Recreation

New Titles Young Adults’ January 2016 (arrived in December 2015)

Fiction

Puella magi tart magica, the legend of "Jeanne d'Arc". [2], art by Masugitsune/Kawazu-ku ; original story by Magica Quartet ; [translation, William Flanagan].
Tart presses onward in her quest to reach the Dauphin, the disinherited heir of France, and help restore him to the throne and, thus, her country to a state of peace. Her reputation as a fearless warrior and bringer of light has drawn loyal supporters who would stand and fight against England and the Duke of Burgundy. Tart's power grows, both as a beacon of hope and as a magical girl, but a country girl cannot hope to wield such power without facing opposition and consequences.
Doctor Who. The Tenth Doctor. Vol. 3, The fountains of forever, writer, Nick Abadzis ; artists, Elena Casagrande ... [et al.].
Returning to New York from her travels with the Doctor, Gabby has never felt more alive. But for her family and best friend, Cindy, barely any time has passed! But for the Doctor, Gabby and Cindy, this is only the start of their greatest adventure yet, as a secret auction, a cult organization, an ancient artifact, an aging movie idol, a cosmic conspiracy and a cosmic threat from the heart of the universe collide in NYC to threaten all of reality!
The dead girls of Hysteria Hall, Katie Alender.
Sixteen-year-old Cordelia and her family move into the house they just inherited in Pennsylvania, a former insane asylum the locals call Hysteria Hall unfortunately the house does not want defiant girls like Delia, so it kills her, and as she wanders the house, meeting the other ghosts and learning the dark secrets of the Hall, she realizes that she has to find a way to save her sister, parents, and perhaps herself.
The bones of the holy, Jennifer Allison.
Psychic investigator Gilda Joyce is appalled that her mother plans to remarry, but while they are in St. Augustine, Florida, making wedding arrangements Gilda discovers that the city is full of ghosts and mysteries, including one involving her stepfather-to-be.
Sylvie the second, Kaeli Baker.
It's another hospital trip in the witching hours for Sylvie, as part of the support crew for her crazy sister Calamity Cate. An overdose, this time. As usual, it seems like the family is so caught up in Cate's drama that Sylvie goes unnoticed. Invisible. Always coming second. Not any more. After a makeover, a friendship breakdown and a whole lot of pizza, Sylvie starts to get noticed, but by the wrong people. That's when things unravel with deep and painful consequences. Visibility, Sylvie discovers, is not about how other people see you, but how you see yourself.
Red girl, blue boy : an If only novel, Lauren Baratz-Logsted.
As Katie's father and Drew's mother vie for the Presidency, the sixteen-year-olds start and end a romance, but the press finds out, both candidates' poll numbers rise, and the two are asked to flaunt their former relationship.
All in : a Naturals novel, Jennifer Lynn Barnes.
Cassie and the other members of the Naturals program of the FBI are drawn into a murder investigation in Vegas.
Deep time, Trevor Baxendale.
The Phaeron disappeared from the universe over a million years ago. They travelled among the stars using roads made from time and space, but left only relics behind. But what actually happened to the Phaeron? Some believe they were they eradicated by a superior force. Others claim they destroyed themselves. Or were they in fact the victims of an even more hideous fate? In the far future, humans discover the location of the last Phaeron road and the Doctor and Clara join the mission to see where the road leads. Each member of the research team knows exactly what they are looking for but only the Doctor knows exactly what they will find. Because only the Doctor knows the true secret of the Phaeron: a monstrous secret so terrible and powerful that it must be buried in the deepest grave imaginable.
Guardians of the galaxy. [5], Through the looking glass, writer, Brian Michael Bendis ; annual #1, artist, Frank Cho ; color artist, Jason Keith ; letterer, VC's Clayton Cowles ; issues #24-27, artist, Valerio Schiti ; color artist, Jason Keith ; letterer, VC's Cory Petit.
With the Slaughter Squad hot on their tails, the X-Men and the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to have to find somewhere to stash this loot. The odds against them, their only option for gaining the upper hand might lie with the mysterious Black Vortex. Will the temptation of the Black Vortex's unknown power be too much for this band of misfits?
The anatomical shape of a heart, Jenn Bennett.
Sparks fly when Beatrix Adams, seventeen, who strives to be a medical illustrator, meets Jack, one of San Francisco's most notorious graffiti artists, but even as Beatrix begins to uncover the secrets that have left Jack so wounded, her own family secrets threaten to tear them apart.
101 pieces of me.,
Tarnished, Kate Jarvik Birch.
Ella was genetically engineered to be the perfect pet-graceful, demure and "kept." In a daring move, she escaped her captivity and took refuge in Canada. But while she can think and act as she pleases, the life of a liberated pet is just as confining as the Congressman's gilded cage. Her escape triggered a backlash, and now no one's safe, least of all the other pets. But she's trapped, unable to get back to Penn-the boy she loves-or help the girls who need her. Back in the United States, pets are turning up dead. With help from a "very" unexpected source, Ella slips deep into the dangerous black market, posing as a tarnished pet available to buy or sell. If she's lucky, she'll be able to rescue Penn and expose the truth about the breeding program. If she fails, Ella will pay not only with her life, but the lives of everyone she's tried to save.
Ungodly, Kendare Blake.
For the Goddess of Wisdom, what Athena didn't know could fill a book. So the assault on Olympus left them beaten and scattered and possibly dead. So they have to fight the Fates themselves, who, it turns out, are the source of the gods' illness. And sure, Athena is stuck in the underworld, holding the body of the only hero she has ever loved. But Hermes is still topside, trying to power up Andie and Henry before he runs out of time and dies, or the Fates arrive to eat their faces.
The detour, S.A. Bodeen.
Seventeen-year-old Livvy Flynn, a bestselling author of YA fiction, is kidnapped by a woman and her apparently manic daughter.
Wild sky, Suzanne Brockmann and Melanie Brockmann.
Trail of the dead, Joseph Bruchac.
Lozen and her family, on the run from the tyrants who once held them hostage, embark on a journey along a perilous trail once followed by her ancestors, where they meet friends and foes alike.
The many lives of John Stone, Linda Buckley-Archer.
When seventeen-year-old Spark takes a summer job working at a secluded house in England, organizing journals that span centuries and all written in the same hand, she discovers her true connection to the people who live there and the trait that makes them unique.
