Recreation

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

Fiction

Alice in the country of Clover. Bloody twins, Mamenosuke Fujimaru ; story by QuinRose ; translation, Angela Liu ; adaptation, Lianne Sentar.
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum are the "Bloody Twins", amorous and affable killers who are able to transform themselves into adorable children or suavely handsome adults. As the gatekeepers to the Hatter Mansion, they tried to kill Alice once. Now they are hopelessly in love with her. Will either Dee or Dum win Alice's affections?
Alice in the country of Clover. Cheshire Cat waltz. 5, author, QuinRose ; illustrator, Mamenosuke Fujimaru ; translation, Angela Liu ; adaption, Lianne Sentar.
Now that Alice and the Cheshire Cat have gone from friends to lovers, they need to adapt to their new relationship and the changes within themselves. Boris wants out of the Hatter mansion immediately, yet Alice hasn't found the right time to tell Blood. But the shady dealings of the mob family may force her hand. Will the Mad Hatter take it in stride, or flip his lid?
And then he kissed me : stories of love, heartbreak & other unnatural disasters
Defy the dark
Futuredaze : an anthology of YA science fiction, Hannah Strom-Martin and Erin Underwood.
Superman. Volume 2, Secrets and lies, Dan Jurgens … et al., writers ; Dan Jurgens … et al., artists ; Tanya & Richard Horie, Hi-Fi Blond, colourists ; Rob Leigh, Carlos M. Mangual, letterers.
Tucked away high in the Himalayas, a long-dormant evil has made these snowy mountain tops its home. Helspont, a descendant of the ancient alien race of Daemonites, has enlisted an army of robots to obtain all there is to know about the Kryptonian menace standing between him and dominion over the people of Earth.
Walking with a fragile heart : short stories and poems by young refugees in New Zealand
Walking With A Fragile Heart is the third book published by Refugee Trauma Recovery. It has seven young people, all former refugees, sharing their stories not just about their journey to Aotearoa New Zealand, but also their experiences settling in NZ. A special and extra feature of the book is the addition of poems composed by the same writers.
Thor, God of thunder. 1, The god butcher, Jason Aaron, writer ; Esad Ribic, artist ; Dean White (#1), Ive Svorcina (#2-5), colour artists ; VC's Joe Sabino, letterer.
Thor follows a trail of blood that threatens to consume his past, present and future. Thor must unravel the Mystery of the God Butcher. In the distant past, Thor follows the wake of murdered gods across space. In the present, the Thunder God discovers a cave that echoes with the cries of tortured gods - himself among them! And thousands of years from now, the last god-king of a Asgard makes his final stand against the God Butcher's legions. Thor races to stop the God Butcher, as his vicious scheme takes a terrifying shape!
07-ghost. Volume 5, Yuki Amemiya, Yukino Ichihara ; translation, Satsuki Yamashita.
Original Japanese edition published by Ichijinsha, Inc. Tokyo.
Fullmetal alchemist. Volumes 10, 11, 12, story and art by Hiromu Arakawa ; translation, Akira Watanabe ; English adaptation, Jake Forbes.
Ed returns to Resembool and meets his estranged father Hohenheim for the first time in many years. Though their meeting is brief and strained, Ed comes away with the revelation that Al's body is still alive somewhere. But before the newly energized brothers can search for it, Scar returns, catalyzing an unlikely alliance between the Elric brothers, Prince Lin of Xing, and Colonel Mustang. Though they hope to use Scar to lure in a homunculus, the hunters become the hunted when Gluttony proves more than they can handle.
Fullmetal alchemist. Volumes 1, 2, 3, story and art by Hiromu Arakawa ; translation, Akira Watanabe ; English adaptation, Jake Forbes, Egan Loo.
When an alchemical ritual goes awry, causing Edward Elric to lose limbs and his brother to become trapped in a suit of armor, Edward begins a quest to recover the one thing that can restore them, the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
Fullmetal alchemist. Volumes 13, 14, 15, story and art by Hiromu Arakawa ; translation, Akira Watanabe ; English adaptation, Jake Forbes.
