Thursday, November 30, 2006

'Tis the season for some holiday stories...

Abbot, Hailey, Melissa de la Cruz, Aimee Friedman and Nina Malkin. Mistletoe. Scholastic Inc., 2006.
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Enjoy four holiday-themed short stories in this new collection!

Friday, November 24, 2006

Even More New November YA Fiction!

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Harmony Books, 1979/2004.
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Enjoy this 25th Illustrated Anniversary edition of the classic sci-fi story of Arthur Dent and his towel!

Bloor, Edward. London Calling. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
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What would you do if you were transported to the 1940's and a world at war?!

Brown, Susan Taylor. Hugging the Rock. Tricycle Press, 2006.
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Examine the relationship between father and daughter in this poignant story.

Dessen, Sarah. Dreamland. Viking, 2000.
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Can Caitlin leave the comfort of her dreams and return to reality?

Kaaberbol, Lene. The Shamer's War: Book 4: The Shamer Chronicles. Henry Holt and Company, 2005.
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Will Nico and Dina survive the last battle against the Dragon Lord?!

Kindl, Patrice. Owl in Love. Graphia, 1993.
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Who will end up with a teen girl who becomes an owl at night?!

Klass, David. Firestorm: The Caretaker Trilogy: Book 1. Frances Foster Books, 2006.
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Find out what happens to Jack when he breaks the rushing record at his high school!

Levitin, Sonia. The Cure. Silver Whistle/Harcourt Brace, 1999.
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The years 2407 and 1348 affect each other in this troubling tale.

Little, Jason. Shutterbug Follies: A Graphic Novel. Doubleday Graphic Novels, 2002.
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Discover what happens when a photographer develops a picture of a corpse!

Lynch, Chris. Sins of the Fathers. HarperTempest, 2006.
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See who is guilty or innocent in Drew's "tribe" of friends and priests!

Madison, Bennet. Lulu Dark and the Summer of the Fox. Sleuth/Razorbill, 2006.
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Lulu is back and this time she has to solve the mystery of her missing mother!

Mapson, Jo-Ann. The Owl and Moon Cafe. Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2006.
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Try this revealing novel about the Moon family women and their secrets.

Bradman, Tony, ed. My Dad's a Punk: 12 Stories About Boys and Their Fathers. Kingfisher, 2006.
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Check out one or all of these 12 stories dealing with the complex relationship between fathers and sons!

Pfeffer, Susan Beth. Life As We Knew It. Harcourt, Inc., 2006.
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What happens to life on earth when a meteor hits the moon?

Rabb, M.E. Missing Persons: The Rose Queen. Speak, 2004.
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Discover the mystery taking place in Venice, Indiana, in this exciting title!

Roberts, Judson. Viking Warrior: The Strongbow Saga: Book One. HarperCollins Publishers, 2006.
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Find out the cost of becoming a Viking warrior in this first title of a new series.

Simmons, Michael. Finding Lubchenko. Razorbill, 2005.
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Will Evan reveal what he has done wrong or will he find a murderer in order to save his father?!

Stolarz, Laurie Faria. Bleed. Hyperion, 2006.
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How will the lives of ten teens be changed in this title?

Trottier, Maxine. Three Songs for Courage. Tundra Books, 2006.
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Learn what life as a teen might have been like in the 1950's.

Van Draanen, Wendelin. Runaway. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
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Discover how Holly tries to survive after fleeing her fifth foster home.

Weatherly, Lee. Breakfast at Sadie's. David Fickling Books, 2005.
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How can a teen run a bead and breakfast?! Find out in this British import.

Friday, November 10, 2006

Tamora Pierce was here!

Thank you to everyone (over eighty!) who came out to meet Tamora Pierce last night.
She read from her newest Tortall title, Beka Cooper: Terrier, and spoke about her inspirations, being a writer and signed books for all ages.

We thank Tamora, Random House and The Mystery Spot (an independent bookstore from Carmel, Indiana) for visiting us at the Crawfordsville District Public Library.

We hope to have more author visits in the future! Thank you for making this such a positive experience!

Thursday, November 09, 2006

November Non-Fiction and Graphic Novels!

Burns, Kate. Students' Rights. Thomson Gale, 2007.
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Learn about your rights with this informative title! Check the new YA cart to find it!

Graphic Novels

Akimoto, Nami. Ultra Cute: Volume 2. Tokyopop, 2006.
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Will Ami and Noa find boyfriends?

