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Arclight / Josin L. McQuien
When one of the Fade infiltrates the Arclight and Marina recognizes it, she will begin to unlock secrets she didn’t even know she had. Who will Marina become? Who can she never be again?
The Lucy Variations / Sara Zarr
National Book Award finalist Sara Zarr takes readers inside the exclusive world of privileged San Francisco families, top junior music competitions, and intense mentorships. Because life isn't a performance, and everyone deserves the chance to make a few mistakes along the way.
This heart-pounding adventure takes place as two teens, an American teenage boy and his friend, a Chinese girl, must find her father who has been kidnapped—and they only have nine days. Although the characters in the novel are fictionalized, they are based on a real Chinese family who were part of the Chinese Democracy Movement and inspired this story.
A teen at boarding school struggles with life, love and rugby in this heartbreakingly funny novel.
Based on the astonishing true story of Ruth and Jack Gruener, this gripping novel follows a young Jewish boy from Poland who is forced from one nightmarish concentration camp to another, as World War II rages all around him.
A Corner of White / Jaclyn Moriarty
From the author of the popular Ashbury High novels comes the first in a rousing, funny, genre-busting trilogy about Madeleine, a teen girl searching for her runaway mother, and her friend Elliot, whose father disappeared on the night Elliot's uncle was found dead.
Maid of Secrets / Jennifer McGowan
In 1559 England, Meg, an orphaned thief, is pressed into service and trained as a member of the Maids of Honor, Queen Elizabeth I's secret all-female guard, but her loyalty is tested when she falls in love with a Spanish courtier who may be a threat.
If You Find Me / Emily Murdoch
Two girls are raised off the grid in a National Forest, until that one fateful day their mother disappears for good. Suddenly, the girls are taken from the woods and thrust into a bright and perplexing new world of high school, clothes and boys.
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Unnatural Creatures; stories selected by Neil Gaiman
A griffin, a werewolf, a sunbird . . . . Selected by master storyteller Neil Gaiman, the stories in this menagerie will introduce you to a host of strange, wondrous beings that have never existed anyplace but in the richness of the imagination.
The Silver Dream / Neil Gaiman & Michael Reaves
After mastering the ability to walk between dimensions, sixteen-year-old Joey Harker and his fellow InterWorld freedom fighters embark on a mission to maintain peace between the rival powers of magic and science who seek to control all worlds. Long awaited follow-up to 2007's Interworld
After her mother dies, 18-year-old Becky Randle is whisked away from a trailer park to New York City, where fashion designer Tom Kelly offers to transform her into a glamorous Rebecca, a girl fit for a prince. But soon she begins to fear that she will lose touch with her real self. Especially for Meg Cabot fans!
Nameless - a tale of beauty & madness / Lili St. Crow
The "New York Times"-bestselling author of the dark paranormal series Strange Angels has crafted an evocative update of the tale of Snow White, set in a vividly imagined world and populated by unforgettable new characters.
Three teens discover they've been trapped in a future that isn't of their making: a deadly, desolate world at once entirely familiar and utterly strange. Each harbors a secret, but only one holds the key that could get them home. As the truth comes to light Sophie, Declan, Anat, must decide what to do with a second chance at life—if they can survive to claim it.
School Spirits / Rachel Hawkins
The beginning of a fun new series by the author of the best-selling Hex Hall books. Izzy, who comes from a long line of monster hunters, investigates a series of hauntings at her new high school.
Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong / Prudence Shen & Faith Erin Hicks
Robotics club president Nate declares war on the cheerleaders and the cheerleaders retaliate by making his best friend basketball hero Charlie their figurehead in the ugliest class election campaign ever. At stake? Funding that will either cover a robotics competion or new cheerleader uniforms - but not both.
The Cydonian Pyramid / Pete Hautman
The second book in the Klaatu Diskos trilogy (after Obsidian Blade), this entry continues the story of the enigmatic girl who Tucker Feye's life, returning readers to the terrifying, thrilling, and elusive worlds found in the diskos.
Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them. One of the most highly anticipated reads of the summer!
In the fourth novel in the bestselling Chronicles of Nick series from #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Kenyon, the heat is on, and a new threat to humanity has risen.
After solving a deadly case in the small town of Lobo's Nod, 17-year-old Jazz, the son of history's most infamous serial murderer, travels to New York City to help the police track down the Hat-Dog Killer, in this sequel to "I Hunt Killers."
Invisibility / Andrea Cremer & David Levithan
A magical romance between a boy cursed with invisibility and the one girl who can see him is chronicled in this first collaboration by "New York Times"-bestselling authors Cremer ("Nightshade") and Levithan ("Will Grayson, Will Grayson" with John Green).
Spirt and Dust / Rosemary Clement-Moore
Speaking to the dead is nothing for Daisy Goodnight. The living, on the other hand, can occasionally be a problem. Donald Maguire, mob boss extraordinaire, has a missing daughter, and Daisy is his first choice to track her down. Follow-up to librarian favorite, Texas Gothic
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Bestselling author Margaret Stohl (Beautiful Creatures) delivers the first book in a heart-pounding series set in a haunting new world where four teens must piece together the mysteries of their pasts -- in order to save the future.
The selection began with 35 girls. Now, with the group narrowed down to the Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxons love is fiercer than ever. The closer America gets to the crown, the more she struggles to figure out where her heart truly lies.
In Sloane’s world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program.
Unbreakable / Elizabeth Norris
Five days. Thousands at risk. One chance to save them all. Four months after Ben returned to his home universe, Janelle learns that he is the prime suspect in a human trafficking ring, and she and Interverse Agent Barclay have five days to find the real culprit or the missing people may be lost forever.
Life After Theft / Aprilynne Pike
Jeff is the new guy in school and the only one who can see Kimberlee, a ghost with a lot of (stolen) baggage. To help her move on, Jeff must return everything she stole when she was alive. But being Kimberlee's accomplice turns into more than he bargained for when his crush and the cops get involved
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Quintana of Charyn / Melina Marchetta
The climatic conclusion of Printz Award winner Melina Marchetta's epic fantasy trilogy!
Blaire Wynn left her small farmhouse in Alabama after her mother passed away to move in with her father and his new wife in their sprawling beach house along the Florida Gulf Coast. She isn't prepared for the lifestyle change and she knows she'll never fit into this world. Then there is her sexy stepbrother, Rush, who is as spoiled as he is gorgeous. He is also getting under her skin. She knows he is anything but good for her and that he'll never be faithful to anyone.
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Book #2 in best-selling author Kagawa's darkly thrilling dystopian saga - not to be missed! (Book #1 - The Immortal Rules)
Obsidian Mirror / Catherine Fisher
By the author of Incarceron - the mirror will send you to the past, but it will not bring you back . . .
Chosen at Nightfall / C.C. Hunter
Book #5 in the ever-popular Shadow Falls series.
Jane Austen Goes to Hollywood / Abby McDonald
Aspiring actress Hallie throws herself headlong into the Hollywood scene--and an intense affair with musician Dakota. Meanwhile, shy Grace manages to find an unlikely ally in the bubbly entrepreneur Palmer, but still yearns for the maybe-almost-crush she left behind. But is Hallie blinded by her cinematic visions of true love? And can Grace find the strength to step off the sidelines?
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Ari Alexander is recruited by arrogant alien spy Jackson Locke to help him save the Earth because Ari is a military legacy who's been trained by her father and exposed to war strategies and societal information no one can know -- especially an alien spy like Jackson. Giving Jackson the information he needs will betray her father and her country, but keeping silent will start a war.
