New Music

The Cranberries: Stars the best of 1992-2002. YA MUSIC CRA
Dreams -- Linger -- Zombie -- Ode to my family -- I can't be with you -- Ridiculous thoughts -- Salvation -- Free to decide -- When you're gone -- Hollywood -- Promises -- Animal instinct -- Just my imangination -- You & me -- Analyse -- Time is ticking out -- This is the day -- Daffodil lament -- New New York -- Stars.

Ultra Dance ’09. YA MUSIC DAN
Underground dance music.

The Decemberists: The Crane Wife. YA MUSIC DEC
Crane wife 3 -- Island: Come and see ; Landlord's daughter ; You'll not feel the drowning -- Yankee bayonet (I will be home then) -- O Valencia! -- Perfect crime #2 -- When the war came -- Shankill butchers -- Summersong -- Crane wife 1 & 2 -- Sons & daughters.

Fleet Foxes. YA MUSIC FLE
Sun it rises -- White winter hymnal -- Ragged wood -- Tiger Mountain pheasant song -- Quiet houses -- He doesn't know why -- Heard them stirring -- Your protector -- Meadowlarks -- Blue Ridge Mountains -- Oliver James.

New Biography

Giblin, James Cross. The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy. YA/ B/ McC
When Cold War tension was at its height, Joseph ("call me Joe") McCarthy conducted an anti-Communist crusade endorsed by millions of Americans, despite his unfair and unconstitutional methods. Award-winning writer James Cross Giblin tells the story of a man whose priorities centered on power and media attention and who stopped at nothing to obtain both. The strengths and weaknesses of the man and the system that permitted his rise are explored in this authoritative, lucid biography, which sets McCarthy's life against a teeming backdrop of world affairs and struggles between military and political rivals at home.

New Non-fiction

Ginsberg, Blaze. Episodes: My life as I see it. YA/ 616.85882/ GIN
EPISODES is a memoir like no other. Debut writer, Blaze Ginsberg, offers a unique perspective on his life as a highly-functioning autistic 21 year old. Inspired by the format of the Internet Movie Database, Blaze organizes his life events as a collection of episodes. Some episodes are still running, some are in syndication, and some have sadly come to an end. With an innovative style and approach that is all its own, EPISODES reinvents the traditional memoir; and it will inspire young readers to see the world as they've never seen it before.

Bausum, Ann. Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the dark side of American immigration. YA/ 325.73/ BAU
A revealing series of snapshots from the dark side of immigration history including: Immigrants Denied: The St. Louis, a ship filled with Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany sought refuge in American ports and was turned away, condemning many of its passengers to ultimately perish in the Holocaust. Immigrants Detained: Japanese-Americans were rounded up during World War II and placed in detention centers—regardless of their patriotism—for security reasons. Immigrants Deported: Emma Goldman was branded a dangerous extremist and sent back to Russia in 1919, after living 30 years in the United States.


McNeely, Scott. The Ultimate Book of Card Games. The comprehensive guide to more than 350 games. YA/ 795.4/ McN
From Bridge to Poker and Solitaire to Hearts, card games are a beloved source of entertainment and competition (and they are recession proof!). This authoritative book is ideal for every household, college dorm, family cabin, or neighborhood bar that has a pack of cards. Designed in the style of the popular Ultimate Bar Book, this essential resource provides the rules to dozens of variations of your favorite games, and a few you've probably never heard of (Bezique, anyone?). With simple instructions and clear illustrations to guide the way, this volume will be a welcome addition to any gamer's library.

New Fiction

Alexander, Jill S. The Sweetheart of Prosper County. YA/ ALE
In a small East Texas town largely ruled by prejudices and bullies, fourteen-year-old Austin sets out to win a ride in the next parade and, in the process, grows in her understanding of friendship and helps her widowed mother through her mourning.

Smith, Alexander Gordon. Lockdown: Escape from Furnace. YA/ SMI
When fourteen-year-old Alex is framed for murder, he becomes an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary, where brutal inmates and sadistic guards reign, boys who disappear in the middle of the night sometimes return weirdly altered, and escape might just be possible.

Sturtevant, Katherine. The Brothers Story. YA/ STU
In the late seventeenth century, fifteen-year-old Kit, driven to desperation by the starvation of one brother and mistreatment of his own simple-minded twin, realizes his dream of becoming an apprentice in London but feels drawn by duty to return home to Essex


Hooper, Mary. Newes from the Dead. YA/ HOO
Anne can't move a muscle, can't open her eyes, can't scream. She lies immobile in the darkness, unsure if she'd dead, terrified she's buried alive, haunted by her final memory—of being hanged. A maidservant falsely accused of infanticide in 1650 England and sent to the scaffold, Anne Green is trapped with her racing thoughts, her burning need to revisit the events—and the man—that led her to the gallows. Meanwhile, a shy 18-year-old medical student attends his first dissection and notices something strange as the doctors prepare their tools . . . Did her eyelids just flutter? Could this corpse be alive?

Karim, Sheba. Skunk girl. YA/ KAR
Nina Khan is not just the only Asian or Muslim student in her small-town high school in upstate New York, she is also faces the legacy of her "Supernerd" older sister, body hair, and the pain of having a crush when her parents forbid her to date.


Ehrenberg, Pamela. Tillmon County Fire. YA/ HER
An act of arson commited as an anti-gay hate crime affects the lives of several teenagers from a small town.

Godbersen, Anna. Splendor: A Luxe Novel. YA/ GOD
n 1900 New York City, fashionable debutante Diana Holland and married soldier Henry Schoonmaker flaunt the rules of society to be with one another.

Going, K.L. King of the Screwups: A Novel. YA/ GOI
After getting in trouble yet again, popular high school senior Liam, who never seems to live up to his wealthy father's expectations, is sent to live in a trailer park with his gay "glam-rocker" uncle.

Halpern, Julie. Into the Wild Nerd Yonder: My life on the dork side. YA/ HAL
When high school sophomore Jessie's long-term best friend transforms herself into a punk and goes after Jessie's would-be boyfriend, Jessie decides to visit "the wild nerd yonder" and seek true friends among classmates who play Dungeons and Dragons.

Kuehnert, Stephanie. Ballads of Suburbia. YA/ KUE
An aspiring film writer tells about her troubled teen years in the Chicago suburbs when she and her friends tried to escape the pain of their lives through rock music and drugs.

Libby, Alisa. The King’s Rose. YA/ LIB
Catharine Howard recounts the events in her life that led to her being groomed for marriage at the age of fifteen to King Henry VIII, her failure to produce an heir to the throne, and her quick execution.

McKinley, Robin & Peter Dickinson. Fire: Tales of Elemental Spirits. YA/ McK
Five tales of creatures who live and die by fire from both the present day and the prehistoric past. Contents: Phoenix / Peter Dickinson -- Hellhound / Robin McKinley -- Fireworm / Peter Dickinson -- Salamander man / Peter Dickinson -- First flight / Robin McKinley.

Mead, R. Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy Novel. YA/ MEA
Just days before graduating from St. Vladimir's Academy, guardian-in-training Rose travels to Siberia to drive a stake into the heart of the boy she loves, the monstrous vampire Dimitri.

McLaughlin, Emma & Nicola Kraus. The Real Real. YA/ McL
When Hampton High senior Jesse is cast in a reality television show along with five other, more popular students, drama on and off screen reveals that what the audience and producers want is not the same as what Jesse wants.

Prose, Francine. Touch. YA/ PRO
Ninth-grader Maisie's concepts of friendship, loyalty, self-acceptance, and truth are tested to their limit after a schoolbus incident with the three boys who have been her best friends since early childhood.

Salinger, J.D. Nine Stories. YA/ SAL
Stories: A Perfect Day for Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, Just Before the War with the Eskimos, The Laughing Man, Down at the Dinghy, For Esme -- With Love and Squalor, Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes, De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period, and Teddy.

