New Fantasy Books

The Dead-Tossed Waves - Carrie Ryan

Gabry lives a quiet life in a town trapped between a forest and the ocean, hemmed in by the dead who hunger for the living, but her mother Mary's secrets, a cult of religious zealots who worship the dead, and a stranger from the forest who seems to know Gabry threaten to destroy her world.

Hex Hall - Rachel Hawkins

Witch Sophie Mercer, having been sent to a reform school by her father after a prom night spell went horribly wrong, learns her roommate, who is the only vampire on campus, is the suspect in a series of attacks on students and sets out to find the real culprit.

Incarceron- Catherine Fisher

To free herself from an upcoming arranged marriage, Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, a futuristic prison with a mind of its own, decides to help a young prisoner escape.

Player's Ruse: a Knight and Rogue Novel - Hilari Bell

In alternate chapters, eighteen-year-old Sir Michael Sevenson, an anachronistic knight errant, and seventeen-year-old Fisk, his street-wise squire, relate their journey to Huckerston, a port town where dangerous bandits are raiding merchant ships.

The Poison Eaters and Other Stories - Holly Black

A collection of short stories for teen readers that feature fantasy elements and illustrations, including "The Coldest Girl in Coldtown," "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," "Paper Cuts Scissors," and more.

New Realistic Fiction

Borderline - Allan Stratton

Despite the strained relationship between them, teenaged Sami Sabiri risks his life to uncover the truth when his father is implicated in a terrorist plot.

The Last Summer of the Death Warrior - Francisco X. Stork

Seventeen-year-old Pancho is bent on avenging the senseless death of his sister, but after he meets D.Q, who is dying of cancer, and Marisol, one of D.Q.'s caregivers, both boys find their lives changed by their interactions.

Punkzilla - Adam Rapp

A runaway teenager, having overcome his addiction to meth, travels across the country from Portland to Memphis in order to reconnect with his dying brother and meets a colorful cast of characters along the way.

The Sky is Everywhere - Jandy Nelson

In the months after her sister dies, seventeen-year-old Lennie falls into a love triangle and discovers the strength to follow her dream of becoming a musician.

New Historical Fiction Books

Anastasia's Secret - Susanne Dunlap

As world war and the looming Russian Revolution threaten all they hold dear, Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II, and her family are being held in captivity, where she falls in love with one of their guards, a young man who has espoused the ideals of Lenin.

The Stolen One - Suzanne Crowley 

After the death of her foster mother, sixteen-year-old Kat goes to London to seek the answers to her parentage, and surprisingly finds herself invited into Queen Elizabeth's court

New Fiction Books

Last Night I Sang to the Monster  - Benjamin Alire Saenz

Eighteen-year-old Zach does not remember how he came to be in a treatment center for alcoholics, but through therapy and caring friends, his amnesia fades and he learns to face his past while working toward a better future.

Love at First Click - Elizabeth Chandler

School photographer Hayley, nurturing a crush on her favorite subject, Flynn, a football player, struggles to control her emotions when her sister Breeze, the dating queen, makes a play for Flynn.

 

 

Not My Daughter - Barbara Delinsky

High school principal Susan Tate's life takes a sudden detour when her seventeen-year-old daughter finds out she is pregnant and her two best friends announce they are too, leading the people of their Maine coastal village to accuse Susan of being responsible for the actions of the teenagers and making Susan fear the life she has built for her family will be lost.

 

Spring Breakdown - Melody Carlson

The wealthy fashion students in Mrs. Carter's boardinghouse spend a quiet spring break in Florida until the boys from Crescent Cove arrive and heiress Eliza goes missing.

New Nonfiction

Brett Favre: the Tribute - Sports Illustrated Books

Collects "Sports Illustrated" stories and photos from throughout quarterback Brett Favre's career with the Green Bay Packers, covering his struggles and triumphs.

Columbine - David Cullen

Provides an account of the shootings at Colorado's Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, focusing on the teenage killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, drawing from interviews, police files, psychological studies, and writings and tapes by the boys to look at the signs they left that disaster was looming.

Food Network favorites : recipes from our all-star chefs

Presents 120 recipes from eleven popular Food Network chefs, as well as the Food Network Kitchens, and features questions and answers with the chefs, including Alton Brown, Bobby Flay, Paula Deen, and Rachael Ray, as well as behind-the-scenes glimpses of them at work.

The Virgin Queen : Elizabeth I, Genius of the Golden Age - Christopher Hibbert 

A comprehensive biography of the life and reign of Elizabeth I of England, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, who reigned from 1558 to 1603

New Fiction Books

All Unquiet Things - Anna Jarzab

After the death of his ex-girlfriend Carly, northern California high school student Neily joins forces with Carly's cousin Audrey to try to solve her murder.

Beautiful: Truths Found When Beauty's Lost - Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

Admired, beautiful, driven high school senior Ellie thinks she has her life all mapped out, but when tragedy suddenly strikes shortly after her hated grandfather's funeral, she is left to wonder if anything will ever be the same again.

Fat Cat - Robin Brande

Overweight teenage Catherine embarks on a high school science project in which she must emulate the ways of hominims, the earliest ancestors of human beings, by eating an all-natural diet and foregoing technology.

Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern

When high school sophomore Jessie's long-term best friend transforms herself into a punk and goes after Jessie's would-be boyfriend, Jessie decides to visit "the wild nerd yonder" and seek true friends among classmates who play Dungeons and Dragons.

New Nonfiction

The Attack on Pearl Harbor - Laurie Hillstrom

Presents a narrative overview of the attack on Pearl Harbor, with biographies of leading figures of the era, such as Mitsuo Fuchida, Douglas MacArthur, and Chester W. Nimitz, and includes a variety of primary sources, including letters and memoirs.

Chicken Soup for the Soul : Extraordinary Teens : Personal Stories and Advice from Today's Most Inspiring Youth - Compiled by Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen and Kent Healy

Presents inspirational, autobiographical stories from over fifty celebrities and others which are designed to inspire teenagers to overcome their troubles and celebrate their triumphs.

The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons - Jeff Lenberg

A reference guide to animated cartoons that includes more than 3,100 entries on cartoon series, specials, and feature films, including information on creators, production staff, studios, voice credits, release dates, and more.

The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz - edited by Barry Kernfeld

Contains alphabetically arranged articles that provide information about various aspects of jazz, covering groups, composers, arrangers, instruments, terms, record labels, and venues. Includes details on libraries and archives around the world that hold jazz collections, lists of selected films and videos, and a catalog of festivals.

Ridiculous/Hilarious/Terrible/Cool : a Year in an American High School - Elisha Cooper

Notebook in hand, Cooper spent a year hanging around the halls of Chicago's Walter Payton High School, primarily documenting the lives of eight seniors. There's no story here, but Cooper's accounts of conversations, classes, crushes, and more--the small and large dramas of high school--are precisely observed, affecting, and often funny.

Schools Into Stones: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan - Greg Mortenson

Greg Mortenson describes his efforts to promote peace throughout the world, and details how he was able to establish over 130 schools--mostly for girls--in remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan with the backing of the Central Asia Institute--a nonprofit organization.

New Graphic Novels

Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition Vo.l. 4 - Natsuki Takaya

Collects no. 7 and 8 of "Fruits Basket" in which Hiro must come to terms with his resentment of Tohru and his affection for Kisa, and Tohru and friends are excited about the coming summer vacation, but first they have to deal with Black Haru going into a bigger rage than usual and with Ritsu Sohma and his mother.

Maximum Ride: The Manga 2 - NaRae Lee

Max and her flock escape the school after recovering Angel, who shares what she has learned about their true identities, but Erasers follow them to New York, where Max ponders her destiny.

Pride and Prejudice - Nancy Butler

A graphic novel adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved novel "Pride & Prejudice" in which Lizzy Bennet and her eccentric family try to navigate the turbulent social circles of London.

Twilight: the Graphic Novel  - Yong-bin Kim

A graphic novel adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" in which seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, where she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not completely human.

New Historical Fiction Books

Alligator Bayou - Donna Jo Napoli

Fourteen-year-old Calogero Scalise and his Sicilian uncles and cousin live in small-town Louisiana in 1898, when Jim Crow laws rule and anti-immigration sentiment is strong, so despite his attempts to be polite and to follow American customs, disaster dogs his family at every turn.

Brooklyn - Colm Toibin

Eilis Lacey takes advantage of a sponsorship that will allow her to escape the troubled economy of Ireland and work in a Brooklyn neighborhood, and after leaving her family behind, Eilis gets a job in a department store and falls in love with Tony, a man with a big Italian family, but the serendipity of her new life is shattered by bad news from Ireland.

The Devil's Paintbox - Victoria McKernan

In 1866, fifteen-year-old Aidan and his thirteen-year-old sister Maddy, penniless orphans, leave drought-stricken Kansas on a wagon train hoping for a better life in Seattle, but find there are still many hardships to be faced.

The Help - Kathryn Stockett

Skeeter returns home to Mississippi from college in 1962 and begins to write stories about the African-American women that are found working in white households, which includes Aibileen, who grieves for the loss of her son while caring for her seventeenth white child, and Minny, Aibileen's sassy friend, the hired cook for a secretive woman who is new to town.

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt - Beth Hoffman

Twelve-year-old CeeCee Honeycutt has taken care of her psychotic mother, Camille, for years, but when tragedy strikes, CeeCee is rescued by her great-aunt, Tootie Caldwell, who moves CeeCee to Savannah and introduces her to an exotic, unknown world filled with eccentric women who change CeeCee's life.

New Fiction Books

Jack: Secret Circles - F. Paul Wilson

Jack's five-year-old neighbor goes missing shortly after he had seen him riding near the Pine Barrens, and when a man emerges from the woods, claiming to have been chased by something all night, Jack wonders if the fifteen-foot-tall pyramid, the circus outside of town, or other mysteries could be responsible for the strange occurrences.

Dear John - Nicholas Sparks

John Tyree, home on leave from the Army, meets Savannah Curtis, an upper class, straight-laced college student working with Habitat for Humanity in North Carolina, and although their values conflict, the attraction remains strong until the 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. prompt John to re-enlist.

House Rules - Jodi Picoult

Emma Hunt's son Jacob, who has Asperger's syndrome and occasionally tries helping the police with his unique forensic analysis abilities, falls under suspicion when a murder occurs in town, reminding Emma of society's--and the legal system's--misunderstanding with regard to the behavioral cues associated with Asperger's.