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Books NEW as of December 23rd, 2008
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Belle: A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast"
by Cameron Dokey
Lacking her sisters' awe-inspiring beauty, Belle withdraws from society, devoting her time to wood carving. Secretly Belle longs to find the fabled Heartwood Tree which, if carved by the right hands, will reveal the face of one's true love. During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood and encounters a terrifying and lonely beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

Persistence of Memory
by Ameilia-Atwater Rhodes
Diagnosed with schizophrenia as a child, sixteen-year-old Erin has spent half of her life in therapy and on drugs, but now must face the possibility of weird things in the real world, including shapeshifting friends and her "alter," a centuries-old vampire.

Tender Morsels
by Margo Lanagan
Tender Morsels is a dark and vivid story, set in two worlds and worrying at the border between them. Liga lives modestly in her own personal heaven, a world given to her in exchange for her earthly life. Her two daughters grow up in this soft place, protected from the violence that once harmed their mother. But the real world cannot be denied forever—magicked men and wild bears break down the borders of Liga’s refuge. Now, having known Heaven, how will these three women survive in a world where beauty and brutality lie side by side?

Midnight Alley
by Rachel Caine
Claire Danverss college town may be run by vampires but a truce between the living and the dead has made things relatively safe--for a while. Now people are turning up dead, a psycho is stalking Claire, and an ancient bloodsucker has proposed private mentoring.

Feast of Fools
by Rachel Caine
In the town of Morganville, vampires and humans live in relative peace. Student Claire Danvers has never been convinced, especially with the arrival of Mr. Bishop, an ancient, old-school vampire who cares nothing about harmony. What he wants from the town living and its dead is unthinkably sinister. It is only at a formal ball, attended by vampires and their human dates, that Claire realizes the evil trap Mr. Bishop has set for Morganville.

Infamous: An It Girl Novel
by Cecily von Ziegesar
During Thanksgiving break, Waverly students experience changes in their relationships with one another and with new acquaintances as most travel home, but Tinsley and Callie, still upset about Easy's expulsion, join Jennifer in New York City.

Nobody Does it Better: a Gossip Girl Novel
by Cecily Von Ziegesar
Scandal abounds as the uptown girls take "time to shop, drink, eat, and make merry," winding up their days as Constance Billard students with a Senior Spa Day that is crashed by The Raves rock group and assorted other guys.

Homecoming: Avalon High Coronation
by Meg Cabot
Being a new student at Avalon High has been exciting for Ellie, to say the least. And shes dating the super-hot class president, Will, who also happens to be the alleged reincarnation of King Arthur.

Fullmetal Alchemist vol. 17
by Hiromu Arakawa

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Books NEW as of December 9th, 2008
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A Candidate for Murder
by Joan Lowry Nixon
Cary finds her life in danger when she uncovers a plot to sabotage her father's political campaign for governor of Texas.

Blue Flame
Perfect Fire Trilogy Book 1
by K.M. Grant
Many years have passed since the Occitanian knights killed Richard the Lionheart in a courageous battle to keep the Blue Flame--sparked at the moment of Christ’s death--from falling into the wrong hands. Now it is in danger once again, as enemies from the north draw near. In the midst of this looming battle, lifelong friends Raimon, son of a Cathar weaver, and Yolanda, daughter of a Catholic Count, are falling in love. But a new religious crusade is about to begin, setting boy against girl, family against family, neighbor against neighbor, south against north. Though many seek to possess the Blue Flame, only one person is destined to wield its power to save the people and the sovereignty of the Occitan. --from inside cover

Fruits Basket vol. 20
by Natsuki Takaya

Playing with Fire
Skulduggery Pleasant Book 2
By Derek Landy
When the evil Baron Vengeous escapes from prison, Detective Skulduggery Pleasant and his apprentice, Valkyrie Cain, have just two days to recapture him or the Baron's creature, the Grotesquery, may summon the Faceless Ones back to their world.

