Thursday, December 28, 2006

More New YA Titles to try over winter break...

Allison, Jennifer. Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake. Sleuth/Dutton, 2006.
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Will Gilda's sixth sense help her solve the mystery at a haunted school for girls?

Anderson, M.T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation: Volume 1, The Pox Party. Candlewick Press, 2006.
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What is the worst thing that could be hiding behind a "forbidden door?"

Bowsher, Melodie. My Lost and Found Life. Bloomsbury, 2006.
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How will Ashley reconcile with her mother, who has been embezzling a ton of money?!

Buffie, Margaret. Out of Focus. KCP Fiction, 2006.
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Can Bernice's life get any worse at the Black Spruce Lodge?

Esckilsen, Erik. The Outside Groove. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006.
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Casey takes on racecar driving in this exciting novel!

Kaaberbol, Lene. The Serpent Gift. Henry Holt and Company, 2003.
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The third title in "The Shamer Chronicles" in which Dina is in definite danger!

McCaughrean, Geraldine. Cyrano. Harcourt, Inc., 2006.
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Who will Roxane choose? Perhaps the guy on the cover with the rather large nose!

McCormick, Patricia. Sold. Hyperion, 2006.
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Try this powerful story about a young woman, sold into prostitution, in Nepal.

Pow, Tom. The Pack. A Neal Porter Book, 2004.
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Can Bradley and Victor save Floris after she is kidnapped?

Rees, Douglas. The Janus Gate: An Encounter with John Singer Sargent. Watson-Guptill Publications, 2006.
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See if you agree with what the painting, author and artist are saying about the Boit family in this intriguing title!

Smelcer, John. The Trap. Henry Holt and Company, 2006.
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See who has better instincts, grandfather or grandson, in this story set in the Alaskan wilderness.

Thomson, Sarah L. The Secret of the Rose. Greenwillow Books, 2006.
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So many deadly secrets, so little time!

Turnbull, Ann. No Shame, No Fear. Candlewick Press, 2003.
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Check out this story of true love set in seventeenth century England.

Waits, Leander. Beautiful City of the Dead. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006.
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Can a "ghost metal" band really cross over to the other side when they start rockin' out?!

Welsh, T.K. The Unresolved. Dutton Books, 2006.
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What will happen to the ghost of a girl who died in the General Slocum steamship fire?

Gallo, Donald R., ed. What are You Afraid Of? Candlewick Press, 2006.
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Ten stories about scary stuff!

Winterson, Jeanette. Tanglewreck. Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2006.
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Can Silver and Gabriel stop the world from ending?!

Friday, December 22, 2006

New YA titles to read over the holidays...

Akino, Matsuri. Genjuno Seiza. Tokyopop, 2006.
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See what happens when Kamishina discovers his spiritual side in this manga novel!

Atkins, Catherine. When Jeff Comes Home. Puffin Books, 1999.
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How would you cope if you had been kidnapped only to be released back to your family two years later?

Giles, Gail. Dead Girls Don't Write Letters. Simon Pulse, 2004.
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Is Sunny's sister back from the dead or is there an impostor living with her family?
Look for this to be one of our Teens Read Lit titles in 2007!

Glenn, Mel. Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? Puffin Books, 1996.
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A mystery about an English teacher written in poems!

Meehl, Brian. Out of Patience. Delacorte Press, 2006.
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Can a toilet plunger make you change the way you feel about your life and your environment?!

Von Ziegesar, Cecily. Reckless: An It Girl Novel. Little, Brown and Company, 2006.
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Will Jenny hold on to her boyfriend? Or will he hook up with her roommate (also his ex)?!

Wilcox, Mary. The Hollywood Sisters: Backstage Pass. Delacorte Press, 2006.
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Will one sister help the other in this celebrity-obsessed city?

Merry Manga!

We now have volumes 2-10 of Pet Shop of Horrors!

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Teens Read Lit!

Missed out on Scott Westerfeld's Uglies?

Come by the library and pick up a copy of Kathe Koja's Buddha Boy!
Then join us on January 11, 2007 at 4p.m. to be part of an enlightend discussion!

It's a short read (only 117 pages!) so take a chance and join our fun group!

Thursday Movies are Back!

Join us at 4p.m. today for "Talladega Nights" (PG-13)

Next week we will watch "Elf" (PG)

Please join us! All movies start at 4p.m.
Free popcorn and pop!

Monday, December 11, 2006

New YA Titles for December!

Abel, Jessica. La Perdida. Pantheon Books, 2006.
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A young woman, Carla, takes a trip to Mexico City to "find" herself and gets mixed up with a rough crowd.

