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Deadly Little Lies

2010-01-18T12:41:00.003-07:00

by: Laurie Faria Stolarz

{Book 2 in the Touch Series.}

Camelia, who has recently discovered she shares her crush Ben's power of psychometry, finds herself in a tortured love triangle when a figure from Ben's past arrives and Camelia discovers that both boys are hiding dangerous secrets.

Everwild

2010-01-18T12:36:00.002-07:00

by: Neal Shusterman

Nick, known as the dreaded "chocolate ogre," is trying to find all the children in Everlost and release them from the limbo they are in, while Mikey and Allie have joined a band of skinjackers and are putting themselves in danger by visiting the world of the living.

Immortal

2010-01-18T12:33:00.002-07:00

by: Gillian Shields

Falling in love with the mysterious Sebastian, Evie Johnson, a scholarship student at the Wyldcliffe Abbey School, is haunted by a sisterlike figure that seems to be sending her a warning.

The Gathering Storm

2010-01-18T12:29:00.003-07:00

by: Robert Jordan

{Book 12 in The Wheel of Time Series}

Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. As he attempts to halt the Seanchan encroachment northward---wishing he could form at least a temporary truce with the invaders---his allies watch in terror the shadow that seems to be growing within the heart of the Dragon Reborn himself.

Sea Change

2010-01-18T12:26:00.002-07:00

by: Aimee Friedman

When her estranged grandmother dies and leaves her mother the family home on Selkie Island, seventeen-year-old Miranda meets her mother on the Georgia island, where she discovers mysterious family secrets and another side to her logical, science-loving self.

Hush, Hush

2010-01-18T12:23:00.002-07:00

by: Becca Fitzpatrick

High school sophomore Nora has always been very cautious in her relationships, but when Patch, who has a dark side she can sense, enrolls at her school, she is mysteriously and strongly drawn to him, despite warnings from her best friend, the school counselor, and her own instincts.

Lord of Misrule

2010-01-18T12:19:00.001-07:00

by: Rachel Caine

In the college town of Morganville, vampires and humans have coexisted in (relatively) bloodless harmony...until the arrival of Bishop, a master vampire who threatens to put the evil back in evil undead and smash the fragile peace. But Bishop isn't the only threat....

Arch Enemy

2010-01-18T12:16:00.002-07:00

by: Frank Beddor

{Book 3 in the Looking Glass Wars Series.}

Virtuous Queen Alyss, who has lost the power of imagination, and her murderous Aunt Redd battle for control of Wonderland.

Meg: Hell's Aquarium

2010-01-18T12:12:00.003-07:00

by: Steven Alten

The Philippine Sea Plate... the deepest, most unexplored realm on the planet. Hidden beneath its ancient crust lies the remains of the Panthalassa, an ocean that dates back 220 million years. Vast and isolated, the Panthalassa in inhabited by nightmarish species of sea creatures long believed extinct.

The Chosen One

2010-01-18T12:09:00.002-07:00

by: Carol Lynch Williams

In a polygamous cult in the desert, Kyra, not yet fourteen, sees being chosen to be the seventh wife of her uncle as just punishment for having read books and kissed a boy, in violation of Prophet Childs' teachings, and is torn between facing her fate and running away from all that she knows and loves.

Anxious Hearts

2010-01-18T12:05:00.002-07:00

by: Tucker Shaw

In alternate chapters, retells events of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, Evangeline, and relates a modern-day tale of Maine teens who were childhood friends and later grew to love one another, and who, when pulled apart, are determined to reunite.

Love You Hate You Miss You

2010-01-18T12:03:00.002-07:00

by: Elizabeth Scott

After coming out of alcohol rehabilitation, sixteen-year-old Amy sorts out conflicting emotions about her best friend Julia's death in a car accident for which she feels responsible.

Gimme a Call

2010-01-18T12:00:00.002-07:00

by: Sarah Mlynowski

After accidentally dropping her cell phone into a fountain at the mall, fourteen-year-old Devi Banks starts to get phone calls--and an earful of advice on how to live her life to avoid making disastrous choices--from her seventeen-year-old self.