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Books NEW as of December 1st, 2008
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Damosel
by Stephenie Spinner
Water spirit Damosel, the Lady of the Lake, glides through Arthurian legend like a glamorous wraith, shimmering and shifting between the worlds of fairies and humans. Her knowledge is vast (magic, metal, men’s hearts) and leads to her greatest honor—and worst mistake. Damosel makes a promise to the wizard Merlin to protect young King Arthur, and then dares to break it—with devastating results. All the while, 17-year-old Twixt—a dwarf in a world where difference can be deadly—finds himself freed from his cruel masters and moving closer to the one place he never expected to see: King Arthur’s court at Camelot. -- from the book description

Spy Killer
by L. Ron Hubbard
Kurt Reid may be innocent of the murder he's charged with (and of grand larceny, for that matter), but he's got no time to be thrown in jail and defend himself. Instead, Reid flees to pre-Communist China and Shanghai, the exotic city of mystery and death. Reid takes refuge in a tea house where he meets Russian Varinka Savischna, whom he manages to rescue from certain death. As beautiful as she is smart, she recruits him in her crusade against Chinese intelligence services. Unfortunately, Reid manages to get himself captured by the Chinese and blackmailed into pursuing and assasinating a Japanese spy. Now Reid must enter the cloak-and-dagger world of espionage and intrigue, where everything and everyone is not who or what they appear to be.

Rivers of Fire
by Patrick Carman
Atherton was once a magnificent three-tiered world, but few inhabitants know the truth of its dark origin: it is a giant man-made satellite, created as a refuge from a dying Earth. Now this strange place is torn apart--its three lands, formerly separated by treacherous cliffs, have collapsed and collided. But a gifted climber and adventurous orphan boy, Edgar, is determined to discover the secret of Atherton's survival, and embarks on a life-or-death quest to find its mad maker.

It's a Mall World After All
by Janette Rallison
"Remember Clueless, the 1995 film that offered a Valley Girl take on Jane Austen? Rallison achieves a similar high-school romance in this story of teens who loathe each other but are oh-so-obviously going to be together before the book is over. Charlotte and Colton are both high-school seniors and honor students, but those are their only similarities. Colton is tremendously rich and quite comfortable in the preppy world. Charlotte is middle-class, socially conscious, and still bruised from middle-school teasing." summary from Book List Review

The Tomorrow Code
by Brian Falkner
Tane and Rebecca aren’t sure what to make of it—a sequence of 1s and 0s, the message looks like nothing more than a random collection of alternating digits. Working to decode it, however, Tane and Rebecca discover that the message contains lottery numbers . . . lottery numbers that win the next random draw! Suddenly Tane and Rebecca are rich, but who sent the numbers? And why? More messages follow, and slowly it becomes clear—the messages are being sent back in time from Tane and Rebecca’s future. Something there has gone horribly wrong, and it’s up to them to prevent it from happening. As they follow the messages’ cryptic instructions, Tane and Rebecca begin to suspect the worst—that the very survival of the human race may be at stake.

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Books NEW as of November 4th, 2008
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What I Saw and How I Lied
by Judy Blundell
In 1947, with her jovial stepfather Joe back from the war and family life returning to normal, teenage Evie, smitten by the handsome young ex-GI who seems to have a secret hold on Joe, finds herself caught in a complicated web of lies whose devastating outcome change her life and that of her family forever. (Historical Fiction)

Likely Story
by David Van Etten
Sixteen-year-old Mallory, daughter of the star of a long-running but faltering soap opera, writes her own soap opera script and becomes deeply involved in the day-to-day life of a Hollywood player, while trying to hold on to some shaky personal relationships. (Contemporary Fiction)

Beauty and the Bully
by Andy Behrens
Hoping to attract a beautiful student activist who is the long-time object of his unrequited crush, Duncan Boone, lead guitarist in a rock band, enlists the help of a school bully whose sister wants to be in the band even though she is the worst guitar player in the universe. (Contemporary Fiction)

Manga for the Beginner:
Everything You Need to Start Drawing Right Away!
by Christopher Hart
(non-fiction)

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Books NEW as of October 21th, 2008
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Here Lies Arthur
by Philip Reeve
When her village is attacked and burned, Gwyna seeks protection from the bard Myrddin, who uses Gwyna in his plan to transform young Arthur into the heroic King Arthur.

Forever Changes
by Brendan Halpin
Although encouraged to apply to colleges, Brianna Pelletier, a mathematically-gifted high school senior with cystic fibrosis, dwells on her mortality and the unfairness of life.

Mexican White Boy
by Matt de la Pena
Sixteen-year-old Danny searches for his identity amidst the confusion of being half-Mexican and half-white while spending a summer with his cousin and new friends on the baseball fields and back alleys of San Diego County, California.

Coal Black Horse
by Robert Olmstead
Fourteen year old Robey Childs's mother has a premonition about her husband, a soldier fighting in the Civil War and asks the unthinkable: she instructs her only child to find his father on the battlefield and bring him home.