Sanchez, Alex. Rainbow Boys. YA/ SAN
Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an alcoholic father, a closeted gay, and a flamboyant gay rights advocate, struggle with family issues, gay bashers, first sex, and conflicting feelings about each other.

St. Crow, Lili. Betrayals: A Strange Angels Novel. YA/ STC
For her own protection, sixteen-year-old Dru is taken to a secret training facility that feels more like a prison, but she faces great danger there and learns that a traitor who was involved in her mother's death now wants Dru dead.

Stewart, Sean & Jordan Weisman. Cathy’s Book. If found call (650) 266-8233. YA/ STE
Cathy, an aspiring artist who is still getting over her father's death, becomes embroiled in a mystery after discovering that her ex-boyfriend--who appears only a few years older than herself--is actually more than two hundred years old.

Stewart, Sean & Jordan Weisman. Cathy’s Key. If found call (650) 266-8202. YA/ STE
"Cathy was your average high school student-doodling in the margins of her journal, crushing on a cute boy, and hanging out with her best friend Emma. As this story begins, she's trying to keep a job, her journal is stolen, the cute boy is not who he seems to be, and even Emma's side project/start-up company, Doubletalk Wireless, is about to get caught up in the mystery surrounding Cathy and her search for the truth about her father. Her presumed-dead father. It's just a simple story really: Girl loves Boy, Boy disappears, Girl discovers secret that will alter the course of humanity.

Stewart, Sean & Jordan Weisman. Cathy’s Ring. If found call (650) 266-8263. YA/ STE
Cathy is in St. Louis, Missouri. It's been six months since she'd discovered her boyfriend was immortal. She searches for answers to her father's death and finds a website on the internet. This an immortal fortune teller whom claims she can help Cathy find out if her father really died of heart attacked. The fortune teller's name is Auntie Joe. When Cathy met her Auntie Joe said that her father did not die of a heart attack. He was murdered. Then Auntie Joe said that if Tsao (her boyfriend, Victor's father and an immortal) could not marry her, he will kill her. After Auntie Joe told her about some things Cathy wanted to know, Cathy took a Greyhound Bus to San Francisco, her home. But, little did she know that it was the beginning of another crazy adventure through the immortal world.

Flanagan, John. Ranger’s Apprentice: Halt’s Peril. YA/ FLA
Halt, Horace and Will are on the trail of Tennyson and his followers. The false prophet of the Outsider cult escaped justice for his crimes in Clonmel, and Halt is determined to stop him before he crosses the border into Araluen. Will has defeated one of Tennyson's Genovesan assassins in Clonmel but there are two left alive. Are the extraordinary archery skill of Will and Halt enough to save them during a duel with the Genovesans ... or is Will's mentor facing his last battle?

Flanagan, John. Ranger’s Apprentice: The Kings of Clonmel. YA/ FLA
Book 8.

Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book. YA/ GAI
After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own.

New Fiction

Hobbs, Will. Crossing the Wire. YA/ HOB
Fifteen-year-old Victor Flores journeys north in a desperate attempt to cross the Arizona border and find work in the United States to support his family in central Mexico.

Taylor, Laini. Lips Touch: Three Times. YA/ TAY
Three short stories about kissing, featuring elements of the supernatural.

Wooding, Chris. Malice. YA/ WOO
Everyone's heard the rumors. Call on Tall Jake and he'll take you to Malice, a world that exists inside a horrifying comic book. A place most kids never leave. Seth and Kady think it's all a silly myth. But then their friend disappears.


Colfer, Eoin. And Another Thing. Douglas Adam’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Part Six of Three. YA/ COL
In this sixth installment of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, Arthur Dent has finally made it home to Earth, only to discover that it is about to be blown up ... again. What could a pantheon of unemployed gods, everyone's favorite renegade Galactic President, a lovestruck green alien, an irritating computer, and at least one very large slab of cheese have to do with all of this?

Cooper, Michelle. A Brief History of Montmaray. YA/ COO
On her sixteenth birthday in 1936, Sophia begins a diary of life in a fictional island country off the coast of Spain, where she is among the last descendants of an impoverished royal family trying to hold their nation together on the eve of the second World War.

De La Pena, Matt. We Were Here. YA/ DEL
Haunted by the event that sentences him to time in a group home, Miguel breaks out with two unlikely companions and together they begin their journey down the California coast hoping to get to Mexico and a new life.

Kidd, Ronald. The Year of the Bomb. YA/ KID
In 1955 California, as "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" is filmed in their hometown, thirteen-year-old Arnie discovers a real enemy when he and three friends go against a young government agent determined to find communists at a neaby university or on the movie set.

Antieau, Kim. Ruby’s Imagine. YA/ ANT
Tells the story of Hurricane Katrina from the point of view of Ruby, an unusually intuitive girl who lives with her grandmother in New Orleans but has powerful memories of an earlier life in the swamps.

Block, Francesca Lia. Pretty Dead. YA/ BLO
Beautiful vampire Charlotte finds herself slowly changing back into a human after the mysterious death of her best friend.

Cashore, Kristin. Fire. A Companion to Graceling. YA/ CAS
In a kingdom called the Dells, Fire is the last human-shaped monster, with unimaginable beauty and the ability to control the minds of those around her, but even with these gifts she cannot escape the strife that overcomes her world.

Cast, P.C. & Kristin Cast. Tempted. A House of Night Novel. YA/ CAS
With ancient evil loose in the world, Zoey's very existence is on shaky ground, so when a seductive force is revealed to her, she must find the strength to reveal the truth or lose everything that matters, including her soul.

Dasher, James. The Maze Runner. YA/ DAS
Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.

Dowd, Siobhan. Solace of the Road. YA/ DOW
While running away from a London foster home just before her fifteenth birthday, Holly has ample time to consider her years of residential care and her early life with her Irish mother, whom she is now trying to reach.

Ferguson, Alane. The Dying Breath. A Forensic Mystery. YA/ FER
When her ex-boyfriend starts stalking her, seventeen-year-old Cameryn must use her knowledge of forensic sciences to protect herself.

Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. Front and Center. YA/ MUR
After five months of sheer absolute craziness I was going back to being plain old background D.J. In photographs of course I'm always in the background . . . But it turns out other folks have big plans for D.J. Like her coach. College scouts. All the town hoops fans. A certain Red Bend High School junior who's keen for romance and karaoke. Not to mention Brian Nelson, who she should not be thinking about! Who she is done with, thank you very much. But who keeps showing up anyway . . .

Shepard, Sara. Killer. A pretty little liars novel. YA/ SHE
Former best friends Emily, Aria, Hanna, and Spencer continue to live in fear as they struggle to keep hidden even more secrets and someone new begins stalking them via their cell phones.

Sorrells, Walter. Whiteout: A Mystery. Hunted book 3. YA/ SOR
Whiteout continues the story of Chastity, who has been on the run with her mother for as long as she can remember. Stumbling through a whiteout blizzard in Greenville, Minnesota, Chass trips over a dead body, and then sees a mysterious man disappear into the storm. With her haunted past, Chass knows all about running from killers, and she is sure that Kyle Van Epps is back. But Chass is sick of running, and if she hopes to ever have a normal life again, she has only one choice: find the killer before the killer finds her.

Standiford, Natalie. How to Say Goodbye in Robot. YA/ STA
After moving to Baltimore and enrolling in a private school, high school senior Beatrice befriends a quiet loner with a troubled family history.

Westerfield, Scott. Leviathan. YA/ WES
In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts.

New Music CDs

Paramore: Brand New Eyes. YA CD MUSIC PAR
Careful -- Ignorance -- Playing God -- Brick by boring brick -- Turn it off -- The only exception -- Feeling sorry -- Looking up -- Where the lines overlap -- Misguided ghosts -- All I wanted.

Spoon: Gimme Fiction. YA CD MUSIC SPO
CD1: The beast and dragon, adored -- Two sides/ Monsieur Valentine -- I turn my camera on -- My mathematical mind -- The delicate place -- Sister Jack -- I summon you -- The infinite pet -- Was it you? -- They never got you -- Merchants of soul. Bonus tracks CD: Carryout kids -- You was it -- I summon you (demo) -- Sister Jack (piano demo).

Arcade Fire: Arcade Fire. YA CD MUSIC ARC
Old flame -- I'm sleeping in a submarine -- No cars go -- The woodland national anthem -- My heart is an apple -- Headlights look like diamonds -- Vampire / forest fire.

Sally Shapiro: My Guilty Pleasure. YA CD MUSIC SHA

Spoon: ga ga ga ga ga. YA CD MUSIC SPO
Don't make me a target -- The ghost of you lingers -- You got yr. cherry bomb -- Don't you evah -- Rhythm and soul -- Eddie's ragga -- The underdog -- My little Japanese cigarette case -- Finer feelings -- Black like me -- bonus disc : get nice!

New Movies on DVD

Beavis and Butt-head Do America YA/ DVD/ BEAVIS
Our intrepid heroes wake up to find their beloved TV set stolen and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it and who knows, maybe even score.

The Best of Beavis and Butt-head. Butt-o-ween and Do Christmas. YA/ DVD/ BEAVIS
Tis the season for terrorizing your neighbors while making you sream with laughter. And Tis the season to be cool starring in their own twisted versions of two holiday classics.

New Biography

Sanchez, Reymundo. My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King. YA/ B/ SAN
Excellent description of gang life, and how young men are sucked into that life. Witten by a former Latin King who joined at a very young age, and quickly rose through the ranks to become a street level leader. During this period, he became addicted to drugs, and his life spiraled out of control. The only reason he is alive to write this book is that he got out before he hit his late teens. The book lays out in great and convincing detail what it means to be a member of a street gang. One forgets that the author did everything that he describes in about three years (the time line is apparently intentionally fudged), and all before he reached adulthood. This book will move you.

New Non-Fiction

Krygier, Leora. Juvenile Court: A judge’s guide for young adults and their parents. YA/ 345.7308/ KRY
The juvenile court system -- I received a citation to court : what do I do? -- Preparing for court -- Coming to court for my hearing -- Driving, pedestrian, bicycle, and related violations -- Other offenses -- What can I expect at court? -- Returning to court, the DMV, and will I have a record? -- How to avoid getting another citation.


Brunvand, Jan Harold. Encyclopedia of Urban Legends. YA/ 398.2/ BRU
If you're interested in urban legends from a folklore standpoint, a research standpoint, or just a fan then you will appreciate this book. It is the most complete reference I have seen. Details of stories, their comparison with other stories, common stories from other parts of the world, and clear explanations. Brunvand has a knack for making it all understandable and avoids being dry and lecturing. For the stories themselves you would want to see his many other collections; for research and reference you can not do without this book.

New Books on CD

Cashore, Kristin. Graceling. YA F CAS CD BOOK

Dessen, Sarah. Dreamland. YA F DES CD BOOK

Dessen, Sarah. Lullaby. YA F DES CD BOOK

Mikaelsen, Ben. Touching Spirit Bear. YA F MIK CD BOOK

Patterson, James. Max. YA F PAT CD BOOK

Picolt, Jodi. My Sister’s Keeper. YA F PIC CD BOOK

Sonnenblick, Jordan. Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie. YA F SON CD BOOK

Swanson, James L. Chasing Lincoln’s Killer. YA 973.7 SWA CD BOOK

Non-Fiction

Flaim, Denise. Rescue Ink. how ten guys saved countless dogs and cats, twelve horses, five pigs, one duck, and a few turtles YA/ 179.3/ FLA

Bonnet, Bob and Dan Keen. 46 Science Fair Projects for the Evil Genius. YA/ 507.8/ BON
Provides instructions and plans for science projects across various disciplines, including physics, astronomy, energy, environmental science and economics.

Vecchione, Glen. 100 Amazing First Prize Science Fair Projects. YA/ 507.8/ VEC
Up, down, all around -- Bird feathers & bug boxes -- Creative concoctions -- Find out about food -- Excellent electrics -- Natural laws -- Puzzling plant projects -- Fly, float & sink -- Metric equivalents. Summary Includes projects for students that not only help them learn more about science by demonstrating how it is a part of everyday life but also serve as models for competitive entries in science fairs.

Vecchione, Glen. 100 Amazing Make- It-Yourself Science Fair Projects. YA/ 507.8/
VEC
Imaginiative science projects using readily available materials and accompanied by detailed instructions and diagrams.

Levine, Fayth and Cortney Heimerl. The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design. YA/ 745.5/ LEV

Eminem. The Way I Am. YA/ 781.64/ EMI
For the first time, one of music's most popular—and headline-making—rap artists shares his private reflections, drawings, handwritten lyrics, and never-before-seen photographs. Fiercely intelligent, relentlessly provocative, and prodigiously gifted, Eminem is known as much for his enigmatic persona as for being the fastest-selling rap artist and the first rapper to ever win an Oscar. Now, in The Way I Am, he shares his private thoughts on everything from his inner struggles, to the trials of being famous, to his love for his daughter, Hailie, creating a book that is every bit as raw and uncensored as the man himself. Illustrated with never-before-seen photographs of Eminem's home and life along with original drawings, The Way I Am is filled with reflections on his greatest hits, previously unpublished lyric sheets, and other rare memorabilia.

Kor, Eva Mozes and Lisa Rojany Buccieri. Surviving the Angel of Death. The Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz. YA/ 940.53/ KOR



Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta. Last-minute Science Fair Projects. YA/ 507.8/ BAR
Examines ways to complete your science project in a very short time with supplies you can find around the house. Remember: Science fair projects are due...NOW! It's no secret that kids sometimes put off doing their assignments, especially if they get busy or don't know where to begin. But with this compilation at hand, their science fair problems are over, because it's full of super-quick ideas sure to wow the crowd and the judges. All the experiments use common, easy to find materials, and there's valuable advice on creating an appealing presentation and writing an accompanying report. Every project is smart and fun!

Bochinski, Julianne Blair. More Award-winning Science Fair Projects. YA/ 507.8/ BOC
Presents 35 award-winning science fair projects, a section on how to do a science fair project, updates to science fair rules and science supply resources, as well as new material on useful web sites.

Haduch, Bill. Science Fair Success Secrets. YA/ 507.8/ HAD
Explains the scientific method and describes a variety of actual science fair projects in such fields as engineering, botany, behavioral science, and chemistry.

Rhatigan, Joe and Rain Newcomb. Prize-winning Science Fair Projects for Curious Kids. YA/ 507.8 RHA
Contains ideas for cool science projects using items found around the house or at a nearby store.

VanCleave, Janice. A+ Science Fair Projects. YA/ 507.8/ VAN
A collection of thirty-five science fair projects in astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics, plus suggestions for designing original projects.

Harris, Elizabeth Snoke. Save the Earth Science Experiments. YA/ 507.8/ HAR
Save the Earth with your science fair project! -- How to make a great science fair project -- Rethinking energy. Alternative oils -- Power plants -- A bright idea -- Running on air -- The sun solution -- Methane madness -- Blowing in the wind -- Putting the sun to work -- Out the window -- Rethinking garbage. Garbage diet -- Recycled paper -- Is bulk better? -- Disappearing waste -- Rethinking pollution. Heating up -- No-zone -- Lights out! -- Clean up your act -- Rethinking water. Down the drain -- Water power -- Not so fast grass -- Solar still -- Deadly fertilizers -- More interesting stuff. Charts, graphs & tables -- Sources -- Greenwashing -- Your ecological footprint.

