Thursday, October 13, 2011

New Young Adult Titles

The Things a Brother Knows - Although they have never gotten along well, seventeen-year-old Levi follows his older brother Boaz, an ex-Marine, on a walking trip from Boston to Washington, D.C. in hopes of learning why Boaz is completely withdrawn.  

Second Fiddle -Six months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, three eighth-grade girls living on an American military base with their families in Berlin try to save a Russian soldier, who has been beaten and left for dead, by smuggling him to Paris, where they are going to perform in a music competition

Defiance - When sixteen-year-old Dru's worst fears come true and Sergej kidnaps her best friend Graves, she embarks on a suicidal rescue mission in which she will test Christophe's training and try to defeat her mother's betrayer, Anna, for good.  

Dreamland Social Club - Jane, her twin brother Marcus, and their father have been on the road since her mother's departure years ago, but when they inherit a house on Coney Island, Jane not only begins to find a home, she learns much about her mother, too.  

Queen of Hearts -Shortly after her first kiss but before her sixteenth birthday in December, 1941, Marie Claire and her younger brother and sister are sent to a tuberculosis sanatorium near their Manitoba farm.      

Shadowcry - Pursued by two ruthless men of the High Council of Albiom, fifteen-year-old Kate Winters discovers that she is one of the Skilled, a rare person who can see through the veil between the living and the dead.     

Wonder Struck - Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.  

The Girl is Murder - In 1942 New York City, fifteen-year-old Iris grieves for her mother who committed suicide and for the loss of her life of privilege, and secretly helps her father with his detective business since he, having lost a leg at Pearl Harbor, struggles to make ends meet.     

Saturday, September 24, 2011

New Graphic Novels!

Freshman Tales of 9th Grade Obsessions, Revelations, and other Nonsense- Follows Annie's first year of high school, chronicling her crushes, failures, and successes. 



Skip-Beat
Skip-Beat 15- Kyoko is being cast aside now that Sho is famous. But Kyoko plans on getting revenge by beating Sho in show biz!   

Skip-Beat 16- Saving Kyoko from Reino's attack has finally knocked some sense into Sho's head, and he realizes how much he cares for her. But before he can declare his devotion, Ren shows up to ruin the moment. Both men realize that Kyoko has no idea of their true feelings for her and begin a secret battle for her affections.

Skip-Beat 17- "Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous! Kyoko won't suffer in silence--she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz! Dark Moon is getting excellent ratings, and Kyoko is getting tons of offers for more acting jobs! But all the offers are for twisted, damaged characters like Mio. Kyoko doesn't want to get stuck as a character actor, and she certainly doesn't want to play freaks for the rest of her career. But if she refuses all these jobs, will she even have a career left?!"--p. [4] of cover.    

Skip-Beat 19- "Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous! Kyoko won't suffer in silence, she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!"--P. [4] of cover.    

Skip-Beat 21- When her true love, Sho, breaks up with her after becoming famous, Kyoko Mogami decides to get revenge by beating Sho in show business.


Skip-Beat 22- "Is there such a thing as being too good? With Ren's help, Kyoko finally gets into her new character. But when she shows up on set and wows the crew with her new spin on the old bully role, it sends some of her costars over the edge! Kyoko's used to dealing with her own demons, but can she stand up to someone else's?!"--P. [4] of cover.  

Skip-Beat 23- "Chiori's rage threatens the whole production when she lashes out and hurts Kyoko. Kyoko is used to overcoming obstacles, and she uses her injury as an excuse to push Chiori into exploring her acting. But Chiori has a traumatic past. Will focusing on the dark side of her character bring it all rushing back?"--P. [4] of cover.    

New Young Adult!

Sang Spell- When his mother is killed in an automobile accident, high-schooler Josh decides to hitchhike across country, and finds himself trapped in a mysterious village somewhere in the Appalachian Mountains, among a group of people who call themselves Melungeons. 

Middle School, the Worst Years of my Life- When Rafe Khatchadorian enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct. 

