Every summer adventure needs a bit of intrigue. Whether you’re chasing ghosts, on the lookout for Prince Charming, or just trying to find your place in the world, it’s the “what if” that keeps life interesting! Each of these reads has a question at the center of it. Are you ready to find the answers?
When We Go Missing by April Henry
17-year-old Willow found something scary. An aspiring photographer, she finds a lost memory card full of pictures of teenage girls. The police don’t believe her that the photos are evidence of a crime, so she and Dare, a new volunteer at the Finding Home animal shelter where Willow takes photos, set out to find out who the memory card belongs to and stop the photographer. His crimes might be bigger than she thought.
If you like: Thriller, crime, mystery, murder mystery
Boys with Sharp Teeth by Jenni Howell
Marin is not the center of attention, but when her cousin is found dead in a creek at their exclusive boarding school, Huntsworth Academy, she won’t let her social status stop her from confronting the popular boys she knows are behind the murder. It turns out the boys, Adrian Hargraves and Henry Wu, are hiding more than she thought. When things take a supernatural turn, everything will get even harder to handle.
If you like: Mystery, supernatural, fantasy, vampires, paranormal, boarding school
Murder Land by Carlyn Greenwald
Everything is going right for 17-year-old Billie. From summer memories with her bestie to perfect moments with her crush, this is the summer of a lifetime. She’s even been promoted to ride operator at the theme park job.
But her promotion isn’t the dream she thought it would be. A coworker died of a heart attack that doesn’t add up while she was operating the ride. In an after-hours attempt to prove that she didn’t cause his death, Billie and her friends sneak into the park after dark only to find that they’re the ones in danger.
If you like: Thriller, horror, mystery, summer vacation, amusement parks
And the Trees Stare Back by Gigi Griffis
Danger surrounds 16-year-old Vik’s village. It’s 1989 in Soviet Estonia, and soldiers are as dangerous to the villagers as the cursed forest on the edge of their home. Witchcraft rumors swirl, and Vik’s sister Anna is one of many to disappear.
When Vik’s sister returns five years after she went into the woods, it’s too good to be true, and she’s different somehow. Uncovering the mystery of the forest and what happened to her sister is going to test Vik’s resilience in more ways than one.
If you like: Horror, folk stories, historical fiction, mystery
The Language of the Birds by K.A. Merson
17-year-old Arizona is trying to bring her kidnapped mother back, but the only way to meet the kidnappers’ demands is to decode her dead father’s notes.
Solving the puzzles he left behind will send Arizona and her dog Mojo across the United States on a hunt for clues and the one treasure that might save her mother. She’ll just have to make sure the kidnappers don’t get there first.
If you like: Crime, mystery, puzzles, secret codes
