If I Stay by Gayle Forman

If I Stay is an intense and emotional read. Parts of it almost rip your heart out. Mia finds herself in a situation where she has to decide to whether to stay and return to a life that will forever leave a gaping hole in her soul or to leave it all- never confronting the horribleness.

Mia is a 17 year old musician- a cellist, who might just get into to Julliard- which happens to be across the country from her family and her amazing boyfriend, Shooting Star lead singer, Adam. Music weaves itself into all different parts of Mia's life- it's what brought her punk rock parents together and it’s what drew Adam to her- when they were seemingly opposite. Throughout the book Mia reflects back on her life and dwells in her memories with her parents, younger brother Teddy, Adam, her tough as nails best friend Kim, gram and gramps. As the heart monitor beeps and a machine helps her breath Mia has to make up her mind- to stay or to go

-Reviewed by Renee, Teen Outreach Librarian

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

“It has been sixty-four years since the president and the Consortium identified love as a disease, and forty-three since the scientists perfected a cure.”  In 95 days seventeen year old Lena is scheduled to have the procedure, which ensure she will never become infected with amor deliria nervosa or love, the deadliest of all diseases. After her procedure she’ll be paired with a boy whom the evaluators have chosen for her.  She won’t have to worry about love affecting her mind so she cannot think clearly, or rationally.  After the procedure she will be safe and free from any pain that love might have brought her.  Except- one day when Lena and her best friend Hana are up for their evaluations, Lena sees a boy.  Their eyes meet for a moment and then everything changes.  A whole other version of the world she lives in is revealed to her because of this boy and her best friend Hana. Lena finds herself making choices that may seem irrational and she’s definitely not thinking clearly.  Where do Lena’s choices lead her? Delirium by Lauren Oliver will infect you once you start reading it and you will find it very hard to put down.  Your stomach will flutter with anticipation of what’s coming next and you might even find yourself falling in love with it.  It’s  quite contagious. 

Keep up to date with author Lauren Oliver here : http://www.laurenoliverbooks.com/

-Renee N., Teen Outreach Librarian