New in May

The Princess and the Bear
By Mette Ivie Harrison

In the follow-up to The Princess and the Hound, a hound who was once a princess and a bear who was once a king travel back in time to save a kingdom and find their human selves.

Vampire Kisses: The Beginning
By Ellen Schreiber

Sixteen-year-old Raven, an outcast who always wears black and hopes to become a vampire some day, falls in love with newcomer Alexander Sterling, who turns out to be a vampire, and their relationship faces a variety of challenges.

The Sorceress
By Michael Scott

While armies of the Shadowrealms gather and Machiavelli goes to Alcatraz to kill Perenelle Flamel, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman accompany the Alchemist to England to continue their search for the Codex.

Being Nikki
By Meg Cabot

After a horrific accident that resulted in her brain being transplanted into the body of a teen supermodel, everything in the world changes for Emerson Watts as she struggles to come to terms with living a celebrity lifestyle, managing a crazy modeling schedule, and dealing with an entirely new clique of egocentric friends.

A Kiss in Time
By Alex Flinn

After a horrific accident that resulted in her brain being transplanted into the body of a teen supermodel, everything in the world changes for Emerson Watts as she struggles to come to terms with living a celebrity lifestyle, managing a crazy modeling schedule, and dealing with an entirely new clique of egocentric friends.

The Last Olympian
By Rick Riordan

The greatest monster of all, the storm giant Typhon, is on the loose, wreaking havoc and destruction across the US - while Kronos' army lays siege to Manhattan. Soon Percy Jackson must make the hardest choice of his life - a choice that will save or destroy the world.

The Secret Keeper
By Mitali Perkins

When Asha's father goes off to America and leaves his daughters behind in Calcutta, they feel constrained by their life with their traditional uncle and his family, but a friendship with a local boy helps to ease Asha's pain.

New in April

Find You Style and Knit It Too: Sharon Turner: 165 pages
Provides advice, instructions, and patterns for knitting, from basic techniques to advanced stitchery, and introduces ideas for knitting such stylish items as ankle warmers, wristbands, scarves, and hats.

Necropolis: Anthony Horowitz: 400 pages
Journeying to the dark underworld that exists beneath the busy streets of Hong Kong, Matt and three other Gatekeepers go in search of the final Gatekeeper named Sarah in order to stop the evil corporation Nightrise from taking over the world with their devastating powers.

The Reformed Vampire Support Group: Catherine Jinks: 368 pages
Fifteen-year-old vampire Nina has been stuck for fifty-one years in a boring support group for vampires, and nothing exciting has ever happened to them--until one of them is murdered and the others must try to solve the crime.

Firebirds Soaring: 574 pages
A collection of fantasy and science fiction stories includes contributions by such authors as Ellen Klages, Jane Yolen, and Nancy Farmer.

The Musician's Daughter: Susanne Emily Dunlap: 322 pages
In eighteenth-century Vienna, Austria, fifteen-year-old Theresa seeks a way to help her mother and brother financially while investigating the murder of her father, a renowned violinist in Haydn's orchestra at the court of Prince Esterhazy, after his body is found near a gypsy camp.

The True Adventures of Charley Darwin: Carolyn Meyer: 321 pages
In nineteenth-century England, young Charles Darwin rejects the more traditional careers of physician and clergyman, choosing instead to embark on a dangerous five-year journey by ship to explore the natural world.

Extreme Balloon Tying: Shar Levine: 92 pages
Provides instructions and techniques for creating balloon sculptures, including animals, fruits, and holiday-themed objects.

New in March

The City of Glass: Cassandra Clare: 560 pages
Knowing that their father, Valentine, will soon attack, Clary and Jace must venture to the city of glass to find the warlock that has the power to save their mother's life and then uncover the truth about their past in order to prepare for the greatest showdown they will ever face, in the final installment to The Mortal Instruments trilogy.