Erak's Ransom

2010-01-18T11:57:00.002-07:00

by: John Flanagan

{Book 7 in the Ranger's Apprentice Series}

On a mission to pay the ransom of a new ally, apprentice Will and his friends find themselves in a desert wasteland awash with enemies.

Finding Nouf

2010-01-18T11:54:00.003-07:00

by: Zoe Ferraris

When sixteen-year-old Nouf goes missing, her prominent family calls on Nayir al-Sharqi, a pious desert guide, to lead the search party. Ten days later, just as Nayir is about to give up in frustration, her body is discovered by anonymous desert travelers. But when the coroner’s office determines that Nouf died not of dehydration but from drowning, and her family seems suspiciously uninterested in getting at the truth, Nayir takes it upon himself to find out what really happened.

Shiver

2010-01-12T12:55:00.002-07:00

by: Maggie Stiefvater

In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity.

Shadow of the Dragon: Kira

2010-01-12T12:53:00.004-07:00

by: Kate O'Hearn

{Book one in the series.}

Kira, having escaped the knights who were taking her and her sisters to a prison because they were unmarried during a time of war, relies on the help of a baby dragon in her quest to protect her siblings.

Stop in the Name of Pants!

2010-01-12T12:51:00.001-07:00

by: Louise Rennison

British teen Georgia Nicolson is confused about the return of the guy she likes and soon wonders if her friend Dave might be more than just a friend.

The Maze Runner

2010-01-12T12:49:00.001-07:00

by: James Dashner

Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.

Surf Mules

2010-01-12T12:46:00.004-07:00

by: Greg Neri

When an accident and financial woes cause Logan to question his future, he agrees to make a road trip with his best friend, transporting marijuana from California to Florida.

Point Blank

2010-01-12T12:44:00.003-07:00

by: Anthony Horowitz

Fourteen-year-old Alex continues his work as a spy for the British MI6, investigating an exclusive school for boys in the French Alps.

{Book 2 in the Stormbreaker Adventure Series}

Someone Named Eva

2010-01-12T12:41:00.001-07:00

by: Joan M. Wolf

From her home in Czechoslovakia in 1942, eleven-year-old Milada is taken with other blond, blue-eyed children to a school in Poland to be trained as "proper Germans" for adoption by German families, but she remembers her true name and history.

I, Q: Independence Hall

2010-01-12T12:38:00.003-07:00

by: Roland Smith

Quest and his stepsister Angela are thrust into the dangerous world of the American Secret Service and the Israeli Mossad when they learn Angela's real mother was a former Secret Service agent who was killed by a terrorist group.

The Hoopster

2010-01-12T12:36:00.001-07:00

by: Alan Lawrence Sitomer

Andre Anderson has a bright future as a basketball star until he is viciously attacked in a hate crime, causing him to question everything he once believed in.

{Book 1 of Series}

Night of the Howling Dogs

2010-01-12T12:34:00.001-07:00

by: Graham Salisbury

In 1975, eleven Boy Scouts, their leaders, and some new friends camping at Halape, Hawaii, find their survival skills put to the test when a massive earthquake strikes, followed by a tsunami.

The Magic Thief

2010-01-12T12:32:00.001-07:00

by: Sarah Prineas

A young thief is drawn into a life of magic and adventure after picking the pocket of the powerful wizard Nevery Flinglas, who has returned from exile to attempt to reverse the troubling decline of magic in Wellmet. Book #1

Black Star, Bright Dawn

2010-01-12T12:25:00.003-07:00

by: Scott O'Dell

A thrilling story of a teenage girl's first running in the Iditarod--the challenging long-distance dog sled race held every year in Alaska.

Chronicles of Vladimir Tod

2010-01-12T12:16:00.006-07:00

by: Heather Brewer

Eighth Grade Bites

For thirteen years, Vlad has kept secret that he is half-vampire, but when his missing teacher is replaced by a sinister substitute, he learns that there is more to being a vampire, and to his parents' deaths, than he could have guessed.

Ninth Grade Slays

While half-vampire Vlad, his best friend, Henry, and Henry's cousin Joss make their way through their freshman year at Bathory High, a hired vampire slayer seeks to destroy Vlad.

Tenth Grade Bleeds

As D'Ablo seeks the ritual that would steal half-vampire Vlad's powers, Vlad struggles to resist feeding on the people around him and gives up all hope of a normal year at Bathory High. The text contains graphic descriptions of violence.

