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New Titles Young Adults’ May 2018 (arrived in April 2018)

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Cardcaptor Sakura. Clear Card. 2, CLAMP; [translation, Devon Corwin].
Strange things are afoot in Sakura's neighborhood again, beginning with the appearance of puzzling transparent cards in her dreams. Those same dreams have brought her a key that can capture the cards, but as Sakura begins to round up the troublemaking cards that are complicating her shiny new middle-school life, the mysteries only multiply; beginning with the mystery of the new transfer student in her class.
Simpsons comics chaos, [created by Matt Groening].
Pandemonium breaks loose in Springfield when one cell phone call causes a commotion of cosmic proportions. Then, it's a hard-knock life for Bart when a prank lands him in the Springfield Orphanage, where he is subjected to gruel and unusual punishment by Mr. Burns. Adding to the confusion, Homer decides to get a tattoo to prove his love to Marge, and Krusty quits showbiz to work at, of all places, the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant! And Ned Flanders suffers a bout of 'Vertigo'-areeno when he becomes obsessed with a woman who is a dead ringer for his dearly departed wife! These stories and more will keep your head in a tizzy!
The Missy chronicles, BBC Books
Know your frenemy. 'I've had adventures too. My whole life doesn't revolve around you, you know.' When she's not busy amassing armies of Cybermen, or manipulating the Doctor and his companions, Missy has plenty of time to kill (literally). In this all new collection of stories about the renegade Time Lord we all love to hate, you'll discover just some of the mad and malevolent activities Missy gets up to while she isn't distracted by the Doctor. So please try to keep up.
Magi. 28: the labyrinth of magic, story & art by by Shinobu Ohtaka; [translation and English adaptation, John Werry].
The Kou Empire has fallen to civil war as the forces of Koen and Hakuryu battle on the Kanan Plain. Koen's powerful Western Army boasts more men and Metal Vessel users, but Hakuryu has a secret weapon that could turn the tide. Elsewhere, in another dimension, Alibaba's and Judar's souls continue their strange journey in exile, searching for the enigmatic being that can save them.
Ultimate Spider-Man. [Vol. 17], Clone saga, writer.
As Peter Parker tries to sort out his relationship with the X-Men's Kitty Pryde, and continue his friendship with Mary Jane, a mall-food-court lunch turns into a free-for-all as Peter and MJ are interrupted by the debut of the Ultimate Scorpion! But who is the Scorpion and what sinister conspiracy is threatening Spider-Man's very existence?
A girl like that, Tanaz Bhathena.
In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, sixteen-year-old half-Hindu/half-Parsi Zarin Wadia is the class troublemaker and top subject for the school rumor blogs, regularly leaving class to smoke cigarettes in cars with boys, but she also desperately wants to grow up and move out of her aunt and uncle's house, perhaps realizing too late that Porus, another non-Muslim Indian who risks deportation but remains devoted to Zarin, could help her escape. When the two end up dead in a car on a highway in Jeddah, it becomes clear she was far more than a "girl like that."
Turn it up!, Jen Calonita.
The Nightingales are in a serious funk. Bradley Academy's all-girl a cappella group used to be the pride of the sunshine state, but the Nightingales have recently fallen out of harmony. Best friends and co-captains Lidia Sato and Sydney Marino haven't been speaking ever since a boy came between them. And not just any boy-none other than Griffin Mancini, the lead singer of Bradley Academy's smug all-boy a capella group, the Kingfishers. The Nightingales have no chance of making it to the big state final if their captains are at each other's throats.
Don't cosplay with my heart, Cecil Castellucci.
When Edan Kupferman dresses up like her favorite character, Gargantua, she feels tall and powerful. That's important right now, because her family is a mess, her best friend is gone for the summer, her crush is confusing, and Edan's feeling small and not sure which end is up. When Edan's cosplaying, she can be angry, loud, and not the good girl everyone thinks she is. And when she's at conventions, she feels like she's found her own Team Tomorrow. But when her personal life starts to spiral out of control, Edan has to figure out whether she needs a sidekick, or if she has the strength to be the hero of her own story.
The case for Jamie: a Charlotte Holmes novel, Brittany Cavallaro.
It's been a year since the shocking death of August Moriarty, and Jamie and Charlotte haven't spoken. Jamie is going through the motions at Sherringford, trying to finish his senior year without incident, with a nice girlfriend he can't seem to fall for. Charlotte is on the run, from Lucien Moriarty and from her own mistakes. No one has seen her since that fateful night on the lawn in Sussex'and Charlotte wants it that way. She knows she isn't safe to be around. She knows her Watson can't forgive her. Holmes and Watson may not be looking to reconcile, but when strange things start happening, it's clear that someone wants the team back together. Someone who has been quietly observing them both. Making plans. Biding their time. Someone who wants to see one of them suffer and the other one dead.
