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New Titles Young Adults August 2016 (arrived in July 2016)

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Simpsons comics. Clubhouse, [publisher by Matt Groening]
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The mighty Thor. [1], Thunder in her veins, Jason Aaron, writer ; Russell Dauterman, artist ; Matthew Wilson, color artist ; VC's Joe Sabino, letterer
When Dr. Jane Foster lifts the mystic hammer Mjolnir, she is transformed into the Goddess of Thunder, the Mighty Thor! Her enemies are many, as Asgard descends further into chaos and unrest threatens to spread throughout the Ten Realms. Yet her greatest battle is against a far more personal foe: the cancer that is killing her mortal form. When Loki steps back into Thor's life, will it ease her troubles or only add to her pain? It's time to find out whether the next chapter in the twisting tale of the Trickster will be one of good or evil! There's no such question about Malekith, though, as he and his Dark Council continue to fan the flames of a looming War of Realms! Jason Aaron continues his startling saga of the mighty Thor!
When Michael met Mina, Randa Abdel-Fattah
Second lives, Scott K. Andrews
Jana, Kaz and Dora have escaped from their mysterious enemy, Quil, wounded and scared. Taking refuge in a place outside of time, they devise a plan to change the past, altering Quil's life so that she never meets them. From the streets of Beirut in 2010 to the domed cities of Mars in 2155 and beyond, the three teenagers fight for their future, and that of all humanity, by trying to rewrite the history of the person who has sworn to destroy them. What could be more complicated and important than trying to save the world? As their feelings for each other grow stronger, though, Jana, Kaz and Dora find themselves at the centre of a different kind of battle. And when it comes to matters of the heart, there can be no real victors.
The falconer's daughter, N.K. Ashworth
"Maddie Prescott, a 14-year-old girl living on Waiheke Island is convinced her dead mother's medallion has mysterious powers. Then there is the Tower, built years ago and abandoned. She and her best friend, Jess, suspect someone else is visiting it. And then there is the unfinished manuscript and the sudden appearance of an injured hawk. As fantasy and reality start to converge, she is no longer sure about anything".
Season of glory, Lisa T. Bergren
The power of the Remnants and their people are growing, threatening Pacifica's careful plans for domination. Among the Trading Union, village after village, outpost after outpost, and city after city are drawn to people of the Way and agree to stand against those who hunt them. As the Pacifica government seeks to annihilate the Remnants, the emperor Keallach finds himself focusing instead on his lost brother and Andriana. While her heart belongs firmly to Ronan, Andriana still feels a connection to Keallach she can't deny. But welcoming him as a Remnant may mean leading the enemy directly into their ranks.
Transferral, Kate Blair
Scarlett Epstein hates it here, Anna Breslaw
When Scarlett's beloved TV show is canceled and her longtime crush, Gideon, is sucked out of her orbit and into the dark and distant world of Populars, Scarlett turns to the fanfic message boards for comfort. This time, though, her subjects aren't the swoon-worthy stars of her fave series they're the real-life kids from her high school.
The Hawkweed prophecy, Irena Brignull
Raging sea, Michael Buckley
Lyric Walker was there when the Alpha arrived. Like many, she wondered if they were invaders, never suspecting that they were on the run from a greater terror. When the real threat arrived, it came with a tidal wave that destroyed Coney Island. Everything and everyone Lyric ever cared for, including the Alpha prince Fathom, was either killed or lost forever. It changed the world. Now the military fights a war it cannot win against an enemy that will not die. Walls and roadblocks pit state against state. Refugees are public enemies, and a new nightmare approaches that is even more terrifying and deadly.
Chasing blue, Jessica Burkhart
Triple fault, Jessica Burkhart
Waer, Med Caddy
Dan versus nature, Don Calame
Shy and scrawny Dan Weekes spends his time creating graphic novels inspired by his dream girl and looking out for his mom as she dates every man in the state of California. Then his mom drops a bomb: she and her latest beau, Hank, are engaged, and she's sending her "two favorite men" on a survivalist camping trip to "bond."
