Evil Librarian

Evil Librarian

Michelle Knusden

2014

Humor, Demon Fantasy

Cynthia (Cyn) Rothschild is a normal sixteen year old, high school student with a best friend, Annie, and with a super crush, Ryan.  Annie falls for the new, young, hot school librarian, Mr. Gabriel, who seems to feel the same about Annie.  Cyn finds this disturbing and realizes it is much more than very inappropriate (and illegal) when she sees the demonic features of Mr. Gabriel.  Will Cyn, with help from Ryan, be able to save Annie and the school from the evil clutches of the demonic librarian? Will she be able to succeed making Sweeney Todd the best musical every to be performed at the high school as the set director?  Humor and action make Evil Librarian a fun read and the cover and title are great.

Conversion

Conversion

by Katherine Howe

2014

Mystery, historical fiction, realistic fiction

Why are many girls at St. Joan's Academy in Danvers, Massachusetts developing a mysterious illness that affects them in different ways? Are they faking it? Is it toxins in the soil? Is it because Danvers used to be Salem Village where the infamous witch trials took place?  Colleen Rowley is swept away in the stress of everyday life as a senior battling for valedictorian, getting into the college of her dreams, and boys. Now she is trying to figure out exactly what is happening at St. Joan's.  Will she be able to do so before the illness strikes her?

It is interesting how the book goes back in time to tell about the witch trials when Danvers was Salem Village. It's an even paced book with a likable main character.