Saturday, October 30, 2010

New Books!

Novels
Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes -- A girl raised by werewolves must face the horrors of her past to uncover the dark secrets that the pack has worked so hard to hide.
Wide-Awake Princess by E. D. Baker -- Annie, younger sister of the princess who would be known as Sleeping Beauty, is immune to magic and stays awake when the rest of the castle falls into an enchanted sleep, then sets out to find a way to break the spell.
Perfectly Dateless by Kristin Billerbeck -- Entering her senior year at St. James Christian Academy, Daisy has less than 200 days to look stylish, develop social skills, find the right boy for the prom, and convince her parents to let her date.
Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter-- When a terrifying encounter in London reveals that one of her most-trusted allies is actually a rogue double-agent, Cammie Morgan no longer knows if she can trust her classmates, her teachers--or even her own heart.
Time Quake: being the third part of the Gideon Trilogy by Linda Buckley Archer -- Peter and Kate chase the Tar man through 18th Century London streets while sinister Lord Luxon makes himself at home in the 21st Century.
Falcon Quinn and the Black Mirror by Jennifer Boylan - Thirteen-year-old Quinn believes he is fairly normal until he is spirited away from his grandmother's house to the Academy for Monsters,where he soon finds himself stirring up a rebellion.
Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti - Lani and Erin have always been best friends, and total opposites. Which was fine, until Erin starts dating Jason. The day she meets him, Lani knows he's perfect for her... but does she dare admit it?
Cool Like That by Nikki Carter -- Gia's been accepted to a summer enrichment program, her friend Ricky will be there too; but when she meets Rashad, who starts flirting, she's not sure where things will go.
It's All Good by Nikki Carter -- Gia gets involved in boy trouble, revenge, and scandals when the upcoming débutante ball turns high school crushes into something more.
Flash by Michael Cadnum -- Relates one momentous day in the lives of five young people in the San Francisco Bay Area, including two teenaged bank robbers, a witness, and a wounded military policeman just back from Iraq.
A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley -- One Australian summer, two very different sixteen-year-old girls--Charlie, a talented but shy musician, and Rose, a confident student longing to escape her tiny town--are drawn into an unexpected friendship, as told in their alternating voices.
Hunting the Dragon by Peter L. Dixon -- Billy's surfing summer is turned on end when, after losing one job, he takes another on a tuna-fishing boat.
The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez -- Lucia and her little brother live in Cuba, soon after Castro has come to power. Then her fearful parents send them to the United States - will she ever see her parents again? Can she adjust to this strange new life?
Princess and the Snowbird by Mette Harrison -- A girl whose magic allows her to take animal form falls in love with a boy who has no magic at all, and together they join forces, trying to defeat an enemy who is out to eliminate all magic everywhere.
Illyria by Elizabeth Hand -- Teenage cousins Madeleine and Rogan, who share twin souls and a sexual relationship, are cast in a school production of Twelfth Night that forces them to confront their respective strengths and future prospects.
Stranger and Stranger by Rob Reger -- After moving to a new town with her mother, Emily the Strange finds her troubles multiplying when she accidentally duplicates herself.
Warriors. Battles of the Clans by Erin Hunter -- Onestar, leader of WindClan, introduces two young kittypets to the warrior code, the history of each of the Clans, and legendary battles that have been fought. Includes a Warriors adventure roleplaying game after the story.
Toads and Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson -- A retelling of the Perrault fairy tale set in pre-colonial India, in which two stepsisters receive gifts from a goddess and each walks her own path to find her gift's purpose, discovering romance along the way.
Lifted by Wendy Toliver -- Poppy's new friends introduce her to a powerfully thrilling activity - shoplifting - but soon the girls find themselves in trouble, and Poppy must decide between friends, thrills, and honesty.
Invisible Girl by Mary Hanlon Stone -- Stephanie finds herself trying to blend in with her cousin's hot friends after being dumped in Encino, but isn't sure she wouldn't rather remain invisible.
