Angels on Sunset Boulevard by Melissa de la Cruz
When the people closest to them start to disappear, Taj and Nick hit the streets of Los Angeles looking for a way to reach the lost souls of their friends that have been "tapped" by The Angels Practice, a World Wide Web-based movement that connects young people and makes them feel good with no apparent consequences.
Awakening by Wendy Corsi Staub
When seventeen-year-old Calla's mother suddenly dies, she goes to stay with her psychic grandmother in Lily Dale, a spiritualist community in western New York, where she discovers some disconcerting secrets about her practical, down-to-earth mother, and realizes that she herself may also have some psychic abilities.
Beautiful Stranger by Zoey Dean
Anna decides to take an end-of-summer getaway--to get away from her drama-filled LA life. So she packs her Louis Vuitton, grabs her close friend Sam, and heads to the Big Apple. The girls live the A-List life at home, but their trip isn't exactly a vaction. Sometimes you can't get away from drama.
Undercover by Beth Kephart
High school sophomore Elisa is used to observing while going unnoticed except when classmates ask her to write love notes for them, but a teacher's recognition of her talent, a "client's" desire for her friendship, a love of ice-skating, and her parents' marital problems draw her out of herself.
The Lost Queen by Frewin Jones
In book two of the Faerie Path, a sixteen-year-old British girl returns to the Mortal World, in search of her mother, Queen Titania, who disappeared 500 years ago.
The Alchemyst: THe Secrets Of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
Blood Captain by Justin Somper
While Connor faces trouble in the form of an obnoxious new crewmate, Grace, his twin sister, seeks out a vampire guru who might be able to heal their dear friend Lorcan's blindness.
Mississippi Jack (A Bloody jack Adventure) by L.A. Meyer
In 1806, the exploits of Jacky Faber continue as she heads west to avoid capture by the British and discovers adventure aboard a keelboat on the mighty Mississippi River.
In The Belly Of The Bloodhound by L. A. Meyer
Jacky Faber and her classmates at the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston are kidnapped while on a school outing and transported in the hold of a slave ship bound for the slave markets of North Africa.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
More Adventure!!!
School's out--Forever (Maximum Ride series) by James Patterson
After a short stay with an FBI agent who gives them a chance to attend school and live a normal life, the six genetically altered, winged youths head toward Florida and Max's ultimate destiny--to save the world, whether she wants to or not.
Darkwing by Kenneth Oppel
Dusk, the world's first bat, must lead his colony to safety in a time of changing species.
Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel
Matt Cruse, a student at the Airship Academy, and Kate de Vries, a young heiress, team up with a gypsy and a daring captain to find a long-lost airship, rumored to carry a treasure beyond imagination.
Attack Of The Fiend by Joseph Delaney
Book four of The Last Apprentice series tells the tale of when witches steal Tom's inheritance and kidnap his relatives. Tom, the Spook, and Alice set out for Pendle Hill, a particularly dangerous district, in hopes of preventing the three witch clans from uniting to raise the Fiend, the Devel himself, thus bringing about an age of darkness.
Ironside by Holly Black
As the possessor of Roiben's true name, sixteen-year-old Kaye returns to Faeryland to try and complete a nearly impossible quest that will release Roiben from the spell of the faery queen who holds him in thrall.
After a short stay with an FBI agent who gives them a chance to attend school and live a normal life, the six genetically altered, winged youths head toward Florida and Max's ultimate destiny--to save the world, whether she wants to or not.
Darkwing by Kenneth Oppel
Dusk, the world's first bat, must lead his colony to safety in a time of changing species.
Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel
Matt Cruse, a student at the Airship Academy, and Kate de Vries, a young heiress, team up with a gypsy and a daring captain to find a long-lost airship, rumored to carry a treasure beyond imagination.
Attack Of The Fiend by Joseph Delaney
Book four of The Last Apprentice series tells the tale of when witches steal Tom's inheritance and kidnap his relatives. Tom, the Spook, and Alice set out for Pendle Hill, a particularly dangerous district, in hopes of preventing the three witch clans from uniting to raise the Fiend, the Devel himself, thus bringing about an age of darkness.
Ironside by Holly Black
As the possessor of Roiben's true name, sixteen-year-old Kaye returns to Faeryland to try and complete a nearly impossible quest that will release Roiben from the spell of the faery queen who holds him in thrall.
Many New Thrillers!!!
The Black Book Of Secrets by F.E. Higgins
Higgins has created a unique grim fantasy world. When Ludlow Fitch's parents cruelly betray him, he steals away on the back of a carriage and leaves behind the sinking city. He meets Joe Zubbidou and trades secrets for cash.
Heaven's Net Is Wide by Lian Hearn
The first tale of the Otori is the new beginning to the celebrated Tales of the Otori, the prequel that reveals the full story of Lord Otori Shigeru--the figure who has presided in both life and death over the entire series, the man who represents the true spirit of the Otori Clan.
The Final Warning (A Maximum Ride novel) by James Patterson
While on a mission to Antarctica to save the world from global warming, fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride and the other members of the Flock--a band of genetically modified children who can fly--are pursued by their creator, the Uber-Director, who wants to auction them off to the highest bidder.
Extras by Scott Westerfeld
In this thrilling fourth book in the UGLIES series the world is in a complete cultural renaissance. Fifteen-year-old Aya Fuse feels like a total nobody until she meets a clique of girls who pull crazy tricks, yet are deeply secretive of it. They're hiding an explosive secret that may change the face of the brave new world forever.