Tumbling : a novel, Caela Carter
After sacrificing their childhoods, Grace, Leigh, Camille, Wilhelmina, and Monica are competing in the two days of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, after which their lives will change forever.
Happily ever after, Kiera Cass ; illustrations by Sandra Suy
The crown, Kiera Cass
Thicker than water, Anne Cassidy
Daughters of ruin, K.D. Castner
As a war begins, four princesses of enemy kingdoms who were raised as sisters must decide where their loyalties lie: to their kingdoms, or to each
Sweet shadows, Tera Lynn Childs
Teen triplets Gretchen, Grace, and Greer, descendants of Medusa, continue to battle the monsters who walk the streets of San Francisco, unseen by humans, but realize they must enter the abyss if they are to protect their loved ones and their world.
The witch's kiss, Katharine & Elizabeth Corr
One, Sarah Crossan
Grace and Tippi are twins. Conjoined twins. And at the age of sixteen, their life begins to change. No longer able to be home-schooled, it's time for them to join society and for them to see the world. And for world to see them. For the first time ever, they have real friends. People who take them for who they are and accept that they are just like any other teenagers.
The moonlight dreamers, Siobhan Curham
One step, Andrew Daddo
Three, Justin D'Ath
The countdown, Kimberly Derting
Ever since Kyra was abducted by aliens and then returned to earth, she has known there was something different about her. Now she knows the truth: she is an alien too. Her alien captors replaced all her human DNA with their own gifting her with supernatural powers like incredible healing, enhanced eyesight, and telekinesis. But when she's captured by an unexpected enemy, Kyra begins to wonder if her abilities are also a curse.
Wave, Paul Dowswell
Julia vanishes, Catherine Egan
Possessing an ability to hide on the edge of perception, Julia conceals her talents in a city where magic is banned and poses as a grand lady's housemaid alongside an eccentric band of fellow housemates who have ties to a powerful killer.
The transatlantic conspiracy, G.D. Falksen
In 1908, on the inaugural journey from Europe to the United States of the world's first underwater railway, seventeen-year-old Rosalind finds love, a murder mystery, and the truth behind the railway's construction.
Black, Fleur Ferris
The loose ends list, Carrie Firestone
The crystal stair, Catherine Fisher
Night wanderers, C J Flood
The deepest cut, Natalie Flynn
The bone sparrow, Zana Fraillon
Endgame. The complete Zero line chronicles, James Frey
Dream on, Kerstin Gier ; translated from the German by Anthea Bell
Air, Lisa Glass
Genius : the game, Leopoldo Gout
As 200 geniuses from around the world go head to head in a competition hand-devised by India's youngest CEO and visionary, the stakes are higher than anyone can imagine. Like life and death. Welcome to the revolution and get ready to run.
The emergency zoo, Miriam Halahmy
My Lady Jane, Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Edward is the King of England. He's also dying, which is inconvenient, as he's only sixteen and he'd rather be planning his first kiss than who will inherit his crown. Jane, Edward's cousin, is far more interested in books than romance.
Steeplejack, A. J. Hartley
Seventeen-year-old Anglet Sutonga lives repairing the chimneys, towers, and spires of the city of Bar-Selehm. Dramatically different communities live and work alongside each other. The white Feldish command the nation's higher echelons of society.
Stripes of the sidestep wolf, Sonya Hartnett
Frannie and Tru, Karen Hattrup
Frannie has always idolized her cousin Tru. At seventeen, Tru is charismatic, rich, charming everything fifteen-year-old Frannie wants to be, and everything she's not. So when Frannie overhears her parents saying that after a bad coming-out experience Tru will be staying with them in Baltimore for the summer, Frannie is excited and desperate to impress him. But as Frannie gets swept up in Tru's worldly way of life, she starts to worry that it may all be a mask Tru wears to hide a dark secret. And if Tru isn't the person Frannie thought he was, what does that mean for the new life she has built with him?
