Thursday, February 24, 2011

YA Book award Nominations

The Science Fiction Writers Association (SFWA) every year votes for the Nebula Winners. This year's teen award (called the Andre Norton Award for Excellence in Teen Science Fiction and Fantasy, or just "the Norton") nominees are:

Andre Norton Award

for Young Adult

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

What I've been reading

Agatha Heterodyne by Phil Foglio is a graphic novel that first came out in 2002. It's set in an alternate steampunk Victorian age, in Europe. Agatha is a "spark", a techno-person...or is she? Everything she makes falls apart or blows up. And then she gets mugged in an alley, and things go from bad to worse. Can she get her beloved locket back? And what is the clank (robot) that shows up in her parents' workshop?

This is a fun, action-filled series of graphic novels that collect the online comic. There's also a novel that has just been released. I've got that "on order" for the library. I absolutely love this GN! I'd give it five stars.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

New Books (all novels today)

Here Lies Bridget by Paige Harbison -- When Bridget Duke, the meanest girl in school, gets into a serious car accident, she ends up in limbo, facing everyone she's wronged and given only one chance to find redemption.
Legacy by Gemma Malley -- When a Pincent Pharma truck is ambushed by the Underground, revealing not the expected supply of drugs but corpses, it becomes clear that the Longevity prescription for eternal youth is failing to live up to its promises, and when the Underground is blamed for releasing a deadly virus, the truth finally comes out.
Plain Kate by Erin Bow -- Plain Kate's odd appearance and expertise as a woodcarver cause some to think her a witch, but friendship with a talking cat and, later, with humans help her to survive and even thrive in a world of magic, charms, and fear.
Curse of the Wendigo by Rick Yancey -- In 1888, twelve-year-old Will Henry chronicles his apprenticeship with Dr. Warthrop, a New England scientist who hunts and studies real-life monsters, as they discover and attempt to destroy the Wendigo, a creature that starves even as it gorges itself on human flesh.
Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade -- After being hit by a bus and killed, a high school homecoming queen gets stuck in the land of the living, with only a loser classmate -- who happens to be able to see and hear ghosts -- to help her.
Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schoeder -- As teenagers Brooklyn and Nico work to help each other recover from the deaths of Brooklyn's boyfriend -- Nico's brother Lucca -- and their friend Gabe, the two begin to rediscover their passion for life, and a newly blossoming passion for one another.
Faeman Quest by Herbie Brennan -- Faerie Wars book 5 - Stubborn and feisty Mella, the half-faeire half-human daughter of Lord Henry and Queen Holly Blue, has the power to determine the fate of both the faerie and "analogue world" when she travels to the country of Haleklind and discovers rebel forces preparing for war.
Hacking Timbuktu by Stephen Davies -- London sixteen-year-old Danny Temple and friend Omar use their computer and parkour skills to elude pursuers as they follow clues in an Arabic manuscript to the mysterious cliffs of Bandiagara in sub-Saharan Afria seeking an ancient treasure.
Goblin Gate by Hilari Bell -- Jeriah uncovers a web of political intrigue while trying to obtain a spell from Master Lazure that might allow him to rescue his brother Tobin from the Otherworld, where he was taken by the beguiling hedgewitch Makenna and her legion of goblins.
Sapphique by Catherine Fisher -- After his escape from the sentient prison, Incarceron, Finn finds that the Realm is not at all what he expected, and he does not know whether he is to be its king, how to free his imprisoned friends, or how to stop Incarceron's quest to be free of its own nature.