Outside of a Horse by Ginny Rorby -- When her father returns from the Iraq War as an amputee with post-traumatic stress disorder, Hannah escapes by volunteering to work with rescued horses, never thinking that the abused horses could also help her father recover.
Keepers' Tattoo by Arbuthnott -- Nyssa learns that she is a special member of a legendary clan, the Keepers of Knowledge, as she and her uncle try to escape from Alaric, the White Wolf, who wants to use lines tattooed on her to destroy the rest of her people.
Fallout by Ellen Hopkins -- Written in free verse, explores how three teenagers try to cope with the consequences of their mother's addiction to crystal meth and its effects on their lives.
Fat Vampire by Adam Rex -- After being bitten by a vampire, not only is fifteen-year-old Doug doomed eternally to be fat, but now he must also save himself from the desperate host of a public-access-cable vampire-hunting television show that is on the verge of cancellation.
Spells by Aprilynne Pike -- Summoned to study at The Academy of Avalon, sixteen-year-old Laurel learns about the town with friend Tamani, while honing her long-forgotten skills as a Fall faerie in order to protect her human family and Avalon from trolls.
The Knife That Killed Me by Paul McGowan -- Paul Varderman, a secondary student in an English Catholic School, is a loner until, just as he is becoming friends with "the freaks", the school bully encourages Paul to join his gang and gives him a knife to carry as an incentive.
Reinvention of Moxie Roosevelt by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel -- On her first day of boarding school, a thirteen-year-old girl who feels boring and invisible decides to change her personality to match her unusual name.
Secret Speakers by K.C.R. Klingsworth -- After spending nine years of her life in a cellar to avoid being discovered, little does thirteen year-old Fair O'Nelli know she's about to end up in the middle of a dark secret wherein the key to survival is learning to see things as they are.
Love Story: Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner -- As she tries to sort out her feelings of love, seventeen-year-old Cass, a spunky math genius with an introverted streak, finds a way to memorialize her dead best friend.
Summer of the Moonlight Secrets by Danette Haworth -- During the summer of 1988, Allie Jo, whose family runs an antebellum Florida hotel, meets Chase, who is staying there with his father, and they become friends when they discover a mysterious teenager hiding on the grounds of the hotel.
Torment by Lauren Kate -- In a desperate effort to save Luce from the Outcasts, immortals who want her dead, Luce and Daniel are forced to be apart from each other, and as she discovers more about her past lives, Luce starts to suspect that Daniel may have lied to her about their shared past.
Devious by Cecily von Ziegesar -- Everyone at elite Waverly Academy actually looks forward to the freezing month of January: it's Jan Plan, four blissful weeks when cool independent projects replace hectic schedules and boring classes. What Wild activities will the girls dream up to fill their time?
Classic by Cecily von Ziegesar -- Each year at Valentine's Day, the Waverly Academy Computer Society runs Perfect Match, an online personality survey that pairs up Waverly Owls with their supposed soul mates. But this year something odd is happening...
Immortal Fire by Anne Ursu -- As Philonecron plots to destroy the gods, transform the Underworld, destroy humanity, and remodel Olympus, Mr. Metos takes thirteen-year-old cousins Charlotte and Zee to join the Prometheans, who have an age-old weapon that may help protect them.
Unraveled by Gena Showalter -- Since coming to Crossroads, Oklahoma, outcast Aden Stone has been living the good life. Never mind that one of his best friends is a werewolf, his girlfriend is a vampire princess who hungers for his blood, and he's supposed to be crowned Vampire King -- while still a human! Well, kind of...
The Limit by Kristen Landon -- Matt's family have always been fiscally responsible, but when one shopping trip puts them "over the limit", he finds himself sent into debt slavery - where he discovers a systematic scheme of governmental abuse...

Graphic Novels:
Vampire Kisses. Blood Relatives vol. 2
Last Airbender (Avatar)
Real vols 2-3 by Inoue
Slam Dunks vols 10-11 by Inoue
Chi's Sweet Home vols 1-2 by Konami
King of the RPGs by Thompson
FairyTail vols 7-11 by Mashima
Chimpanzee Complex vols 1-2 by Marazano
Kitchen Princess vols 6-10 by Kobayashi
Fruits Baskets vols 11-14 by Takaya
Library Wars. Love and War. vols 1-3 by Yumi
Cirque du Freak vols 5-6 by Shan
D-N-Angel vols 3-4 by Sugisaki
Maximum Ride the manga vol. 3
St. Dragon Girl vol. 8 by Matsumoto
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei vols 2-3 by Kumeta
Resistance. Book 1 by Jablonski

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