New Books

Graphic Novels:
Cowboys and Aliens by Fred Van Lente - In 1873 Arizona, the continuous battle between a Native American tribe and white settlers is halted when an alien spaceship lands in the desert with plans to conquer Earth.
Shakespeare's MacBeth by Adam Sexton - A rendering of Shakespeare's play in manga format.
Twelfth Night by Richard Appignanesi - Retells, in comic book format, Shakespeare's comedy about Viola who, upon finding herself shipwrecked, pretends to be a servant but finds herself falling in love with Duke Orsino.
Astro City. The Dark Age vol. 2 by Kurt Busiek - Astro City is a shining metropolis on a hill where super-heroes patrol the skies. However, things were not always as bright as they are today. In the early 1970's, in the wake of a global catastrophe, two brothers, one good and one evil must deal with family secrets and social upheaval, involving heroes from Jack-In-the-Box to the Blue Knight and the unsettling events leading to the final fate of the mysterious Silver Agent.
Grave Sight, Book One by Charlaine Harris - At the age of 15, Harper Connelly was struck by lightning, an event that gave her the ability to find the dead and see how they died. Since then, Harper's scratched out a living selling her services to anyone with a checkbook. It's not the best life, but it beats the alternative -- at least until Harper and her brother Tolliver roll into Sarne, Arkansas and find themselves embroiled in a murder mystery!
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep vols. 3-4 by Philip K. Dick - Rick Deckard is an officially sanctioned bounty hunter tasked to find six rogue androids. They are machines, but look, sound, and think just like humans -- clever and most of all dangerous humans.
Code Geass. Lelouch of the Rebellion. vol. 4 - As a Geass user and enemy of the Britannian empire, Lelouch figures that he will not be able to stay by his sister Nunnally's side. He hopes that his best friend, Suzaku, will be the one to protect her. However, the conflict between Zero, who has created the "Black Knights" to further rebel against Britannia, and Suzaku, who is ranking up in the Britannian Forces, is about to take a turn for the worse...
Cirque du Freak. vol. 10 by Darren Shan - Endeavoring to learn more about who Harkat truly is, Darren and Harkat journey to the Lake of Souls. Facing unending twists, turns, and trials, the two of them eventually find themselves at the edge of a lake teeming with souls. Time to go fishing! If Darren and Harkat can reel in the little person's soul, they might be able to find out more about Harkat's past ... and Mr. Tiny's cruelty. (Volume 9 is coming soon!)
Fairy Tail vols. 13-14 by Hiro Mashima - Master Makarov's grandson, the too-powerful wizard Laxus, has seen the new Fairy Tail guild hall and doesn't like what he sees! So, he gathers some of the strongest wizards in the guild and starts a Fairy Tail civil war!


Nonfiction:
Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students by Mignon Fogarty - For beginners to more advanced students, this guide covers it all: the parts of speech, sentences, and punctuation are all explained clearly and concisely with the warmth, wit, and accessibility Grammar Girl is known for.


Fiction:
Rites and Wrongs of Janice Wills by Joanna Pearson - Aspiring anthropologist Janice Wills reports on the socio-cultural ordeals of being an almost-seventeen-year-old in Melva, North Carolina, including "Beautiful Rich Girls," parties, and the Miss Livermush pageant.
Miss Peregrin's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs - After a family tragedy, Jacob feels compelled to explore an abandoned orphanage on an island off the coast of Wales, discovering disturbing facts about the children who were kept there.
Legacy by Cayla Kluver - Princess Alera of Hytanica resents that she is duty-bound to wed Steldor, the arrogant and hot-tempered suitor her father has chosen as successor to the throne, but the more she learns of palace intrigue and ancient feuds, the less sure she is of right and wrong.
Cryptic Cravings by Ellen Shrieber (Vampire Kisses) - When Jagger plans to open a new club, goth-girl Raven and her vampire boyfriend, Alexander, must figure out what the nefarious vampire has in store for the Dullsville's vampire population.
Five 4ths of July by Pat Hughes - On July 4th, 1777, fourteen-year-old Jake Mallory and his friends are celebrating their new nation's independence, but over the next four years, Jake finds himself in increasingly adventurous circumstances as he battles British forces, barely survives captivity on a prison ship, and finally returns home to Connecticut, war-torn and weary, but hopeful for America's future.