The Eagle by Rosemary Sutcliff -- A young centurion ventures among the hostile tribes beyond the Roman Wall to recover the eagle standard of the Ninth, a legion which mysteriously disappeared under his father's command. Includes a reader's guide. Now a popular motion picture!
Seed Seeker by Pamela Sargent -- Several hundred years ago, Ship (an intelligent computer-spaceship) settled colonists on Home and then left, promising to return. Now a light in the sky leads the people on Home to believe Ship has returned, but all is not well on Home, and Ship's return stirs trouble between Villages.
Vampire's Promise by Caroline Cooney -- Althea, Devnee, and Lacey all bargain with a vampire for popularity, beauty, and freedom, but are faced with the consequences of their deals when the vampire chooses his victims.
All Just Glass by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes -- Turned into a vampire by the boy she thought she loved, seventeen-year-old Sarah, daughter of a powerful line of vampire-hunting witches, is now hunted by her older sister Adia, who has been given the assignment to kill Sarah.
Think Again by JonArno Lawson -- This collection of quietly beautiful and surprisingly humorous, illustrated short poems reveals first love's uncertainties, frustrations and joys.
Dirty Little Secrets by Cynthia Omololu -- When her unstable mother dies unexpectedly, sixteen-year-old Lucy must take control and find a way to keep the long-held secret of her mother's compulsive hoarding from being revealed to friends, neighbors, and especially the media.
Nevermore by Kelly Creagh -- When cheerleader Isobel Lanley is assigned to work with goth, Edgar Allen Poe fan Varen Nethers on an English project, she is swept into a horrific dream world that he has created in his mind.
Grace by Elizabeth Scott -- Sixteen-year-old Grace travels on a decrepit train toward a border that may not exist, recalling events that brought her to choose life over being a suicide bomber, and dreaming of freedom from the extremist religion-based government of Keran Berj.
Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel -- In 1973, when a renowned Canadian behavioral psychologist pursues his latest research project -- an experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills -- he brings home a baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old son to treat Zan like a little brother.
This Gorgeous Game by Olivia Freitas -- Seventeen-year-old Olivia Peters, who dreams of becoming a writer, is thrilled to be selected to take a college fiction seminar taught by her idol, Father Mark, but when the priest's enthusiasm for her writing develops into something more, Olivia shifts from wonder to confusion to despair.
Teenage Waistland by Lynn Biederman -- In their separate voices, three morbidly obese New York City teens relate their experiences participating in a clinical trial testing lap-band surgery for teenagers, which involves a year of weekly meetings and learning to live healthier lives.
Jane by April Lindner -- In this contemporary retelling of "Jane Eyre," an orphaned nanny becomes entranced with her magnetic and brooding employer, a rock star with a torturous secret from his past.
Angry Young Man by Chris Lynch -- Eighteen-year-old Robert tries to help his half-brother Xan, a seventeen-year-old misfit, to make better choices as he becomes increasingly attracted to a variety of protesters, anarchists, and the like.
Adios, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft -- As Seattle sixteen-year-old Jonathan helps a dying man come to terms with a tragic event he experienced during World War II, Jonathan begins facing his own demons, especially the death of his twin brother, helped by an assortment of friends, old and new.
Delirium by Lauren Oliver -- Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until ninety-five days before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment, she falls in love.
Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey -- Eighteen-year-old New Zealand boarding school student Ellie Spencer must use her rusty tae kwon do skills and new-found magic to try to stop a fairy-like race of creatures from Maori myth and legend that is plotting to kill millions of humans in order to regain their lost immortality.
Famous by Todd Strasser -- Sixteen-year-old Jamie Gordon had a taste of praise and recognition at age fourteen when her unflattering photograph of an actress was published, but as she pursues her dream of being a celebrity photographer, she becomes immersed in the dark side of fame.
Latte Rebellion by Sarah Jamila Stevenson -- When high school senior Asha Jamison is called a "towel head" at a pool party, she and her best friend Carey start a club to raise awareness of mixed-race students that soon sweeps the country, but the hubbub puts her Ivy League dreams, friendship, and beliefs to the test.
Once in a Full Moon by Ellen Schreiber -- Seventeen-year-old Celeste Parker finds herself falling for Brandon, a boy from the wrong side of their small, midwestern town, even though she suspects that he is a werewolf.
See What I See by Gloria Whelan -- When eighteen-year-old Kate arrives on the Detroit doorstep of her long-estranged father, a famous painter, she is shocked to learn that he is dying and does not want to support her efforts to attend the local art school.
Trickster's Girl by Hilari Bell -- In the year 2098, grieving her father and angry with her mother, fifteen-year-old Kelsa joins the magical Raven on an epic journey from Utah to Alaska to heal the earth by restoring the flow of magic that humans have disrupted.
Cold Hands, Warm Heart by Jill Wolfson -- In the year 2098, grieving her father and angry with her mother, fifteen-year-old Kelsa joins the magical Raven on an epic journey from Utah to Alaska to heal the earth by restoring the flow of magic that humans have disrupted.
Other Side of Dark by Sarah Smith -- Since losing both of her parents, fifteen-year-old Katie can see and talk to ghosts, which makes her a loner until fellow student Law sees her drawing of a historic house and together they seek a treasure rumored to be hidden there by illegal slave-traders.
Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck -- Seventeen-year-old Oregon teenager Kelsey forms a bond with a circus tiger, who's actually one of two brothers, Indian princes Ren and Kishan, who were cursed to live as tigers for eternity, and she travels with him to India where the tiger's curse may be broken once and for all.
Subject Seven by James A. Moore -- Years ago, scientists began developing the ultimate military weapon: deadly sleeper assassins housed within the bodies of teenagers. Now, Subject Seven, the dangerous alter-ego living inside a 16-year-old boy, has escaped the lab and is on a mission. His objective? To seek out others like him and build an army capable of destroying their creators.
Black Hole Sun by David Gill -- On the planet Mars, sixteen-year-old Durango and his crew of mercenaries are hired by the settlers of a mining community to protect their most valuable resource from a feral band of marauders.
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer -- Twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother escape from her mother's abusive boyfriend and end up in the small town of Culpepper, West Virginia, where they use their strengths and challenge themselves to build a new life, with the help of the friends they make there.
Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston -- Suffering from a crippling case of post-traumatic stress disorder, sixteen-year-old Loa Lindgren tries to use her problem solving skills, sharpened in physics and computer programming, to cure herself.
Choker by Elizabeth Woods -- Teenaged Cara, solitary and bullied in high school, is delighted to reconnect with her childhood best friend Zoe, whose support and friendship help Cara gain self-confidence, even as her classmates start dying.
Angel by James Patterson -- Maximum Ride #7 - Heartbroken after her best friend and soul mate, Fang, leaves her flock, Maximum Ride begins to believe the evil scientists trying to convince her she needs to save the world, and that Dylan, the newest member of her flock, is her perfect mate. Fang travels the country collecting his own gang of evolved humans, but the two separate flocks must unite to defeat a frightening doomsday cult whose motto is Save the Planet: Kill the Humans. And this time, the true heroine, for once, might just be little Angel.
Ortega by Maureen Fergus --Eleven years ago, an infant lowland gorilla was acquired by a privately funded laboratory. An elite surgical team undertook a series of radical procedures designed to make it physically possible for the infant gorilla to acquire speech. But can he convince humans that he really is more than just a freak?
Beginner's Guide to Living by Lia Hills -- Eleven years ago, an infant lowland gorilla was acquired by a privately funded laboratory. An elite surgical team undertook a series of radical procedures designed to make it physically possible for the infant gorilla to acquire speech. But can he convince other humans he's more than a freak?
Girl, a Ghost, and the Hollywood Hills by Lizabeth Zindel -- When the ghost of Holly's mother claims she was murdered by Holly's aunt, Claudia, Holly must decide how far she will go to get revenge.
Beat the Band by Don Calame -- Paired with the infamous "Hot Dog" Helen for a health class presentation on safe sex, tenth-grader Coop tries to regain his "cool" by entering his musically challenged rock group in the "Battle of the Bands" competition.
Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony -- Ten years after the Great Collapse of 2031, sixteen-year-old Molly McClure, with only her fiddle for company, leaves the safety of her family's island home to travel through a dangerous and desolate wasteland on her way to Oregon to find her grandparents in the hopes of persuading them to return with her to Canada.
Virgin Territory by James Lecesne -- When an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary appears on a tree at the Jupiter, Florida, golf course where fifteen-year-old Dylan Flack is caddying for the summer, he encounters a group of "pilgrims" who dare him to take a risk and find out what he really wants out of life.
Sorta like a Rock Star by Michael Quick -- Although seventeen-year-old Amber Appleton is homeless, living in a school bus with her unfit mother, she is a relentless optimist who visits the elderly at a nursing home, teaches English to Korean Catholic women with the use of rhythm and blues music, and befriends a solitary Vietnam veteran and his dog, but eventually she experiences one burden more than she can bear and slips into a deep depression.
Wildthorn by Jane Eagland -- Seventeen-year-old Louisa Cosgrove is locked away in the Wildthorn Hall mental institution, where she is stripped of her identity and left to wonder who has tried to destroy her life.
Balefire by Cate Tiernan -- Separated since birth, seventeen-year-old twins Thais and Clio unexpectedly meet in New Orleans where they seem to be pursued by a coven of witches who want to harness the twins' magical powers for its own ends.
Jack: Secret Vengence by F Paul Wilson -- Young Repairman Jack has always seen Carson Toliver as one of the "good guys" of High School, until his best friend Weezy tells him that Carson date-raped her. Can Jack stop Carson from spreading lies and get revenge without revealing himself?
Tweet Heart: A novel in e-mails, blogs and tweets by Elizabeth Rudnick -- Lottie wants to help her friend Claire find love, and Claire thinks that she is on the right track when her crush starts following her on Twitter, while Will hides his crush on her and a mutual friend tries to get them together.
Lord of the Kill by Theodore Taylor -- With his parents in India, sixteen-year-old Ben Jepson is in charge of Los Coyotes Preserve, a refuge for big cats near Los Angeles, when two powerful groups try to shut it down by intimidation, murder, and kidnapping the largest tiger in captivity.

