RECOMMENDED READS
*Icy books for Teens*
GIRLS MADE OF SNOW AND GLASS
Melissa Bashardoust
"Frozen meets The Bloody Chamber in this feminist fantasy reimagining of the Snow White fairytale "Goodreads
WINTERSONG
S. Jae-Jones"Dark, romantic, and unforgettable, Wintersong is an enchanting coming-ofage story for fans of Labyrinth and Beauty and The Cruel Prince."
FROZEN
Melissa De La Cruz
THE WINTER PEOPLE
Rebekah L. Purdy
"West Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange disappearances and old legends Now, in present day, nineteen-year-old Ruthie lives in Sara’s farmhouse with her mother, Alice, and her younger sister Alice has always insisted that they live off the grid, a decision that has weighty consequences when Ruthie wakes up one morning to find that Alice has vanished In her search for clues, she is startled to find a copy of Sara Harrison Shea’s diary hidden beneath the floorboards of her mother’s bedroom. As Ruthie gets sucked into the historical mystery, she discovers that she’s not the only person looking for someone that they’ve lost But she may be the only one who can stop history from repeating itself "-penguinrandomhouse com
AFTER THE SNOW
S D
Crockett
The oceans stopped working before Willo was born, so the world of ice and snow is all he's ever known He lives with his family deep in the wilderness, far from the government's controlling grasp Willo's survival skills are put to the test when he arrives home one day to find his family gone. It could be the government; it could be scavengers--all Willo knows is he has to find refuge and his family It is a journey that will take him into the city he's always avoided, with a girl who needs his help more than he knows
FAR FROM YOU
Lisa Schroeder
"When a deadly snowstorm traps Alice with her stepmother and newborn half sister, she'll face issues she's been avoiding for too long As Alice looks to the heavens for guidance, she discovers something wonderful "
"Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one temperature - freezing But some things never change " -Google
BooksCatherine
Rider"The oceans stopped working before Willo was born, so the world of ice and snow is all he's ever known He lives with his family deep in the wilderness, far from the government's controlling grasp Willo's survival skills are put to the test when he arrives home one day to find his family gone. It could be the government; it could be scavengers--all Willo knows is he has to find refuge and his family It is a journey that will take him into the city he's always avoided, with a girl who needs his help more than he knows "
STORK
Wendy Delsol
"Sixteen-year-old Katla has just moved from Los Angeles to the sticks of Minnesota. As if it weren’t enough that her trendy fashion sense draws stares, she learns to her horror that she’s a member of an ancient order of women who decide to whom certain babies will be born Drawing from Norse mythology and inspired by THE SNOW QUEEN by Hans Christian Andersen "-Google Books
A WINTER'S PROMISE
Christelle Dabos
"Plain-spoken, headstrong Ophelia cares little about appearances Her ability to read the past of objects is unmatched in all of Anima and, what's more, she possesses the ability to travel through mirrors, a skill passed down to her from previous generations Her idyllic life is disrupted, however, when she is promised in marriage to Thorn, a taciturn and influential member of a distant clan Ophelia must leave all she knows behind and follow her fiancé to Citaceleste, the capital of a cold, icy ark known as the Pole, where danger lurks around every corner and nobody can be trusted There, in the presence of her inscrutable future husband, Ophelia slowly realizes that she is a pawn in a political game that will have farreaching ramifications not only for her but for her entire world "--Amazon
IRON KING
Julie Kagawa
"Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six She has never quite fit in at school or at home
When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change But she could never have guessed the truth
For Meghan is the daughter of a mythical faery king…and a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face and find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart " -Amazon
Free-spirited Grace and serious Kai are the best of friends They grew up together listening to magical tales spun by Kai's grandmother and sharing in each other's secrets But when they turn sixteen and Kai declares his love for Grace, everything changes Grace yearns for freedom and slowly begins to push Kai -- and their friendship -away." - Available on Overdrive
THE DEAD OF WINTER Chris Priestley
"AN ORPHANED BOY, A DESOLATE HOUSE, AND A POLTERGEIST WITH A TERRIBLE ITCH FOR REVENGE AFTER MICHAEL'S PARENTS DIE, HE IS INVITED TO STAY WITH HIS GUARDIAN IN A DESOLATE COUNTRY HOUSE. HE BEGINS TO SUSPECT SOMETHING IS NOT QUITE RIGHT ON THE DAY HE ARRIVES WHEN HE SPOTS A MYSTERIOUS WOMAN OUT IN THE FROZEN MISTS "