Chasing Lincoln's Killer

2010-01-12T12:12:00.003-07:00

by: James L. Swanson

Based on James Swanson's bestselling adult book MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S KILLER, this young adult version is an accessible look at the assassination of a president and describes Abraham Lincoln, the man, the father, and the husband.

Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting

2010-01-12T12:08:00.002-07:00

By: Jim Murphy

On December 25, 1914, a Christmas miracle occurred all along the Western Front as hundreds of thousands of soldiers simply decided, despite direct orders to the contrary, that they were not going to fight.

Ruined

2009-12-22T08:47:00.004-07:00

by Paula Morris

Rebecca moves to New Orleans to stay with her aunt while her father is traveling, and while most kids at school treat her poorly, a mysterious girl named Lisette shows her the hidden nooks of the city and reveals shocking truths about her own history.

Fade Out

2009-12-22T08:27:00.004-07:00

by Rachel Caine
Morganville Vampires, book 7

Without the evil vampire Bishop ruling over the town of Morganville, the resident vampires have made major concessions to the human population. With their newfound freedoms, Claire Danvers and her friends are almost starting to feel comfortable again...

Now Claire can actually concentrate on her studies, and her friend Eve joins the local theatre company. But when one of Eve's castmates goes missing after starting work on a short documentary, Eve suspects the worst. Claire and Eve soon realize that this film project, whose subject is the vampires themselves, is a whole lot bigger-and way more dangerous-than anyone suspected.

Weekend

2009-11-10T11:58:00.001-07:00

by: Christopher Pike

A group of students on a vacation in Mexico have a nightmare adventure that would not end until the weekend was over.

Ways to Live Forever

2009-11-10T11:57:00.001-07:00

by: Sally Nicholls

Eleven-year-old Sam McQueen, who has leukemia, writes a book during the last three months of his life, in which he tells about what he would like to accomplish, how he feels, and things that have happened to him.

Uprising

2009-11-10T11:54:00.001-07:00

by: Margaret Peterson Haddix

In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, was only five years old. Includes historical notes.

Twist Cottage

2009-11-10T11:50:00.003-07:00

by: Anthony Horowitz

Two spooky stories from the master of scary story-telling.

All the previous owners of Twist Cottage have died in mysterious circumstances. Surely a coincidence, Ben thinks. But is it?

Harriet is having a horrible dream, but any minute now she's sure she'll wake up and it will all be ok... won't it?

[Summary taken from back of book.]

Thirteenth Child

2009-11-06T11:39:00.002-07:00

by: Patricia C. Wrede

Eighteen-year-old Eff must finally get over believing she is bad luck and accept that her special training in Aphrikan magic, and being the twin of the seventh son of a seventh son, give her extraordinary power to combat magical creatures that threaten settlements on the western frontier.

Sphinx's Princess

2009-11-06T11:36:00.003-07:00

by: Esther M. Friesner

Although she is a dutiful daughter, Nefertiti's dancing abilities, remarkable beauty, and intelligence garner attention near and far, so much so that her family is summoned to the Egyptian royal court, where Nefertiti becomes a pawn in the power play of her scheming aunt, Queen Tiye.

Skeleton Creek

2009-11-06T11:33:00.001-07:00

by: Patrick Carman

First Book in the Skeleton Creek Series

Although housebound following an eerie accident, teenaged Ryan continues to investigate the strange occurences in his hometown of Skeleton Creek, recording his findings in a journal and viewing email video clips sent by fellow detective Sarah. The reader may view Sarah's videos on a website by using links and passwords found in the text.

Riot

2009-11-06T11:30:00.002-07:00

by: Walter Dean Myers

In 1863, fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of an Irish mother and a black father, faces ugly truths and great danger when Irish immigrants, enraged by the Civil War and a federal draft, lash out against blacks and wealthy "swells" of New York City.

Picture Perfect

2009-11-06T11:26:00.002-07:00

by: Elaine Marie Alphin

A gap in his memory the afternoon that his best friend disappears in a redwood forest has a fifteen-year-old photographer wondering about his own role in the mystery, and who he can turn to for help.

