New in December

Dani Noir
By Nova Ren Suma

Imaginative thirteen-year-old Dani feels trapped in her small mountain town with only film noir at the local art theater and her depressed mother for company, but while trying to solve a real mystery she learns much about herself and life.

Wish You Were Dead
By Todd Strasser
Madison, a senior at a suburban New York high school, tries to uncover who is responsible for the disappearance of her friends, popular students mentioned in the posts of an anonymous blogger, while she, herself, is being stalked online and in-person.

The Entomological Tales of Augustus T. Percival
By Dene Low

When guests begin to disappear at Petronella Arbuthnot's sixteenth birthday party, and strange ransom notes are found, it is up to her bug-eating guardian, Uncle Augustus, to figure out who is behind such dastardly deeds.

This Family Is Driving Me Crazy
Edited by M. Jerry Weiss and Helen S. Weiss

A collection of ten amusing tales from an ensemble of talented authors, including Mel Glenn and Dian Curtis Regan, about an array of wacky families and their wild ways.

Once a Witch
By Carolyn MacCullough

Born into a family of witches, seventeen-year-old Tamsin is raised believing that she alone lacks a magical "Talent," but when her beautiful and powerful sister is taken by an age-old rival of the family in an attempt to change the balance of power, Tamsin discovers her true destiny.

ArchEnemy
By Frank Beddor

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

Second Skin
By Jessica Wollman

Despite the consequences, sophomore Samantha Klein pursues her dream of becoming popular at Woodlawn High School.

The Book of the Maidservant
By Rebecca Barnhouse

In 1413, a young maidservant accompanies her deeply religious mistress, Dame Margery Kempe, on a pilgrimage to Rome. Includes author's note on Kempe, writer of "The Book of Margery Kempe," considered by some to be the first autobiography in the English language.

I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President
By Josh Lieb

In Omaha, Nebraska, twelve-year-old Oliver Watson has everyone convinced that he is extremely stupid and lazy, but he is actually a very wealthy, evil genius, and when he decides to run for seventh-grade class president, nothing will stand in his way.

Hate List
By Jennifer Brown

Sixteen-year-old Valerie, whose boyfriend Nick committed a school shooting at the end of their junior year, struggles to cope with integrating herself back into high school life, unsure herself whether she was a hero or a villain.