Monday, February 14, 2011

New Books

Novels:

Crave by Laura J. Burns -- Seventeen-year-old Shay, having suffered from a rare blood disorder her entire life, starts receiving blood transfusion from her step-father who is a physician, and when she begins to see visions through the eyes of a vampire, she decides to investigate, discovering a teenage vampire locked up in the doctor's office. She sets him free, only to be kidnapped by the creature, who wants revenge.
Factotum by D.M. Cornish -- Accused of being a monster instead of human, Rossamünd Bookchild looks to monster-hunter Branden Rose for help, but powerful forces are after them both, believing that Rossamünd holds the secret to perpetual youth.
Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen -- When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb, and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running again.
Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney -- When Alex, a junior at an elite preparatory school, realizes that she may have been the victim of date rape, she confides in her roommates and sister, who convince her to seek help from a secret society, the Mockingbirds.
Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith -- After being kidnapped and barely escaping, sixteen-year-old Jack goes to London with his best friend Connor, where someone gives him a pair of glasses that send him to an alternate universe where war is raging, he is responsible for the survival of two younger boys, and Connor is trying to kill them all.
Between Sisters by Adwoa Badoe -- When Gloria, a young woman in Ghana, fails most of her school subjects, her prospects look grim. Then a distant cousin offers her a chance to get a better education in the City. At first it seems to be the answer to her dreams, but will she be able to endure temptation, betrayal and mistrust?
Sweep vol.2 by Cate Tiernan -- Morgan Rowlands is a blood witch, the last of a long line of ancient and powerful witches and the holder of an unfathomable power. With the help of her love, her soul mate, Cal, she has realized her true self -- but at a price. And what of the Other? Is he her true love, or not?
Love Bites by Ellen Schreiber -- Morgan Rowlands is a blood witch, the last of a long line of ancient and powerful witches and the holder of an unfathomable power. With the help of her love, her soul mate, Cal, she has realized her true self -- but at a price.
The Darlings are Forver by Melissa Kantor -- Best friends Jane, Victoria, and Natalya, who call themselves the Darlings, find their relationship tested when they start their freshman year at three very different high schools.
Around the World in 100 Days by Gary L. Blackwood -- When seventeen-year-old Harry Fogg undertakes a race against time to win a wager with a member of his famous father's club, he puts to good use the recklessness and fascination with all things mechanical that have caused him trouble in Victorian England.
Miracle Stealer by Neil O. Connelly -- In small-town Pennsylvania, nineteen-year-old Andi Grant will do anything to protect her six-year-old brother Daniel from those who believe he has a God-given gift as a healer -- including their own mother.
Candor by Pam Bachorz -- For a fee, "model teen" Oscar Banks has been secretly -- and selectively -- sabotaging the subliminal messages that program the behavior of the residents of Candor, Florida, until his attraction to a rebellious new girl threatens to expose his subterfuge.
Dust City by Robert Paul Weston -- Henry Whelp, son of the Big Bad Wolf, investigates what happened to the fairies that used to protect humans and animalia, and what role the corporation that manufactures synthetic fairy dust played in his father's crime.
Gringolandia by Lyn Miller-Lachmann -- 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.
Where the Streets Had a Name by Randa Abel-Fattah -- Thirteen-year-old Hayaat of Bethlehem faces check points, curfews, and the travel permit system designed to keep people on the West Bank when she attempts to go to her grandmother's ancestral home in Jerusalem with her best friend.
Accomplice by Eireann Corrigan -- High school juniors and best friends Finn and Chloe hatch a daring plot to fake Chloe's disappearance from their rural New Jersey town in order to have something compelling to put on their college applications, but unforeseen events complicate matters.
Eli the Good by Silas House -- In the summer of 1976, ten-year-old Eli Book's excitement over Bicentennial celebrations is tempered by his father's flashbacks to the Vietnam War and other family problems, as well as concern about his tough but troubled best friend, Edie.
Flash Burnout by L.K. Madigan -- Fifteen-year-old Blake has a girlfriend and a friend who's a girl. One of them loves him; the other one needs him. When he snapped a picture of a street person for his photography homework, Blake never dreamed that the woman in the photo was his friend Marissa's long-lost meth addicted mom. Blake's participation in the ensuing drama opens up a world of trouble, both for him and for Marissa.

Graphic Novels:

Daniel X: Alien Hunter by James Patterson -- Daniel, an alien hunter, zeroes in on #7, the mastermind behind a plot that could result in the eventual takeover of the earth, but Daniel may need the help of Kildare, the alien villain's rebellious son, to bring him to justice.
Pandora Hearts vol. 4 -- by Jun Mochizuki -- As Oz Vessalius and his valet, Gilbert, are reunited with their dear Uncle Oscar, they fail to notice an alienated Alice lost in thought stumbling right into the lurking Xerxes Break. Before Alice can take heed of Break's warning of a trap set by the Cheshire Cat -- a powerful, extraordinary chain -- she and Break are spirited away to Cheshire's lair, where both danger and fragments of Alice's past reside.
Bleach vols. 1-5 -- by Tite Kubo -- Fifteen-year-old high school student Ichigo Kurosaki has martial arts skills and the ability to see ghosts, and his life is about to change when he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a soul reaper and protector of innocents.
Natsume's Book of Friends vols 2-3 -- Much to his surprise, Takashi is settling into his new home. He's even making friends at school. So when some of the other kids invite him to a test of courage at the old abandoned high school, he joins in despite his reservations.
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei vols 4-6 -- Zetsubou-sensei has won a trip to a hot spring, but when he finds several of his students there in the bubbling pools, he launches into a tirade about the evils of detoxing.
Gotham City Sirens vol. 1-2 Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn are tired of playing by other people's rules, regardless of which side of the law they're on. These tough ladies have a new agenda that's all their own, and they'll use any means necessary to pursue it.