Identical- Sixteen-year-old identical twin daughters of a district court judge and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, Kaeleigh and Raeanne Gardella desperately struggle with secrets that have already torn them and their family apart.   

Glass- Eighteen-year-old Kristina is determined to manage her crystal meth addiction in order to take care of her newborn son, but when the pull of the drug becomes too strong, her greatest fears are quickly realized.   

Burned- Seventeen-year-old Pattyn, the eldest daughter in a large Mormon family, is sent to her aunt's Nevada ranch for the summer, where she temporarily escapes her alcoholic, abusive father and finds love and acceptance, only to lose everything when she returns home.   

Tricks- Five troubled teenagers fall into prostitution as they search for freedom, safety, community, family, and love.  

The Margrave- Their quest to find a secret relic with great power leads Master Galen and his sixteen-year-old apprentice Raffi into the Pit of Maar and the deep evil world at the heart of the Watch.   

Angel- Heartbroken after her best friend and soul mate, Fang, leaves her flock, Maximum Ride begins to believe the evil scientists trying to convince her she needs to save the world, and that Dylan, the newest member of her flock, is her perfect mate.    

Supernaturally- Sixteen-year-old Evie thinks she has left the International Paranormal Containment Agency, and her own paranormal activities, behind her when she is recruited to help at the Agency, where she discovers more about the dark faerie prophecy that threatens her future.  

This Dark Endeavor- When his twin brother falls ill in the family's chateau in the independent republic of Geneva in the eighteenth century, sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein embarks on a dangerous and uncertain quest to create the forbidden Elixir of Life described in an ancient text in the family's secret Biblioteka Obscura.     

The Hollow- High-school junior Abbey struggles with the loss of her best friend Kristen, who vanished on a legendary bridge, but her grief is eased by Caspian, an attractive and mysterious stranger she meets in the Sleepy Hollow cemetery. 

The Haunted- When Abbey returns to Sleepy Hollow, she throws herself into school, her perfume making, and her friendship with Ben to get over Caspian.   

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness- Three siblings experience many fantastic adventures while looking for a lost treasure. 

North! or be Eaten- Jealousies and bitterness threaten to tear apart the three Igiby siblings, heirs to a legendary kingdom across the sea, just when they must work together to battle the monsters of Glipwood Forest, the thieving Stranders of the East Bend, and the dreaded Fork Factory. 

Dust and Decay- In post-apocalyptic America, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura and his friends set out into the great Rot & Ruin hoping to find a better future but are soon pitted against zombies, wild animals, insane murderers, and the horrors of Gameland. 

A Long, Long Sleep- Sixteen-year-old Rosalinda Fitzroy, heir to the multiplanetary corporation UniCorp, is awakened after sixty years in stasis to find that everyone she knew has died and as she tries to make a new life for herself, learns she is the target of a robot assassin.  

Misfit- Seattle sixteen-year-old Jael must negotiate normal life in Catholic school while learning to control the abilities she inherited from her mother, a demon, and protect those she loves from Belial, the Duke of Hell.  

Now Playing: Stoner and Spaz II- High schooler Ben Bancroft, a budding filmmaker with Cerebral Palsy, struggles to understand his relationship with drug-addict Colleen while he explores a new friendship with A.J., who shares his obsession with movies and makes a good impression on Ben's grandmother.    

Clockwork Angel- When sixteen-year-old orphan Tessa Fell's older brother suddenly vanishes, her search for him leads her into Victorian-era London's dangerous supernatural underworld, and when she discovers that she herself is a Downworlder, she must learn to trust the demon-killing Shadowhunters if she ever wants to learn to control her powers and find her brother. 

The Rogue Crew- The murderous and evil Razzid Wearat and his crew of vermin are on a mission to seize Redwall Abbey for themselves, and Abbot Thibb and his Redwallers must defend their home with the help of the hares of the Longpatrol and the Rogue Crew of sea otters.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

New Young Adult Titles at Crawfordsville District Public Library

AngelMonster - The fictionalized biography of Mary Godwin, the young author of the horror classic "Frankenstein," focusing on her relationship with the married poet and freethinker Percy Shelley and her, often difficult, life with him after they ran away to Europe to escape gossip and social ostracism in London.  
Airman ~ In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.    

