Recreation

New Titles Young Adults’ October 2013 (arrived in September 2013)

Fiction

Alice in the country of hearts. Volume 1, created by QuinRose X Soumei Hoshino ; translation, Beni Axia Conrad ; English adaptation, Lianne Sentar.
Wonderland is officially at war! And Alice is trapped in the middle of it all. Will she make it out alive? A little arrogant, stubborn, and determined to get back home, Alice isn't fazed by these challenges... until she discovers that every man is gun crazy and weirdly in love with her. What's going on in Wonderland?
Ultimate Spider-Man. Vol. 10, Hollywood, writer, Brian Michael Bendis ; pencils, Mark Bagley.
Puella magi Oriko magica. 1, story by Magica Quartet, art by Mura Kuroe ; translation, William Flanagan.
Oriko, a magical girl with the gift of foresight, knows the fate that awaits all who accept Kyubey's offer of supernatural powers. But when she is struck with a terrible vision of the future of the devastation caused by a single, powerful witch she decides to prevent the girl from becoming a magical girl in the first place. To draw Kyubey away from the girl's potential, Oriko directs him instead to Yuma, an orphan who is all too eager to gain powers that will enable her to protect herself powers that will ultimately lead to her own destruction.
The last girl, Michael Adams.
When The Snap happens, everyone can instantly hear everything that everyone else is thinking. As secrets and lies are laid bare, suburbs and cities explode into insanity and violence. What might have been an evolutionary leap for humanity instead threatens the end of the world. Sixteen-year-old Danby Armstrong's telepathy works very differently. She can tune into other people but they can't tune into her. With only this slender defence, Danby must protect her little brother and reach the safety of her mother's mountain retreat.
Fullmetal alchemist. Volumes 7-8-9, story and art by Hiromu Arakawa ; translation, Akira Watanabe ; English adaptation, Jake Forbes.
Where did Alphonse Elric go during the few short minutes he was wiped from existence, body and soul? From a secret lair in the city of Dublith, a group of outcasts kidnaps Alphonse to find the alchemical secrets of his creation! It's up to Ed (and a certain housewife) to go into the Devil's Nest and rescue his brother. But the criminals of the Devil's Nest aren't exactly human either. Now, Al must fight a homunculus — an artificial human being and the streets of Dublith will run red with blood.
Speed freak, Fleur Beale.
Archie Barrington, fifteen, is the third generation of his family to drive karts competitively. He's good, and this is the year he and his dad have decided he'll have a shot at the Challenge series of six races. If he comes out the winner overall then he wins the chance to race in Europe. However, he's not the only good driver after the prize.
Formerly shark girl, Kelly Bingham.
Surviving a shark attack that cost her an arm, high school senior Jane, an aspiring artist, reevaluates her ambitions and sense of identity while harbouring a crush on her attractive tutor and considering a relationship with a boy from her science class.
The coldest girl in Coldtown, Holly Black.
When seventeen-year-old Tana wakes up following a party in the aftermath of a violent vampire attack, she travels to Coldtown, a quarantined Massachusetts city full of vampires, with her ex-boyfriend and a mysterious vampire boy in tow.
Love in the time of global warming, Francesca Lia Block.
After a devastating earthquake destroys the West Coast, causing seventeen-year-old Penelope to lose her home, her parents, and her ten-year-old brother, she navigates a dark world, holding hope and love in her hands and refusing to be defeated.
A moment comes, Jennifer Bradbury.
As the partition of India nears in 1947 bringing violence even to Jalandhar, Tariq, a Muslim, finds himself caught between his forbidden interest in Anupreet, a Sikh girl, and Margaret, a British girl whose affection for him might help with his dream of studying at Oxford.
Captain America. Vol. 3, writer, Ed Brubaker ; artist, Patrick Zircher with Mike Deodato (#14) ; colour artist, Paul Mounts ; letterer, VC's Joe Caramagna ; cover art, Patch Zircher & Matt Hollingsworth ; assistant editors, John Denning & Jake Thomas ; associate editor, Lauren San
A new Scourge on the hunt! They entered the Witness Protection Program in the hopes of leading new lives. Now, their pasts are catching up with them. As the body count rises, Captain America must contend with a vicious new killer wearing the demonic visage of his old enemy. For Cap, the only thing tougher than taking down the new Scourge will be learning his identity!