99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Tie & Rock Your Scarf
How many times have you looked at a scarf and thought, cute, beautiful pattern . . . but what do I do with it? Now with just a few basic tools and skills, everyone from a sewing novice to a fashion guru can reincarnate scarves old and new into party tops, ponchos, or even flowy evening dresses. The techniques are simple, the supplies are easy to find, and every one of the 99 awe-inspiring projects takes an hour or less, from start to finish.

99 Ways to Cut, Sew & Deck Out Your Denim
Everyone from the sewing novice to the fashion guru can appreciate the 99 clever projects that will reincarnate denim has-beens into fashion must-haves. The techniques are simple, the supplies are easy-to-find, and projects take no more than 90 minutes to create.

Make it Yourself: 50 Fun and Funky Projects
Real style is personal, individual, one-of-a-kind-- not plucked ready-made from a shelf. Each person has to create it for herself... and that's where this collection of very cool projects comes in. From a ribbon-front halter top with attitude to chic vintage-inspired necklaces, from gracefully decorated ballet flats to a warming winter body treatment, these ideas are fun, fabulous, and fast to finish. Plus, all the clothes, accessories, and beauty products allow ample room for creativity, giving young designers free rein with colors, embellishments, and other detailing, so each item becomes hers and hers alone. All the projects are labeled for level, with easy-to-follow directions and appealing photos-- and everything fits a teen's budget perfectly.

Jumper: Griffin's Story
by Steven Gould
The first time it happened, Griffin O'Connor was only five years old; he'd jumped from the steps of the Martyr's Memorial in Oxford, in front of a busload of tourists. The next time, his family had to leave the United Kingdom forever." "But Griff broke the rules when he was nine. He flinched away from a bully at school and ended up a mile away. And that night, the men from Oxford found them; by the time the night was done, Griff's parents were dead, and he was lying wounded and bleeding in the California desert, miles from anywhere. Griffin has always been hunted for his talent but protected by his parents. Now he's on his own with only his talent for teleportation to give him a fighting chance to survive. But his enemies can track him every time he jumps.

Quad
by C.G. Watson
Everything led up to this moment--the point when the teasing, cruelty, and pressure all became too much and someone finally snapped. Now six students are trapped while a shooter terrorizes their school. This gripping thriller examines how even the most casual cruelties can tear people apart.

Goy Crazy
by Melissa Schorr
Rachel Lowenstein can't help it--she's got a crush on a goy, Luke Christiansen, the gorgeous star of the basketball team at St. Joseph's Prep. Should she follow her heart and turn her back on her faith, or follow her friends' and family's advice?

Generation Dead
by Daniel Waters
When dead teenagers who have come back to life start showing up at her high school, Phoebe, a goth girl, becomes interested in the phenomenon, and when she starts dating a "living impaired" boy, they encounter prejudice, fear, and hatred.

White Tigers
by Tamora Pierce

Books NEW as of October 8th, 2008
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Youngest Templar: Keeper of the Grail
by Michael Spradlin
In 1191, fifteen-year-old Tristan, a youth of unknown origin raised in an English abbey, becomes a Templar Knight's squire during the Third Crusade and soon finds himself on a mission to bring the Holy Grail to safety.

Chalice
by Robin Mckinley
A beekeeper by trade, Mirasol's life changes completely when she is named the new Chalice, the most important advisor to the new Master, a former priest of fire.

Devil's Breath
by David Gilman
When fifteen-year-old Max Gordon's environmentalist-adventurer father goes missing while working in Namibia and Max becomes the target of a would-be assassin at his school in England, he decides he must follow his father to Africa and find him before they both are killed.

Things That Are
by Andrew Clements
Still adjusting to being blind, Alicia must outwit an invisible man who is putting her family and her boyfriend, who was once invisible himself, in danger.

Palace of Mirrors
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Fourteen-year-old Cecilia has always known she is the true princess of Suala, but when she and her best friend, Harper, decide to speed up her ascendancy to the throne, they find danger and many imposters who challenge her claim.

Hand You’re Dealt
by Paul Volponi
When seventeen-year-old Huck's vindictive math teacher wins the town poker tournament and takes the winner's watch away from Huck's father while he is in a coma, Huck vows to get even with him no matter what it takes.

Out of Bounds
by Annie Bryant
Can the Beacon Street Girls bring the house down at Abigail Adams Junior High's talent show? or will the Queens of Mean steal the show?

Manga: the complete guide
by Jason Thompson
A go-to resource for manga fans, this indispensable guide contains comprehensive reviews of more than 900 different manga series released in the United States. It also features a detailed Bibliography and resource section for readers who want to explore a particular series.

Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs
by Max McCoy
Indiana Jones is persuaded by an American missionary to search for her missing father, Professor Angus Starbuck, in Mongolia. Starbuck has discovered a dinosaur bone in the Gobi Desert--but unlike other such discoveries, this bone isn't ancient. Pursued all the way by a fierce band of warlocks, Indy finally comes upon a Stone Age tribe poised on the brink of destruction.

Catwalk
by Deborah Gregory
In Manhattan, fifteen-year-old Pashmina forms her team for Fashion International High School's annual competition to design, produce, and show a fully original clothing line in hopes of winning a real chance at a career in fashion.

Fruits Basket
by Natsuki Takaya
Volume 20

Antsy does time
by Neal Shusterman
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.

Impossible
by Nancy Werlin
When seventeen-year-old Lucy discovers her family is under an ancient curse by an evil Elfin Knight, she realizes to break the curse she must perform three impossible tasks before her daughter is born in order to save them both.

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Books NEW as of September 26, 2008
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My Bonnie Light Horseman
by L.A. Meyer

Bone: Treasure Hunters
by Jeff Smith

Graceling
by Kristin Cashore

Melting Stones
by Tamora Pierce

Cathy's Key
by Sean Stewart

Night Road
by A.M. Jenkins

Larry & the Meaning of Life
by Janet Tashjan

The Juvie Three
by Gordan Korman

Hell Week
by Rosemary Clement-moore

Cybele’s secret
by Juliet Marillier

Smiles to Go
by Jerry Spinelli

Dingo
by Charles de Lint

Unbelievable
By Sara Shepard

Kiss My Math
by Danika McKellar
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Eclipse
by Erin Hunter

Bog Child
by Siobhan Dowd

Time’s Up
by Annie Bryant
(Beacon Street Girls)

The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins

Frenemies
by Alexa Young

The Possibilities of Sainthood
by Donna Freitas

Identical
by Ellen Hopkins

The Castaways
by Iain Lawrence

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Books NEW as of August 26, 2008
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The Diamond of Darkhold:
The Fourth Book of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau

When a roamer trades them an ancient book with only a few pages remaining, Lina and Doon return to Ember to seek the machine the book seems to describe in hopes that it will get their new community, Sparks, through the winter.

Been There, Survived That: Getting Through Freshman Year of High School
Written by Real Teens

Just Listen
by Sarah Dessen
High school junior, Annabel Greene is the girl who has everything. At least that's who she plays in commercials... In real life, though, Annabel is the girl who has nothing: no best friend since her friendship with mean-but-exciting Sophie ended, no peace at home while her older sister's eating disorder preoccupies the family, and no ability to tell anyone what's on her mind. And then she meets Owen Armstrong-intense, obsessed with music, and determined to always tell the truth, no matter what the consequences. Can a girl who hates confrontation find a way to connect with a guy who thrives on it? And can Annabel find the courage to tell what really happened the night she and Sophie stopped being friends?

Ghostgirl: Rest in Popularity
by Tonya Hurley
After dying, high school senior Charlotte Usher is as invisible to nearly everyone as she always felt, but despite what she learns in a sort of alternative high school for dead teens, she clings to life while seeking a way to go to the Fall Ball with the boy of her dreams.

All Shook Up
by Shelley Pearsall
When thirteen-year-old Josh goes to stay with his father in Chicago for a few months, he discovers--to his horror--that his dad has become an Elvis impersonator.

Meltdown
by Andy McNab and Robert Rigby
Eighteen-year-old Danny Watts and his grandfather Fergus, an ex-SAS explosives expert, travel to England, Spain, and Germany, in a life-or-death race to save the population from the spread of a lethal new drug that has been unleashed by terrorists.

Groosham Grange
by Anthony Horowitz
After being expelled from school, thirteen-year-old David Eliot is sent to Groosham Grange, a spooky and sinister boarding school where nothing seems quite right.

oh. my. gods
by Tera Lynn Childs
When her mother suddenly decides to marry a near-stranger, Phoebe, whose passion is running, soon finds herself living on a remote Greek island, completing her senior year at an ancient high school where the students and teachers are all descended from Greek mythology's gods or goddesses

The Fold
by An Ni
Korean American high school student Joyce Kim feels like a nonentity compared to her beautiful older sister, and when her aunt offers to pay for plastic surgery on her eyes, she jumps at the chance, thinking it will change her life for the better.

Stuck in Neutral
by Terry Trueman
Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family, and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him.