The girl who could fly

The Girl who Could Fly by Victoria Forester

From the back cover:
Piper McCloud lives with her normal ma an pa on a normal farm in normal Lowland County. But Piper isn't your normal girl. Ever since Piper was a baby, she's been able to hover a few feet off the ground, and if the people of Lowland County knew she could fly, they would have something to say about it. So, it only seems best that Piper be sent away to I.N.S.A.N.E., the top secret school for children with extraordinary abilities like hers. Her new friends have powers like telekinesis, X-ray vision, and the ability to create their own weather. Piper likes her new life at school, but soon, she realizes things aren`t as they seem. Now , the school she was sent to for her own protection might be the most dangerous place she`s ever been.

I started my training for a 24 hour reading challenge that I`m going to do later on this year, so on my first attempt, I gathered up a stack of books and got myself comfortable with a pillow, deck chair, sunglasses, water, coffee, snacks, etc. and started reading. This was the third book of the day - about seven hours into my training. I liked it okay but I think I was comparing it with Savy which I loved. So if you liked Savy by Ingrid Law this might be a good choice for you. Piper and her friends are longing to use their special powers to good use and the longer they spend at that school the rustier they seem to be getting - how can they turn things back around?
REad On.

Gone series

Hunger by Michael Grant, book 2 in the Gone series

It's been three months since all the adults disappeared. Gone.
Food ran out weeks ago, starvation is immenent. Meanwhile the normal teens have grown resentful of the kids with powers. And when an unthinkable tragedy occurs, chaos descends upon the town. There's no longer right and wrong. Each kids is out for himself.
But a larger problem looms. The darkness, a sinister creature, has awakened - and it's hungry.

The book trailer.

In Odd We Trust

In Odd We Trust by Dean Koonz ; illustrations by Queenie Chan

This is a cool new graphic novel , I think you'll like it. Here's the book trailer as a hook.


If that not enough here's what the cover has to say.
From the infinite imagination of #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz comes the suspenseful graphic-novel debut of a natural-born hero with a supernatural twist.
Odd Thomas is a regualr nineteen-year-old with an unusual gift: the ability to see lingering spirits of the dead. To Odd, it's not such a big deal. And most folks in sleepy Pico Mundo, California, are much more interested in the irresistilbe pancakes Odd whips up at the local diner. Still, communing with the dead can be useful. Because while some spirits only want a little company ... tohers want justice.
When the sad specter of a very frightened boy finds its way to him, Odd vows to root out the evil suddenly infecting the sunny streets of Pico Mundo. But even with his exceptional ability - plus the local police and his pistol packing girlfriend, Stormy, backing him - is Odd any match for a faceless stalker who's always a step ahead... and determined to kill again?

The Switch

The Switch by Anthony Horowitz

For Tad Spencer, the only son of a fabulously wealthy businessman, everyday is like Christmas. He lives in a mansion, has a maid, servants, every toy imagineable. He has it all, until the day he wishes he was someone else.

Suddenly, Tad wakes up as Bob Snarby, trapped in a filthy and corrupt carnival world inhabitated by hostile ingrates, hopeless criminals, and mysterious fortune tellers. But Tad discovers he's there for a reason when he begins to untangle a secret that could reveal an enemy no one could have imagined...

Anthony Horowitz is an always entertaining author, and his latest book to our library will be a hit with his fans. This case of switched identities will make us careful what we wish for and happy for what we have.

Read On.

Dead is the new black

Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez

(from the back cover) - Everyone in the Giodano family is psychic - except for Daisy. When her mother, who uses her power to solve crimes, enlists Daisy's older sister to investigate a teenage girl's mysterious death, Daisy feels utterly useless. But she takes matters into her own hands when she learns the victim has losts of company - teenage girls are being attacked all over town, including at Nightshade High School, where Daisy is a junior. And when she discovers a vampire may be the culprit, Daisy suspects head cheerleader Samantha Devereaux, who returned from summer break with a new "look". She looks a little... well, dead.

Is looking dead just another fashion trend for pretty, popular Samantha, or is there something more sinister afoot? Daisy will stop at nothing to find out - she even joins the cheerleading squad. And with a little sleuthing help from Ryan, an old friend (who may be turning into something more), Daisy not only reveals the identity of the vamp, she also discovers powers that she never knew she had.

This one is a little like cotton candy for me, it's sweet and likeable when your reading it, and then when it's over you hardly remember having it. There are more titles available in this series - Dead is a State of Mind and Dead is so Last Year.