(3) YA After an altruistic act caught on video goes viral, Sadie is nominated as a "Homegrown Hero" alongside four other civic-minded teens. The five of them set out to do some good in the world by combating cyber-bullying and trying to help a heroin-addicted friend. Sadie and her friends are a likable group; their commitment to the community and to one another is inspiring.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

(3) YA Broken Hearts and Revenge series. In the third book, a hurricane strands Gemma in the Hamptons with her best friend; her crush; two ex-boyfriends; her nemesis, Hallie; as well as Gemma's dad, who's--surprise!--just married Hallie's mom. Gemma joins forces with Hallie to break up their parents while also sorting out her own romantic relationships. This well-paced and suitably dramatic series conclusion gives its characters a fitting, happily-ever-after sendoff.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Dan Krall. Spoiled little rich dog Mabel's vision problems cause various comical misunderstandings until her human "parents" finally take her to a doggy optometrist. This Mabel story is more transparently purposeful than its predecessor (Naughty Mabel), but the authors' wit survives (Mabel's seventy-year-old neighbor is "490 in dog years"), as do Krall's cheeky visuals (don't miss Martha Stewart as seen in Mabel's triple vision).

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) YA Summer on East End series. Mardi and Molly, seventeen-year-old twin daughters of Thor, battle over boyfriends and meet their previously unknown mother, a global tennis star. As they embrace their burgeoning powers, strange and violent events lead the young witches to question their mother's sudden appearance. Despite flat, stereotypical characters, references to designer brands and cocktails may draw the Gossip Girl crowd to this Hamptons-set supernatural tale.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(3) YA Picking up moments after former friends Gemma and Hallie confronted each other (Broken Hearts, Fences, and Other Things to Mend), Finn's second installment in this ritzy Hamptons-summer-set series finds the girls still bent on mutual revenge. Through a series of schemes and pranks, their battle escalates until everyone around them is involved. Finn's quick-fire dialogue and pacing compensate handily for occasional plot implausibility.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

(2) YA Matt and John meet wealthy Portuguese teens Driana, Stef, and JoJo in Montauk. Stef impulsively decides on a little midnight windsurfing; the others borrow a poorly maintained motorboat to bring her back to shore. A string of mishaps turns this into a marine variant on the classic wilderness survival adventure. As tensions rise, the teens' backstories are seamlessly woven into the plot.

Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2015

(3) YA Jet-setting immortal teen witches Molly and Mardi wake up after a Manhattan penthouse party to find that two classmates are dead, and they're the prime suspects. The twins' father (the god Thor) banishes them to sleepy North Hampton, Long Island, until they can control their powers and prove their innocence. This YA Witches of East End spinoff will appeal to fans of Gossip Girl and supernatural romance.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

(4) YA Glamour and secrets tempt seventeen-year-old Naomi into friendships with the wealthy Hamptons teenagers her entrepreneurial mother wants her to associate with. As she becomes entangled in their lies and cruelties, Naomi's Midwestern values slip away until unavoidable tragedy strikes. Benincasa's faithful modernization of The Great Gatsby may appeal to some fans of Fitzgerald's portrait of opulence, but it brings nothing original to the table.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(3) YA Returning to the Hamptons after five years away, Gemma immediately encounters the former best friend whose life she nearly destroyed. But Hallie thinks Gemma is someone else (or so it seems), and Gemma decides it's time to make things right. Finn's writing is sharp and the story's tension high; the cliffhanger ending will have readers watching for the sequel.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

(4) YA Rory (Rules of Summer) and her boyfriend Connor's long-distance relationship survived school, but can it survive summer at his family's Hamptons home? Navigating secrets and mixed feelings, Rory discovers that while being their employee last summer was hard, being their guest isn't easy either. Philbin gives an insider's look at how outsiders fare amongst the elite in this shallow but deliciously entertaining beach read.

Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor