Recreation

New Titles Young Adults’ August 2013 (arrived in July 2013)

Fiction

Batman. Night of the owls, Scott Snyder … et al., writers ; Greg Capullo … et al., artists ; Fco Plascencia … et al., colourists ; Patrick Brosseau … et al., letterers.
As evil spreads across Gotham City, Batman's allies, including Red Robin, Batwing, and Robin find themselves in a battle coming from all sides. The Court of Owls has shown its hand, and it's up to the collective effort of these heroes to stop it in this sprawling tale of corruption and violence.
Star wars omnibus. Wild space. Volume 1, script, Roy Thomas … et al. ; art, Howard Chaykin … et al..
Rare and previously uncollected Star Wars stories from UK publications, toy pack-ins, cereal boxes, Star Wars Kids magazine, and even comics that were originally published in 3-D.
Shutdown, Heather Anastasiu.
Case closed. Volume 47, Gosho Aoyama ; translation, Tetsuichiro Miyaki.
A simple search for a missing cell phone turns into a baffling murder case. Conan has the suspects narrowed down to three reclusive eccentrics, none of whom seem upset by the victim's brutal death and all of whom have perfect alibis. Can he solve the case by finding the phone?
Hawksong, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes.
In a land that has been at war so long that no one remembers the reason for the fighting, the shapeshifters who rule the two factions agree to marry in the hope of bringing peace, despite deep seated fear and mistrust of each other.
Superman. For tomorrow, Brian Azzarello, writer ; Jim Lee, penciller ; Scott Williams … et al., inker ; Alex Sinclair, colourist ; Rob Leigh, Nick J. Napolitano, letterers.
A cataclysmic event has struck the Earth. Millions of people have vanished without a trace. No one is left unaffected, not even Superman! But after a year, Superman is left with many questions. For a hero who tries to have all the answers, it's torture. And, just as the action heats up and the stakes are raised, one huge question emerges: Just how far is Superman willing to go "For Tomorrow?"
Of Triton, Anna Banks.
Siege and storm, Leigh Bardugo.
Darkness never dies. Alina and Mal are on the run. Hunted and haunted, but together at last, they can't outrun Alina's past or her destiny forever. The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and he needs Alina to realise his dangerous plan. There are others who would like to use Alina's gift too. And as her power grows, somehow, she must choose between her country, her power, and her love or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm. Glorious. Epic. Irresistible. Romance.
The black rose, James Bartholomeusz.
Zac & Mia, A. J. Betts.
My favorite mistake : an A circuit novel, Georgina Bloomberg & Catherine Hapka.
Off course : an A circuit novel, Georgina Bloomberg & Catherine Hapka.
The A circuit, Georgina Bloomberg & Catherine Hapka.
Girls in pants : the third summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants graduates from high school and spends their last summer before college learning about life and themselves.
The second summer of the sisterhood, Ann Brashares.
Lena's in love - but will it end in a broken heart? Bridget's about to face up to some painful truths about her late mother; Carmen's hoping destiny will play her cards right, and Tibby's going to film school.
Going bovine, Libba Bray.
Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen-year-old who, after being diagnosed with Creutzfeld Jakob's (aka mad cow) disease, sets off on a road trip with a death- obsessed video-gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital in an attempt to find a cure.
Big Thursday, Anne Brooksbank.
Winterveil, Jenna Burtenshaw.
Silas and Edgar try to rescue Kate after she is abducted by vicious Dalliah, who wants to use Kate's power to bring down the veil between the living and the dead.
Awaken, Meg Cabot.
Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera knew by accepting the love of John Hayden, she'd be forced to live forever in the Underworld. But now her happiness and safety are threatened because the Furies have discovered that John has broken one of their strictest rules, and the only way to fix the balance is for someone to die.
You look different in real life, Jennifer Castle.
Five teens starring in a documentary film series about their ordinary lives must grapple with questions of change and identity under the scrutiny of the camera.
Dualed, Elsie Chapman.
West Grayer lives in a world where every person has a twin, or Alt. Only one can survive to adulthood, and West has just received her notice to kill her Alt.
Fat Angie, e. E. Charlton-Trujillo.
Fat Angie's sister was captured in Iraq, she's the resident laughingstock at school, and her therapist tells her to count instead of eat. Can a daring new girl in her life really change anything?
X-Men. Ghosts, writers, Chris Claremont with Barry Windsor-Smith ; pencilers, John Romita Jr…. et al. ; colourists, Glynis Oliver, Barry Windsor-Smith & Petra Scotese ; letterers, Tom Orzechowski with Rick Parker.