Eternal: Cynthia Leitich Smith: 307 pages
When Miranda's guardian angel Zachary recklessly saves her from falling into an open grave and dying, the result is that she turns into a vampire and he is left to try to reinstate his reputation by finally doing the right thing.

Storm: The Ghost Machine: E.L. Young: 297 pages
The fourteen-year-old geniuses of STORM, a secret organization dedicated to eliminating the world's misery through science and technology, travel to Venice to investigate two "ghostly" burglaries and uncover a larger, more sinister plan involving teleportation, quantum computers, and a plot to assassinate the leading figures of international intelligence.

The Singing: The Fourth Book of Pellinor: Alison Croggon: 496 pages
The bard Maerad and her brother Hem hold the key to the mysterious Singing, and each of them must overcome terrible obstacles before they can unite and together unlock the Tree of Song, release the music of the Elidhu, and defeat the Nameless One.

Voss: How I Come to America and Am Hero, Mostly: David Ives: 200 pages
Having come into the country in a crate of black-market cheese puffs with his father Bogdown and uncle Shpoont, Voss steps out into his new world with great hopes for a bright future in this amusing tale of a stumbling and bumbling teen who becomes an unlikely hero through his kind deeds.

Just One Wish: Janette Rallison: 272 pages
Seventeen-year-old Annika tries to cheer up her little brother Jeremy before his surgery to remove a cancerous tumor by bringing home his favorite television actor, Steve Raleigh, the star of "Teen Robin Hood."

Wild Orchid: A Retelling of the Ballad of Mulan: Cameron Dokey: 199 pages
After disguising herself as a boy to join the Chinese army, Mulan returns home only to face an arena that frightens her more than any battlefield--the royal court where she must honor her family through marriage.

MAX: A Maximum Ride Novel: James Patterson: 320 pages
When millions of fish start dying off the coast of Hawaii and something is destroying hundreds of ships, the government enlists the Flock--a band of genetically modified children who can fly--to help get to the bottom of the disaster before it is too late.When millions of fish start dying off the coast of Hawaii and something is destroying hundreds of ships, the government enlists the Flock--a band of genetically modified children who can fly--to investigate the problem.

New in February

Heroes of the Valley: Jonathan Stroud:496 pages
When young Halli Sveinsson takes one of his practical jokes too far, he is forced to leave the House of Svein and go on a hero's quest where he encounters highway robbers, terrifying monsters, and a girl who may be as fearless as he is.

This Full House: Virginia Euwer Wolff: 496 pages
As she readies for college to get herself out of the projects and into nursing school, high-school-senior LaVaughn’s perceptions and expectations of her life begin to change as she learns about the many unexpected connections between the people she loves best.

Ten Things I Hate about Me: Randa Abdel-Fattah: 297 pages
Lebanese-Australian Jamilah hides her heritage from her classmates and tries to pass by dyeing her hair blonde and wearing blue-tinted contact lenses, until her conflicted feelings become too much for her to bear.

Envy: Anna Godbersen: 448 pages
It's Manhattan, 1899, and all of society is eagerly watching the Hollands, the Hayeses, and the Schoonmakers to see what kind of drama the great families' sons and daughters will stir up next.

Damosel: Stephanie Spinner: 198 pages
Damosel, a rule-bound Lady of the Lake, and Twixt, a seventeen-year-old dwarf, relate their experiences as they strive to help King Arthur face Morgause, Morgan, and Mordred, one through her magic and the other through his humble loyalty.

The Switch: Anthony Horowitz
Living a privileged life where everything is at his disposal, greedy Tad Spencer begins to think it's not enough and wishes he was someone else, yet when he awakens to find that he has become Bob Snarby, a member of a dangerous carnival world filled with criminals, Tad must use his new identity to unravel a dark secret that only he can.

3Willows: The Sisterhood Grows: Ann Brashares: 318 pages
Ama, Jo, and Polly, three close friends from Bethesda, Maryland, spend the summer before ninth grade learning about themselves, their families, and the changing nature of their friendship.

