New YA Books

Graphic Novels:
Superman. Action Comics. Vol. 1, Superman and the Men of Steel -- In these startling tales, the people of Metropolis turn on their new champion! Plus, the Superman of today and the Legion of Super-Heroes must save the jeans-wearing Superman of five years ago!







Uncanny X-Men the Complete Collection by Matt Fraction Vol. 1 -- Norman Osborn is determined to deal with the "mutant problem" once and for all. He and the X-Men find themselves locked in a high-stakes chess match with the prize being their respective visions of utopia -- but which side of the board is Emma Frost on? And who are the Dark X-Men? Then, Cyclops has created a mutant nation off the coast of California, and Magneto's sudden return has stunned the X-Men But, the hits keep coming as a herd of Predator X's show up, hungry for mutant flesh! Plus, Namor joins, Beast departs, and an X-Club member dies!

X-Men Legacy [2013]. Vol. 1, Prodigal -- Legion is the most powerful and unstable mutant in the world, and son to Professor Charles Xavier. After Professor X's tragic death, Legion will finally attempt to tame his fractured mind, conquer his inner demons, and embrace his father's legacy! First, Legion tries to help newly manifested mutant twins, exploited by a criminal cartel in Japan. But, the twins have plans of their own, as do Legion's inner demons! Then, two new villains have begun plotting Legion's demise. But, little does he know one of them is lurking within his own psyche, and the other is hiding among the X-Men themselves!

X-Men [2010]. Vol. 8, Reckless Abandonment -- When Storm's field agents are kidnapped and a weapon of the X-Men's making goes missing, the X-Men must make a choice ... the destruction of a life or the survival of a weapon. Then, Storm's leadership is called into question in the aftermath of the "Mutant Scare." Will there be a new team member? And what side are they really on? The Storm-Cyclops divide widens as the team starts to unravel, and Colossus has his own agenda. Will he leave the team to pursue it? Plus, Domino has always been lucky ... or maybe the people around her are just unlucky. It's Domino vs. the X-Men!

X-Men Legacy. Avengers vs. X-Men -- Avengers She-Hulk, Falcon and Moon Knight are tasked with securing Wolverine's Jean Grey School -- but Rogue and her team of X-Men aren't too happy about it! Then, as the war between the Avengers and the X-Men rages on, Frenzy's past is revealed -- and Rogue confronts hers head-on as she battles Ms. Marvel in a clash that will leave one woman with a changed allegiance!

X-Men. Longshot -- Meet Longshot. He's a man without a past who possesses an uncanny lucky streak ... and he's on an existential quest through the Marvel Universe. But as Longshot deals with the quirkier aspects of American society, he must learn the secrets behind his enigmatic identity and accept his destiny as a hero. Along the way, he meets a crazed militiaman, demons from his mysterious otherworldly home, a daring stuntwoman named Ricochet Rita, ram-headed Quark, and Marvel heroes Spider-Man, She-Hulk, and Dr. Strange.

Avenging Spider-Man. Vol. 3, Threats & Menaces -- Back in the team-up biz! He's been Amazing, he's been Spectacular, he's been Sensational. Now, Spider-Man is doing a little Avenging, and he's brought a few of his pals along for the ride. Ever the social animal, the wallcrawler has a proud tradition of fighting side-by-side with heroes from across the Marvel Universe. And now that he's a card-carrying member of both the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, he can't go far without swinging into a teammate or two. Step forward the rascally Red Hulk, the hotheaded Hawkeye, and the legendary Captain America as Spidey bonds with Earth's Mightiest Heroes!

Bad Machinery Vol. 1, The Case of the Team Spirit -- Set three years after the events in Scary Go Round. Six kids navigate the treacherous waters of school and adolesence while wholeheartedly diving into the whirlpool of mysteries that swirls around the peculiar English town of Tackleford. Shauna, Charlotte, and Mildred just want to help the mysterious old immigrant woman keep her home. Jack, Linton, and Sonny just want to find out why the owner of the local football stadium has been plagued by a curse. If only the two groups could stop fighting with each other, they might realize that there's a shared solution.

Beneath the Surface Teen SRC

Teen Summer Reading Club Signups Start June 1st

Kickoff Party on Saturday, June 1, 6:30 - 9:30

Come watch a great movie and have fun with sidewalk chalks, face painting, bubbles, snowcones and popcorn plus other fun!

Find out about all the rest of the Great Summer Events

Teen Movies on Tuesdays at 2:00 at Central Library

Teen Crafts on Wednesdays at 2:00 at Central Library

Parties and Events on Saturdays at Central and West Waco Libraries!

Fun for all teens and tweens (ages 12-17 or grades 6-12)

New YA Fiction

Graphic Novels:

Blue Exorcist Vol. 9 by Kato -- All of Rin's friends have done their best to hold off the deadly Impure King so Rin can confront it. Now it's entirely up to Rin to finish off the gigantic demon. Although Rin has finally drawn the Koma sword and found his confidence, that alone may not be enough to defeat the Impure King!