Change is in the air for the X-Men as Rachel Summers lays claim to the Phoenix Force, Magneto joins the team, Professor X departs for outer space, and Cyclops becomes a father. The Beyonder erases the New Mutants from history, the futuristic Nimrod Sentinel attacks, and Mojo regresses the team to childhood! Plus: a pair of bona fide X-Men classics, as Storm duels Cyclops for team leadership, and Lady Deathstrike hunts Wolverine in a savage tale by Barry Windsor-Smith!
Infamous, Lauren Conrad.
Kate and Carmen are about to become big stars, but they're going to have to survive some backstage drama first. Madison is learning hard lessons about fame as she deals with backstabbing 'friends' and family, out-of-control paparazzi, and a scandal reported in every tabloid.
What Janie found, Caroline B. Cooney.
Into the river, Ted Dawe.
When Te Arepa Santos is dragged into the river by a giant eel, something happens that will change the course of his whole life. The boy who struggles to the bank is not the same one who plunged in, moments earlier. He has brushed against the spirit world, and there is a price to be paid; an utu to be exacted.
Out of breath, Rebecca Donovan.
A dream of lights, Kerry Drewery.
Mila 2.0, Debra Driza.
Parvana's promise, Deborah Ellis.
Blood family, Anne Fine.
Edward is four years old when he is locked away with his mother by her abusive, alcoholic partner, Harris. By the time an elderly neighbour spots his pale face peering through a crack in the boarded-up window and raises the alarm, he is seven. Rescue comes, but lasting damage has been done.
The graveyard book, Neil Gaiman ; illustrated by Dave McKean.
Winner of the Newbery Medal. When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?
Radiate, Marley Gibson.
Shadow on the sun, David Macinnis Gill.
Everything Durango has ever valued, from Mimi, the sarcastic artificial intelligence implanted in his brain, to his beloved lieutenant, Vienne, to his own life may be at risk when his father, Lyme, tries to force him to become the Prince of Mars.
The path of names, Ari Goelman.
Thirteen-year-old Dahlia's reluctance about attending Camp Arava changes to wonder as strange things begin to happen, and soon she is connecting with David Schank, a student of the kabbala, and the maze he built at the camp in the 1930s.
The ink bridge, Neil Grant.
Looking for Alaska : a novel, John Green.
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.
This northern sky, Julia Green.
Dance of the red death, Bethany Griffin.
In this continuation of a twist on Edgar Allen Poe's gothic short story, wealthy seventeen-year-old Araby Worth, betrayed and bereft, discovers that she will fight for her city and the people she loves, beginning at the prince's masked ball.
Dear Vincent, Mandy Hager.
17 year old Tara McClusky's life is hard. She shares the care of her paralysed father with her domineering, difficult mother, forced to cut down on her hours at school to help support the family with a part-time rest home job. She's very much alone, still grieving the loss of her older sister Van, who died five years before. Her only source of consolation is her obsession with art — and painting in particular. Most especially she is enamoured with Vincent Van Gogh: she has read all his letters and finds many parallels between the tragic story of his life and her own.
The pretty committee strikes back : a clique novel, Lisi Harrison.
The rose throne, Mette Ivie Harrison.
An ancient prophecy hints that the kingdoms of two princesses from rival lands, one with magic and one without, will be united under one rule and one rule only.
Between heaven and earth, Maya Healy.
Shadows across the sun, Maya Healy.
Sword against the sky, Maya Healy.
Under the cherry blossom, Maya Healy.
The girl who was supposed to die, April Henry.
She doesn't know who she is. She doesn't know where she is, or why. All she knows when she comes to in a ransacked cabin is that there are two men arguing over whether or not to kill her. And that she must run. Follow Cady and Ty (her accidental savior turned companion), as they race against the clock to stay alive.
The twisted tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart : a novel of magic most foul, Leanna Renee Hieber.
Golden girl, Cathy Hopkins.
Ark angel, Anthony Horowitz.
Oblivion, Anthony Horowitz.
Having escaped from Hong Kong, the five gatekeepers Matt, Pedro, Scott, Jamie and Scarlett are scattered in a hostile and dangerous world. As they struggle to re-group and plan their next move, the malevolent King of the Old Ones gathers his forces in Oblivion: a desolate landscape where the last survivors of humanity must fight the ultimate battle.
Snakehead, Anthony Horowitz.