The red queen, Isobelle Carmody.
I heard a sound like thunder inside the earth and the ground shook and broke open like a vast stony maw. It spat out fire and I saw wolves falling into a molten gold stream. I made my way along the ancient tunnel, following Maruman, who ran lightly ahead of me. I did not ask how he had come to be here. He was the Moonwatcher as I was the Seeker. This was where we had been destined to come together. Before Elspeth Gordie can continue her journey to find Sentinel and prevent it unleashing the horrors of the Great White, she must fight free of a strange prison, where people are laid to sleep forever or cling to a suffocating existence, believing the world beyond their walls is already utterly annihilated. But at the end of her journey, nothing is as she imagined. She is drawn into the struggle for a kingdom, only to find the Destroyer is at the heart of the turmoil, waiting for her. Somehow she must do what she has sworn to do, for the sake of the world and all of its creatures. She must complete her quest, no matter what it costs.
Manners & mutiny.,
Need, Joelle Charbonneau.
In this exploration of the dark side of social media, and government control and manipulation, the teenagers in a small town are drawn deeper and deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need--regardless of the consequences.
The warrior heir, Cinda Williams Chima.
After learning about his magical ancestry and his own warrior powers, sixteen-year-old Jack embarks on a training program.
Notes from the blender, Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin.
Two teenagers--a heavy-metal-music-loving boy who is still mourning the death of his mother years earlier, and a beautiful, popular girl whose parents divorced because her father is gay--try to negotiate the complications of family and peer relationships as they get to know each other after learning that their father and mother are marrying each other.
Shades of Doon, Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon.
When best friends Vee and Kenna find themselves outside of Doon, the MacCrae brothers come to their rescue, while the witch of Doon plots to destroy the kingdom forever.
All the major constellations : a novel, Pratima Cranse.
After Andrew's best friend is hit by a drunk driver and ends up in a coma, his enigmatic crush invites him to find comfort with her fundamentalist Christian group.
The conjurer's riddle, Andrea Cremer.
Charlotte leads her friends to New Orleans, where the resistance against the Empire is based. There, she must figure out where her true loyalties lie.
The River and the Book.,
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. They smoke, they drink, they argue, they laugh, they cry, they fall in love. But what neither of the twins has told anyone is that Tippi keeps fainting. With Grace being the weaker twin, Tippi has been supporting them both. But she can only sustain this, and their secret, for so long. As Tippi's heart begins to fail, the girls must make the life-changing and heart-wrenching decision to separate. Will either of them survive the surgery? And even if they do, how do they face a life apart? Sarah Crossan tells a moving, perceptive and beautifully crafted story which has the power to make you laugh and cry.This is memorable portrait, not just of two sisters and their journey, but of a whole family balanced on a knife edge. One will stay with you long after you've finished it.
The one thing, Marci Lyn Curtis.
After losing her sight and the future she dreamed of seventeen-year-old Maggie meets the one person with the ability to help her see all the possibilities life still holds.
Rogue.,
The game of lives, James Dashner.
The VirtNet combined the most cutting-edge technology and the most sophisticated gaming for a full mind-body experience. And it was Michael's passion. But now every time Michael sinks, he risks his life. The VirtNet has become a world of deadly consequences, and Kaine grows stronger by the day. The Mortality Doctrine Kaine's master plan has nearly been realized, and if Kaine succeeds, it will mean worldwide cyber domination. Michael and his friends are the only ones who can put the monster back in the box if Michael can figure out who his friends really are.
Triple moon, Melissa de la Cruz.
Twin witches (and Norse goddesses) Molly and Mardi Overbrook are sent to North Hampton for the summer where they must learn to control their powers before the White Council exiles them to Limbo.
You and me and him, Kris Dinnison.
Maggie Bowers thinks she knows what to expect her junior year of high school, but when she and her out-of-the-closet best friend Nash have feelings for the same boy she wonders if winning someone's heart means losing her soul mate.
Forget tomorrow, Pintip Dunn.
On Callie's seventeenth birthday, she receives her vision of the future a memory sent back in time to sculpt each citizen into the person they're meant to be. But Callie's vision shows her murdering her younger sister, and she is arrested and sent to a prison for those destined to break the law. Callie escapes and, on the run from the government and from her future, hoping to change her fate and protect her sister.
Da Vinci's tiger, L. M. Elliott.
In fifteenth-century Florence, the dashing Venetian ambassador commissions young Leonardo da Vinci to paint a portrait of his Platonic love, Ginevra de' Benci, a well-educated, teenaged poet in a passionless marriage, propelling her into the world of art, politics, and romance, with all of its complications.
The book of Ivy.,
The revolution of Ivy.,
Alpha divided.,
Avoiding Alpha.,
Becoming Alpha.,
Either the beginning or the end of the world, Terry Farish.
Sofie, sixteen, lives alone with her father, a Scottish fisherman, on New Hampshire's coast and is not prepared for the return of her pregnant mother, a Cambodian immigrant, or for the forbidden relationship she has begun with a young Army medic back from Afghanistan.
Dangerous lies, Becca Fitzpatrick.
Stella Gordon's life is a lie. She does not belong in Thunder Basin, Nebraska. As the key witness in a murder trial, Stella is under witness protection, living a life she doesn't want. No one can know who she really is. Not even Chet Falconer, her hot, enigmatic neighbour. But against her better judgement, Stella finds herself falling under Chet's spell. A storm is brewing. Is Stella really safe in Thunder Basin? And will Chet be her shelter, or her downfall?
Willful machines, Tim Floreen.
In a near-future America, a sentient computer program named Charlotte has turned terrorist, but Lee Fisher, the closeted son of an ultraconservative President, is more concerned with keeping his Secret Service detail from finding out about his developing romance with Nico, the new guy at school, but when the spider-like robots that roam the school halls begin acting even stranger than usual, Lee realizes he is Charlotte's next target.
When I was me.,
The ghost by the billabong.,
Feather from the kakahu, Olivia Aroha Giles.
"Life on the McGregor Farm has changed over the last 3 years. Laurel learns happily ever isn't a reality. Her relationship with Romeo is tense, her parents have moved on with their lives and her best friend Mauki is leaving on her OE. Then something unthinkable happens that rocks the foundation of her world. This is not how her life was supposed to turn out! Mauki is set to leave on the trip Mina always wanted for her but it's so much more. For once she's putting herself first but does she really want to find what she's looking for. As Mauki leaves, a number of people return to force the rest of the whanau to face their past. All decisions create consequences"--Publisher information.