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Vol. 10 by Takeuchi -- The threat of Dead Moon Circus is so great that the outer planet Guardians return to fight alongside their compatriots. But with Usagi now coughing up black blood as well, are they too late? And to make things worse, Queen Nehelenia's servant Zirconia casts another curse upon Usagi and Mamoru, sending them both back into childhood.

Fiction:

Obsidian Mirror by Catherine Fisher -- The threat of Dead Moon Circus is so great that the outer planet Guardians return to fight alongside their compatriots. But with Usagi now coughing up black blood as well, are they too late? And to make things worse, Queen Nehelenia's servant Zirconia casts another curse upon Usagi and Mamoru, sending them both back into childhood.

Nobody’s Secret by Michaela MacCool -- When fifteen-year-old Emily Dickinson meets a charming, enigmatic young man who playfully refuses to tell her his name, she is intrigued, so when he is found dead in her family's pond in Amherst, she is determined to discover his secret, no matter how dangerous it may prove to be.

New YA

Graphic Novels:

Astonishing X-Men. Vol. 11, Weaponized -- The X-Men are under attack when Karma goes rogue, psychically assaulting her teammates as she loses her grip on reality, and Wolverine explodes in a ball of fire in Central Park!
Wolverine and the X-Men [2011]. Vol. 3 -- Wolverine is torn between two teams! Cyclops comes to the Jean Grey School to extend an olive branch, but will Wolverine's X-Men join their estranged ex-teammates against the Avengers?





Amazing Spider-Man. Lizard : no turning back -- Spider-Man must contend with the cold-blooded combination of the Lizard and Morbius -- one a rampaging reptile that may have cut the cord with his human host forever, the other a scientific genius with a vampiric lust for human blood. Morbius has developed a cure for the Lizard, but is there anything left of Dr. Curt Connors to save? Who exhumed the body of Connors' late son, Billy? And how can Spidey trust Morbius when every time he turns around, the Living Vampire is sinking his teeth into yet another victim? The answers come fast and furious in a frightening tale that reminds readers that when it comes to senses-shattering savagery, no one can stand with the Lizard!


Superman vs. Zod -- Some of Superman's greatest battles with his Kryptonian foe, General Zod, are collected for the first time. In his first appearance, Zod meets Superboy, projecting him into the Phantom Zone, the cosmic prison for Kryptonian criminals.

Batman. Detective Comics. Volume one, Faces of Death -- Batman races to uncover the Joker's latest laugh, a kidnapped Commissioner Gordon, and the mystery of the Gotham Ripper.
Batman illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 2 -- This second volume, featuring Adams's contributions from 1967-1969, shows the process of introduction, adaptation, and innovation that the young artist brought to this legendary crime fighter.

Flash Chronicles Volume four -- The Fastest Man Alive battles members of his infamous Rogues Gallery including Mirror Master, The Trickster, and Captain Boomerang. This volume includes the famous tale "Flash of Two Worlds," in which The Flash first meets his Golden Age predecessor.
combination of the Lizard and Morbius -- one a rampaging reptile that may have cut the cord with his human host forever, the other a scientific genius with a vampiric lust for human blood. Morbius has developed a cure for the Lizard, but is there anything left of Dr. Curt Connors to save?

Free Downloadable Audiobooks all summer & new books in the Library

Are you an audiobook fan? I am! I love to listen to audiobooks, so this summer, I'll be listening to free audiobooks from SYNC...

The first download will be available May 30, and the final one will be available until August 21st.

Escape Theory by Margaux Froley -- Bound by her oath of confidentiality and tortured by unrequited love, sixteen-year-old Devon, a peer counselor at a prestigious California boarding school, finds herself on a solitary mission to get to the bottom of a popular student's apparent suicide.







Not Exactly a Love Story by Audrey Couloumbis -- After his parents divorce, high school junior Vinnie Gold moves to Long Island with his mother and new stepfather, and must negotiate a secret crush and a rather complicated connection with the popular girl next door.

Pulse by Patrick Carman -- In the year 2051, when most Americans live in one of two gigantic, modern States, Faith Daniels, part of a dwindling group that lives between, learns that she, like other misfits, has unusual abilities that could help when the inevitable war begins.







Iceman by Chris Lynch -- Fourteen-year-old Eric, a ruthless hockey player prone to violence on the ice, tries to reconcile his own needs with those of his parents.

Shadow Boxer by Chris Lynch -- After their father dies of boxing injuries, George is determined to prevent his younger brother, who sees boxing as his legacy, from pursuing a career in the sport. This is a republication of Chris Lynch's debut novel from 1993.







