Recreation

Young Adults’ New Titles October 2011 (arrived in September)

Fiction

Welcome to Bordertown : new stories and poems of the Borderlands, Holly Black and Ellen Kushner ; introduction by Terri Windling.
Stories and poems set in the urban land of Bordertown, a city on the edge of the faerie and human world, populated by human and elfin runaways.
Jaws of death.
Hades.
Hunting Lila.
The Wikkeling, Steven Arntson ; illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini.
Henrietta and her pals Gary and Rose all have headaches with an unknown cause and experience other strange incidents- -including the appearance of a threatening creature called the Wikkeling--and are hopeful that an ancient bestiary can help solve these mysteries.
Shift, Em Bailey.
Running in heels.
Ishmael and the hoops of steel, Michael Gerard Bauer.
Heart of danger, Fleur Beale.
Juno and her family arrive at their new home, but almost immediately danger threatens Hera and they move to Willem's protection in New Plymouth, the city Juno most hoped to avoid. Fairlands school is too like Taris, and Hilto's son Thomas is a pupil there. The handsome Ivor is also there and soon begins to pay attention to Juno in a way she finds both confusing and exciting. Juno's special mind powers are called upon to help her save Hera, and Heart of Danger carries on to be a rollicking read that veers between scary situations and Juno's discoveries about love and learning more about the powers of her own mind.
Sirensong.
Doomsday, Tony Bradman ; illustrated by Nigel Dobbyn.
Wolf blood.
We can be heroes.
Glass houses.
The magicians' guild, Trudi Canavan.
'The Magicians' Guild' is the first volume in a fantasy trilogy that ripples with magic, action and high adventure.
Hunted : a House of Night novel, P.C. and Kristin Cast.
Riches.
Deathwing, Steve Cole and Chris Hunter.
Gamerunner.
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins.
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
A straight line to my heart.
Lia's guide to winning the Lottery.
Sektion 20.
Vicious little darlings, Katherine Easer.
Sarah Weaver, a jaded seventeen-year-old from a broken home, leaves California to attend an all-women's college in Massachusetts, where she befriends a mysterious pair of legacy students and learns a shocking secret that could lead to murder.
The rogue's princess.
Rip tide.
The invisible hero.
Life, death & gold leather trousers.
Traitor's kiss.
Flesh and blood.
Nanberry : black brother white.
Dreams of significant girls, Cristina Garcia.
In the 1970s, a teenaged Iranian princess, a German-Canadian girl, and a Cuban-Jewish girl from New York City become friends when they spend three summers at a Swiss boarding school.
Beautiful days : a bright young things novel.
Blood magic, Tessa Gratton.
"It is impossible to know who you really are until you spend time alone in a cemetery..." Meet Silla, a damaged heroine who is fixated on death. When she is sent a mysterious spell book spattered with drops of blood, she wonders if it will hold the answers to the mysteries left by her dead father. Then she encounters Nick - a boy with a chilling past of his own. The stage is set for a macabre and intoxicating affair to begin.
Fateful, Claudia Gray.
The RMS Titanic is the most luxurious ship in the world, but all Tess Davies wants to do is escape the overbearing family she works for. Travelling as a maid for the Lisles, Tess is trapped amid painful memories and twisted family secrets. Once their ship reaches its destination, Tess plans to strike out on her own. Her single-minded focus shatters when she meets Alec, a handsome and mysterious upper class passenger, who captivates her instantly. But Alec has secrets of his own. As she uncovers what he has been concealing, Tess quickly becomes entangled in the mystery surrounding Alec's fate. Soon Tess will learn that the danger they face is no ordinary enemy: that werewolves exist, and are stalking him - and now her, too. Her growing love for Alec will put Tess in mortal peril, and fate will do the same before their journey on the Titanic is over.
The girl is murder, Kathryn Miller Haines.
In 1942 New York City, fifteen-year-old Iris grieves for her mother who committed suicide and for the loss of her life of privilege, and secretly helps her father with his detective business since he, having lost a leg at Pearl Harbor, struggles to make ends meet.
The ghost bride, David Hair.
In Mumbai, 2010, Bollywood actress Sunita Ashoka will marry the man who wins the reality television show Swayamvara Live, so Vikram enters in order to draw out his nemesis Ravindra. Meanwhile, 800 years earlier, Vikram, in his earlier life, is the only things that stands between Ravindra and all the thrones of India.