Mann, Charles C. Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491. YA/ 970.01/ MAN
This study of Native American societies is adapted for younger readers from Charles C. Mann's best-selling 1491. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, the book argues that the people of North and South America lived in enormous cities, raised pyramids hundreds of years before the Egyptians did, engineered corn, and farmed the rainforests.

Fiction

Anonymous. Go Ask Alice. YA/ ANO
A fifteen-year-old drug user chronicles her daily struggle to escape the pull of the drug world.

Cabot, Meg. Princess in Pink. YA/ CAB
In a series of humorous entries, high school freshman (and Genovian Princess) Mia tries to get her reluctant boyfriend to take her to the prom.
Hale, Marian. The Goodbye Season. YA/ HAL

Millward, Carol Larese. Star in the Middle. YA/ MIL
At age sixteen, Star's life has changed now that she's the mother of a baby boy. She finds it's tough to be a parent and tries to do her best. Wilson, the birthfather, is in denial. Then something happens that brings them together. One is a dark secret that will change both of them. This is a story of teen pregnancy told through both teen parent’s point of view.

Rennison, Louise. Are these my basoomas I see before me? Final Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. YA/ REN
British teenager Georgia Nicolson's humorous diary entries reveal the results as she finally chooses between potential boyfriends, but then becomes involved in a play with the one not chosen, further complicating her love life.

Staub, Wendy Corsi. Lily Dale: Discovering. YA/ STA
After almost being killed while trying to discover how her mother died, Calla tries desperately to use both her psychic powers and investigative skills to learn the truth about her mother's life, and to find out what these secrets may mean for her.

Zafon, Carlos Ruiz. The Shadow of the Wind: A Novel. YA/ ZAF
Originally written in Spanish, the story begins when young Daniel no longer remembers his mother's face, and his father takes him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. There he finds THE SHADOW OF THE WIND, a novel by Julian Carax. Enchanted by the book, Daniel embarks on a search for other works by Carax, and eventually for Carax himself. During his quest, Daniel becomes enveloped in murder, intrigue, and love.



Leroe, Ellen. Dear Big V. YA/ LER
Courtney Condon, a funny, off-beat junior, is caught smack in the middle of the war between the Lewds and the Prudes at Delaware-Valley High School. Court's the founder of an abstinence club at Dull-Val. But when she's assigned an Op Ed piece for the school paper that forces her to work with Lance, the major player and hottest guy at school, this up-close and personal contact with Lance throws her into a Whirlwind of Confusion over her chaste ideals. Meanwhile, Courtney's staunchly devout, strict-Catholic mom is pushing her own form of prudishness to the point of alienating the entire family, especially when Mom catches Court in a lip-lock with Lance in his car, right in her very own driveway! Laugh-out-loud funny, Dear Big V illuminates the conflict between hormones and values that teens face every day.


Doyle, Marissa. Betraying Season. YA/ DOY
In 1838, Penelope Leland goes to Ireland to study magic and prove to herself that she is as good a witch as her twin sister Persy, but when Niall Keating begins to pay her court, she cannot help being distracted. Publisher Summary 2 In this intriguing companion to Bewitching Season, Penelope Leland is put in a difficult position when her efforts to be as talented a witch as her twin sister begin to suffer as a result of an unexpected romance with a handsome young man with questionable intentions.

Larbalestier, Justine. Liar. YA/ LAR
Having lied to so many throughout the years, Micah is justifiably known by all as a compulsive liar, but when her boyfriend suddenly dies, truth and fiction are blurred in entirely new ways and Micah must come to terms with the damage she has done through the complex web of deceit she has woven.

Bray, Libba. Going Bovine. YA/ BRA
Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen year-old who, after being diagnosed with Creutzfeld Jakob's (aka mad cow) disease, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital in an attempt to find a cure.

Brewer, Heather. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Ninth Grade Slays. YA/ BRE
While half-vampire Vlad, his best friend Henry, and Henry's cousin Joss make their way through their freshman year at Bathory High, a hired vampire slayer seeks to destroy Vlad.

McCormick, Patricia. Purple Heart. YA/ McC
While recuperating in a Baghdad hospital from a traumatic brain injury sustained during the Iraq War, eighteen-year-old soldier Matt Duffy struggles to recall what happened to him and how it relates to his ten-year-old friend, Ali.

Books on CD

Sheff, Nic. Tweak: Growing up on methamphetamines. YA/ 362.299/SHE /CD BOOK
The author details his immersion in a world of hardcore drugs, revealing the mental and physical depths of addiction, and the violent relapse one summer in California that forever changed his life, leading him down the road to recovery. Read by Paul Michael Garcia.

Zindel, Paul. The Pigman. YA/ F/ ZIN/ CD BOOK
Zindel's groundbreaking, bestselling tour de force is the unforgettable tale of two disillusioned high school students who have their faith in humanity restored by lonely, eccentric Mr. Pignati, whom they dub the Pigman. Includes a fascinating interview with Paul Zindel. Read by Eden Riegel and Charlie McWade.


Bray, Libba. Going Bovine. YA/ F/ BRA/ CD BOOK
Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen year-old who, after being diagnosed with Creutzfeld Jakob's (aka mad cow) disease, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital in an attempt to find a cure. Read by Erik Davies.

Downham, Jenny. Before I Die. YA/ F/ DOW/ CD BOOK
A terminally ill teenaged girl makes and carries out a list of things to do before she dies. Read by Charlotte Parry.

Non-Fiction

Buscemi, Karen. Split in Two: Keeping it together when your parents live apart.
YA/ 306.89/ BUS
A nuts-and-bolts survival guide for teens living in a dual custody arrangement, this practical yet humorous self-help book is packed with tips and strategies to help teens deal with the frustrations of life in two households. Providing teens who shuffle between two residences on a regular basis with constructive information, this resource helps increase self-reliance, build self-confidence, and improve organizational and communication skills. Including advice on how to better organize scattered school work, make two bedrooms livable, negotiate curfews with different parents, and manage money for greater financial independence, this useful guide will help teens living in two homes feel like one person again.

Hornbacher, Marya. Wasted: A memoir of anorexia and bulimia. YA/ 616.8526/ HOR
Wasted is the story of one woman's travels to the darker side of reality, and her decision to find her way back--on her own terms. In this vivid, emotionally wrenching memoir, she re-created the experience and illuminated that tangle of personal, family, and cultural causes underlying eating disorders.

Gorey, Edward. Amphigorey: Fifteen Books. YA/ 741.9/ GOR
Fifteen works by the American artist and author provide a journey into a macabre world

Gorey, Edward. Amphigorey Too. YA/ 741.9/ GOR
Somber drawings illustrate short, enigmatic, and macabre tales and rhymes about murders, unusual animals, and mysterious events.

Macklin, Karen. Been There Survived That: Getting through freshman year of high school. YA/ 373.238/ BEE
This book can help with that first year of high school. Four real teens fill you in on the stuff they wish they’d known. Also includes humorous tips on what NOT to do and funny freshman horror stories.


Conley, Erin Elizabeth. Crap. How to deal with annoying teachers, bosses, backstabbers, and other stuff that stinks. YA/ 152.4/ CON
This clever self-help book takes a humorous approach in advising teens on how to learn to take it all in stride and deal with many of the challenges of adolescence. Filled with many examples of the common frustrations of teen life—including difficult teachers, forgetful parents, and shallow friends—this book offers advice that helps teens ignore the losers and learn from the lunatics, while helpful and entertaining quotes from Machiavelli to Homer Simpson offer a different perspective on dealing with life's dirt.

