Recreation

Young Adults’ New Titles August 2011 (arrived in July)

Fiction

The bones of the holy, Jennifer Allison.
Psychic investigator Gilda Joyce is appalled that her mother plans to remarry, but while they are in St. Augustine, Florida, making wedding arrangements Gilda discovers that the city is full of ghosts and mysteries, including one involving her stepfather-to-be.
Ultraviolet.,
Starcrossed.,
Trial by fire.,
Aurora.,
Red glove, Holly Black.
Cruel love : privilege novel.,
Bitter end, Jennifer Brown.
When seventeen-year-old Alex starts dating Cole, a new boy at her high school, her two closest friends increasingly mistrust him as the relationship grows more serious.
Uncommon criminals : a heist society novel.,
One seriously messed-up week in the otherwise mundane and uneventful life of Jack Samsonite, Tom Clempson.
Matched, Ally Condie.
On her seventeenth birthday, Cassia meets her Match. Society dictates he is her perfect partner for life. Except he's not. In Cassia's society, Officials decide who people love. How many children they have. Where they work. When they die. But, as Cassia finds herself falling in love with another boy, she is determined to make some choices of her own. And that's when her whole world begins to unravel...
Nightspell, Leah Cypess.
Sent by her father, the king of Raellia, who is trying to forge an empire out of warring tribes, Darri arrives in Ghostland and discovers that her sister, whom she planned to rescue, may not want to leave this land where the dead mingle freely with the living.
Witches of the east.,
Urban assassin.,
The big splash, Jack D. Ferraiolo.
Matt Stevens, an average middle schooler with a glib tongue and a knack for solving crimes, uncovers a mystery while working with "the organization," a mafia-like syndicate run by seventh-grader Vincent "Mr. Biggs" Biggio, specializing in forged hall passes, test-copying rings, black market candy selling, and taking out hits with water guns.
Hidden, Helen Frost.
When fourteen-year-olds Wren and Darra meet at a Michigan summer camp, both are overwhelmed by memories from six years earlier when Darra's father stole a car, unaware that Wren was hiding in the back.
An act of love, Alan Gibbons.
Childhood friends Chris and Imran celebrate the Millenium as inseparable blood brothers, they are both seven years old. But by 2011 their lives have taken very different paths. One has joined the Army and served in Afghanistan, the other is a potential jihad recruit. They are no longer friends, and there are bitter wounds between them which remain unhealed. Will their childhood bond be strong enough to overcome an extremist plot? In a highly-charged, honest and life affirming story, told in flashback from both Chris and Imran's viewpoint, Alan Gibbon's cleverly explores the very real issue of terrorism that affects everyone today.
Wish me dead.,
Theodore Boone : the abduction, John Grisham.
Theodore Boone is back in a new adventure, and the stakes are higher than ever. When his best friend, April, disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night, no one, not even Theo Boone - who knows April better than anyone - has answers. As fear ripples through his small hometown and the police hit dead ends, it's up to Theo to use his legal knowledge and investigative skills to chase down the truth and save April. Filled with the page-turning suspense that made John Grisham a number one international bestseller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone's trials and triumphs will keep readers guessing until the very end.
It's not summer without you : a summer novel, Jenny Han.
Teenaged Isobel "Belly" Conklin, whose life revolves around spending the summer at her mother's best friend's beach house, reflects on the tragic events of the past year that changed her life forever.
Haunting Violet.,
The shattering, Karen Healey.
Summerton is perfect: gorgeous weather, stunning scenery, cute out-of-towners to meet. But sharp-tongued Keri has been left shattered with grief by her older brother's suicide. She discovers her other friends have also lost brothers in suspicious circumstances. Does Summerton hold dark secrets?
Dunkirk.,
Ark angel.,
Tiger's quest.,
Whirlwind, David Klass.
Jack finds himself embroiled in another dangerous adventure when, after a six-month absence, he returns to the Hudson River town where he grew up to find his girlfriend PJ only to discover that she is missing and everyone believes him to be responsible for her disappearance and the death of his family.
Momentum.,
Lula does the hula.,
Double-cross.,
Faking 19.,
Everlasting.,
Middle school, the worst years of my life, James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts ; illustrated by Laura Park.
When Rafe Kane enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct.
Life : an exploded diagram.,
Survivor.,
Between here and forever, Elizabeth Scott.
Crossing lines, Paul Volponi.
High school senior Adonis struggles to do the right thing when his fellow football players escalate their bullying of a new classmate, Alan, who is
Gossip girl : a novel.,
Infinity.,

Non-Fiction

Shadoweyes in love, written and illustrated by Ross Campbell.
"Scout Montana has always gone solo as the superhuman vigilante Shadoweyes, but she winds up with some company when her longtime crush Noah and new friend Sparkle want to join the fight. Shadoweyes must redefine herself as she violently heads into new territory, and nobody will stand in her way" -- p. [4] of cover.
NCEA level 1 advancing mathematics and statistics study guide, Phyl Haydock, Tom Sidebottom, John Watson.
Vampire knight. Vol. 12, story & art by Matsuri Hino ; [adaptation Nancy Thistlethwaite ; translation, Tetsuichiro Miyaki].
"It's been one year since Yuki left Cross Academy with Kaname, and tonight is her first vampire soiree as a pureblood. Her best friend Sayori has snuck into the party to see her, but will Yuki and Zero be able to protect a human girl amid a bevy of vampires?"--P. [4] of cover.
Hiding Edith : a true story, Kathy Kacer.
Understanding NCEA : a relatively short and very useful guide for secondary school students and their parents, Irena Madjar and Elizabeth McKinley.
One piece. Vol. 57, Paramount war, story and art by Eiichiro Oda ; [English adaption, Lance Caselman].
"All-out war has broken out between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Navy. Whitebeard's crew is said to be the most powerful in the New World, but they'll have their hands full against the Navy Admirals and the remaining Warlords of the Sea. Meanwhile, can Luffy reach Navy headquarters in time to save his brother Ace?" -- from publisher's web site.
Paradise kiss. Volume 5, Ai Yazawa ; [translator, Shirley Kubo ; English adaptation, Jodi Bryson].
Fashion, glamour, divas and designers put on their best threads and put on a show-stopping catwalk, featuring Yukari in the creations by the always stylish and aloof George. George's unusual and gorgeous creations received mixed reactions, with more attention going to Yukari's good looks than the clothes she was modeling. With his future uncertain, he and Yukari's relationship comes to a crossroads. He has never found himself so enamored with one woman, yet his career might not unfold as he has always planned. Was the somewhat cold reception at the fashion show a preview to his future designs? As George wrestles with his next step following graduation from design school, the rest of the Paradise Kiss crew debate their next moves. Yukari wants to go to school but also pursue modeling, and with exams coming up, it's hard to concentrate with George seeming so distant and upset. As the crew struggles with their post-graduation plans, the New Year approaches. Major decisions will be made and lives will be altered...forever. What will become of Paradise Kiss?