Permanent Record by Leslie Stella -- Being yourself can be such a bad idea. For sixteen-year-old Badi Hessamizadeh, life is a series of humiliations. After withdrawing from public school under mysterious circumstances, Badi enters Magnificat Academy. To make things "easier," his dad has even given him a new name: Bud Hess. Grappling with his Iranian-American identity, clinical depression, bullying, and a barely bottled rage, Bud is an outcast who copes by resorting to small revenges and covert acts of defiance, but the pressures of his home life, plummeting grades, and the unrequited affection of his new friend, Nikki, prime him for a more dangerous revolution. Strange letters to the editor begin to appear in Magnificat's newspaper, hinting that some tragedy will befall the school. Suspicion falls on Bud, and he and Nikki struggle to uncover the real culprit and clear Bud's name. Permanent Record explodes with dark humor, emotional depth, and a powerful look at the ways the bullied fight back.

New YA Fiction

Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead -- Bloodlines #3 - As former Alchemist Marcus Finch pushes Alchemist Sydney Sage to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood -- or else she might be next.






Bruised by Sarah Skilton -- When she freezes during a hold-up at the local diner, sixteen-year-old Imogen, a black belt in Tae Kwan Do, has to rebuild her life, including her relationship with her family and with the boy who was with her during the shoot-out.


Quicksilver by R.J. Anderson -- Ultraviolet #2 - To prevent the public from learning about Tori's unusual DNA, technology "geek" Tori and her adoptive parents move to a new town and change their names.

Earth Girl by Janet Edwards -- Abandoned on Earth because of her inability to survive on other planets, Jarra crafts a fake background for herself to join a class of norms who are excavating the dangerous ruins of the old cities.










Spellcaster by Claudia Gray -- Spellcaster #1 - Descended from witches, high school senior Nadia can tell as soon as her family moves to Captive's Sound that the town is under a dark and powerful spell. Then, she meets Mateo, the teenage local whose cursed dreams predict the future, and they must work together to prevent an impending disaster that threatens the entire town.

Ruining by Anna Collomore -- Still feeling guilty over the death of her little sister leaves eighteen-year-old Annie vulnerable when she takes a nanny job in beautiful Marin County, California, and meets her very controlling employer.

New Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels:

Avengers Academy. Vol. 5, Avenger vs. X-Men -- The teenage mutant from Generation Hope and Utopia arrive at Avengers Academy ... but as guests or prisoners? And have the Academy students switched sides in the war with the mutants? When Sebastian Shaw strikes, it may not matter! Then, the Phoenix-powered X-Men come for the school's Sentinel! Who will take a stand? Plus, Thor leads a team of Secret Avengers into space to stop the Phoenix by any means necessary! Who is Minister Marvel, and why has he drawn the Phoenix to the Kree homeworld? The Avengers devise a way to save the Kree, but one man stands in their way: the original Captain Marvel, reborn to unite his people! Can Ms. Marvel and the Protector break free of Minister Marvel's influence to aid their former companions?

X-Men. Wolverine/Gambit -- Wolverine and Gambit are brought together by a series of brutal murders in London that seem to herald the return of the nineteenth-century killer called Jack the Ripper, and as the two look into the situation, it comes to light that one of them may have a secret motive behind their involvement.

Spider-Man. The Death of Jeanne Dewolff -- When police Captain Jean DeWolff becomes the sinister Sin-Eater's first murder victim, Jean--in death as in life--prompts Spider-Man into action against a killer whose threat is too serious for the hero's trademark banter. After a similar tragedy strikes Matt Murdock's life, Daredevil joins the hunt--tracking a criminal too vile for even the Kingpin's tastes. Spidey thinks the villain's solved the case for him when a man in Sin-Eater's mask visits the Daily Bugle, but the challenge has only started. Spider-Man is forced to uncover more dark deeds--within himself--and the Man Without Fear must stop his longtime friend from becoming the Man Without Restraint.

Thor. The Mighty Avenger. The Complete Collection -- A re-imagining of the God of Thunder! Thrill as Thor battles robots the size of cities! Gasp as he tames the mightiest sea creatures! Swoon as he rescues damsels from the vilest villains! It's Thor as you've never seen him, as the god of thunder tests his might against the Sub-Mariner, learns why he was banished from Asgard, battles Fin Fang Foom, takes on raging robots, and fights side-by-side with Iron Man for the very first time! Plus, when mischevious Loki's machinations throw Thor and a World War II-era Captain America into King Arthur's court, it's a time-twisting tale of Camelot craziness that neither Avenger will ever forget!

Superman vs. Shazam -- It's the Man of Steel vs. the World's Mightiest Mortal in this action-packed collection, featuring appearances by many of their allies in the battle for justice, as well as villains including Mr. Mxyzptlk, Mr. Mind, Captain Nazi, Black Adam, and more.