Geary, Rick. The Fatal Bullet: The Assassination of President James A. Garfield. ComicsLit, 1999.
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An illustrated look at the death of a president.

Holm, Jennifer L. and Matthew Holm. Babymouse: Rock Star. Random House, 2006.
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Can Babymouse rock the world? Or, at least, her school?!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart Volume 5. Tokyopop, 2003.
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Sae is in deep trouble. Will Momo help her enemy?!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart: Volume 10. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Will Momo choose Toji or Kiley?

Watsuki, Nobuhiro. Ruso Renkin: Volume 2, Fade to Black. VIZ Media, LLC, 2006.
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Humans and brain-eaters, oh my!

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

New November YA Fiction!

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Harmony Books, 1979.
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Join Arthur Dent on this classic tale of humans, androids and towels!

Alvarez, Julia. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1991.
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Find out what happens to the four Garcia Girls when they are forced to relocate to the Bronx.

Cabot, Meg. How to be Popular. HarperTempest, 2006.
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Is popularity really worth it? Find out in this new title!

Carlson, Melody. Diary of a Teenage Girl: My Name is Chloe. Multnomah Publishers, 2002.
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Will Chloe handle the pressures of Christian-Rock stardom?!

Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. Miramax Books/Hyperion Books for Children, 2006.
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Fairies, demons and a very smart twelve-year-old!

Echols, Jennifer. Major Crush. Simon Pulse, 2006.
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Can Virginia and Drew get past the fact that they have to share the role of drum major?!

Frost, Helen. The Braid. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
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Written in verse this is the story of two sisters who are separated from each other.

Hautman, Pete. Rash. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2006.
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What would you do if you were wrongly sent to jail in a Canadian pizza factory?!

Hearn, Lian. Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori Book One. Riverhead Books, 2002.
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Discover Takeo and his unbelievable destiny!

Johnson, Catherine. Face Value. Walker & Company, 2006.
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London fashion and all it encompasses may be more than these models expected!

McDaniel, Lurlene. Angels in Pink: Raina's Story. Laurel-Leaf Books, 2005.
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Will Raina’s ex-boyfriend destroy her life? Or will her mother’s secret?

McDaniel, Lurlene. Briana's Gift. Delacorte Press, 2006.
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How can Sissy help her pregnant sister and hard-working mother?

Madison, Bennett. Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls. Sleuth/Razorbill, 2005.
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Don’t steal a girl's favorite purse!

Marshall, Bev. Hot Fudge Sundae Blues. Ballantine Books, 2005.
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Can Layla Jay save her mother from her "reckless ways?"

Mechling, Lauren and Laura Moser. The Rise and Fall of a 10th-Grade Social Climber. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005.
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See if Mimi can make her way to the top of the pecking order at a private school in NYC!

Myracle, Lauren. ttyl. Amulet Books, 2004.
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The book that preceded ttfn introduces us to Maddie, Angela and Zoe and their instant-messages!

Papademetriou, Lisa. The Wizard, Witch and Two Girls from Jersey. Razorbill, 2006.
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Can Jersey girls save a realm of fantasy? Maybe with the help of that talking squirrel!

Paolini, Christopher. Eldest. Rocaeditorial, 2005.
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The sequel to Eragon—en espanol!

Pierce, Tamora. Beka Cooper: Terrier. Random House, 2006.
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The highly anticipated newest legend out of Tortall!

Richardson, E.E. The Intruders. Delacorte Press, 2006.
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Two guys living in the same house are having the same nightmares! See what unfolds in this scary story!

Scrimger, Richard. From Charlie's Point of View. Sleuth/Dutton, 2005.
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Will Charlie prove that his dad is innocent of robbery?!

Shan, Darren. The Demonata: Slawter. Little, Brown and Company, 2006.
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Some of the characters from the first two titles in this series are back…to make a movie!

Woods, Brenda. Emako Blue. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2004.
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Find out what happens to the titular character on the mean streets of L.A.'s South Central.

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Watch this space for new...

teen titles!
Coming Soon!

Book Club Today!

Teens Read Lit meets today!
4p.m.
Youth Services Program Room
Join us to discuss Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce!
We will talk about what kinds of questions we might like to ask her when she visits CDPL next Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 7:30p.m.

Snacks, talk and fun!
See you there!