The Shadow Hunt, by Katherine Langrish (Harper, 2010)

When Wolf runs away from the monastery he’s called home for years in search of a more fulfilling life, he finds more than he bargained for in the forms of a feral elf-child and a local lord driven by heartbreak, … Continue reading

The Dead-Tossed Waves, by Carrie Ryan (Delacorte, 2010)

Ever since the Return, the dead have hunted the living, swelling their ranks with their victims. When Gabry and her friends break the rules and leave the safety of their home, tragedy strikes, and Gabry’s life is torn apart. Now, … Continue reading

Hex Hall, by Rachel Hawkins (Hyperion, 2010)

When disgraced witch Sophie Mercer screws up once too often, she’s sent to Hecate Hall, a reform school for troublemaking witches, faeries, and shapeshifters. Even as she befriends her roommate, the lone vampire student, she runs afoul of a would … Continue reading

A Wizard of Mars, by Diane Duane (Harcourt, 2010)

Teen wizards Kit and Nita have been tasked with uncovering the buried secrets of Mars, but when Kit accidentally activates an ancient artifact, the planet comes to life in unexpectedly mysterious ways, challenging everything they ever believed about the red … Continue reading

Guardian of the Dead, by Karen Healey (Little, Brown and Co, 2010)

When Ellie Spencer agrees to teach stage combat for a local university production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, she’s inadvertently drawn into a bizarre series of events involving a secretive race of deadly mythological beings out to reclaim their full … Continue reading

White Cat, by Holly Black (McElderry Books, 2010)

The only member of his family unable to work curse magic with a touch, Cassel’s honed his skills as a con man to a sharp edge as compensation. When his bizarre sleepwalking episodes disrupt the stability of his life, he … Continue reading

Thief Eyes, by Janni Lee Simner (Random House, 2010)

When Haley joins her father on a trip to Iceland, she not-so-secretly hopes she’ll finally discover how and why her mother vanished in the same spot a year before. She’s promptly caught up in a curse that’s wound through her … Continue reading

The Dark Divine, by Bree Despain (Egmont USA, 2010)

Pastor’s daughter Grace Divine takes a walk on the wild side when old secrets come to light. An old family friend, her former crush Daniel Kalibi, is back after an absence of years, his return sparking a rash of unusual … Continue reading