Hawthorn, Carol Goodman.
During her senior year at Blythewood Academy, Avaline Hall and her friends must stop the evil Shadowmaster, Judicus van Drood, as he rallies nations into a war that could destroy both the human world and Faerie.
Wolf by wolf, Ryan Graudin.
Germania, 1956. Over ten years since the Nazis won the war. 18-year-old Yael is part of the resistance, and she has just one mission: to kill Hitler. Experimented on during her time at Auschwitz, Yael has the unique ability to change her appearance at will. The only part of her which always remains are the five tattooed wolves on her arm; one for each of the people she's lost. Using her abilities, she must transform into Adele Wolfe, Germany's most famous female rider and winner of the legendary Axis Tour; an epic long distance motorcycle race from Berlin to Tokyo, where only the strongest (and wiliest) riders survive. If she can win this, she will be able to get close enough to kill the Fuhrer and change history forever.
Traffick, Ellen Hopkins.
Five teens victimized by sex trafficking try to find their way to a new life. There's Eden, the preacher's daughter who turns tricks in Vegas and is helped into a child prostitution rescue. Seth, the gay farm boy disowned by his father who finds himself without money or resources other than his own body. Whitney, the privileged kid coaxed into the life by a pimp and whose dreams are ruined in a heroin haze. Ginger, who runs away from home with her girlfriend and is arrested for soliciting an undercover cop. And Cody, whose gambling habit forces him into the life, but who is shot and left for dead. Now they are looking for a way out from the dark underbelly of the child trafficking trade.
Ark angel., Anthony Horowitz.
Eagle strike., Anthony Horowitz.
Scorpia., Anthony Horowitz.
Snakehead, Anthony Horowitz.
Alone in Sydney, Alex Rider is recruited by the Australian government to infiltrate an organized people-smuggling ring: the criminal underworld of Snakeheads. Working undercover as a refugee he moves to Bangkok, where he meets someone he can trust - a fellow agent and true friend: or is there any such thing in the poisonous world of espionage?
The edge of forever, Melissa E. Hurst.
In 2146, seventeen-year-old Bridger, one of a small group of people born with the ability to travel to the past, investigates why his by-the-book father traveled to 2013 to break the most important rule of time travel to prevent someone's murder.
Violent ends : [a novel in seventeen points of view], Shaun David Hutchinson [and 17 others].
Relates how one boy who had friends, enjoyed reading, playing saxophone in the band, and had never been in trouble before became a monster capable of entering his high school with a loaded gun and firing on his classmates, as told from the viewpoints of several victims. Each perspective is written by a different writer of young adult fiction.
Believarexic, J.J. Johnson.
An autobiographical novel in which fifteen-year-old Jennifer Johnson convinces her parents to commit her to the Eating Disorders Unit of an upstate New York psychiatric hospital in 1988, where the treatment for her bulimia and anorexia is not what she expects.
Their fractured light, Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner.
The way back from broken, Amber J. Keyser.
After losing his infant sister, Rakmen's family is devastated. While his parents figure things out, they send Rakmen on a camping trip in the Canadian wilderness with another grieving family. Rakmen is far from thrilled about the trip, and he has to decide whether it's too late to find his way back from broken.
Invincible : ultimate collection. Volume 10, [Robert Kirkman, writer ; Ryan Ottley, penciler, inker ; Cliff Rathburn, inker].
This is a new beginning for Invincible as things take a turn down a dark path. Everything changes as Invincible is betrayed by one of his own, and Earth will never be the same.
Naruto. Vol. 72, Uzumaki Naruto, story and art by Masashi Kishimoto ; [translation, Mari Morimoto].
The peace following Kaguya's defeat is short-lived as Sasuke tries to take total control. Can Naruto change his old friend's mind and bring true peace to the ninja world in the final volume of Naruto?
How to be brave, E. Katherine Kottaras.
Georgia has always lived life on the sidelines: uncomfortable with her weight, awkward, never been kissed, terrified of failing. Then her mom dies and her world is turned upside down. But instead of getting lost in her pain, she decides to enjoy life while she still can by truly living for the first time. She makes a list of ways to be brave all the things she's always wanted to do but has been too afraid to try: learn to draw, try out for cheerleading, cut class, ask him out, kiss him, see what happens from there.
The death and life of Zebulon Finch. Volume one, At the edge of empire, as prepared by the esteemed fictionist, Mr. Daniel Kraus.
The story follows Zebulon Finch, a teenager murdered in 1896 Chicago who inexplicably returns from the dead and searches for redemption through the ages.
The rising of the Shield Hero : the manga companion, 1, Aiya Kyu ; original story by Aneko Yusagi ; character design by Minami Seria.
Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!
Death cloud., Andrew Lane.
Ignite., Sara Larson.
Calvin : a novel, Martine Leavitt.
Born on the day the last Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published, seventeen-year-old Calvin, a schizophrenic, sees and has conversations with the tiger, Hobbes, and believes that if he can persuade the strip's creator, Bill Watterson, to do one more strip, he will make Calvin well.
How they met, and other stories, David Levithan.
A collection of eighteen stories describing the surprises, sacrifices, doubts, pain, and joy of falling in love.
Superman. Krypton returns, Scott Lobdell [and 5 others], writers ; Kenneth Rocafort [and 7 others], artists ; Blond [and 6 others], colorists.
The Super team must travel through time and Krypton's history to prevent H'el from dooming the entire universe.
Leaf, Daishu Ma.
In this wordless, all-ages graphic novel, our protagonist discovers a leaf that radiates a vibrant life. He returns to a meticulously wrought metropolis depicted in somber grays and blues and searches for answers. During his quest, he stumbles upon a man who knows what's really happening in the city's labyrinthine ducts; a woman who spends her life studying and classifying obsolete flora; and the truth about the ever-dwindling environment.
Throne of glass, Sarah J. Maas.
After she has served a year of hard labour in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, Crown Prince Dorian offers eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien her freedom on the condition that she act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.
Rot & ruin. [Warrior smart], [written by Jonathan Maberry ; illustrated by Tony Vargas ; colored by Oliver Lee Arce ; lettered by Robbie Robbins, Chris Mowry, and Shawn Lee].
