New in October

The House of Dead Maids
By Clare B. Dunkle

Eleven-year-old Tabby Aykroyd, who would later serve as housekeeper for thirty years to the Bronte sisters, is taken from an orphanage to a ghost-filled house, where she and a wild young boy are needed for a pagan ritual.






Payback Time
By Carl Deuker

Overweight, somewhat timid Mitch reluctantly agrees to be the sports reporter for the Lincoln High newspaper because he is determined to be a writer, but he senses a real story in Angel, a talented football player who refuses to stand out on the field-- or to discuss his past.





Teen Cuisine
By Matthew Locricchio

This collection of easy recipes for teen cooks includes basics, comfort foods, and dishes with international flair.







Starlighter
By Bryan Davis

Jason Masters does not believe that dragons take people to another realm as slaves until his own brother is taken, but once through the portal he meets Koren, a slave struggling to destroy a black egg prophesied to doom all mankind.






Annexed
By Sharon Dogar

The story of the boy who loved Anne Frank.









Do Not Open: An Encyclopedia of the World's Best-Kept Secrets
By John Farndon

Covering nearly 100 topics, including the Bermuda Triangle, Air Force One, and haunted houses, Do Not Open explores oddities, mysteries, and the unexplained.






Saving Sky
By Diane Stanley

In an America that has suffered continual terrorist attacks since 9/11, seventh-grader Sky stands up for what is right and helps a classmate of Middle Eastern descent, although doing so places her and her family at great risk.






Heart of a Samurai
By Margi Preus

In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.




Frederick Douglass: A Noble Life
By David A. Adler

When, in 1879, a bust in his likeness was placed at the University of Rochester, Frederick Douglass wrote: "Incidents of this character do much amaze me. It is not, however, the height to which I have risen, but the depth from which I have come that amazes me." This biography tells the story of his ascent from slavery.




The Half-Life of Planets
By Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin

An unlikely romance develops between a science-minded girl who is determined to reclaim her reputation and a boy with Asperger's Syndrome.







Rose Sees Red
By Cecil Castellucci

In the 1980s, two teenaged ballet dancers--one American, one Russian--spend an unforgettable night in New York City, forming a lasting friendship despite their cultural and political differences.