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.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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.
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.
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