Recreation

Young Adults’ New Titles April 2011 (arrived in March)

Fiction

Ship breaker Paolo Bacigalupi.
In a futuristic world, teenaged Nailer scavenges copper wiring from grounded oil tankers for a living, but when he finds a beached clipper ship with a girl in the wreckage, he has to decide if he should strip the ship for its wealth or rescue the girl.
A time of miracles Anne-Laure Bondoux ; translated from the French by Y. Maudet.
In the early 1990s, a boy with a mysterious past and the woman who cares for him endure a five-year journey across the war-torn Caucasus and Europe, weathering hardships and welcoming unforgettable encounters with other refugees searching for a better life.
The doomsday box : a Shadow Project adventure Herbie Brennan.
Working on a highly-classified espionage project, four English teenagers go back in time to the Cold War in 1962 to prevent a global outbreak of the bubonic plague in the twenty-first century.
Safe House ; Sanctuary Meg Cabot writing as Jenny Carroll.
The selected Patrick Cave.
Adeline, a flawed clone, learns from a set of diaries written in 2023 by Dominic, one of her forebears, that she may be the savior the people have awaited, if only she has the courage and ingenuity to outwit the forces ranked against her.
Clockwork angel Cassandra Clare.
When sixteen-year-old orphan Tessa Fell's older brother suddenly vanishes, her search for him leads her into Victorian-era London's dangerous supernatural underworld, and when she discovers that she herself is a Downworlder, she must learn to trust the demon-killing Shadowhunters if she ever wants to learn to control her powers and find her brother.
Entangled.
Tyme's end.
Sugar and spice : an L.A. candy novel Lauren Conrad.
In TV star Lauren Conrad's delicious, entertaining novel about young Hollywood, the lies are only as sweet as the people telling them. Jane Roberts is a bona fide celebrity -- she is treated like a queen, has couture clothes and starlet looks. She also has the tabloid scandals, fake friends and relentless paparazzi. Now that Jane has survived her first season on the air, she has learned a few things. Most importantly: Hollywood is full of people trying to use you -- especially her former friend and current co-star, Madison Parker. So Jane is trying to surround herself with the people she knows love her for her. Like Scarlett, her best friend since childhood. And Caleb, her high school boyfriend who happens to be back in Los Angeles for the next few months. Sure, after a recent -- and very public -- love-life implosion, Jane is on a break from boys. But that does not mean she can't spend time with Caleb. They are just friends. She and Braden are also now friends after they lived through a horrible photo scandal. Well, maybe not, but a little drama never hurt anyone! too badly. Full of the ripped-from-real-life plot twists that Lauren's fans love, SUGAR AND SPICE is another great page-turner in this juicy teen series.
Foundling D.M. Cornish with illustrations by the author.
Having grown up in a home for foundlings and possessing a girl's name, Rossamund sets out to report to his new job as a lamplighter and has several adventures along the way as he meets people and monsters who are more complicated that he previously thought. Includes glossaries and maps.
David's story Stig Dalager ; translated by Frances Osterfelt and Cheryl Robson.
The Scorch trials James Dashner.
After surviving horrific conditions in the Maze, Thomas is entrapped, along with nineteen other boys, in a scientific experiment designed to observe their responses and gather data believed to be essential for the survival of the human race.
Stork Wendy Delsol.
After her parents' divorce, Katla and her mother move from Los Angeles to Norse Falls, Minnesota, where Kat immediately alienates two boys at her high school and, improbably, discovers a kinship with a mysterious group of elderly women--the Icelandic Stork Society--who "deliver souls."
The Queen's lady.
Return to Paradise.
Jessica's guide to dating on the dark side Beth Fantaskey.
Seventeen-year-old Jessica, adopted and raised in Pennsylvania, learns that she is descended from a royal line of Romanian vampires and that she is betrothed to a vampire prince, who poses as a foreign exchange student while courting her.
Crescendo Becca Fitzpatrick.
Nora should know better than to think her life can return to normal after falling in love with a fallen angel. And Nora's life isn't normal - her dad was murdered, and the facts about his death just don't add up. Now Nora's own life is in imminent danger. Are she and Patch strong enough for the battle ahead?
Hush, hush Becca Fitzpatrick.
