The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan

The Cahill family has gathered in the Great Hall for the reading of the will of its matriarch, Grace Cahill. Grace gives her last instructions to her family via a previously taped video. She offers them each a million dollars or 39 clues which lead to a secret that will make the individual or team that finds it the "most powerful and influential human beings on the planet". Dan and Amy Cahill loved their grandmother Grace and miss her greatly. They know that she was secretly training them for this mission but they must pit their wits against other more savvy members of their family to find the clues.

Eighth Grade Bites: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer

Vladimir Tod lives with his Aunt Nelly since his parents were killed in a house fire. Vlad has a secret. He's a vampire. His father was a vampire and his mom was human. Vlad is the first known case of a vampire actually being born and not "created" through a vampire bite. So some consider Vlad special while others detest his existence.

Nelly, a nightshift nurse, keeps Vlad stocked in packets of blood from the hospital. She only takes the ones that will be destroyed because the packets are about to expire. Vlad has never killed anyone to feed. Vlad's best friend, Henry, knows his secret, too. But odd things soon start happening in Vlad's town. Mr. Craig, a favorite middle school teacher, is missing. His substitute, Mr. Otis is very different and Vlad believes Mr. Otis is on to his secret. The vice principal watches Vlad like a hawk just waiting for him to mess up so he can administer a severe punishiment. Mark and Todd, the school bullies, continually pick on Vlad for his "goth" appearance, while Vlad longs to have the courage to speak to his crush, Meredith. And, as his vampire powers become more prominent, he longs to know more about his father and his background. Check out Eighth Grade Bites to find out how Vlad handles it all!

Acceleration by Graham McNamee

Duncan works in the lost and found at the Toronto Transit Commission. Items that are lost on buses and the subways are brought to the subbasement of the Bay subway station, and it is Duncan's job to retrieve them from the bins when a person comes to request their lost item. Sometimes when work is slow, Duncan sets a lawn chair up in front of the book bin and searches for an entertaining book. A plain brown leather journal catches his eye. As he flips through the journal, he finds newspaper clippings and very disturbing journal enteries. Duncan believes the journal writer is just one step away from committing murder but because he has a juvenile record Duncan thinks the police will not believe him if he brings the journal forward. But Duncan has a plan.

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dressen

Macy is all set to have an uneventful summer. Her brilliant boyfriend, Jason, is off to Brain Camp. She's filling in for Jason at the public library reference desk. Boring! In the evenings, she studies vocabulary for the upcoming SAT. Yawn! Macy and her mother don't really talk much since the loss of her father. They haven't truly dealt with his death. When an opportunity occurs for Macy to work with Wish, a very disorganized but close-knit catering company, she decides to take it on. Through Wish, Macy meets Wes. Wes and his Truth-telling game help Macy break down the wall she's built up to hold back her feelings.

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports is James Patterson's third book in the Maximum Ride Series. Max and her flock are genentically-altered humans that have wings. Yes, they can fly and each of these extraordingay kids as other powers. They are on the run from their enemies, evil scientists who want to control the world. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, Angel and her talking dog, Total set out to save the world from the over-zealous scientists. Max struggles with trust issues. This third installment is action-packed. Check out the whole series: Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, School's Out Forever and The Final Warning.

The Case of the Missing Marquess:An Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer

Enola Holmes wakes up on her 14th birthday to find her mother missing. Her two older brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft, find clues that suggest Mrs. Holmes has run off and plan to send Enola to boarding school. Enola deciphers clues left for her by her mother and decides to run away herself. On her journey, she gets involved in another mystery involving the missing Marquess of Basilwether, a young boy who's parents fear has been kidnapped.

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

"...a car accident...called the ambulance...intensive care...nothing anyone could do...so sorry." The voices of the police at the door at three in the morning drift up the stairs to Alex as he listens from his bedroom door. Ian Rider, his uncle and the only parent he ever knew, is dead. But circumstances of his death don't sit right with Alex. Ian Rider, a banker, always wore his seat belt and he made sure Alex wore his; but he wasn't wearing one the night of the accident according to the police. Then when Alex returns from the funeral to see a Stryker & Son moving van pulling out of their home and discovers Ian's upstairs office is empty, Alex decides to do some investigating on his own. He locates Ian Rider's BMW at J. B. Stryker Auto Wreckers and discovers the driver's side has been riddled with bullets. After narrowly escaping danger in the wrecking yard, Alex is summoned to the Royal & General Bank, where Alex learns that Ian Rider was not a banker but a spy for the British Intelligence Agency, MI6. Ian was undercover on a case investigating the release of the Stormbreaker computer when he was killed and MI6 needs Alex Rider's help to finish the job.