The pros of cons, Alison Cherry, Lindsay Ribar, Michelle Schusterman.
Phoebe Byrd, Vanessa Montoya-O'Callaghan, and Callie Buchannan are three teenagers with very different interests and somewhat different problems, but today they are all in Orlando to attend different conventions/competitions, and when a crazy mix-up in the hotel lobby brings the three girls together, they form an unlikely friendship against the chaotic background of the Orlando convention scene.
Emergency contact, Mary H.K. Choi.
When Penny Lee heads to college in Austin, Texas, to learn how to become a writer, it's seventy-nine miles and a zillion light years away from everything she can't wait to leave behind. Sam is stuck, literally, figuratively, emotionally, financially. He works at a café and sleeps there too; he knows that this is the chapter of his life that will serve as inspiration for when he's a famous movie director but right life is really testing him. When they cross paths it's a collision of unbearable awkwardness. But as they stay in touch via text and share their deepest anxieties and secret dreams without the humiliating weirdness of having to see each other.
The heart forger, Rin Chupeco.
Tea, a bone witch, has the power to take life, and return it. Her heart is set on vengeance, and she now possesses all she needs to command the mighty Daeva. With the help of these terrifying beasts, she can finally enact revenge against the royals who wronged her and took the life of her one true love. But there are those who would use Tea's dark power for their own nefarious ends. Because you can't kill someone who can never die.
Ink, iron, and glass, Gwendolyn Clare.
Elsa's world was written into creation; her mother, a noted scriptologist, constantly alters and expands their reality. When her mother kidnapped, Elsa is forced to cross into the real world and use her own scriptology gifts to find her. In an alternative Victorian Italy, Elsa finds a secret society of young scientists with a gift for mechanics, alchemy, or scriptology, and meets Leo, a mechanist with a smart mouth and tragic past. When an assassin arrives on their doorstep, the group unveils a deep political conspiracy seeking to unlock the most dangerous weapon ever created.
Messy: a novel, Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan.
Tyler Johnson was here, Jay Coles.
When Marvin Johnson's twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on his brother. But what starts as harmless fun turns into a shooting, followed by a police raid. The next day Tyler is missing, and it's up to Marvin to find him. But when Tyler is found dead, a video leaked online tells an even more chilling story: Tyler has been shot and killed by a police officer. Terrified as his mother unravels, mourning a brother who is now a hashtag, Marvin must learn what justice and freedom really mean.
Inkmistress, Audrey Coulthurst.
Asra is a demigod with a dangerous gift: the ability to dictate the future by writing with her blood. To keep her power secret, she leads a quiet life as a healer on a remote mountain, content to help the people in her care and spend time with Ina, the mortal girl she loves. But Asra's peaceful life is upended when bandits threaten Ina's village and the king does nothing to help.
The love letters of Abelard and Lily, Laura Creedle.
When Lily Michaels-Ryan ditches her ADHD meds and lands in detention with Abelard, she's intrigued; he seems thirty seconds behind, while she feels thirty seconds ahead. It doesn't hurt that he's brilliant and beautiful. When Abelard posts a quote from The Letters of Abelard and Heloise online, their mutual affinity for ancient love letters connects them. The two fall for each other. Hard. But is it enough to bridge their differences in person?
Sightwitch: the true tale of the twelve paladins, Susan Dennard; illustrations by Rhys Davies.
Before Safi and Iseult battled a Bloodwitch. Before Merik returned from the dead. Ryber Fortiza was a Sightwitch Sister at a secluded convent, waiting to be called by her goddess into the depths of the mountain. There she would receive the gift of foretelling. But when that call never comes, Ryber finds herself the only Sister without the Sight. Years pass and Ryber's misfit pain becomes a dull ache, until one day, Sisters who already possess the Sight are summoned into the mountain, never to return. Soon enough, Ryber is the only Sister left. Now, it is up to her to save her Sisters, though she does not have the Sight, and though she does not know what might await her inside the mountain. On her journey underground, she encounters a young captain named Kullen Ikray, who has no memory of who he is or how he got there. Together, the two journey ever deeper in search of answers, their road filled with horrors, and what they find at the end of that road will alter the fate of the Witchlands forever.
Batman: legacy. Volume two, Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, Alan Grant, writers; Graham Nolan [and five others], pencillers; Scott Hanna [and seven others], inkers; Gloria Vasquez [and six others], colorists; John Costanza [and four others], letterers.
Ra's al Ghul and Bane have formed an unholy alliance to wipe out 90 percent of the world's population with an ancient plague. Now Batman and his allies; Nightwing, Robin, Huntress, Oracle and Catwoman, must travel the globe to stop al Ghul's plan of releasing the deadly disease in key strategic locations. But will they find a cure before the Earth's population succumbs to the Demon's nefarious plans? Also, the rematch of the century takes place as Bruce Wayne faces down the man who broke the Bat, Bane!
The wicked deep, Shea Ernshaw.
Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow. Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town. Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them under.
Lost crow conspiracy, Rosalyn Eves.
After her cousin Matyas' blood breaks the Binding, effectively disarming the spell restricting magic to the elite Luminates, Anna Arden believes that the magical, inhuman Praetheria will be safe, Hungary will be independent of Hapsburg rule, and she can freely love the Romani Gábor, but instead by May 1848, Anna feels pressure to lend her support to opposing political factions, attempts to master her chimera nature, and ends up seeking the aid of the outlaw the King of Crows.
Haikyu!! 20, Particular, Haruichi Furudate; [translation, Adrienne Beck].
The fourth set of the Miyagi Prefecture qualifier round finals is quite the nail-biter! Karasuno's back is against the wall, and there's no room left for error. Their middle blockers continue to give it all they've got as the tense back-and-forth continues, but towards the end of the set, Kageyama starts looking a little off! With loss looming overhead, can Karasuno pull themselves back together and win the game?!
As the crow flies, Melanie Gillman.
Charlie Lamonte is thirteen years old, queer, black, and questioning what was once a firm belief in God. So naturally, she's spending a week of her summer vacation stuck at an all-white Christian youth backpacking camp. As the journey wears on and the rhetoric wears thin, she can't help but poke holes in the pious obliviousness of this storied sanctuary with little regard for people like herself or her fellow camper Sydney.
Dark tracks, Philippa Gregory.
Luca Vero is a member of the secret Order of Darkness, tasked by his master to uncover the truth behind strange happenings. Together with Lady Isolde, her friend and confidant Ishraq, Luca's manservant Freize, and Brother Peter, Luca travels across medieval Europe seeking out the signs of the end of days, judging the supernatural and testing the new science. Trapped in a village possessed by a dancing madness, the group fights to keep their own sanity. When Isolde dances away in red shoes and Ishraq takes dramatic revenge on their covert assassin the young people discover that the greatest danger is in the men who have come to their rescue. These are the truly dangerous madmen of Europe who carry a dark hatred that will last for centuries.
Behind the scenes!! 05, story and art by Bisco Hatori; [English translation & adaptation, John Werry].
Love is in the air at Shichikoku University, until it plummets to the ground to be trampled into the dirt by uncaring feet! Ranmaru, Ruka and Soh are all suffering from various levels of unrequited interests, and all three deal with their painful affections in different ways. Will any of their strategies succeed, or will they just get further tangled in the tortuous net of love?
Horimiya: Hori-san and Miyamura-kun. 10, Hero, Daisuke Hagiwara; [translation, Taylor Engel].
Hori and Miyamura decide to ring in the New Year at the local shrine, but with it comes their last term in high school. As the pair and their friends return to their everyday lives and usual hijinks, both the special days and the humdrum ones prove irreplaceable. But these precious days can't last forever.
Justice League. Vol. 5, Legacy, Bryan Hitch, writer; Fernando Pasarin, penciller; Oclair Albert [and four others], inkers; Brad Anderson, colorist; Richard Starkings & Comicraft's Jimmy, letterers.
The Justice League is dead, or worse. It's 22 years in the future, and Earth is a wasteland, crushed under the heel of a dread goddess known only as Sovereign. But the world's greatest heroes have left one thing behind that can save the world. Their legacy. The children of the Justice League, now heroes in their own time, must travel back in time to stop Sovereign before she kills their parents and seizes power. As the original Leaguers process the shock of meeting grown sons and daughters they didn't know they'd have (in some cases with their teammates), their offspring search for clues to Sovereign's rise. But when it seems like one of the Justice League is fated to become Sovereign, will the team battle their own flesh and blood?
I never, Laura Hopper.
After learning that her seemingly-happy parents are separating, and that a popular senior is interested in her, seventeen-year-old Janey King's priorities shift from track, school, friends, and family to something more.
My Hero Academia. Vol. 11, End of the beginning, beginning of the end, Kohei Horikoshi; [translation & English adaptation, Caleb Cook].
Bakugo's abduction by the League of Villains was a carefully calculated move designed to draw out the heroes, All Might in particular, and destroy them. Midoriya and his friends set out on a rescue mission that eventually pulls in not only All Might but also several other heroes! The casualties mount, until at last the mastermind of the plot appears; All for One, the only villain powerful enough to take on All Might head-to-head and possibly win!
White sand. 2, story, Brandon Sanderson; script, Rik Hoskin; art, Julius Gopez (chapters 1-5), Julius Otha (chapter 6); colors, Morgan Hickman (chapters 1 & 2), Salvatore Aiala Studios (chapters 3-6); letters, DC Hopkins.