Four friends travel through the Sierra Nevada mountains, one step ahead of the zombie hordes and a long way from their destination.
Wild song., Janis MacKay.
The returners., G.R. Malley
The keeper, Darragh Martin.
Ordinary books don't move. Ordinary books are quite happy waiting to be picked up. You could leave an ordinary book somewhere uncomfortable at the bottom of a dark schoolbag or in the middle of a shop window and it wouldn't dare budge, even if it had to sneeze. Nobody had told the Book of Magic this, though, so it jumped into Oisin's hands without so much as a flap of its pages.
Royal blood, Una McCormack.
The city-state of Varuz is failing. Duke Aurelian is the last of his line, his capital is crumbling, and the armies of his enemy, Duke Conrad, are poised beyond the mountains to invade. Aurelian is preparing to gamble everything on one last battle. So when a holy man, the Doctor, comes to Varuz from beyond the mountains, Aurelian asks for his blessing in the war. But all is not what it seems in Varuz. The city-guard have lasers for swords, and the halls are lit by electric candlelight. Aurelian's beloved wife, Guena, and his most trusted knight, Bernhardt, seem to be plotting to overthrow their Duke, and Clara finds herself drawn into their intrigue. Will the Doctor stop Aurelian from going to war? Will Clara's involvement in the plot against the Duke be discovered? Why is Conrad's ambassador so nervous? And who are the ancient and weary knights who arrive in Varuz claiming to be on a quest for the Holy Grail?
Ancient appetites, Oisin McGann.
After two years, eighteen-year-old Nate returns home to the family empire ruled by his father, the ruthless Wildenstern Patriarch. But Nate's life is soon shattered by his brother's death, and the Rules of Ascension, allowing the assassination of one male family member by another, means he's being blamed. He knows that he is not the murderer, but who is?
A step toward falling : a novel, Cammie McGovern.
When Emily sees her developmentally disabled classmate Belinda being attacked, she does nothing at all. Belinda, however, manages to save herself. When their high school finds out what happened, Emily and Lucas, a football player who was also there that night, are required to perform community service at a center for disabled people. But can they do anything that will actually help the one person they hurt the most?
Soundless, Richelle Mead.
For as long as Fei can remember, no one in her village has been able to hear. Rocky terrain and frequent avalanches make it impossible to leave the village, so Fei and her people are at the mercy of a zipline that carries food up the treacherous cliffs from Beiguo, a mysterious faraway kingdom. When villagers begin to lose their sight, deliveries from the zipline shrink. Many go hungry. Fei's and all the people she loves are plunged into crisis, with nothing to look forward to but darkness and starvation. One girl hears a call to action. Until one night, Fei is awoken by a searing noise. Sound becomes her weapon. She sets out to uncover what's happened to her and to fight the dangers threatening her village. A handsome miner with a revolutionary spirit accompanies Fei on her quest, bringing with him new risks and the possibility of romance. They embark on a majestic journey from the peak of their jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiguo, where a startling truth will change their lives forever. And unlocks a power that will save her people.
True power., Gary Meehan.
The turning, Belinda Mellor.
The seasons change; Turning and Greening and one more Turning and Lesandor of Deepvale, human son of a Silvanan mother, will reach manhood; Along with this, his one and only chance at winning the heart and hand of a beautiful and powerful Silvanii, like his father Fabiom did years before.
Winter, written by Marissa Meyer.
Princess Winter, admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, teams up with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, to defeat Queen Levana and find their happily ever afters.
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1952., story by Mike Mignola & John Arcudi ; art by Alex Maleev ; colors by Dave Stewart ; letters by Clem Robins.
A bizarre series of murders and rumors of something worse lead Professor Bruttenholm to send a young Hellboy to a Brazilian village on his first mission. Hellboy and a small group of agents uncover something terrible in the shadows of a sixteenth-century Portuguese fortress.
Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, [11], Flesh and stone, story by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi ; art by James Harren ; colors by Dave Stewart ; letters by Clem Robins.
Things seem to be going well for the BPRD. With their alliance with the military, they now have all the munitions they need and, compared to what they faced in New York, an easy mission to clear a small town. But the town has strange connections to Howard's past as a prehistoric warrior, and more than its share of monsters.
My neighbor Seki = Tonari no Seki-kun. 5, Takuma Morishige ; [translation, Mari Morimoto].
Seki, Rumi and the rest are on a school trip. But even with so much to see and do, Seki continues to look for ways to goof around. Rumi is not going to miss the opportunity to keep him in check.
Keepers of the labyrinth, Erin E. Moulton.
Lil Bennett goes to Crete to find answers about the circumstances of her mother's death, and there finds herself entangled in an adventure of mythical proportions that leads her and her friends through the very labyrinth in which the real Minotaur was imprisoned.
Brigands M.C., Robert Muchamore.
Every CHERUB agent comes from somewhere. Dante Scott still has nightmares about the death of his family, brutally murdered by a biker gang. Dante is given the chance to become a member of CHERUB, a trained professional with one essential advantage: adults never suspect that children are spying on them. But when Dante joins James and Lauren Adams on a mission to infiltrate Brigands Motorcycle Club, he's ready to use everything he's learned to get revenge on the people who killed his family ...
Class A, Robert Muchamore.
CHERUB is not James Bond. There are no master criminals or high-tech gadgets. CHERUB kids slip under adult radar and get information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail. Keith Moore is Europe's biggest cocaine dealer. The police have been trying to get enough evidence to nail him for more than twenty years. Now, four CHERUB agents are joining the hunt. Can a group of kids successfully infiltrate Keith Moore's organisation, when dozens of attempts by undercover police officers have failed? James Adams has to start at the bottom, making deliveries for small-time drug dealers and getting to know the dangerous underworld they inhabit. He needs to make a big splash if he's going to win the confidence of the man at the top.
Divine madness, Robert Muchamore.
CHERUB agents are all seventeen and under. They wear skate tees and hemp, and look like regular kids. But they're not. They are trained professionals who are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists and international drug dealers. CHERUB agents hack into computers, bug entire houses, and download crucial documents. It is a highly dangerous job. For their safety, these agents DO NOT EXIST. When CHERUB uncovers a link between eco-terrorist group Help Earth and a wealthy religious cult known as The Survivors, James is sent to their isolated outback headquarters on an infiltration mission. It's a thousand kilometers to the closest town, and James is under massive pressure from the cult's brainwashing techniques. This time he's not just fighting terrorists.... He's got to battle for his own mind.