Rebecca rocks, Anna Carey.
Winter damage, Natasha Carthew.
On a frozen Cornish moor, a fourteen-year-old girl lives in a trailer with her dad and little brother. Ennor's mother left years ago, when things started to go wrong and gradually their world has fallen apart. Now her father's gravely ill, school has closed, and Ennor knows they're going to take her brother away if things don't pick up soon. Days before Christmas, when the wind is cold and her dad's health takes a turn for the worse, Ennor packs a blanket, a map, a saucepan and a gun into her rucksack, and sets off to find her mum and bring her home. Ennor thinks she knows where she's going. But this journey will change her life for ever it becomes a battle for survival, a heartbreaking story of love and friendship, and a fable about not finding what you were looking for, but finding something more important instead.
Sweet legacy, Tera Lynn Childs.
The ghost bride, Yangsze Choo.
Gate 7. 4, CLAMP ; translation by William Flanagan ; English adaptation by William Flanagan & Philip R. Simon.
As Hana tries to enlist reincarnated historical figures to her side before her enemies do, Chikahito learns more about Hana's Inou Squad and those who control them.
X. Vol. 6, story and art by CLAMP ; translation, Lillian Olsen ; adaption, Ysabet Reinhardt Macfarlane.
Subaru and Seishiro face off in a desperate battle on the Rainbow Bridge, as the years of twisted love and bitterness between them lead at last to their inevitable, heart-rending culmination. In the tragic aftermath, with their kekkai failing and their Dreamseer's predictions foiled, the Seven Seals split up and roam Tokyo in an attempt to halt the destruction engulfing the city. But time is running out. The time of the final battle between the Dragons of Heaven and the Dragons of Earth is drawing near.
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish lieutenant, Tony Cliff.
Lovable ne'er-do-well Delilah Dirk is an Indiana Jones for the 19th century. She has travelled to Japan, Indonesia, France, and even the New World. Using the skills she's picked up on the way, Delilah's adventures continue as she plots to rob a rich and corrupt Sultan in Constantinople. With the aid of her flying boat and her newfound friend, Selim, she evades the Sultan's guards, leaves angry pirates in the dust, and fights her way through the countryside. For Delilah, one adventure leads to the next in this thrilling and funny installment in her exciting life.
All I need, Susane Colasanti.
When Skye, a hopeless romantic, meets Seth, hurt by a recent break-up, at an end-of-summer party they connect instantly, but their love is tested when she returns to high school and he begins to work his way through an Ivy-League college.
Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins.
Book three of the Hunger Games series.
A really awesome mess, Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin.
An angry girl and a depressed boy, both sixteen, are sent to a therapeutic boarding school.
Blazing the trail, Deborah Cooke.
Dragon-shifter Zoe must lead an alliance of young shifters to battle the Mages, who are using a spell to eliminate Zoe and her friends on the night of the Valentine's Day dance.
Ghost hawk, Susan Cooper.
In the winter of his eleventh year, Little Hawk goes deep into the forest, where he must endure a three month test of solitude and survival, which will turn him into a man. But outside the woods, the world is changing. English settlers are landing on the shores of the New World, and tensions between native tribes and the invaders are rising. Little Hawk's fate becomes irreversibly entwined with that of John, a young English boy who dares to question intolerance. He is witness to a secret murder will he now be witness to bloodshed between nations?
Fracture, Christi Daugherty.
Identity theft, Anna Davies.
Cruel summer, James Dawson.
A year after the suicide of one of their friends, the rest of the group decide to spend the summer together in a holiday villa in the Mediterranean. They're hoping to get over the terrible events of the previous year, but then a new guest arrives claiming to have evidence that the suicide was actually murder. When she is found dead, it becomes clear that the killer must be one of them but who is it? And will they strike again? A compelling psychological thriller with a dash of romance.
Kissed, Cameron Dokey.
The world above, Cameron Dokey.
Earth star, Janet Edwards.
The last enemy, Jim Eldridge.
Shadow of the mark, Leigh Falloon.
If you could be mine, Sara Farizan.
In Iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death, seventeen-year-olds Sahar and Nasrin love each other in secret until Nasrin's parents announce their daughter's arranged marriage and Sahar proposes a drastic solution.