Johnson, Arne and Karen Macklin. Indie Girl. YA/700/ JOH
Fun and inspirational, this do-it-yourself guide for artsy young women enables them to unleash their creative talents through independent and imaginative ventures, including designing clothing, organizing a poetry slam, starting a band, and publishing a 'zine. Start-to-finish explanations on how to organize, implement, and complete each activity are accompanied by creative and technical advice to ensure success. Filled with inspirational quotes by artists from a variety of backgrounds and professions, this book helps teen girls develop organizational and leadership skills and build self confidence while challenging them to do something interesting and original.

Moore, Mandy and Leanne Prain. Yarn Bombing. The art of crochet and knit graffiti. YA/ 746.43/ MOO
Yarn graffiti is humorous, unexpected and resonates with almost everyone who encounters it, crafters and non-crafters alike. This book shows how the global revolution began. Very inspiring.

Fiction

Cadnum, Michael. The King’s Arrow. YA/ CAD
In England's New Forest on the second day of August, 1100, eighteen-year-old Simon Foldre, delighted to be allowed to participate in a royal hunt as squire to the Anglo-Norman nobleman Walter Tirel, finds his future irrevocably altered when, during the hunt, he witnesses the possible murder of King William II.

Coffelt, Nancy. Listen. YA/ COF
The lives of three loners, eighteen-year-old Will, fourteen-year-old Kurt, and Carrie--a middle-aged schizophrenic--intersect when Carrie, who hears the thoughts of neglected animals, offers to pay Kurt to bring her "strays," but her rescuing brings about a dangerous situation.

Hiatt, Shelby. Panama: A Novel. YA/ HIA
A fifteen-year-old Ohio girl, longing for adventure, gets her wish when she moves to Panama with her father who has been hired to work on the Panama Canal, and meets Federico, an older aristocrat toiling as a digger.

Lasky, Kathryn. Daughters of the Sea: Hannah. YA/ LAS
In 1899, a fifteen-year-old orphan named Hannah obtains employment as a servant in the home of one of Boston's wealthiest families, where she meets a noted portrait painter who seems to know things about her that even she is not aware of, and when she accompanies the family to their summer home in Maine, she feels an undeniable pull to the sea.

Portman, Frank. Andromeda Klein. YA/ POR
High school sophomore Andromeda, an outcast because she studies the occult and has a hearing impairment and other disabilities, overcomes grief over terrible losses by enlisting others' help in her plan to save library books--and finds a kindred spirit along the way.

Baskin, Nora Raleigh. All We Know of Love. YA/ BAS
Natalie, almost sixteen, sneaks away from her Connecticut home and takes the bus to Florida, looking for the mother who abandoned her father and her when she was ten years old.

Bertagna, Julie. Zenith. YA/ BER
After finding that New Mungo is not the refuge they sought, Mara, leaving Fox behind, again sets out to sea with a ship full of refugees and, with the help of the "Gipsea" boy Tuck, tries to find land at the top of the world that will be safe from storms and rising water.

Brewer, Heather. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. Eighth Grade Bites. YA/ BRE
For thirteen years, Vlad, aided by his aunt and best friend, has kept secret that he is half-vampire, but when his missing teacher is replaced by a sinister substitute, he learns that there is more to being a vampire, and to his parents' deaths, than he could have guessed.

Brewer, Heather. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. Tenth Grade Bleeds. YA/ BRE
As the evil vampire D'Ablo seeks the ritual that would steal half-vampire Vlad's powers, Vlad struggles to resist feeding on the people around him, has a conflict with his best friend Henry, and gives up all hope of a normal year at Bathory High.

Hopkins, Ellen. Tricks. YA/ HOP
Five troubled teenagers fall into prostitution as they search for freedom, safety, community, family, and love.

Hopkins, Ellen. Impulse. YA/ HOP
Three teens who meet at Reno, Nevada's Aspen Springs mental hospital after each has attempted suicide connect with each other in a way they never have with their parents or anyone else in their lives.

Kraus, Daniel. The Monster Variations. YA/ KRA
On his way to State University, nineteen-year-old James runs into a former friend and is immersed in memories from the year they were twelve and learned that monsters exist in the world--and within themselves.

Miller-Lachman, Lyn. Gringolandia. YA/ MIL
In 1986, when seventeen-year-old Daniel's father arrives in Madison, Wisconsin, after five years of torture as a political prisoner in Chile, Daniel and his eighteen-year-old "gringa" girlfriend, Courtney, use different methods to help this bitter, self-destructive stranger who yearns to return home and continue his work.

Morris, Paula. Ruined: A Novel. YA/ MOR
Rebecca goes to creepy New Orleans to spend the year with her Aunt while her dad is traveling. The filthy-rich girls at school treat Rebecca like she's invisible. Then one night, in Lafayette Cemetery, Rebecca makes a friend. Sweet, mysterious Lisette is eager to talk to Rebecca, and to show her the nooks and crannies of the city while having a serious score to settle. As Rebecca learns more from her friend she slowly uncovers startling truths about her own history. Will Rebecca be able to right the wrongs of the past, or has everything been ruined beyond repair?

Patterson, James and Ned Rust. Daniel X Watch the Skies. YA/ PAT
When the small community of Holliswood is thrown into chaos by the arrival of a terrifying outlaw who deliberately instigates problems for the purpose of filming his crimes for television, modern superhero Daniel X assembles an all-star team of his own creation in the hopes of protecting fellow citizens.

Sewell, Earl. Keysha’s Drama. YA/ SEW
Sent to live the wealthy father she has never known, street-smart sixteen-year-old Keysha Kendall, bitter about her troubled childhood, refuses to forget--or let anyone else forget--where she came from as she struggles to belong.

Woodson, Jacqueline. Miracle’s Boys. YA/ WOO
Twelve-year-old Lafayette's close relationship with his older brother Charlie changes after Charlie is released from a detention home and blames Lafayette for the death of their mother.

Books on CD

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Chains. YA F AND CD BOOK
The story of a 13-year-old African-American girl who is sold to a cruel, loyalist family living in New York City at the start of the Revolutionary War. Asked to spy on her owners for the Patriot cause, she is reluctant, until she realizes her loyalty lies with the side that can provide her with freedom. Read by Madisun Leigh

Dessen, Sarah. Along for the Ride. YA F DES CD BOOK
When Auden goes to stay with her father, stepmother, and new baby sister the summer before she starts college, all the trauma of her parents' divorce is revived, even as she is making new friends and having fun new experiences. Read by Rachel Botchan

Mortenson, Greg & David Oliver Relin. Three Cups of Tea. YA 371.422 MOR CD BOOK
Traces how Mortenson, having been rescued and resuscitated by Himalayan villagers after a failed attempt to climb K2, worked to build schools that would benefit the young girls who were forbidden an education by Taliban restrictions.

Non-Fiction

Taylor, Troy. Haunted Illinois: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Prairie State. YA/ 133.1/ TAY
The mysterious and often violent history of Illinois has made the state a haven for restless spirits. This volume explores the supernatural side of the Prairie State, with stories on the horrors of an old slave house, the numerous spirits of Alton's McPike Mansion, the cemetery where the dead walk, the Spring Valley Vampire, the ghosts of the Bartonville Asylum, Chicago's famous Resurrection Mary, and the spirit world of Abraham Lincoln.

Spilsbury, Louise. Be Smart, Stay Safe! YA/ 155.5/ SPI
How safety-savvy are you? Do you know how to balance risks? Learning how to look out for yourself is an important part of growing up, but it’s often hard to tell the difference between real risks and a bit of fun. This will show you how.

Grant, R.G. Slavery. YA/ 305.896
Featuring breathtaking photographs, illustrations, letters, and personal histories, a comprehensive discussion of slavery throughout history examines its lasting impact on societies and people around the world. Presents a comprehensive history of slavery, discussing its origins in ancient civilizations, introduction into the United States, elimination following the Civil War, and continuing impact on modern society.

