Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Books:
Hunger: a Gone Novel
by Michael Grant (RBH) -- It's been three months since everyone under the age of fifteen became trapped in the bubble known as the FAYZ.Three months since all the adults disappeared. Gone. Food ran out weeks ago. Everyone is starving, but no one wants to figure out a solution. And each day, more and more kids are evolving, developing supernatural abilities that set them apart from the kids without powers.
Lunatic by Ted Dekker (SWL) -- Volume 5 of the Lost Books; Johnis, Silvie, and Darsal found the Books of History, and now it's time to return home--but five years have passed at home, and nothing is as it was. Should the Chosen One continue to follow his heart, or is his heart finally leading them astray?
Necropolis by Anthony Horowitz -- Gatekeepers bk 4: To stop the evil corporation Nightrise from unleashing its devastating power around the globe, fifteen-year-old Matt and three other Gatekeepers travel to Hong Kong to find Scarlet, the final Gatekeeper, whose fate is inextricably joined to their own.
The Greek Who Stole Christmas by Anthony Horowitz -- Diamond brothers series (this one isn't actually new); the boys are broke, and a job solving the mystery of who is threatening a Greek Pop singer is just down their alley...
Take a Chance on Me by Cecily Von Ziegesar -- Gossip Girls: The Carlyles. It's WAR on 5th Avenue, the Gossip girls vs their worst enemies...
Intensely Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor -- Full of life--the good, the bad, and the heartbreaking--Naylor's latest Alice book reminds readers just how much can change in an instant, as Alice and her friends reunite for a funeral.
Love Is Hell by various authors -- Short Stories of supernatural Romance.
Illustrated Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchet -- Featuring full-color art, special foldouts, and all-new material by the author, this lavish gift edition is a must-have for all fans of Pratchett and the Wee Free Men.
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler -- Beautifully written and emotionally honest, this debut novel explores what it truly means to love someone, what it means to grieve, and ultimately how to make the most of every single moment this world has to offer.
The Bone Magician by F. E. Higgins -- Pin Carpue is on his own in the world. His mother is dead and his father is missing after being labeled a suspect in a rash of murders.Pin finds a job working for the local undertaker as a body watcher, making sure people are really dead before they’re buried. The body he’s supposed to be watching tonight is currently surrounded by three people engaged in a most unusual ceremony. An old man, a bone magician, and his young female assistant are waking a woman so her grieving fiance can have one last goodbye with her. Pin can’t believe it will work, but then the dead woman sits up and speaks...
You Know Where to Find Me by Rachel Cohn -- Miles has spent her life in the shadow of her cousin Laura. Laura is completely over privileged--smart, gorgeous, and a student at a prep school outside of D.C. Miles is overweight, anti-social, and lives with her mom in the carriage house on her uncle's property. As far as Miles is concerned, Laura has the perfect life--until Laura commits suicide, leaving her dad and Miles lost in the wake of the event.
Burn My Heart by Beverly Naidoo -- What does it mean to be loyal? Mathew and Mugo, two boys-one white, one black-share an uneasy friendship in Kenya in the 1950s. They're friends even though Mathew's dad owns the land and everything on it. They're friends despite the difference in their skin color.But violence, suspicion and an act of betrayal may change everything...
Naomi's Song by Selma Silverberg -- A modern midrash for teenage girls Set in the fortified city of Bethlehem and the mountainous towns of Moab, this young adult novel imagines the life of the biblical Naomi and her deep friendship with her daughter-in-law Ruth.
The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones -- Part gripping thriller, part family drama, this fast-paced novel plays out in alternating viewpoints as a master of suspense plumbs the unsettling goings-on in a picture-perfect woodland cottage.
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan -- An exchange student who's really an alien, a secret room that becomes the perfect place for a quick escape, a typical tale of grandfatherly exaggeration that is actually even more bizarre than he says...

Graphic Novels:
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: the Jesse Marsh Years -- campy fun from the Golden Age of Tarzan!
Pitch Black by Youme Landowne -- the true story of a homeless man living in the New York City subway, and the artist who becomes his friend.
Best New Mammoth Book of Manga 3 -- over 400 pages of original comic strip stories - now in FULL COLOR
Arkham Woods by Christopher Rowley -- Kirsti Rivers is an L.A. teen transplanted to a small New England town; but the house her uncle left to her mother is anything but ordinary...
The Adventures of Young Det vol. 2 by Gyojeong Kwon -- The human clans now believe the Great Ferat will fulfill her own dark prophecy and summon Noigin, the Dragon of the Dark. Further events lead young Det and Osen the swordsman to begin a journey that will lead them on a collision course with Fate.
100% Perfect Girl vol. 8 by Wann - young artist Jay is on the run in NYC, as assassins stalk her, her family, and her only ally seems to have deserted her.
YuYu Hakusho vol. 17 - Yusuke and the gang finally face off against Sensui in a final battle to close off the demon plane...
Gambit Classic -- Follow the classic tale of Storm's rescue at the hands of the Cajun Thief, Gambit, in this classic origin tale for Gambit.
Green Lantern Chronicles vol.1 -- The earliest adventures of Green Lantern, from the pages of Showcase and Green Lantern - complete and in chronological order.
Star Trek Countdown -- Read the story that comes before the newest Star Trek Movie!
Necronomicon by Messner-Loebs - The fate of the world hangs in the balance as a lowly college student myust fight to keep the Necronomicon's magic from unleashing the vengeance of the Old Ones - and turning the Middle East into a raging cauldron of mystical power that will rule the Earth!
Dresden Files: Storm Front vol. 1 The Gathering Storm by Jim Butcher - Magic, it could get a guy killed...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

please get a whole LOT more shoujo!! please... all i see is shounen and i dont wanna read shounen. oh also you need to finish some series to. i get to the third book sometimes and i cant finish the series because the books arent there..... SHOUJO more SHOUJO!!!!!!!!!