Following the loss of most of his colleagues in a violent ambush, Kenton has become Lord Mastrell of the few remaining Sand Masters, magicians who can manipulate sand to do their bidding. With the ruling council poised against him, the hot-headed Kenton must become a diplomat to have any hope of preventing the eradication of his people forever. However, there's another complication: assassins are coming for him from all directions, and Kenton's only true ally is Khriss, a visitor from the other side of the planet who has an agenda of her own to pursue.
This heart of mine, C.C. Hunter.
Seventeen-year-old Leah MacKenzie is heartless. An artificial heart in a backpack is keeping her alive. However, this route only offers her a few years. And with her rare blood type, a transplant isn't likely. Living like you are dying isn't all it's cracked up to be. But when a heart becomes available, she's given a second chance at life. Except Leah discovers who the donor was; a boy from her school, and they're saying he killed himself. Plagued with dreams since the transplant, she realizes she may hold the clues to what really happened. Matt refused to believe his twin killed himself. When Leah seeks him out, he learns they are both having similar dreams and he's certain it means something. While unraveling the secrets of his brother's final moments, Leah and Matt find each other, and a love they are terrified to lose. But life and even new hearts don't come with guarantees. Who knew living, took more courage than dying?
Land of the Lustrous. 2, Haruko Ichikawa; [translator, Aletha Nibley & Athena Nibley].
Phosphophyllite is determined to find a less lonely job for the talented Cinnabar, but with no easy answers to be found on land, the quest turns seaward. Ventricousus the sea snail suggests that the creatures who live there may have the clue Phos needs. But the ocean is a dangerous place for a hapless gem will this sea of possibilities turn into a watery grave?
The unpredictability of being human, Linni Ingemundsen.
Meet Malin, a fifteen-year-old who sees the world differently. Malin knows she couldn't change much about her life, even if she got to play God. Her dad would still yell all the time, especially as Malin is still friends with Hanna, the girl she met shoplifting. Her mum would still say a glass of wine is good for her heart; and Mum needs it, with Malin's brother, Sigve, getting into trouble all the time. And Malin would still be Malin. Because she can't be anybody else.
Dimension W. 9, Yuji Iwahara; [translation, Amanda Haley].
Advastrea: the epicenter of the dimensional disaster on Easter Island. As Loser guides Kyouma, Mira, and Prince Salva to the origin of the tragedy, a deep look into the past unearths revelations concerning the very nature of Dimension W. After learning of the crimes committed by the mad scientist Haruka Seameyer, one question arises: Is humanity's access to Dimension W a mistake?
Scorpia: the graphic novel, Anthony Horowitz; [adapted by] Antony Johnston; [inks by] Emma Vieceli; [colours by] Kate Brown.
Teenage spy Alex travels to Venice to discover the truth about his past. But the truth lies with a criminal organization known as Scorpia, and Alex must make a choice. Work for MI6 once more, or betray everything he believes in.
Let's talk about love, Claire Kann.
Alice had her whole summer planned. Nonstop all-you-can-eat buffets while marathoning her favorite TV shows (best friends totally included) with the smallest dash of adulting; working at the library to pay her share of the rent. The only thing missing from her perfect plan? Her girlfriend (who ended things when Alice confessed she's asexual).
Obsidio, Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff with select journal illustrations by Marie Lu.
Asha Grant came to Kerenza to escape her past. Too bad he just caught up with her. Asha survived BeiTech's initial assault and has been working undercover with the hopelessly outmatched resistance ever since. That, and figuring out what to do with the secret she's stashed in the crawlspace. The last thing she expected to worry about was her ex-boyfriend, but Rhys Lindstrom just landed planetside, and he's looking finer than ever in his new BeiTech uniform. Is he her way out or a guarantee she never gets off this frozen rock alive?
Dreamhunter, Elizabeth Knox.
In a world where select people can enter "The Place" and find dreams of every kind to share with others for a fee, a fifteen-year-old girl is training to be a dreamhunter when her father disappears, leaving her to carry on his mysterious mission.
Winterfolk, Janel Kolby.
For as long as she can remember, Rain's home has been among the Winterfolk, a group of homeless people living outside Seattle. When she discovers that the city plans to sweep out the Winterfolk's camp, her world is shattered. She convinces her friend King to take her to Seattle, but when they become separated, Rain must fend for herself.
Bleach. [Volumes 64-65-66], story and art by Tite Kubo; English adaptation, Lance Caselman; translation, Joe Yamazaki.
The Quincy invasion of the Soul Society continues, and it seems like there is nothing the Court Guards can do to stop it! Yhwach and his special Stern Ritter troops have bizarre and frightening powers that threaten to defeat even the strongest of the captains. Is this the Soul Reapers' last stand?