Necropolis

2009-11-06T11:21:00.003-07:00

by: Anthony Horowitz

Number Four in the Gatekeepers Series

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.

Murder at Midnight

2009-11-06T11:19:00.001-07:00

by: Avi

Falsely accused of plotting to overthrow King Claudio, scholarly Mangus the magician, along with his street-smart servant boy, Fabrizio, face deadly consequences unless they can track down the real traitor by the stroke of midnight.

The Magykal Papers

2009-11-06T11:15:00.003-07:00

by: Angie Sage

Part of the Septimus Heap Series

Purports to be a compilation of pamphlets, journals, restaurant reviews, maps, historical information, and other never-before-published papers from the world of the apprentice alchemist, Septimus Heap.

The Lab

2009-11-06T11:11:00.002-07:00

by: Jack Heath

When Agent Six, a member of The Deck, a group fighting against their corrupt society, discovers that he is the product of an illegal experiment by the evil Lab, he takes dangerous steps to discover the truth about himself.

The Hunt for the Seventh

2009-11-06T11:07:00.002-07:00

by: Christine Morton-Shaw

When his father starts a new job at Minerva Hall as gardener, twelve-year-old Jim discovers an ancient curse that needs to be unraveled before disaster happens.

Go Big or Go Home

2009-11-06T11:05:00.002-07:00

by: Will Hobbs

Fourteen-year-old Brady and his cousin Quinn love extreme sports, but nothing could prepare them for the aftermath of Brady's close encounter with a meteorite after it crashes into his Black Hills, South Dakota, bedroom.

Ghost in the Machine

2009-11-06T11:02:00.002-07:00

by: Patrick Carman

Book Two in the Skeleton Creek Series

Although forbidden to see each other, Ryan and Sarah continue their investigation of the mysterious happenings at the dredge by communicating through video clips, text messages, midnight meetings, and journaling. The reader may view videos on a website by using links and passwords found in the text.

Gateway

2009-11-06T10:53:00.002-07:00

by: Sharon Shinn

As a Chinese adoptee in St. Louis, teenage Daiyu often feels out of place. When an elderly Asian jewelry seller at a street fair shows her a black jade ring—and tells her that "black jade" translates to "Daiyu"—she buys it as a talisman of her heritage. But it's more than that; it's magic. It takes Daiyu through a gateway into a version of St. Louis much like 19th century China. Almost immediately she is recruited as a spy, which means hours of training in manners and niceties and sleight of hand. It also means stealing time to be with handsome Kalen, who is in on the plan. There's only one problem. Once her task is done, she must go back to St. Louis and leave him behind forever. . . .

The Gate of Days

2009-11-04T12:59:00.002-07:00

Book Two in The Book of Time Series

by: Guilaume Prevost

While seeking the seven magical coins that will allow him to reach his father, who is trapped in the castle of Vlad Tepes, Sam Faulkner travels to such places as ancient Delphi, a Stone Age cave, and 1930s Chicago.

The Eyeball Collector

2009-11-04T12:55:00.002-07:00

by: F. E. Higgins

Although Hector Fitzbaudly has always lived a plush life on the posh side of the River Foedus, he's yearned to slip away from his comfortable home and see the seedy side of Urbs Umida. Unfortunately, he gets his chance when a blackmail artist confronts his father with a terrible secret from his past, and Hector finds himself penniless and on the streets. He is determined to get his revenge against the man responsible. Hector trails the Eyeball Collector to a small village where Hector places himself in the perfect position. But can he follow through with his plan?

Eleven

2009-11-04T12:52:00.002-07:00

by: Patricia Reilly Giff

When Sam, who can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past, and, with the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered.

Secrets, Lies, and Algebra

2009-11-04T12:48:00.002-07:00

Book One of the Do the Math Series

by: Wendy Lichtman

Tess has always loved math, and she uses mathematical concepts to help her understand things in her life, so she is dismayed to find out how much math--and life--can change in eighth grade.

Distant Waves

2009-11-04T12:40:00.002-07:00

A Novel of the Titanic

by: Suzanne Weyn

In the early twentieth century, five sisters and their widowed mother, a famed spiritualist, travel from New York to London, and as the Titanic conveys them and their acquaintances, journalist W.T. Stead, scientist Nikola Tesla, and industrialist John Jacob Astor, home, Tesla's inventions will either doom or save them all.

