Wednesday, October 29, 2008

New in November

Aurelie: Heather Tomlinson: 184 pages
When a broken promise tears three best friends apart, Princess Aurelie is saddened that she can't make them forgive one another, especially when a dangerous war threatens her beautiful fairyland and she now needs all the support she can get.
The Bone Magician: F.E. Higgins: 272 pages
While working as a body watcher for the local undertaker, Pin Carpue witnesses a bone magician bring a body back from the dead and becomes immediately suspicious of past events that left his mother dead and labeled his father a murderer.
Bogus to Bubbly: Scott Westerfeld: 196 pages
A behind-the-scenes guide to the world of the Uglies series discusses its history, geography, technology, cliques, names, and slang.

Blue Flame: K.M. Grant
When the Blue Flame becomes in danger of falling into the wrong hands and a new religious crusade begins, lifelong friends Raimon and Yolanda's budding romance is put on hold as they work to find the one person who can rightfully wield the Blue Flame's power and save the people of Occitan from pending doom.

More than Friends: Poems from Him and Her: Sara Holbrook and Allan Wolf: 64 pages
Presents poems in the voices of a teenage boy and girl in the throes of attraction as they experience love, awkwardness, insecurity, and distractions while trying to make their relationship work.


Bewitching Season: Melissa Doyle: 346 pages
In 1837, as seventeen-year-old twins Persephone and Penelope are starting their first London Season, they find that their beloved governess, who has taught them everything they know about magic, has disappeared.

Santa Claus in Baghdad and Other Stories about Teens in the Arab World: Elsa Marston: 198 pages
Eight short stories offer provocative snapshots of Arab teenagers growing up in environments riddled with religious, historical and cultural dilemmas.

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