(4) YA Escape: Survive series. Teens face natural disasters and evildoers in standalone survival stories. Gloria braves the harsh Arizona desert after an airplane crash (Crash); two frenemies lost at sea overcome the elements and modern-day pirates (Skies); an American church youth group escapes a volcanic eruption and flees Congolese rebels (Wind). The hi-lo narratives are accessible, but the melodramas become tiresome. There are three other fall 2017 books in this series. Review covers these titles: The Evil Wind, Crash, and Red Skies.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) YA Escape: Summer Road Trip series. A series of light hi-lo novels detail teens' summer trips: Kendra and Mitch are swindled in the City of Sin (Vegas); Tree and Jeanne survive mishaps in 1987 Stonehenge (Lights); and Tamika fights her depression on a kayaking trip (Rapids). Despite the books' uneven plots, their pop-culture references, unchaperoned adventures, and highly accessible texts may appeal to teenage reluctant readers. There are three other fall 2017 books in this series. Review covers these Escape: Summer Road Trip titles: Vegas, The Rapids, and Shooting Lights.

Reviewer: Rebecca Kirshenbaum

(4) YA Escape: Summer Road Trip series. A series of light hi-lo novels detail teens' summer trips: Kendra and Mitch are swindled in the City of Sin (Vegas); Tree and Jeanne survive mishaps in 1987 Stonehenge (Lights); and Tamika fights her depression on a kayaking trip (Rapids). Despite the books' uneven plots, their pop-culture references, unchaperoned adventures, and highly accessible texts may appeal to teenage reluctant readers. There are three other fall 2017 books in this series. Review covers these Escape: Summer Road Trip titles: Vegas, The Rapids, and Shooting Lights.

Reviewer: Rebecca Kirshenbaum

(4) YA Escape: Survive series. Teens face natural disasters and evildoers in standalone survival stories. Gloria braves the harsh Arizona desert after an airplane crash (Crash); two frenemies lost at sea overcome the elements and modern-day pirates (Skies); an American church youth group escapes a volcanic eruption and flees Congolese rebels (Wind). The hi-lo narratives are accessible, but the melodramas become tiresome. There are three other fall 2017 books in this series. Review covers these titles: The Evil Wind, Crash, and Red Skies.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) YA Escape: Treasure Hunters series. Three teens follow a labyrinth of clues leading to sunken treasure aboard an ancient shipwreck. Cousins Chris and Carrie stumble on the first clue after the suspicious death of their archivist aunt and are joined in their quest by another archivist's daughter, Maddison. Some questionable plot twists are offset by likable characters and an intriguing mystery in this six-part hi-lo narrative. Review covers these Escape: Treasure Hunters titles: Deep Waters, Keyword Cypher, Secrets of the Old Church, The Treasure, Treasure in the Woods, and The Truth.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) YA Escape: Treasure Hunters series. Three teens follow a labyrinth of clues leading to sunken treasure aboard an ancient shipwreck. Cousins Chris and Carrie stumble on the first clue after the suspicious death of their archivist aunt and are joined in their quest by another archivist's daughter, Maddison. Some questionable plot twists are offset by likable characters and an intriguing mystery in this six-part hi-lo narrative. Review covers these Escape: Treasure Hunters titles: Deep Waters, Keyword Cypher, Secrets of the Old Church, The Treasure, Treasure in the Woods, and The Truth.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) YA Escape: Treasure Hunters series. Three teens follow a labyrinth of clues leading to sunken treasure aboard an ancient shipwreck. Cousins Chris and Carrie stumble on the first clue after the suspicious death of their archivist aunt and are joined in their quest by another archivist's daughter, Maddison. Some questionable plot twists are offset by likable characters and an intriguing mystery in this six-part hi-lo narrative. Review covers these Escape: Treasure Hunters titles: Deep Waters, Keyword Cypher, Secrets of the Old Church, The Treasure, Treasure in the Woods, and The Truth.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) YA Escape: Treasure Hunters series. Three teens follow a labyrinth of clues leading to sunken treasure aboard an ancient shipwreck. Cousins Chris and Carrie stumble on the first clue after the suspicious death of their archivist aunt and are joined in their quest by another archivist's daughter, Maddison. Some questionable plot twists are offset by likable characters and an intriguing mystery in this six-part hi-lo narrative. Review covers these Escape: Treasure Hunters titles: Deep Waters, Keyword Cypher, Secrets of the Old Church, The Treasure, Treasure in the Woods, and The Truth.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) YA Escape: Treasure Hunters series. Three teens follow a labyrinth of clues leading to sunken treasure aboard an ancient shipwreck. Cousins Chris and Carrie stumble on the first clue after the suspicious death of their archivist aunt and are joined in their quest by another archivist's daughter, Maddison. Some questionable plot twists are offset by likable characters and an intriguing mystery in this six-part hi-lo narrative. Review covers these Escape: Treasure Hunters titles: Deep Waters, Keyword Cypher, Secrets of the Old Church, The Treasure, Treasure in the Woods, and The Truth.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) YA Escape: Treasure Hunters series. Three teens follow a labyrinth of clues leading to sunken treasure aboard an ancient shipwreck. Cousins Chris and Carrie stumble on the first clue after the suspicious death of their archivist aunt and are joined in their quest by another archivist's daughter, Maddison. Some questionable plot twists are offset by likable characters and an intriguing mystery in this six-part hi-lo narrative. Review covers these Escape: Treasure Hunters titles: Deep Waters, Keyword Cypher, Secrets of the Old Church, The Treasure, Treasure in the Woods, and The Truth.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) YA Escape: Summer Road Trip series. A series of light hi-lo novels detail teens' summer trips: Kendra and Mitch are swindled in the City of Sin (Vegas); Tree and Jeanne survive mishaps in 1987 Stonehenge (Lights); and Tamika fights her depression on a kayaking trip (Rapids). Despite the books' uneven plots, their pop-culture references, unchaperoned adventures, and highly accessible texts may appeal to teenage reluctant readers. There are three other fall 2017 books in this series. Review covers these Escape: Summer Road Trip titles: Vegas, The Rapids, and Shooting Lights.