Mad dogs, Robert Muchamore.
The British underworld is controlled by gangs. When two of them start a turf war, violence explodes on to the streets. The police need information fast, and James Adams has the contacts to infiltrate the most dangerous gang of all. He works for CHERUB. Cherubs are trained professionals, aged between ten and seventeen. They exist because criminals never suspect that kids are spying on them. For official purposes, these children do not exist.
People's republic, Robert Muchamore.
A new hero, a new mission: meet CHERUB's latest recruit. Twelve-year-old Ryan is CHERUB's newest recruit. He's got his first mission: infiltrating the billion-dollar Aramov criminal empire. But he's got got no idea that this routine job will lead him into an explosive adventure involving drug smugglers, illegal immigrants and human trafficking, or that his first mission will turn into one of the biggest in CHERUB's history.
The general, Robert Muchamore.
The world's largest urban warfare training compound stands in the desert near Las Vegas. Forty British commandos are being hunted by an entire American battalion. But their commander has an ace up his sleeve: he plans to smuggle in ten CHERUB agents, and fight the best war game ever. CHERUB agents have one crucial advantage: adults never suspect that kids are spying on them. For official purposes, these children do not exist.
The recruit, Robert Muchamore.
CHERUB agents are highly trained, extremely talented--and all under the age of seventeen. For official purposes, these agents do not exist. They are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists, hack into crucial documents, and gather intel on global threats--all without gadgets or weapons. It is an exceptionally dangerous job, but these agents have one crucial advantage: adults never suspect that teens are spying on them. James is the latest CHERUB recruit. He's a bit of a troublemaker, but he's also brilliant. And CHERUB needs him. James has no idea what to expect, but he's out of options. Before he can start in the field he must first survive one hundred grueling days of basic training, where even the toughest recruits don't make it to the end....
The sleepwalker, Robert Muchamore.
An airliner explodes over the Atlantic leaving 345 people dead. Crash investigators suspect terrorism, but they're getting nowhere. A distressed twelve-year-old calls a police hotline and blames his father for the explosion. It could be a breakthrough, but there's no hard evidence and the boy has a history of violence and emotional problems. Only CHERUB agents can unearth the truth. They're trained professionals with one essential advantage: adults never suspect that children are spying on them. For official purposes, these children do not exist.
Dark shimmer, Donna Jo Napoli.
A retelling of Snow White from the evil step mother's point of view as fifteen-year-old Dolce grows up on islands in a Venetian lagoon where she learns how to make mirrors, but when her mother dies she is taken in by a widower and his daughter while she secretly continues making mirrors and slowly goes mad from mercury poisoning.
Something to blog about, Shana Norris.
What's Libby Fawcett to do - the boy of her dreams just saw her burn most of her hair off in chemistry class when she wasn't paying attention to the Bunsen burner, she's tutoring him in a class she's almost failing just to get some time alone with him and now her mother just started dating the father of the biggest bully at school!
A silent voice. 3, [Yoshitoki Oima ; translation, Steven LeCroy].
Years ago, Shoya met Shoko, a girl who can't hear. His youthful boredom bred cruelty, and he stole away what should have been her happy childhood years. Now, as a high schooler, his own despair has driven him to understand how wrong he was. When he meets Shoko once again, that despair turns to hope. But is it really possible to make up for the happiness he stole away?
A silent voice. 4, [Yoshitoki Oima ; translation, Steven LeCroy].
Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late?
Reckless hearts : a novel., Sean Olin
Only we know., Simon Packham.
Batman '66. Vol. 4, written by Jeff Parker [and 5 others] ; art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez [and 8 others].
Back to the Swingin' 60s as DC Comics reimagines the classic Batman TV series in comics form. These all-new stories portray The Caped Crusader, The Boy Wonder and their fiendish rogues gallery just the way viewers remember them. In this volume, the Dynamic Duo team-up with Barbara Gordon to take on The Bookworm, a deranged zombie creating Professor, The Queen of Diamonds, Lord Death Man and The Joker.
Faking perfect., Rebecca Phillips
Off the page, Jodi Picoult & Samantha van Leer ; illustrations by Yvonne Gilbert and Scott M. Fischer.
Sixteen-year-old Delilah is finally united with Oliver, a prince literally taken from the pages of a fairy tale. There are, however, complications now that Oliver has been able to enter the real world. To exist in Delilah's world, Oliver must take the place of a regular boy. Enter Edgar, who agrees to take Oliver's role in Delilah's favourite book.
After the end., Amy Plum
All American boys, Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely.
When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints.
Library of souls : the third novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs.
When a madman is on the loose and Miss Peregrine in peril, Peculiar Children Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom stage rescue missions, meet new allies, and face great dangers.
Half in love with death, Emily Ross.
Since her beautiful older sister disappeared, fifteen-year-old Caroline might as well have disappeared too. She's invisible to her parents, who can't stop blaming each other. The police keep following up on leads even Caroline knows are foolish. The only one who seems to care about her is Tony, her sister's older boyfriend, who soothes Caroline's desperate heart every time he turns his magical blue eyes on her. Tony is convinced that the answer to Jess's disappearance is in California, the land of endless summer, among the street culture of runaways and flower children. Come with me, Tony says to Caroline, and we'll find her together. Tony is so loving, and all he cares about is bringing Jess home. And so Caroline follows, and closes a door behind her that may never open again, in a heartfelt thriller that never lets up.
Star Wars. Shattered empire, writer, Greg Rucka ; artists, Marco Checchetto, Angel Unzueta, Emilio Laiso ; colorist, Andres Mossa ; letterer, VC's Joe Caramagna.
Journey into the time after the end of Stars Wars: Episode VI 'Return of the Jedi!' This collection takes us past the destruction of the second Death Star and into the chaos of a shattered Empire. Everything you need to know if right here!
Big bang generation, Gary Russell.