Benched by Cristy Watson - When Cody and his friends accept a challenge from a local gang to steal a park bench, their main concern is keeping themselves on the gang's good side. But, Cody quickly learns that the theft is no harmless prank.
Long Story Short by Siobhan Parkinson - Fourteen-year-old Jono and his eight-year-old sister Julie run away when, soon after their grandmother's death, their alcoholic mother hits Julie, but when the police find them in Galway, Jono learns he is in big trouble.
Midnight Palace by Carlos Ruiz Zafon - When a mysterious threat reenters the lives of twins Ben and Sheere, separated as babies and reunited as teenagers in 1930s Calcutta, the siblings must confront an unspeakable terror, with the help of their secret society of fellow orphans.
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma - Sixteen-year-old Maya and seventeen-year-old Lochan tell, in their separate voices, of their confusion and longing as they fall in love with one another after years of functioning as parents to three younger siblings due to their alcoholic mother's neglect.
Fins are Forever by Tera Lynn Childs - Mermaid princess Lily is about to renounce her place in the royal succession of the undersea kingdom of Thalassina and spend her life on land with the boy she loves, until her annoying cousin appears and throws her decision into doubt.
Withering Tights by Louise Rennison - Self-conscious about her knobby knees but confident in her acting ability, fourteen-year-old Tallulah spends the summer at a Yorkshire performing arts camp that, she is surprised to learn, is for girls only.
Now Is the Time for Running by Michael Williams - When soldiers attack a small village in Zimbabwe, Deo goes on the run with Innocent, his older, mentally disabled brother, carrying little but a leather soccer ball filled with money, and after facing prejudice, poverty, and tragedy, it is in soccer that Deo finds renewed hope.
Lost Voices by Sara Porter - Assaulted and left on the cliffs outside of her grim Alaskan fishing village by her abusive, alcoholic uncle, fourteen-year-old Luce expects to die when she tumbles into the icy waters below, but when she instead transforms into a mermaid, she is faced with struggles and choices she could never have imagined.
Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz - When prep school newcomer Emma Conner meets the rich, charming Brendan Salinger, she is instantly attracted to him, but strange visions of her past lives begin warning her to stay away or face a cursed prophecy that she will die.
White Crow by Marcus Sedgewick - Sixteen-year-old Rebecca moves with her father from London to a small, seaside village, where she befriends another motherless girl, and they spend the summer together exploring the village's sinister history.
If I Could Fly by Judith Cofer - When fifteen-year-old Doris' mother, a professional singer, returns to Puerto Rico and her father finds a girlfriend, Doris cares for a neighbor's pigeons and relies on friends as she begins to find her own voice and wings.
Roadside Assistance by Amy Clipston - After her mother dies and she and her father move in with her wealthy aunt and cousin, Emily struggles when her car-loving, tomboy identity and her way of expressing her faith clash with the expectations of others.
My Favorite Band Does Not Exist by Robert Jeschonek - Sixteen-year-old Idea Deity, who believes that he is a character in a novel who will die in the sixty-fourth chapter, has created a fictional underground rock band on the internet which, it turns out, may actually exist, and whose members are wondering who is broadcasting all their personal information.
Scary Scene in a Scary Movie by Matt Blackstone - Rene, a high school freshman with obsessive-compulsive disorder, finds life to be like a scary movie, and even after he makes friends with the ultra-cool Giovanni, he still feels responsible for saving his favorite teacher, dealing with his missing father, courting the beautiful Ariel, and trying to pretend to be normal for the school psychologist.
Dark Territory by J. Gabriel Gates (the Tracks bk. 1) - When high school student Ignacio Torrez moves to an isolated small town and finds himself in the midst of a gang war between the wealthy and the working class students, he is surprised to learn that the gangs adhere to a strict code of honor and use deadly martial arts skills, and even more shocked by the malevolent, mystical powers at the abandoned train tunnel crossing in the middle of town.
