Friday, October 21, 2011

New YA Books

Beautiful Friendship by David Weber -- Stephanie Harrington, aged 12, wants to be a ranger. When she's dragged to a new planet, Sphinx, she makes a marvelous discovery while out exploring. She discovers the telepathic Tree-Cats! But not everyone is happy with her discovery...
Bluefish by Pat Schmatz -- 13 year old Travis enters a new school with a hurtful secret, but when he makes friends with a sassy girl and gets a fabulous teacher, life starts looking up for him.
Apothecary by Maile Meloy -- When Janie and her family move to London in 1952, she meets Benjamin, a fascinating boy who wants to be a spy. When Ben's father disappears, they must put all their skills to the test to find and rescue him; their experiences include uncovering alchemical secrets, avoiding Russian spies, and a race to rescue nuclear secrets.
The Surge by Roland Smith -- After barely surviving a terrifying hurricane, Chase and his friends Nicole and Rashawn have made it to the safety of Nicole's family farm, which is also the winter home of the Rossi Brothers Circus, where flood waters are rising and dangerous circus animals are on the loose.

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