peterson Haddix

Twelve-year-old twins Nick and Eryn investigate why their mother and new stepfather are keeping secrets, why they are forbidden to meet their stepsiblings, and, most important, why their lives are in danger. First of a duology.

City of Ember

By Jeanne DuPrau

In the city of Ember, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions. First in a series.