The lord of opium, Nancy Farmer.
Aquifer : a novel, Jonathan Friesen.
In 2250, water is scarce and controlled by tyrants, but when sixteen-year-old Luca descends to the domain of the Water Rats, he meets one who captures his heart and leads him to secrets about a vast conspiracy, and about himself.
Spirit's chosen, Esther Friesner.
As Himiko traverses ancient Japan in order to free enslaved members of her clan, she encounters members of many other tribes and emerges as the leader who will unify them.
Eon : Dragoneye reborn, Alison Goodman.
Sixteen-year-old Eon hopes to become an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune and learn to be its main interpreter, but to do so will require much, including keeping secret that she is a girl.
Light : a Gone novel, Michael Grant.
Answers to every mystery of the FAYZ are revealed, unexpected heroes emerge as sacrifices are made, and the Darkness is finally conquered by a force even more powerful than itself in this conclusion to the Gone series.
The lost sun, Tessa Gratton.
In an alternate U.S.A. (the United States of Asgard), Soren Bearskin, the son of an infamous beserker, and Astrid Glyn, daughter of a renowned seer, embark on a road trip to find Baldur, the missing god whose absence has caused panic throughout the country.
Fire with fire, Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian.
Jar Island teens Lillia, Kat, and Mary's ongoing revenge plot against Reeve has unexpected consequences.
Bugs, Whiti Hereaka.
Bugs is about the unfolding lives of three young people in their last year of school in small-town New Zealand. Life is slow, and it seems not much happens in town or in Jez and Bugs's lives. But when Stone Cold arrives, the three come to different conclusions about how to deal with being trapped in a small town and at the bottom of the heap.
A perfect ten, Chris Higgins.
The cry of the Icemark, Stuart Hill.
When her father dies in battle, fourteen-year-old Thirrin becomes Queen of the Icemark, determined to defend her tiny kingdom from the most terrible invasion her nation has ever known.
The rising, Will Hill.
91 days till zero hour. That's 91 days to run. 91 days to hide. Or 91 days to pray for Department 19 to save you! After the terrifying attack on Lindisfarne at the end of the first book, Jamie, Larissa and Kate are recovering at Department 19 headquarters, waiting for news of Dracula's stolen ashes. They won't be waiting for long. Vampire forces are gathering. Old enemies are getting too close. And Dracula is rising.
Puella magi kazumi magica, the innocent malice. 2, original story by Magica Quartet ; story by Masaki Hiramatsu ; art by Takashi Tensugi ; translation by William Flanagan.
Kazumi is determined to continue to battle witches alongside the Pleiades Saints, a group of Magical Girls who were Kazumi's companions prior to losing her memory. But it turns out that witches aren't her only enemy Yuuri, a Magical Girl, has turned against her own kind and targeted the Pleiades Saints for destroying what was precious to her. What better way for Yuuri to exact her revenge than to destroy what the Saints hold dear?! Abducted by Yuuri, Kazumi knows she has to hep the Pleiades Saints but does she have what it takes to fight one of her sisters-in-arms?
Spirited, Nancy Holder.
The rose bride, Nancy Holder.
Mates, dates and chocolate cheats, Cathy Hopkins.
Mates, dates and diamond destiny, Cathy Hopkins.
Linked, Imogen Howson.
Slam dunk. Vol. 29, Talent, story and art by Takehiko Inoue ; English adaptation Stan! ; translation, Joe Yamazaki.
Winning isn't everything in the game of basketball, but who wants to come in second? With seven minutes left in the second half, Shohoku slowly chips away at Sannoh s large lead thanks to Sakuragi's rebounds. But Sannoh's star player Sawakita isn't going to sit still for that! Faced with an apparently unstoppable opponent, Rukawa and Sakuragi both have to dig deep to understand themselves and their own game, and become the basketball players they were meant to be!
A certain scientific railgun. Vol. 8, story, Kazuma Kamachi ; art, Motoi Fuyukawa ; character design, Kiyotaka Haimura ; translation, Nan Rymer ; adaptation, Maggie Danger.
Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide. At the heart of this world is Academy City. Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friend Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home.
Darkbeast, Morgan Keyes.
Twelve-year-old Keara runs away rather than sacrifice Caw, the darkbeast she has been bound to all her life, and, pursued by the Inquisitors who would punish her for heresy, she joins a performing troupe of Travelers.
