New in August

The Off Season: Catherine Gilbert Murdoch: 277 pages

High school junior D.J. staggers under the weight of caring for her badly injured brother, her responsibilities on the dairy farm, a changing relationship with her friend Brian, and her own athletic aspirations. Sequel to Dairy Queen.

H.I.V.E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Education: Mark Walden: 309 pages

Swept away to a hidden academy for training budding evil geniuses, four teens plot to beat the odds and escape the prison known as H.I.V.E.

Eclipse: Stephenie Meyer: 640 pages

The sequel to Twilight and New Moon!

Dark Blue: Color Me Lonely: Melody Carlson: 205 pages

Two sophomore girls, best friends since kindergarten, grow apart when one wants new friends and decides the other is a popularity liability.

Girl at Sea: Maureen Johnson: 323 pages

High school junior Clio reluctantly gives up her dream job and a potential first kiss to take a working vacation with her estranged father on a yacht in Italy.

New in July

The Recruit: Robert Muchamore: 342 pages
James is recruited into CHERUB, a secret division of MI5 which consists of teenage spies. (Book 1 of a series)








A Countess Below Stairs: Eva Ibbotson: 383 pages
After the Russian Revolution turns her world topsy-turvy, Anna, a young Russian countess, flees to England and takes a job as servant in the household of the esteemed Westerholme family, determined to keep her identity a secret but secretly in love with young Rupert Westerholme.




Nobody’s Princess: Esther Friesner: 305 pages
Determined to fend for herself in a world where only men have real freedom, headstrong Helen, who will be called queen of Sparta and Helen of Troy one day, learns to fight, hunt, and ride horses while disguised as a boy, and goes on an adventure throughout the Mediterranean world.






Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: J.K. Rowling
Coming out July 21! Put yourself on the hold list now.








Duchessina, A Novel of Catherine de Medici: Carolyn Meyer: 261 pages
While her tyrannical family is out of favor in Italy, young Catherine de Medici is raised in convents. Then in 1533, when she is fourteen, her uncle, Pope Clement VII, arranges for her marriage to Prince Henri of France, who is destined to become king.





Games: Carol Gorman: 279 pages
When fourteen-year-old rivals Boot Quinn and Mick Sullivan fight once too often, the new principal devises the punishment of having to play games together at his office, where they learn which battles are worth fighting.







How it Happened in Peach Hill: Marthe Jocelyn: 232 pages
When fifteen-year-old Annie Grey and her “clairvoyant” mother arrive in Peach Hill, New York, in 1924, each finds a reason for wanting to finally settle down, but to reach their goals they will have to do some serious lying and Annie will have to stand up for herself.

New in June

Evil Genius: Catherine Jinks: 486 pages
Child prodigy Cadel Piggot, an antisocial computer hacker, discovers his true identity when he enrolls as a first-year student at an advanced crime academy.






Anahita's Woven Riddle: Meghan Nuttall Sayres: 352 pages
In Iran more than 100 years ago, a young girl with three suitors gets permission from her father and a holy man to weave into her wedding rug a riddle to be solved by her future husband, which will ensure that he has wit to match hers.






The Four Dorothys: Paul Ruditis: 236 pages
Follow aspiring comedian Brian Stark as he survives the daily dramas of his posh high school in Malibu and all the events leading up to the lavish spring musical.







The New Policeman: Kate Thompson: 442 pages
Irish teenager JJ Liddy discovers that time is leaking from his world into Tir na n'Og, the land of the fairies, and when he attempts to stop the leak, he finds out a lot about his family, the music he loves, and a crime his great grandfather may or may not have committed.





The Princess and the Hound: Mette Ivie Harrison: 410 pages
George has always felt burdened by his princely duties and even more by the need to hide the magic through which he speaks with animals, but when he is betrothed to the strange princess of a neighboring kingdom, his secret, and the persecution of people like him, must come to an end.

New in May

Missing You: Meg Cabot: 268 pages

When Jessica Mastriani, also known as Lightning Girl, loses her psychic ability of locating anyone, dead or alive, she retreats to a new place hoping to start over when Rob Wilkins unexpectedly shows up and needs her help back home. 1-800-WHERE-R-U series.

Forged in the Fire: Ann Turnbull: 312 pages

After spending three years apart, eighteen-year-old Susanna is eager to be reunited with her fiance Will who is due to arrive from London so that they can be married, but it is the summer of 1665 and, unbeknownst to Susanna, the plague is beginning to spread throughout the city. Sequel to No Shame, No Fear.