Shapiro, Bill. Other People’s Love Letters: 150 letters you were never meant to see. YA/ 392.6/ OTH
A voyeuristic look at the ins and outs of modern romance brings together an assortment of actual love letters, written by a diverse cross section of people, that appear exactly as they were originally written, offering candid insights into how people think about love.

Spilsbury, Louise. Dig, Plant and Grow. YA/635/ SPI
Just imagine being able to pick and eat your own, home-grown fruit – or giving someone a bouquet of flowers that you’ve raised yourself! Dig, Plant, and Grow! offers step-by-step guidelines for the novice gardener to help you achieve a successful crop.

Vickers, Rebecca. Confident Cooking. YA/ 641.5/ VIC
Want to be a great cook, but don’t know the difference between a spoon and a ladle? Or perhaps you just want to know how to bake a cake without catastrophe? Confident Cooking takes you back to basics and unscrambles the mysteries of the kitchen. With A–Z instuctions.

Ask Cosmo girl! About beauty. YA/ 646.72/ ASK
Skin basics -- Hair removal -- Acne treatment -- Cover-up how-tos -- Healthy mouth -- Eye makeup how-tos -- Hair help -- Nail know-how.

Scalin, Noah. Skulls. YA/745.5/SCA
On June 4th, 2007, artist Noah Scalin came up with an ingenious idea: he cut a skull out of orange paper and posted it online with the note, “I’m making a skull image every day for a year.” His uniquely witty works became a wild success: five months later, nearly 250,000 people have visited the site, many sending in skull photos of their own and turning Scalin’s blog into one of the world’s top sites. Each of the 150 skulls shown is accompanied by a brief description and fun anecdotal stories. As a bonus, there are four skull projects to make. Irresistibly merging pop, Internet, and craft culture, this fantastic collection provides an inspiring example of how to find creative potential in every aspect of daily life.

Badillo, Steve. Skateboarding: Legendary Tricks. YA/ 796.22/ BAD
The great tricks of today are built upon the pioneering feats of skateboarding's legendary riders. Tony Alva, Lance Mountain, Christian Hosoi, Tony Hawk, Jason Lee and so many others paved the way for the worldwide skateboarding movement and lifestyle. Discover the stories behind their Legendary Tricks and learn how to do the tricks yourself.

D’Arcy, Sean. Freestyle Soccer Tricks. YA/ 796.334/ DAR
The professional soccer freestyler offers tips, exercises, and drills designed to improve coordination and ball control and provides instructions for performing various types of juggling tricks.

Willin, Dr. Melvyn. Ghosts Caught on Film. YA/ 133.1/ WIL
This book offers the exciting possibility of there being actual photograph evidence to prove the existence of ghosts and paranormal activity- you can’t help but be drawn into the mystery.


Bielagus, Peter G. Quick Cash for Teens. YA/ 658.11/ BIE
Provides smart strategies for earning big bucks, with step-by-step instructing for identifying opportunities, creating a business plan, and implementing it successfully.

Music

Black Eyed Peas. The E.N.D.. YA CD MUSIC BLA
Boom boom pow -- Rock that body -- Meet me halfway -- Imma be -- I gotta feeling -- Alive -- Missing you -- Ring-a-ling -- Party all the time -- Out of my head -- Electric city -- Showdown -- Now generation -- One tribe -- Rockin to the beat.

Biography

Reef, Catherine. Ernest Hemingway. A Writer’s Life. YA/ B/ HEM
His life reads like a suspense story—it's full of action, romance, heartbreak, machismo, mishaps, celebrity, and tragedy. He had first-hand experience of several historic events of the last century, and he rubbed elbows with many other notable writers and intellectual greats of our time. Though his reputation has weathered ups and downs, his status as an American icon remains untouchable. Here, in the only biography available to young people, Catherine Reef introduces readers to Hemingway's work, with a focus on his themes and writing styles and his place in the history of American fiction, and examines writers who influenced him and those he later influenced


Corrigan, Jim. Alan Turing. Profiles in Mathematics Series YA/ B/ TUR
Profiles the life and accomplishments of the British mathematician who played a major role in unraveling German codes during World War II and helped to establish the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence. He was also a philosopher and biologist.

Fiction for August

Hubbard, Mandy. Prada & Prejudice. YA/ HUB
During a school trip to England, fifteen-year-old Callie buys a pair of Prada shoes in an effort to impress the popular girls, a scheme that backfires and sends Callie back to 1815.

Peterson, Will. Triskellion. YA/ PET
Following their parents' bitter divorce, Rachel and Adam are sent from their New York home to stay with their grandmother. But the quiet English village where their mother was born is a sinister and unsettling place. Against a brooding background of very real danger, the two young outsides follow an incredible trail on an archaeological adventure with a startling paranormal twist. In a community where many terrible secrets lie hidden, the villagers of Triskellion have a great deal to protect. First in planned trilogy.

Cooney, Caroline B. If the Witness Lied. YA/ COO
Torn apart by tragedies and the publicity they brought, siblings Smithy, Jack, and Madison, aged fourteen to sixteen, tap into their parent's courage to pull together and protect their brother Tris, nearly three, from further media exploitation and a much more sinister threat.

Cross, Sarah. Dull Boy. YA/ CRO
Avery, a teenaged boy with frightening super powers that he is trying to hide, discovers other teenagers who also have strange powers and who are being sought by the icy and seductive Cherchette, but they do not know what she wants with them.

Draper, Sharon M. Just Another Hero. YA/ DRA
As Kofi, Arielle, Dana, November, and Jericho face personal challenges during their last year of high school, a misunderstood student brings a gun to class and demands to be taken seriously. Sequel to November Blues.

Gonzalez, Ann. Running For My Life. YA/ GON
RUNNING FOR MY LIFE is the powerful story of Andrea McKane, a fourteen-year-old who struggles to cope with her mother's schizophrenia. She must face the heartbreaking fact that her mother, with whom she once laughed and played, has vanished into her disease, possibly forever. The book accurately portrays the difficulties a teen faces when dealing with the illness, the abuse and absence of a parent with mental illness. RUNNING FOR MY LIFE shows the effects of mental illness on a family, and a teenager's attempts to manage the changes that have shaken her life. With courage, strength, and the loving support of her friends, her father, and her therapist, Andrea finds salvation through running. RUNNING FOR MY LIFE represents a heartwarming, encouraging breakthrough effort in portraying the challenges teens confront when they have to protect themselves from a guardian.

Hurley, Tonya. Ghostgirl: Homecoming. YA/HUR
When Petula becomes deathly ill, her sister Scarlet seeks help from former classmate Charlotte, for whom the afterlife has become burdensome, leaving her just as insecure and isolated as she was while she was alive.

Lockhart, E. The Treasure Map of Boys. YA/LOC
A Seattle sixteen-year-old juggles therapy, running a school bake sale, coping with her performance artist mother, growing distant from an old friend, and conflicting feelings about her ex-boyfriend and potential new boyfriends.

Pierce, Tamora. Bloodhound. Beka Cooper Book Two. A Tortall Legend. YA/ PIE
Having been promoted from "Puppy" to "Dog," Beka, now a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, and her former partner head to a neighboring port city to investigate a case of counterfeit coins.

Scott, Elizabeth. Love You Hate You Miss You. YA/ SCO
After coming out of alcohol rehabilitation, sixteen-year-old Amy sorts out conflicting emotions about her best friend Julia's death in a car accident for which she feels responsible.

Weaver, Will. Saturday Night Dirt. YA/ WEA
In a small town in northern Minnesota, the much-anticipated Saturday night dirt-track race at the old-fashioned, barely viable, Headwaters Speedway becomes, in many ways, an important life-changing event for all the participants on and off the track.

