New Books

Peeled by Joan Bauer (RBH) -- HS reporter Hildy Biddle investigates odd goings-on at a supposedly haunted house in her rural community.
Frostbite by Richelle Mead -- 2nd. Vamp Acad. A skiing trip teaches Rose about life, death, and love.
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth Bunce -- Retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin folktale in 19th Century England, as Charlotte struggles to keep the family woolens mill in business in the face of a family curse.
Difficult Boy by M. P. Barker -- A young indentured servant befriends an older boy, who is scorned for being Irish, both of whom must endure their harsh master’s abuse as they try to right a wrong.
Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia Galante -- Agnes, her injured brother, and her best friend Honey, are taken by their grandmother and escape a Connecticut religious commune.
Write Naked by Peter L. Gould -- A young man buys an old typewriter and goes to his uncle's cabin, where he meets a girl, and they explorer their concerns about the world, themselves, and each other.
Escape the Mask by David Ward -- First of a trilogy. Six young slaves decide to escape the “Spears” who force them to do hard labor, when strangers known as “Outsiders” invade their isolated community.
Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee -- As 16 year-old Rosemary loses weight and hangs out at her mother's salon through the year, she is able to cope with her mother's illness, her first boyfriend, and see that the lives of others are not as perfect as they may seem.
Coraline by Neil Gaiman (GN) -- Coraline finds herself in another reality, where she must save herself, her parents, and three other souls.
Life Sucks by Jessica Abel (GN) -- Dave's life has taken a turn for the worst - when his vampire boss turned him undead in order to have a night manager for his convience store!
In Odd We Trust by Dean Koontz (GN) -- From Koontz's Odd Thomas series. Odd uses his ability to see the dead to help a murdered boy bring his killer to justice.
COWA! by Akira Toriyama (GN) -- The author or Dragon Ball Z. A half-vampire, half-were-koala and his ghostly best friend must find the cure for the Monster Flu that is raging through their village.
Time Stranger Kyoko v.1 by Arina Tanemura (GN) -- Kyoko, the princess of Earth, would rather not rule, but instead she is required to wake her twin, who is in a coma, by finding the 12 holy stones and the 12 telepaths, who can move the clock that has stopped time for her sister.
Fruits Basket v. 20 by NatsukeTakaya (GN) -- Tohru struggles over telling Kyo how she feels, while Ren is determined to get Akito's box at all costs.
Hulk Visionaries - John Byrne v.1 (GN) -- Showcases the work of John Byrne, who split Hulk and Bruce Banner into two separate entities, allowing Bruce to finally marry Betty Ross. In the meantime, the Hulk rampages across the Earth, defeating many of Earth's greatest hears. Can Bruce Banner be the one to stop him?!
Astonishing X-Men: Unstoppable (GN) -- The X-Men fight to save Earth from Breakworld, after which nothing will ever be the same!
X-Men: Emperor Vulcan (GN) -- Havok takes his murdered father's place as leader of the of the StarJammers as he fights his father's killer, his younger brother Gabriel, who has seized the Shi'Ar throne as Emperor Vulcan!
X-Men: First Class v.1 : Mutant Mayhem (GN) -- Believing Marvel Girl needs a role model, Professor X introduces her to the Invisible Girl from the Fantastic Four, prompting the boys to fear she is leaving them for the other group. Later, they are visit Monster Island, where they learn the words "survival" and "Monster Island" don't have much in common.