Cruel heart broken, Emma Haughton
Empire of dust, Eleanor Herman
After winning his first battle, Prince Alexander fights to become the ruler his kingdom demands but the line between leader and tyrant blurs with each new threat. Meanwhile, Hephaestion, cast aside by Alexander for killing the wrong man, must conceal the devastating secret of a divine prophecy from Katerina even as the two of them are thrust together on a dangerous mission to Egypt. The warrior, Jacob, determined to forget his first love, vows to eradicate the ancient Blood Magics and believes that royal prisoner Cynane holds the key to Macedon's undoing. And in chains, the Persian princess Zofia still longs to find the Spirit Eaters, but first must grapple with the secrets of her handsome and deadly captor.
Another night in mullet town, Steven Herrick
Rhyming boy, Steven Herrick
The Skeleth, Matthew Jobin
Young Edmund, innkeeper's son and would-be wizard, calls on his friends Katherine and Tom to help stop the Skeletheerie, otherworldly beings said to be unstoppable in battle.
Mate match, Pete Johnson with illustrations by Jen Collins
A certain scientific railgun. Vol. 11, story by Kazuma Kamachi ; art by Motoi Fuyukawa ; translation, Nan Rymer ; adaptation, Maggie Danger
With the Daihasei Festival behind them, an unusual calm has settled over Academy City that is, until a weird rumor begins to circulate. Supposedly someone has created a machine that can manipulate what a person dreams, allowing good dreams to be shared. But when it's revealed that these altered dreams affect reality itself, is this newest Esper invention a gift or a curse?
Teardrop, Lauren Kate
Never, ever cry. Eureka Boudreaux's mother drilled that rule into her daughter years ago. But now her mother is gone, and everywhere Eureka goes he is there: Ander, the tall, pale blond boy who seems to know things he shouldn't, who tells Eureka she is in grave danger, who comes closer to making her cry than anyone has before. But Ander doesn't know Eureka's darkest secret: ever since her mother drowned in a freak accident, Eureka wishes she were dead, too.
Waterfall, Lauren Kate
Eureka's tears have flooded the earth and now Atlantis is rising, along with its evil king, Atlas. Eureka is the only one who can stop him but first she must learn how to fight. She travels across the ocean with Ander to try and make sense of the dark world her sorrow has created.
Naruto 3-in-1. Volume 15, story and art by Masashi Kishimoto ; translation, Mari Morimoto ; English adaptation, Deric A. Hughes
Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He's got a wild sense of humor, but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to be the world's greatest ninja! As the battle against the Tailed Beast-targeting Akatsuki rages on, the heroic sibling battle between Sasuke and Itachi eventually concludes. Though Sasuke has achieved his lifelong goal, Madara reveals Itachi's real motivations. With the truth revealed, Sasuke sets out to destroy Konoha!
Bleach. 67, Black, story and art by Tite Kubo ; translation, Joe Yamazaki
In the battle at the royal palace between the Soul Reapers and the Quincies, the tide shifts when the Quincy King joins the fight, but the Soul Reapers might have a trump card of their own.
Fifteen lanes, S. J. Laidlaw
Noor has lived all of her fourteen years in the fifteen lanes of Mumbai's red light district. Born into a brothel, she is destined for the same fate as her mother: a desperate life trapped in the city's sex trade. She must act soon to have any chance of escaping this grim future. Across the sprawling city, fifteen-year-old Grace enjoys a life of privilege. Her father, the CEO of one of India's largest international banks, has brought his family to Mumbai where they live in unparalleled luxury. But Grace's seemingly perfect life is shattered when she becomes a victim of a cruel online attack. When their paths intersect, Noor and Grace will be changed forever. Can two girls living in vastly different worlds find a common path?