Naruto. Vol. 62, The crack, story and art Masashi Kishimoto ; translation, Mari Morimoto.
With Itachi having stopped Kabuto, it's time for the Edotensei warriors to finally be returned to the afterlife! This means that Itachi's time on earth will also be coming to an end. How will Sasuke deal with losing his brother once again? And what dark tricks does Madara have up his sleeve?
A matter of days : a novel, Amber Kizer.
In the not-too-distant future when a global pandemic kills most of humanity, a teenaged girl and her younger brother struggle to survive.
Love disguised, Lisa Klein.
After a mixed-up courtship with the Hathaway sisters ends badly, eighteen-year-old Will Shakespeare jumps at the chance to go to London, where he can pursue his dream of becoming an actor and where he is about to meet the girl who will change his life forever.
You don't even know, Sue Lawson.
Imperfect spiral, Debbie Levy.
When a teenaged girl's babysitting charge is killed in a car accident while in her care, she must come to terms with the aftermath of the tragedy and her community's search for someone to blame.
Endgame, Gabrielle Lord.
The fall of five, Pittacus Lore.
After facing off with the Mogadorian ruler and almost being annihilated, the Garde go into hiding. They must learn to master their Legacies and learn to work together as a team. When they receive a sign from Number Five a crop circle in the shape of a Loric symbol they know they are close to being reunited. But could it be a trap? Time is running out, and the only thing they know for certain is that they have to get to Five before it's too late.
Fire & ash, Jonathan Maberry.
When Benny and his friends learn that a scientist may have discovered a cure for the zombie plague, they mount a search and rescue mission, unaware that the reapers want the cure to wipe humanity off the face of the earth.
Into the shadows, Catherine MacPhail.
Scorched, Mari Mancusi.
Sixteen-year-old Trinity Foxx does not believe her grandfather's latest treasure is a real dragon's egg until soldiers invade trying to steal it, a strange boy tells her she must work with him to stop an impending dragon war, and the dragon inside the egg begins telling her what to do.
Fairy tail. 29, Hiro Mashima ; translator, William Flanagan.
Fairy Tail's remaining wizards stand against Hades, a former master of the guild who has already defeated his successor.
Fairytail. 28, Hiro Mashima ; translator, William Flanagan.
Fairy Tail takes place in a world filled with magic. 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.
Wake, Abria Mattina.
Eighteen isn't too young to run your life into the ground, but it's not too old to fix it, either. The desire for change drives Willa Kirk from St. John's, Newfoundland back to her hometown of Smiths Falls, Ontario, away from her mistakes and the place where her sister died. She's looking for a place to settle and rebuild, but Jem Harper just wants to get out of town, back to the life he knew before cancer. By letting the tragedies in their lives define them, they are both dying a little more every day. Welcome to the wake.
Jessica Darling's It list : the (totally not) guaranteed guide to popularity, prettiness & perfection : a novel, Megan McCafferty.
The day before seventh grade begins, twelve-year-old Jessica Darling gets a list from her sister, whose popularity and beauty made her a junior-high standout, but when she tries to follow it, all goes awry, including losing her best friend.
Infinityglass : an hourglass novel, Myra McEntire.
From the moment the Hourglass group violated the rules of the space time continuum to rescue a murdered loved one, time has been in flux. People from other centuries slide into our time, intruding into our space, threatening our world. Frantically seeking a way to turn back this tide, the Hourglass begins a search for the legendary Infinityglass, tracking it to the city of New Orleans, a place where the past rests easily with the present. Quiet, reliable Dune, the group's favorite geek, is selected to travel to the Crescent City and somehow retrieve the renowned object. But there's a problem. Because the Infinityglass is not an object, it's a person. A beautiful, headstrong dancer named Hallie, a girl so enticing Dune can't take his eyes off her. And time is not on her side.
A trick of the light, Lois Metzger.
Fifteen-year-old Mike desperately attempts to take control as his parents separate and his life falls apart.
Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, 6, The return of the master, story by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi ; art by Tyler Crook ; colors by Dave Stewart ; letters by Clem Robins.