Nowhere to Run / Claire Griffin
Calvin has always been responsible: he promised his late father he would graduate from high school, he holds down a job at an auto shop, and he's a track star. But when he tries to persuade Norris, the criminally inclined cousin of Calvin's friend Deej, to stop shaking down Calvin's mother's nail salon for money-once again trying to do the right thing-Calvin gets caught between a rock and a hard place.
Sadie must take over her mother's job as a domestic servant and discovers that when the family arrives for the summer, the owner is a teen rock star. Although she is not impressed by his fame, he is drawn to her although he knows relationships do not work in his world.
Lela travels to a grim afterlife where suicides go after doing the deed. She's there to save her friend Nadia from the bleak, dangerous world, and enlists the aid of head of the Guards, Malachi. Sparks fly & amidst fighting the resident nasty monsters, this is quite a touching love story, with unique and memorable world-building. Really, really enjoyed this one!
Goddess Inheritance / Aimee Carter
Love or life. Henry or their child. The end of her family or the end of the world. Kate must choose. Next book in the Goddess Test series (Goddess Test, Goddess Interrupted)
Notes from Ghost Town / Kate Ellison
Young artist Olivia Tithe struggles to keep her sanity as she unravels the mystery of her first love's death through his ghostly visits.
When three Lake Oswego High School girls from different social groups, good-girl Elodie, popular Tabitha, and tough Moe, meet in a rehabilitation group, they discover they have much more in common than shoplifting.
Being Henry David / Cal Armistead
'Hank,' who can't remember his identity, finds himself in Penn Station with a copy of Thoreau's Walden as his only possession and must figure out where he's from and why he ran away.
The Sweetest Spell / Suzanne Selfors
Emmeline has escaped death twice-first, on the night she was born, and second, on the day her entire village was swept away by flood. Left with nothing and no one, Emmeline discovers her rare and mysterious ability-she can churn milk into chocolate, a delicacy more precious than gold.
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Man vs. Beast / Robert Muchamore
Mainstream animal protection groups have always stayed within the law, but a new band of radical liberationists argues that if humans and animals are equal, then it’s right to kill or threaten one human in order to save the lives of many animals. In mission #6, James and the other CHERUB agents must go up against the most radical group yet in a daring and violent attempt to save hundreds of lives...including their own.
The Grass is Always Greener / Jen Calonita
The heartwarming conclusion to Jen Calonita's Belles trilogy.
Dead Silence / Kimberly Derting
Violet will do whatever it takes to keep her loved ones safe—even if it means lying to her boyfriend, Jay. But when an echo calls to her, she stumbles upon a murder scene unlike anything she's ever witnessed. The murders are frenzied and twisted, and the killer left a disturbing calling card for all to see—a brimstone cross sketched in blood on the wall. And Violet finds herself pulled into a deadly hunt for a vicious madman with an army of devoted followers.
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Long Distance Running for Beginners
Inspiration is easily found through this unique training manual for long distance runners of all abilities, with special focus on the beginning runner
Two new bios of contemporary stars:
Nicki Minaj - rapper & fashion star
Jennifer Lawrence - breakout actress
Bizarre Phenomena & Unexplained Mysteries
This intriguing volume whets the appetite of fans of the supernatural with tales of the unexplained, their origins, and why they continue to fascinate.
Supernatural Signs, Symbols & Codes
Looks at signs, symbols, and codes throughout history, including pyramids, hearts, and pentagrams.
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When Kyra, a potions master, tries to save her kingdom by murdering the princess, who is also her best friend, the poisoned dart misses its mark and Kyra becomes a fugitive, pursued by the King's army and her ex-boyfriend Hal.
Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones,Bloodlinesexplores all the friendship, romance, battles, and betrayals that made the #1New York Timesbestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive--this time in a part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and everyone's out for blood.
Two sisters, both beautiful in different ways. Just as Ted's fabulous modeling career is taking flight, Ava's world comes crashing down. Can Ted be a supermodel and a supersister? Or will she have to choose between loyalty & Louboutins, family & fame?
The Murmurings / Carly Anne West
Everyone thinks Sophie’s sister, Nell, went crazy. After all, she heard strange voices that drove her to commit suicide. But Sophie doesn’t believe that Nell would take her own life, and she’s convinced that Nell’s doctor knows more than he’s letting on.
Abandoned on Earth because of her inability to survive on other planets, Jarra crafts a fake background for herself to join a class of norms who are excavating the dangerous ruins of the old cities.
In the second book of Jodi Meadows's Incarnate trilogy, Ana discovers the truth about reincarnation and will have to find a way to embrace love and make her young life meaningful. asunder explores the beauty and shadowed depths of the soul in a story equal parts epic romance and captivating fantasy.
Diamond knows not to talk to strangers. But just once couldn't hurt. Right? This gripping and chillingly realistic novel fromNew York Timesbestselling author Sharon Draper shows that all it takes is one bad decision for everything to change.
Let the Sky Fall / Shannon Messenger
For fans of Becca Fitzpatrick --Ten years after surviving the tornado that killed his parents, Vane Weston, now seventeen, has no memory of that fateful day but dreams of a beautiful girl who, he now learns, is not only real, she is his guardian sylph, who harnesses the power of the wind.
OCD, the Dude and Me / Lauren Roedy Vaughn
Danielle Levine stands out even at her alternative high school--in appearance and attitude--but when her scathing and sometimes raunchy English essays land her in a social skills class, she meets Daniel, another social misfit who may break her resolve to keep everyone at arm's length.
For Gene and the remaining humans, death is just a heartbeat away. On the run and hunted by society, they must find a way to survive in The Vast . . . and avoid the hungry predator tracking them in the dark. But they're not the only things following Gene. . . . Followup to last year's hit The Hunt.
Brianna on the Brink / Nicole McInnes
Raised by her pirate father on a Mississippi keeler, River is a half-feral river rat and proud of it. When her powerful father disappears in the great earthquake of 1811, she is on the run from buccaneers, including Jean Laffite, who hope to claim her father's territory and his buried treasure. But the ruthless rivals do not count on getting a run for their money from a plucky slip of a girl determined to find her place in the new order.
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The last installment of Michael Grant's Gone series is finally here. After enduring Hunger, Lies, Plague & Fear, find out who survives the ultimate battle between the kids of Perdido Beach and the evil known as Gaiaphage.
Experience a cosmic battle filled with high-tech gear, gateways to other planets, and ultimate stakes. Not everyone will survive. But heroes will rise up and step into their destiny in this earth-shaking conclusion to the C.H.A.O.S trilogy.
Struck by Lightning / Chris Colfer
Now a major motion picture, Chris Colfer (GLEE) wrote this hilarious comedy about surviving high school when your classmates don't get you, your parents are crazy, and all you have are your dreams.
Lauren has visions of girls her own age who are gone without a trace, but while she tries to understand why they are speaking to her and whether she is next, Lauren has a brush with death and a shocking truth emerges, changing everything.
In the stunning conclusion to Anna Carey's thrilling dystopian trilogy, Eve has the fate of The New America in her hands.
A girl, estimated to be sixteen, awakens with amnesia in the wreckage of a plane crash she should not have survived and taken into foster care, and the only clue to her identity is a mysterious boy who claims she is part of a science experiment that will take place in 100 years.
Going Vintage / Lindsay Leavitt
When Mallory discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her with an online girlfriend, she swears off boys and modern technology. Inspired by a list of goals her grandmother made in 1962, Mallory decides to "go vintage" and return to a simpler time. But the list is trickier than it looks.
Nothing is going as planned for Rebecca. She's weeks away from starting college--at a school chosen specifically to put a few thousand miles of freedom between Reb and her parents. But her dad's last-minute job opportunity has her entire family moving all those miles with her! And then there's the matter of her unexpected, amazing boyfriend, Jackson, who is staying behind on the exact opposite coast.