Yona of the dawn. 10, story & art by Mizuho Kusanagi; [English adaptation, Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane; translation, JN Productions].
Yona and her friends have taken to calling themselves bandits and have been protecting Fire Tribe villages from cruel government officials. Meanwhile, Kang Tae-jun, the Fire Tribe chief's second son, goes to Katan Village with orders to eliminate the bandits there. He still believes that he's killed Yona, but suddenly, he hears her voice! What will happen when they come face-to-face again?
Cadaver & queen, Alisa Kwitney.
When Elizabeth Lavenza enrolled at Ingold as its first female medical student, she knew she wouldn't have an easy time. From class demands to being an outsider among her male cohorts, she'll have to go above and beyond to prove herself. So when she stumbles across what appears to be a faulty Bio-Mechanical; one of the mechanized cadavers created to service the school, she jumps at the chance to fix it and get ahead in the program.
Daughter of the Siren Queen, Tricia Levenseller.
Alosa is the daughter of the Siren Queen, and her mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he's under her orders. Now Alosa and her crew are in a deadly race with Vordan, the pirate king, to find the treasure.
Doctor Who. The lost dimension, Book one, writers, George Mann, Cavan Scott & Nick Abadzis; artists, Rachel Stott [and six others]; colorists, Rod Fernandes [and four others] with Pasquale Qualano [and five others]; letters, Richard Starkings and Jimmy Betancourt.
The most epic Doctor Who event ever, as every incarnation of the Doctor; and friends and enemies old and new, unites to push back the threat of the Void: the empty space between universes that has inexplicably become sentient, and hungry! In this first of two volumes collecting 2017's giant Doctor Who crossover event, witness the return of Jenny, the Doctor's daughter, who has a terrifying message for the Twelfth Doctor, Bill, and Nardole: the Void is hungry, and it's beginning to devour the universe we know and love! From there, the threat of the Void spirals out to affect all of the Doctor's incarnations; from the Ninth, who re-encounters Silurian detective Madame Vastra, to the Tenth, who battles cybernetic foes on a space station orbiting a white hole, to the Eleventh, who journeys beyond the universe and into an impossible era of his civilization's ancient past! Plus: find out what Jenny has been doing since we last saw her on TV! It's unmissable, beyond-epic entertainment, and essential reading for any Doctor Who fan!
Flight season, Marie Marquardt; [illustrations by Emily Arthur].
Vivi, a college student attempting to complete an internship, TJ, a nursing student, and Angel, a patient with heart disease, all find their lives intersecting at a university hospital during one summer that could change their lives forever.
One of us is lying, Karen M. McManus.
When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students, all four become suspects. It's up to them to solve the case.
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D., 1954, [story by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson; art by Stephen Green, Patrick Reynolds, Brian Churilla and Richard Corben; colours by Dave Stewart; letters by Clem Robins].
No longer a rookie, Hellboy joins other Bureau agents in a series of far-flung mysteries that take them searching for yetis terrorizing an Arctic research team, into the American suburbs where a family is haunted by a phantom monkey, and to a Hong Kong showdown with demons drawn to a Chinese artifact.
RWBY, manga by Shirow Miwa; [translation, Joe Yamazaki; English adaptation, Jeremy Haun & Jason A. Hurley].
In adventures based on Rooster Teeth's hit animation series, Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang are students at Beacon Academy, learning to protect the world from the fearsome Grimm. The world of Remnant is filled with horrific monsters bent on the destruction of humanity. Fortunately, the kingdoms of the world have risen to combat these forces by training powerful Huntsmen and Huntresses at academies around the planet.
The final six, Alexandra Monir.
When Leo and Naomi are drafted, along with twenty-two of the world's brightest teenagers, into the International Space Training Camp, their lives are forever changed. Overnight, they become global celebrities in contention for one of the six slots to travel to Europa'Jupiter's moon'and establish a new colony, leaving their planet forever. With Earth irreparably damaged, the future of the human race rests on their shoulders.
More than this, Patrick Ness.
From two-time Carnegie Medal winner Patrick Ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life or perhaps afterlife of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world. A boy called Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. But then he wakes. He is naked, thirsty, starving. But alive. How is that possible? He remembers dying, his bones breaking, his skull dashed upon the rocks. So how is he is here? And where is this place?
One piece. Vol. 85, Liar, story and art by Eiichiro Oda; [translation, Stephen Paul; touch-up art & lettering, Vanessa Satone].
Luffy and the Straw Hat pirates may have gotten in too deep when they arrived in Big Mom's territory. While storm clouds gather over the attempt to rescue Sanji, the shocking truth behind the political marriage is laid bare! With his back against the wall, how will Sanji react.
Dorothy must die, Danielle Paige.
Amy Gumm, the other girl from Kansas, has been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked to stop Dorothy who has found a way to come back to Oz, seizing a power that has gone to her head so now no one is safe!