Extraordinary X-Men. [1], X-Haven, Jeff Lemire, writer ; Humberto Ramos, penciler ; Victor Olazaba, inker ; Edgar Delgado, colorist ; VC's Joe Caramagna, letterer
The fate of mutantkind is decided here! Staring down the threat of extinction once more, veteran X-Man Storm pulls together the team she'll need to ensure her race's survival. Together, these Extraordinary X-Men will struggle with the familiar burden of being hated and feared, while facing threats the likes of which they've never seen. Here's hoping they survive the experience!
Girl out of water, Nat Luurtsema
The front room, Michelle Magorian with illustrations by Vladimir Stankovic
London belongs to us, Sarra Manning
Fairy tail. 5, Hiro Mashima ; [translator/adapter William Flanagan]
Gray's old training companion Reitei Lyon is trying to revive a calamity demon, but doing so will make their former master's sacrifice meaningless! What's the secret of Gray's past and why does he keep taking off his clothing? Gray is revealed (metaphorically speaking) in this pivotal volume!
Fairy tail. 54, Hiro Mashima ; [translation, William Flanagan]
Zeref's 12 handpicked elites invade Magnolia from all four sides! First, Ajeel swoops in from the skies with a massive fleet in tow, only to be interrupted by Erza. The Desert King lives up to his title, and before long, Erza is swallowed up in darkness and despair by his overwhelming magic power. Meanwhile, back on land, Brandish makes an appearance in Lucy's bathtub and an unimaginable turn of fate awaits them. In the face of such an unprecedented crisis, all of Fiore's guilds are spurred to action!
Devil and the bluebird, Jennifer Mason-Black
Blue Riley has wrestled with demons ever since the loss of her mother to cancer. But when she encounters a beautiful devil at her town crossroads, it's her runaway sister's soul she fights to save. The devil steals Blue's voice inherited from her musically gifted mother in exchange for a single shot at finding Cass.
Unhooked, Lisa Maxwell
Gwendolyn Allister's mother believes they are being hunted by brutal monsters, and those delusions have brought them to London. Gwen's friend, Olivia, is with her for the summer, but shortly after their arrival the girls are kidnapped by shadowy creatures and dragged to a world of flesh-eating sea hags and dangerous Fey. And Gwen begins to realize that maybe her mother isn't so crazy after all. In this world called Neverland, good and evil lose their meaning. As Gwen struggles to find a way home, she must choose between trusting the charming fairy-tale hero who says all the right things and the captivating pirate who promises to keep her safe.
The vanishing throne, Elizabeth May
Aileana Kameron is the Falconer, born to hunt and slay the faeries who prey on mankind but now, in 1847, the great battle is past, Edinburgh lies in ruins, and Aileana is a prisoner of the Fae prince Lonnrach, whose sister murdered her mother, and somehow she must find a way to escape, before he can steal her memories.
Sold, Patricia McCormick
Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in Nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in India and that there is no hope of escape.
The end of fun, Sean McGinty
Seventeen-year-old Aaron is hooked on FUN, a new augmented reality experience that is as addictive as it is FUN. But when he sets off on a treasure hunt, left by his late grandfather, Aaron must navigate the real world and discover what it means to connect after the game is over.
Meltdown, Andy McNab and Robert Rigby
A lethal new drug with devastating side effects, known as Meltdown, is threatening to destabilize society. Dudley knows that the security services have to act fast, and when his 4 x 4 arrives at their remote hideout in the Canadian lakes, Danny and his grandfather, ex-SAS hero Fergus Watts, are once again sucked into a deadly undercover operation.
Change places with me, Lois Metzger
Rose wakes up one morning to find that there has been a fundamental change in her personality, and although she is now happy and outgoing, she senses that there is something wrong.
New moon, Stephenie Meyer
When the Cullens, including her beloved Edward, leave Forks rather than risk revealing that they are vampires, it is almost too much for eighteen-year-old Bella to bear, but she finds solace in her friend Jacob until he is drawn into a "cult" and changes in terrible ways.