"No matter what. I wouldn't let anyone change me. I wouldn't let them strip away whatever tiny parts of me were human. Assuming I had any humanity to lose." One part teen love story, and two parts super-spy thriller, Mila 2.0 is a bold debut and the first book in an action-packed trilogy.
Old secrets are revealed and unexpected characters make a surprising return in this stunning conclusion to Kelley Armstrong's bestselling Darkness Rising trilogy (Gathering, Calling)
This is What Happy Looks Like / Jennifer E. Smith
When teenage movie star Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl Ellie O'Neill an email about his pet pig, the two strike up a witty and unforgettable correspondence, discussing everything under the sun, except for their names or backgrounds. Then Graham finds out that Ellie's Maine hometown is the perfect location for his latest film. But can a star as famous as Graham really start a relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie want to avoid the media's spotlight at all costs?
Campus Visits & College Interviews
Just in time for April break, this quick and handy guide will help you get the right impression during your visit and make the right impression during your interview. It tells you the best times to visit; what to look for while you're there; what questions to expect during your interview; what questions you should ask; and more.
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Dark Triumphs / Robin LaFevers
Sybella's duty as Death's assassin in 15th-century France forces her return home to the personal hell that she had finally escaped. Love and romance, history and magic, vengeance and salvation converge in this sequel to Grave Mercy.
Finally . . . the sequel to 2010's Reckless! Jacob Reckless journeys to the Mirrorworld to tell his shapeshifting friend Fox that a fairy curse--a deadly moth in his chest--means he has only one year to live.
The start of her second year in high school brings someone unexpected into Maria's life - Shintaro Kurosu, a brash first-year student who does as he pleases. He takes a strong liking to Maria and sticks to her, making Maria and her crush Shin Meguro extremely uncomfortable. Like it or not, Kurosu's presence is about to change Maria in a surprising way . . .
For fans of Lauren Kate and Libba Bray,The Sweetest Darkis filled with thrilling romance, exciting adventure, and ancient magic. Shana Abé brilliantly captures the drama of post-Victorian England, while unfolding a passionate love story that defies time.
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Grace, Gold & Glory / Gabrielle Douglas with Michelle Burford
The U.S. gymnast all-around gold medal winner at the 2012 London Olympics tells her story of faith, perseverance, and determination.
Shadow on the Sun / David Macinnis Gill
Book #3 in the excellent space adventure series - don't mess with Durango!
Period 8. An hour a day. The only rule is that you keep it real; that you tell the truth. But someone in Period 8 is lying. And when a classmate goes missing and the mystery of her disappearance seeps beyond P-8 and into every hour of the day, all hell breaks loose.
Scary, funny, and surprisingly poignant, Warm Bodies is about being alive, being dead, and the blurry line in between - a zombie boy, a human girl - what are the chances?
The Lifeguard / Deborah Blumenthal
It's an unsettled summer for Sirena. Back in Texas, her family's splitting apart, but here in Rhode Island, at the cottage of her free-spirited aunt, it's a different world. There are long days at the beach and intriguing encounters with him. Pilot, the lifeguard with shamanic skills.
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Falling for You / Lisa Schroeder
Affection turns to obsession—and love means both devastation and redemption—in this gripping novel from the author of I Heart You, You Haunt Me.
Cinders & Sapphires / Leila Rasheed
One house, two worlds . . . sumpuous and enticing, the first novel in the At Somerton series introduces two worlds, utterly different yet entangled, where ruthless ambition, forbidden attraction, and unspoken dreams are hidden behind dutiful smiles and glittering jewels. Att those secrets are waiting . . . at Somerton.
Samantha didn't mean to hurt anyone. She just wanted to make Zee a little jealous, so she kissed Alex. And then he died - right there in her arms. Sam is now the school pariah and a media sensation. Consumed with guilt, she'll have to figure out a way to forgive herself, or no one else will either.
The Golden Lily / Richelle Mead
At a boarding school in glamorous Palm Springs, California, alchemist Sydney must protect the vampires-in-hiding from the threat of other humans, a task made harder by forbidden romances, unexpected spirit bonds, and the threat of Strigoi moving ever closer.
"An absolute page-turner. Murder, action, intrigue and the toughest female vigilante since Lisbeth Sandler." - Pittacus Lore
Gate of Paradise - a Blue Bloods novel / Melissa de la Cruz
In the final installment of the Blue Bloods series, the young vampires of Manhattan must make terrible sacrifices in order to triumph over Lucifer and the Silver Bloods.
Since the age of three, Evelyn has trained to be Daughter of the People in the underwater utopia known as Elysium.
But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, accidentally stumbles into Elysium's secluded little world, Evelyn comes to a startling realization: Everything she knows is a lie.
2013 Scholastic Book of World Records
Updated with the most recent facts, stats and records!
This amazing collection contains entries on everything from the bizarre to the horrific, and from the spooky to the just plain confounding. - the bizarre truths behind 50 world-famous mysteries.
A Midsummer Tights Dream / Louise Rennison
Louise Rennison, nationally bestselling author of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series, returns with another hilarious adventure starring Georgia’s cousin Tallulah Casey.
As the battle against the Black Wings and their minions looms on the horizon, part-angel Clara Gardner is finally ready to fulfill her destiny, even though she knows she may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.
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Black City / Elizabeth Richards
Ash, a sixteen-year-old twin-blood who sells his addictive venom, "Haze," to support his dying mother, and Natalie, the daughter of a diplomat, discover their mysterious--and forbidden--connection in the Black City, where humans and Darklings struggle to rebuild after a brutal war.
Dance of Shadows / Yelena Black
Vanessa follows her sister Margaret to an elite Manhattan ballet school, not only gaining admission but also earning the lead in a production of the Firebird, while trying to uncover why and how Margaret and other lead dancers have disappeared.
Everything about Anna's life is a secret. Her father works for the Branch, at the helm of its latest project: monitoring and administering treatments to the four genetically altered boys in the lab below their farmhouse. There's Nick, solemn and brooding; Cas, light-hearted and playful; Trev, smart and caring; and Sam . . . who's stolen Anna's heart.
Every secret has a price.For most girls, sleepaway camp is great fun. But for Amy Becker, it's a nightmare.
Being a 16-year-old safecracker and active-duty daughter of international spies has its moments, good and bad. Pros: Seeing the world one crime-solving adventure at a time. Having parents with super cool jobs. Cons: Never staying in one place long enough to have friends or a boyfriend.
How to Lead a Life of Crime / Kirsten Miller
A teenaged pickpocket, haunted by the ghost of his brother killed by his father, is recruited for Mandel Academy, a school for criminals where only one student survives each semester.
Witch & Wizard - the Kiss / James Patterson & Jill Dembrowski
For the first time in their lives, Wisty and Whit Allgood find themselves at odds as Wisty is drawn to a mysterious and magical stranger named Heath.
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Death & the Girl Next Door / Darynda Jones
Death, Doom, & Detention / Darynda Jones
Books 1 & 2 of bestselling author Darynda Jones' thrilling YA series. She hits plenty of buttons - impossibly handsome boys, supernatural powers, hot romance, friendship, school rivalries, suspense & comedy!
The Cadet of Tildor / Alex Liddell
At the Academy of Tildor, the training ground for elite soldiers, Cadet Renee de Winter struggles to keep up with her male peers, but when her mentor is kidnapped to fight in illegal gladiator games, Renee and best friend Alec struggle to do what is right in a world of crime of political intrigue.
A Touch Menacing / Leah Clifford
Eden is a Sider, a being caught between life and death, with unspeakable powers. And she's in love with Az, a tortured soul--a fallen angel. To save each other, to save their friends and life on earth itself, Eden and Az may have to sacrifice themselves. Lots of angst & drama!