Alone in Sydney, Alex Rider is recruited by the Australian government to infiltrate an organised people-smuggling ring: the criminal underworld of Snakeheads. Working undercover as a refugee he moves to Bangkok, where he meets someone he can trust - a fellow agent and true friend: or is there any such thing in the poisonous world of espionage?
The key to the golden firebird, Maureen Johnson.
The rules, Stacey Kade.
At sixteen, Ariane Tucker has been careful to elude those seeking her since her escape from a genetics lab ten years earlier, but the attention of classmate Zane, both frightening and intoxicating, tempts her to risk violating at least one of her adoptive father's five simple rules.
Blue exorcist. 10, Kazue Kato ; translation & English adaptation, John Werry.
One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth: the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin's veins! With the defeat of the Impure King, the Exwires have returned to their routine lives back at True Cross Academy, but the routine doesn't last for long!
Vortex, S. J. Kincaid.
The Feros, Wesley King.
James, Hayden, Lana, Sam and Emily use their new superpowers to try to save abducted members of the League of Heroes, and when Emily disappears, they must find their friend before it's too late.
Golden, Jessi Kirby.
Seventeen-year-old Parker Frost has never taken the road less traveled. Valedictorian and quintessential good girl, she's about to graduate high school without ever having kissed her crush or broken the rules. So when fate drops a clue in her lap, one that might be the key to unravelling a town mystery, she decides to take a chance.
Wildefire, Karsten Knight.
After a killing for which she feels responsible, sixteen-year-old Ashline Wilde moves cross-country to a remote California boarding school, where she learns that she and others have special gifts that can help them save the world, but evil forces are at work to stop them.
The first third, William Kostakis.
Hattie ever after, Kirby Larson.
In 1919, seventeen-year-old Hattie leaves the Montana prairie and her sweetheart Charlie to become a female reporter in San Francisco.
Batman. Hush, Jeph Loeb, writer ; Jim Lee, penciller ; Scott Williams, inker ; Richard Starkings, letterer ; Alex Sinclair, colourist ; Jim Lee & Scott Williams, original series covers ; Batman created by Bob Kane.
Batman's relationship with Catwoman becomes more intense as an unknown foe, known only as Hush, continues to train the Dark Knight's adversaries, such as the Joker and Harley Quinn, while inflicting torturous mental and physical terror upon Batman, Robin, and Nightwing.
Downside up, Hayley Long.
Crush, Carrie Mac.
Sylo, D. J. MacHale.
They came from the sky parachuting out of military helicopters to invade Tucker Pierce's idyllic hometown on Pemberwick Island, Maine. They call themselves SYLO and they are a secret branch of the U.S. Navy. SYLO's commander, Captain Granger, informs Pemberwick residents that the island has been hit by a lethal virus and must be quarantined. Now Pemberwick is cut off from the outside world. Tucker believes there's more to SYLO's story. He was on the sidelines when the high school running back dropped dead with no warning. He saw the bizarre midnight explosion over the ocean, and the mysterious singing aircraft that travel like shadows through the night sky. He tasted the Ruby and experienced the powers it gave him — for himself. What all this means, SYLO isn't saying. Only Tucker holds the clues that can solve this deadly mystery. Look to the sky because Pemberwick Island is only the first stop.
Pretty things, Sarra Manning.
During the run for a summer-theater production of "The Taming of the Shrew," friends Brie, Charlie, Walker, and Daisy strengthen friendships and end others with one another during a tumultuous season of diverse opinions, high emotions, and intense crushes in this new young adult reader from the author of Guitar Girl.
Raven flight, Juliet Marillier.
Neryn thought she had lost everything and could trust no one, not even her mysterious companion, Flint. But when she finds refuge at the rebel base of Shadowfell and discovers her canny gift as a Caller, she feels the first stirrings of hope. Now she faces a perilous journey with the rebel Tali and the Good Folk, who shadow her steps. She must find the three Guardians who can teach her how to use her unwieldy gift - one that is rumoured could amass a powerful army. Can Neryn master her magical power to save Alban from King Keldec's stranglehold? Or will she be too late?
Fairy tail. 27, Hiro Mashima ; translator, William Flanagan.
17-year-old Lucy is an attractive mage-in-training who wants to join a magician's guild so that she can become a full-fledged magician. The guild she dreams about joining is the most famous in the world and it is known as the Fairy Tail. One day she meets Natsu, a boy raised by a Dragon who mysteriously left him when he was young. Natsu has devoted his life to finding his Dragon father. When Natsu helps Lucy out of a tricky situation, she discovers that he is a member of the Fairy Tail magician's guild and our heroes' adventure together begins.