Princess of the Midnight Ball: Jessica Day George: 280 pages
A retelling of the tale of twelve princesses who wear out their shoes dancing every night, and of Galen, a former soldier now working in the king's gardens, who follows them in hopes of breaking the curse.

New in January

Generation Green: Linda Sivertsen and Tosh Sivertsen: 248 pages
Provides information on issues such as global warming and overflowing landfills; offers tips on how to shop, dress, eat, and travel the green way; and shows that being environmentally conscious can be a natural part of life.

Death Run: Jack Higgins: 253 pages
A mafia banker with access to a large number of criminal accounts is willing to give evidence in exchange for help retiring from the mob, but when spy John Chase assists him, he puts his fifteen-year-old twins, Rich and Jade, in the line of fire.

Hollywood Bliss: My Life So Far: Chloe Rayban: 288 pages
Thirteen-year-old Holly moves to New York with her superstar mom but finds trouble in the form of her father, a new pet, and especially a boy named Shug.

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.

All We Know of Love: Nora Raleigh Baskin: 201 pages
Natalie, almost sixteen, sneaks away from her Connecticut home and takes the bus to Florida, looking for the mother who abandoned her father and her when she was ten years old.

The 290: Scott O'Dell: 121 pages
A shipyard apprentice finds high adventure aboard the S.S. Alabama, a Confederate ship which sails the Atlantic destroying Union vessels.

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.

New in October

Groosham Grange: Anthony Horowitz: 196 pages
Forced to attend Groosham Grange by his frustrated parents, thirteen-year-old David Eliot is shocked by the strange things he sees and quickly comes to understand the beastly nature of the people who attend and teach there after dark secrets are suddenly revealed.

Impossible: Nancy Werlin: 376 pages
When Lucy discovers that her family is under an ancient curse by an evil Elfin Knight, she also finds out that she must perform three impossible tasks before her daughter is born in order to break the curse save them both.

Shark Girl: Kelly Bingham: 276 pages
After a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm, fifteen-year-old Jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her day-to-day life and her plans for the future.

Up All Night: A Short Story Collection: 227 pages
Six best-selling authors--Peter Abrahams, Libba Bray, David Levithan, Patricia McCormick, Sarah Weeks, and Gene Luen Yang--respond to the question: What keeps you up all night? with remarkable stories of revelations, confessions, murder, and mystery in each of the authors' powerful style.

Antsy Does Time: Neal Shusterman: 247 pages
Fourteen-year-old Anthony "Antsy" Bonano learns about life, death, and a lot more when he tries to help a friend with a terminal illness feel hopeful about the future.

Brooklyn Bridge: Karen Hesse: 229 pages
In 1903 Brooklyn, fourteen-year-old Joseph Michtom's life changes for the worse when his parents, Russian immigrants, invent the teddy bear and turn their apartment into a factory, while nearby the glitter of Coney Island contrasts with the dismal lives of children dwelling under the Brooklyn Bridge.

Beneath My Mother's Feet: Amjed Qamar: 198 pages
When her father is injured, fourteen-year-old Nazia is pulled away from school, her friends, and her preparations for an arranged marriage, to help her mother clean houses in a wealthy part of Karachi, Pakistan, where she finally rebels against the destiny that is planned for her.

Crossing to Paradise: Kevin Crossley-Holland: 339 pages
When fifteen-year-old Gatty, an illiterate field-girl who sings beautifully, is selected for a pilgrimage, she travels from her home on an English estate to London, Venice, and eventually Jerusalem, and experiences great changes in her circumstances and in herself.

Dead is the New Black: Marlene Perez: 190 pages
While dealing with her first boyfriend and suddenly being pressed into service as a substitute cheerleader, seventeen-year-old Daisy Giordano, daughter and sister of psychics but herself a "normal," attempts to help her mother discover who is behind a series of bizarre attacks on teenage girls in their little town of Nightshade, California.