Blood feud.
Voice of the undead, Jason Henderson.
After a fire damages his boarding school in Switzerland, fourteen-year-old Alex and his friends move to the girls' school across the lake, where supernatural happenings are disturbing the peace, and in the meantime, more Van Helsing family secrets are revealed.
The fear, Charlie Higson.
In London, after a worldwide sickness infects adults, turning them into zombie-like creatures, DogNut and his crew embark on a deadly mission to find missing friends, as hungry, bloodthirsty grownups lie in wait.
Coming back, David Hill.
Ryan is driving on a restricted licence when he knocks over Tara. Tara ends up in hospital suffering from a head injury, while Ryan must come to terms with his fears and concerns. Keen to make amends Ryan becomes involved with Tara's physiotherapy and gets to know her friends.
Department 19, Will Hill.
After watching his father's brutal murder, sixteen-year-old Jamie Carpenter joins Department 19, a secret government agency, where he learns of the existence of vampires and the history that ties him to the team destined to stop them.
David, Mary Hoffman.
Michelangelo's statue of David is renowned all over the world. Thousands flock to Florence to admire the artistry behind this Renaissance masterpiece, and to admire the beauty of the human form captured in the marble. But the identity of the model for this statue that has been so revered for over five hundred years has been lost ...In this epic story Mary Hoffman uses her persuasive narrative skills to imagine the story of Gabriele, an eighteen-year-old who, by becoming Michelangelo's model, finds himself drawn into a world of spies, politicking, sabotage and murder. Set against the backdrop of Florence, this is a rich, colourful and thrilling tale.
Catwalk queen.
Love lottery.
Paper covers rock, Jenny Hubbard.
In 1982 Buncombe County, North Carolina, sixteen-year-old Alex Stromm writes of the aftermath of the accidental drowning of a friend, as his English teacher reaches out to him while he and a fellow boarding school student try to cover things up.
The last nightfall.
How the light gets in, M. J. Hyland.
Fallen, Lauren Kate.
What if the person you were meant to be with could never be yours? 17-year-old Lucinda falls in love with a gorgeous, intelligent boy, Daniel, at her new school, the grim, foreboding Sword & Cross...only to find out that Daniel is a fallen angel, and that they have spent lifetimes finding and losing one another as good & evil forces plot to keep them apart. Get ready to fall...
Whisper.
The iron thorn, Caitlin Kittredge.
In an alternate 1950s, mechanically gifted fifteen-year-old Aoife Grayson, whose family has a history of going mad at sixteen, must leave the totalitarian city of Lovecraft and venture into the world of magic to solve the mystery of her brother's disappearance and the mysteries surrounding her father and the Land of Thorn.
The siren's cry, Jennifer Anne Kogler.
During a trouble-filled school field trip to Washington, D.C., twelve-year-old Fern finds and tries to rescue fellow Unusual Miles Zapo, who is imprisoned at the National Zoological Park, using her abilities with teleportation and telekinesis.
The power of six, Pittacus Lore.
In a Spanish convent, seventeen-year-old Marina longs to join forces with her fellow Loriens to prepare for battle with the Mogadorians who destroyed their home planet, while in the United States, John, Six, and Sam elude authorities who think John is a terrorist.
Dark angel.
Blood ties : [a blood coven vampire novel], Mari Mancusi.
As the Blood Coven is gearing up for its toughest fight yet, Sunny McDonald is trying to decide between her vampire boyfriend Magnus and Jayden, the human who once saved her life.
Darkest mercy.
Nest of lies, Heather McQuillan.
Ashlee is terrified of birds. Everybody in the Citadel is. Birds are blamed for the Plague that destroyed most of their civilisation. Guards now patrol the city to keep it free of birds and other dangers such as the Outsiders who live free in the wilds, and the Egghead scientists who challenge the truth of their stories, and ideas that lie in books and technologies. Ashlee is a slave to her wicked stepfamily, but when a yellowhammer comes tapping at her window, it leads her to a message of hope... and her lost brother. A tale woven with danger and courage, hope and sadness, that will stay with you long after the last page.
Bloodlines, Richelle Mead.
Betrayal : a dark touch novel.
The short second life of Bree Tanner : an Eclipse novella, Stephenie Meyer.
Fans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by this riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character first introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.
Ten things we shouldn't have done.
Buttercup mash.