Brock, Anthony McGowan.
Casting shadows, Sophie McKenzie.
The apprentices, Maile Meloy with illustrations by Ian Schoenherr.
A tale set two years after the events of The Apothecary finds Benjamin and his father treating the sick and wounded in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam until a magical communication formula reveals that Janie is in trouble, prompting a desperate chase around the world.
Pandora hearts. 16, Jun Mochizuki ; translation, Tomo Kimura.
Oz. Leo. Inescapable tragedy assaults and binds the two. He is no more. That simple truth tears their hearts apart like castles of sand caving in. But will history repeat itself when, in the midst of their sorrow, the two are pitted against each other in a struggle that could end in catastrophe?
The beautiful and the cursed, Page Morgan.
Ways to live forever, Sally Nicholls.
Rotten, Michael Northrop.
When troubled sixteen-year-old Jimmer "JD" Dobbs returns from a mysterious summer "upstate" he finds that his mother has adopted an abused Rottweiler that JD names Johnny Rotten, but soon his tenuous relationship with the dog is threatened.
Olympus at war, Kate O'Hearn.
Moving to Jupiter's palace on Mount Olympus with her friends after being recognized as the Flame, Emily resolves to save her father from the CRU prison and sneaks away only to become entangled in a new invasion by the Nirads.
Intuition, C.J. Omololu.
Events from Cole's past life in sixteenth-century England begin to intrude on her blossoming romance with Griffon.
The flyman, J.L. O'Rourke.
16 year old Riley Lowe is working as a stage hand, backstage at her theatre company's annual show. Her classmate from school, Tasha, is also in the show as a dancer and, as usual, she is flirting with all the guys. In particular, she is trying to take the one who Riley is attracted to. Severn is one of a group of professional theatre crew who are helping with the show but the closer she gets to him, the more Riley realises that there is something strange about the group who live and work in the dark. When Tasha is killed and Severn disappears, Riley learns their terrible secret. But can she solve the murder in time to save Severn?
Belladonna, Fiona Paul.
Cass's fiance Luca is arrested for heresy and Cass must travel to Florence to uncover the mystery of the Order of the Eternal Rose and save Luca's life.
Unknown, Melissa Pearl.
Darkness is covering the land. As the city of Mezrah grows with power and greed, the rest of the world can only stand by and wait for their inevitable destruction. The only hope against this growing power is an ancient prophecy that people have stopped believing in. Then a star begins to fall. Princess Kyla of Taramon stopped believing in the power of light the day her father died. Trapped in a city she does not care for, under the watchful glare of her mother, the queen, she struggles to accept her fate. Then a star begins to fall. Jethro has loved Kyla for as long as he can remember. Learning that she was to marry his cousin drove a wedge between him and the feisty princess. Watching her from a distance is a torture he is unable to free himself from. Then a star begins to fall, sparking an ember of hope and sending two seekers on a treacherous journey into the unknown.
The last hope, Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf ; translated by Sue Rose.
Oksa Pollock is a thirteen-year-old girl, moving with her family from Paris to a new life in London. Along with her best friend Gus, she is ready to settle into their new lives. But bizarre things start happening around Oksa. When she finds she has magical powers, the truth emerges: her family are not from this world, but from Edefia, having fled their magical, hidden homeland years ago, in fear of all their lives. And Oksa is their queen. Between her loving, powerful grandmother, her wicked new physics teacher, her mysterious uncles and Gus, plus a whole host of fantastical Edefian creatures, Oksa will be thrown into a wilder adventure that she could ever have. And Oksa knows she must triumph over her enemies. The whole of Edefia is counting on her.
The mimosa tree, Antonella Preto.
Stop in the name of pants! : fab new confessions of Georgia Nicolson, Louise Rennison.
The taming of the tights, Louise Rennison.
The tights run wild and free in hilarious new novel from the Queen of Comedy! Tallulah Casey is putting all thoughts of wild boy Cain behind her. He is literally an animal in trousers, oo-er. Not like nice boy Charlie (who she's totally not thinking about either). The Tree Sisters are chasing those golden slippers of applause at performing arts college but Dr Lightowler seems hell-bent on spoiling everything for Tallulah. And with all her mates loved up, can Tallulah resist the call of her wild boy?
Nowhere, Jon Robinson.
The heiresses, Allison Rushby.
Freia Lockhart's summer of awful, Aimee Said.
Usagi Yojimbo. 27, A town called Hell, created, written, and illustrated by Stan Sakai ; introduction by Geof Darrow.
