New in December

Pathfinder
By Orson Scott Card

Thirteen-year-old Rigg has a secret ability to see the paths of others' pasts, but revelations after his father's death set him on a dangerous quest that brings new threats from those who would either control his destiny or kill him.






Somebody Everybody Listens To
By Suzanne Supplee

Upon graduating from high school in the tiny town of Starling, Tennessee, aspiring country singer Retta Lee Jones manages to get herself to Nashville, where, in spite of some bad luck and hard times, she tries to persevere in pursuing her dreams.





The Unidentified
By Rae Mariz

In a futuristic alternative school set in a shopping mall where video game-playing students are observed and used by corporate sponsors for market research, Katey "Kid" Dade struggles to figure out where she fits in and whether she even wants to.





The Julian Game
By Adele Griffin

In an effort to improve her social status, a new scholarship student at an exclusive girls' school uses a fake online profile to help a popular girl get back at her ex-boyfriend, but the consequences are difficult to handle.






Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School
By Adam Fortunate Eagle

An unforgettable memoir of his years as a young student at Pipestone Indian Boarding School, Adam Fortunate Eagle shares anecdotes of dormitory culture, student pranks, and warrior games, a time he describes as nothing less than "a little bit of heaven."





Dangerous Neighbors
By Beth Kephart

Set against the backdrop of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, Katherine cannot forgive herself when her beloved twin sister dies, and she feels that her only course of action is to follow suit.






Trash
By Andy Mulligan

Fourteen-year-olds Raphael and Gardo team up with a younger boy, Rat, to figure out the mysteries surrounding a bag Raphael finds during their daily life of sorting through trash in a third-world country's dump.






The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie
By Tanya Lee Stone

Explores the history of the Barbie doll and Barbie’s inventor, Ruth Handler, as well as the controversy surrounding the Barbie doll.







Crusade
By Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie

An international team of six teenaged vampire hunters, trained in Salamanca, Spain, goes to New Orleans seeking to rescue team-member Jenn's younger sister as the vampires escalate their efforts to take over the Earth.






The Ruby Notebook
By Laura Resau

When sixteen-year-old Zeeta and her itinerant mother move to Aix-en-Provence, France, Zeeta is haunted by a mysterious admirer who keeps leaving mementoes for her, and when her Ecuadorian boyfriend comes to visit, their relationship seems to have changed.





Rock What You've Got
By Katherine Schwarzenegger

Schwarzeneggar encourages girls to build a healthy self-esteem and embrace a new definition of beauty.