Double or quits : Rachel Riley's year of (almost) taking control.
Return to Daemon Hall : evil roots, Andrew Nance with illustrations by Coleman Polhemus.
Wade and Demarius go to author Ian Tremblin's home as judges of the second writing contest but soon are mysteriously transported to Daemon Hall, where they and the three finalists must tell--and act out--the stories each has written.
The mask of destiny.
Deception.
Trapped, Michael Northrop.
Seven high school students are stranded at their New England high school during a week-long blizzard that shuts down the power and heat, freezes the pipes, and leaves them wondering if they will survive.
The deserter, Peader O Guilin.
The humans are weak and vulnerable. Soon the beasts that share their stone-age world will kill and eat them. To save his tribe, Stopmouth must make his way to the Roof, the mysterious hi-tech world above the surface. But the Roof has its own problems. The nano technology that controls everything from the environment to the human body is collapsing. A virus has already destroyed the Upstairs, sending millions of refugees to seek shelter below. And now a rebellion against the Commission, organized by the fanatical Religious, is about to break. Hunted by the Commission's Elite Agents through the overcrowded, decaying city of the future, Stopmouth must succeed in a hunt of his own: to find the secret power hidden in the Roof's computerized brain, and return to his people before it is too late. Peadar O Guilin has followed his extraordinary debut The Inferior with an equally original and pulse-racing sequel in which human primitivism collides with futuristic technology.
Akata witch, Nnedi Okorafor.
Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer.
Envy : an empty coffin novel, Gregg Olsen.
Fifteen-year-old twins Hayley and Taylor Ryan of Port Gamble, WA, known as "Empty Coffin" because of a local legend, investigate a former friend's Christmas suicide and, along the way, discover a secret from their own past.
This dark endeavor, Kenneth Oppel.
When his twin brother falls ill in the family's chateau in the independent republic of Geneva in the eighteenth century, sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein embarks on a dangerous and uncertain quest to create the forbidden Elixir of Life described in an ancient text in the family's secret Biblioteka Obscura.
Angel's fury.
Dead is not an option.
The shadow of death.
No ordinary love song.
Spirits of the Noh.
Perfectly reflected.
Cyber terror.
There is no dog, Meg Rosoff
The midnight palace, Carlos Ruiz Zafon ; translated by Lucia Graves.
The book begins with a chase through the streets of Calcutta in May 1916. Lieutenant Peake pauses for breath outside the ruins of the Jheeter's Gate station knowing that he only has a few hours to live. Inside his overcoat he is sheltering two newborn babies - twins, a boy and a girl. Pursued by his would-be assassins, Peake runs at full tilt to the house of Aryami Bose, to whom he entrusts the children. In 1932 we meet the boy, Ben, and his group of friends the night before they are due to leave St Patricks orphanage. They have formed a secret club, The Chowbar Society, that meets each week at midnight in the old ruin they have christened The Midnight Palace. Their final meeting is due that evening but then Aryami Bose turns up at the orphanage with Sheere, Ben's sister, and tells them the story of the parents they never knew. Their father was an engineer and writer who died in tragic circumstances at the inauguration of Jheeter's Gate station. But as the novel unfolds, there is more to this story than meets the eye and they are lured by a shadowy figure from the past into a final showdown in the ruins.
Popular.
Only ever always.
The Cardturner, Louis Sachar.
When Alton's ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him, he agrees. After all, it's better than a crappy summer job in the local shopping mall, and Alton's mother thinks it might secure their way to a good inheritance sometime in the future. But, like all apparently casual choices in any of Louis Sachar's wonderful books, this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined. As his relationship with his uncle develops, and he meets the very attractive Toni, deeply buried secrets are uncovered and a romance that spans decades is finally brought to a conclusion. Alton's mother is in for a surprise!
The Berlin Boxing Club, Robert Sharenow.
In 1936 Berlin, fourteen-year-old Karl Stern, considered Jewish despite a non-religious upbringing, learns to box from the legendary Max Schmeling while struggling with the realities of the Holocaust.
Twisted : a pretty little liars novel, Sara Shepard.
Now seniors in high school, Spencer, Emily, Hanna, and Aria's friendship has been torn apart by new lies and stress, but they are drawn back together when anonymous messages threatening to reveal their secrets resume.
Eternal, Gillian Shields.