The safest lies, Megan Miranda
When Kelsey's agoraphobic mother disappears after years of claiming the kidnappers she escaped from were coming back for her, Kelsey quickly discovers that her mother isn't who she thought she was and she's not the abductor's only target.
Doctor Who. The Twelfth Doctor. Vol. 3, Hyperion, writers, Robbie Morrison, George Mann ; artists, Daniel Indro, Mariano Laclaustra, Ronilson Freire
The Doctor and Clara are back for two stunning new trips through the Vortex! On a jaunt back to 1845, the pair discover a horrifying secret hidden in a stately home! Then, the malevolent Hyperions return to scorch the solar system of all life and the Doctor is pulled into an epic war for the future of all humankind!
Gena/Finn, Hannah Moskowitz & Kat Helgeson
Told through emails, text messages, journal entries, and blog posts, two fans of a popular TV show become friends online, but soon realize the bond between them is more than fan fiction in this story of friendship and love through social media in the digital age.
The war against the assholes, Sam Munson
Caramel hearts, Elizabeth Murray
The mask of destiny, Richard Newsome
A face in every window, Han Nolan
Millie vs the world, Kiera O'Brien
Lucky few, Kathryn Ormsbee
Homeschooler Stevie Hart meets Max, a strange boy who is obsessed with death, but what starts off as fun together begins spiraling downward when Stevie's diabetes sabotages her fumbling romance with Max, and her best friend, Sanger, announces she is moving out of state.
Magi. 18 : the labyrinth of magic, story & art by Shinobu Ohtaka ; [translation & English adaptation, John Werry]
Deep within the desert lie the mysterious Dungeons, vast stores of riches there for the taking by anyone lucky enough to find them and brave enough to venture into the depths from where few have ever returned. Plucky young adventurer Aladdin means to find the Dungeons and their riches, but Aladdin may be just as mysterious as the treasures he seeks.
Never missing, never found, Amanda Panitch
Stolen from her family as a young girl, Scarlett is now moving on from the past and starting her summer job at Adventure Time amusement park. When a girl goes missing from the park, it's clear that the past is not done with Scarlett.
The fall of butterflies, Andrea Portes
Willa Parker, 646th and least popular resident of What Cheer, Iowa, is headed east to start a new life. Did she choose this new life? No, because that would be too easy and nothing in Willa's life is easy. It's her famous genius mother's idea to send her to ultra-expensive, ultra-exclusive Pembroke Prep, and it's only the strength of her name that got Willa accepted in the first place. But Willa has no intentions of fitting in at Pembroke. She's not staying long, she decides. Not at this school and not on this planet.
What you always wanted : an if only novel, Kristin Rae
Incriminated, M. G. Reyes
Six teens legally liberated from parental control are thrown into danger when a new houseguest arrives at their Venice Beach house.
The darkest magic, Morgan Rhodes
After a near-death escape from Markus King's Hawkspear Society, Becca Hatcher is finally safe at home in Toronto, with the Bronze Codex. But her battle isn't over; she may be the only one who can stop the magical war raging in faraway Mytica. Crys, Becca's older sister, tries to protect Becca, even by keeping some life-changing secrets that might put Becca in harm's way. But a chance encounter with Farrell Grayson puts Crys back in his sights, and puts Farrell one step closer to cornering the Hatcher family and bringing them back to his master, Markus. And unbeknownst to those in Toronto, Maddox's necromancy magic from Mytica has begun to influence the magic in the Bronze Codex, and the fates of everyone involved.
Escape from asylum, Madeleine Roux
The Wildings, Nilanjana Roy ; [illustrations by Prabha Mallya]
Remember to forget, Ashley Royer
Levi has refused to speak since the tragic death of his girlfriend Delia, and can't seem to come out of his depression and hindering self-doubt. Desperate to make some positive change in Levi's life, his mother sends him to live with his father in Maine. Though the idea of moving from Australia to America seems completely daunting, Levi passively accepts his fate, but once he lands faces personal struggles and self-doubt at the same time he and his dad battle through resentment and misunderstanding. And then, while at therapy, Levi meets Delilah, a girl who eerily reminds him of someone he lost.