The Demon King

2009-11-04T12:36:00.003-07:00

A Seven Realms Novel

by: Cinda Williams Chima

Relates the intertwining fates of former street gang leader Han Alister and headstrong Princess Raisa, as Han takes possession of an amulet that once belonged to an evil wizard and Raisa uncovers a conspiracy in the Grey Wolf Court.

Deep and Dark and Dangerous

2009-11-04T12:31:00.002-07:00

by: Mary Downing Hahn

Just before summer begins, thirteen-year-old Ali finds an old photograph. She recognizes the two children. One’s her mother, the other her aunt Dulcie…but who is the third person, the one who’s been torn out of the picture...?

Dark Calling

2009-11-04T12:27:00.002-07:00

by: Darren Shan

The Disciples are being manipulated by beings older than time, and only Kernel Fleck knows that something is wrong.

Why I Fight

2009-11-04T11:39:00.003-07:00

by: J. Adams Oaks

Uncle Spade always called it "boxing", but what I did was fight. Fist fight. I had gloves from Gauge Coleman, but we made more money without them. Crowds like a real knockdown show with blood and bruises. There wasn't no ring like in the matches I'd watched. And no ref. No rounds. and no mats, bleachers, seats, or bells. It was usually a back room or a basement with a plain cement floor and crates for sitting. But sometimes there wasn't even that. Not even a room.

[~Back of book summary~]

The Comet's Curse

2009-11-02T12:58:00.001-07:00

by: Dom Testa

Desperate to save the human race after a comet's deadly particles devastate the adult population, scientists create a ship that will carry a crew of 251 teenagers to a home in a distant solar system.

The Borribles: Go for Broke

2009-11-02T12:56:00.002-07:00

by: Michael De Larrabeiti

In the unspecified future in London, a war erupts between the Borribles, a gang of creatures who formerly were children, and their arch enemies, the Rumbles.

Ask me no Questions

2009-11-02T12:54:00.001-07:00

by: Marina Tamar Budhos

Fourteen-year-old Nadira, her sister, and their parents leave Bangladesh for New York City, but the expiration of their visas and the events of September 11, 2001, bring frustration, sorrow, and terror for the whole family.

Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?

2009-11-02T12:53:00.002-07:00

by: Louise Rennison

British teenager Georgia Nicolson's humorous diary entries reveal the results as she finally chooses between potential boyfriends, but then becomes involved in a play with the one not chosen, further complicating her love life.

Accidental Love

2009-11-02T12:48:00.002-07:00

by: Gary Soto

After unexpectedly falling in love with a "nerdy" boy, fourteen-year-old Marisa works to change her life by transferring to another school, altering some of her behavior, and losing weight.

Meg: Primal Waters

2009-11-02T12:40:00.004-07:00

by: Steve Alten

Book Two in the Meg Series

Its appetite is ravenous. Its teeth are scalpel-sharp. For the first time, the captive twenty-ton Megalodon shark has tasted human blood, and it wants more.

Book Three in the Meg Series

An adventurer turned middle-age father finds himself close to the Mariana Trench where his nemesis, the megalodon shark lives, while his wife investigates the connection between the mega-shark and mysterious whale beachings off Vancouver Island.

Royal Blood

2009-11-02T12:37:00.002-07:00

by: Ellen Schreiber

Book Six in the Vampire Kisses Series

While fending off Trevor, her nemesis at school with whom she must work on an important project, sixteen-year-old Raven is distracted by finally meeting her vampire-boyfriend Alexander's parents and trying to foil their plan that could jeopardize her future with him.

The Last Olympian

2009-11-02T12:34:00.002-07:00

by: Rick Riordan

Book Five of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series

While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.

The 8th Confession

2009-11-02T12:31:00.002-07:00

by: James Patterson

The Women's Murder Club faces its toughest challenge as Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates the high-profile murder of two San Francisco millionaires and reporter Cindy Thomas digs into the brutal slaying of a preacher with a message of hope for the homeless.