Carlson, Melody. Diary of a Teenage Girl: Becoming Me. Multnomah Publishers, 2000.
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Read Caitlin's journal and discover what she is feeling and how her faith impacts her future!

Carlson, Melody. Diary of a Teenage Girl: It's My Life. Multnomah Publishers, 2001.
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More excerpts from Caitlin's diary: see what happens when she goes on a mission trip to Mexico!

Carlson, Melody. Diary of a Teenage Girl: Who I Am. Multnomah Publishers, 2002.
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Learn how Caitlin's faith keeps her strong during a tumultuous senior year!

Childress, Alice. A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich. Speak, 2003 (1973).
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Find out if Benjie can end his drug habit it this poignant title.

Ellis, Deborah. Jackal in the Garden: An Encounter with Bihzad. Watson-Guptill Publications, 2006.
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Discover more about art through a moving story of an abandoned child!

Geary, Rick. The Beast of Chicago: The Murderous Career of H.H. Holmes. Comicslit, 2003.
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Intrigued by The Devil in the White City? Try this graphic novel version of this horrible man!

Geary, Rick. The Borden Treasury. Comicslit, 1997.
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Horrid history made more accessible through the graphic novel medium!

Geary, Rick. The Case of Madeleine Smith. Comicslit, 2006.
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Did Madeleine poison her lover?! You will have to read this graphic novel to find out!

Giles, Gail. Dead Girls Don't Write Letters. Roaring Brook Press, 2003.
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Did Sunny's sister really die in a fire, or is the girl who shows up claiming to be Jazz, an imposter?

Going, K.L. Saint Iggy. Harcourt, Inc., 2006.
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Will Iggy redeem himself after being kicked out of high school?

Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines. Dutton Books, 2006.
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Can Colin find a Katherine who won't end up dumping him?!

Mayer, Melody. The Nannies. Delacorte Press, 2005.
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How will these young nannies survive in Hollywood?!

Miller, Mary Beth. Aimee. Speak, 2002.
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What would you do if you were accused of killing your best friend?

Paterson, Katherine. Bread and Roses, Too. Clarion Books, 2006.
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Try this historical fiction piece based on the events of a 1912 labor strike.

Paulsen, Gary. The Legend of Bass Reeves: Being the True and Fictional Account of the Most Valiant Marshal in the West. Wendy Lamb Books, 2006.
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Git yerself caught up in this wild, Western cowboy story!

Richardson, V.A. The House of Windjammer. Bloomsbury, 2003.
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Can a young man keep his family name in good graces?!

Tachibana, Yutaka. Gatcha Gatcha: Volume 1. Tokyopop, 2006.
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See if you can figure out the love triangle in this new manga series!

Tachibana, Yutaka. Gatcha Gatcha: Volume 2. Tokyopop, 2006.
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What happens between friends Motoko and Yuri when the Hirao and Yabe's feelings are revealed?!

Tharp, Tim. Knights of the Hill Country. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
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Enjoy the excitement of this football story!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl 5. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Sae is out to break up Toji and Momo! Will she succeed?!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl 6. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Find out what happens between Toji and Momo!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl 7. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Will Kiley and Momo's revenge plan turn deadly for Sae?!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl 8. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Is Momo really in love with Toji or is Kiley meant to be her true love?

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 2. Tokyopop, 2003.
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Now that Momo and Kiley are a couple what will happen when Ryo, Kiley's brother, tries to steal Momo?!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 3. Tokyopop, 2003.
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Ryo is still after Momo!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 4. Tokyopop, 2003.
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Toji is back on the scene! What will Momo do?!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 6. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Momo is caught between Kiley and Toji. Again.

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 7. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Momo ends up in a romantic situation with Toji? Will she give up on Kiley for good?

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 8. Tokyopop, 2004.
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The Momo-Kiley-Toji love triangle gets even messier!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 9. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Sae is acting really weird.

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Sae's Story 1. Tokyopop, 2005.
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In this spin-off series, Sae is the featured character after Momo is off to college!

Vollmar, Rob and Pablo G. Callejo. Bluesman: Book One. Absence of Ink Comic Press, 2004.
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Will a hit song turn fate around for two wandering blues players?

Vollmar, Rob and Pablo G. Callejo. Bluesman: Book Two. Comicslit, 2006.
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Is Lem Taylor guilty? Who will help him prove his innocence?

Vollmar, Rob and Pablo G. Callejo. Bluesman: Book Three. Comicslit, 2006.
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Lem is on the run in this volume!

Westerfield, Scott. The Last Days. Razorbill, 2006.
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Find out if it is really the end of the world in this sequel to Peeps.