New YA Books

Fiction
Conspiracy 365: December by Gabriel Lord --
Cal Ormond travels to Ireland in search of the final clues to his father's death. He must reach the Ormond Singularity before the stroke of midnight. In the final days of this deadly 365-day countdown, it is clear that any second could be his last.
Annexed by Sharon Dogar -- What was it like hiding in the Annex with Anne Frank? This novel tells the story from the point of view of Peter van Pels, from the day he went into hiding with the Franks, through his imprisonment at Auschwitz.
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner -- After surviving horrific conditions in the Maze, Thomas is entrapped, along with nineteen other boys, in a scientific experiment designed to observe their responses and gather data believed to be essential for the survival of the human race.
Night Whispers: Omen of the Stars #3 by Erin Hunter -- As Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Dovepaw continue to seek answers to the mysterious prophecy that binds them, they learn that another cat may play an essential role in defeating the Dark Forces.
Saint Training by Elizabeth Fixmer -- During the turbulent 1960s, sixth-grader Mary Clare O'Brian makes a deal with God: she will try to become a saint if He provides for her large, cash-strapped family.
Brain Jack by Brian Falkner -- In a near-future New York City, fourteen-year-old computer genius Sam Wilson manages to hack into the AT&T network and sets off a chain of events that have a profound effect on human activity throughout the world.
Little Blog on the Prairie by Cathleen Davitt Bell -- Thirteen-year-old Genevieve's summer at a frontier family history camp in Laramie, Wyoming with her parents and brother is filled with surprises, which she reports to friends back home on the cell phone she sneaked in, and which they turn into a blog.
Vampire Rising by Jason Henderson -- At a boarding school in Switzerland, fourteen-year-old Alex Van Helsing learns that vampires are real, that he has a natural ability to sense them, and that an agency called the Polidorium has been helping his family fight them since 1821.
Matched by Ally Condie -- All her life, Cassia has never had a choice. The Society dictates everything: when and how to play, where to work, where to live, what to eat and wear, when to die, and most importantly to Cassia as she turns 17, whom to marry. When she is Matched with her best friend Xander, things couldn't be more perfect. But, why did her neighbor Ky's face show up on her match disk as well?
The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman -- New York high school student Elizabeth gets an after-school job as a page at the "New-York Circulating Material Repository," and when she gains coveted access to its Grimm Collection of magical objects, she and the other pages are drawn into a series of frightening adventures involving mythical creatures and stolen goods.
Dragonfly by Julia Golding -- When Tashi, the rigidly formal sixteen-year-old Fourth Crown Princess of the Blue Crescent Islands, reluctantly weds roguish eighteen-year-old Prince Ramil of Gerfal, their religious, cultural, and personal differences threaten to end their political alliance and put both countries at the mercy of a fearsome warlord.

Graphic Novels:

Shonen Jump February 2011 -- with a guest column by STAN LEE!
Odd is on Our Side by Dean Koontz -- It's Halloween in Pico Mundo, California, and there's a whiff of something wicked in the autumn air. While the town prepares for its annual festivities, young fry cook Odd Thomas can't shake the feeling that make-believe goblins and ghouls aren't the only things on the prowl.
Networked: Carabella on the Run by Gerard Jones -- Carabella visits the earth and discovers that a subtle invasion is underway - can she make anyone realize that having our privacy stole online is only the first step to our conquest?
Civil War: Young Avengers and Runaways -- As the public turns against Marvel's heroes, the gears of Civil War threaten to crush the Runaways. But when Allan the Young Avengers offer their assistance, how can the Runaways believe they're on the same side?
Star Trek: Mirror Images -- In the "Mirror, Mirror" episode Star Trek: The Original Series, an evil Kirk commanded the I.S.S. Enterprise for the Terran Empire. But how did he rise to power, in a universe where treachery is rewarded as much as accomplishment? Witness Mirror-Kirk's efforts to unseat Captain Pike and seize command!
Trickster: Native American Tales, a graphic collection -- Collects over twenty trickster stories in graphic novel format from various Native American traditions, including tales about coyotes, rabbits, ravens, and other crafty creatures and their mischievous activities.
Moto Hagio's A Drunken Dream -- This book spans Hagio's entire career, from 1970's "Bianca" to 2007's "The Willow Tree," and includes the mind-bending, full-color title story; the famously heartbreaking "Iguana Girl"; and the haunting "The Child Who Comes Home"
Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, vol 1. -- In pre-WWI Paris, Adèle becomes involved in an interlocking series of mysteries that involve a revived pterodactyl, a frightful on-stage murder, a looming execution by guillotine, and a demon from the depths of hell -- plus of course moronic gendarmes, loyal (or perhaps traitorous?) henchmen, and a climax atop the Eiffel Tower.
Saturn Apartments, vol 1 -- Far in the future, Mitsu, son of a lowly window-washer, struggles to take over his probably deceased father's job, and in the process gets a chance to look into the lives of the wealthiest people living on the giant ring built around planet earth.
Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffeneger -- The Night Bookmobile tells the story of a wistful woman who one night encounters a mysterious disappearing library on wheels that contains every book she has ever read. Seeing her history and most intimate self in this library, she embarks on a search for the bookmobile. But her search turns into an obsession, as she longs to be reunited with her own collection and memories.