New in October

The Wednesday Wars: Gary D. Schmidt: 264 pages

Set during the 1967-1968 school year, Holling Hoodhood finds his seventh-grade year one filled with many challenges as he spends afternoons with Mrs. Baker discussing the plays of Shakespeare, defends his tasty cream puffs from a determined bully, and prepares for his big debut in the school play--all while the issue of Vietnam looms on a daily basis.

Runner: Robert Newton: 209 pages

In Richmond, Australia, in 1919, fifteen-year-old Charlie Feehan becomes an errand boy for a notorious mobster, hoping that his ability to run will help him, his widowed mother, and his baby brother to escape poverty.

The Curse of the Romanovs: Staton Rabin: 273 pages

In order to escape the dangerous hand of Rasputin, Alexei, heir to the Russian throne, travels in time from Russia in 1916 to New York City in 2010, but when she meets a distant cousin who tells her of her family's assassination in 1918, the two friends must risk their own lives and travel back to help save her beloved family.

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy: Ally Carter: 240 pages

When the Gallagher Academy, a secret spy school for girls, hosts male guests from Knowlton-Hale, Cammie is blamed for a series of security breaches that forces her to clear her name while trying to deny her attraction to an incorrigible hottie named Zach. Sequel to I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period: Gennifer Choldenko: 216 pages

Kirsten and Walker, seventh-graders at an elite private school, alternate telling how race, wealth, weight, and other issues shape their relationships as they and other misfits stand up to a mean but influential classmate, even as they are uncovering a long-kept secret about themselves.

Dance with a Vampire: Ellen Schreiber: 179 pages

When eleven-year-old Valentine, younger brother of vampires Jagger and Luna, comes to Dullsville looking for them, he threatens goth-girl Raven's younger brother, Billy Boy, as well as her relationship with her vampire boyfriend, Alexander. Book 4 in the Vampire Kisses series.

High Fashion: Nicole Clarke: 224 pages

Born into London high society, sixteen-year-old Olivia tries to make a name for herself during a summer internship at a New York City fashion magazine while also trying to hide her family connections from her new American boyfriend.

More Horowitz Horror: Anthony Horowitz: 210 pages

A day at the beach ending in murder and a cell phone that dials directly to hell are just a few of the horror tales presented in the second suspenseful collection for middle readers.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: Sherman Alexie: 229 pages

Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.

Mississippi Jack: A Bloody Jack Adventure: L.A. Meyer: 611 pages

In 1806, the exploits of Jacky Faber continue as she heads west to avoid capture by the British and discovers adventure aboard a keelboat on the mighty Mississippi River.

Powers: Ursula K. Le Guin: 502 pages

When young Gavir's sister is brutally killed, he escapes from slavery and sets out to explore the world and his own psychic abilities, in the third title of the Annals of the Western Shore series.

New in September

Shining On: Various Authors: 159 pages

From a cheerleader's breakup to dark family secrets, a collection of short stories by authors like Meg Cabot, Lois Lowry, and Celia Rees provides engaging tales about joys, dramas, and tribulations young people endure as they come of age.

Tantalize: Cynthia Leitich Smith: 310 pages

When multiple murders in Austin, Texas, threaten the grand re-opening of her family's vampire-themed restaurant, seventeen-year-old, orphaned Quincie worries that her best friend-turned-love interest, Keiren, a werewolf-in-training, may be the prime suspect.

While I Live: John Marsden: 299 pages

Even though the war is over and she is back on her family's farm, Ellie Linton is haunted by the memories and now must discover how to find the enemy within herself in order to move on with her life.

The Mysterious Benedict Society: Trenton Lee Stewart: 485 pages

After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.

What Makes You Happy: Jimmy Gownley: 167 pages

The second collection of comics about Amelia and her friends, the Gathering of Awesome Super Pals (G.A.S.P.), in which Amelia tries to come to terms with her Aunt Tanner's fame and goes to Manhattan with her father.

How to Take the Ex out of Ex-Boyfriend: Janette Rallison: 265 pages

Giovanna rashly breaks up with her boyfriend Jesse when he refuses to help her twin brother with his campaign for Student Council president, but fixing her mistake may be more difficult for her than she realizes.

The Rose Bride: Nancy Holder: 245 pages

After Rose's father's new wife, Ombrine, moves in with her evil daughter, the two will stop at nothing to ruin her life, so when they attempt to destroy the relationship between Rose and King Jean-Marc and tear out her late mother's beautiful garden, Rose's only inspiration for living lies in the beauty of a single blossom that survived the attack.

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.