The Revenge of Seven (book 5 of the I Am Number Four series), by Pittacus Lore (2014)

Sold, by Patricia McCormick (2006)

Point Blank, by Anthony Horowitz (2001)

Stormbreaker (Book 1 in the Alex Rider series), by Anthony Horowitz (2000)

When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it's never good news.

Alex Rider lives with his uncle.  His parents are dead, and now his uncle has been killed.  The police said it was a car crash, but things just don't add up to Alex.  He digs a little deeper and uncovers the truth. 

Now Alex has been forced to take his uncle's place in a dangerous, impossible situation.  Can he save his country?  

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No Summit Out of Sight, by Jordan Romero with Linda LeBlanc (2014)

I heard only my labored breathing and the crunch of my crampons biting into snow as I traversed a nearly vertical slop on the north face of Mount Everest.

When he was only 9-years old, Jordan Romero was inspired to hike the Seven Summits - the tallest summit on each continent, plus one.  With the help and support of his family, Jordan went in search of his dreams.

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We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart (2013)

Welcome to the beautiful Sinclair family.
No one is a criminal.
No one is an addict.
No one is a failure.
The Sinclairs are athletic, tall, and handsome.  We are old-money Democrats.  Our smiles are wide, our chins square, and our tennis serves aggressive.

Cadence narrates the story of her wealthy family's summers on their private island.  Three cousins and a friend, fifteen glorious summers.  Until something happens.

Well written, mysterious.

* language, sexual inferences, alcohol

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Just One Year, by Gayle Forman (2013)

It's the dream I always have:  I'm on a plane, high above the clouds.  The plan starts to descend, and I have this sudden panic because I just know that I'm on the wrong plane, am traveling to the wrong place.

This companion to Just One Day is narrated from Willem's point of view.  After he was attacked on the streets of Paris, all he can think about is Lulu and their day together.  He doesn't even know her real name, so how can he find her?  How can he find himself?

*Language, sexual inferences, alcohol

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