The Chaos Walking Series

2009-11-02T12:25:00.003-07:00

by: Patrick Ness

Book One: The Knife of Never Letting go

A dystopian thriller follows a boy and girl on the run from a town where all thoughts can be heard — and the passage to manhood embodies a horrible secret.

Book Two: The Ask and the Answer

Part two of the literary sci-fi thriller follows a boy and a girl who are caught in a warring town where thoughts can be heard — and secrets are never safe.

Bird

2009-11-02T12:21:00.002-07:00

by: Rita Murphy

A girl EASILY carried off by the wind.An elderly widow whose husband died under strange circumstances.An isolated dwelling that breeds fear.Miranda has no recollection of where she came from—only that years ago, a gust of wind deposited her outside Bourne Manor. The Manor’s sole inhabitant, Wysteria Barrows, took Miranda in and promptly outfitted her with special boots—boots weighted with steel bars to keep her anchored to the ground. But aside from shelter and clothing, Miranda receives little warmth from the aging widow. The Manor, too, is a cold place, full of drafts and locked doors. Full of menace. Full of secrets.

Dairy Queen

2009-11-02T12:19:00.001-07:00

by: Catherine Gilbert Murdock

After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her schoolís rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.

Blood Promise

2009-11-02T12:16:00.002-07:00

by: Richelle Mead

Book four in the Vampire Academy Series

How far will Rose go to keep her promise?
The recent Strigoi attack at St. Vladimir's Academy was the deadliest ever in the school's history, claiming the lives of Moroi students, teachers, and guardians alike. Even worse, the Strigoi took some of their victims with them. . . including Dimitri.
He'd rather die than be one of them, and now Rose must abandon her best friend, Lissa—the one she has sworn to protect no matter what—and keep the promise Dimitri begged her to make long ago. But with everything at stake, how can she possibly destroy the person she loves most?

Strange Angels

2009-11-02T12:11:00.001-07:00

by: Lili St. Crow

Sixteen-year-old Dru's psychic abilities helped her father battle zombies and other creatures of the "Real World," but now she must rely on herself, a "werwulf"-bitten friend, and a half-human vampire hunter to learn who murdered her parents, and why.

Daughter of the Flames

2009-11-02T12:07:00.002-07:00

by: Zoe Marriott

In a world of clashing cultures, a girl fights for freedom — and finds a surpring romantic ally — after learning a startling truth about her identity.

Jellico Road

2009-11-02T12:03:00.002-07:00

by: Melina Marchetta

Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia.

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

2009-11-02T12:00:00.002-07:00

by: E. Lockhart

Sophomore Frankie starts dating senior Matthew Livingston, but when he refuses to talk about the all-male secret society that he and his friends belong to, Frankie infiltrates the society in order to enliven their mediocre pranks.

Sent

2009-11-02T11:56:00.002-07:00

by: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Book two in the Missing Series

"I think it's probably safe to say, given when you should have landed, that you're...um..."
"Tell me!"
"I think, right now, you're the king of England."

Hunger

2009-11-02T11:47:00.003-07:00

by: Michael Grant

Book two of the Gone Series

Conditions worsen for the remaining young residents of a small California coastal town isolated by supernatural events when their food supplies dwindle and the Darkness underground awakens.

The Morgue and Me

2009-11-02T11:42:00.002-07:00

by: John C. Ford

Eighteen-year-old Christopher, who plans to be a spy, learns of a murder cover-up through his summer job as a morgue assistant and teams up with Tina, a gorgeous newspaper reporter, to investigate, despite great danger.

New Series...coming soon

2009-10-30T11:27:00.003-06:00

The Gifted
by Marilyn Kaye

Watch the Trailer

Wheel of Time Conclusion, Book 12

2009-10-29T16:27:00.000-06:00

click here

Watch the interview with the widow of Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson, the author she chose to write the final book after her husband's death.

A Kiss in Time

2009-10-29T14:44:00.000-06:00

by Alex Flinn

Sixteen-year-old Princess Talia persuades seventeen-year-old Jack, the modern-day American who kissed her awake after a 300-year sleep, to take her to his Miami home, where she hopes to win his love before the witch who cursed her can spirit her away.

Dragonfly

2009-10-29T14:42:00.000-06:00

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.

