In the Hand of the Goddess - Tamora Pierce - Volume 2 of the "Song of the Lioness" series.
In this marvelous fantasy, Alanna, still disguised as a boy, becomes a squire to Prince Jonathan. When his life is threatened by a mysterious sorcerer, it will take all her wits to save him without revealing herself. We have about 8 copies of this in the system - it has checked out over a hundred times, and there's also an audio CD at Central with 6 checkouts.
Chosen - Ted Dekker - Vol 1 in the "Books of History Chronicles". Four teens are chosen to search for the Lost books of History in hopes of finding a way to fight the Horde that is invading the Forest Realms. This book has just come off "new" status, and has already checked out 9 times.
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson - this sad, almost too-real account of a young woman deals with death, loss, anorexia, and survivor's guilt. It is by the NYT best-selling author of "Speak". It has barely arrived in the library, but has already been out once. Be the next to read it!
Sugar Princess: Skating to Win - Vol 1 by Hisaya Nakajo - Maya discovers almost by accident that she both loves - and is very good at - ice skating. Can she turn her natural talent into a winning edge? 17 circs promise that this manga is a good one.
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