Cherise's Young Adult Picks

This is an amazing read! Juliette is a stong and determined character who is easy to care about and wonderful to read about. This is the story of her past and the circumstances that may allow her to choose her future.

This is the first book of The Lunar Chronicles. If this story is any indication, this is going to be an amazing series! An indie pick for ages 12 & up!

Another book on Cherise's top 10 list and an Indie pick for young adults ages 14 & up. If you are looking for a book with a strong female character, this is the book for you! Katsa is a graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. Those who are graced are forced to work for the king, so Katsa's life is not her own. Fast-paced and heart-pounding! Also check out the prequel, Fire.

"This is the best mystery I've read in a long time. It still gives my goosebumps just thinking about it!" - Cherise Written for young adults ages 13 & up who love suspense/horror. Also check out the Wake Trilogy by Lisa McMann!

CHERUB agents are highly trained, extremely talented--and all under the age of seventeen. For official purposes, these agents do not exist. They are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists, hack into crucial documents, and gather intel on global threats—all without gadgets or weapons. It is an exceptionally dangerous job, but these agents have one crucial advantage: adults never suspect that teens are spying on them. James is the latest CHERUB recruit. He’s a bit of a troublemaker, but he’s also brilliant. And CHERUB needs him. James has no idea what to expect, but he’s out of options. Before he can start in the field he must first survive one hundred grueling days of basic training, where even the toughest recruits don’t make it to the end.... This is a terrific series for young adults and it makes Cherise's top 10 list! Also look for Mission 2 The Dealer and Mission 3 Maximum Security

An Indie pick and the first book in The Chemical Garden Trilogy. Amazing! I can't wait for the next book! Appropriate for ages 12 & up.

The Sweep series by Cate Tiernan is passionate and fun. This series is about Morgan, a blood witch, the coven she joins and the choices her new faith requires. The first 3 books are in this volume but it is still a very quick read for ages 12 & up!

The 4 books of this series are all in this volume. Balefire is a series about twins Thais and Clio; they are powerful witches separated at birth and reunited to further the interests of their coven. Romantic and captivating for ages 12 & up!

The start of the book... “Have you found the last two?” The voice on the phone was angry and coarse, like the sound of car tires over broken glass. “Not yet,” the well-dressed man on the other end of the phone replied. “Not yet. But we believe we’re close—and they still don’t know that we’re hunting them.” “You believe you’re close?” “They’re two children among a billion—finding them is like finding a lost chopstick in China.” “Is that what you want me to tell the board?” “Remind the board that I’ve already found fifteen of the seventeen children. I’ve put out a million-dollar bounty on the last two, we’ve got spiders crawling the Web, and we have a whole team of investigators scanning global records for their whereabouts. It’s just a matter of time before we find them—or they step into one of our traps.” “Time isn’t on our side,” the voice returned sharply. “Those kids are already too old. You know how difficult they are to turn at this age.” “I know better than anyone,” the well-dressed man said, tapping his ruby-capped pen on his desk. “But I have my ways. And if they don’t turn, there’s always Cell 25.” There was a long pause, then the voice on the phone replied darkly, “Yes. There’s always Cell 25.” This is a terrific book for ages 12 & up! - Cherise