Cybil Awards

The Cybil Award Winners were announced today. These books are nominated by and then voted on by the blogging community. They're chosen from all books published from October of 2009 to October 2010. The blogging community then discusses them and votes for their favorites.

Titles are selected from picture books on up through high school level, including Graphic Novels, so make sure to scroll down and see the entire list.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Recent Returns

The Clique: a Graphic Novel by Lisi Harrison and Yishan Li -- this fairly new GN tells the story of how Claire Lyons arrives at the very exclusive Octavian Country Day School in Westchester NY. Will Claire have what it takes to survive the social and fashion demands, and win over Massie and her friends? Just one checkout!

Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Chronicles of Nick, volume 1) -- Nick's pretty streetwise, at 14, and can take care of himself most of the time; that is, until his best friends try to kill him. When he's rescued by a very odd man, Nick finds himself swept into a mysterious and frightening world of Dark-hunters, and begins to discover things about himself that he never suspected. 30 checkouts for 3 copies.

Destiny's Path by Frewin Jones (Warrior Princess book two) -- When Princess Branwen tries to turn away from the destiny the Shining Ones have chosen for her, she has a vision of future disaster. Can she overcome her doubts and become the leader her people need to defeat the Saxons? 1 copy, 10 checkouts.

Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs -- Phoebe Castro has plans to spend her senior year in California honing her track running skills and ensuring her scholarship to USC. But then her mother announces she's getting remarried and moving (with Phoebe) to a small Greek Island. Even worse, Phoebe will be attending school there with all the other students - who are descendants of the Greek Gods! 38 circs for 4 copies.

Crash Into Me by Albert Borris -- Owen, Frank, Audrey and Jin-Ae have only one thing in common; they all want to die. When they meet online after suicide attempts, they make a deadly pact - they'll all meet up and escape on a summer road trip that will end in their mutual deaths. Can four teens with a death wish find any reason to live? Find out. 5 circs on one book.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

New Books

The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend; A Novel by Kody Keplinger -- Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper starts sleeping with Wesley Rush, a notorious womanizer who disgusts her, in order to distract herself from her personal problems, and to her surprise, the two of them find they have a lot in common and are able to help each other find more productive ways to deal with their difficulties.
Enchanted Ivy by Sarah Beth Durst -- To achieve her dream of attending Princeton University, sixteen-year-old Lily Carter accepts the challenge of seeking the Ivy Key to a magical realm, where she finds herself caught in a power struggle between two worlds, with her family at its center.
Zombies vs. Unicorns by Holly Black (compiler) -- Highest justice / Garth Nix -- Love will tear us apart / Alaya Dawn Johnson -- Purity test / Naomi Novik -- Bougainvillea / Carrie Ryan -- Thousand flowers / Margo Lanagan -- Children of the revolution / Maureen Johnson -- Care and feeding of your baby killer unicorn / Diana Peterfreund -- Inoculata / Scott Westerfeld -- Princess prettypants / Meg Cabot -- Cold hands / Cassandra Clare -- Third virgin / Kathleen Duey -- Prom night / Libba Bray.
Bloodlust by L.J. Smith -- Vampire Diaries. Sephan's Diaries v. 2 -- In this electrifying continuation of Stefan's Diaries, fans of the hit television show "The Vampire Diaries" will finally learn about Stefan and Damon Salvatore's first days as vampires and the love triangle that would turn loving brothers into deadly enemies.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

SLJ Teen Book Reviews

New Reviews of Teen Books by Teen Readers.