Wizner, Jake. Castration Celebration. YA/ WIZ
Three high school students in a summer arts program at Yale University collaborate on an "anti-guy musical" with the working title, Castration Celebration.

Wynne-Jones, Tim. The Uninvited. YA/ WYN
After a disturbing freshman year at New York University, Mimi is happy to get away to her father's remote Canadian cottage only to discover a stranger living there who has never heard of her or her father and who is convinced that Mimi is responsible for leaving sinister tokens around the property.

Zink, Michelle. Prophecy of the Sisters. YA/ ZIN
In late nineteenth-century New York state, wealthy sixteen-year-old twin sisters Lia and Alice Milthorpe find that they are on opposite sides of an ancient prophecy that has destroyed their parents and seeks to do even more harm.

New Fiction for July

Austen, Jane. Emma. YA/ AUS
The most perfect of Jane Austen’s perfect novels begins with twenty-one-year-old Emma Woodhouse comfortably dominating the social order in the village of Highbury, convinced that she has both the understanding and the right to manage other people’s lives—for their own good, of course. Her well-meant interfering centers on the aloof Jane Fairfax, the dangerously attractive Frank Churchill, the foolish if appealing Harriet Smith, and the ambitious young vicar Mr. Elton—and ends with her complacency shattered, her mind awakened to some of life’s more intractable dilemmas, and her happiness assured.

Buck, Pearl S. The Good Earth. YA/ BUC
Set in China, this is a drama about a simple peasant farmer who grows rich with the help of his faithful wife. Tragedy follows as he betrays his family and neglects the earth he had worshipped.

Crane, Stephen. The Red Badge of Courage. YA/ CRA
In the spring of 1863, while engaged in the fierce battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia, a young Union soldier matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war.

Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. YA/ TWA
This is Mark Twain's first novel about Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, and it has become one of the world's best-loved books. It is a fond reminiscence of life in Hannibal, Missouri, an evocation of Mark Twain's own boyhood along the banks of the Mississippi during the 1840s. "Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred," he tells us. This is a book one never forgets: Tom whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence, Tom and Huck's dreadful oath, their cure for warts ("spunk water" and dead cats), Tom's puppy love for Becky Thatcher, the boys playing "pirate" on Jackson's Island. This Mark Twain Library text is the only edition since the first (1876) to be based directly on the author's manuscript.

Twain, Mark. Life on the Mississippi. YA/ TWA
Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. A good portion of the work also deals with his post-war visit to the old haunts. Contains the complete text of the first edition published in 1883 with illustrations.

Barnes, John. Tales of the Madman Underground. YA/ BAR
In September 1973, as the school year begins in his depressed Ohio town, high-school senior Kurt Shoemaker determines to be "normal," despite his chaotic home life with his volatile, alcoholic mother and the deep loyalty and affection he has for his friends in the therapy group dubbed the Madman Underground.

Friedman, Aimee. Sea Change. YA/ FRI
When her estranged grandmother dies and leaves her mother the family home on Selkie Island, seventeen-year-old Miranda meets her mother on the Georgia island, where she discovers mysterious family secrets and another side to her logical, science-loving self.

Pike, Aprilynne. Wings. YA/ PIK
When a plant blooms out of fifteen-year-old Laurel's back, it leads her to discover the fact that she is a faerie and that she has a crucial role to play in keeping the world safe from the encroaching enemy trolls.

Pon, Cindy. Silver Phoenix. YA/ PON
With her father long overdue from his journey and a lecherous merchant blackmailing her into marriage, seventeen-year-old Ai Ling becomes aware of a strange power within her as she goes in search of her parent.

Smiley, Jane. Ordinary Love and Good Will. Two Novellas. YA/ SMI
ORDINARY LOVE: At a reunion with her grown children, a woman recalls the long-ago affair that ended her relationship with their father--and changed all their lives irrevocably.
GOOD WILL: Despite the carefully self-sufficient life he has designed for his small family, a man discovers that even the right choices have unexpected consequences--sometimes heart-breaking ones.

Steinbeck, John. The Red Pony. YA/STE
Traces a boy's journey into manhood after his father gives him a pony to train and care for.

Strasser, Todd. Boot Camp. YA/ STR
After ignoring several warnings to stop dating his teacher, Garrett is sent to Lake Harmony, a boot camp that uses unorthodox and brutal methods to train students to obey their parents.


Garsee, Jeannine. Say the Word. YA/ GAR
After the death of her estranged mother, who left Ohio years ago to live with her lesbian partner in New York City, seventeen-year-old Shawna Gallagher's life is transformed by revelations about her family, her best friend, and herself.

Henry, April. Torched. YA/HEN
In order to save her parents from going to jail for possession of marijuana, sixteen-year-old Ellie must help the FBI uncover the intentions of a radical environmental group by going undercover.

Mitchell, Saundra. Shadowed Summer. YA/MIT
In the small town of Ondine, Louisiana, fourteen-year-old Iris uncovers family secrets when she conjures up the ghost of a boy missing for decades and decides to solve the mystery of his disappearance.

Ryan, Carrie. The Forest of Hands and Teeth. YA/RYA
Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead.

Valentine, Jenny. Broken Soup. YA/VAL
A photographic negative and two surprising new friends become the catalyst for healing as fifteen-year-old Rowan struggles to keep her family and her life together after her brother's death.


Abrahams, Peter. Reality Check. YA/ ABR
After a knee injury destroys sixteen-year-old Cody's college hopes, he drops out of high school and gets a job in his small Montana town, but when his ex-girlfriend disappears from her Vermont boarding school, Cody travels cross-country to join the search.

Herrick, Steven. Cold Skin. YA/HER
In a rural Australian coal mining town shortly after World War II, teenaged Eddie makes a startling discovery when he investigates the murder of a local high school girl.

Hoban, Julia. Willow. YA/ HOB
Sixteen-year-old Willow, who was driving the car that killed both of her parents, copes with the pain and guilt by cutting herself, until she meets a smart and sensitive boy who is determined to help her stop.

Peck, Dale. Sprout. YA/ PEC
Moving from Long Island to Kansas after his mother dies, a teenaged boy nicknamed Sprout is surprised to find new friends, a fascinating landscape, and romantic love.

Testa, Dom. The Comet’s Curse. YA/ TES
Desperate to save the human race after a comet's deadly particles devastate the adult population, scientists create a ship that will carry a crew of 251 teenagers to a home in a distant solar system.

Whitman. Radiant Darkness. YA/ WHI
Persephone runs off to the Underworld with Hades, with whom she has fallen in love, but when her mother Demeter threatens to destroy the earth to save her, Persephone finds a way to come back once a year, bringing spring.

New Music for July

Eminem. Relapse. YA CD MUSIC EMI

Moby. Wait for Me. YA CD MUSIC MOB


Eels. Electro- shock blues. YA CD MUSIC EEL

Foo Fighters. The colour and the shape. YA CD MUSIC FOO

PJ Harvey. Rid of Me. YA CD MUSIC HAR

Rage Against the Machine. YA CD MUSIC RAG

R.E.M. Green. YA CD MUSIC REM

Sonic Youth. Daydream Nation. YA CD MUSIC SON

New Non-Fiction for July

Weinstein, Ph.D, Bruce. Is It Still Cheating If I Don’t Get Caught? YA/ 170/ WEI
Advice for teens based on five simple principles: do no harm, make things better, respect others, be fair, and be loving. Drawing examples from teen life, the nationally syndicated columnist offers specific questions, sample responses, and explanations of the ethical responses using his principles. His wide-ranging topics range from everyday matters of friendship, bullying, athletics, drugs, dating, social networking, and downloading intellectual property to larger issues such as dealing with grief. The text is direct and accessible, frequently broken up by black-and-white cartoons and changes in typography. He makes the important point that ethics require paying special heed to both oneself as well as others; it’s a matter of balance.