A rogue scientist who escaped the bloody massacre in B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Russia assembles a paranormal cult bent on world destruction. Can an elite B.P.R.D. task force hunt down the mad Russian's stronghold in time, or will monsters overwhelm a world already teetering on the edge of apocalypse? Plus: The Nazis from Hellboy: Seed of Destruction fight to bring back Rasputin!.
Eternity, Elizabeth Miles.
Pandora hearts. 17, Jun Mochizuki; translation, Tomo Kimura.
The earnest emotions of one man cross the divides of space and time, laying bare his life, which was long hidden in the depths of memory. But when these revelations come to pass, the reality Oz has known begins to change and shift into something wholly bewildering. Could the desire in one man's heart have been the very darkness gnawing at everything all along.
Black Friday, Robert Muchamore.
Ryan is about to board a plane, knowing that the next twenty-four hours will change everything. His mission is to stop the biggest terrorist attack America's ever seen. Ryan works for Cherub, a secret organisation with one key advantage: even a trained terrorist won't suspect that a teenager is spying on them. For official purposes, these children do not exist.
Heaven is paved with Oreos, Catherine Gilbert Murdock.
Fourteen-year-old Sarah keeps a journal of her pilgrimage to Rome with her eccentric grandmother, Z, her evolving relationship with best friend Curtis, and daily conversations with Curtis's sister and star athlete, D.J.
The infinite moment of us, Lauren Myracle.
As high school graduation nears, Wren Gray is surprised to connect with gentle Charlie Parker, a boy with a troubled past who has loved her for years, while she considers displeasing her parents for the first time and changing the plans for her future.
More than this, Patrick Ness.
From two-time Carnegie Medal winner Patrick Ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life or perhaps afterlife of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world. A boy called Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. But then he wakes. He is naked, thirsty, starving. But alive. How is that possible? He remembers dying, his bones breaking, his skull dashed upon the rocks. So how is he is here? And where is this place? It looks like the suburban English town where he lived as a child, before an unthinkable tragedy happened and his family moved to America. But the neighbourhood around his old house is overgrown, covered in dust and completely abandoned. What's going on? And why is it that whenever he closes his eyes, he falls prey to vivid, agonizing memories that seem more real than the world around him? Seth begins a search for answers, hoping that he might not be alone, that this might not be the hell he fears it to be, that there might be more than just this.
Cruel summer, Alyson Noel.
Starglass, Phoebe North.
For all of her sixteen years, Terra has lived on a city within a spaceship that left Earth five hundred years ago seeking refuge, but as they finally approach the chosen planet, she is drawn into a secret rebellion that could change the fate of her people.
One piece. Vol. 68, Pirate alliance, story & art by Eiichiro Oda ; translation, Stephen Paul.
As the adventures continue on Punk Hazard, Luffy decides to strike up an alliance with Trafalgar Law. But can he convince the rest of the Straw Hats to go along with it? And will this new team be formidable enough to take down Caesar Clown?
Briar Rose, Jana G. Oliver.
Just like fate, Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young.
Dead is just a dream, Marlene Perez.
Paranormal warrior Jessica Walsh enlists the help of her psychic neighbour, Daisy Giordano, to help discover who or what is causing Nightshade, California, residents to die in their sleep with horrified looks on their faces.
The shade of the moon, Susan Beth Pfeffer.
Jon Evans is one of the lucky ones until he realises that escaping his safe haven may be the only way to truly survive.
Earthbound, Aprilynne Pike.
Forgive me, Leonard Peacock, Matthew Quick.
How would you spend your birthday if you knew it would be your last? Eighteen-year-old Leonard Peacock knows exactly what he'll do. He'll say goodbye. Not to his mum who he calls Linda because it annoys her who's moved out and left him to fend for himself. Nor to his former best friend, whose torments have driven him to consider committing the unthinkable. But to his four friends: a Humphrey-Bogart-obsessed neighbour, a teenage violin virtuoso, a pastor's daughter and a teacher. Most of the time, Leonard believes he's weird and sad but these friends have made him think that maybe he's not. He wants to thank them, and say goodbye. In this riveting and heart-breaking book, acclaimed author Matthew Quick introduces Leonard Peacock, a hero as warm and endearing as he is troubled. And he shows how just a glimmer of hope can make the world of difference.
Over you, Amy Reed.
A novel about two girls on the run from their problems, their pasts, and themselves. Max and Sadie are escaping to Nebraska, but they'll soon learn they can't escape the truth.