Shimmer ~ Riley, dead at age twelve and now a Soul Catcher, works with her teacher Bodhi to help Rebecca, the daughter of a former plantation owner who, furious about being murdered during a 1733 slave revolt, is keeping those who died with her from crossing over.  

Wanted ~ Former best friends Hanna, Aria, Spencer, and Emily, who lost their best friend and leader, Alison, years ago when she disappeared, find themselves in grave danger when they pursue the truth about Alison.   

Sisterhood Everlasting ~ Despite having jobs and men that they love, Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget know something is missing: the closeness that once sustained them. Carmen is a successful actress in New York, engaged to be married, but misses her friends. Lena finds solace in her art, teaching in Rhode Island, but still thinks of Kostos and the road she didn't take. Bridget lives with her longtime boyfriend, Eric, in San Francisco, and though a part of her wants to settle down, a bigger part can't seem to shed her old restlessness. When Tibby sends the others plane tickets for a reunion they all breathlessly await, it will change their lives forever, but in ways none of them ever expected. The traveling pants are gone, but the sisterhood lasts forever. 

The Throne of Fire ~ Carter Kane and his sister must prevent the chaos snake Apophis from breaking free in a few days' time or the world will come to an end. To have any chance of battling these Forces of Chaos, the Kanes must revive the sun god Ra.     

The Magician King ~ Quentin and his friends are now the kings and queens of Fillory, but the days and nights of royal luxury are starting to pall. After a morning hunt takes a sinister turn, Quentin and his old friend Julia charter a magical sailing ship and set out on an errand to the wild outer reaches of their kingdom. Their pleasure cruise becomes an adventure when the two are unceremoniously dumped back into the last place Quentin ever wants to see: his parent's house in Chesterton, Massachusetts. And only the black, twisted magic that Julia learned on the streets can save them.     

Witches of East End ~ Joanna and her daughters Freya and Ingrid live in North Hampton, out on the tip of Long Island. All three women lead seemingly quiet, uneventful existences. But they are harboring a mighty secret-- they are powerful witches banned from using their magic. When mysterious, violent attacks begin to plague the town and a young girl disappears over the Fourth of July weekend, they realize it's time to uncover who and what dark forces are working against them. 

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

by Ransom Riggs

"A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel.  The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story."

          A New York Times Best Seller

Heartless: A Pretty Little Liars Novel


by Sara Shepard


A dead body that disappears...a woods that goes up in flames...someone supposedly dead rising from the ashes. The pretty little liars are heading for more trouble than usual!

new young adult

                        KILLER
                       A Pretty Little Liars Novel

                             by Sara Shepard

Hanna is on a mission - to corrupt; Aria is snooping;
Spencer is stealing; and pure little Emily isn't. Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!
Rosewood, PA is not so picture perfect after all.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

New Young Adult Reads


City of Beasts ~ When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians.







Memento Nora ~In a near future in which terrorism is commonplace but memories of horrors witnessed can be obliterated by a pill, teens Nora, Winter, and Micah, create an underground comic to share with their classmates the experiences they want to remember. 



Cryer's Cross ~ Seventeen-year-old Kendall, who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, lives with her parents on a potato farm in a tiny community in Montana, where two teenagers go missing within months of each other, with no explanation.
Three Quarters Dead ~ Sophomore loner Kerry is overjoyed when three popular senior girls pick her to be in their clique, until a shocking accident sets off a string of supernatural occurrences that become more and more threatening.     
 What Happened to Goodbye ~ Following her parents' bitter divorce as she and her father move from town to town, seventeen-year-old Mclean reinvents herself at each school she attends until she is no longer sure she knows who she is or where she belongs. 

Level Up ~ Dennis, the son of Chinese immigrants, yearns to play video games like his friends and, upon his strict father's death, becomes obsessed with them but later, realizing how his father sacrificed for him, he chooses a nobler path.
Wither ~ After modern science turns every human into a genetic time bomb with men dying at age twenty-five and women dying at age twenty, girls are kidnapped and married off in order to repopulate the world. 






