Saturday, August 23, 2008

New YA Books for September...

Don't You Forget About Me continues the #1 New York Times bestselling series about the provocative lives of New York City's most prestigious private school young adults. Sharp wit, intriguing characters, and high stakes melodrama drive the action of this addictive series that have made Gossip Girl the lit world's coveted "it" girl.








Fourteen challenging and compassionate stories about "outsider" teens.











Daisy, otherwise known as Daze, keeps hearing her dead mother's voice. Sometimes it's because of her dad, who likes to watch old home movies when he can't sleep. Sometimes it's because of her brother, who was too young to remember Mom, and needs to be reminded by looking at photographs and watching videos. Sometimes it might just be her mind trying to work out what her therapist would call "issues." But this time, it is none of those things. It's something much more wonderful and much more terrifying, something Daze never thought possible. And it might allow Daze to do what she couldn't years ago: save her mother's life.

Rune Michaels, the visionary author of Genesis Alpha, plunges headfirst into the waters where science, family, and memory meet, and emerges with a powerful and fascinating story about loss and survival that challenges everything we think we know about the people we love.



Michael and his friend Francis share a secret passion for Evgard, the fantasy world they have created together. But then Michael finds a note in his locker, revealing that their secret is out. He immediately suspects Francis, and tries to get revenge by telling the school bully-known affectionately as Shitley-that Francis is gay, which guarantees Francis is in for a pounding. But did Francis really betray his friend? Or is Michael really the traitor?

This gripping account of a troubled friendship unfolds both as a contemporary story and as a compelling glimpse into the world of Evgard. The Traitor Game tackles difficult issues without hesitation and will surely draw in gamer and fantasy fans as well as contemporary fiction readers.



Unbeknownst to mortals, a power struggle is unfolding in a world of shadows and danger. After centuries of stability, the balance among the Faery Courts has altered, and Irial, ruler of the Dark Court, is battling to hold his rebellious and newly vulnerable fey together. If he fails, bloodshed and brutality will follow.

Seventeen-year-old Leslie knows nothing of faeries or their intrigues. When she is attracted to an eerily beautiful tattoo of eyes and wings, all she knows is that she has to have it, convinced it is a tangible symbol of changes she desperately craves for her own life.

The tattoo does bring changes-not the kind Leslie has dreamed of, but sinister, compelling changes that are more than symbolic. Those changes will bind Leslie and Irial together, drawing Leslie deeper and deeper into the faery world, unable to resist its allures, and helpless to withstand its perils. . .





A paranormal thriller from Carnegie Medal-winner Tim Bowler!

It starts with a phone call. "I'm dying," a voice tells Dusty. Who is he and how has he gotten her cell number? Dusty wants no part of this strange boy . . . until he begins saying things that only someone who knows her intimately could say-things that lead her to think he knows the whereabouts of her brother, who disappeared over a year ago. Suddenly drawn in, Dusty very much wants to save this boy. Trouble is, she cannot find him. Part human, part spirit, he won't let himself be found. He is too dangerous, he says. There are mobs of people who agree and who want to see this boy dead . . . and who will hurt anyone who stands in their way.

A gripping, hair-raising mystery about a boy not of this world, and a girl determined to protect him.


Bridget Flannery and Maureen O'Malley have been BFFs since forever. Then a brief moment of inattention on an icy road leaves one girl dead and the other in a coma, battered beyond recognition. Family and friends mourn one friend's loss and pray for the other's recovery. Then the doctors discover they have made a terrible mistake. The girl who lived is the one who everyone thought had died.

Based on a true case of mistaken identity, All We Know of Heaven is a universal story that no one can read unmoved: a drama of ordinary people caught up in an unimaginable tragedy and of the healing power of hope and love.



Tania has brought the long-lost Queen Titania back to Faerie from the Mortal World of modern London. But when they cross between the worlds, they find only devastation.

The Sorcerer King of Lyonesse-ancient enemy of the Faerie Court-has been released from his amber prison. As the wicked sorcerer regains his power, King Oberon, Tania's father, is imprisoned and the Faerie Court is being destroyed.

Tania and her true love, Edric, must travel the Realm to try to find and rescue King Oberon, who is their only hope for defeating the evil Sorcerer King. And Tania must prepare for battle . . . and to fight a war that she may not survive.




Think with your heart and prepare to die for you have been Chosen.

The land of the Forest Dwellers has been decimated by the Horde under the watchful eye of the vilest of all creatures, Teeleh. Thomas Hunter, supreme commander of the Forest Guard, is forced to lower the recruitment age of his army from 18 to 16. From among thousands, four new recruits are chosen to lead-and perhaps die-for the greater good.

The chosen four are sent on a quest to prove their character, but their mission takes a dramatic turn when they are intercepted, sworn to secrecy, and redirected to a different endgame. Now they must find the seven lost Books of History. Books that have power over the past, present, and future. Books whose words are alive. Books sought by the Dark One that control not only the destiny of their world . . . but that of ours as well.


Twenty-one year old Fenfang Wang has traveled one thousand eight hundred miles to seek her fortune in contemporary urban Beijing, and has no desire to return to the drudgery of the sweet potato fields back home. However, Fenfang is ill-prepared for what greets her: a Communist regime that has outworn its welcome, a city under rampant destruction and slap-dash development, and a sexist attitude seemingly more in keeping with her peasant upbringing than the country's progressive capital. Yet Fenfang is determined to live a modern life. With courage and purpose, she forges ahead, and soon lands a job as a film extra. While playing roles like woman-walking-over-the bridge and waitress-wiping-a-table help her eke out a meager living, Fenfang comes under the spell of two unsuitable young men, keeps her cupboard stocked with UFO noodles, and after mastering the fever and tumult of the city, ultimately finds her true independence in the one place she never expected.




Life as an O'Donnell is all twelve-year-old Addy knows, and life as an O'Donnell means trouble.
Tucked away in a gray patch of woods called No-Bob, the O'Donnell clan has nothing but a bad reputation. So when Addy's mama abandons her on the afternoon of Mr. Frank Russell's wedding celebration, nobody is very surprised. A reluctant Mr. Frank and his new wife take Addy in, and Addy does everything she can to prove that at least one O'Donnell has promise. But one day, Addy witnesses a terrible event that brings her old world crashing into the new.
As she finds herself being pulled back into No-Bob and the grips of her O'Donnell kin, Addy is faced with the biggest decision of her life. Can she somehow find the courage to do what's right, even if it means betraying one of her own?



DANICA SHARDAE IS an avian shapeshifter, and the golden hawkss form in which she takes to the sky is as natural to her as the human one that graces her on land. The only thing more familiar to her is war: It has raged between her people and the serpiente for so long, no one can remember how the fighting began. As heir to the avian throne, she'll do anything in her power to stop this war even accept Zane Cobriana, the terrifying leader of her kind's greatest enemy, as her pair bond and make the two royal families one.

Trust. It is all Zane asks of Danica and all they ask of their people but it may be more than she can give.





HAI HAS ALWAYS been an outsider. With a falcon mother and a deceased cobra father, she is considered a mongrel by most, an ally by some, and a friend by few. Hai's broken falcon wings are a painful reminder of the life she once led on the island of Ahnmik. And here in Wyvern's Court, the avian and serpiente royal family keep their distance, refusing to acknowledge her cobra bloodline. They know that Hai's magic is so volatile, she can barely control it, and images of the past and future threaten to overwhelm her.

When Hai's cousin, Oliza Shardae Cobriana, abdicates the throne of Wyvern's Court, Hai has visions only of destruction: the serpiente king Salem, dying in her arms; the dutiful guard, Nicias, unable to save a generation of children; and Wyvern's Court engulfed in flames.

Now Hai will do anything to protect her new home even if it means betraying the very people who need her most?





Mick Salisbury wonders how he got where he is. For as long as he can remember, people have been saying the same thing about life being a series of choices. The problem is, he's never been particularly good at making the right ones especially since he was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, where most people are cheated out of all the better options in life.

So when a normal night spent hanging out, drinking with his two best friends, ends in a deadly mistake, individual decisions suddenly seem more important than Mick ever realized. And when he's sitting in the police interrogation room, it will all come down to one choice. But once he heads down one road, will it ever be possible to turn back?

Sunday, August 03, 2008

New on the Young Adult shelf

The Disappeared by Gloria Whelan - YA Fic Whe

Teenaged Silvia tries to save her Brother, Eduardo, after he is captured by the military government in the 1970's Argentina. This book is a quick read with only 136 pages. In chapters alternating between Silvia's and Eduardo's perspectives, acclaimed author Gloria Whelan gives voice to the families who struggled to survive and to the many who still, today, remain Disappeared.

Afrika by Colleen Craig YA Fic Cra

For thirteen-year-old Kim, travel to South Africa with her journalist mom marks the end of her childhood and the beginning of a remarkable journey. Layered and complex, Afrika raises questions, challenges beliefs and paints a vivid picture of a remarkable country.


Streams of Babel by Carol Plum-Ucci YA Fic Ucc

In a New Jersey suburb, two women die of brain aneurysms within twenty-four hours--events that cause the government to suspect that a terrorist cell has unleashed a deadly biochemical agent. With each glass of water they drink, the people of Trinity Falls are poisoning themselves.

A world away in Pakistan, a sixteen-year-old computer genius working as a virtual spy for the United States sees an influx of chatter from extremists about a substance they call Red Vinegar that will lead to many deaths in Colony One. Can he warn the victims before it's too late?

A Printz Honor Award winner and two-time Edgar Allan Poe Award finalist, Carol Plum-Ucci explores disturbing new terrain in this riveting novel that examines the heroes and victims involved in a terrifying act of bioterrorism.


Artemis Fowl The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer YA Fic Col
After disappearing for three years, Artemis Fowl has returned to a life different from the one he had. Now he’s a big brother, and spends his days teaching his twin siblings the important things in life, such as how to properly summon a waiter at a French restaurant.

But when Artemis’s mother contracts a life-threatening illness, his world is turned upside down. The only hope for a cure lies in the brain fluid of the silky sifaka lemur. Unfortunately, the animal is extinct, due to a heartless bargain Artemis himself made as a younger boy.

Though the odds are stacked against him, Artemis is not willing to give up. With the help of his fairy friends, the young genius travels back in time to rescue the lemur and bring it to the present. But to do so, Artemis will have to defeat a maniacal poacher who has set his sights on new prey: Holly Short.

The rules of time travel are far from simple, but to save his mother, Artemis will have to break them all . . . and outsmart his most cunning adversary yet: Artemis Fowl, age ten.



The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
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At first glance, Lee might seem like an average fifteen year old, shooting the breeze with his friends around a campfire, crushing on his friend Dana, sassing the assistant principal at school. But Lee has a little bit more responsibility than your average kid: he's the next Alien Hunter, bequeathed with the List of hidden alien outlaws living and lurking on Earth in disguise. All must be destroyed in order to protect the human race from eventual takeover. It's a big job for one teenager. His father had the title of Alien Hunter until #1 on the List, The Prayer, killed him and Lee's mother in cold blood. Lee was just 3. Ever since then, his supreme abilities--like being able to change shape and conjure up his long-dead parents out of thin-air--have gotten him through life, not to mention countless battles with aliens that roam the earth, hunting humans as part of an inter-planetary game.

Next on the list is #6, Ergent Seth, alternately a horribly crude, grotesque horse-headed creature and a pretentious Hollywood film director/producer. Lee's quest to search and destroy #6 leads him right into the arms of super-cute Sarah Wilson--and a deadly trap that takes him to Ergent Seth's spacecraft. It's heading for a place beyond Lee's comprehension: His home planet. For Lee is an alien too, after all. And it turns out the earth, his adopted home, isn't the only planet that needs to be saved.

James Patterson's exciting new series is full of high wish-fulfillment fantasy, humor, and of course, all of the suspense that Patterson fans have come to expect--only this time, it's literally out of this world.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

HEY, JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS -
We have another summer reading opportunity for you!
You could earn a pass to Indiana Beach!
You HAVE to go between August 11-29, 2008
AND WE ONLY HAVE 50 PASSES!
All you have to do is read 6 books at your grade level and
bring a list of those books to the Youth Services desk.
You will then have to transfer the names of the books to the pass,
have the librarian and a parent sign the pass
then go have fun!
If you have questions call 362-2242 ext 115

Thursday, July 10, 2008

We have 4 new young adult books ready to be checked out:


The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

The Dollmage by Martine Leavitt

The Humming of Numbers by Joni Sensel

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Summer Reading is finally here.

There is still time to join the summer reading program. Earn snacks and drinks throughout the summer just for reading chapter books. Enter a drawing to win an MP3 player, a gift card to the movie theater, or a gift card to Barnes and Noble. Join us on Fridays for movies and root beer floats.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

More New Fiction

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Fourth Annual Blossoms and Brunch

Coming in May: Fourth Annual Blossoms and Brunch

Saturday, May 24: 10:30 - Noon

An elegant Saturday morning "girls day out" event for young ladies (ages 6-14) and their favorite adult lady.

The Youth Services Department will provide a brunch of light pastries and beverages
followed by a guest speaker who may inspire you to a new hobby. Each participant will
make a keepsake craft to remind her of this memorable morning.

Space is limited. Sign up early to join us for this popular spring-time event.

Sign-up will begin May 1.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

eight new young adult fictions

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
When she is abandoned by her alcoholic mother, high school senior Ruby winds up living with her sister Cora, whom she has not seen for ten years, where she learns about Cora's new life, what makes a family, how to allow people to help her when she needs it, and that she has something to offer others as well.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.

Snakehead by Anthonly Horowitz
While working for the Australian Secret Service on a dangerous mission, teenaged spy Alex Rider uncovers information about his parents.

Starcross by Philip Reeve
Young Arthur Mumby, his sister Myrtle, and their mother accept an invitation to take a holiday at an up-and-coming resort in the asteroid belt, where they become involved in a dastardly plot involving spies, time travel, and mind-altering clothing.

Game by Walter Dean Myers
If Harlem high school senior Drew Lawson is going to realize his dream of playing college, then professional, basketball, he will have to improve at being coached and being a team player, especially after a new--white--student threatens to take the scouts' attention away from him.

Deadline by Chris Crutcher
Given the medical diagnosis of one year to live, high school senior Ben Wolf decides to fulfill his greatest fantasies, ponders his life's purpose and legacy, and has dream conversations with a spiritual guide known as "Hey-Soos."

Revolution Is Not A Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine
Starting in 1972 when she is nine years old, Ling, the daughter of two doctors, struggles to make sense of the communists' Cultural Revolution, which empties stores of food, homes of appliances deemed "bourgeois," and people of laughter.

Skim by Mariko Tamaki
Kimberly is a not-slim, would-be Wiccan goth who goes to a private girls' school. Suicide, depression, love, being gay or not, crushes, cliques, and finding a way to be your own fully human self--are all explored in this smart and sensitive graphic novel.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

We have 7 new Young Adult fiction books for you to enjoy.

The Way by Joseph Bruchac
Cody is the new kid at school and the new target for the bullies. He's Abenaki, like most of the school, but still he doesn't fit in. Things begin to change when his uncle comes to town for a martial arts competition and he and Cody begin training together.

Giulio by Jane Harrington
As a class assignment, Delia keeps a journal and records her life and her fantasies about the Italian exhange student Giulio, who also happens to be Brady's boyfriend. Brady is Delia's best friend!

Red Spikes by Margo Lanagan
The author writes ten tales to poke and jab - at your darkest fears and your secret desires.

The Castaways by Iain Lawrence
Bad luck continues to follow Tom Tin and his mates as they find themselves aboard a ship that had been abandoned, are taught to be sailors by two black-hearted castaways they rescue, and sail to a Caribbean island where they make important new friends and enemies.

Saving the World by James Patterson
A Maximum Ride novel

Adam Canfield Watch Your Back by Michael Winerip
A much-welcomed snow day turns into an embarrassing nightmare for middle-grader Adam Canfield when, after being mugged by high-school bullies for his snow-shoveling money, he becomes the focus of major media attention just as fellow reporters at The Slash are launching a contest to out bullies at their school.

When the Black Girl Sings by Bil Wright
Adopted by white parents and sent to an exclusive Connecticut girls' school where she is the only black student, fourteen-year-old Lahni feels like an outcast. But after attending a local church where she hears gospel music for the first time, she finds her voice.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

New Young Adult Fiction

The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
At Spence Academy, sixteen-year-old Gemma Doyle continues preparing for her London debut while struggling to determine how best to use magic to resolve a power struggle in the enchanted world of the realms, and to protect her own world and loved ones.

What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
Fourteen-year-old Robin Murphy is so unpopular at high school that his name is slang for "loser," and so when he begins dating the beautiful and popular Sophie, her reputation plummets, but he finds acceptance as a student in a drawing class at Harvard.

Oh My Goddess! Final Exam by Kosuke Fujishima
In vol. III, who wouldn't envy college student Keiichi Morisato, who lucked into a life with Belldandy, and honest to goodness, full-on goddess? That wish-come-true was looking pretty good--until her sister crashed the party.

One Good Punch by Rich Wallace
Eighteen-year-old Michael Kerrigan, writer of obituaries for the Scranton Observer and captain of the track team, is ready for the most important season of his life--until the police find four joints in his school locker, and he is faced with a choice that could change everything.

The Unmaking of Duncan Veerick by Betty Levin
Reluctantly, thirteen-year-old Duncan helps his neighbor, a widow recovering from a stroke, by hiding valuable antiques and art objects her husband had collected, but disaster strikes and the secrets he has been asked to keep may mean big trouble for Duncan.

Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy
Seventeen-year-old Alice, released from prison with a new identity after serving six years for murdering a child, tries to keep her anonymity from the British tabloids, while haunted by memories of her past trauma.

Cassandra's Sister by Veronica Bennett
In this work of fiction, Young Jane Austin--or Jenny as she is called--is a girl with a head full of questions that no one seems able to answer. The arrival of her worldly-wise cousin Eliza disrupts everything, bringing answers to Jenny's questions and providing a gem of an idea.

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

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

New Young Adult Fiction

Love, by Jerry Spinelli
Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life.

The Coyote Road Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
In this brilliant mythic anthology, a remarkable range of authors present his or her fictional look at a trickster character. These authors have crafted stories and poems drawing from cultures and traditions all over the world.

Building A Mystery by H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld
In vol. 2 of this T.Witches series Alex and Cam learn some secrets about their past. Are they strong enough to hold back the evil that surrounds them?

Seeing Is Deceiving by H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld
In vol. 3 of this T.Witches series Cam's and Alex's powers are getting in sync. They're reading people's minds, using magick on the soccer field, and in getting into terrible danger. Must Alex sacrifice herself to save her sister and friend?

Dead Wrong by H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld
In vol. 4 of this T.Witches series Alex's skeevy stepdad has resurfaced...and he wants Alex back. Also, the powerful warlock Thantos has followed Cam and Alex, and he has a present for them. One that's six feet under.

Don't Think Twice by H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld
In vol. 5 of this T.Witches series Cam's best, Bree, is unraveling, and Cam feels locked out. Not so for Alex, who has been breaking into people's minds.

Double Jeopardy by H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld
In vol. 6 of this T.Witches series Cam and Alex discover Miranda, the mother they never knew they had, locked away in a sanitarium. She is broken physically and spiritually, and her freedom comes with a price.

Kindred Spirits by H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld
In vol. 7 of this T.Witches series Cam and Alex return to Coventry Island, a lush, hidden world of magick and sorcery where thy were born. A group of cooler-than-thou witches and warlocks aren't exactly making nice with the twins.

The Witch hunters by H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld
In vol. 8 of this T.Witches series Cam and Alex are back in Marble Bay, but nothing's back to normal. There's a creepy character in town who is definitely not down with anything witchy and is serious about putting a stop to sorcery and magick. And that means the twins.

Split Decision by H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld
In vol. 9 of this T.Witches series Cam and Alex are separated for the first time since they've met. The twins don't realize that when they're apart, their magick is weakened--making them easy prey for wicked forces. And suddenly evil is everywhere.....

New Young Adult Fiction

A Swift Pure Cry by Siobhan Dowd
Coolbar, Ireland, is a village of secrets and Shell, caretaker, to her younger brother and sister after the death of their mother and with the absence of their father, is not about to reveal hers until suspicion falls on the wrong person.

The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
High School junior D.J. staggers under the weight of caring for her badly injured brother, her responsibilities on the dairy farm, a changing relationship with her friend Brian, and her own athletic aspirations.

Rucker Park Setup by Paul Volponi
While playing in a crucial basketball game on the very court where his best friend was murdered, Mackey tries to come to terms with his own part in that murder and decide whether to maintain his silence or tell J.R.'s father and the police what really happened.

Someone Named Eva by Joan M. Wolf
Taken from her home in Lidice, Czechoslovakia, in 1942, eleven-year-old Milada is taken with other blond, blue-eyed children to a school in Poland to be trained as "proper Germans" then adopted by German families, but all the while she remembers her true name and history.

Diamonds In The Shadow by Caroline B. Cooney
The Finches, a Connecticut family, sponsor an African refugee family of four, all of whom have been scarred by the horrors of civil war, and who inadvertently put their benefactors in harm's way.

Useful Fools by C.A. Schmidt
A fifteen-year-old Peruvian boy, whose mother runs a clinic for poor village children, becomes caught up in the war after Senderistas bomb the clinic, killing his mother and throwing his family into turmoil.

Knife Edge by Malorie Blackman
Following Callum's death, the people who loved him relate how their lives have been changed, especially in reference to his girlfriend, Sephy, and their mixed-race child.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

New young adult books ready to be checked out:

Dream Factory by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler
The character actors at Disney World have gone on strike. Teenagers have been hired to take their place. See how they react to being characters.

Manstealing For Fat Girls by Michelle Embree
How will Angie survive the next two months at school with all the teasing?

1,000 Reasons Never to Kiss a Boy by Martha Freeman
After her first boyfried cheats on her, Jane vows to never kiss another boy.

Spring Fire by Terie Garrison
This is the 3rd book in the series "Dragonspawn Cycle".

Austenland by Shannon Hale
Jane is from New York and goes to England. Will her dreams of escaping to Austenland come true or is it just a game?

Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
Dashti, the maid, is imprisoned in a tower with her mistress, Lady Saren. What will finally bring them hope and maybe even danger?

Sealed With a Diss (yes, diss, not kiss) by Lisi Harrison
This is another "Clique" novel.

The Thief Queen's Daughter by Elizabeth Haydon
Read about The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme who traveled to known and unknown lands.

What Happened by Peter Johnson
See why a snowy winter night turns into a nightmare for a sixteen-year-old and his brother, Kyle.

The Life of Pope John Paul II in comics.

What They Found by Walter Dean Myers
Fifteen different stories explore different aspects of love.

Love is a Many Trousered Thing
This is another "Confessions of Georgia Nicolson" book.

The Rules for Hearts by Sara Ryan
This is a story about secrets, revealed truths, and the ins and outs of all kinds of love.

The Innocent's Story by Nicky Singer
Cassie and her younger sister are in a train station when an explosion occurs. They are both killed. But. . .Cassie realizes that she is still there, only she is no longer in her body. She is in a world of para-spirits.

The Blue Sky by Galsan Tschinag
The life of a young shepherd boy shows us how the nomadic traditions confront the modernization of the Tuvan people.

What Happened This Summer by Paul Yee
This book takes us into the turbulent lives of Chinese-Canadian teenagers. We see their struggle to balance their parents' traditional expectations against the pull of today's urban youth culture.

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

We have some new YA books:

Rebel Angels by Libbab Bray
Gemma and her friends return to the realms to defeat her foe, Circe.

The third book of the series Pellinor:
The Crow by Alison Croggon

Book 6 and Book 8 of the series Pendragon
The Rivers of Zadaa by D. J. MacHale
The Pilgrims of Rayne by D. J. MacHale

Mis Match by Lensey Namioka
Sue moved from a racially diverse town to a suburban white-bread town. She has to learn to deal with being an Asian American in her new surroundings.

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Which is more important. . . personal relationships or the well-being of a city?

Book 3 of the series Percy Jackson and the Olympians:
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Two new books for young adults:
1) I am a Taxi by Deborah Ellis
2) Orphan of the Sun by Gill Harvey

New graphic novels for young adults ready to be checked out:
1) Genjuno Seiza by Matsuri Akino - volumes 3 & 4
2) Go With Grace by George Alexopoulos - volume 1
3) Peach Fuzz by Lindsay Cibos - volumes 1 & 2
4) Treasure Island retold by Wim Coleman
5) The Cartoon History of the Modern World by Larry Gonick - volume 1
6) Hearing Things by Devin K. Grayson
7) King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table retold by M. C. Hall
8) Pichi Pichi Pitch by Pink Hanamori - volumes 1-6
9) Tokyo Mew Mew by Mia Ikumi - volumes 1-6
10) Tokyo Mew Mew a la mode by Mia Ikumi - volumes 1 & 2
11) Infinite Crisis Companion
12) Harlequin Pink: Never Kiss A Stranger by Madeleine Ker - volume 4
13) Kitchen Princess by Miyuki Kobayashi volumes 1-3
14) Harlequin Pink: Idol Dreams by Charlotte Lamb
15) Harlequin Pink: Heart on Fire by Charlotte Lamb - volume 8
16) Harlequin Pink: Jinxed by Day Leclaire - volume 2
17) Harlequin Pink: Misunderstood by Roberta Leigh - volume 7
18) RE: Play by Christy Lijewski - volume 1
19) Snow by Morgan Luthi - volume 1
20) Harlequin Pink: A Prince Needs a Princess by Barbara McMahon - volume 3
21) Harlequin Pink: The Bachelor Prince by Debbie Macomber
22) Haunted House by Mitsukazu Mihara
23) Wildcats: Nemesis by Morrison
24) Train Man by Machiko Ocha
25) Project: Romantic
26) Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya - volume 17
27) Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan
28) Moon Boy by Yong-yu Yi - volume 1

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Tweens and teens are encouraged to try our new and improved programs.
Tweens are the second Monday of each month at 3:45.
Teens are the third Monday of each month at 3:45.
We hope you will come join us!!

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

A new kind of book club for teens

Come join Miss Linda on Monday, September 17th for a new kind of book club. There will be discussion, food, and prizes. She has some great activities planned. We hope to see you there.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

New YA books available for check-out

Being by Kevin Brooks
Two desperate fugitives embark on an odyssey to clear Robert's name and to find out who (or what) he is.

Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn
Cyd is sent to New York to meet her biological father. Will the summer be all she expected it to be?

Shrimp by Rachel Cohn
This is the sequel to Gingerbread (above). In this book Cyd is back in San Francisco for her senior year of high school. She has changed over the summer. Did others change as well?

The Melting Season by Celeste Conway
Giselle is the daughter of two famous ballet dancers. In this book she realizes some important truths that help her move forward with her life and her dancing.

Kid B by Linden Dalecki
Breslin (Kid B) wants to escape from Beaumont, Texas, and pursue his talents as a break dancer.

Ambergate by Patricia Elliott
Orphan Number 102 tries to evade the Protectorate soldiers who are trying to capture her. Who can she trust?

The After Life by Daniel Ehrenhaft
When Will's millionaire father dies, a bizarre clause in the will sends him on a road trip from Miami to New York with his twin half-siblings.

The Two-Headed Wizard by Mishio Fukazawa
This is the second book in the series Adventures of Duan Surk.

There are two new Chicks with Sticks books by Elizabeth Lenhard
It's a Purl Thing and
Knit Two Together

Tell by Norah McClintock
David knows more than he is telling about his stepfather's murder.

Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Five sisters live in Transylvania with their father. They go through a hidden portal and cross over into the magical world of Wildwood.

Siberia by Nikolai Maslov

Harmless by Dana Reinhardt
This book is by the same author as "A Brief Chapter in My Imposible Life".

Saving Grace by Katherine Spencer
Grace has a difficult time after her brother dies. She gets into various kinds of trouble until a girl helps her find her way back to family, friends, and even God.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

New Audio Books

The Hoopster- By Alan Lawrence Sitomer- YA CDBK FIC Sit
Andre Anderson spends his summer playing basketball with his pals and working at a magazine, where he is assigned to write an article dealing with race. As an African American, the teen is reluctant to take on this subject as his first assignment, but he comes to think about it more deeply and writes an explosive piece.

Skelton Key- By Anthony Horowitz- YA CDBK Fic Hor
Alex Rider is a 14 year old boy who never knew his father. His uncle, John Rider, who worked for MI6, told him that his father died in a plane crash and had been training to be a spy all his life only Alex just didn't no it yet. One day, Alex's uncle dies while on a mission and Alex is contacted by MI6. Soon after, Alex is sent on a number of missions by MI6.

In Skelton Key, Alex starts out by trying to save Wimbledon from a Chinese betting conspiracy and ends up with a contract on his life. Alex heads off to Cuba to help the CIA track down a missing bomb and soon finds himself in the clutches of an ex-Soviet general trying to destroy the world. It's up to Alex to save the world.

Princess Academy- By Shannon Hale- YA CDBK Fic Hal
The thought of being a princess never occurred to the girls living on Mount Eskel. Most plan to work in the quarry like the generations before them. When it is announced that the prince will choose a bride from their village, 14-year-old Miri, who thinks she is being kept from working in the quarry because of her small stature, believes that this is her opportunity to prove her worth to her father.

The Face on the Milk Carton- By Caroline B. Cooney- YA CDBK Fic Coo
The message on the milk carton reads, "Have you seen this child?" Three-year-old Jennie Spring was kidnapped 12 years earlier, but Janie Johnson, looking at the photo, suddenly knows that she is that child. Fragments of memory and evidence accumulate, and when she demands to know about her early childhood years, her parents confess what they believe to be true, that she is really their grandchild, the child of their long-missing daughter who had joined a cult.

Monday, July 30, 2007

New books from the local author, Steven Layne

This Side of Paradise
Jack uncovers a sinister plot that threatens his family after his father starts working for the mysterious Eden Corporation.

Mergers
Four "deviant" teenagers, each with a special power, sturggle to survive in a future where all the earth's people are combined into one race.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

New YA fiction books for you to enjoy

Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Three very different girls will discover the secret to finding the right boy, making the truest of friends, and picking the perfect Georgia peach. But at the start of the season, things aren't so. . .peachy.

With Friends Like These by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
When the truth comes out, four girlfriends must decide which they value more: their ambitions or each other.

Invitation Only by Kate Brian
Reed is accepted to the most prestigious private boarding school. She loves being a part of such a glamorous group, but sees the tangled webs these girls can weave.

On the Devil's Court by Carl Deuker
Life is going Joes' way. But did he make a bargain too terrible to keep?

Games by Carol Gorman
Mick and Boot are eighth grade rivals fighting all the time. The new principal makes them play games together every day for an hour and a half. Will they become friends? Will they continue to be rivals?

Blaze of Silver by K. M. Grant
Kamil is to lead Will and Ellie into a trap. Will he do it or will he find a way to save them?

Surrender by Sonya Hartnett
A twenty-year-old is dying. He looks back over his troubled life. Will he like what he sees?

Get Real by Betty Hicks
A friend helps another friend find her birth mother. What will the girls learn about "family"?

Spirits That Walk in Shadow by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Kim and Jaimie are freshman roommates, but their college experience is anything but typical. Kim wants to be nomral and Jaimie wants to be out in the "real world" instead of the one with her parents magical traditions. How will these girls get through college?

A Very Fine Line by Julie Johnston
Thirteen-year-old Rosalind realizes that if she is going to live her life fully, she must come to terms with all of herself. This includes her "second sight".

Dogboy by Victor Kelleher
A boy is raised by dogs and becomes a creature of the wilds. The humans reject him. Will he become a great shaman?

My Lady Pocahontas by Kathleen V. Kudlinski
Pocahontas and her friend Neetah believed they could bring two worlds together. But, would Pocahontas deny her heritage for the sake of love? Will the two friends lose each other?

Letters From a Slave Boy by Mary E. Lyons
A fictional look at the life ofJoseph Jacobs, son of a slave, told in the form of letters.

Two titles from the series called Dark Reflections by Kai Meyer have arrived.
volume 1 - The Water Mirror
volume 2 - The Stone Light

My Desperate Love Diary by Liz Rettig
Kelly tells of her family problems and the pursuit of the guy she has a crush on. However, she does not realize that someone has a crush on her. Will she get her guy or will the guy get her?

Anahita's Woven Riddle by Meghan Nuttall Sayres
Anahita, who lived in Iran in the 19th century, has been pledged to a man (by her father) that she finds repulsive. She create a wedding carpet with a riddle that must be solved. She attracts many men. Will she end up with someone she loves? Will the riddle marriage carpet save her from the repulsive man?

Flawless a Pretty Little Liars Novel by Sara Shepard
There are four girls that are liars and have been very bad. A secret person called "A" knows the dirt on each of them. "A" sends several notes and emails. Will she destroy the girls?

Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton
Twelve-year-old Blake stumbles across an ancient and magical book which draws him into a dangerous and life-threatening quest.

Untangled by WriteGirl
This is a collection of poetry, fiction, songs, memories, scenes and nonfiction from women and girls on the topics of family, friendship, society, school, and love.





Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Just a reminder

July 31 is the last day of Summer Reading.

Next Tuesday (July 31st) will be drawing for the winner of the nano and shuffle.

Good luck to everyone!!!!! Keep Reading :)

Friday, July 13, 2007

New young adult fiction ready to be checked out

Am I right or am I Right? by Barry Jonsberg
Calma is certain she knows what is behind the strange behavior of everyone and convinced that she is the only one who can fix things. But, she learns how wrong she is.

Ball Don't Lie by Matt de la Pena
Sticky loves to play basketball and is headed for the pros. What will threaten his dream?

Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb
Mia is a ninth-grader who is dealing with her mother's death and her father's illness. She searches for friendship and love. Will she find it?

The Wrong Hands by Nigel Richardson
Graham was born with mysterious hands and a strange secret. Can life get any more complicated?

Queen B by Laura Peyton Roberts
Cassie is directing the school talent show but has some insecurities and learns lessons about friendship and dating.

The Foreshadowing by Marcus Sedgwick
Alexandra poses as a nurse to go to France during WWI to search for her brother. Will she be successful?

One new non-fiction title:
99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Trim, and Tie Your T-Shirt

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

New Coupons

We now have more coupons.

I know that a lot of you have been upset that our selection has been poor but not to worry we have more.

Keep up the reading.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

We have 3 new books on cd

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson

Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson

Monday, June 25, 2007

We have more graphic novels on the shelves:

By Nami Akimoto - Ultra Cute volume 6

by Matsuri Hino - Vampire Knight volume 1

by Kanoko Sakurakoji - Backstage Prince volume 1

by Yukiru Sugisaki - D N Angel volumes 1-11

by Yutaka Tachibana - Gatcha Gacha volume 4

by Mitsuba Takanashi - Crimson Hero volumes 1-5

by Rie Takada - Punch volumes 1-3

by Akira Toriyama - Dragon Ball Z volume 8

by Yuu Watase - Absolute Boyfriend volumes 1-3

by Nobuhiro Watsuki - Buso Renkin volumes 4 -5

by Eric Wight - My Dead Girlfriend volume 1

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Even more new YA books

A four volume set of The Calypso Chronicles by Tyne O'Connell
A hilarious story of Calypso Kelly, a high schooler from LA, who is sent to a British all-girls
boarding school. Through her journey, will she find a prince to call her own?
volume 1 Pulling Princes
volume 2 Dueling Princes
volume 3 Stealing Princes
volume 4 Dumping Princes

Do Not Pass Go by Kirkpatrick Hill
After his father is arrested for drug use, Deet is forced to grow up quickly.

Sorcery & Cecelia or The Enchanted Cholocate Pot by Patricia C Wrede & Caroline Stevermer
Another story of cousins Cecelia and Kate who are confronted by evil wizards.

Book 1 of The Runestone Saga - The Fetch by Chris Humphreys
Fifteen-year-old Sky summons his deceased grandfather's ghost who teaches him how to
travel through time and space.

More new YA books

Herbie Brennan's series The Faerie Wars Chronicles (3 volumes)
In this series nothing is ever what is seems and no one can be trusted.
volume 1 Faerie Wars
volume 2 The Purple Emperor
volume 3 Ruler of the Realm

Allison Croggon's books of Pellinor (2 volumes)
Will Maerad fing the answer to the Riddle of the Treesong while battling dark forces?
volume 1 The Naming
volume 2 The Riddle

Pigboy by Vicki Grant (an Orca Currents novel)
A class goes on a field trip to a pig farm. See what happens with the guy named Dan Hogg!

Powder Monkey by Paul Dowswell
Samuel's job is to carry the gunpowder from the barrel to the cannons on a naval warship.
What will happen to him? Will he survive?

The Fighter by Jean-Jacques Greif
A young man faces an impossible moral dilemma: kill a prisoner or be killed by the
French police for refusing to obey. What will he do?

What the Moon Saw by Laura Resau
Clara Luna spends the summer with her grandparents in a remote village in Mexico and
learns about her place in the world.

The Problem with Paradise by Lesley Dahl
Casey has some life-changing experiences during the summer on a Caribbean island.

The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After by Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer
Using their wizardly skills, cousins Cecelia and Kate search for a missing railway engineer and
uncover a plot that could endanger the unity of England.

Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
Stolen from her village, sold to the highest bidder, fifteen-year-old Amari has only one thing
left of her own - hope. Will she escape to find freedom?

Blackthorn Winter by Kathryn Reiss
Can Juliana find the person responsible for murder in the village on the coast of England?

Cupid by Julius Lester
Cupid falls in love with a mortal.

The Summer of the Pike by Jutta Richter
Three children live in a German castle. Will catching the pike in the moat save their mother?

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Do you want to be an actor?

The group Shakespeare Shazam is asking for volunteers for their act on Saturday.

If you ever thought about acting in a play.

Call 362-2242 ext. 115

Thursday, May 10, 2007

New Books

How to Ruin a Summer Vacation - By Simone Elkeles - YA FIC Elk
Amy Nelson is a stereotypical spoiled teen who has stereotypical plans for her summer vacation: shopping, friends, boyfriend. Then, out of nowhere, her long-absent father calls to inform her that the grandmother whom she has never met is ill and that Amy needs to go to Israel to meet her. Before the teen can say, But I'm not even Jewish! she is on an Israeli moshav sharing a room with a cousin who hates her for being a spoiled American, lusting after a brooding older boy on the verge of his mandatory military service, and learning more than she ever thought possible about her faith, her family, their history, and their present.

A little Piece of Ground - By Elizabeth Laird - YA FIC Lai
a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, works with two friends to transform an abandoned lot in Ramallah–the little piece of ground–into a soccer field and a getaway from the trials of both family and life under occupation. Hopper, a new friend who had until recently lived in a refugee camp and whose older brother is in the custody of the Israelis, and Joni, a Christian boy whose family has always been close to Karim's, represent in some ways the opposite poles that Karim yo-yos between.

Almost Eden - By Anita Horrocks - YA FIC Hor
Growing up in a close-knit Mennonite community on the Canadian prairie in the late 1960s, Elsie, 12, blames herself when Mom is once again hospitalized for depression. Elsie talks to God about her guilt, about her scraps with Dad and her sisters, and about her spiteful behavior toward her two best friends.

New Graphic Novels- Peach Girl and Missouri Boy

new books

We now have more Eliot Rosewater Nominee books:
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
Upstate by Kalisha Buckhanon
Birdwing by Rafe Martin
Fade to Black by Alex Flinn
True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas
Runner by Carl Deuker
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey
Restless by Rich Wallace
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar
Daniel Half Human by David Chotjewitz
Dark Angel by David Klass
Fall of a Kingdom by Hilari Bell

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

YA Audio Books

Behind the Curtain By Peter Abrahams- YA CDBK Abr---- Read by Colleen Delaney
In Echo Falls you never know what's coming next -- and everyone has a secret.

Hatchet By Gary Paulsen- YA CDBK FIC Pau---- Read by Peter Coyote
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

Wait For Me By An Na- YA CDBK FIC Na---- Read by Kim Mai Guest
Harvard bound, Honor Society president, straight-A student: Mina is the picture perfect daughter. Beneath all the superlatives, though, is an insecure teenager groping for her real identity.

Criss Cross By Lynne Rae Perkins- YA CDBK FIC Per---- Read by Danielle Ferland
Debbie makes a wish that something different would happen. Something good. To me.

The boy in the Striped Pajamas By John Boyne---- Read by Michael Maloney
When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates.

Looking for Alaska By John Green- YA CDBK FIC GRE---- Read by Jeff Woodman
Miles (Pudge) Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave the Great Perhaps even more.

Dairy Queen By Catherine Gilbert Murdock- YA CDBK FIC MUR-- Read By Natalie Moore
D.J. Schwenk, while not really happy, never complains or questions her life on the family's small dairy farm in Wisconsin. After her father injures himself, the 15-year-old girl must do the farm work almost single-handedly, including milking the cows. She never really noticed the similarities between her life and the lives of the cows.

The Watsons Go to Birming-1963 By Christopher Paul Curtis- YA CDBK FIC CUR-- Levar Burton

Monday, March 19, 2007

Our YA Audio Books are expanding!

Try listening to one of these fantastic titles today!

Brashares, Ann. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Listening Library, 2005.
YA CDBK FIC Bra
Read by Angela Goethals

Brashares, Ann. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood. Listening Library, 2003.
YA CDBK FIC Bra
Read by Amy Povich

Brashares, Ann. Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood. Listening Library, 2007.
YA CDBK FIC Bra
Read by Angela Goethals

Brennan, Herbie. Ruler of the Realm. Recorded Books, 2007.
YA CDBK FIC Bre
Performed by James Daniel Wilson

Cabot, Meg. How to be Popular. Listening Library, 2006.
YA CDBK FIC Cab
Read by Kate Reinders

Cabot, Meg. Missing You. Recorded Books, 2007.
YA CDBK FIC Cab
Performed by Johanna Parker

Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl. Listening Library/Random House, 2004.
YA CDBK FIC Col
Read by Nathaniel Parker

Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Listening Library/Random House, 2004.
YA CDBK FIC Col
Read by Nathaniel Parker

Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code. Listening Library/Random House, 2004.
YA CDBK FIC Col
Read by Nathaniel Parker

Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. Listening Library/Random House, 2006.
YA CDBK FIC Col
Read by Nathaniel Parker

Colfer, Eoin. Half-Moon Investigations. Listening Library/Random House, 2006.
YA CDBK FIC Col
Read by Sean Patrick Reilly

Hoffman, Alice. Incantation. Brilliance Audio, 2006.
YA CDBK FIC Hof
Read by Jenna Lamia

Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last. Listening Library/Random House, 2004.
YA CDBK FIC Joh
Read by Khalipa Oldjohn with Kole Kristi as Nia

Klass, David. Firestorm. Recorded Books, 2007.
YA CDBK FIC Kla
Narrated by Ramon De Ocampo

Meyer, Stephanie. Twilight. Listening Library/Random House, 2005.
YA CDBK FIC Mey
Read by Ilyana Kadushin

Paolini, Christopher. Eragon. Listening Library/Random House, 2003.
YA CDBK FIC Pao
Read by Gerard Doyle

Paulsen, Gary. The Transall Saga. Recorded Books, LLC., 1999.
YA CDBK FIC Pau
Performed by Johnny Heller

Pratchett, Terry. A Hat Full of Sky. Harper Audio, 2004.
YA CDBK FIC Pra
Performed by Stephen Briggs

Pratchett, Terry. The Wee Free Men. Harper Audio, 2002.
YA CDBK FIC Pra
Performed by Stephen Briggs

Pratchett, Terry. Wintersmith. Harper Audio, 2006.
YA CDBK FIC Pra
Performed by Stephen Briggs

Reeve, Philip. Larklight. Recorded Books, 2007.
YA CDBK FIC Ree
Performed by Greg Steinbruner

Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Listening Library/Random House, 2001.
YA CDBK FIC Tay
Read by Lynne Thigpen

Westerfeld, Scott. Specials. Recorded Books, 2007.
YA CDBK FIC Wes
Performed by Carine Montbertrand

Whitcomb, Laura. A Certain Slant of Light. Listening Library/Random House, 2006.
YA CDBK FIC Whi
Read by Lauren Molina

Friday, March 09, 2007

New YA Titles for March!

Block, Francesca Lia. Psyche in a Dress. Joanna Cotler Books, 2006.
YA FIC Blo
Will Psyche find herself?

Carter, Dean Vincent. The Hand of the Devil. Delacorte Press, 2006.
YA FIC Car
Will Ashley regret his risky decision?

Clements, Andrew. Things Hoped For. Philomel Books, 2006.
YA FIC Cle
Will Gwen be able to find her missing grandfather?

Colfer, Eoin. Half-Moon Investigations. Miramax Books, 2006.
YA FIC Col
How many mysteries can one young man solve?

Dunmore, Helen. Ingo. HarperCollins Publishers, 2006.
YA FIC Dun
Join an adventure to the sea off the coast of Cornwall.

Giles, Gail. What Happened to Cass McBride? Little, Brown and Company, 2006.
YA FIC Gil
Who is responsible for Kyle's brother's suicide and who will pay?

Jones, Traci L. Standing Against the Wind. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
YA FIC Jon
Read this title about a young woman who discovers her strength and potential!

Kennen, Ally. Beast. Push/Scholastic Inc., 2006.
YA FIC Ken
Can you believe Stephen has bigger problems than his psychotic mom and former inmate dad?

Moers, Walter. Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures. The Overlook Press, 2004.
YA FIC Moe
Join Rumo and his talking sword, Dandelion, on an adventure of epic proportions!

Nelson, Blake. Paranoid Park. Viking, 2006.
YA FIC Nel
Will the truth come out about the murder at the skate park?

Owen, James A. Here, There Be Dragons. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2006.
YA FIC Owe
What will happen when three strangers are given responsibility for all imaginary lands throughout history?

Plum-Ucci, Carol. The Night My Sister Went Missing. Harcourt, Inc., 2006.
YA FIC Plu
Will Kurt figure out what happened to his sister Casey?

Pratchett, Terry. A Hat Full of Sky. HarperCollins Publishers, 2004.
YA FIC Pra
The sequel to The Wee Free Men in which Tiffany tries to become a witch and gets caught up in something quite dangerous.

Pratchett, Terry. Wintersmith. HarperTempest, 2006.
YA FIC Pra
Following A Hat Full of Sky this is the latest Tiffany Aching title in which she sort of messes up the seasons!

Roberts, Laura Peyton. The Queen of Second Place. Delacorte Press, 2005.
YA FIC Rob
Will Cassie realize that there are things more important than boys in life?!

Ruby, Laura. Good Girls. HarperTempest, 2006.
YA FIC Rub
Find out how high school senior Audrey deals with a very public humiliation.

Somper, Justin. Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean. Little, Brown and Company, 2006.
YA FIC Som
Can Connor save his twin sister Grace from pirates that are also vampires?!

Sonnenblick, Jordan. Drum Girls and Dangerous Pie. Scholastic Press, 2004.
YA FIC Son
How would you deal with high school pressures and a cancer-stricken little brother?

Vande Velde, Vivian. All Hallows' Eve: 13 Stories. Harcourt, Inc., 2006.
YA FIC Van
Enjoy these creepy Halloween stories!

New YA Graphic Novels and Manga for March!

Akimoto, Nami. Ultra Cute 5. Tokyopop, 2007.
YA FIC Aki v.5
Will Ami and Tamon finally be a couple?

Akino, Matsuri. Genju no Seiza 2. Tokyopop, 2006.
YA FIC Aki v.2
Can Fuuto handle all the female attention?

Akino, Matsuri. Kamen Tantei. Tokyopop, 2006.
YA FIC Aki v.1
Can you solve the mystery before this duo?

Azuma, Kiyohiko. Azumanga Daioh: Volume 1. ADV Manga, 2003.
YA FIC Azu v.1
Hilarity ensues with these teen girls!

Azuma, Kiyohiko. Azumanga Daioh: Volume 2. ADV Manga, 2003.
YA FIC Azu v.2
The comedy continues with this volume!

Azuma, Kiyohiko. Azumanga Daioh: Volume 3. ADV Manga, 2004.
YA FIC Azu v.3
What will happen during senior year?

Azuma, Kiyohiko. Azumanga Daioh: Volume 4. ADV Manga, 2004.
YA FIC Azu v.4
Will something funny happen on a trip to Okinawa?!

Kelso, Megan. The Squirrel Mother Stories. Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 2006.
YA FIC Kel
Try these short stories in graphic novel format!

Perez, George. Wonder Woman: Destiny Calling. DC Comics, 2006.
YA FIC Per v.4
How will our heroine face off with Hermes?

Takahashi, Kazuki. Yu-Gi-Oh! Shonen Jump Graphic Novel, 2003.
YA FIC Tak v.2
See what goes down between Yugi and Shandi!

Thompson, Craig. Good-bye Chunky Rice. Pantheon Books, 1999.
YA FIC Tho
Find out why this is my FAVORITE GRAPHIC NOVEL EVER!

Monday, February 26, 2007

More New Teen Titles...

Schreck, Karen Halvorsen. Dream Journal. Hyperion Books, 2006.
YA FIC Sch
Discover how Lily deals with her mother's deteriorating condition.

Sleator, William. Hell Phone. Amulet Books, 2006.
YA FIC Sle
What would you do if someone kept calling you from Hell?

Sutherland, Tui T. Avatars Book One: So This Is How It Ends. Eos, 2006.
YA FIC Sut v.1
When only five teenagers are left on Earth will they try to save the planet?

Vaught, Susan. Trigger. Bloomsbury, 2006.
YA FIC Vau
Jersey shot himself in the head and now he has to figure out why.

Villasenor, Victor. Estrellas peregrinas: Cuentos de magia y poder. Pinata Books, 2005.
YA FIC Vil SPA
Written entirely in Spanish this is the story of Mexican-American immigrants who live in California.

GRAPHIC NOVELS

Runton, Andy. Owly: The Way Home and The Bittersweet Summer. Top Shelf Productions, Inc., 2004.
YA FIC Run v.1
Join Owly on his first adventures!

Runton, Andy. Owly: Just a Little Blue. Top Shelf Productions, Inc., 2005.
YA FIC Run v.2
Owy learns the importance of friendship!

Runton, Andy. Owly: Flying Lessons. Top Shelf Productions, Inc., 2005.
YA FIC Run v.3
Will Owly understand why being different can be a good thing?

Saturday, February 24, 2007

New Teen Fiction is Here!

Barron, T.A. The Great Tree of Avalon Book Three: The Eternal Flame. Philomel Books, 2006.
With illustrations by David Elliot
YA FIC Bar v.3
Will a very angry dragon destroy Avalon?

Booth, Coe. Tyrell. PUSH/Scholastic, Inc., 2006.
YA FIC Boo
See how Tyrell handles living in a homeless shelter in the Bronx.

Brouwer, Sigmund. Sewer Rats. Orca Book Publishers, 2006.
YA FIC Bro
What happens when you get caught in the middle of a "paintball war?"

D'Lacey, Chris. The Fire Within. Orchard Books, 2001.
YA FIC D'L
See if David can save a dragon!

D'Lacey, Chris. Icefire. Orchard Books, 2003.
YA FIC D'L
In this sequel to The Fire Within David furthers his involvement with a great mystery!

Elliot, Patricia. Murkmere. Little, Brown and Company, 2006.
YA FIC Ell
Prepare to be immersed in a world of questions and dangerous authority.

Ferguson, Alane. The Angel of Death. Sleuth/Viking, 2006.
YA FIC Fer
Can Cameryn fall in love and solve a murder mystery at the same time?

Hamilton, Harriet. Ribbons of the Sun. Brown Barn Books, 2006.
YA FIC Ham
How will Rosa survive after her father sells her into slavery?

Klages, Ellen. The Green Glass Sea. Viking, 2006.
YA FIC Kla
What will Dewey discover when she moves to Los Alamos, New Mexico in 1943?

Koss, Amy Goldman. Side Effects. A Deborah Brodie Book, 2006.
YA FIC Kos
Learn how this fifteen year old girl deals with having and surviving cancer!

Lanagan, Margo. White Time. Eos, 2006.
YA FIC Lan
Try these short stories that will make you think!

Libby, Alisa M. The Blood Confession. Dutton Books, 2006.
YA FIC Lib
Will Erzabet find the secret to staying young?

Lockhart, E. The Boy Book. Delacorte Press, 2006.
YA FIC Loc
Find out what is going on with Ruby Oliver since she appeared in The Boyfriend List.

Lopez, Jack. In the Break. Little, Brown and Company, 2006.
YA FIC Lop
Is surfing the answer to Juan and Jamie's problems?

Lyga, Barry. The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006.
YA FIC Lyg
Will a geek and a goth chick become best friends?

MacHale, D.J. Pendragon Book Seven: The Quillan Games. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2006.
YA FIC Mac v.7
Will Bobby return from his trip to play games with deadly consequences?

Paul, Dominique. The Possibility of Fireflies. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2006.
YA FIC Pau
Can Ellie find peace with an unstable mother and wild older sister?

Pausewang, Gudrun. Traitor. Carolrhoda Books, 2004.
YA FIC Pau
Which will Anna choose: save a Russian prisoner of war or herself?

Friday, February 02, 2007

A few new YA fiction titles...

Brashares, Ann. Forever In Blue. Delacorte Press, 2007.
YA FIC Bra
The fourth summer of the "sisterhood" in which Bridget, Carmen, Lena and Tibby all face new challenges. Put your name on the waiting list today!

Medley, Linda. Castle Waiting. Fantagraphics Books, 2006.
YA FIC Med
A fresh, graphic novel take on the tale of Sleeping Beauty.

Murdoch, Patricia. Exposure. Orca Soundings, 2006.
YA FIC Mur
Given the opportunity to get revenge on her former bully, what will Julie do?

Walters, Eric. Stuffed. Orca Soundings, 2006.
YA FIC Wal
When Ian stands up to fast food will anyone join him?

Saturday, January 27, 2007

Further, even more new YA titles...

McDonald, Janet. Harlem Hustle. Frances Foster Books, 2006.
YA FIC McD
Will Eric make his way out of the 'hood by becoming a rapper?

Margolis, Leslie. Fix. Simon Pulse, 2006.
YA FIC Mar
Two sisters get caught up in the world of plastic surgery and self-image in this title.

Meyer, Carolyn. Loving Will Shakespeare. Harcourt, Inc., 2006.
YA FIC Mey
Can Anne find true love with the bard?

Stern, Jerome, ed. Micro Fiction. W. W. Norton and Company, 1996.
YA FIC Mic
Looking for a really quick read?! Each story in this collection is 250 words or less!

Myers, Walter Dean. Street Love. Amistad, 2006.
YA FIC Mye
See if true love survives the city in this novel in verse.

Oates, Joyce Carol. After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings and Flew Away. Harper Tempest, 2006.
YA FIC Oat
How will Jenna cope with the loss of her mother in a traumatic accident?

Peters, Kimberly Joy. Painting Caitlyn. Lobster Press, 2006.
YA FIC Pet
When Caitlyn discovers that her boyfriend is not exactly Prince Charming will she find the strength to end the relationship?

Rees, Celia. The Wish House. Candlewick Press, 2005.
YA FIC Ree
Find out what happens when Richard falls under the spell of the artistic Clio!

Rinno, Miki, ad. Ju-On. Dark Horse Manga, 2006.
YA FIC Rin
Liked "The Grudge?" Check out this creepy title!

Rocks!, Misako. Biker Girl. Hyperion Paperbacks, 2006.
YA FIC Roc
See what happens when Aki transforms from meek schoolgirl to the powerful "Biker Girl!"

Rollins, Prentis. The Making of a Graphic Novel. Watson-Guptill Publications, 2006.
YA FIC Rol
Ever wonder how graphic novels are created?

Sheldon, Dyan. Confessions of a Hollywood Star. Candlewick Press, 2005.
YA FIC She
Lola returns as the queen of drama and this time she has a part in a movie! Or does she?!

Shepard, Sara. Pretty Little Liars. Harper Tempest, 2006.
YA FIC She
Four friends keep many secrets but the biggest one of all may be revealed in this tale of privileged teens!

Shreve, Susan. Kiss Me Tomorrow. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2006.
YA FIC Shr
Will a teen nicknamed "Blister" find a way to make sense of the men in her life?

Shusterman, Neal. Everlost. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2006.
YA FIC Shu
Nick and Allie do not survive a car accident. They do not exactly end up in Heaven or Hell, either!

Sonnenblick, Jordan. Notes From the Midnight Driver. Scholastic Press, 2006.
YA FIC Son
What will Alex discover when he is assigned community service at a nursing home?

Tachibana, Yutaka. Gatcha Gatcha, Volume 3. Tokyopop, 2006.
YA FIC Tac v. 3
Are Hirao and Motoko really going to hook up?!

Toume, Kei. Kuro Game. Del Rey, 2006.
YA FIC Tou v.1
When Jintetsu is resurrected with a body of steel will he be able to avenge the death of his father?

Wasserman, Robin. Seven Deadly Sins: Lust. Simon Pulse, 2005.
YA FIC Was v.1
Seems like everyone is after someone else's significant other in this title.

Wasserman, Robin. Seven Deadly Sins: Envy. Simon Pulse, 2006.
YA FIC Was v.2
Can Kane and Harper break up Beth and Adam?

Wasserman, Robin. Seven Deadly Sins: Pride. Simon Pulse, 2006.
YA FIC Was v.3
Let your brain take a vacation and find out if Miranda can find someone new.

Wasserman, Robin. Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath. Simon Pulse, 2006.
YA FIC Was v.4
What happened to Beth to put her back on the B-List?

Wasserman, Robin. Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth. Simon Pulse, 2006.
YA FIC Was v.5
One of the teens died!

Watsuki, Nobuhiro. Buso Renkin, Volume 1. Shonen Jump Advanced, 2006.
YA FIC Wat v.1
Will Kazuki be able to save others from monsters that eat humans?

Watsuki, Nobuhiro. Buso Renkin, Volume 3. Shonen Jump Advanced, 2006.
YA FIC Wat v.3
Can Kazuki and Tokiko defeat Papillon Mask?

Wooding, Chris. Storm Thief. Scholastic Press, 2006.
YA FIC Woo
Will Rail and Moa work together to discover the truth behind the artifact they find?

Yamada, Norie. Someday's Dreamers, Volume 1. Tokyopop, 2006.
YA FIC Yam v.1
Yume is off to Tokyo! Will she adjust to life in the city?

Yamada, Norie. Someday's Dreamers, Volume 2. Tokyopop, 2006.
YA FIC Yam v.2
What happens to Yume after her grandmother dies?

Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. First Second, 2006.
YA FIC Yan
Winner of the 2007 Printz award (for excellence in Young Adult literature) this is a graphic novel of intertwining tales that will take you on a journey and experience different perspectives!

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Even More New YA Fiction!

Jacobs, Deborah Lynn. Powers. A Deborah Brodie Book/Roaring Brook Press, 2006.
YA FIC Jac
Gwen and Adrian have two things in common: psychic powers and the fact that they cannot stand each other!

Karasyov, Carrie and Jill Kargman. Bittersweet Sixteen. HarperCollins Publishers, 2006.
YA FIC Kar
Who will have the best Sweet Sixteen party?!

Kerney, Kelly. Born Again. Harcourt, Inc., 2006.
YA FIC Ker
Join Mel on a spiritual journey.

LeGuin, Ursula K. Voices. Harcourt, Inc., 2006.
YA FIC Le
Can Memer help free her people?

Lowell, Pamela. Returnable Girl. Marshall Cavendish, 2006.
YA FIC Low
Find out if Ronnie can develop a relationship with her foster mother.

Lupica, Mike. Miracle on 49th Street. Philomel Books, 2006.
YA FIC Lup
Will Molly find her biological father after the death of her mother?