The disappearing duchess, Imogen Rossi.
Severed heads, broken hearts, Robyn Schneider.
Somebody up there hates you, Hollis Seamon.
Dying of cancer in a hospice, seventeen-year-old prankster Richard has big plans for his final days.
The truth about my success, Dyan Sheldon.
Heartless : a pretty little liars novel, Sara Shepard.
Seven minutes in heaven : a lying game novel, Sara Shepard.
Sutton Mercer had the perfect life, great friends, and a gorgeous boyfriend until someone murdered her. Then the killer forced Sutton's long-lost twin sister, Emma, to pretend to be her. Now Sutton can only watch from beyond the grave as Emma frantically tries to figure out who killed her sister, and why. But when Sutton's body is discovered, Emma's time is up and she becomes the number-one suspect herself.
Nura, rise of the yokai clan. 16, Rikuo's declaration, story and art by Hiroshi Shiibashi ; translation, Yumi Okamoto ; English adaption, Ross Anthony.
Rikuo takes action to cement himself as the Third Heir to the Nura clan as Nurarihyon prepares to officially hand the mantle of power over to him. The political move will change the landscape of the yokai power structure, and could grant Rikuo's friends higher positions than they ever dreamed! But new responsibility brings new problems and breeds new discontent.
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 1 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Tomo Kimura.
Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine for a horror movie. With her jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanour, she's often mistaken for Sadako, the haunting character from Ringu. Unbeknownst to but a few, behind her scary façade is a very misunderstood teenager. Shy and pure of heart, she just wants to make friends. But when Kazehaya, the most popular boy in class, befriends her, she's sure to make more than just that she's about to make some enemies too!
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 10 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Ari Yasuda, HC Language Solutions.
A misunderstanding causes Sawako and Kazehaya to distance themselves from each other. Unable to stand the tension, Sawako decides she needs to reveal her true feelings to him. Will this awkward girl and well-liked guy become a couple?
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 11 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Ari Yasuda, HC Language Solutions.
Sawako 'Sadako' Kuronuma is the perfect heroine for a horror movie. With her jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor, she's always had trouble fitting in. But her whole life changes when she befriends the most popular boy in class, Shota Kazehaya. Sawako and Kazehaya have confessed their feelings to each other! But now Sawako is worried about her rival, Kurumi. In the past, Kurumi vowed to hate any girl who went out with Kazehaya. So how's she going to react to the news that Sawako and Kazehaya are dating?
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 12 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Ari Yasuda, HC Language Solutions.
Sawako and Kazehaya are now dating! Sawako's worried that she hasn't told her parents about it, though. Will her father freak out that his little girl has a boyfriend?
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 13 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Ari Yasuda, HC Language Solutions.
Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine for a horror movie. Nicknamed "Sadako" after the haunting movie character, everyone is afraid to come near her for fear of being cursed. But underneath her scary exterior lies an ordinary teenager who just wants to make friends.
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 14 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Ari Yasuda, HC Language Solutions.
A school trip to tropical Okinawa heats up the student body, and with Ayane distracted by a new boyfriend and Chizu suddenly jealous of Ryu, Sawako and Kazehaya find themselves alone. Can they handle taking their relationship to the next level with a kiss?
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 15 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Ari Yasuda, HC Language Solutions.
Ever since the near-kiss incident on the school trip, Sawako and Kazehaya have become distant. With Ayane warming to Kento's affections and Chizuru devastated that her friendship with Ryu is beyond repair, does the change of season mean a change of heart?
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 16 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Ari Yasuda, HC Language Solutions.
While their friends' romantic relationships deepen, Sawako feels Kazehaya pulling away. Will a big Christmas party bring the troubled couple back together, or will Kazehaya continue to hide his pain from the person who most wants to help him?
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 17 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Ari Yasuda, HC Language Solutions.
Sadako, feeling like her boyfriend Kazehaya is being distant, decides to take a drastic step in order to finally reach him.
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 2 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, JN Productions.
Sawako's chance to become friends with Yano and Yoshida is about to go down the drain when rumours start flying that Yano's been around the block and Yoshida's a former gang member. And the source of all this tattle is Sadako herself. Will Sadako retreat to her former life as a loner because of a simple misunderstanding?