We'll Always have Summer ~ The summer after her first year of college, Isobel "Belly" Conklin is faced with a choice between Jeremiah and Conrad Fisher, brothers she has always loved, when Jeremiah proposes marriage and Conrad confesses that he still loves her. 
Abandon ~ A near-death experience, a horrible incident at school, and a move from Connecticut to Florida have turned seventeen-year-old Pierce's life upside-down, but when she needs him most John Hayden is always there, helping but reminding her of her visit to the Underworld.







The Fitzosbornes in Exile ~ In January 1937, as Sophia FitzOsborne continues to record in her journal, the members of Montmaray's royal family are living in luxurious exile in England but, even as they participate in the social whirl of London parties and balls, they remain determined to free their island home from the occupying Germans despite growing rumors of a coming war that might doom their country forever.  

Sidekicks ~ "Batman has Robin, Wonder Woman has Wonder Girl, and Phantom Justice has Bright Boy, a.k.a. Scott Hutchinson, an ordinary dude by day and a superfast, superstrong sidekick by night, fighting loyally next to his hero...despite his doubts about the social benefits of wearing yellow tights. After an embarrassing incident involving said tights and the revelation that his lifelong nemesis, supervillain sidekick Monkeywrench, might be one of the most popular kids at his school, Scott begins to question his role. How long can he stay on the sidelines and still hope to have a life?"
Camo Girl ~ Ella, a biracial girl with a patchy and uneven skin tone, and her friend Z, a boy who is very different, have been on the bottom of the social order at Caldera Junior High School in Las Vegas, but when the only other African-American student enters their sixth grade class, Ella longs to be friends with him and join the popular group, but does not want to leave Z all alone.
The Warlock ~ Fifteen-year-old Josh has chosen to side neither with his twin sister Sophie nor with the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel, but rather to fight alongside Dr. John Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare, while the immortal Machiavelli and Billy the Kid follow the Elders' plans to set loose the monsters of Alcatraz on San Francisco and trigger the end of the human race. 
Relic Master ~  The Dark City -Sixteen-year-old Raffi, Master Galen, and a mysterious traveler, Carys, enter the ruined city of Tasceron seeking a relic that may save the world, while evading the Watch, a brutal organization opposed to the Order to which Raffi and Galen belong. 

Relic Master ~ The Lost Heiress - Even though the city of Tasceron and its emperor have fallen, when Master Galen and his sixteen-year-old apprentice Raffi hear a rumor that the heiress to the throne still lives, they must try to find her and keep her safe.  

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Summer Reading For Teens

America: Reading Coast to Coast

Summer Reading For Teens
Sign up at the Crawfordsville District Public Library

Begins: May 31st

Read a book at your reading level, rate it, sign up for a drawing.
You could win a gift card from:
  • Walmart $200 or $100
  • Barnes and Noble $50
  • Steak and Shake $25
  • Capri Movie Theater $25
  • Buffalo Wild Wings $25
  • Culver’s $25
Your chances of winning improve with every book you read!

Drawings will be held on July 12th

Saturday, May 07, 2011

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
This is book 4 in The Mortal Instruments series.

Sugar and Spice by Lauren Conrad
In this novel television star Lauren pulls back the curtain on young Hollywood and shows that sometimes the read drama is behind the scenes. Drama occurs with boys and best friends.

Eona by Alison Goodman
This is the sequel to Eon. In this novel there are thrilling fight scenes, sizzling tension, and many surprises that brings to a close an epic story.

Akata Witch byNnedi Okorafor
Orlu, Chichi, and Sunny have magical abilities. The girls are asked to track down a serial killer with abilities stronger than theirs. Can they do it?

Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
The character in this novel will discover the transforming power of art over disaster in a story about creativity and loss, love and recovery, and survival.