The rabbit ronin's wanderings find him caught between competing gang lords fighting for control of A Town Called Hell. With the help of master swordsman Kato, Usagi takes on one gangster, while the other stirs up even more trouble! Now, with Kato on his trail, Uasgi continues his travels, confronting a nukekubi-a flying, cannibal head-aiding a disgraced samurai seeking redemption, and even crossing paths with the demon Jei! All the while, Kato awaits a rematch and a return to Hell.
Angels, Darren Shan.
Near to giving up hope in a London overrun by zombies, B meets The Angels, a group gathered to fight the living dead and the forces that introduced them.
Slawter, Darren Shan.
Nightmares haunt the dreams of Dervish Grady since his return from the Demonata universe, but Grubbs takes care of his uncle as they both try to continue a normal, demon-free existence. When a legendary cult director calls in Dervish as consultant for a new horror movie, it seems a perfect excuse for a break from routine and a chance for some fun.
Delirium, Dee Shulman.
Unwind, Neal Shusterman.
In a future world where those between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can have their lives "unwound" and their body parts harvested for use by others, three teens go to extreme lengths to uphold their beliefs — and, perhaps, save their own lives.
Unseen, L. J. Smith.
Star cursed, Jessica Spotswood.
Cate Cahill goes into an asylum in order to meet her godmother and another oracle as she continues to try to learn about the prophecy and protect her sisters from the oppressive Brotherhood in an alternate New England of 1900.
Nameless, Lili St. Crow.
When Camille was six years old, she was discovered alone in the snow by Enrico Vultusino, godfather of the Seven, the powerful Families that rule magic-ridden New Haven. Papa Vultusino adopted the mute, scarred child, naming her after his dead wife and raising her in luxury on Haven Hill alongside his own son, Nico. Now Cami is turning sixteen. She's no longer mute and she keeps her faded scars hidden under her school uniform. She opens up only to her two best friends, Ruby and Ellie, and to Nico, who has become more than a brother to her. But even though Cami is a pampered Vultusino heiress, she knows that she is not really Family. Unlike them, she is a mortal with a past that lies buried in trauma. And it's not until she meets the mysterious Tor, who reveals scars of his own, that Cami begins to uncover the secrets of her birth to find out where she comes from and why her past is threatening her now.
Ink, Amanda Sun.
All our yesterdays, Cristin Terrill.
Mojo, Tim Tharp.
A boy who feels powerless in his own life sets out to investigate the mystery of a missing high school girl in his town, who attends an elite private high school very unlike his own.
The saints, Lex Thomas.
The world inside an infected Colorado high school quarantined by the government takes a startling turn for the worse when a new gang enters the school and starts gaining power.
All I want is everything : a gossip girl novel, Cecily Von Ziegesar.
Because I'm worth it : a gossip girl novel, Cecily Von Ziegesar.
Cracked, K. M. Walton.
Kiss, Jacqueline Wilson ; illustrated by Nick Sharratt.
Sylvie and Carl have been friends since they were tiny children. They've always played together, eaten with each other's families, called each other boyfriend and girlfriend and deep down, Sylvie has always believed that they'd end up married to each other. But as they become teenagers, things are starting to change.
Furious, Jill Wolfson.
After becoming the Furies of Greek mythology, three angry high school girls take revenge on everyone who deserves it.
The sky so heavy, Claire Zorn.

Non-Fiction

The MAD archives. Volume 3 : issues 13-18.
This new MAD hardcover collects six classic issues from the 1950s, as originally published by E. C. Comics.
The mortal instruments, city of bones : the official illustrated movie companion, Mimi O'Connor.
When Clary Fray heads out to a New York nightclub with her best friend Simon, she isn't expecting to witness a murder, much less one committed by three teenagers bedecked with odd tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. And she's more than a little startled when the body disappears into thin air. Soon Clary is introduced to the world of the Shadowhunters, a secret army of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world and back to their own. And she's introduced with a vengeance, when Clary's mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque monster. How could a mere human survive such an attack and kill a demon? The Shadowhunters would like to know…Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones movie with this official companion book. This fan favourite features full-colour photos from the set, designers' sketches, interviews with the cast and crew, and more! From the screenwriting process to the casting decisions to the director's vision, this definitive book is a must-have for fans of the blockbuster film!
The amazing Spider-Man. Vol. 7, The book of Ezekiel, writers, J. Michael Straczynski with Fiona Avery ; pencils, John Romita Jr..
The amazing Spider-Man. Vol. 9, Skin deep, writer, J. Michael Straczynski ; penciler, Mike Deodato, Jr..