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical 'auto-mail' limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother's bodies - the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
Fullmetal alchemist. Volumes 4, 5, 6, story and art by Hiromu Arakawa ; translation, Akira Watanabe ; English adaptation, Jake Forbes, Egan Loo.
Trapped and injured in a secret alchemical laboratory, Edward Elric is at the mercy of his enemies, Lust and Envy. But they don't want him dead - they have other plans for him. As the laboratory goes up in flames, the brothers find themselves back at square one, with only an inkling of the massive scale of the Philosopher's Stone conspiracy. But then, Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes uncovers a shocking secret.
Wild girls : a novel, Mary Stewart Atwell.
Struggling with limited prospects in a small Appalachian town where frustrated teen girls act out by setting arson fires, Kate pursues the education that she hopes will enable her escape and explosively clashes with friends from different cultural backgrounds before resolving to find herself.
Defriended, Ruth Baron.
45 pounds (more or less), K. A. Barson.
When Ann decides that she is going to lose 45 pounds in time for her aunt's wedding, she discovers that what she looks like is not all that matters.
Invisible, Marni Bates.
Batgirl/Robin. Year one, writers, Scott Beatty, Chuck Dixon ; pencillers, Marcos Martin, Javier Pulido ; inkers, Robert Campanella, Alvaro Lopez ; colourists, Lee Loughridge, Javier Rodriguez ; letterers, Sean Konot, Willie Schubert.
Robin's baptism by fire as he dons the costume of Robin, the Boy Wonder, for the first time and patrols the night by Batman's side. In his earliest adventures, Robin learns very quickly that what he thought would be fun is actually a matter of life and death.
All-new X-Men. 2, Here to stay, Brian Michael Bendis, writer ; David Marquez (#6-8), artist ; Stuart Immonen (#9-10), penciler ; Wade Von Grawbadger (#9-10), inker ; Marte Gracia, colourist ; VC's cory Petit, letterer.
Yesterday's X-men continue to adjust to a present day that's simultaneously more awe-inspiring and more disturbing than any future the young heroes had ever imagined for themselves. And things get even more dangerous when the shape-changing terrorist Mystique targets our young time-travellers. starting with Cyclops! David Marquez (Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man) joins the artistic family as acclaimed writer Brian Michael Bendis further defines the future of the X-Men.
Heaven sent, Heather Bews.
Noble conflict, Malorie Blackman.
Years after a violent war destroyed much of the world, Kaspar has grown up in a society based on peace and harmony. But beyond the city walls, a vicious band of rebels are plotting to tear this peace apart. It is up to the Guardians - an elite peacekeeping force - to protect the city, without ever resorting to the brutal methods of their enemy.
Candy, Kevin Brooks.
Thousand words, Jennifer Brown.
Talked into sending a nude picture of herself to her boyfriend while she was drunk, Ashleigh became the center of a sexting scandal and is now in court- ordered community service, where she finds an unlikely ally, Mack.
Captain America, Vol. 4, writers, Ed Brubaker & Cullen Bunn ; penciler, Scot Eaton ; artists, Steve Epting ; inkers, Rick Magyar, Rick Ketchum, Mark Pennington ; colourist, Guru-eFx, Frank D'Armata; letters, VC's Joe Caramagna.
Captain America faces his greatest challenge yet - from the American people! TV pundit Bill Braxton is calling for Cap's retirement, and the populace is taking his message to heart. Meanwhile, the mysterious, super-powered terrorists known as the Discordians are striking U.S. targets. Torn between discovering the truth and saving a citizenry calling for his head, Cap's spirit is tested to its limit!
Out of this place, Emma Cameron.
Follows three teens who struggle with hardscrabble realities, from Luke, who works at the local supermarket and tries to stay out of trouble; to Bongo, who drinks to avoid his abusive family; to Casey, who longs to escape her controlling father.