Doing My Own Thing: A Fab Novel by Nikki Carter - With a smash album and her own reality show, Sunday Tolliver has finally arrived. But success brings a whole new set of challenges including a diva cousin and a bad-boy rapper who are trying to get payback by wrecking her reputation, a gifted new collaborator who is trying to sabotage her follow-up album, and a more complicated love life.
Summer of Firsts and Lasts by Terra McVoy - When teenaged sisters Daisy, Violet, and Calla spend their last summer together at Camp Callanwolde, the decisions they make -- both good and bad -- bring challenges to their relationship as well as opportunities to demonstrate their devotion to one another.
Plan B by Charnan Simon - Lucy has her life planned out: she'll graduate and then join her boyfriend, Luke, at college in Austin. She'll become a Spanish teacher, and they'll get married. Deciding there's no reason to wait, and despite trying to be careful, Lucy gets pregnant. Now, none of Lucy's options are part of her picture-perfect plan. Together, she and Luke will have to make the most difficult decision of their lives.
Compulsion by Heidi Ayarbe - Poised to lead his high school soccer team to its third straight state championship, seventeen-year-old star player Jake Martin struggles to keep hidden his nearly debilitating obsessive-compulsive disorder.
In the Shadow of the Lamp by Susanne Dunlap - Sixteen-year-old Molly Fraser works as a nurse with Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War to earn a salary to help her family survive in nineteenth-century England.
Hidden Coronet by Catherine Fisher (Relic Master #3) - Sixteen-year-old Raffi and Master Galen continue to evade the Watch as they seek the Flain's Coronet, a potent ancient relic that could be their only hope for defeating the power that is destroying Anara.
Lost Heiress by Catherine Fisher (Relic Master #2) - Even though the city of Tasceron and its emperor have fallen, when Master Galen and his sixteen-year-old apprentice Raffi hear a rumor that the heiress to the throne still lives, they must try to find her and keep her safe.
But I Love Him by Amanda Grace - Traces, through the course of a year, Ann's transformation from a happy A-student, track star, and popular senior to a solitary, abused woman whose love for the emotionally-scarred Connor has taken away everything -- even herself.
Welcome to Bordertown by various authors, edited by Holly Black and Ellen Kushner - Stories and poems set in the urban land of Bordertown, a city on the edge of the faerie and human world, populated by human and elfin runaways.
Hell's Heroes by Darren Shan (Demonata #10) - Bec, Kernel, and Grubbs gear up for the fight of their lives as the final battle between Earth and the hoardes of the Demonata draws near.
Summer Break by Sophia Lowell (Glee #3) - While Mr. Schuester and most of the members of the Glee Club plan to help kids in summer music camp, Rachel has some unusual experiences of her own fulfilling her ambitions to be a star, but she's not sure if they're real or the result of a dream.
The Summer I learned to Fly by Dana Reinhardt - Thirteen-year-old Drew starts the summer of 1986 helping in her mother's cheese shop and dreaming about co-worker Nick, but when her widowed mother begins dating, Drew's father's book of lists, her pet rat, and Emmett, a boy on a quest, help her cope.
Then I Met My Sister by Christine Deriso - Summer Stetson has always lived in the shadow of her dead sister, knowing she can never measure up in any way, but on her seventeenth birthday, her aunt gives her Shannon's diary, which reveals painful but liberating truths about Summer's family and herself.
Subway Girl by P.J. Converse - In Hong Kong, Chan Tze Man, called Simon Chan, leaves high school because he can't master English, but when he befriends Amy, a Chinese-American who knows little Chinese, their unlikely bond gives hope to both.
When the Stars Go Blue by Caredad Ferrer - Soledad Reyes decides to dance Carmen as part of a drum and bugle corps competition, not knowing if it will help or harm her chance of becoming a professional ballet dancer but eager to pursue new options, including a romance with the boy who invited her to audition.
OyMG by Amy Dominy - Fourteen-year-old Ellie will do almost anything to win a scholarship to the best speech school in the country but must decide if she is willing to hide her Jewish heritage while at a Phoenix, Arizona, summer camp that could help her reach her goal.
Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter - Fifteen-year-old Kat Bishop and her fellow talented teenagers work together to find and steal the "Cleopatra Emerald" from an unscrupulous dealer and return it to its rightful owner, while a former love of her Uncle Eddie tries to get the gem for herself.