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 3 = From me to you. Volume 3, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Koichiro Kensho Nishimura, HC Language Solutions.
Will the curse of Sadako leave her friendless for life? Sadako's dreams come true when she finally becomes friends with her classmates, instead of scaring them off. She even gets friendly with the cutest girl in school, Kurumi. But will this innocent friendship with Kurumi make Sadako realise that her feelings for Kazehaya are more than just friendly?
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 4 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Koichiro Kensho Nishimura. HC Language Solutions.
Will the curse of Sadako leave her friendless for life? Kurumi's got it all looks, popularity and friends. But underneath Kurumi's friendly exterior is a manipulative girl who'll do anything to get what she wants! And Sawako has the one thing Kurumi wants Kazehaya's friendship. Could all of Kurumi's plotting really drive the two apart, or will it instead draw them even closer together?
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 5 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Koichiro Kensho Nishimura, HC Language Solutions.
Sawako finally realises that her feelings for Kazehaya are more than just admiration. But this novice in love has a lot to learn about romance. Not that Chizu can help her out any she's got enough worries of her own to deal with! Can either of these shy girls take the next step toward a real relationship?
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 6 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Ari Yasuda, HC Language Solutions.
Chizu is surprised by the sudden homecoming of Toru, Ryu's older brother and her childhood crush. But old habits die hard when Chizu can't seem to get enough courage to declare her love. But this is the one time Chizu won't be able to count on Ryu to be supportive of her not when he wants her for himself!
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 7 = From me to you. Volume 3, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Ari Yasuda, HC Language Solutions.
After an eventful Christmas with her classmates, Sawako is super excited when Chizu and Ayane invite her to come with them to the shrine on New Year's Eve, which happens to be her birthday. But what she doesn't count on is her friends' birthday surprise to get her to go alone with Kazehaya-kun!
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 8 = From me to you. Volume 3, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Ari Yasuda, HC Language Solutions.
A new school year begins happily when Sawako and her friends Chizu and Ayane as well as her crush, Kazehaya are all in the same homeroom. But when another popular guy in the class shows an interest in Sawako, will it push Kazehaya and Sawako apart?
Kimi ni todoke. Vol. 9 = From me to you, story & art by Karuho Shiina ; translation, Ari Yasuda, HC Language Solutions.
Kento, a new classmate, takes an interest in Kazehaya and Sawako's relationship, but his interference confuses Sawako even more. When Kazehaya tries to tell Sawako he has feelings for her, she completely misinterprets him. Will Sawako ever muster the confidence to confess her own feelings and resolve the misunderstanding?
Bruised, Sarah Skilton.
When she freezes during a hold-up at the local diner, sixteen-year-old Imogen, a black belt in Tae Kwan Do, has to rebuild her life, including her relationship with her family and with the boy who was with her during the shoot-out.
The boy on the bridge, Natalie Standiford.
It is 1982 and nineteen-year-old Laura Reid is spending a semester in Leningrad studying Russian, but when she meets Alyosha she discovers the dissident Russia a world of wild parties, underground books and music, love, and constant danger.
The uprising, Lisa M. Stasse.
Alenna Shawcross fights to stay alive after she discovers the secrets of the wheel where she has been exiled.
A midsummer night's scream, R.L. Stine.
It was a horror movie that turned into real horror three young actors lost their lives while the camera rolled. Production stopped, and people claimed that the movie was cursed. Sixty years later, new actors are venturing onto the haunted set. In a desperate attempt to revive their failing studio, Claire's dad has green-lit a remake of "Mayhem Manor" and Claire and her friends are dying to be involved. At first, Claire laughs at Jake's talk of ghosts and curses. He's been too busy crushing on her best friend Delia to notice that she's practically been throwing herself at him. What does he know? And anyway, this is her big chance to be a star! When shooting starts, though, the set is plagued by a series of horrible accidents - could history be repeating itself?
InuYasha. 16, story & art by Rumiko Takahashi ; English adaptation, Gerard Jones ; translation, Mari Morimoto.
Kagome is an ordinary modern schoolgirl living an ordinary life. Who would have thought the dried-up old well on the site of her family's shrine would be a gateway to Japan's ancient past? Drawn through the gate against her will, Kagome finds herself battling demons for control of what she thought was a worthless trinket but is actually a powerful magical gem, the Shikon Jewel!