Storm Front (Dresden Files series) by Jim Butcher
Harry Dresen is the best at what he does--he's the only at what he does! When the Chicago PD has a case that transcends mortal creativity or capability, they come to him for answers. The "everyday" world is full of strange and magical things--it takes a wizard!
Higgins has created a unique grim fantasy world. When Ludlow Fitch's parents cruelly betray him, he steals away on the back of a carriage and leaves behind the sinking city. He meets Joe Zubbidou and trades secrets for cash.
Heaven's Net Is Wide by Lian Hearn
The first tale of the Otori is the new beginning to the celebrated Tales of the Otori, the prequel that reveals the full story of Lord Otori Shigeru--the figure who has presided in both life and death over the entire series, the man who represents the true spirit of the Otori Clan.
The Final Warning (A Maximum Ride novel) by James Patterson
While on a mission to Antarctica to save the world from global warming, fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride and the other members of the Flock--a band of genetically modified children who can fly--are pursued by their creator, the Uber-Director, who wants to auction them off to the highest bidder.
Extras by Scott Westerfeld
In this thrilling fourth book in the UGLIES series the world is in a complete cultural renaissance. Fifteen-year-old Aya Fuse feels like a total nobody until she meets a clique of girls who pull crazy tricks, yet are deeply secretive of it. They're hiding an explosive secret that may change the face of the brave new world forever.
Storm Front (Dresden Files series) by Jim Butcher
Harry Dresen is the best at what he does--he's the only at what he does! When the Chicago PD has a case that transcends mortal creativity or capability, they come to him for answers. The "everyday" world is full of strange and magical things--it takes a wizard!
Three New Meg Cabot Books
New books by Meg Cabot:
Airhead
Sixteen-year-old Emerson Watts, an advanced placement student with a disdain for fashion, is the recipient of a "whole body transplant" and finds herself transformed into one of the world's most famous teen supermodels.
Jinx
Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhattan after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them and the boy they both like.
Pants on Fire
Having become a proficient liar in order to keep everyone happy, rising high school senior Katie Ellison is stunned when her old middle school friend and local pariah Tommy Sullivan returns to town, and suddenly things start looking a lot different to her.
Airhead
Sixteen-year-old Emerson Watts, an advanced placement student with a disdain for fashion, is the recipient of a "whole body transplant" and finds herself transformed into one of the world's most famous teen supermodels.
Jinx
Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhattan after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them and the boy they both like.
Pants on Fire
Having become a proficient liar in order to keep everyone happy, rising high school senior Katie Ellison is stunned when her old middle school friend and local pariah Tommy Sullivan returns to town, and suddenly things start looking a lot different to her.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Two New YA Fiction Books
The Boxer And The Spy by Robert B. Parker
Terry and his friends investigate the alleged suicide of a fifteen-year-old boxer-in-training. They learn quickly that asking question puts them in grave danger and that survival is going to be a fight.
Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
Robin "Birdy" Perry, a new army recruit from Harlem, is not quite sure why he enlisted, but he's sure where he's headed: Irag. Caught in the cross fire of a conflict, a country, and a culture he doesn't understand, Birdy soon finds that "winning" sometimes becomes just surviving--and that hero is a complicated word.
Terry and his friends investigate the alleged suicide of a fifteen-year-old boxer-in-training. They learn quickly that asking question puts them in grave danger and that survival is going to be a fight.
Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
Robin "Birdy" Perry, a new army recruit from Harlem, is not quite sure why he enlisted, but he's sure where he's headed: Irag. Caught in the cross fire of a conflict, a country, and a culture he doesn't understand, Birdy soon finds that "winning" sometimes becomes just surviving--and that hero is a complicated word.
A New Graphic Novel
Kagetora, volume 6, by Akira Segami
Kagetora is a ninja with the most important duty in his village--to serve and instruct Yuki, the pretty young heir to the Toudou martial arts family. There's just one problem: Kagetora has fallen in love with her.
Kagetora is a ninja with the most important duty in his village--to serve and instruct Yuki, the pretty young heir to the Toudou martial arts family. There's just one problem: Kagetora has fallen in love with her.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Magazines in the YA area
Don't forget about the great magazines we have in the YA section of your library!
- American Cheerleader
- Cicada
- Career World
- GL
- New Moon
- Seventeen
- Shonen Jump
- Teen
- Teen Ink
- Twist
Friday, May 02, 2008
We have 3 new young adults books ready to be checked out:
1) The Starry Rift edited by Jonathan Strahan
Several authors put together this book of science fiction stories.
2) Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt
Fourteen-year-old Henry sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin with his best friend and dog to honor his dying brother's wish. But fate adds another companion, the Cambodian refugee that is accused of injuring Henry's brother. What will happen on that mountain?
3) The Truth About my Bat Mitzvah by Nora Raleigh Baskin
After her beloved grandmother dies, non-religious Caroline becomes curious about her mother's Jewish ancestry.
1) The Starry Rift edited by Jonathan Strahan
Several authors put together this book of science fiction stories.
2) Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt
Fourteen-year-old Henry sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin with his best friend and dog to honor his dying brother's wish. But fate adds another companion, the Cambodian refugee that is accused of injuring Henry's brother. What will happen on that mountain?
3) The Truth About my Bat Mitzvah by Nora Raleigh Baskin
After her beloved grandmother dies, non-religious Caroline becomes curious about her mother's Jewish ancestry.
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