January 2013 young adult book releases: middle of the month (Photos)

These books are being released on in the middle of January 2013. For other new releases, please see the links at the bottom of the article. Stay tuned for more January releases. Alternatively, more January releases can be found on the goodreads.com list.

“The Cadet of Tildor” by Alex Lidell
Release date: January 10, 2013
Political unrest sweeps the country as two warring crime families try to gain power. They attempt to exploit the new king of Tildor’s inexperience. Cadet Renee de Winter struggles at the Academy of Tildor to keep up with her male peers. Her mentor gets kidnapped and is forced to fight in the illegal gladiator games. Renee with best friend, Alec, set out to find him. She is thrust into a world full of crime and political intrigue.

“Gates of Paradise” by Melissa de la Cruz (Blue Bloods #7)
Release date: January 15, 2013
“Gates of Paradise” is the finale in the Blue Blood series. All of the questions are answers, all the mysteries are explained. Friends get reunited, hearts get broken. The question remains: Will Bliss return with the Hellhounds? Will Schuyler save the Blue Bloods? Who will live, and more importantly, who will die?

“Level 2” by Lenore Appelhans (The Memory Chronicles #1)
Release date: January 15, 2013
Felicia Ward is dead and stuck in a stark afterlife called Level Two. She spends an endless amount of time replaying the days of her family, friends, and boyfriend. And somehow, the guy who broke her heart worms his way into the memories. He's the same guy who just broke into Level Two to find her. Suspended between heaven and earth, Felicia must choose whether to join the rebellion and between two worlds.

“Return to Me” by Justina Chen Headley
Release date: January 15, 2013
Rebecca chose her college to put distance between her and her family. But her dad gets a new job opportunity, and her family ends up moving with her. Last minute boyfriend, Jackson, makes the move even more difficult. Right before the move, her dad drops even more news on the family. When everything can change in an instant, will Rebecca figure out what she really wants?

“Shades of Earth” by Beth Revis (Across the Universe #3)
Release date: January 15, 2013
Amy and Elder finally leave the oppressive spaceship walls behind and set out to build a new home on Centauri-Earth. This earth holds more dangers than they could have imagined. Turns out, they aren’t alone on this planet. If they want to stay, they’ll have to fight. If the colony doesn’t survive, then everything Amy and Elder sacrificed will be for nothing.

These are only brief summaries of the stories. For more information and reviews, please check out the individual titles on goodreads.com. You can purchase any of the January 2013 releases from amazon.com.

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