I'm an archaeologist, but probably not the one you were expecting. Christmas 2015, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Imagine everyone's surprise when a time portal opens up in Sydney Cove. Imagine their shock as a massive pyramid now sits beside the Harbour Bridge, inconveniently blocking Port Jackson and glowing with energy. Imagine their fear as Cyrrus "the mobster" Globb, Professor Horace Jaanson and an alien assassin called Kik arrive to claim the glowing pyramid. Finally imagine everyone's dismay when they are followed by a bunch of con artists out to spring their greatest grift yet. This gang consists of Legs (the sexy comedian), Dog Boy (providing protection and firepower), Shortie (handling logistics), Da Trowel (in charge of excavation and history) and their leader, Doc (busy making sure the universe isn't destroyed in an explosion that makes the Big Bang look like a damp squib). And when someone accidentally reawakens The Ancients of the Universe which, Doc reckons, wasn't the wisest or best-judged of actions things get a whole lot more complicated.
Codebreaker., Chris Ryan
Reloaded., Chris Ryan
Some authors just write about it. Chris Ryan has been there, done it, and lived to tell the tale. This is the second in the new action-thriller "Agent 21" series by the real-life SAS hero. In the year since Zak Darke was approached by a shadowy government agency to become Agent 21, his world has changed completely. But there is no time to reflect on this the undercover operations go on. Zak is sent to a port in west Africa, a known terrorist stronghold, under the guise of working on a charity volunteer project. But charity work could not be further from Zak's real mission he must sneak onboard an enemy ship, gather information and then destroy it. Never has Zak's training been more useful: Trust nobody.
Lizard Radio, Pat Schmatz.
Fifteen-year-old bender Kivali has had a rough time in a gender-rigid culture. Abandoned as a baby and raised by Sheila, an ardent nonconformist, Kivali has always been surrounded by uncertainty. Where did she come from? Is it true what Sheila says, that she was deposited on Earth by the mysterious saurians? What are you? people ask, and Kivali isn't sure. Boy/girl? Human/lizard? Both/neither? Now she's in CropCamp, with all of its schedules and regs, and the first real friends she's ever had. Strange occurrences and complicated relationships raise questions Kivali has never before had to consider. But she has a gift the power to enter a trancelike state to harness the "knowings" inside her. She has Lizard Radio. Will it be enough to save her?
Fugitive, Darren Shan.
B is on the run following her wedding to the murderous fiend Mr. Dowling. She escapes his clutches, only to find that he has laid siege to the Angels' base in London's County Hall. And when B learns of the history between Mr. Dowling and someone she trusted, she decides that she is the only one who can save humanity.
Young man with camera, Emil Sher ; pictures by David Wyman.
T lives in a precarious world with very few friends, abused by a trio of bullies he calls Joined at the Hip, and his main refuge is the camera which he uses to capture the unique way he sees the world but when he photographs the boys attacking a homeless woman the images could lead to even more trouble, especially when the bullies threaten to hurt his only friend, Sean, if he trys to use the pictures against them.
Delirium., Dee Shulman
Fever., Dee Shulman
Chasing forgiveness : a novel., Neil Shusterman
Monster : a graphic novel, Walter Dean Myers ; adapted by Guy A. Sims ; illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile.
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
Death sentence., Alexander Gordon Smith.
Execution., Alexander Gordon Smith.
Hellraisers, Alexander Gordon Smith.
Marlow Green is a high school boy in New York who is always in trouble for vandalism and acting out, until one day he stumbles into the middle of a battle with a demon, and learns about The Devil's Engine an ancient machine which can grant anything you wish for, in exchange for your soul.
Lockdown., Alexander Gordon Smith.
Solitary, Alexander Gordon Smith.
Dreamstrider, Lindsay Smith.
Livia can enter other people's bodies through their dreams, an ability that makes her an invaluable and dangerous spy for her kingdom.
The edge, Roland Smith.
Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to participate in an "International Peace Ascent" in the Hindu Kush, with a team made up of under-eighteen-year-old climbers from around the world but from the first something seems wrong, so when the group is attacked, and most of the climbers are either killed or kidnapped, Peak finds himself caught up in a struggle to survive, shadowed by the Shen, a mysterious snow leopard.
Batman eternal. Volume 3, Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, story ; James Tynion IV [and 3 others], scripters ; Fernando Blanco [and 22 others], artists ; Marcelo Maiolo [and 13 others], colorists ; Steve Wands [and 3 others], letterers.
Batman's city is burning. In the months since Commissioner Jim Gordon fell from grace, criminal empires have risen. Martial law has been declared. Arkham Asylum has been emptied. Bruce Wayne has been bankrupted. And Gotham City has been torn apart. Batman and his allies have fought their way up the food chain and put down a slew of madmen and masterminds. Yet each hard-earned victory and stunning revelation has left them no closer to the true power behind it all. Even as an army of his deadliest enemies is unleashed upon the city, the Dark Knight must fight through the terror and focus on the clues that will lead him to his final foe.
Batman. Volume 6, Graveyard shift, Scott Snyder [and three others], writers ; Greg Capullo [and fifteen others], artists ; Fco Plascencia [and five others], colorists ; Comicraft [and eight others], letterers ; Greg Capullo & Fco Plascencia, collection cover artists.
In the wake of the death of his son Damian, Batman is in danger of losing his humanity. However, the foes of this grief-ridden Dark Knight mean to strike him when he's at his weakest. Has Batman's worst foe become. Bruce Wayne? Plus, three pivotal chapters from the epic ZERO YEAR storyline! From the critically acclaimed, New York Times #1 best-selling creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo comes the next genre-defining graphic novel in their monumental run.
The lies about truth, Courtney C. Stevens.
A teen struggles to overcome both the physical and emotional scars that resulted from an accident that killed her best friend.
Lumberjanes. [2], Friendship to the max, written by Noelle Stevenson & Grace Ellis ; illustrated by Brooke Allen ; colors by Maarta Laiho ; letters by Aubrey Aiese ; created by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis & Noelle Stevenson.
All we left behind, Ingrid Sundberg.
Marion is hiding a secret from her past and Kurt is trying to figure out how to recover from his mother's death as they both find solace.
Rebel mechanics : all is fair in love and revolution, Shanna Swendson.
In 1888 New York City, sixteen-year-old governess Verity Newton agrees to become a spy, whatever the risk, after learning that the man for whom she has feelings sympathizes with rebels developing non-magical sources of power, via steam engines, in hopes of gaining freedom from British rule.
Devils and realist. Vol. 7, story by Madoka Takadono ; art by Utako Dukihiro ; [translation, Jocelyne Allen ; adaptation, Danielle King].