The Lives We Lost / Megan Crewe
In the second installment in this dystopian trilogy, the virus has spread beyond Kaelyn's island, and she and her friends must head to the mainland, carrying with them hopes for a cure.
Meant to Be / Lauren MorrillMeant to be or not meant to be . . . that is the question. It's one thing to fall head over heels into a puddle of hazelnut coffee, and quite another to fall for the (gasp!) wrong guy.
Added 3/12/13
The Virals are put to the ultimate test when they find a geocache containing an ornate puzzle box. Shelton decodes the cipher inside, only to find more tantalizing clues left by "The Gamemaster." A second, greater geocache is within reach--if the Virals are up to the challenge.
Delirium Stories: Hana, Annabel & Raven / Lauren Oliver
For those who just can't get enough of this captivating series - Hana, Annabel, and Raven each center around a fascinating and complex character who adds important information to the series and gives it greater depth.
Haven Terra is still recovering from an internship that brought her literally to the brink of hell when a trip to New Orleans leads to more trouble.
Avatar the last airbender - The promise, part 1
Avatar the last airbender - The promise, part 2
Avatar the last airbender - The promise, part 3
Picking up exactly where Avatar: The Last Airbender left off, The Promise takes Aang to a Fire Nation colony in the heart of the Earth Nation, where tensions between neighbors threaten to shatter the world's newfound peace-putting the Avatar on a collision course with one of his closest friends, FireLord Zuko.
Revolution 19 / Gregg Rosenblum
Headstrong seventeen-year-old Nick has spent his whole life in a community in the wilderness, hiding out from the robots that have enslaved mankind. But when the bots discover the community's location, he, his tech-geek younger brother, Kevin, and adopted sister, Cass, barely make it out alive—only to discover that their home has been destroyed and everyone they love is missing.
The Trouble with Flirting / Claire LaZebnik
Franny's supposed to be working this summer, not flirting. But you can't blame her when guys like Alex and Harry are around. . . .
Added 3/5/13
This exciting finale to Lauren Oliver's New York Times bestselling Delirium trilogy is a riveting blend of nonstop action and forbidden romance in a dystopian United States.
Nadia can tell as soon as her family moves to Captive's Sound that the town is under a dark and powerful spell. Then she meets Mateo, the teenage local whose cursed dreams predict the future, and they must work together to prevent an impending disaster that threatens the entire town
The Summer Prince / Alaya Dawn Johnson
A heart-stopping story of love, death, technology, and art set amid the lush tropics of a futuristic Brazil.
Fia and her sister, Annie, are trapped in a school that uses young female psychics and mind readers as tools for corporate espionage--and if Fia doesn't play by the rules of their deadly game, Annie will be killed.
Aritstotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe / Benjamin Alire Saenz
Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.
Violet Eden has accepted that she's part angel, part human, but nothing prepares her to be handed the key to the gates of Hell. Or worse, to be forced to turn the key over to the dark exile who saved and betrayed her: Phoenix.
In the year 2051, when most Americans live in one of two gigantic, modern States, Faith Daniels, part of a dwindling group that lives between, learns that she, like other misfits, has unusual abilities that could help when the inevitable war begins.
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The Ivy: Scandal / Lauren Kunze
It's been a looong wait - but it's here - the final installment of Callie's freshman year adventures. Now, if only Gregory were around to appreciate it . . . .
Book Two in the Partials sequence - With the help of Samm and Heron, Kira sets out on a desperate search for clues as to who she is, while Marcus and the remaining human population gear up for war with the Paritals
Madness Underneath / Maureen Johnson
After her near-fatal run-in with the Jack the Ripper copycat, Rory Devereaux is back in London to help solve a new string of inexplicable deaths plaguing the city.
Crash and Burn / Michael Hassan
In April, 2008, Steven "Crash" Crashinsky saved more than a thousand people when he stopped his classmate David Burnett from taking their high school hostage armed with assault weapons and high-powered explosives. You likely already know what came after for Crash: the nationwide notoriety, the college recruitment, and, of course, the book deal. What you might not know is what came before: a story of two teens whose lives have been inextricably linked since grade school, who were destined, some say, to meet that day in the teachers' lounge of Meadows High. And what you definitely don't know are the words that Burn whispered to Crash right as the siege was ending, a secret that Crash has never revealed. Until now.
Eleanor & Park / Rainbow Rowell
Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits--smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.
Shadows in the silence : an Angelfire novel / Courtney Allison Moulton
In the final battle for Heaven and Earth, Ellie, who has the reincarnated soul of an ancient reaper-slayer, must grapple with her archangel powers to save herself and all of humanity.
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Build & Pilot Your Own Walkalong Glider / Philip Rossoni
From local glider expert, Phil Rossoni, go way beyond paper airplanes - make gliders that you can actually control - lots of fun & science, too!
A girl with the power to search alternate futures lives out six weeks of two different lives in alternating chapters. Both futures hold the potential for love and loss, and ultimately she is forced to choose which fate she is willing to live through.
The Dead & the Buried / Kim Harrington
New student Jade uncovers a murder mystery when she moves into a house haunted by the ghost of a beautiful, mean girl who ruled Jade's high school.
Your Food is Fooling You / David A. Kessler
Our brains are being hijacked by the foods we eat. Former Commissioner of the FDA, Kessler offers a call to action for young people, and practical advice on developing healthy eating habits.
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Winner of the 2013 Michael L. Printz Award
A modern teen and a black slave, separated by hundreds of years. Yet in some strange way, the boy in the ruins of Port au Prince and the man who led the struggle for Haiti's independence might well be one and the same . . .
The Vincent Brothers / Abbi Glines
Jenny Han's sequel to "The Vincent Boys, " where hot romance is the cure for heartbreak. What starts as a carefree fling becomes a lusty game of seduction. Sawyer and Lana may have different motives, but their scintillating hookups are the same kind of steamy.
The Lost Girl / Sangu Mandanna
From debut novelist Sangu Mandanna comes the dazzling story of a girl who was always told what she had to be—until she found the strength to decide for herself.
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The sin-eater's confession / Ilsa A. Bick
People in Merit, Wisconsin, always said Jimmy was . . . you know. But people said all sorts of stupid stuff. Nobody really knew anything. Nobody really knew Jimmy.
After : nineteen stories of apocalypse and dystopia / edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
If the melt-down, flood, plague, the third World War, new Ice Age, Rapture, alien invasion, clamp-down, meteor, or something else entirely hit today, what would tomorrow look like?
Madman's Daughter / Megan Shepherd
Dr. Moreau's daughter, Juliet, travels to her estranged father's island, only to encounter murder, medical horrors, and a love triangle.
Invited to become her varsity golf team's only female member, Fredericka Oday pursues a dream of earning a scholarship only to be challenged by golden boy Ryan Berenger, who resents Fred for replacing his best friend on the team.
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Breaking Point / Kristen Simmons
After faking their deaths to escape from prison in Article 5, Ember Miller and Chase Jennings have only one goal: to lay low until the Federal Bureau of Reformation forgets they ever existed.
The Tragedy Paper / Elizabeth Laban
While preparing for the most dreaded assignment at the prestigious Irving School, the Tragedy Paper, Duncan gets wrapped up in the tragic tale of Tim Macbeth, a former student who had a clandestine relationship with the wrong girl, and his own ill-fated romance with Daisy.
In this breathtaking conclusion to Lauren DeStefano’s Chemical Garden trilogy, everything Rhine knows to be true will be irrevocably shattered. (First two books in series - Wither, Fever)
A descendant of the inspiration for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, sixteen-year-old Alyssa Gardner fears she is mentally ill like her mother until she finds that Wonderland is real and, if she passes a series of tests to fix Alice's mistakes, she may save her family from their curse.