The astonishing color of after, Emily X.R. Pan.
Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: when her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird. When she travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time, Leigh is determined to find her mother, the bird.
The falling between us, Ash Parsons.
Just eight months ago, fifteen-year-old Roxanne Stewart was stuck in her tiny, middle-of-nowhere hometown with no prospects of leaving. But after her boyfriend, Joshua Blackbird, posts a performance of an original song on YouTube, he becomes an overnight sensation, catapulting to the dizzying heights of celebrity, and Rox joins him on the whirlwind ride of a massive national tour. But it's not long before the never-blinking eye of fame begins weighing them both down; the constant hunger of managers, diehard fans who call themselves "Birdies," record execs, paparazzi, and even family, all leeching onto Joshua.
Heart of iron, Ashley Poston.
Seventeen-year-old Ana is a scoundrel by nurture and an outlaw by nature. Found as a child drifting through space with a sentient android called D09, Ana was saved by a fearsome space captain and the grizzled crew she now calls family. But D09; one of the last remaining illegal Metals, has been glitching, and Ana will stop at nothing to find a way to fix him. Ana's desperate effort to save D09 leads her on a quest to steal the coordinates to a lost ship that could offer all the answers. But at the last moment, a spoiled Ironblood boy beats Ana to her prize.
A canticle for two souls, Steven Raaymakers.
At the age of fourteen, Raziel finds a speaking sword, which offers the power to reclaim his homeland from the Rhotian empire. When the imperials slaughter his family, he carves a bloody path of revenge, targeting the emperor. Through a cruel twist of fate, a warchild named Alicia joins him. She can hear emotions as music, and can control anyone's emotions with a single glance. The blade is gaining power over Raziel, while Alicia's turbulent powers grow ever stronger. The empire is on the brink of collapse, desperate in its need to destroy them. The children must overcome their self-doubt and fight back if they hope to survive the journey ahead.
The disturbed girl's dictionary, NoNieqa Ramos.
Macy's school officially classifies her as "disturbed," but Macy isn't interested in how others define her. She's got more pressing problems: her mom can't move off the couch, her dad's in prison, her brother's been kidnapped by Child Protective Services, and now her best friend isn't speaking to her. Writing in a dictionary format, Macy explains the world in her own terms complete with gritty characters and outrageous endeavors. With an honesty that's both hilarious and fearsome, slowly Macy reveals why she acts out, why she can't tell her incarcerated father that her mom's cheating on him, and why her best friend needs protection, the kind of protection that involves Macy's machete.
Seizure, Kathy Reichs.
Ever since Tory Brennan and her friends rescued Cooper, a kidnapped wolf pup with a rare strain of canine parvovirus, they've turned from regular kids into a crime-solving pack! But now the very place that brought them together - the Loggerhead Island Research Institute - is out of funding and will have to shut down. That is, unless the Virals can figure out a way to save it!
Immortal reign, Morgan Rhodes.
In the epic conclusion to the Falling Kingdoms series, sworn enemies must become allies as they fight to save Mytica. Jonas continues to willfully defy his destiny, but the consequences of plotting his own course are drastic. As the fight for Mytica rages on, he must decide just how much more he's willing to sacrifice. Lucia knows there's something special about her daughter and she'll do anything to protect her, even if that means facing Kyan alone. Amara is called back home to Kraeshia. Grandma Cortas has her own plans for Mytica's future. She promises Amara power, revenge, and dominance if she agrees to be part of her scheme. Magnus and Cleo's love will be put to the ultimate test. Dark magic is causing widespread destruction throughout the kingdom. Enemies across the sea are advancing. And unrest is stirring throughout the land. Is their love strong enough to withstand the outside forces tearing them apart?
Live in infamy, Caroline Tung Richmond.
It has been eighty years since the Axis won World War II, and America was divided between the victors: the Nazis in the East and Imperial Japan in the West; but now resistance is growing in the Eastern territories and sixteen-year-old Chinese American Ren Cabot, who has every reason to hate the Japanese who executed his mother, finds himself drawn into a resistance group and confronted with choices that could lead to freedom or death.
Where I live, Brenda Rufener.
Linden Rose has a big secret she is homeless and living in the halls of her small-town high school. Her position as school blog editor, her best friends, Ham and Seung, and the promise of a future far away are what keep Linden under the radar and moving forward. But when cool-girl Bea comes to school with a bloody lip, the damage hits too close to home. Linden begins looking at Bea's life, and soon her investigation prompts people to pay more attention. And attention is the last thing she needs. Linden knows the only way to put a stop to the violence is to tell Bea's story and come to terms with her own painful past. Even if that means breaking her rules for survival and jeopardizing the secrets she's worked so hard to keep.