I'd tell you I love you, but then I'd have to kill you, Ally Carter.
As a sophomore at a secret spy school and the daughter of a former CIA operative, Cammie is sheltered from "normal teenage life" until she meets a local boy while on a class surveillance mission.
The Testing, Joelle Charbonneau.
Sixteen-year-old Malencia (Cia) Vale is chosen to participate in The Testing to attend the University; however, Cia is fearful when she figures out her friends who do not pass The Testing are disappearing.
City of bones, Cassandra Clare.
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizzare world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.
Love in revolution, B. R. Collins
Accidental mobster, M. M. Cox.
The Dead Girls Detective Agency, Suzy Cox.
Indigo awakening, Jordan Dane.
The big dry, Tony Davis.
Ways to see a ghost, Emily Diamand.
After Iris : the diaries of Bluebell Gadsby, Natasha Farrant.
Spirit's princess, Esther Friesner.
Salt : a story of friendship in a time of war, Helen Frost.
Twelve-year-olds Anikwa, of the Miami village of Kekionga, and James, of the trading post outside Fort Wayne, find their friendship threatened by the rising fear and tension brought by the War of 1812.
Oh my goddess! 44, story and art by Kosuke Fujishima ; translation by Dana Lewis and Christopher Lewis ; lettering and touchup by Susie Lee and Betty Dong with Tom2K.
As Urd summons her demonic potential to defeat the machine menacing her sister, Skuld stands by with a holdout bomb should things go out of control … but they may already be out of control, as Belldandy is forced to play her own last, unexpected card … offering Keiichi the chance to cancel their contract!
Immortal combat, Leah Giarratano.
Kindness for weakness, Shawn Goodman.
A fifteen-year-old boy from an abusive home desperately seeking his older brother's love and approval starts pushing drugs for him and suffers the consequences.
Half lives, Sara Grant.
Present day: Icie is a typical high school teenager until disaster strikes and her parents send her to find shelter inside a mountain near Las Vegas. The future: Beckett lives on The Mountain a sacred place devoted to the Great I AM. He must soon become the leader of his people. But when Beckett is forced to break one of the sacred laws and the Great I AM does not strike him down, Beckett finds himself starting to question his beliefs. As Beckett investigates The Mountain's history, Icie's story is revealed along with the terrifying truth of what lies at the heart of The Mountain.
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.
If I tell, Janet Gurtler.
The Cydonian Pyramid, Pete Hautman.
Tucker Feye and Lah Lia each hurtle through time, relating their stories in alternating viewpoints that converge at crucial moments.
Think tank. 1, Matt Hawkins, co-creator & writer ; Rahsan Ekedal, co-creator & artist ; Troy Peteri, letterer.
Dr. David Loren is many things: child prodigy, inventor, genius, slacker - mass murderer. When a military think tank's smartest scientist decides he can no longer stomach creating weapons of destruction, will he be able to think his way out of his dilemma or find himself subject to the machinations of smaller men?
Taming the Star Runner
Puella magi kazumi magica, the innocent malice. 1, original story by Magica Quartet ; story by Masaki Hiramatsu ; art by Takashi Tensugi ; translation by William Flanagan.
Kidnapped and stuffed into a trunk by an unknown assailant, teenager Kazumi bursts forth from the confines of the case to discover that she has been stripped not only of her clothes, but also of the memories of her life before the kidnapping. When she is recovered by a pair of schoolgirls, she doesn't recognise them as her best friends and roommates, Umika and Kaoru. As Kazumi tries to settle back into her normal life, she quickly realises that her former 'normal' was anything but!
Elegy, Amanda Hocking.
Starting over, Cathy Hopkins.
The book of doom : an Afterworlds book, Barry Hutchinson.
Nabari no ou. 14, Yuhki Kamatani ; translation, Alethea Nibley and Athena Nibley.