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina is going about her normal day when she and her family are deported to Siberia by the Soviet secret police. She fights for her life vowing that if she survives she will honor her family by documenting their experience in her art and writing. This novel will steal your breath away, capture your heart, and reveal the miraculous nature of the human spirit.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

New Young Adult Books Ready to be Checked Out

The Book of Tormod A Templar's Gifts by Kat Black As the Chosen, Tormod knows he will have all the gifts of heaven and earth can bestow, but he still struggles to gain control of his visions and powers as men of the French King seek the relics he is bound to protect.


Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card Rigg's birthright sets him on a path that leaves him caught between two factions, one that wants him crowned and one that wants him dead. He will be forced to question everything he thinks he knows, choose who to trust, and push the limits of his talent, or forfeit control of his destiny.

The Maze Runner by James Dashner Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.

 The Scorch Trials by James Dashner This is the sequel to The Maze Runner. After surviving horrific conditions in the Maze, Thomas is entrapped, along with nineteen other boys, in a scientific experiment designed to observe their responses and gather data believed to be essential for the survival of the human race.

 Infidel by Ted Dekker This is book 2 in The Circle Series. The four heroic young Forest Guard recruits are pulled into deeper danger on their mission to secure the seven lost books of history.

Cloaked by Alex Flinn Johnny is approached at his family's struggling shoe repair shop in Florida by a princess. She asks him to find her brother who was turned into a frog.

Jenna and Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin Two popular television stars who dislike each other intensely must pretend to be a couple for publicity purposes, and when the truth is discovered their relationship goes through many changes.

Take Me to the River by Will Hobbs Fourteen-year-old Dylan and his fifteen-year-old cousin, Rio, set out to paddle the Rio Grande. On their journey, they face a tropical storm and a fugitive kidnapper.

Saga by Conor Kostick This is the sequel to Epic. Saga isn't an actual place. It's a computer game. The strangers are "playing" from their home. The Dark Queen is trying to enslave the people by making them Saga addicts.

Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride Sam works in a fast-food place and is a college dropout. He discovers that he is a necromancer. His "normal" life changes forever.

Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr This is the final Wicked Lovely book. The thrilling conclusion to Wicked Lovely will leave readers breathless.

The Squire's Quest by Gerald Morris In this ninth rollicking adventure in the Squire's Tale series, Terence's efforts to defend the Fellowship of the Round Table lead him on his farthest and most fantasic journey yet. A quest that ultimately brings Terrence rewards he never imagined or expected.

 The Floating Islands by Rachel Neumeier This book is about the adventures of two teenage cousins who live in a place called The Floating Islands. One is studying to become a mage and the other one a legendary island flyer.

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver Samantha dies in a car crash. Reliving her last day during one miraculous week, she will untangle the mystery surrounding her death and discover the true value of everything she is in danger of losing.

Virals by Kathy Reichs This book blends forensic expertise and masterful storytelling to create a thrilling new series perfect for animal lovers and young fans of BONES.

The Queen of Water by Laura Resau Living in a village in Ecuador, a Quechua Indian girl is sent to work as an indentured servant for an upper class "mestizo" family.

Lost in the River of Grass by Ginny Rorby When two Florida teenagers become stranded on a tiny island in the Everglades, they attempt to walk ten miles through swampland to reach civilization.

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White When a dark prophecy begins to come true, sixteen-year-old Evie of the International Paranormal Containment Agency must not only try to stop it, she must also uncover its connection to herself and the alluring shapeshifter, Lend.

Lost and Found by Shaun Tan Originally published in Australia, these three beloved and acclaimed tales were never widely available in the U.S. Now for the first time, The Red Tree, The Lost Thing, and The Rabbits are presented in their entirety with additional new artwork and authors' notes. Together they tell a tale that will leave no reader unmoved, about how we lose and find what matters most to us.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Three New Books in the YA Section

The Quest of the Fair Unknown by Gerald Morris
The Legend of the King by Gerald Morris
These two books continue The Squires' Tales series.

Dust City by Robert Paul Weston
Henry Whelps dad is doing time for the murder of Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother. People just assume Henry is bad because of his father. Another murder happens and Henry is beginning to suspect his father was framed. Can he prove it?