After

2009-10-29T14:40:00.000-06:00

by Amy Efaw (Battle Dress)

In complete denial that she is pregnant, straight-A student and star athlete Devon Davenport leaves her baby in the trash to die, and after the baby is discovered, Devon is accused of attempted murder.

Perks of Being a Wallflower

2009-10-29T14:38:00.000-06:00

by Stephen Chbosky

A coming of age novel about Charlie, a freshman in high school who is a wallflower, shy and introspective, and very intelligent. He deals with the usual teen problems, but also with the suicide of his best friend.

The King's Rose

2009-10-29T14:32:00.000-06:00

by Alisa Libby

Catharine Howard recounts the events in her life that led to her being groomed for marriage at the age of fifteen to King Henry VIII, her failure to produce an heir to the throne, and her quick execution.

Ghost Huntress Book 1: The Awakening

2009-10-29T14:29:00.000-06:00

by Marley Gibson

Moving from Chicago to tiny Radisson, Georgia, awakens latent psychic powers in sixteen-year-old Kendall, who finds herself communicating with ghosts and forming a ragtag ghost hunting team to research and battle a belligerent spirit that is trying to harm her father.

Salome

2009-10-29T14:26:00.000-06:00

by Beatrice Gormley

Relates the life of a beautiful descendant of Herod the Great, and events leading up to her Dance of the Seven Veils, after which her cruel mother coerces her to ask for the head of John the Baptist, an innocent man, on a silver platter.

Purple Heart

2009-10-29T14:22:00.000-06:00

by Patricia McCormick

While recuperating in a Baghdad hospital from a traumatic brain injury sustained during the Iraq War, eighteen-year-old soldier Matt Duffy struggles to recall what happened to him and how it relates to his ten-year-old friend, Ali.

The Amaranth Enchantment

2009-10-29T14:19:00.000-06:00

by Julie Berry

Orphaned at age five, Lucinda, now fifteen, stands with courage against the man who took everything from her, aided by a thief, a clever goat, and a mysterious woman called the Witch of Amaranth, while the prince she knew as a child prepares to marry, unaware that he, too, is in danger.

Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder

2009-10-29T14:16:00.000-06:00

by Obert Syke

Leven Thumps series book 5

Leven discovers that he must travel to the island of Alder to find the answer that will save the realm of Foo from destruction.

Liar

2009-10-29T14:13:00.001-06:00

by Justine Larbalestier

Compulsive liar Micah promises to tell the truth after revealing that her boyfriend has been murdered.

Pirate's Passage

2009-10-29T14:11:00.001-06:00

by William Gilkerson

Off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1952, fierce winds force a small boat into port. The boat's pilot, the eccentric Captain Charles Johnson, takes up residence at the small inn run by Jim and his mother. With each day, the captain's presence becomes more valuable to the family as they struggle to keep the inn open for business - and his background becomes more mysterious as Jim discovers how much he knows about the lives and battles of the old-time pirates.

MEG: A Novel of Deep Terror

2009-10-29T14:09:00.000-06:00

by Steve Alten

Meg series #1

Jaws redux: In this debut, no one believes that deep-sea submersible pilot Jonas Taylor has had a nasty encounter with a Megaladonone of those 60' babies said to be the progenitors of today's great white shark until something huge repeatedly snarls up the cables of another deep-sea probe.

Prophecy of the Sisters

2009-10-29T12:54:00.002-06:00

by: Michelle Zink

In late nineteenth-century New York state, wealthy sixteen-year-old twin sisters Lia and Alice Milthorpe find that they are on opposite sides of an ancient prophecy that has destroyed their parents and seeks to do even more harm.

Jumped

2009-10-29T12:53:00.001-06:00

by: Rita Williams-Garcia

The lives of Leticia, Dominique, and Trina are irrevocably intertwined through the course of one day in an urban high school after Leticia overhears Dominique's plans to beat up Trina and must decide whether or not to get involved.

Flygirl

2009-10-29T12:48:00.002-06:00

by: Sherri L. Smith

During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl "passes" for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

Unwind

2009-10-29T12:47:00.001-06:00

by: Neal Shusterman

In a future world where those between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can have their lives "unwound" and their body parts harvested for use by others, three teens go to extreme lengths to uphold their beliefs--and, perhaps, save their own lives.