Bloody Mary. 1 : a vampire who wants to die, [story and art by Akaza Samamiya ; translation, Katherine Schilling]
'Bloody' Mary is not your typical vampire. He can withstand sunlight, holds a reflection in mirrors, refuses to drink blood and wants 17-year-old student and priest Maria to kill him. But to Mary's dismay, Maria doesn't know how to kill vampires. Desperate to die, Mary agrees to become Maria's bodyguard until Maria can find a way to kill him at last.
Bloody Mary. Volume 2, story and art by Akaza Samamiya ; [translation, Katherine Schilling]
Bloody Mary, a vampire with a death wish, has spent the past 400 years chasing down a modern-day exorcist named Maria who is thought to have inherited The Blood of Maria and is the only one who can kill Mary. To Mary's dismay, Maria doesn't know how to kill vampires. Desperate to die, Mary agrees to become Maria's bodyguard until Maria can find a way to kill him. Maria never knew he possessed the Power of Exorcism, which can kill vampires, but with Mary's help, his research unearths the Red Memories that he has suppressed for so long. At the same time, the door to Mary's own missing memories is thrust forcefully open. Where do Maria's Red Memories and Mary's past intersect and what truths await them?
Steelheart, Brandon Sanderson
At age eight, David watched as his father was killed by an Epic, a human with superhuman powers, and now, ten years later, he joins the Reckoners the only people who are trying to kill the Epics and end their tyranny.
Re-made, Alex Scarrow
Break me like a promise, Tiffany Schmidt
When new legislation threatens to destoy her family's operations in the black-market organ trade, Maggie finds herself falling in love with Alex, a computer whiz who makes a shocking revelation.
This savage song : a monsters of verity novel, Victoria Schwab
As the heirs to opposing sides in a warring city, Kate Harker and Augustus Flynn should never have met. A Romeo and Juliet-esque fantasy about the difference between good and evil and the blurry gray area in between.
Coming home to roost, Mary-Anne Scott
"Elliot is on the run from a situation that's just too big to handle. Sooner or later, though, it's going to catch up with him. The question is, will he turn and face it head on - or will he let it run him over?"
Fire & flood, Victoria Scott
The monstrous child, Francesca Simon with illustrations by Olivia Lomenech Gill
Meet Hel, an ordinary teenager and goddess of the Underworld. Why is life so unfair? But Hel tries to make the best of it, creating gleaming halls in her dark kingdom and welcoming the dead who she is forced to host for eternity.
The Crown's Game, Evelyn Skye
Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters the only two in Russia and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the Tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side. And so he initiates the Crown's Game, an ancient duel of magical skill the greatest test an enchanter will ever know.
Head over heels, Holly Smale
Harriet Manners knows almost every fact there is. She knows duck-billed platypuses don't have stomachs. She knows that fourteen squirrels were once detained as spies. She knows only one flag in the world features a building. And for once, Harriet knows exactly how her life should go. She's got it all planned out. So when love is in the air, Harriet is determined to Make Things Happen! If only everyone else would stick to the script. Has Geek Girl overstepped the mark, and is following the rules going to break hearts all over again?
The road to winter, Mark Smith
Since a deadly virus and the violence that followed killed his parents and wiped out most of his community, Finn has lived alone on the rugged coast with only his loyal dog Rowdy for company. He has stayed alive for two wintersi hunting and fishing and trading food, and keeping out of sight of the Wilders, an armed and dangerous gang that controls the north, led by a ruthless man named Ramage. But Finn's isolation is shattered when a girl runs onto the beach. Rose is a Sileyi an asylum seekeri and she has escaped from Ramage, who had enslaved her and her younger sister, Kas. Rose is desperate, sick, and needs Finn's help. Kas is still missing somewhere out in the bush. And Ramage wants the girls backi at any cost.