Shrouded in mist and protected by a deadly reef, Trespass Island is home to a community of people who guard the island and its secrets from outsiders. Because there are monsters here. And no one ever leaves Trespass alive.
Spy vs. Spy Omnibus / Antonio Prohias
If you're a fan, (and who's not?), this is all you need for a good few hours of fun!
The Supernaturalist / Eoin Colfer
In futuristic Satellite City, fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill escapes from his abusive orphanage and teams up with three other people who share his unusual ability to see supernatural creatures, and together they determine the nature and purpose of the swarming blue Parasites that are invisible to most humans.
After stabbing and killing her boyfriend, sixteen-year-old Mallory, who has no memory of the event, is sent away to a boarding school to escape the gossip and threats, but someone or something is following her.
Daire Santos and her boyfriend, Dace, team up again to find the Richters, a dark family of sorcerers, before they upset the balance between good and evil, and Dace's brother Cade, who forces Daire to confront the horrifying prophecy that brought them all together and claim her true destiny as a Seeker.
The Friday Society / Adrienne Kress
Cora, Nellie, and Michiko, teenaged assistants to three powerful men in Edwardian London, meet by chance at a ball that ends with the discovery of a murdered man, leading the three to work together to solve this and related crimes without drawing undue attention to themselves.
Perfect Scoundrels / Ally Carter
When feisty teenaged thief Kat's on-again off-again boyfriend, Hale, suddenly inherits his family's billion dollar company, Kat gets a tip-off that the will is a fake.
Game Changer / Margaret Peterson Haddix
A talented teen athlete questions reality—and the role she plays in it—when a mysterious injury upends her world.
In Gardner's stunning novel, set in a ruthless regime, an unlikely teenager risks all to expose the truth about a heralded moon landing. Illustrations.
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In the pulse-pounding sequel to "Shatter Me, " which "Publishers Weekly" called "a gripping read from an author who's not afraid to take risks," Juliette learns to control her powers but is forced to choose between her heart-and Adam's life.
Scarlet and Wolf, a street fighter who may have information about her missing grandmother, join forces with Cinder as they try to stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana in the second thrilling installment of the Lunar Chronicles (1st volune - Cinder)
Librarian favorite!
Cross my heart, hope to die / Sara Shepard
The mystery deepens in the latest installment of the "New York Times"-bestselling series, the basis for the hit ABC Family show, where the lies are deadly and the consequences killer.
Midwinterblood / Marcus Sedgewick
Seven stories of passion and love separated by centuries but mysteriously intertwined—this is a tale of horror and beauty, tenderness and sacrifice.
The long awaited sequel to Little Brother, finds Marcus working as a webmaster for a crusading politician. When his nemesis emerges from the underground gifting him with a wikileaks-style data dump of incendiary evidence of corporate & political evildoings, Marcus is faced with yet more hard choices about how far he's willing to go
Etiquette & Espionage / Gail Carriger
It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to Finishing School.
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Grey Wolves / Robert Muchamore
Book 4 in Henderson's Boys series by bestselling author of Cherub series - adventure & secret agents in WW II!
Tiger's Destiny / Colleen Houck
It's a race against time--and the evil sorcerer Lokesh--in this eagerly anticipated fourth volume in the bestselling Tiger's Curse series, which pits good against evil, tests the bonds of love and loyalty, and finally reveals the tigers' true destinies once and for all.
Speechless / Hannah Harrington
Everyone knows that Chelsea Knot can't keep a secret. Until now. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast; and nearly got someone killed. Now Chelsea has taken a vow of silence. And if she thinks keeping secrets is hard, not speaking up when she's ignored, ridiculed and even attacked is worse. From the author of Saving June.
Pizza, Love and other stuff that made me famous / Kathryn Williams
Sophie Nicolaides was practically raised in the kitchen of her family's Italian-Greek restaurant, Taverna Ristorante. When her best friend, Alex, tries to persuade her to audition for a new reality show, Teen Test Kitchen, Sophie is reluctant. But the prize includes a full scholarship to one of America's finest culinary schools and a summer in Napa, California, not to mention fame.
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The daughters of a North Carolina senator, Isabelle and Mirabelle, who are still reeling from the knowledge that they are not cousins, but actually sisters, barely have time to process the news with cotillion season right around the corner.
Nikki Beckett could only watch as her boyfriend, Jack, sacrificed himself to save her, taking her place in the Tunnels of the Everneath for eternity—a debt that should've been hers. Now she is living a borrowed life, and she doesn't know what to do with the guilt. And every night, Jack appears in her dreams, lost and confused and wasting away. No matter how she tries to reach for his hand, she can never find it.
Robbie's last-minute flight to the Midway Atoll proves to be a nightmare when the plane goes down in shark-infested waters. Fighting for her life, the co-pilot Max pulls her onto the raft, and that's when the real terror begins.
A third case for teen Sherlock involves a heinous crime . . . and a brother with blood on his hands . . . .
Surviving High School / M. Doty
What's the secret to surviving your freshman year of high school? The hit mobile gameSurviving High Schoolcomes to life in an original novel about perfection, failure, and following your dreams.
Under the Bridge / Michael Harmon
Tate's younger brother Indy is probably the best skateboarder in Spokane. But when Indy clashes with his father one too many times and drops out of school, it's up to Tate to win his brother back from the seedier elements of Spokane. Can Tate convince Indy to come home, finish his high school degree, and return to skating Under the bridge with their crew?
Are the stars of The Fame Game ready for their close-ups?
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When sheltered American good girl Allyson first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem, there's an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that spark bursts into a flame, or so it seems to Allyson, until the following morning, when she wakes up after a whirlwind day in Paris to discover that Willem has left.
"Just One Day" is the first in a sweepingly romantic duet of novels. Willem's story--"Just One Year"--is coming soon!
Julie Cross's Vortex is the thrilling second installment of the Tempest series, in which the world hangs in the balance as a lovelorn Jackson must choose who to save.
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The Darkest Minds / Alexandra Bracken
When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.
The final book in the NY Times best-selling trilogy (Across the Universe, A Million Suns). Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship "Godspeed" behind. They're ready to start life afreshNto build a homeNon Centauri-Earth. But this new Earth isn't the paradise that Amy had been hoping for.
Love and Other Perishable Items / Laura Buzo
Love is awkward, Amelia should know.
From the moment she sets eyes on Chris, she is a goner. Lost. Sunk. Head over heels infatuated with him. It's problematic, since Chris, 21, is a sophisticated university student, while Amelia, 15, is 15.
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Through the Ever Night / Veronica Rossi
It's finally here!! Book 2 of Rossi's excellent dystopian series (after Under the Never Sky) finds Perry & Aria hiding their relationship in order for Perry to assume the leadership of his Tide tribe. Not sure that's such a practical idea . . . More great action, romance, plot twists, and just general awesomeness!
Ageha Yoshina just got transported to a warped alternate dimension where you've got to fight your way back to our world - or die trying.
Who's to blame when bullying leads to suicide? A gripping exploration seeks answers in and out of the courtroom.
Reese can't remember anything from the time between the accident and the day she woke up almost a month later. She only knows one thing: She's different now. Things become even stranger when Reese returns home. When Reese unexpectedly collides with the beautiful Amber Gray, her search for the truth is forced in an entirely new direction-and threatens to expose a vast global conspiracy.
The follow-up to If We Kiss, Rachel Vail's addictive story of first kisses and heartbreak,Kiss Me Againat long last answers the question of what happens when a crush so off-limits it has to be a fantasy suddenly becomes something very real.
