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