Hafiz, Dilara, Yasmine Hafiz and Imran Hafiz. The American Muslim teenager’s handbook. YA/ 297.5/ HAF
Everything you ever wanted to know, but were too afraid to ask.

Burton, Bonnie. Girls Against Girls. YA/ 305.2352/ BUR
This guide for teenage girls explains why girls can sometimes be mean to each other, what to do if you are a victim of bullying, and the importance of treating other girls with respect.

Benson, Michael. Beyond. A solar system voyage. YA/ 523.2/ BEN
Presents the solar system from the perspective of the space probes sent to explore the heavens.

Horne, Richard and Tracey Turner. 101 Things You Wish You’d Invented- and some you wish no one had. YA/ 609/ HOR

Monaque, Mathilde. Trouble in My Head. A young girl’s fight with depression. YA/ 616.8527/ MON
Mathilde Monaque developed severe depression when she was just 14. The eldest in a family of six and an exceptionally bright and gifted little girl, the discovery shook her family to the core. "Trouble in My Head" is Mathilde's tender and illuminating account of her struggle to surface from a disease that could have taken her life. With remarkable sensitivity and lucidity she describes her experience of depression, her days in the teenage hospital and her battle to conquer the disease. Mathilde's perspective as a sufferer of teenage depression is unique. Unlike adult depression which involves feelings of guilt, Mathilde describes teenage depression as a breaking down of certainties, the fear of being oneself, the fear of not loving and of not being loved. Adults and teenagers alike will find inspiration and insight in her touching and remarkable account.

Fiction

Ashby, Amanda. Zombie Queen of Newbury High. YA/ ASH
While trying to cast a love spell on her date on the eve of the senior prom, Mia inadvertently infects her entire high school class with a virus that will turn them all into zombies.

Burgess, Melvin. Bloodtide. Part I. YA/ BUR
In a far future, two warring gangs, the Conors and the Volsons, rule the ruins of London. When the leader of the Volsons gives his daughter Signy in marriage to the leader of the Conor family, the stage is set for a tale of vengeance and tragedy. This postmodern retelling of the saga of the Volsungs from Iceland by the author of Smack does not stint on graphic portrayals of violence. Twin themes of love and death provide an inexorable tension in this dark dystopian fable.

Burgess, Melvin. Bloodsong. Part II. YA/ BUR
Fifteen-year-old Sigurd, son of King Sigmund, is the last surviving member of the Volson clan. His father's kingdom -- the former city of London -- is gone. And his father's knife, a gift from Odin himself, has been shattered to dust.
Now, Odin's eye is upon him. Armed with a powerful sword forged from the remnants of his father's knife, Sigurd will face death, fire, and torment. He must travel through Hel and back...to unite his country once again.

Chandler, Ann. Sienna Summer. YA/ CHA
Angela's summer holiday in Siena changes her life forever. First she manages to save the life of the jittery horse Tempesta. Then she falls head over heals for Tony, a jockey in the upcoming Palio.

Klass, Sheila Solomon. Soldier’s Secret. YA/ KLA
During the Revolutionary War, a young woman named Deborah Sampson disguises herself as a man in order to serve in the Continental Army.

Napoli, Donna Jo. Alligator Bayou. YA/ NAP

Neri, G. Surf Mules. YA/ NER
When a tragic accident and sudden financial woes cause recent high school graduate Logan to question plans for his future, he agrees to make a road trip with his best friend and surfing buddy, Z-boy, transporting marijuana from southern California to Orlando, Florida.

Polak, Monique. What World is Left. YA/ POL
A pampered child used to having her own way, Anneke Van Raalte lives outside Amsterdam, where her father is a cartoonist for the Amsterdam newspaper. Though Anneke's family is Jewish, her religion means little to her. Anneke's life changes in 1942 when the Nazis invade Holland, and she and her family are deported to Theresienstadt, a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia.

Sanchez, Alex. Bait. Some secrets never let go. YA/ SAN
Diego keeps getting into trouble because of his explosive temper until he finally finds a probation officer who helps him get to the root of his anger so that he can stop running from his past.

Thompson, Kate. Creature of the Night. YA/ THO
Bobby lives a reckless life smoking, drinking, and stealing cars in Dublin. So his mother moves the family to the country. But Bobby suspects their cottage might not be as quaint as it seems. And spooky details of the history of their little cottage gradually turn Bobby into a detective of night creatures real and imagined.


Tullson, Diane. Riley Park. YA/ TUL
The victim of a vicious assault, seventeen-year-old Corbin struggles to get his life back and deal with the loss of his best friend.

Wiseman, Eva. Puppet. YA/ WIS
A powerful fictionalized account of the last blood libel trial in Hungary in 1882 is told through the eyes of Julie, a friend of the murdered servant girl Esther, and a servant at the jail where fourteen-year-old Morris Scharf is imprisoned.


Armstrong, Kelley. The Summoning. YA/ ARM
After fifteen-year-old Chloe starts seeing ghosts and is sent to Lyle House, a mysterious group home for mentally disturbed teenagers, she soon discovers that neither Lyle House nor its inhabitants are exactly what they seem, and that she and her new friends are in danger.

Gingras, Charlotte. Pieces of Me. YA/GIN
Mirabelle's art teacher tells her she has talent, but what good is it doing her? Almost fifteen and friendless, Mira is plagued by dark thoughts. Her body seems to be changing daily. Her mother is domineering and half-crazy and her father -- well, he's her ex-father, mostly out of Mira's life and awkward when he's around. Then she meets free-spirited, confident Catherine, a knockout who makes the boys' jaws drop. Not only is Catherine good at art like Mira, she also knows about kissing boys. Mira has never kissed anyone and doesn't understand the hungry way boys are beginning to look at her. Now that Mira's finally found someone she can talk to, her dark thoughts are vanishing. But as her friend encourages her to come out of her shell, Mira finds that her new-found confidence can still be shattered in an instant. Only after Mira faces a betrayal and a tragedy can she begin to put the fragmented pieces of herself together.

Lester, Julius. Guardian. YA/LES
In a rural southern town in 1946, a white man and his son witness the lynching of an innocent black man. Includes historical note on lynching.

McKayhan, Monica. Indigo Summer. YA/McK
When fifteen-year-old Indigo's perfect world falls apart she turns to her neighbor, sixteen-year-old Marcus Carter, for help but now that she has realized what a great guy he is, so does someone else.

Monninger, Joseph. Baby. YA/MON
Fifteen-year-old Baby's last chance at foster care is with the Potters, and while she likes them and enjoys learning to race their sled dogs, she feels she should go back on the streets with her boyfriend if she cannot find the mother who has deserted her again.

Sewell, Earl. If I Were Your Boyfriend. YA/SEW
How had Keysha gone from popular to social outcast? One word: frenemy. A girl Keysha thought was her friend planted drugs on her—and Keysha got caught. The media blitz on their wealthy suburb turned everyone against her. So when a guy with his own bad rep offers to help, Keysha's first reaction is yeah, right. Book 2 in a series.


Deuker, Carl. Night Hoops. YA/ DEU
While trying to prove that he is good enough to be on his high school's varsity basketball team, Nick must also deal with his parents' divorce and the erratic behavior of a troubled classmate who lives across the street.

Myracle, Lauren. Peace, Love and Baby Ducks. YA/ MYR
Fifteen-year-old Carly's summer volunteer experience makes her feel more real than her life of privilege in Atlanta ever did, but her younger sister starts high school pretending to be what she is not, and both find their relationships suffering.

Vail, Rachel. Gorgeous. YA/ VAI
Ninth-grader Allison Avery has always been the least attractive among her sisters, but when she allows the devil to possess her cell phone in exchange for appearing to be gorgeous, she must confront the power and deceptiveness of appearances.