Nonfiction for Dudes

50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know: What To Do, When To Do It, and Why - John Bridges

Describes fifty rules designed to turn boys into well-mannered gentlemen, explaining how to shake hands, write a thank-you note, pay a compliment, tie a necktie, make an introduction, and master other skills of good behavior. Want to impress the ladies? Learn to act like a gentleman.

Man vs. Wild: Survival Techniques from the Most Dangerous Places on Earth - Bear Grylls

Television host and survival expert Bear Grylls offers a practical guide to surviving in any terrain, with information on how to find water, shelter, and food and how to stay protected in any environment.

Why a Curveball Curves: The Incredible Science of Sports

An exploration of the application of science in sports that explains how to reduce drag to become a faster swimmer, why Tiger Woods's golf swing is so effective, why a curveball curves, and other related topics.  

Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman - Jon Krakauer

Presents a biographical discussion of Pat Tillman, covering the true events and actions surrounding the death of the U.S. Army soldier by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004, and examines the misrepresentation of his story by the Bush administration before the truth was revealed.

New Graphic Novel Nonfiction!

A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge - Josh Neufeld

Presents the stories of seven survivors of Hurricane Katrina who tried to evacuate, protect their possessions, and save loved ones before, during, and after the flood.

The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation - Sid Jacobson

A graphic novel adaptation of "The 9/11 Commission Report," the results of the investigation of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

The United States Constitution : A Graphic Adaptation - Jonathan Hennessey

An introduction to the United States Constitution, presented in graphic form, detailing important people and events in the creation of the founding document, its Preamble, and twenty-seven amendments.

Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography - Andrew Helfer

Presents a brief biography of Malcolm X in graphic novel format that describes his life from his early experiences with racism through his political and religious conversions.

King Lear: A Play by William Shakespeare - Gareth hinds

A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic drama about Lear of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king.

New Fantasy Fiction

Finnikin of the Rock - Melina Marchetta

Now on the cusp of manhood, Finnikin, who was a child when the royal family of Lumatere was brutally murdered and replaced by an imposter, reluctantly joins forces with an enigmatic young novice and fellow-exile, who claims that her dark dreams will lead them to a surviving royal child and a way to regain the throne of Lumatere.

Living Hell - Catherine Jinks

Chronicles the transformation of a spaceship into a living organism, as seventeen-year-old Cheney leads the hundreds of inhabitants in a fight for survival while machines turn on them, treating all humans as parasites.

Soul Enchilada - David Macinnis Gill

Eighteen-year-old Bug Smoot, having just learned that her irascible grandfather has given away both her car and her soul in a deal with the Devil, has two days to come up with a way to outsmart the Prince of Darkness and his demons.

The Reckoning - Kelley Armstrong

Fifteen-year-old Chloe, a necromancer, struggles to understand her feelings for werewolf Derek and his sorcerer brother, Simon, while seeking a way to enter the headquarters of the sinister Edison Group and rescue her aunt Lauren and friend Rachelle.

Sebastian Darke: Prince of Explorers - Philip Caveney

Elfling Sebastian Darke, buffalope Max, and fierce fighter Cornelius are hired to find the legendary lost city of Mendip and provide proof it exists, and, while on the journey, they face warrior beasts and jungle tribes and meet the daughter of a tribal chief Keera, who falls in love with Sebastian and whose people mistake him for the Chosen One.

Meridian - Amber Kizer

On her sixteenth birthday, Meridian is whisked off to her great-aunt's home in Revelation, Colorado, where she discovers she is a Fenestra, the half-human, half-angel link between the living and the dead, and must learn to help human souls to the afterlife before the dark forces reach them.

Watch for Me by Moonlight - Jacquelyn Mitchard

Psychic twins Mallory and Meredith try to figure out why their baby brother, who is being cared for by a number of babysitters while their mother attends medical school and works, keeps getting sick, while Meredith endures the pain and heartbreak of falling in love with a ghost who died in the Vietnam War.

New Graphic Novels

American Born Chinese - Gene Luen Yang

Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture.

Scott Pilgrim (1-5) - Bryan Lee O'Malley

Twenty-three-year-old Scott Pilgrim has the perfect life playing guitar in a rock band and dating a cute high school girl until he meets Ramona Flowers, an unforgettable rollerblading delivery girl whose seven evil ex-boyfriends Scott must defeat if he wants to win her love.

Castle Waiting - Linda Medley

A series of linked stories, presented in graphic novel form, that follow the adventures of the people who take refuge in the castle vacated by Sleeping Beauty after she leaves with the prince.

Mercury - Hope Larson

A necklace that reportedly has the power to find gold serves as a link between Tara Fraser, a teen who is facing the angst of living with relatives and being the new girl in school after her home burns down, and Josey, a distant relative who lived in Tara's house over one hundred years earlier and fell in love with Asa Curry, a mysterious man who claimed to be a gold dowser.

New Realistic Fiction

The Carrie Diaries - Candace Bushnell

In this prequel to Candace Bushnell's "Sex and the City," Carrie Bradshaw is enjoying her senior year of high school and her intense relationship with the dashing Sebastian Kydd, until a friend's shocking betrayal threatens to ruin everything.

Destroy All Cars - Blake Nelson

Through assignments for English class, seventeen-year-old James Hoff rants against consumerism and his classmates' apathy, puzzles over his feelings for his ex-girlfriend, and expresses disdain for his emotionally-distant parents.

Jumping Off Swings - Johanna Knowles

Tells, from four points of view, the ramifications of a pregnancy resulting from a "one-time thing" between Ellie, who feels loved when boys touch her, and Josh, an eager virgin with a troubled home life.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson - John Green

When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.

Perfect Chemistry - Simone Elkeles

When wealthy, seemingly perfect Brittany and Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, develop a relationship after Alex discovers that Brittany is not exactly who she seems to be, they must face the disapproval of their schoolmates--and others.

As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth - Lynne Rae Perkins

A teenaged boy encounters one comedic calamity after another when his train strands him in the middle of nowhere, and everything comes down to luck.

The Opposite of Invisible - Liz Gallagher

Artistic Seattle high school sophomore Alice decides to emerge from her cocoon and date a football player, which causes a rift between her and her best friend, a boy who wants to be more than just friends.

Exposure - Mal Peet

Paul Faustino, South America's best soccer journalist, reports on the series of events that hurl Otello from the heights of being a beloved and successful soccer star, happily married to the pop singer Desdemona, into a downward spiral, in this novel loosely based on Shakespeare's play, Othello.

New Manga

Chibi Vampire (1-14) - Yuna Kagesaki

Karin, an unusual child vampire who has blood to spare, aspires to donate blood to humans rather than steal it, but unfortunately things never seem to work out as she plans.

High School Debut (1-10) - Kazune Kawahara

Now that she's in high school, Haruna wants to leave behind her softball glove and find her true love, and she gets Yoh to agree to coach her on what makes girls appealing to guys, but only on the condition that she not fall in love with him.

Black Jack (1-5) - Osamu Tezuka

Follows the experiences of Doctor Black Jack, a physician who is able to work miracles but is unlicensed to practice due to mysterious circumstances.

Vampire Knight (1-5) - Matsuri Hino

Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the guardians of Cross Academy assigned to protect the humans in Day Class from the vampires in the Night Class, but Yuki believes that the humans and vampires can coexist peacefully.

Real (1-5) - Inoue Takehiko

Tomomi Nomiya, a tough youngster who loves basketball, gets into a motorcycle accident that paralyzes a girl, then quits the team and leaves school, trying to find a way to alleviate his guilt.

Sand Chronicles (1-7) - Hinako Ashihara

Ann, having moved to her mother's hometown in rural Shimane after the divorce of her parents, struggles to get used to her new surroundings, until a tragedy forces her to appreciate the people around her.

New Editions, Old Favorites

Bleach (16-23) - Tite Kubo

Yuyu Hakusho - Yoshihiro Togashi

New Historical Fiction

The Rock and the River - Kekla Magoon

In 1968 Chicago, fourteen-year-old Sam Childs is caught in a conflict between his father's nonviolent approach to seeking civil rights for African-Americans and his older brother, who has joined the Black Panther Party.

The Slopes of War - Norah A. Perez

Buck Summerhill, a young soldier from West Virginia, faces the horrors of the Battle of Gettysburg knowing that his two cousins, Curtis and Mason, may be fighting against him in the Army of Northern Virginia.

The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie Antoinette - Carolyn Meyer

In eighteenth-century France, Marie Antoinette rails against the rules of etiquette that govern her life even as she tries to fulfill her greatest obligation, giving birth to the next king, but she finds diversion in spending money on clothing, parties, and gambling despite her family's warnings and the whispers of courtiers.

March Toward the Thunder - Joseph Bruchac

Louis Nollette, a fifteen-year-old Abenaki Indian, joins the Irish Brigade in 1864 to fight for the Union in the Civil War.

The Bride's Farewell - Meg Rosoff

Pell Ridley, having left home on the day she was to marry her childhood sweetheart with the intention of finding a more fulfilling life, meets a poacher with whom she travels through the countryside, but soon becomes overwhelmed by her emotional ties to her family, home, and lover.

The Goldsmith's Daughter - Tanya Landman

Fifteen-year-old Itacate, who lives under the rule of Aztec Emperor Montezuma, studies goldsmithing--although it is forbidden for women to do so--under her father, and when strangers begin approaching the city, she wonders if the prophecy that she will bring ruin to her people will be fulfilled.

A Brief History of Montmaray - Michelle Cooper

On her sixteenth birthday in 1936, Sophia begins a diary of life in a fictional island country off the coast of Spain, where she is among the last descendants of an impoverished royal family trying to hold their nation together on the eve of the second World War.