The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die

by April Henry
Lexile:  690
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

She doesn't know who she is or where she is or what has happened to her family.  All she knows is that she is going to have to stay one step ahead of the men who want to kill her.  She doesn't know who to trust or where to turn...only that she must keep moving.

The Raven Boys (Book 1 of the Raven Cycle)

by Maggie Stiefvater
Lexile:  760
Genre:  Fantasy

Blue is growing up in a house full of psychics, and from a young age she has been told that she can never fall in love because her first kiss will result in the death of the person who kisses her.  Blue tries to ignore the strange predictions and lifestyles of those around her, but then Gansey, Adam, Ronan, and Noah (the Raven boys) enter her life.  Gansey comes for a reading and is obsessed with learning about the supernatural powers that the town of Henrietta supposedly possesses.  None of them realizes how uncovering secrets from the past will change their futures forever.

Zane and the Hurricane

by Rodman Philbrick
Lexile:  860
Genre:  Historical Fiction

Zane's father died before he was born and his mother was never able to track down any of his father's relative.  Until one day, out of the blue, Zane learns that he has a grandmother who is alive and living in New Orleans.  His mother arranges for Zane, and his dog Bandit, to spend the last week of summer vacation with his newly found grandmother.  As Zane travels to New Orleans, a tropical storm is brewing.  He has no idea that he is about to run straight into one of the most destructive hurricanes of all time.  Hurricane Katrina is on her way, and when she meets Zane, his life will change forever.