Thursday, September 23, 2010






Sweet Little Lies - Now a reality show celebrity, nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts learns that not all of her new friends are trustworthy.











The Warrior Heir - After learning about his magical ancestry and his own warrior powers, sixteen-year-old Jack embarks on a training program to fight enemy wizards.









The Wizard Heir - Sixteen-year-old Seph, a powerful wizard, gets caught up in a conflict between the Wizard Council, smaller groups with their own agendas, and a rogue politician--the Dragon--whose identity and whereabouts the others seek to know.

Fallout - Written in free verse, explores how three teenagers try to cope with the consequences of their mother's addiction to crystal meth and its effects on their lives.




Leapholes - Ryan Coolidge is a boy who hates middle school and who is in the worst kind of trouble, trouble with the law. The one person who can help Ryan is a mysterious and magical old lawyer named Hezekiah. Together, they do their legal research by zooming through "leapholes," physically entering the law books to come face to face with actual people who can help Ryan defend himself in court.


Tuesday, September 14, 2010

New Young Adult Books Ready to be Checked Out!

Blade by Tim Bowler
This is book two of the Out of the Shadows series. This is a suspenseful, fast-paced chase through the streets of a city so rough, even the toughest need to fight to survive.

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
This is the final book in The Hunger Games series.

The View From the Top by Hillary Frank
This book gives life to six unique teens whose voices intertwine to tell the story of a shared summer of love, family, and friendship.

Invisible City by M.G. Harris
When his father is reported murdered in Mexico, thirteen-year-old Josh refuses to believe it and sets out to get the true story, which he believes involves UFOs and alien abduction.

The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley by Marine Murray
When twelve-year-old Cedar loses her dog, it sets off a chain of events leading her to find a new friend, become an acrobat, and learn some bitter-sweet truths about family, community and herself.