Savage, Thomas E. Sniegoski
Sidney and her friends must race to find the origin of a storm that has hit their small island home turning every animal into savage weapons.
Death of Wolverine, writer, Charles Soule ; penciler, Steve McNiven ; inker, Jay Leisten ; colorist, Justin Ponsor ; letterer, Chris Eliopoulos
All roads must end somewhere, and every hero's story eventually comes to a close. For Logan, the century-old mutant known as Wolverine, that time is now. The loss of his healing factor and the traumatic events of "Three Months To Die" have all led to this, the single most important X-Men event of the decade. Over the years, Logan has been a warrior, a hero, a renegade, a savage, a samurai, a teacher and so much more. Logan has spent decades being the best there is at what he does but even the best fade away eventually.
The new guy (and other senior year distractions), Amy Spalding
Juggling the pressures of college applications and friendships, neurotic overachiever Jules's plans for her senior year are thrown off track when she starts dating the new guy at school and finds herself at the center of a rivalry between her high school's newspaper and its just-launched TV news show.
Everland, Wendy Spinale
London is a ruin, destroyed by German bombs, ravaged by the Horologia virus, and ruled by the ruthless Captain Hanz Otto Oswald Kretschmer, whose Marauders search for and seize the children who are immune to the virus in the hope that their blood will produce a cure their latest victim is sixteen-year-old Gwen Darling's younger sister and Gwen will do anything to get her back, even join up with Pete and his gang of Lost Boys living in a city hidden underground.
How to disappear, Ann Redisch Stampler
A sexy road trip thriller, told from alternate perspectives, following a girl on the run after witnessing or committing a murder and the boy who has been sent to kill her.
Girl online on tour, Zoe Sugg
Penny joins her rock-star boyfriend on the road in Europe. Can Penny learn to balance life and love on the road, or will she lose everything in pursuit of the perfect summer?
Heir to the sky, Amanda Sun
As heir to a kingdom of floating continents, Kali has spent her life bound by limits: by her duties as a member of the royal family, by a forced betrothal to the son of a nobleman, and by the edge of the only world she's ever known a small island hovering above a monster-ridden earth, long since uninhabited by humans. When Kali falls off the edge of her kingdom and miraculously survives, she is shocked to discover there are still humans on the earth. Determined to get home, Kali entrusts a rugged monster-hunter named Griffin to guide her across a world overrun by chimera, storm dragons, basilisks and other terrifying creatures. But the more time she spends on earth, the more dark truths she begins to uncover about her home in the sky, and the more resolute she is to start burning for herself.
Ranma 1/2. 27 & 28, [story and art by Rumiko Takahashi ; translation, Kaori Inoue ; English adaptation, Gerard Jones]
One day, teenage martial artist Ranma Saotome went on a training mission with his father and ended up taking a dive into some cursed springs at a legendary training ground in China. Now, every time he's splashed with cold water, he changes into a girl. His father, Genma, changes into a panda! What's a half-guy, half-girl to do? The Egg of the Phoenix is a legendary treasure and pounding headache for Ranma. Unless Ranma can force-feed the bird into maturity, he'll be on the bottom of the pecking order for the next 100 years. Elsewhere, a pair of poisonous twins are making life difficult for Shampoo. Can Ranma rescue her? Then a body-jumping demon causes chaos, while penny-pinching Nabiki takes on her greatest challenge yet. And for Ryoga and his alter ego P-chan, what could possibly be a better love connection than someone who breeds pigs for a living?
Fruits basket. 1, Natsuki Takaya ; [translation, Sheldon Drzka]
After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own when embraced by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese zodiac!
The geek's guide to unrequited love : a novel, Sarvenaz Tash
Graham Posner is trying to get his best friend, Roxana, to fall in love with him by planning the perfect weekend for her at Comic-Con.