Miles away from you, a. b. rutledge.
It's been three years since Miles fell for Vivian, a talented and dazzling transgender girl. Eighteen months since a suicide attempt left Vivian on life support. Now Miles isn't sure who he is without her, but knows it's time to figure out how to say goodbye. He books a solo trip to Iceland but then has a hard time leaving the refuge of his hotel room. After a little push from Oskar, a local who is equal parts endearing and aloof, Miles decides to honor Vivian's life by photographing her treasured Doc Martens standing empty against the surreal landscapes. With each step he takes, Miles finds his heart healing - even as he must accept that Vivian, still in a coma, will never recover. Told through a series of instant messages to Vivian, this quirky and completely fresh novel explores love, loss, and the drastic distances we sometimes have to travel in order to move on.
State of Sorrow.
By day, Sorrow governs the Court of Tears, covering for her grief-maddened father, who has turned their once celebrated land into a living monument for the brother who died before she was born. By night, she seeks solace in the arms of the boy she's loved since childhood. But one ghost won't stop haunting her, and when enemies old and new close ranks against her, Sorrow must decide how far she's willing to go to win.
Sticking with pigs, Mary-Anne Scott.
Fourteen-year-old Wolf's life has been spiralling out of control since his younger brother, Davey, became sick. Now, Davey's been diagnosed with Addison's disease and Dad has taken leave to help care for him. Wolf feels forgotten. Uncle Jeremy has been helping the family out by dropping off meat he has shot. When he offers to take Wolf on a pig-hunt Wolf sees a chance to get away from the family stress, but this hunting trip proves to be more than he bargained for.
R.I.P. Eliza Hart, Alyssa Sheinmel.
When Eliza Hart, the most popular girl at Ventana Ranch boarding school, is found dead, Ellie Sokoloff is determined to figure out what happened to her. After all, Eliza was Ellie's childhood best friend. Never mind that ever since Ellie arrived at school Eliza has spread terrible rumors about her, calling her a liar and a stalker, when all Ellie wanted to do was rekindle their old friendship. Or that Ellie's claustrophobia limits where she can go and what she can do. Or that Ellie's suitemate, Sam, is the only one who will help her because to everyone else, Ellie looks like the top suspect. Can Ellie clear her name and solve the mystery behind Eliza's death? Her hunt for the truth will uncover secrets she never imagined, sending her deep into her own memories of her childhood with Eliza Hart.
All wrapped up, Holly Smale.
Harriet Manners knows a lot about Christmas. She knows that every year Santa climbs down 91.8 million chimneys. She knows that Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was almost definitely a girl. She knows that the first artificial Christmas trees were made out of goose feathers. But this Christmas is extra special for Harriet, because four days ago she had her First Ever Kiss. Now she just needs to work out what's supposed to happen next.
Drums, girls & dangerous pie, Jordan Sonnenblick.
When his younger brother is diagnosed with leukemia, thirteen-year-old Steven tries to deal with his complicated emotions, his school life, and his desire to support his family.
The summer of Jordi Perez: (and the best burger in Los Angeles), Amy Spalding.
Umberland, Wendy Spinale.
Gwen, Pete, and the others have escaped from Everland. But the safe haven they hoped to find at Alnwick Castle doesn't exist. With the Queen of England on her deathbed, Duchess Alyssa has stepped in, but things have gotten worse as the cure Doc created for the Horologia virus has mutated, accelerating the disease. The only possible solution he can think of is to go back to the virus's origin: an extinct poisonous apple. Legend has it a tree bearing the apple might be found at the center of a deadly labyrinth hidden deep within Germany. A place that no one in their right mind enters. With no other options, Alyssa sets out with only her sword, her wits, and the help of Maddox Hadder, a wild boy who oversees the castle gardens. To get to the center of the maze, she'll be forced to battle monsters more terrifying than her darkest nightmares. But can anyone truly survive the madness of the maze? And what if there's no apple to be found there?
The water dragon's bride, 4, story & art by Rei Toma; [English translation & adaptation, Abby Lehrke].
Because the water dragon god wants to interact with Asahi more, he descends to the village in the guise of a human. Asahi's friend Subaru has mixed feelings about this but joins them on a journey to the capital. What adventures are in store, and how will their fates change?
The water dragon's bride. 3, story & art by Rei Toma; [English translation & adaptation, Abby Lehrke].
Unable to return home, Asahi grows into a lovely young woman. As a princess, she must spend time with the water dragon god for a ritual every year, but because of her connection to the water dragon god's power, someone kidnaps her! Will Asahi be able to escape unscathed?
Black clover. 10, Battlefield decision, Yūki Tabata; [translation Taylor Engel, HC Language Solutions, Inc.].
