Friday, December 21, 2007

New Young Adults titles ready to be checked out

The Traitors' Gate by Avi
Fourteen-year-old John must take on unexpected responsibilites after his father is arrested as a debtor. He must ask a relative for help and he wonders why people are spying on him and his family.

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Book One of The Mortal Instruments)
Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray can see demons and Shadowhunters. She is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and she herself is almost killed by a monster.

Fell by David Clement-Davies
In Transylvania, Fell, a lone wolf with unusual abilities learns that his destiny is entwined with that of one human whose mysterious origins have villagers believing she is a changeling.

Enter Three Witches by Caroline B. Cooney
This is the story of Macbeth.

The Last Apprentice Night of the Soul Stealer by Joseph Delaney
Tom and his master, Spook, tangle with two dangerous witches and struggle to keep a dark mage from resurrecting an ancient evil.

Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Three young women are fighting for better working conditions for laborers. Then, things change when a fire sweeps through the factory.

Nightrise by Anthony Horowitz (Book 3 of the Gatekeepers)
Both Scott and Jamie are gatekeepers. One is captured by the group Nightrise and the fate of the world hinges on their survival.

Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin
When young Gavir's sister is brutally killed, he escapes from slavery and sets out to explore the world and his own psychic abilities.

Chicks with Sticks (Knitwise) by Elizabeth Lenhard
Will the stress of college applications and service projects, debutante balls and long-distance loves mean the end of the Chicks or will they find that true friendship will survive?

The Declaration by Gemma Malley
In 2140, where drugs enable people to live forever and children are illegal, teenager Anna, who is training to be a house servant discovers that her birth parents are trying to find her.

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Suddenly everything that was keeping Aislinn safe isn't working anymore and everything is on the line.

A Brief Chapter in my Impossible Life by Dana Reinhardt
This novel is about a girl looking for the meaning of family. On the way, she finds herself.

Homeboyz by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Teddy Anderson is planning revenge against the gang that killed his sister. He is arrested and put on house arrest. He is then given a child to mentor. Will he continue to plot against the gang or will this child change his thinking?

One new graphic novel:
Kitchen Princess #4