Devils and Realist is an ongoing supernatural manga series that pits a young, suave nobleman against Hell's princely demons. Each volume of Devils and Realist features beautiful bishounen-styled artwork and a colour insert. An anime adaptation of Devils and Realist is currently airing in Japan and is being streamed by Crunchyroll with English subtitles. William Twining has it all, a sharp intelligence, dashing good looks, and a noble station in life. There's only one problem: he's broke. With no way to finance his prestigious education, William decides to search through his uncle's mansion for something of value to sell. But William's logical worldview is about to take a hit, when he comes across a mystical seal which he unintentionally uses to summon a demon. The demon's name is Dantalion, a Grand Duke of Hell, who informs the young nobleman of his destiny that he is the new "Elector" whose sole responsibility is to appoint the next ruler of Hell in place of Lucifer. Such news might drive a lesser man mad, but not William Twining. He's a realist whose views don't allow for the existence of demons, even when scores of demonic candidates begin to knock down his door and seek his favour. None of this can possibly be real, can it? and besides, he's got bills to pay.
Ranma 1/2. 21 & 22, [story and art by Rumiko Takahashi ; English adaptation, Gerard Jones, Toshifumi Yoshida].
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? Pantyhose Taro's back, and so is his thirst for vengeance! Hoping to get his name changed to something less embarrassing, he plans to dunk Happosai in some water from the Spring of the Drowned Pious Man. Unfortunately, that water isn't the water he thinks it is, it's worse twice as worse! One Happosai is bad enough is the world ready for two?! Later, Ranma meets his next nemesis: Herb of the legendary Musk Dynasty, a Chinese warrior tribe with the powers of animals. Herb and his companions, Lime and Mint, have come to Japan in search of a particular treasure but they have to go through Ranma, Ryoga and Mousse first!
Karakuridoji Ultimo. 11, original concept, Stan Lee ; story and art by Hiroyuki Takei ; inker, Hiro ; painter, Pap ; [translation, John Werry].
Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe.
Earth 2. Volume 6, Collision, Tom Taylor [and 3 others], writers ; Andy Smith [and 11 others], artists.
The Wonders of Earth 2 are faced with the end of their world as the forces of Apokolips invade led by the Furies. Millions upon millions, having lost so much, now are displaced in a crumbling world as the Flash, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and the World Army do everything in their power to stem the tide of destruction. But will their combined might be enough?
Black butler. 15, Yana Toboso ; [translation, Tomo Kimura].
When students fail to return home from an English boarding school that numbers several elite bloodlines among its student body, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his indomitable butler, Sebastian, infiltrate the lush grounds and stately halls of this distinguished house of learning at Her Majesty's behest. The butler takes on the role of tutor, his master that of student parts to which both are more than just a little accustomed. As their dorm lives of deceit begin, they turn their eyes upon the conspicuous and colourful waistcoats of the four school prefects, from whose attention nothing at the school escapes.
Black butler. 21, Yana Toboso ; [translation, Tomo Kimura].
With the helpful hand of his distinguished butler, Sebastian, Earl Ciel Phantomhive, once again with his wits about him, discovers the reality of both the Emerald Witch and the curse of the Wolfman that haunts a small village in the forests of Germany. On the orders of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, master and servant escort the young sheltered Emerald Witch, Lady Sullivan, beyond the doors of the Emerald Castle and into the outside world only to find themselves right in the path of an oncoming German special forces attack?
Hucking Cody : a tale of betrayal, jealousy, brotherly love and freeriding, Aaron Topp.
"Life has been pretty average for Cody Harrington lately. First, there's his job at the bike shop where he's being blamed for not locking the door and causing a burglary. Then there's his wild brother Zane who's promised his parents he's back on the rails, but is he? As for girls, they only exist in his fantasies, and if only he could get through the week without being egged by a carload of rugby heads. The only time that Cody feels truly free is when he's flying down bush-lined tracks and hitting stunts on his bike. But then he falls in love - with a bike and a girl. Does he have it in him to win either of them or are they out of reach? Can a huckster ever really change?"
A bitter magic, Roderick Townley.
When twelve-year-old Cisley's mother, who controls real magic, disappears during a magic act, Cisley is left with her cold, distant uncle and a great mystery which will only be solved if she can summon her own magic.
Missions of love. Volume 11, Ema Toyama ; [translator, Alethea Nibley and Athena Nibley].
Yukina finally decides who will be her boyfriend, but her heart still aches. Yukina faces new missions in romance with her loved one at her side, but she must also cut ties with someone just as special for good.
A series of small maneuvers, Eliot Treichel.
Fifteen-year-old Emma's growing up and feels isolated from her friends and family. Things go from bad to unfathomably worse when Emma inadvertently causes an accident that kills her increasingly distant father on a spring break canoe trip meant to bring them closer together. Suddenly, Emma's efforts to reconcile with her father as a parent and a person have to happen without him, and she must confront her guilt and her grief to begin moving forward.
Fire colour one., Jenny Valentine
The devil is a part-timer! 3, [art, Akio Hiiragi ; original story, Satoshi Wagahara ; character design, 029 (Oniku) ; translation, Kevin Gifford].
Speak of the devil, and he'll fry you a burger! Sadao Maou, (aka Satan, the Devil King) has been relegated to flipping burgers at a MgRonald in suburban Tokyo. His greatest challenge so far, though, comes when a Sentucky Fried Chicken opens up across the street. Maou once led the forces of darkness, but can he triumph over the forces of chicken? And the new girl next door seems awfully polite and proper, almost as if she were hiding something.
Star Wars. Princess Leia, writer, Mark Waid ; artist, Terry Dodson ; inker, Rachel Dodson ; colorist, Jordie Bellaire ; letterer, VC's Joe Caramagna.
In the aftermath of the Rebel Alliance's victory, Princess Leia grapples with her loss as a new mission finds her in the underground world of Sullust.
Aftershock., Mark Walden.
Deadlock., Mark Walden.
Dreadnought., Mark Walden.
H.I.V.E. : Higher Institute for Villainous Education, Mark Walden.
HIVE (Higher Institute of Villainous Education) is a top secret school of villainy, where children with a precocious talent for wrongdoing are sent to develop their talents into criminal mastermind. After all, 'villains have the best lines and wear the best costumes'. One small catch is that the children cannot leave until training is complete.
Rogue., Mark Walden.
The Overlord Protocol., Mark Walden.
Zero hour., Mark Walden.
Mr Sparks, Danny Weston.
