Wishing Season

Lily is facing the worst tragedy in her life - the death of her twin brother, Anders.  She finds comfort in the fact that behind their house, there is a place where she can still visit and be with him.  But as the summer progresses, she slowly realizes that their place is shrinking and that magic will not allow them to visit much longer.  This is a beautiful story about love and grief and finding your place.  (FIC RIC)

The Probability of Everything

I read this book on a recommendation of another teacher.  For the first half of the novel, I was a little confused as to why he would love it so much.  It was an interesting premise but still.... not what I would call memorable or special.  Then, it happened.  The twist.  Read this book about Kemi, a girl who loves math and probabilities, who is preparing for the end-of-the-world asteroid strike of the Earth and who is compelled to create a time-capsule so they will not be forgotten.  (FIC EVE)