Is this a feature you like? Do you read these reviews? Should I stop bothering to link to them, or should I also link to SLJ's other teen reviews (music and games) as well? I'm posting a survey on this issue, so please let me know what you think!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

More New Books

Fiction:
Sammy Keyes and the Wedding Crasher by Wendilynn Van Draanen -- When her history teacher begins receiving death threats and her own name is near the top of the suspect list, eighth-grader Sammy is determined to find the real perpetrator, but she is distracted by her mother's relationship problems, her almost-boyfriend inexplicably avoiding her, and her duties as a reluctant bridesmaid.
Girl Named Mister by Nikki Grimes -- A pregnant teenager finds support and forgiveness from God through a book of poetry presented from the Virgin Mary's perspective.
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld -- Leviathan trilogy 2 -- Continues the story of Austrian Prince Alek who, in an alternate 1914 Europe, eludes the Germans by traveling in the Leviathan to Constantinople, where he faces a whole new kind of genetically-engineered warships.
Bloody Valentine by de la Cruz -- Presents three tale of love, passion, and heartbreak featuring various Blue Blood vampires and the Red Blood humans who keep them alive, including Oliver, Allegra, and Schuyler.
Virals by Kathleen Reichs -- The niece of famed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, fourteen-year-old Tory, and her three friends are exposed to a rare strain of canine parvovirus that gives them special powers which they use to try to solve a murder.
Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead -- Vampire Academy 6 -- Framed for the murder of Queen Tatiana, bodyguard Rose faces the trial of her life as best friend Lissa, a vampire princess, becomes first in line for the royal throne.
Misguided Angel by Melissa de la Cruz -- Blue Bloods 5 -- While fleeing to Florence to find and protect the seven gates that guard earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silverbloods, Schuyler approaches a terrifying crossroads -- and a choice that will determine the destiny of all vampires.
Three Quarters Dead by Richard Peck -- Sophomore loner Kerry is overjoyed when three popular senior girls pick her to be in their clique, until a shocking accident sets off a string of supernatural occurrences that become more and more threatening.
Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud -- Bartimeaus 4 -- Wise-cracking djinni Bartimaeus finds himself at the court of King Solomon with an unpleasant master, a sinister servant, and King Solomon's magic ring.
Firefly Letters by Margarita Engle -- Draws on little-known Cuban history to tell a stirring story in poetry. Based on the diaries and letters of Swedish suffragist Fredrika Bremer, who spent three months in Cuba in 1851, the story focuses on oppressed women, the privileged as well as the enslaved, in three alternating free-verse narratives.
Time of Miracles by Anne-Laure Bondoux -- In the early 1990s, a boy with a mysterious past and the woman who cares for him endure a five-year journey across the war-torn Caucasus and Europe, weathering hardships and welcoming unforgettable encounters with other refugees searching for a better life.
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand -- Sixteen-year-old Clara Gardner's purpose as an angel-blood begins to manifest itself, forcing her family to pull up stakes and move to Jackson, Wyoming, where she learns that danger and heartbreak come with her powers.

Graphic Novels:
Chimpanzee Complex. 3, Civilisation -- After the disaster of the Mars mission, Helen wakes up from cryosleep in a derelict shuttle. Some of the crew are dead, some missing. They have drifted for decades and are utterly lost. All she has left are messages from Earth -- the last link with her daughter Sofia -- and the certainty that they will die alone out there. But, are they truly alone?
Library Wars 3 -- Iku is witness to a disturbance during a Board of Education speech on protecting children from the danger of books. The perpetrators are two young boys protesting the banning of their favorite books. But while Iku wants to reach out to the next generation of book lovers, Dojo insists that they can't play favorites.
Nightmare Instpector vols 2-5 -- For those who suffer nightmares, help awaits at the Silver Star Tea House, where patrons can order much more than just Darjeeling. Hiruko is a special kind of private investigator. He's a dream eater. And he'll rid you of your darkest visions ... for a price.