by Kenneth Oppel

First  the rain brought seeds that grew into alien plants that burrowed and strangled and fed.  Seth, Anaya, and Petra are strangely immune to the plant’s toxins and found a way to combat them,  But just as they have their first success, the rain begins again.  But our heroes aren’t able to help this time–they’ve been locked away in a government lab with other kids who are also immune.  What is their secret?  Could they be…part alien themselves?  Whose side are they on? 

by Christiane M. Andrews

Clothilde has lived her whole life in the shadows with her (sometimes) thieving and (always) ailing father.  But when he fails to meet her one morning, sending her instead a mysterious ticket, Clo finds herself journeying across the sea to reunite with him.  The ticket, however, leaves her on a sunless island.

Frustrated and aching with the loss of her father, Clo must unravel the mysteries of the island and all that’s hidden.