New Books

Graphic Novels:
Shonen Jump for December - I am sad to report that Shonen Jump will soon be switching to an online format, and we will no longer be able to get it in print every month.

Fiction:
Powerslide by Jeff Ross -- Complications arise when Casey gets hired as a skateboarding double and a competitor challenges him to a series of dangerous tricks.
Torn From Troy by Patrick Bowman -- Orphaned by the war and enslaved by Odysseus himself, Alexi has a very different view of the conquering heroes of legend. Despite a simmering anger towards his captors, Alexi gradually develops a grudging respect for them. As the Greeks fight off the angry Cicones, weather a storm that pushes them far beyond charted waters, and nearly succumb to the blandishments of the bewitching Lotus-eaters, he realizes that they are not the demons they were said to be, but people like himself.
Never Have I Ever: A Lying Game Novel by Sara Shepard -- Seventeen-year-old Sutton Mercer watches from the afterlife as her long-lost twin sister, Emma Paxton, continues to pretend to be her in order to identify Sutton's killer.
Wisdom's Kiss by Catherine Gilbert Murdock -- Princess Wisdom, who yearns for a life of adventure beyond the kingdom of Montagne, Tips, a soldier keeping his true life secret from his family, Fortitude, an orphaned maid who longs for Tips, and Magic the cat form an uneasy alliance as they try to save the kingdom from certain destruction. Told through diaries, memoirs, encyclopedia entries, letters, biographies, and a stage play.
Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson -- Rory, of Boueuxlieu, Louisiana, is spending a year at a London boarding school when she witnesses a murder by a Jack the Ripper copycat and becomes involved with the very unusual investigation.
Perfect by Ellen Hopkins -- Four teens will stop at nothing to achieve perfection. Cara has to fulfill her parent's high expectations, even if it means sacrificing love. Kendra is willing to do anything to have the perfect body, even drugs and surgery. Sean is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice on and off the ball field. To achieve the perfect performance and live his dream, Andre will have to forsake his ancestry.
Fallen 2, End of Days by Tom Sniegoski -- Half-angel and half-human, Aaron commands the Fallen in their quest to protect humanity, drawing confidence from the girl he loves as he struggles to make peace with his legacy as Lucifer's son.
Ambitious by Monica McKayhan -- When Marisol Garcia, a new student at a competitive performing arts high school, is chosen to take part in a dance contest, she becomes obsessed with winning and risks losing her friends, her good grades, and her place at the school.
Possessed by Kate Cann -- Sixteen-year-old Rayne escapes London, her mother, and boyfriend for a job in the country at Morton's Keep, where she is drawn to a mysterious clique and its leader, St. John, but puzzles over whether the growing evil she senses is from the manor house or her new friends.
Crookedstar's Promise by Erin Hunter -- As a young warrior, Crookedjaw pledges his undying loyalty to RiverClan in exchange for the promise of power, not realizing that his pledge will haunt him when he becomes the leader of his Clan.
Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson -- A fearful sixteen-year-old princess discovers her heroic destiny after being married off to the king of a neighboring country in turmoil and pursued by enemies seething with dark magic.
All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin -- In a future where chocolate and caffeine are contraband, teenage cellphone use is illegal, and water and paper are carefully rationed, sixteen-year-old Anya Balanchine finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight as heir apparent to an important New York City crime family.
Sweet Venom by Tera Lee Childs -- As monsters walk the streets of San Francisco, unseen by humans, three teenage descendants of Medusa, the once-beautiful gorgon maligned in Greek mythology, must reunite and embrace their fates.
Isle of Blood by Rick Yancey -- When Dr. Warthrop goes hunting for the "Holy Grail of Monstrumology" in 1888, twelve-year-old orphan Will Henry follows him to Socotra, plunging into depths of horror worse than anything he has experienced so far.
Sammy Keyes and the Night Skulls by Wendelin Van Draanen -- Junior high detective Sammy Keyes and her friends take a detour through a graveyard on Halloween night and find themselves in the middle of a mystery involving missing people, human skulls, and a ghoulish embalmer, while school presents its own set of tricks and treats.
Destined by P.C. Cast -- Zoey is finally home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side, and preparing to face off against Neferet - which would be a whole lot easier if the High Counsel saw the ex-High Priestess for what she really is. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through Nyx's gift of a human form, Rephaim and Stevie Rae are finally able to be together - if he can truly walk the path of the Goddess and stay free of his father's shadow... and lots more
Goliath by Scott Westerfeld -- Alek and Deryn encounter obstacles on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek's throne as prince of Austria, and finally fall in love...
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor -- Seventeen-year-old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters -- the chimaerae who form the only family she has ever known.
Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way by Lisi Harrison -- Always overshadowed by her six brothers and her fab friends, Clawdeen Wolf plans to finally strut her stuff in the spotlight at her upcoming Sweet Sixteen bash. But after The Ghoul Next Door goes viral, it's into the woods for the family Wolf. Clawdeen goes stir crazy lying low at her family's B&B with her annoying brothers until Lala shows up to keep her company. But, is the vamp flirting with Claude?
Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer by Cecily von Ziegesar -- An uproarious horror-spin adaptation of the first Gossip Girl tale finds Serena returning from boarding school determined to make amends to Blair Waldorf by eliminating Nate Archibald, a plot that Blair counters with her own plans to get rid of everyone who ever irritated her.
Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater -- Nineteen-year-old returning champion Sean Kendrick competes against Puck Connolly, the first girl ever to ride in the annual Scorpio Races, both trying to keep hold of their dangerous water horses long enough to make it to the finish line.
Web of Air by Philip Reeve -- In Mayda, a post-apocalyptic city off the coast of Portugal, a brilliant young engineer and a mysterious recluse race to build a flying machine, unaware that powerful enemies will kill to possess -- or destroy -- their new technology.
Mastiff by Tamora Pierce -- Beka, having just lost her fiance in a slaver's raid, is able to distract herself by going with her team on an important hunt at the queen's request, unaware that the throne of Tortall depends on their success.
Lost Songs by Caroline Cooney -- In small-town Carolina, sixteen-year-old Lutie Painter treasures the "Laundry List" of songs written by her ancestor and does not want to share them, but ultimately they help her learn more about her absent mother and connect with fellow students Kelvin, Doria, and especially Train, a former friend.
Fire King by Paul Crilley -- To stop the warring fairy courts from destroying their world, Emily, Jack, William, and piskie Corrigan, aided by Christopher Wren, must try to prevent the 1666 Great Fire of London from burning the city to the ground.