16. The Program by Suzanne Young

Oh boy! The Program is one tough book to swallow. At 405 pages it isn't huge in length, but the subject matter is suicide and mental illness. Given that, there were times that I was a bucket of tears at what these characters are going through. While suicide is not labelled an "epidemic" in our society, you can see the correlation between today's teens and the teens in The Program. I devoured this first book in a day, and I absolutely can't wait to read the rest of the series. The Program is my favourite read of February (so far), and I really enjoyed Suzanne Young's take on dystopian with this original storyline. Strong characters and she handles the tough subject matter perfectly. Recommended for fans of dystopian fiction, that like a suspenseful story.
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15. Twelve Days of Dash & Lily by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

The absolutely perfect Christmas book. Rachel Cohn & David Levithan pack 12 days of Christmas magic into this novel, and each page is pure magic! I loved visiting with Dash & Lily again, and seeing that all is not perfect after the reader turns the last page. It's a year of difficulties for Dash and Lily and they have to find their way back to each other. The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily is a perfect Christmas read, that will soften even the Grinch's heart.
Let me leave readers with one spoiler... ice-skating librarians!! Read this book. You won't be disappointed!!

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14. Mother-Daughter Book Camp by Heather Vogel Frederick

Oh the sweetness of Summer Camp! I started this series with a audio re-listen of Mother-Daughter Book Club, and I'm so hooked on the adventures of these girls! The girls are about to head off for college, and they have one more adventure together, at Camp Lovejoy! This time the girls are starting a book club with their young campers, who are feeling a little homesick, and they're reading Understood Betsy. The Book Club gang always have the best adventures, and I loved this final hurrah! It will remind older readers of camp days and have younger readers excited to head off to camp.

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