When Sarah, Evie, and Helen see that the horrors surrounding Wyldcliffe Abbey School are not over, Sarah tries to continue working in the background, being strong and good for the others, but finds herself thrust into prominence as evil surfaces again.
Twisted.
Everfound, Neal Shusterman.
In the limbo that's Everlost, Mary, Nick, Allie, and others face the decisions that will determine whether that place and the Earth itself will continue to exist, as well as where their own futures lie.
Empire of ruins.
The latte rebellion, Sarah Jamila Stevenson.
Heartbeat away.
Oracle.
Viola in the spotlight.
Dark woods.
Infamous : an it girl novel.
Aftershock.
Wuthering hearts.
The babysitter murders, Janet Ruth Young.
Imaginative Massachusetts seventeen-year-old Dani Solomon confesses she has been troubled by thoughts of harming Alex, the little boy she loves to babysit, triggering gossip and a media frenzy that makes "Dani Death" the target of an extremist vigilante group.
Blood red road, Moira Young.
In a distant future, eighteen-year-old Lugh is kidnapped, and while his twin sister Saba and nine-year-old Emmi are trailing him across bleak Sandsea they are captured, too, and taken to brutal Hopetown, where Saba is forced to be a cage fighter until new friends help plan an escape.
A need so beautiful, Suzanne Young.
A compelling Need that Charlotte has felt all her life is growing stronger, forcing her to connect with people in crisis, but at the same time other changes are taking place and, she is terrified by what a doctor and family friend says must happen next.
All these things I've done.

Non-Fiction

Does your face fit : poems about fitting in and standing out, compiled by Roger Stevens
This anthology highlights some of the feelings and emotions experienced by teenagers - whether they have special and additional educational needs and disabilities, belong to minority groups, or just feel like the odd one out. It homes in on topics close to teenage hearts - unrequited love, isolation, unfairness, prejudice. This thought-provoking collection of poems on the theme of not fitting in has poems that range from funny to inspirational to deeply moving, and features some of the best poets around, including Jan Dean, James Carter, Andrew Fusek Peters and Rachel Rooney. The collection is published in association with nasen, and a donation will be made to nasen for each copy sold.
Oh my goddess. 35, story and art by Kosuke Fujishima ; original translation by Christopher Lewis ; lettering and touch-up by Susie Lee and Betty Dong with Tom2K.
Keiichi knows something is strange when his brutish seniors give him a 'gift' of a vintage camera to repair - but only learns how strange when he and Belldandy search out the identity of the beautiful girl whose picture they find inside... a picture taken more than forty years ago!"
Page by Paige, Laura Lee Gulledge.
When Paige Turner and her family move to New York City from rural Virginia, she tries to make sense of her new life through her sketchbook, and it helps bring her true personality into the open, a process that is equal parts terrifying and rewarding.
Children of the sea. 4, Daisuke Igarashi ; [translation, JN Productions].
Jim, Dehdeh, and Ruka's mother locate Anglade's yacht, but the only thing they find is a cryptic invitation for Jim. While Jim tries to figure it out, Ruka's mother reminisces about her daughter, and the changes continue in the seas worldwide.
Batman & Robin. Batman & Robin must die!, written by Grant Morrison ; art by Frazer Irving ... [et al.] ; colored by Alex Sinclair, Peter Steigerwald ; lettered by Patrick Brosseau, Dave Sharpe.
On the eve of Bruce Wayne's return to Gotham City, the new Batman and Robin team that's battled crime during his absence must deal with the return of The Joker.
Nodame Cantabile. 13, Tomoko Ninomiya ; translated and adapted by Ikoi Hiroe ; lettered by North Market Street Graphics.
Nodame cantabile. 14, Tomoko Ninomiya ; translated and adapted by Ikoi Hiroe ; lettered by North Market Street Graphics.
Nodame cantabile. 16, Tomoko Ninomiya ; translated and adapted by Ikoi Hiroe ; lettered by North Market Street Graphics.
Chiaki is gearing up for his first season as a conductor. The auditions were arduous enough, but that was only the beginning. With one disastrous performance behind him, Chiaki is driving his orchestra over the edge with his passionate perfectionism. Will he inspire his jaded musicians to soar, or will they just crash and burn again?."
Sensitive creatures, Mandy Ord.
Puberty boy, Geoff Price.
Discusses the physical and emotional changes that boys encounter with the onset of puberty, including sexual development, growth spurts, relationships with girls, and increased self-awareness.