Slated, Teri Terry
Dragon Ball full color. Freeza arc. 1, story and art by Akira Toriyama ; [translation, Mari Morimoto ; English adaptation, Gerard Jones]
After his epic battle with Vegeta, Son Goku must obtain the wish-granting Dragon Balls in order to resurrect their fallen allies! Their search will take them all the way to the planet Namek, where the evil Freeza and his minions are slaughtering the Namekians in order to fulfill Freeza's wish for immortality. What will it take to defeat this great evil?
Forgetting Foster, Dianne Touchell
Monthly girls' Nozaki-kun. 3, Izumi Tsubaki ; [translation, Leighann Harvey]
Drawing comics is hard work, as high school boy and shoujo manga-ka Umetarou Nozaki and his motley crew of friends-turned-assistants know well. But being a manga pro doesn't necessarily make Nozaki great at everything. In fact, Chiyo is about to discover that his talent just might be full of holes?! As it turns out, everyone's got some weaknesses, and nobody's perfect not even school "prince" Kashima! And Chiyo doesn't get a pass either because her greatest weakness is Nozaki himself!
Wink Poppy Midnight, April Genevieve Tucholke
Wink, Poppy, and Midnight's three separate voices come together to reveal the secrets and mysteries hiding in the woods around their
The woods. Vol. 4, Movie night, James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas, Josan Gonzalez
The more the crew finds out about the woods, the deeper the mystery gets. With Clay and the Duke teaming up to try and force the school into servitude for the New London army, the kids need to think up a plan to save their peers, and fast. And with Adrian uncontrollable and on the loose, no one knows what his next move will be.
Kook, Chris Vick
Dark energy, Robison Wells
A UFO crashes in the Midwest, not far from the boarding school attended by Alice, whose father is the director of special projects at NASA.
And I darken, Kiersten White
Superman. Volume 1, Before truth, written by Gene Luen Yang ; art by John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson, Scott Hanna ; color by Dean White [and 5 others] ; letters by Rob Leigh, Travis Lanham
Superman is going through some changes. First, there's his new "solar flare" power, which releases tremendous amounts of energy but leaves him functionally human fragile, vulnerable, prone to hangovers for 24 hours. But an even bigger change is coming. A new company called Hordr has sprung up, and its business is secrets. If you have one that you want to keep hidden, Hordr can control you and no one has a bigger secret than Clark Kent. Now, Hordr is threatening to expose Clark's alter ego unless he does everything they command. Will Superman play into the hands of blackmailers to keep his loved ones out of danger? And if the truth that Superman has been hiding is exposed, will it set him free-or ruin his life?

Non-Fiction

Where the shoreline used to be : an anthology from Australia and beyond, Susan La Marca & Pam Macintyre
An encounter with a strange boy on a beach, a dog in space, a world of butterflies, a talking whale, two girls who take on the world, and a thousand silver ghosts. Like the pull of the tide, these stories and poems will draw you in and encourage you to explore.
How to like yourself : a teen's guide to quieting your inner critic & building lasting self-esteem, Cheryl M. Bradshaw
Don't let your inner critic get in the way of being confident! How to Like Yourself offers a quirky, inspiring, and practical guide to help you overcome feelings of self-criticism, improve self-esteem, and be the true star in your life.
Garfield food for thought, Jim Davis
Garfield thinks about food, the subject he loves best.
Garfield's Sunday finest : 35 years of my best Sunday funnies, Jim Davis
Settle in with thirty-five years of the best Garfield Sunday funnies, handpicked and annotated by celebrated Garfield cartoonist Jim Davis. This special anniversary collection presents the comics in their full glory (complete with title and drop panels), along with an assortment of original sketches and never-before-seen rejected strips. It's Garfield the fat cat in his Sunday finest!
Night guard, written by Synne Lea ; illustrated by Stian Hole ; translated from the Norwegian by John Irons
This poetry collection explores important concepts such as friendship, fear, and loneliness.
Say something! : the unismart guide to life, the university and everything, Trudi Urlwin
The ultimate guide for teens and young adults navigating the change between school and university, from living at home to surviving in the university jungle.