NBS recommends soul confessions

THE SIREN

By Kiera Cass

P469

MANILA, Philippines – Kahlen is a Siren, bound to serve the Ocean by luring humans to watery graves with her voice, which is deadly to any human who hears it. Akinli is human — a kind, handsome boy who’s everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. Falling in love puts them both in danger… but Kahlen can’t bear to stay away. Will she risk everything to follow her heart?

THE FINEST HOURS: THE TRUE STORY

OF A HEROIC SEA RESCUE

by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman

 P385

On the night of February 18, 1952, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half. With the storm in full force and waves up to 70 feet high, four coast guardsmen headed out to sea in a tiny lifeboat to come to the rescue. Despite incredible obstacles, these brave men risked their lives, remembering the unofficial Coast Guard motto: You have to go out, but you do not have to come back.

RULES OF 50/50 CHANCES

By Kate McGovern

P865

When Rose Levenson turns 18, she can take the test that tells her if she carries the genetic mutation for Huntington’s disease, the degenerative condition that is slowly killing her mother. With a 50-50 shot at inheriting her family’s genetic curse, Rose is skeptical about pursuing anything that presumes she’ll live to be a healthy adult — including her dream career in ballet and the possibility of falling in love. But when she meets a boy from a similarly flawed genetic pool and gets an audition for a dance scholarship across the country, Rose begins to question her carefully laid rules.

LET’S GET LOST

By Adi Alsaid

P359

One girl could change four lives forever… Mysterious Leila, who is on the road trip of a lifetime, has a habit of crashing into people’s worlds at the moment they need someone the most. There’s Hudson, who is willing to throw away his dreams for love. And Bree, a runaway who seizes every Tuesday — and a few stolen goods along the way. Elliot who believes in happy endings… until his own goes off-script. And Sonia who worries that she’s lost her ability to love. Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia find a friend in Leila. But Leila’s trip could help her discover something bigger—that sometimes, the only way to find what you’re looking for is to get lost along the way…