Tobari's revelation of the truth that he has held so close to his chest for the past decade restores the missing memories of the events that came to pass on that fateful night. Miharu's mother once violated the laws of the Hidden World to save her son, and as the removal of the secret art gets underway, Miharu's life is threatened once more. The final battle dawns, and history seeks to repeat itself, sealing the fates of the ninja of the Nabari realm forever.
Naruto. Vol. 29, Kakashi vs. Itachi, story and art by Masashi Kishimoto ; translation, Riyo Odate ; English adaptation, Ian Reid.
Naruto and Gaara face a common enemy in the Akatsuki.
Loveless. 7-8, story & art by Yun Kouga ; translation, Ray Yoshimoto ; English adaption, Lillian Diaz-Pazybyl.
Ritsuka Aoyagi is alone in the world never fitting in at school and alienated from his own past by a fragmented memory. When his beloved older brother is brutally murdered, Ritsuka is heartbroken but determined to find answers. His only lead is Soubi, a mysterious, handsome college student who offers him an intimate link to his brother's other life: a dark and vibrant world of spell battles and secret names. Ritsuka's determination to find answers brings dire consequences. While he's confined to a chair at home by his abusive mother, Soubi uncovers a truth so shocking that it completely shatters his fragile sense of self.
Kill the music, Nansi Kunze.
The vine basket, Josanne La Valley.
Life has been hard for fourteen-year-old Mehrigul, a member of the Uyghur tribal group scorned by the Chinese communist regime, so when an American offers to buy all the baskets she can make in three weeks, Mehrigul strives for a better future for herself and her family despite her father's opposition.
Witchfall, Victoria Lamb.
Dreamtime, Garth Lawless.
On a family camping trip young Cole Fletcher finds himself mysteriously transported to DreamTime, where he discovers the Guardians of this world. Together with his sister Lily, he must find the power within to help the Guardians defeat the deadly Veli before they destroy DreamTime and break through the protective Shimmer into the real world.
Two boys kissing, David Levithan.
Pants are everything : when you're definitely not a nudist, Mike Lowery.
Crown of midnight, Sarah J. Maas.
Fingerprints of you, Kristen-Paige Madonia.
On the Jellicoe road, Melina Marchetta.
Taylor Markham is now a senior at the Jellicoe School, and has been made leader of the boarders. She is responsible for keeping the upper hand in the territory wars with the townies, and the cadets who camp on the edge of the school's property over summer. But what she needs to do, more than anything, is unravel the Mystery of her past and find her mother - who abandoned her on the Jellicoe Road six years before.
Every breath, Ellie Marney.
The night itself, Zoe Marriott.
Second chance summer, Morgan Matson.
Taylor Edwards' family might not be the closest-knit - everyone is a little too busy and over-scheduled but for the most part, they get along just fine. Then Taylor's dad gets devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains. Crammed into a place much smaller and more rustic than they are used to, they begin to get to know each other again, and Taylor discovers that the people she thought she had left behind haven't actually gone anywhere.
Far far away, Tom McNeal.
Jeremy can hear voices but when he admits this, the townspeople of Never Better treat him like an outsider. Life has been tough after his mother left and his father became a recluse, but one voice in particular proves his salvation: the voice of the ghost of Jacob Grimm. Jacob watches over Jeremy, protecting him from an unknown dark evil whispered about in the space between this world and the next. But when a provocative local girl Ginger takes an interest in Jeremy (and his unique abilities), a heartbreaking chain of events is put into motion. And as anyone familiar with the Grimm Brothers know, not all fairy tales have happy endings.
Natsume's book of friends. Volume 14, story and art by Yuki Midorikawa ; translation & adaptation by Lillian Olsen.
Takashi Natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. Now he's a troubled high school student who has come to live in the small town where his grandmother grew up. Much of Natsume's problems with the local yokai stems from his grandmother, Reiko. Will he ever know the full truth about his grandmother, and will yokai be the ones to help him discover it?
Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, 5, The Pickens County horror & others, story by Mike Mignola and Scott Allie ; art by Jason Latour, Max Fiumara, James Harren ; colours by Dave Stewart ; letters by Clem Robins.
Features horrific tales showing the world going to hell, a reclusive vampire clan and a deadly mist create a disastrous mission for a trespassing B. P. R. D. crew; another team investigates an abandoned warehouse in Chicago, only to discover the site of a hundred-year-old magical ritual with shocking revelations about man's prehistory.
Love is a number, Lee Monroe.
A touch of Scarlet, Eve Marie Mont.
Equinox, Lara Morgan.
Skip beat! olumes 13, 14, 15, story and art by Yoshiki Nakamura ; English translation & adaption, Tomo Kimura.
Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous enough! Kyoko won't suffer in silence - she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!
Sisterland, Linda Newbery.
Hilly's German grandmother, HeidiGran, arrives to live with her family after she gets Alzheimer's disease. As her mind becomes more muddled, the family is turned upside down by revelations that emerge from her memories of life during World War II.
Evermore, Alyson Noel.
Unbreakable, Elizabeth Norris.
If he had been with me : a novel, Laura Nowlin.
Star Wars, agent of the empire. Volume 2, Hard targets, script, John Ostrander ; pencils, Davide Fabbri ; inks, Christian Dalla Vecchia ; colours, Wes Dzioba ; lettering, Michael Heisler ; cover art, Stephane Roux.
When the current Count Dooku is assassinated and Boba Fett is framed for the murder, Imperial Agent Jahan Cross is assigned to make sure the ramifications favour the Empire.
Star wars. Legacy, Book 1, story, John Ostrander & Jan Duursema ; script, John Ostrander ; pencils, Jan Duursema.
It's all-out war as the Sith emperor returns from the dead stronger, more evil, more determined, and prepared to unleash a new Sith army upon the galaxy. Roan Fel's loyalist Imperials, the Galactic Alliance, and the Jedi are all on the defensive reeling from attacks by the unified Sith. But Cade Skywalker has his own plans for this war - all the time he has spent avoiding his legacy has finally shown him that he can't run. He must stand alone against Darth Krayt!
Firewallers, Simon Packham.
Ghost stadium, Tom Palmer.
Becoming Holmes, Shane Peacock.
With a young Sherlock Holmes immersed in despair, the only thing that can rouse him from this blackness comes when he uncovers a sinister plot unleashed by Malefactor.
Superman. Volume 1 : What price tomorrow?, George Perez, writer ; Jesus Merino, Nicola Scott, Trevor Scott, artists ; Brian Buccellato, et al., colourists ; Carlos M. Mangual, Rob Leigh, letterers.
While the city of Metropolis begins looking upon Superman with suspicion instead of adoration, a new alien menace arrives with a mysterious connection to Krypton and to Superman.
Trickster's choice, Tamora Pierce.
Alianne must call forth her mother's courage and her father's wit in order to survive on the Copper Isles in a royal court rife with political intrigue and murderous conspiracy.
Until I die, Amy Plum.
Amina, J. L. Powers ; series editor, Lyn White.
The Wolfstone curse, Justin Richards.
Wicked kiss, Michelle Rowen.
Flora's war, Pamela Rushby.
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.
Strobe edge. Vol. 5, story & art by Io Sakisaka ; English adaption, Ysabet MacFarlane ; translation, JN Productions.
What is love, anyway? Ninako Kinoshita's friends tell her it's one thing, but Ninako wonders what this mysterious feeling really is. When she meets Ren Ichinose, the handsome, enigmatic guy that all the girls worship, her life takes an unexpected turn.
Lenny Cyrus, school virus, Joe Schreiber ; illustrated by Matt Smith.