With Asta's arms damaged beyond repair, the other members of the Black Bulls search for ways to cure him. The powerful magic in the Forest of Witches may offer a ray of hope, but what will Asta have to give up in order to receive the cure?
Devils and realist. Vol. 14, story by Madoka Takadono; art by Utako Yukihiro; [translation, Jocelyne Allen; adaptation, Danielle King].
Heaven, Hell, and Earth are on the verge of war, the Four Horsemen are riding their deadly steeds, and the root of all evil is seeking shelter in William's home! Amidst the rising turmoil and the arrival of unexpected guests, William begins to uncover the secrets of Solomon's ring; and with it, the secrets of his family's dark past.
The backstagers. Volume one, Rebels without applause, [written by James Tynion IV; illustrated by Rian Sygh; colors by Walter Baiamonte; letters by Jim Campbell; cover by Veronica Fish].
When Jory transfers to an all-boys private high school, he's taken in by the only ones who don't treat him like a new kid, the lowly stage crew known as the Backstagers. Not only does he gain great, lifetime friends, Jory is also introduced to an entire magical world that lives beyond the curtain. With the unpredictable twists and turns of the underground world, the Backstagers venture into the unknown, determined to put together the best play their high school has ever seen.
War: wizards and robots, will.i.am + Brian David Johnson.
When a young man breaks into her home claiming her life is in danger, Ada Luring's world changes forever. Geller is a wizard, on the run from his father's hidden clan who want to kill Ada. Her mother is the scientist who will create the first robot, the wizards' age-old foes. But a robot has travelled back in time to find Ada, and keep her safe.
Wedlock, Denis Wright.
Lucy Sorrenson is the only grown-up at her place, in her opinion. She is sick of the responsibility and wants to be young, be in the school play and go to cast parties. But others are watching and have chosen her for a different role entirely. On opening night she is abducted. Who are these nutbars? She has been chosen to save the world.
Mapping the bones, Jane Yolen.
It's 1942 in Poland, and the world is coming to pieces. At least that's how it seems to Chaim and Gittel, twins whose lives feel like a fairy tale torn apart, with evil witches, forbidden forests, and dangerous ovens looming on the horizon. But in all darkness there is light, and the twins find it through Chaim's poetry and the love they have for each other. Like the bright flame of a Yahrzeit candle, his words become a beacon of memory so that the children and grandchildren of survivors will never forget the atrocities that happened during the Holocaust. Filled with brutality and despair, this is also a story of poetry and strength, in which a brother and sister lose everything but each other.

Non-Fiction

Still here, Rowan Blanchard.
Featuring art and writing from her favorite photographers, poets, and friends alongside her own journal entries and snapshots, STILL HERE is an unedited look at Rowan Blanchard's inner life and a poignant representation of teen life in general.
Misfit, Charli Howard.
Charli Howard had always wanted to be normal - but for some reason, she couldn't quite find out how to do it. As a teenager, she felt like the only one who struggled with anxiety and self-esteem issues when everyone around her seemed to fit in. So she tried to embrace standing out: by becoming a model. Believing it would make her happy and envied, she set out single-mindedly to make it; and she achieved her dream. But the reality wasn't quite as glamorous as she'd hoped.
Coping with homelessness, Marcia Amidon Lusted.
In today's world of economic uncertainty, homelessness is a growing problem for families everywhere. Homelessness can happen with little warning, and when it does occur, it is vital to know what actions to take immediately, and what resources are available. Readers will find practical strategies to follow if they should suddenly find themselves homeless, addressing issues that include how to find shelter, food, and medical care and how to stay in school or find a job. It also includes features such as a section of 10 Great Questions to ask experts and a listing of organizations that can provide assistance.
Fierce: how competing for myself changed everything, Aly Raisman with Blythe Lawrence.
Aly Raisman first stepped onto a gymnastics mat as a toddler in a "mommy & me" gymnastics class. No one could have predicted then that sixteen years later, she'd be standing on an Olympic podium, having achieved her dreams. But it wasn't an easy road to success. Aly faced obstacle after obstacle, including naysayers who claimed that she didn't have the talent to compete at an elite level and classmates who shamed Aly for her athletic body. Aly's story is enhanced with never-before-published photos, excerpts from the personal journals she's kept since childhood that chronicle memorable moments with her teammates, and hard- won advice for readers striving to rise above challenges, learn to love themselves, and make their own dreams come true.
The PTSD survival guide for teens: strategies to overcome trauma, build resilience & take back your life, Sheela Raja, Jaya Raja Ashrafi.
In this compassionate guide, you'll find skills based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you tackle anxiety and harmful avoidance behaviors; manage negative emotions; cope with flashbacks and nightmares; and develop trusting, healthy relationships–even if your trust in others has been shaken to the core. You'll also learn more about the diagnosis and symptoms of PTSD and understand what kind of help is available to you.