Reviewer: Rebecca Kirshenbaum

(4) YA Escape: Survive series. Teens face natural disasters and evildoers in standalone survival stories. Gloria braves the harsh Arizona desert after an airplane crash (Crash); two frenemies lost at sea overcome the elements and modern-day pirates (Skies); an American church youth group escapes a volcanic eruption and flees Congolese rebels (Wind). The hi-lo narratives are accessible, but the melodramas become tiresome. There are three other fall 2017 books in this series. Review covers these titles: The Evil Wind, Crash, and Red Skies.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) YA Escape: Werewolf Council series. In their small Alaskan town, best friends Nate and Riley find themselves on opposite sides of an age-old conflict between werewolves and those tasked with guarding humans from them. The teens believably grow into their respective roles--Nate as a werewolf and Riley as heir to the Order--which drives the six-part supernatural series' overall narrative. Intense action keeps the lively continuous plot moving forward. Review covers these Werewolf Council titles: By the Blood..., The Hidden Blade, Never Alone, Nobilitate Nobis, Pointed Hand, and Wolfland.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) YA Escape: Werewolf Council series. In their small Alaskan town, best friends Nate and Riley find themselves on opposite sides of an age-old conflict between werewolves and those tasked with guarding humans from them. The teens believably grow into their respective roles--Nate as a werewolf and Riley as heir to the Order--which drives the six-part supernatural series' overall narrative. Intense action keeps the lively continuous plot moving forward. Review covers these Werewolf Council titles: By the Blood..., The Hidden Blade, Never Alone, Nobilitate Nobis, Pointed Hand, and Wolfland.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) YA Escape: Werewolf Council series. In their small Alaskan town, best friends Nate and Riley find themselves on opposite sides of an age-old conflict between werewolves and those tasked with guarding humans from them. The teens believably grow into their respective roles--Nate as a werewolf and Riley as heir to the Order--which drives the six-part supernatural series' overall narrative. Intense action keeps the lively continuous plot moving forward. Review covers these Werewolf Council titles: By the Blood..., The Hidden Blade, Never Alone, Nobilitate Nobis, Pointed Hand, and Wolfland.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) YA Escape: Werewolf Council series. In their small Alaskan town, best friends Nate and Riley find themselves on opposite sides of an age-old conflict between werewolves and those tasked with guarding humans from them. The teens believably grow into their respective roles--Nate as a werewolf and Riley as heir to the Order--which drives the six-part supernatural series' overall narrative. Intense action keeps the lively continuous plot moving forward. Review covers these Werewolf Council titles: By the Blood..., The Hidden Blade, Never Alone, Nobilitate Nobis, Pointed Hand, and Wolfland.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) YA Escape: Werewolf Council series. In their small Alaskan town, best friends Nate and Riley find themselves on opposite sides of an age-old conflict between werewolves and those tasked with guarding humans from them. The teens believably grow into their respective roles--Nate as a werewolf and Riley as heir to the Order--which drives the six-part supernatural series' overall narrative. Intense action keeps the lively continuous plot moving forward. Review covers these Werewolf Council titles: By the Blood..., The Hidden Blade, Never Alone, Nobilitate Nobis, Pointed Hand, and Wolfland.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) YA Escape: Werewolf Council series. In their small Alaskan town, best friends Nate and Riley find themselves on opposite sides of an age-old conflict between werewolves and those tasked with guarding humans from them. The teens believably grow into their respective roles--Nate as a werewolf and Riley as heir to the Order--which drives the six-part supernatural series' overall narrative. Intense action keeps the lively continuous plot moving forward. Review covers these Werewolf Council titles: By the Blood..., The Hidden Blade, Never Alone, Nobilitate Nobis, Pointed Hand, and Wolfland.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) YA American Royalty series. What if George Washington chose to rule as king instead of president? This alternate-reality series follows his modern-day descendants as they desperately cling to relevancy and try to avoid World War XXX. McGehee uses humor and satire to subtly comment on today's celeb-obsessed society and its social-media addiction. With its entertaining, timely premise and simple prose, this hi-lo series is well suited to reluctant teen readers. Review covers these American Royalty titles: The Royal Birthday, The Royal Dream, The Royal Expectation, The Royal Queen's Reign, The Royal Summit, and The Royal Weddings.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes

(3) YA American Royalty series. What if George Washington chose to rule as king instead of president? This alternate-reality series follows his modern-day descendants as they desperately cling to relevancy and try to avoid World War XXX. McGehee uses humor and satire to subtly comment on today's celeb-obsessed society and its social-media addiction. With its entertaining, timely premise and simple prose, this hi-lo series is well suited to reluctant teen readers. Review covers these American Royalty titles: The Royal Birthday, The Royal Dream, The Royal Expectation, The Royal Queen's Reign, The Royal Summit, and The Royal Weddings.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes