Independent Study - Now a freshman at the University in Tosu City with her hometown
sweetheart, Tomas, Cia Vale attempts to expose the ugly truth behind the
government's grueling and deadly Testing put her and her loved ones in
great danger.
Shadowlark - Lark finally manages to find her brother. Against all odds, he's
alive--but the reality and implications of his survival are too horrible
for Lark to comprehend, if she lives long enough to think about it.
Panic - Abbott's go-for-broke style is on full display in Panic,
the tale of a man dodging threats on his life after his world is turned
upside down. Evan Casher discovers his mother's murdered corpse and is
then rescued from certain death by a shotgun-wielding stranger. His life
in immediate peril, Evan races to uncover the truth of his existence.
Flesh & Bone - Benny, Nix, Lou, and Lilah journey
through a fierce wilderness that was once America searching for the jet
they saw months ago, while evading fierce animals and a new kind of zombie.
The Final Descent - When Dr. Warthrop begins to doubt fourteen-year-old Will Henry's loyalty, he sets him against one of the most horrific creatures in the Monstrumarium unaware that Will's life and his own fate will lie in the balance.
What's Happening for Teens and Young Adults at Crawfordsville District Public Library. Events, programs, book discussions, suggestions and new materials.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Friday, March 07, 2014
New YA Books, Plus Two New Audiobooks!
Crusher (audiobook) - Finn Maguire becomes the prime suspect after he finds his own father bludgeoned to death and, as he scrambles to provehis innocence, Finn uncovers dark families secrets hidden in London's brutal underworld.
Independent Study - Now a freshman at the University in Tosu City with her hometown sweetheart, Tomas, Cia Vale attempts to expose the ugly truth behind the government's grueling and deadly Testing put her and her loved ones in great danger.
Shadowlark - "In this second book, Lark finally manages to find her brother. Against all odds, he's alive--but the reality and implications of his survival are too horrible for Lark to comprehend, if she lives long enough to think about it"-- Provided by publisher.
Panic - As rehearsals begin for the ballet version of Peter Pan, the teenaged members of an Ohio dance troupe lose their focus when one of their own goes missing.
Flesh & Bone - Benny, Nix, Lou, and Lilah journey through a fierce wilderness that was once America searching for the jet they saw months ago, while evading fierce animals and a new kind of zombie.
Full-Ride - After her father is convicted of embezzlement, Becca Jones, fourteen, and her mother flee Georgia for small-town Ohio but three years later she learns that his misdeeds may have jeopardized not just her future but also her life.
The Wolf Tree (audiobook) - Ray Cobb and the rest of the Ramblers must cross into the Gloaming and destroy the Gog's machine, which has started to spread a darkness over the land.
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
New YA Books!!
Other Worlds - An anthology of original science fiction and fantasy stories.
This Song Will Save Your Life - Nearly a year after a failed suicide attempt, sixteen-year-old Elise
discovers that she has the passion, and the talent, to be a disc jockey.
The Truth That's In Me - "Judith can't speak. But when her close-knit community of Roswell Station is attacked by enemies, Judith is forced to choose: continue to live in silence, or recover her voice"-- Provided by publisher.
The Truth That's In Me - "Judith can't speak. But when her close-knit community of Roswell Station is attacked by enemies, Judith is forced to choose: continue to live in silence, or recover her voice"-- Provided by publisher.
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Three New Young Adult Books!!
The Fire Eternal - As the weather grows wilder and the ice caps melt, Arctic bears starve, dragons awake, the earth goddess Gaia becomes restless, and Alexa, the daughter of best-selling author David Rain, uses her special abilities in an attempt to save the world from the forces of evil.
UnWholly - "Thanks to Connor, Lev, and Risa, and their high-profile revolt at Happy
Jack Harvest Camp, people can no longer turn a blind eye to unwinding.
Ridding society of troublesome teens and, in the same stroke, providing
much-needed tissues for transplant might be convenient, but its morality
has finally been brought into question. However, unwinding has become
big business, and there are powerful political and corporate interests
that want to see it not only continue, but expand, allowing the
unwinding of prisoners and the impoverished. Cam is a teen who does not
exist. He is made entirely out of the parts of other unwinds. Cam, a
21st century Frankenstein, struggles with a search for identity and
meaning, as well as the concept of his own soul, if indeed a rewound
being can have one. When a sadistic bounty hunter who takes "trophies"
from the unwinds he captures starts to pursue Connor, Risa and Lev, Cam
finds his fate inextricably bound with theirs"-- Provided by publisher.
The False Princess - For sixteen years, Nalia has been raised as the princess of Thorvaldor, but one day she learns that her real name is Sinda and that she is part of a complicated plot that would change the future of her country forever.
The False Princess - For sixteen years, Nalia has been raised as the princess of Thorvaldor, but one day she learns that her real name is Sinda and that she is part of a complicated plot that would change the future of her country forever.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Nine New Books!
Prodigy - June and Day make their way to Las Vegas where they join the rebel
Patriot group and become involved in an assassination plot against the
Elector in hopes of saving the Republic.
Champion - "June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic--and each other--and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic's border cities"-- Provided by publisher.
Fire World - On the planet Co:pern:ica, which is a parallel world to that of Crescent Lane, David is twelve years old and is trying to save a firebird that has been turned to evil by the malevolent Ix
In The Shadow of Blackbirds - In San Diego in 1918, as deadly influenza and World War I take their toll, sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches desperate mourners flock to séances and spirit photographers for comfort and, despite her scientific leanings, must consider if ghosts are real when her first love, killed in battle, returns.
The Dead - As a disease turns everyone over sixteen into brainless, decomposing,
flesh-eating creatures, a group of teenagers head to London. Ed, Jack,
Bam and the other students at Rowhurst School learn more about the Disaster, and meet an adult who seems to be immune to the disease.
The Fear - In London, after a worldwide sickness infects adults, turning them into zombie-like creatures, DogNut and his crew embark on a deadly mission to find missing friends, as hungry, bloodthirsty grownups lie in wait.
Perfect Ruin - "Sixteen-year-old Morgan Stockhour lives in Internment, a floating city utopia. But when a murder occurs, everything she knows starts to unravel"-- Provided by publisher.
A Wounded Name - A reimagining of the world and story of Hamlet--from Ophelia's perspective and set in an American boarding school.
The Enchanter Heir - Racing against time, Jonah and Emma, who possess unique magical gifts, work to uncover the truth about Thorn Hill, a peaceful commune that the Wizard Guild claims is a hotbed of underguild terrorists.
Champion - "June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic--and each other--and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic's border cities"-- Provided by publisher.
Fire World - On the planet Co:pern:ica, which is a parallel world to that of Crescent Lane, David is twelve years old and is trying to save a firebird that has been turned to evil by the malevolent Ix
In The Shadow of Blackbirds - In San Diego in 1918, as deadly influenza and World War I take their toll, sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches desperate mourners flock to séances and spirit photographers for comfort and, despite her scientific leanings, must consider if ghosts are real when her first love, killed in battle, returns.
The Fear - In London, after a worldwide sickness infects adults, turning them into zombie-like creatures, DogNut and his crew embark on a deadly mission to find missing friends, as hungry, bloodthirsty grownups lie in wait.
Perfect Ruin - "Sixteen-year-old Morgan Stockhour lives in Internment, a floating city utopia. But when a murder occurs, everything she knows starts to unravel"-- Provided by publisher.
A Wounded Name - A reimagining of the world and story of Hamlet--from Ophelia's perspective and set in an American boarding school.
The Enchanter Heir - Racing against time, Jonah and Emma, who possess unique magical gifts, work to uncover the truth about Thorn Hill, a peaceful commune that the Wizard Guild claims is a hotbed of underguild terrorists.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
2 New Books!!
Cinder- As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder,
a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai
and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world
in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
Under the Never Sky- Aria and Perry, two teens from radically different societies--one highly advanced, the other primitive--hate being dependent on one another until they overcome their prejudices and fall in love, knowing they can't stay together.
Under the Never Sky- Aria and Perry, two teens from radically different societies--one highly advanced, the other primitive--hate being dependent on one another until they overcome their prejudices and fall in love, knowing they can't stay together.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
3 New Books to Read!!!!
The Shadow Girl- When Lily Winston's father dies on her seventeenth birthday, he leaves behind a mystery about her family's past--and about the mysterious shadow girl who has followed Lily and whispered in her ear for her entire life.
Defriended- A friend request from beyond the grave ... Jason has met the perfect girl. OK, so maybe he hasn't actually MET Lacey yet, but they talk online all the time. Yet despite spending most nights chatting, Lacey refuses to meet up in person. Suspicious, Jason starts googling, and his cyberstalking leads to a shocking discovery: According to multiple newspapers, Lacey died a year earlier. Soon, Jason finds himself enmeshed in a disturbing mystery. Has he found a way to iChat with the dead? Or is someone playing a dangerous trick? Either way, Jason has to uncover the truth before it's time for him to meet Lacey I.T.A.L.. in the afterlife...
An Acquaintance with Darkness- When her mother dies and her best friend's family is implicated in the assassination of President Lincoln, fourteen-year-old Emily Pigbush must go live with an uncle she suspects of being involved in stealing bodies for medical research.
Defriended- A friend request from beyond the grave ... Jason has met the perfect girl. OK, so maybe he hasn't actually MET Lacey yet, but they talk online all the time. Yet despite spending most nights chatting, Lacey refuses to meet up in person. Suspicious, Jason starts googling, and his cyberstalking leads to a shocking discovery: According to multiple newspapers, Lacey died a year earlier. Soon, Jason finds himself enmeshed in a disturbing mystery. Has he found a way to iChat with the dead? Or is someone playing a dangerous trick? Either way, Jason has to uncover the truth before it's time for him to meet Lacey I.T.A.L.. in the afterlife...
An Acquaintance with Darkness- When her mother dies and her best friend's family is implicated in the assassination of President Lincoln, fourteen-year-old Emily Pigbush must go live with an uncle she suspects of being involved in stealing bodies for medical research.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
3 New Books!!!
The Golden Day- The Vietnam War rages overseas, but back at home, in a year that begins with the hanging of one man and ends with the drowning of another, eleven schoolgirls embrace their own chilling history when their teacher abruptly goes missing on a field trip. Who was the mysterious poet they had met in the Garden? What actually happened in the seaside cave that day? And most important--who can they tell about it?
Haunters- Three boys, separated by generations, are linked in their ability to time-travel using their dreams to appear, ghost-like, wherever and whenever they choose, but when Eddie, the first dreamwalker, is targeted by Adam, a dream-terrorist, novice dreamwalker David must stop him.
Saturday, September 07, 2013
Three New Books!!!!!
Beauty Queens- When a plane crash strands thirteen teen beauty
contestants on a mysterious island, they struggle to survive, to get
along with one another, to combat the island's other diabolical
occupants, and to learn their dance numbers in case they are rescued in
time for the competition.
Slated- In a future England, sixteen-year-old Kyla is one of the "Slated," those whose memories have been erased usually because they have committed serious crimes, but as she observes more and more strange events, she also gains more memories which put her and her boyfriend, Ben in danger.
Towering- A contemporary retelling of Rapunzel told from the alternating perspectives of three teens whose fates unknowingly bind them together to destroy a greater evil.
Slated- In a future England, sixteen-year-old Kyla is one of the "Slated," those whose memories have been erased usually because they have committed serious crimes, but as she observes more and more strange events, she also gains more memories which put her and her boyfriend, Ben in danger.
Towering- A contemporary retelling of Rapunzel told from the alternating perspectives of three teens whose fates unknowingly bind them together to destroy a greater evil.
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
New Books!!!!!
Island of Fire- The magical world of Artimé is gone and the Unwanteds
are looking to Alex Stowe for answers, but while his twin brother Aaron
continues to build his army in Quill, a very dangerous common enemy is
revealed.
Siege and Storm- Hunted across the True Sea and haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret.
The Rules For Disappearing- High school student "Meg" has changed identities so often that she
hardly knows who she is anymore, and her family is falling apart, but
she knows that two of the rules
of witness protection are be forgettable and do not make friends--but
in her new home in Louisiana a boy named Ethan is making that difficult.
Siege and Storm- Hunted across the True Sea and haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
New Books for the Teens!!
The Feros- James, Hayden, Lana, Sam and Emily use their new superpowers to try to save abducted members of the League of Heroes, and when Emily disappears, they must find their friend before it's too late.
The Moon and More- During her last summer at home before leaving for college, Emaline begins a whirlwind romance with Theo, an assistant documentary filmmaker who is in town to make a movie. (Also a sound recording)
The Testing- Sixteen-year-old Malencia (Cia) Vale is chosen to participate in The Testing to attend the University; however, Cia is fearful when she figures out her friends who do not pass The Testing are disappearing. (Also a sound recording)
Awaken- Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera knew by accepting the love of John Hayden, she'd be forced to live forever in the Underworld. But now her happiness and safety are threatened because the Furies have discovered that John has broken one of their strictest rules, and the only way to fix the balance is for someone to die. (Also a sound recording)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe- Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before. (Also a sound recording)
Stormbringers- Luca and Isolde continue their journey searching for evil in medieval Christendom. (Also a sound recording)
The Moon and More- During her last summer at home before leaving for college, Emaline begins a whirlwind romance with Theo, an assistant documentary filmmaker who is in town to make a movie. (Also a sound recording)
The Testing- Sixteen-year-old Malencia (Cia) Vale is chosen to participate in The Testing to attend the University; however, Cia is fearful when she figures out her friends who do not pass The Testing are disappearing. (Also a sound recording)
Awaken- Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera knew by accepting the love of John Hayden, she'd be forced to live forever in the Underworld. But now her happiness and safety are threatened because the Furies have discovered that John has broken one of their strictest rules, and the only way to fix the balance is for someone to die. (Also a sound recording)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe- Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before. (Also a sound recording)
Stormbringers- Luca and Isolde continue their journey searching for evil in medieval Christendom. (Also a sound recording)
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
New Books to Read!!!
The Caged Graves- Returning to her hometown of Catawissa, Pennsylvania, in 1867 to marry a
man she has never met, seventeen-year-old Verity Boone gets caught up
in the a mystery surrounding the graves of her mother and aunt and a dangerous hunt for Revolutionary-era gold.
The Cydonian Pyramid- Tucker Feye and Lah Lia each hurtle through time, relating their stories in alternating viewpoints that converge at crucial moments.
The Cydonian Pyramid- Tucker Feye and Lah Lia each hurtle through time, relating their stories in alternating viewpoints that converge at crucial moments.
Obsidian Mirror- When his father disappears while experimenting with a black mirror that is a portal to both the past and the future, Jake encounters obstacles when he tries to use the mirror to find his father.
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