A devil and her love song. Volume 10, story & art by Miyoshi Tomori ; English adaptation by Ysabet MacFarlane ; translation by JN Productions.
Even though Maria wants to be with Shin, Shin fears that getting close to Maria will trigger her traumatic memories. When Maria starts having hallucinations, will they be able to overcome the past together? Or will the struggle only tear them apart?
Anarchy, James Treadwell.
I am everything no longer forgotten. I banish forgetting. My seed has grown and become prophecy. Truth walks the world above. Magic is risen to the world once more. In Cornwall, they have seen it rise: in an angel of death and endless, unseasonal snow. Across the ocean, on a remote Canadian island, the blood and offerings and smoke of England seem nothing more than distant rumours of hysteria. Until the girl disappears. And the whale comes. And The Plague spreads. And nothing is as it was before.
Bunny drop. 9, Yumi Unita ; translation, Kaori Inoue.
Rin and Daikichi have weathered many storms together, but Rin's realisation that she see Daikicki, the man who has raised her as a father, in a romantic light, may cast their little family adrift for good. Now, Rin must make a choice, one that will forever change the life she has come to know.
Midnight pearls, Debbie Viguie.
Violet eyes, Debbie Viguie.
Daredevil. Volume 5, Mark Waid, writer ; Chris Samnee, artist ; Javier Rodriguez, colour artist ; VC's Joe Caramagna, letterer.
The Eisner-and-Harvey-Award-Winner for book of the year continues to baffle all of, as Daredevil teams up with the all-new Superior Spider-Man. Stilt-Man is back! And the leggy villain is better than ever thanks to some last-minute help from Doctor Octopus! Plus, it's the perfect jumping-on point, as an all-new mystery surfaces one which threatens to take Matt Murdock to the edge like never before. Mark Waid and Chris Samnee continue to knock it out of the park as Daredevil's all-star run continues!
The distance between us, Kasie West.
The diamond secret, Suzanne Weyn.
The night dance, Suzanne Weyn.
The bone bearer, Lani Wendt Young.
Leila's selfless act at the closing of 'When Water Burns", unleashed the demonic fury of Pele the Fire Goddess and now Daniel must fight an epic battle to free the one he loves. Unlikely allies come to his aid as a group of troubled elementals try to overcome their differences and work as a team to save their friend. But Pele's awakening has caused cataclysmic fear throughout the Telesa guardians of the Pacific and they are gathering their forces, preparing to defend the Blue Continent from the devastating threat of the Fire Goddess. Only one thing can destroy her - the Tangaloa Bone. The race is on to recover the three pieces of this ancient weapon and the question remains: who will wield the power of the Bone Bearer? And can Leila survive its apocalyptic fury?
Library wars, love & war. 10, story & art by Kiiro Yumi ; original concept by Hiro Arikawa ; English translation, Kinami Watabe.
In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves the Library Forces!

Non-Fiction

Level 2 history study guide, Phil Adams, Phillip Newton.
This new edition covers all six revised NCEA Level 2 History Achievement Standards 2.1 to 2.6 implemented in 2012 and the updated topics Weimar Republic, Vietnam and New Zealand in the First World War.
Being a boy, James Dawson with illustrations by Spike Gerrell.
Being a boy is hard. How can you possibly act cool and even think about pulling potential partners when your face is sprouting spots and you're hairy in places you didn't even know could be hairy? Luckily James Dawson provides an uncensored look at puberty, from the social food chain to sex, being a boyfriend and everything in between.
Bullies, cyberbullies and frenemies, Michele Elliot.
Are there practical things you can do to stop being bullied at home, at school and online? What are frenemies and how you can deal with them? How can you learn to make friends and respect yourself? If you're a bully, how can you change your behaviour?
Level 2 mathematics and statistics study guide, Frances Hinchcliffe, Margaret Priest.
The new edition of this ever popular title covers ten popular Standards 2.1 to 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9 and 2.12 to 2.14. It features brief notes, clear explanations, worked examples and relevant exercises with answers. Use throughout the year to support classroom work, to help with internal assessments and to revise for end-of-year exams.
Welcome to the jungle : everything you ever wanted to know about bipolar but were too freaked out to ask, Hilary Smith.