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How to Rock Break-ups and Make-ups / Meg Haston
Marquette Middle hasn't seen a girl with such killer style and impressive vocals since... well, Kacey herself. Boys want to date Stevie, girls want to be her, and Kacey wants to boot her butt out of Chicago ASAP. But when Kacey reverts to her mean-girl ways to take Stevie down, will she lose the band--and Zander--for good? Hilarious follow-up to How to Rock Braces and Glasses
From the author of Jane, comes another YA retelling of a classic. A forbidden romance. A modern mystery. "Wuthering Heights" as you've never seen it before.
Paper Valentine / Brenna Yovanoff
For Hannah, the summer is a complicated one. Her best friend Lillian died six months ago, and Hannah just wants her life to go back to normal. But how can things be normal when Lillian’s ghost is haunting her bedroom, pushing her to investigate a mysterious string of murders? And she must stop thinking about Finny Boone, the big, enigmatic delinquent whose main hobbies seem to include petty larceny and surprising acts of kindness. Librarian favorite!
Ali's Pretty Little Liars / Sara Shepard
Before there was A, there was Alison DiLaurentis. Boys wanted to date her, girls wanted to be her, and somebody wanted her dead. . . . A Pretty Little Liars Prequel Novel.
The hotly anticipated follow-up to Embrace , Entice ramps up the captivating combination of angel mythology, forbidden romance and intense action. Stay tuned for Emblaze, the conclusion to the series, due out 3/1/13.
Embers & Echoes / Karsten Knight
A teenage Polynesian volcano goddess fires up her search for love and family in this sequel toWildefire.
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Out of the Blue / Victor Cruz with Peter Schrager
Victor Cruz, the Super Bowl-winning and record-breaking wide receiver, is best known for his explosive plays and salsa touchdown celebrations. While his meteoric rise in the NFL looked like the result of a magical year, it was actually a lifetime in the making.
Confessions of a Murder Suspect / James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
James Patterson returns to the genre that made him famous with a thrilling teen detective series about the mysterious and magnificently wealthy Angel family . . . and the dark secrets they're keeping from one another.
Stuck in the wilderness with a bunch of other juvenile deliquents on an "Inward Trek", it doesn't see that things could get worse for Nick - but they do. . . starting with their counselors turning into zombies overnight. Nick's seen all the zombie movies, and thinks he knows all the rules. Unfortunately, that's not enough!
Deadly Little Lessons / Laurie Faria Stolarz
Camelia's junior year of high school is finally over...but her troubles aren't. After she discovers a painful truth about her family, she escapes to a summer artsnbsp;program in Rhode Island, determined to put family - and boyfriend - dramas behind her.
Wherever You Go / Heather Davis
Rob’s ghost is watching Holly, so when he sees his best friend, Jason, trying to get close to her, he isn't happy. This haunting paranormal romance is deftly told from the perspectives of Rob, Holly, and Jason. Can everyone make peace with the past and find the courage to move forward?
Are you a fan? 'nuff said..
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Four Secrets / Margaret Willey
Katy, Nate, and Renata had no farther to fall down the social ladder. But when they hit bottom, they found each other. Together, they wanted to change things. To stop the torment. So they made a plan. One person seemed to have everyone's secretsNand all the power. If they could stop him. But secrets are complicated, powerful things.
Falling Kingdoms / Morgan Rhodes
In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power--brutally transforming their subjects' lives in the process. Amidst betrayals, bargains, and battles, four young people find their fates forever intertwined.
Eva cannot speak, cannot move, and should not, according to the laws of her world, even exist. She is a recessive soul, the one fated to fade away. Except she didn't. Now Eva can only watch as her sister soul lives for them bothNuntil two other hybrids have a shocking idea.
Live Through This / Mindi Scott
When a relationship trespasses the boundaries of trust, the consequences are complex in this nuanced page-turner from “a formidable talent” (Booklist).
Sophie is not happy to be back in the Congo for the summer, but when she rescues an abused baby bonobo she becomes more involved in her mother's sanctuary--and when fighting breaks out and the sanctuary is attacked, it is up to Sophie to rescue the apes and somehow survive in the jungle.
The Opposite of Hallelujah / Anna Jarzab
A riveting depiction of sisterhood, as one sibling's return home unleashes lies, a secret long buried, and emotional upheaval.
Throne of Glass / Sarah J. Maas
Two men love her. The whole world fears her. Only she can save them all.
Kami is in love with someone she's never met—a boy she's talked to in her head since she was born. After a series of startling events, Kami can see that the town she has known all her life is hiding a multitude of secrets—and a murderer. The key to it all just might be the boy in her head. The boy she thought was imaginary is real, and definitely and deliciously dangerous. Beginning of an excellent new trilogy & a librarian favorite!
The Sky is Everywhere / Jandy Nelson
One boy helps her remember. The other lets her forget. After her sister's sudden death, Lennie finds herself torn between quiet seductive Toby, her sister's boyfried who shares her grief, and Joe, the new boy in town who bursts with life and musical genius. Each offers her something she desperately needs, though she knows if the two of them collide, her whole world will explode.
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In a barren land, a shimmering glass dome houses the survivors of the Switch, the period when oxygen levels plunged and the green world withered. A state lottery meant a lucky few won safety, while the rest suffocated in the thin air. And now Alina, Quinn, and Bea--an unlikely trio, each with their own agendas, their own longings and fears--walk straight into the heart of danger. With two days' worth of oxygen in their tanks, they leave the dome. What will happen on the third day?
** Librarian favorite!
Emily's Dress and Other Missing Things / Kathryn Burak
A new girl in Amherst, Massachusetts, comes to terms with her mother's suicide and her best friend's disappearance with the help of Emily Dickinson's poetry--and her dress.
In the twenty-second century, Glennora Morgan's father has been working on a project that will allow him to penetrate the Rift border and retrieve Glennora's mother; but now that he has succeeded the Authority is suddenly trying to kill them both, and Glennora and her friend Kevin must flee into the Magisterium to escape them.
In Renaissance Venice, orphaned Cassandra Caravello is one of the elite but feels trapped in the city of water until she stumbles upon a murdered woman and is drawn into a dangerous world of courtesans, grave robbers, and secret societies, guided by Falco, a mysterious and alluring artist.
Beautiful Lies / Jessica Warman
Eighteen-year-old identical twins Alice and Rachel have always shared a very special bond, so when one is abducted the other uses their connection to try to locate her.
Lindsay Lost / Suzanne Marie Phillips
Even though Micah's a star pitcher, his older sister Lindsey is the real deal--a runner so good, she has a shot at the Olympics. The two of them urge each other on, and are each other's best support. Then the unthinkable happens: Lindsey is murdered, and Micah may have been the last person to see her. But he can't remember what happened, no matter what their parents tell him, no matter what the police say. Did he witness his sister's murder--or commit it? Can he recall the truth before his life is sentenced to end, too?
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Enter a tangled world of secrets and intrigue where a girl controls other’s destinies, but not her own. Caught in a web of lies and forbidden romance, Adelice must unravel the sinister truth behind her own unspeakable power. Her world is hanging by a thread, and Adelice, alone, can decide to save it—or destroy it.
Elysia was created as an empty clone for a wealthy family. If anyone discovers that Elysia isn’t the unfeeling clone she must pretend to be, she will suffer a fate too terrible to imagine. The first in a dazzlingly original science fiction series from best-selling author Rachel Cohn, Beta is a haunting, unforgettable story of courage and love in a corrupted world.
The Future We Left Behind / Mike Lancaster
A thousand years after the release of the Straker Tapes, when Peter and Alpha discover that stories of human upgrades are true, they strive to stop a group of scientists from making a decision that could destroy humanity.
