Polly Parker Meets Her Shadow by Victoria Lowery is the first book in the Secrets of the Shadow series. It is a YA science fiction novel that follows the fourteen-year-old Polly as she goes through separation and reintegration. Separation removes negative emotions and thoughts, transforming them into a shadow. Then, the process of reintegration is when Polly learns how to handle those emotions and incorporates that part of her shadow back within herself. Each time Polly masters an emotion she learns a secret. Her goal is to learn all six secrets and become fully reintegrated.
Anax by Keren Ouliel is the first book in The Order Series, an urban fantasy where Greek mythology and modern life collide. Naya Tellus is an environmental journalist who believes that natural disasters might not be as natural as we think. She believes that someone or something is intentionally causing these things as a way for the earth to rebel against its treatment by the humans. Though most people would write her off as crazy, the mysterious Joshua Adams, a seismologist, agrees with her and wants Naya to come work for him.
