New Book Releases for October 2019 – Young Adult Fiction
Here’s my list of top picks for October 2019 new releases. What’s on your reading list? Click on covers for more details.
Children’s Fiction
Dear Sweet Pea – Julie Murphy – Balzer+Bray – Published 1 October 2019
When Sweet Pea’s parents announce their divorce and promise her nothing will change she didn’t expect them to set up nearly identical houses for her on the same street. The only thing between them is the house of Miss Flora Mae, who writes the local advice columns. When Miss Flora Mae goes away on a trip, she asks Sweet Pea to forward her letters to her, but Sweet Pea is drawn to the mystery of the letters and finds herself opening and responding to them herself.
Young adult fiction: Contemporary.
Young Adult Fiction
Now Entering Addamsville – Francesca Zappia – Greenwillow Books – Published 1 October 2019
When the school’s janitor is killed as his house burns down, the town of Addamsville blame Zora Novak. With her father in jail for a failed Ponzi scheme, her mother still missing after she disappeared five years ago and the fire incident that left a field burnt and Zora untouched save for two missing fingers, Zora is the easy target. But Zora knows the truth. She is being framed and the person framing her isn’t a person, it’s a firestarter, a demon-like creature who can inhabit people and set fires at will, and Zora, who inherited her ability to see ghosts from her mother, along with her ghost-sensing cousin, is the only one who can stop it.
Young adult fiction: Paranormal/Thriller.
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