Author: Natalia Heroux

Sponsored by Dan Hook, author of Displaced, book one in The Dark Array Series.

Society rebuilds. Tensions Rise. Blood is spilt.

Displaced is set in a post-apocalyptic world, centuries after climatic events. A toxic haze lingers in the east… and rumours of something unnatural within it.

Luther, Head of Security in a growing settlement, attempts to lessen the risk of war breaking out.

Zara, involved in the conflict, finds herself on the run and lost in the wasteland.

Elsewhere, Shelby is forced to take part in a dangerous mission in the heart of the wasteland.

Displaced by events beyond their control, will Zara, Luther and Shelby find what they need before it’s too late?

Sponsored by Sourcebooks

Clementine “Clemmie” Lakefield leads a simple life in her retirement community in Sun City, South Carolina. She plays cards, substitute teaches, and has learned to text with her niece and nephew; but Clemmie is not who she says she is. Behind her carefree facade, she is hiding a lifetime of secrets.

When Clemmie’s curmudgeonly neighbor goes missing, Clemmie suddenly finds herself thrust into the spotlight at the center of a dangerous conspiracy.

From international bestselling author Caroline B. Cooney comes Before She Was Helen, an absorbing mystery that explores the danger of confronting your own past life.

Sponsored by Flamer by Mike Curato, with Fierce Reads

Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his stunning debut graphic novel.

It’s the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro is away at camp. Everyone’s going through changes—but for Aiden, the stakes feel higher. As he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can’t stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance.

Sponsored by Lerner Books

Vivi and Eva are two travelers in a countryside filled with the undead. After a train breaks down, stranding them between safe zones, the young women partner up to stay alive. Vivi is struggling with grief—and guilt—over the loss of her sister. Eva is hiding the start of a horrifying transformation. Together they’ll face heat, zombie hordes, and their own inner demons, searching for signs of life in a land of the dead. This graphic novel addition to an enduring genre is thoughtful and emotion-driven, but also full of zombie scares and action.