After his father goes missing in the Great War, Owen is abandoned to live with his cruel aunt, and wishes he could escape his life of drudgery in her small seaside guest house. There he meets a mysterious guest, who appears to make his ventriloquist's dummy speak, even in his sleep. Soon Owen realises that the dummy, Mr Sparks, can really talk and he's looking for a newer, younger puppet master. But Mr Sparks has a dark past.
The butterfly shell., Maureen White.
Ms. Marvel. [4, Last days], writer, G. Willow Wilson ; artist, Adrian Alphona.
From the moment Kamala put on her costume, she's been challenged. But nothing has prepared her for this: the last days of the Marvel Universe. It's a very special guest appearance that fans have been clamoring for: Carol 'Captain Marvel' Danvers and Kamala 'Ms. Marvel' Khan face the end of the world side-by-side! Between teaming up with her personal hero to rescue her brother and trying to keep her city from falling into an all-out frenzy, Kamala has barely had time to come to terms with the fact that the world is literally collapsing around her. But the truth will catch up to her, and soon. When the world is about to end, do you still keep fighting? Kamala knows the answer. Let's do this, Jersey City.
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.
The winter place, Alexander Yates.
Upon their father's death, Tess and her younger brother, Axel, leave New York for their grandparents' home in Finland, where they learn that a bear they both saw is the spirit of their mother, the strange man with her is the keeper of souls, and he wants Axel, already plagued with the disease that killed their mother, to replace him.
Hotel Ruby, Suzanne Young.
On the way to spend a summer with her grandmother after the sudden death of her mother, seventeen-year-old Audrey, her older brother Daniel, and their father happen upon the Hotel Ruby, a luxurious place filled with unusual guests and little chance of ever leaving.
Promises I made, Michelle Zink.
When Grace Fontaine leaves her "father" in Seattle, where he is working another con, and returns to Playa Hermosa, she receives help from unexpected sources in her quest to find information about Cormac and Renee that she can trade for her adopted brother Parker's freedom.

Non-Fiction

Rookie yearbook four, [edited by Tavi Gevinson].
Rookie Yearbook Four takes a good look at topics such as friendship, crushes, speaking out, taking action, and learning about yourself. Our senior year is full of beautiful art and photographs, playlists, DIY tutorials, advice ranging from how to get over trauma to how to write a college admissions essay.
The little black book for guys : guys talk about sex : by youth, for youth, St. Stephen's Community House.
A revealing collection of personal thoughts and need-to-know information. Written, illustrated and designed by youth, and carefully vetted by doctors, this is more than a book about sex. It's a snapshot of being a guy at the beginning of the 21st century.
Garfield cleans his plate, Jim Davis.
Easy as Pie. When it comes to eating and entertainment Garfield is a natural. Every time he opens his pie hole, something fattening goes in, or something funny comes out. Fans of the portly puss can follow his latest antics in this fun-filled new collection of comics.
Becoming Maria : love and chaos in the South Bronx, Sonia Manzano.
Pura Belpre Honor winner for The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano and one of America's most influential Hispanics 'Maria' on Sesame Street delivers a beautifully wrought coming-of-age memoir. Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving and troubled. This is Sonia's own story rendered with an unforgettable narrative power. When readers meet young Sonia, she is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and nosy neighbours. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But click! when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life the cramped, colourful world of her neighbourhood and an alcoholic father. But it is Sonia's dream of becoming an actress that keeps her afloat among the turbulence of her life and times. Spiced with culture, heartache, and humour, this memoir paints a lasting portrait of a girl's resilience as she grows up to become an inspiration to millions.
Star wars, agent of the Empire. Volume 1, Iron eclipse, script, John Ostrander ; pencils, Stephane Roux, Stephane Crety ; inks, Julien Hugonnard-Bert ; colors, Wes Dzioba ; lettering, Michael Heisler ; cover art, Stephane Roux.
Imperial power is at its height. With Palpatine on the throne and his chief enforcer, Darth Vader, leading fleets of Star Destroyers and legions of stormtroopers across the galaxy, the Empire is an unstoppable power for order and peace. But not every political problem requires military might; not every negotiation depends on a show of force. Sometimes all diplomacy needs to succeed is the right man, in the right place, with the willingness to get the job done. No matter what it takes. Meet Jahan Cross, agent of the Empire.
Zits apocalypse : are you ready? : a ZITS treasury, Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman.
Welcome to Zits, the brilliantly funny comic strip that is the perfect portrayal of life with a teenager complete with an eye-rolling teen and well-intentioned, but baffled, parents. Simultaneously, Zits artfully reminds readers what it's like to both be an adolescent and parent an adolescent. While fifteen-year-old son Jeremy is grappling with impending career choices and parental pearls of wisdom on topics ranging from driving to sex, parents Connie and Walt do their best to keep up with his latest trends, technology, and appetite cravings.
Ask me anything : (heartfelt answers to 65 anonymous questions from teenage girls), Rebecca Sparrow.
'How do you know if your friends really like you?' 'What does it feel like to be actually happy?' 'I'm ugly. How will I ever get a boyfriend?' 'How can I feel closer to my mum who died? Inside this book you'll find honest and deeply personal questions from teenage girls, just like you. Bestselling author Rebecca Sparrow's answers will make you laugh and cry and offer just the right measure of advice and comfort whenever or wherever you need it most. Every teenage girl needs Rebecca Sparrrow in her life.
The anatomy of curiosity, Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, Brenna Yovanoff.
In an unassuming corner of Brooklyn, a young woman learns to be ladylike, to love context, and to speak her mind from a very curious sort of tutor. In a faraway land convulsed by war, a young soldier hears the desert's curious hum as he disarms bombs with the person he doesn't know how to love. In a place so shriveled by drought that any drowning is a curiosity, a young writer tries again and again to tread water beneath the surface of a vast and unusual sea. Three new stories complete with commentary on the creative process from three acclaimed young adult authors working at the height of their powers.
Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson.
Humorous. A collection of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. The author won the 1986 Reuben Award as Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year and has also illustrated Something Under the Bed is Drooling , Scientific Progress Goes Boink and Weirdos From Another Planet. Spaceman Spliff, Stupendous Man, the ferocious tiger Hobbes, and the rest of Calvin's imaginary friends return in this book. Other books featuring these characters include Something Under the Bed is Drooling, Weirdos from Another Planet and Scientific Progress Goes Boink.