Immersed in Verse: Allan Wolf: 112 pages

An informative, slightly irreverent, and totally tremendous guide to living the poet's life.

The Courage to Be Yourself: 145 pages
True stories by teens about cliques, conflicts, and overcoming peer pressure.

Write Here, Right Now: Nicole Clarke: 224 pages

Having left her Berkeley, California, home for an eight-week summer internship at a New York City fashion magazine, Mel tries to cope with her new roommates and with city life as she follows her dream of becoming a writer.

The Angel of Death: Alane Ferguson: 260 pages

Seventeen-year-old high school senior Cameryn Mahoney uses skills learned as assistant to her coroner father to try to unravel the mystery of a local teacher's gruesome death, while also awaiting a possible reunion with her long-missing mother.

Romeo and Juliet: 208 pages

The classic tale in manga form.

Everlost: Neal Shusterman: 313 pages

When Nick and Allie are killed in a car crash, they end up in Everlost, or limbo for lost souls, where although Nick is satisfied, Allie will stop at nothing to break free.

New in April

TRUE TALENTS: David Lubar: 315 pages
When Eddie "Trash" Thalmeyer--who can move things with his mind--unwittingly tests his power in a bank and steals a fistful of cash, he is kidnapped by a ruthless gang looking to exploit psychic phenomena, and his friends from Edgeview Alternative School must band together to rescue him using their hidden talents.

MONTMORENCY’S REVENGE: Eleanor Updale: 289 pages
As Queen Victoria lies dying and with her family in danger, a group of friends races to track down the anarchists responsible for George's death, even as Montmorency seeks to teach a new generation to forgive.

WILDWOOD DANCING: Juliet Marillier: 407 pages
Five sisters who live with their merchant father in Transylvania use a hidden portal in their home to cross over into a magical world, the Wildwood.

BEFORE MIDNIGHT: Cameron Dokey: 193 pages
A retelling of the Cinderella story.

DEATH MOUNTAIN: Sherry Shahan: 202 pages
While traveling to visit the mother she has not heard from in almost a year, Erin and another teenage girl become lost in the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains and must struggle for six days to survive.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The final Harry Potter has an official release date! The book will be available July 21, 2007. Hooray!

New or Upcoming Books at the Library

Horowitz Horror: Stories You'll Wish You'd Never Read by Anthony Horowitz
Nine horror stories set in England focus on everyday items that have sinister qualities.

Blade of Fire by Stuart Hill
Many years have passed since Queen Thirrin and her allies defended the Icemark against a brutal invasion. But now General Bellorum is back, along with his bloodthirsty spawn, twin sons even more vicious than him. Thirrin and Oskan also have a family: two girls and three boys. But darkness lurks within the House of Lindenshield: Medea, the couple's cold-hearted, fifteen-year-old daughter, who's just coming into her magical powers, may be the downfall of the kingdom. It's up to her brother, Charlemagne, crippled by polio as a child, to return from exile and rescue the land he loves. Sequel to Cry of the Icemark.

The Last Siege by Jonathan Stroud
When three lonely teenagers break into the forbidden interior of a castle keep, they are unexpectedly plunged into a nightmare.

Demons of the Ocean by Justin Somper
When twins Connor and Grace's ship is wrecked in a storm and Connor is rescued by pirates, he believes that Grace has been taken aboard the mythical Vampirates ship, and he is determined to find her.

The Bonemender's Oath by Holly Bennett
Princess Gabrielle DesChanes struggles to maintain peace in the Krylian Basin despite threats from the Griffaires, while her brother, Tristan, must save himself and the woman he loves, Rosalie, from the evil LaBarque. Sequel to The Bonemender.

The Stone Light by Kai Meyer
While Merle and the Flowing Queen travel to Hell to enlist Lord Light's help in Venice's fight against the invading Egyptian army, Serafin joins a resistance group that is led by an ancient sphinx. Sequel to The Water Mirror.

It's a Mall World After All by Janette Rallison
While working at the mall, organizing a school fundraiser, and trying to prove that her best friend's boyfriend is seeing another girl, high-school student Charlotte's best intentions always seem to backfire.

March
Lady Friday by Garth Nix
Before Midnight: A Retelling of Cinderella by Cameron Dokey
Magic's Child by Justine Larbalestier
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson

To find out about other new books, talk to the librarians at the Library.