Friday, October 16, 2009

New Books coming up!

Novels:
After by Amy Efaw -- in complete denial of her pregnancy, straight A student athlete Devon leaves her baby in the trash to die; afterward, when she is accused of murder, she must try to understand what caused her to behave as she did.
Hate List by Jennifer Brown -- last year, her boyfriend Nick committed the unthinkable - a school shooting - and now Valerie is trying to reintegrate herself into high school life, and decide whether or not she was a hero or a villain.
Intertwined by Gena Showalter -- Most people have friends - Aden has four people living inside him. Until he meets a girl who can quiet their voices, he's never known peace. But what will the price be?
Violet Wings by Victoria Hanley -- Zaria Tourmaline is a powerful fey, so when she uses her newly discovered abilities to find out what happened to her family three years ago, she unintentionally puts all of Feyland at risk...
Tempo Change by Barbara Hall -- When Blanche forms a band, all she really wants to do is reconnect with her famous musician father, who left when she was just a child; instead she begins to realize other things about life and growing up.
Hollywood Royalty by Zoe Dean -- first novel in the new A-list spinoff series - Jojo discovers her birth parents are famous Hollywood figures and enters a new world familiar to her until now only as the gossip pages.
Sunset Boulevard by Zoe Dean -- A-list Hollywood Royalty - Jojo and Myla work on their relationship as sisters, while Jake is cast in a film and must deal with the pressure of possibly becoming the "next hot thing".
Heart of Glass by Zoe Dean -- A-list - High School is officially over, but when Cammie and Anna are caught trespassing on a Celeb's private estate, the celebrations are cut short.
Beautiful Stranger by Zoe Dean - A-list - Anna and Sam, taking a break from their respective relationship problems, visit New York City after graduation. But not all is well in Hollywood...
California Dreaming by Zoe Dean - A-list - There are only a few precious days left of summer in LA before the A-list all head off to college. Or will they?
Step to this by Nikki Carter -- Gia wants to be popular, and a new makeover wins her a spot on the dance team, but then things go all wrong...
It is what it is by Nikki Carter -- Gia is all ready for a great year at school, but when Ricky becomes the hottest thing at school, all the girls beg Gia to help them score a date. AND, she's navigating having a new stepdad and stepsister.
Sorceress by Celia Rees -- as a descendant of the Mohawk Indians, Agnes has the powers of a healer, but she learns that they came not from her indian ancestors, but from a Colonial girl who was accused of witchcraft and fled to the Indians.
Gatekeepers by Robert Liparulo -- Xander, David and their sister, as well as an old relative who has shown up unexpectedly, keep searching for their lost mother, while their father sits in jail, accused of a crime he didn't commit.
Ruined by Paula Morris -- forced to stay with her grandmother in New Orleans, while her father travels, Rebecca is ignored by the rich girls at her fancy prep school. Finally, Rebecca makes a friend; but Lisette is a ghost, with an agenda of her own...
Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson -- In 1998, being an ethnic Albanian in Kosovo is not safe; when Meli's brother escapes from Serbian captors, the family flees from one refugee camp to another, in a desperate bid to emigrate to America.
Quaking by Kathryn Erskine -- Matt has come to live with a Quaker family in a town that despises their anti-war position; Matt must deal with this prejudice as well as her own troubled background as she learns to trust again.
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness -- alternate chapters follow Todd and Viola, who are separated as the Mayor's oppressive new regime takes power in Prentisstown, where residents can hear each other's thoughts.
Eyes like Stars by Lisa Mantchev -- Bertie strives to save the Theater Illuminata, the only home she has ever known, but the spirits of the Players who live there are not always eager to help.
Dance with a Vampire (Vampire Kisses #4) -- When eleven year old Valentine, younger brother of Jagger and Luna, arrives in Dullsville, nothing will be the same...
Riot by Walter Dean Myers -- Fifteen year old Claire learns how dangerous it can be to be different when the Irish immigrants in New York City lash out against the blacks and the "swells" whom they blame for their troubles, in Civil War era New York City.
Evidence of Angels by Suza Scalora with Francesca Lia Block -- after a woman's beloved dies, she begins to see angels everywhere. A beautifully illustrated book of poetic emotion.
Willa by Heart by Coleen Paratore -- Willa finds herself with an overwhelming amount of things on her plate as her freshman year draws to an end. Can she handle all life throws at her?
Total Knockout: the tale of an ex-class president by Taylor Morris -- elected class president for the third time, Lucia thinks her life is on track; until, that is, she gets impeached.

Graphic Novels:
Hulk. Red Hulk.
Formerly Known as the Justice League
Cat Burglar Black by Richard Sala - the school K. has been transferred to is distinctly odd, and K. sets out to find out why.
Essential. Peter Parker and the Spectacular Spider-Man volume 4
Essential. Marvel Team-up volume 3
Vietnam War - a Graphic History by Dwight Zimmerman - nonfiction follows the war from its inception through the anti-war movement, assassinations, to Watergate, and the resignation of a President.

Shonen Jump volume 7 # 11 (November)

1 comment:

Suza Scalora said...

Thank you for the shout out to EVIDENCE OF ANGELS!
I'd be happy to do a call-in with teens for them to share about their angel stories.