Told from three viewpoints, thirteen-year-old scientific genius Lenny Cyrus shrinks himself and, helped by his best friend Harlan, enters the body of Zooey, the girl he has loved since third grade, hoping to physically change her mind about him on the very day her play opens.
New school, Dash Shaw.
Danny's older brother, Luke, travels to a remote island to teach English to the employees of ClockWorld, an ambitious new amusement park that recreates historical events. When Luke doesn't return after two years, Danny travels to ClockWorld to convince Luke to return to America. But Luke has made a new life, new family, and even a new personality for himself on ClockWorld, rendering him almost unrecognisable to his own brother.
Nothing can possibly go wrong, Prudence Shen & Faith Erin Hicks.
Charlie is the laid-back captain of the basketball team. Nate is the neurotic, scheming president of the robotics club. Their unlikely friendship nearly bites the dust when Nate declares war on the cheerleaders and they retaliate by making Charlie their figurehead in the ugliest class election campaign the school has ever seen.
Pretty guardian Sailor Moon. 12, Naoko Takeuchi ; translator/adapter, Mari Morimoto.
As Galaxia picks off one Sailor Guardian after another, even those of the outer planets, Usagi finds new companions to help her fight her most nefarious enemy yet.
Black butler. 14, Yana Toboso ; translation, Tomo Kimura.
Earl Ciel Phantomhive looks on in horror as Sebastian, his infallible manservant, is struck down by the death scythe of an unforeseen combatant. Devil though he may be, even Sebastian is not immune to the blade of a reaper's scythe. As Sebastian's cinematic record spills forth, the tale of how a devil became a butler to a little lost lord flickers to life in shades of sepia, blood, and ash.
Missions of love. Volume 4, Ema Toyama ; translated and adapted by Alethea Nibley and Athena Nibley ; lettered by Paige Pumphrey.
In school, Yukina is a cold and distant girl; Shigure is the most perfect, good-looking guy. But the two of them have a secret, and their extraordinary 'love affair' is about to start! Yukina, under the pen name 'Yupina', is actually a popular cell phone novelist. When she discovers Shigure's devious womanising ways, she blackmails him to complete daring 'missions of love' for her to write about.
Coda, Emma Trevayne.
Blue Bloods : the Graphic Novel, Melissa de la Cruz ; adapted by Robert Venditti ; art by Alina Urusov.
Select teenagers from some of New York City's wealthiest and most socially prominent families learn a startling secret about their bloodlines.
Dreadnought, Mark Walden.
Escape velocity, Mark Walden.
The Overlord Protocol, Mark Walden.
Numbers, Rachel Ward.
The vanishing moment, Margaret Wild.
Absent, Katie Williams.
Seventeen-year-old Paige Wheeler died in a fall off the high school roof and now her spirit seems bound to the school grounds, along with Brooke and Evan, two other teen ghosts who died there, but maybe if she can solve the Mystery of her apparent suicide they will all be able to move on.
The 5th wave, Rick Yancey.
Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.
Boy nobody : a novel, Allen Zadoff.
Bleach. 6, The death trilogy overture, story and art by Tite Kubo ; English adaptation, Lance Caselman ; translation, Joe Yamazaki.
Ichigo and Uryu's competition inadvertently causes the generation of a giant Hollow, and the two rivals must cooperate to defeat it.

Non-Fiction

Marvel year by year : a visual chronicle, with a foreword by Stan Lee and afterword by Joe Quesada.
Helps you learn all about the birth of key Marvel Super Heroes from Wolverine and the X-Men, to Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and the rest of the Avengers, as well as Spider-Man, Daredevil and Silver Surfer. This book includes their comic book debuts, the geniuses that invented them, and the crucial events behind their creation.
Level 3 calculus study guide, Frances Hinchliffe, Tom Sidebotham.
Covers the six key Level 3 Standards 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 3.15 being implemented in 2013. It features brief notes, explanations, worked examples and exercises with fully worked answers. Use throughout the year to support classroom work, to help with internal assessments and to revise for end-of-year exams.