The Paladin Prophecy / Mart Frost
Readers ofI Am Number Four & The Maze Runner will love this exciting new adventure series. Will West is careful to live life under the radar. At his parents' insistence, he's made sure to get mediocre grades and to stay in the middle of the pack on his cross-country team. Then Will slips up, accidentally scoring off the charts on a nationwide exam. Ooops!
The Lost Gate / Orson Scott Card
An exciting new series by the author of Ender's Game.
One Shot Kill; The Prisoner / Robert Muchamore
If you like Muchamore's The Cherub series, check out Henderson's Boys & stayed tuned for more volumes in the series . . . .
Beautiful Redemption / Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
The finale of the southern gothic Beautiful Creatures series
Passion Blue / Victoria Strauss
Giulia, the orphaned, illegitimate daughter of a Milanese nobleman, is to be sent to a convent. The convent of Santa Marta is full of surprises, including a workshop of nuns who are creating paintings of astonishing beauty using a luminous blue mixed from a secret formula: Passion Blue. As Giulia’s own artistic self is awakened she’s torn: should she follow the young man who promises to help her escape? Or stay and satisfy her growing desire to paint?
Some secrets are too hot to handle . . . book #12 in the best-selling Pretty Little Liars series
Sports Illustrated Almanac 2013
The latest guide to all the stats, rankings, scores & results of sports from baseball, football & hockey to auto racing & Olympic diving - the end to all arguments!
Sports Illustrated Football's Greatest
The opposite to the above title - guaranteed to start lively discussions among football fans, old & young, short & tall!
Totally Mad - 60 years of humor, satire, stupidity and stupdity
The title says it all - if you're a fan, you have to check this out!
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From the Creators of Death Note. Is becoming a successful manga artist an achievable dream or just one big gamble? Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world?
Maria's frank nature gains her more enemies at her new school, but her angelic singing voice inadvertently catches the attention of Yusuke Kanda and Shin Meguro. Can these boys mend her hardened heart, or will they just end up getting scorched?
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When her father, Jared, fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father's apprentice, Logan - the same boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same one who handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but a fierce belief in her father's survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself.
Amy had dreams of going to college, until the Collapse destroyed the economy and her future. She finds herself in the running for a slot on a new reality TV show and signs on the dotted line, despite her misgivings. And she's right to have them.
The Assassin's Curse / Cassandra Rose Clarke
Ananna of the Tanarau abandons ship when her parents try to marry her off to an allying pirate clan: she wants to captain her own boat, not serve as second-in-command to her handsome yet clueless fiance. But her escape has dire consequences when she learns the scorned clan has sent an assassin after her.
Outcasts united : the story of a refugee soccer team that changed a town / Warren St. John
Before tryouts began, the boys seemed puzzled. Where, they wondered, was the coach? Luma was right in front of them, but a woman soccer coach was a strange sight to young Africans, and especially to the young Muslim boys from Afghanistan and Iraq.
A beauty guide with tips on hair, makeup & fashion by celebrity Lauren Conrad
Reflections: on the magic of writing / Diana Wynne Jones
This collection of more than twenty-five critical essays, speeches, and biographical pieces written and/or chosen by Diana Wynne Jones will be required reading for the author's many fans and for students and teachers of the genre.
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Teen Cuisine: new vegetarian / Matthew Locricchio
Just in time for the holidays - a teen veggie cookbook! Yum!
Ask the Passengers / A.S. King
Astrid Jones desperately wants to confide in someone, but her mother's pushiness and her father's lack of interest tell her they're the last people she can trust. Instead, Astrid spends hours lying on the backyard picnic table watching airplanes fly overhead. She doesn't know the passengers inside, but they're the only people who won't judge her when she asks them her most personal questions . . . like what it means that she's falling in love with a girl.
Torn between her love for her boyfriend Tucker and her complicated feelings about the role she seems destined to play, sixteen-year-old part-angel Clara Gardner races to decipher a new vision that could signify the end for someone close to her.
A certain October / Angela Johnson
Three-time Coretta Scott King Award–winner Angela Johnson writes a wrenching, honest book about surviving the unimaginable and finding a way to go on.
Henry Franks / Peter Adam Salomon
While a serial killer stalks his small Georgia town, sixteen-year-old Henry tries to find the truth about the terrible accident that robbed him of his mother and his memories, aided by his friend Justine but not by his distant father.
From the best-selling author of the Gone series, comes a new series. After a horrible accident, Eve is stuck in a recovery facility & given a task to create the perfect boy. Really, how hard can that be?
As a new threat arises from outside the walls of the City, the warring Truants and Educators must join forces or be destroyed. The fate of the City is determined at last in this long-awaited conclusion to the Truancy trilogy.
Ten teens head to a house party at a remote island mansion off the Washington coast . . . only for them to picked off by a killer one by one.
The Other Normals / Ned Vizzini
Given the chance, Perrry would dedicate every waking moment to Creatures & Caverns, an epic role-playing game. But that isn't happening'not if his parents have anything to do with it. Concerned their son lacks social skills, they ship him off to summer camp to become a man. Perry knows he's in for the worst summer of his life. by the author of the hilarious "It's Kind of a Funny Story", comes another trip into the psyche of a misfit teenage boy.
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The thrilling conclusion to one of the hottest YA dystopian series!
Note - this title is available along with Matched & Crossed on the YA Kindles
Divine Madness / Robert Muchamore
A teenage special agent risks being brainwashed when he heads to the Outback to infiltrate a cult in this suspenseful CHERUB novel #5.
Amish teen Katie smuggles a gravely injured young man, an outsider, into her family's barn despite the elders' ruling that no one can come in or out of the community while some mysterious and massive unrest is wreaking havoc in the "English" world.
Wild ink : success secrets to writing and publishing in the young adult market / Victoria Hanley
The title says it all . . . .
The Brontë sisters : the brief lives of Charlotte, Emily and Anne / Catherine Reef
In this sometimes heartbreaking young adult biography, Catherine Reef explores the turbulent lives of these literary siblings and the oppressive times in which they lived.
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Days of Blood & Starlight / Laini Taylor
In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimedDaughter of Smoke & Bone, Karou must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, secrets and impossible choices,Days of Blood & Starlightfinds Karou and Akiva on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life.
Teen Cuisine / Matthew Locricchio
From Sunrise Muffins to Pizza recipes from CA, Chicago & NYC, whether you're a first-time or seasoned chef, this book has a recipe for you!
Rescued by a stranger. Haunted by a secret. Sometimes, love isn't easy... Tammara Webber's self-published best-seller in print for the first time.
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Followup to the amazing Blood Red Road, Rebel Heart, one of the most anticipated titles of Fall 2012, follows the further adventures of Saba & her hero/thief love interest Jack. Highly recommended!
The Shadow Society / Marie Rutkowski
Memories begin to haunt Darcy when a new boy arrives at her high school, and he makes her feel both desire and desired in a way she hadn’t thought possible. But Conn’s interest in her is confusing. It doesn’t line up with the way he first looked at her. As if she were his enemy.
An electrifying action-romance that's as thoughtful as it is tragic. Pia has grown up in a secret laboratory hidden deep in the Amazon rain forest. She was raised by a team of scientists who have created her to be the start of a new immortal race. But on the night of her seventeenth birthday, Pia discovers a hole in the electric fence that surrounds her sterile home--and sneaks outside the compound for the first time in her life.
The curiosities : a collection of stories / Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, Brenna Yovanoff
From acclaimed YA authors Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff comes this anthology. A vampire locked in a cage in the basement, for good luck. Bad guys, clever girls, and the various reasons why the guys have to stop breathing. These are but a few of the curiosities collected in this volume of short stories by three practitioners of paranormal fiction.
