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STARTERS
By Lissa Price
P349
MANILA, Philippines - Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty. She and her little brother, Tyler, go on the run, living as squatters. Callie’s only hope is Prime Destinations, a disturbing place in Beverly Hills which hires teens to rent their bodies to Enders—seniors who want to be young again. Callie, desperate for the money that will keep her and Tyler alive, agrees to be a donor. But the neurochip they place in her head malfunctions and she wakes up in the life of her renter.
ENDERS
By Lissa Price
P495
Someone is after Starters like Callie and Michael—teens with chips in their brains. They want to experiment on anyone left over from Prime Destinations—Starters who can be controlled and manipulated. With the body bank destroyed, Callie no longer has to rent herself out to creepy Enders. But Enders can still get inside her mind and make her do things she doesn’t want to do. Like hurt someone she loves.
THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY
OF LOVE AT FIRST
By Jennifer E. Smith
P365
Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan’s life. Having missed her flight, she’s stuck at JFK airport and late to her father’s second wedding. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport’s cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, and he’s sitting in her row. A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?
THIS IS WHAT HAPPY LOOKS LIKE
By Jennifer E. Smith
P399
Graham Larkin and Ellie O’Neill meet—albeit virtually—when Graham accidentally sends Ellie an e-mail about his pet pig, Wilbur. In a witty and unforgettable correspondence, Graham and Ellie share details about their lives, hopes, and fears. When Graham seizes an opportunity to spend time in Ellie’s tiny hometown of Henley, Maine, he takes their relationship from online to in person. But can two people from such different worlds be together despite the odds stacked against them?
THE GEOGRAPHY OF YOU AND ME
By Jennifer E. Smith
P699
Lucy lives on the twenty-fourth floor. Owen lives in the basement. It’s fitting, then, that they meet in the middle—stuck between two floors of a New York City apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide blackout. After they’re rescued, Lucy and Owen spend the night wandering the darkened streets and marveling at the rare appearance of stars above Manhattan. But once the power is back, so is reality. Lucy soon moves abroad with her parents, while Owen heads out west with his father. The brief time they spend together leaves a mark. Lucy and Owen stay in touch through postcards, occasional e-mails, and phone calls. But can they—despite the odds—find a way to reunite?