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Gwen, the newest and final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve, searches through history for the other time-travelers, aided by friend Lesley, James the ghost, Xemerius the gargoyle demon, and Gideon, the Diamond, whose fate seems mysteriously bound with hers. Sequel to Ruby Red.
To prevent the destruction of his planet, teenaged Rigg Sessamekesh, who can manipulate time, must assume more responsibility when he and others travel back 11,000 years to the arrival of human starships. Sequel to Pathfinder
A troubled girl is stranded in an arctic winter terrain after a plane crash and must fight for survival with the only other boy left alive.
In a Manhattan where the streets are under water and outcasts called mystics have paranormal powers, Aria Rose is engaged to Thomas Foster and the powerful Rose and Foster families--long time enemies--are uniting politically; the only trouble is that Aria can not remember ever meeting Thomas, much less falling in love with him.
Scrivener's Moon / Philip Reeve
Scrivener's Moon follows Fever Crumb and A Web of Air to complete one of the most exciting and inventive fantasy adventure series ever written.
Running from her traitorous best friend and her estranged father, graffiti artist Beth Bradley is looking for sanctuary. What she finds is Filius, the ragged and cocky crown prince of London's mystical underworld.
A mysterious stranger arrives at a boy's rundown Alabama farm home, just as a dangerous situation is unfolding for the twelve-year-old and his widowed mother.
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The Crimson Crown / Cinda Williams Chima
It's here!!! The final book of the Seven Realms Series . . . or is it?
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The Evolution of Mara Dyer / Michelle Hodkin
Mara continues to unravel the mystery of her powers and her relationship with Noah in this gripping sequel to the thrilling The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer.
The bestselling, award-winning author of Smile brings us her next full-colour graphic novel!
The Last Dragonslayer / Jasper Fforde
Jennifer Strange runs an agency for underemployed magicians in a world where magic is fading away, but when visions of the death of the world's last dragon begin, all signs point to Jennifer--and Big Magic
Alice in Zombieland / Gena Showalter
To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the undead. To survive, she must learn to trust the baddest of the bad boys, Cole Holland. But Cole has secrets of his own, and if Ali isn't careful, those secrets might just prove to be more dangerous than the zombies.
Smart Girls Get What They Want / Sarah Strohmeyer
From the bestselling author of "The Cinderella Pact" (which became the Lifetime Original movie hit "Lying to Be Perfect") comes the story of three best friends who use their brains and savvy to make their high-school dreams come true.
From the beloved creator of Tiffany Aching, & the Discworld series, comes Dodger, a cunning and cheeky street urchin, who unexpectedly rises in life when he saves a mysterious girl, meets Charles Dickens, and unintentionally puts a stop to the murders of Sweeny Todd.
Alex Van Helsing: The Triumph of Death / Jason Henderson
In this thrilling finale to the action-packed series described as "James Bond meets Dracula," everything -- Alex's future, and, ultimately, that of the world hangs in the balance. A great choice for fans of Alex Rider or the Cherub series.
After escaping the walls of Maxfield Academy (Variant) Benson Fisher finds himself trapped in a town that is also under the school's control--where he discovers that Maxfield's plans are deadlier than anything he imagined.
Jack & Connor can't resist returning to the mysterious & deadly alternative world of the Marburn Lens. Reality and fantasy, good and evil - Andrew Smith's masterpiece closes the loop that began with The Marbury Lens. But is it really closed? Can it ever be?
Guys Read - the Sports Pages / edited by Jon Scieszka
From baseball to mixed martial arts and everything in between, these are ten stories about the rush of victory and the crush of defeat on and off the field. Compiled by funnyman Jon Scieszka, this is a thrilling collection from some of your favorite authors and athletes.
In the year 2030, six teens who have been modified to look like the aliens who are battling for control of Earth go behind enemy lines and discover a shocking, secret alien project.
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Two or Three Things I Forgot To Tell You / Joyce Carol Oates
New York Times-bestselling author Oates masterfully captures the unique experience of being a teenage girl in this provocative and poignant new novel in the vein of Wintergirls and Thirteen Reasons Why.
The Lost Prince / Julie Kagawa
Don't look at Them. Never let Them know you can see Them. That is Ethan Chase's unbreakable rule - until he is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he'd dare to fall for.
Warrior's Heart: Becoming a Man of Compassion and Courage
Eric Greitens shares his life journey from being an average kid to working to make a difference in the world's trouble spots and joining the Navy SEALS to protect the weak, and encourages readers to reflect on the power of choice and acts of courage.
The gripping conclusion to the bestselling Hush Hush saga!
The beginning of a fun new paranormal series! The Merrick brothers are loners by choice, until Becca Chandler saves Chris from a beating. They've always been marked for death, and now so is Becca . . .
Alex & Darla are back for round two as they struggle to survive the deadly aftereffects of the supervolcano explosion. 1st in series - Ashfall
DogNut and his crew set off on a deadly mission from the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace and beyond, as the sickos lie in wait. But who are their friends and who is the enemy in this changed world? Followup to hugely popular The Dead.
Eve was forced to abandon Caleb in order to gain entry to a haven for women. Once she hears that he is alive, but wounded, she faces a desperate choice. Sequel to Eve.
The highly anticipated conclusion of the Birthmarked trilogy - and don't miss author O'Brien as she visits the Belmont Public Library on Monday, Oct. 29 @ pm!
The final volume in the YA classic series begun with The Giver.
The Vindico are a group of supervillains who have been fighting the League of Heroes for as long as anyone can remember. Realizing they're not as young as they used to be, they devise a plan to kidnap a group of teenagers to take over for them when they retire--after all, how hard can it be to teach a bunch of angsty teens to be evil?
Through to you / Emily Hainsworth
When a teen boy loses the love of his life in a car accident, he'll do anything to get her back--even travel to another universe
The raven boys / Maggie Stiefvater
Best-selling YA author Stiefvater (Shiver, Scorpio Races) does it again in brilliant fashion with this series opener. Hometown girl Blue gets involved with private school boys in an attempt to circumvent a dire prophecy. Excellent!
Book 2 in the bestselling YA dystopian series - Deuce, Fade & Stalker make it to Salvation, but it's not exactly what they're looking for, and are those zombies really getting smarter?
The demon catchers of Milan / Kat Beyer
After surviving being possessed by a demon, Mia leaves NYC to stay with cousins in Milan, Italy, where she must study her family's heritage of demon catching in order to stay alive.
By the team that brought you "I am Number Four", Nightworld is an edgy, fast-paced thriller.
Flesh & Bone / Jonathan Maberry
Book 3 in the exciting zombie-fest Rot & Ruin series
NY Times bestselling author of Little Brother returns with another thought-provoking thrill ride about the consequences of modern technology.
Amulet - Prince of the Elves / Kazu Kibuishi
Book 5 in one of the most popular (& beautiful!) graphic novel series of all time
The Crown of Embers / Rae Carson
Sequel to The Girl of Fire & Thorns, this installment follows after Elisa wins her people's independence.
Follow Lex's further adventures as a grim reaper in this morbidly funny series
Broken hearts. Betrayals. Dangerous games.
In a desert world of sandstorms and sand-wolves, a teen girl must defy the gods to save her tribe in this mystical, atmospheric tale.
A fractured light / Jocelyn Davies
A Fractured Light picks up right after A Beautiful Dark's shocking cliffhanger ending and is perfect for fans of Lauren Kate's Fallen and Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush saga.
Poison Princess / Kresley Cole
#1New York Timesbestselling author Kresley Cole introduces The Arcana Chronicles, post-apocalyptic tales filled with riveting action, the dark mysticism of Tarot cards, and breathtaking romance.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower / Stephen Chbosky
Read the book - see the movie!