A sacred oath, a fallen angel, a forbidden love...This darkly romantic story features our heroine, Nora Grey, a seemingly normal teenage girl with her own shadowy connection to the Nephilim, and super-alluring bad boy, Patch, now her deskmate in biology class. Together they find themselves at the centre of a centuries-old feud between a fallen angel and a Nephilim...Forced to sit next to Patch in science class, Nora attempts to resist his flirting, though gradually falls for him against her better judgment. Meanwhile creepy things are going on with a mysterious stalker following her car, breaking into her house and attacking her best friend, Vi. Nora suspects Patch, but there are other suspects too - not least a new boy who has transferred from a different college after being wrongly accused of murdering his girlfriend. And he seems to have taken a shine to Nora...Love certainly is dangerous...and someone is going to have to make the ultimate sacrifice for it.
Z Michael Thomas Ford.
In the year 2032, after a virus that turned people into zombies has been eradicated, Josh is invited to join an underground gaming society, where the gamers hunt zombies and the action is more dangerous than it seems.
The celeb next door.
Threads and flames Esther Friesner.
After recovering from typhus, thirteen-year-old Raisa leaves her Polish shtetl for America to join her older sister, and goes to work at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory.
The sweetness of salt Cecilia Galante.
After graduating from high school, class valedictorian Julia travels to Poultney, Vermont, to visit her older sister, and while she is there she learns about long-held family secrets that have shaped her into the person she has grown up to be.
Chasing Odysseus.
Somewhere else.
Belle's song.
The edge.
Tyger tyger : a goblin wars book Kersten Hamilton.
Soon after the mysterious and alluring Finn arrives at her family's home, sixteen-year-old Teagan Wylltson and her disabled brother are drawn into the battle Finn's family has fought since the thirteenth century, when Fionn MacCumhaill angered the goblin king.
Unearthly Cynthia Hand.
Sixteen-year-old Clara Gardner's purpose as an angel-blood begins to manifest itself, forcing her family to pull up stakes and move to Jackson, Wyoming, where she learns that danger and heartbreak come with her powers.
Wreckers.
Paparazzi princess.
If I could fly.
Gallows at twilight.
Jumpstart the world Catherine Ryan Hyde.
Sixteen-year-old Elle falls in love with Frank, the neighbour who helps her adjust to being on her own in a big city, but learning that he is transgendered turns her world upside-down.
Rosebush.
Dancing Jax Robin Jarvis.
A brilliant supernatural thriller with a modern twist, and a triumphant return from one of Britain's best-loved writers. At the end of a track, on the outskirts of an ordinary coastal town, lies a dilapidated house. Once, a group of amateur ghost hunters spent the night there. Two of them don't like to speak about the experience. The third can't speak about it. He went into the basement, you see, and afterwards he screamed so hard and so long he tore his vocal cords. Now, a group of teenagers have decided to hang out in the old haunted house. Dismissing the fears of the others, their leader Jezza goes down into the basement! and comes back up with a children's book, full of strange and colourful tales of a playing-card world, a fairytale world, full of Jacks, Queens and Kings, unicorns and wolves. But the book is no fairytale. Written by Austerly Fellows, a mysterious turn-of-the-century occultist, it just might be the gateway to something terrifying!and awfully final. As the children and teenagers of the town are swept up by its terrible power, swept into its seductive world, something has begun that could usher in hell on earth. Soon, the only people standing in its way are a young boy with a sci-fi obsession, and his dad -- an unassuming maths teacher called Martin!
Five flavors of Dumb Antony John.
Eighteen-year-old Piper becomes the manager for her classmates' popular rock band, called Dumb, giving her the chance to prove her capabilities to her parents and others, if only she can get the band members to get along.
Need Carrie Jones.
Depressed after the death of her stepfather, high school junior Zara goes to live with her grandmother in a small Maine town, where new friends tell Zara the strange man she keeps seeing may be a pixie king, and that only "were" creatures can stop him from taking souls.
The charmed return Frewin Jones.
Tania must attempt to return to the Faerie Realm in order to save her people from a deadly menace.
The resurrection fields Brian Keaney ; [illustrations by Nicoletta Ceccoli].
Although beset by otherworldly perils, Dante and his best friend Bea continue to be dedicated to the overthrow of Sigmundus and the dark powers that have latched on to his methods of authoritarian mind-control.
Quarry.
The jumbee Pamela Keyes.
Devastated by the death of her Shakespearean-actor father, Esti Legard moves to a tropical island for her senior year in high school, where she finds herself torn between a mysterious, masked mentor and a seductive island boy, as she tries to escape the overpowering shadow of her famous father.
The blending time.
Cate of the Lost Colony Lisa Klein.
When her dalliance with Sir Walter Ralegh is discovered by Queen Elizabeth in 1587, lady-in-waiting Catherine Archer is banished to the struggling colony of Roanoke, where she and the other English settlers must rely on a Croatoan Indian for their survival. Includes author's note on the mystery surrounding the Lost Colony.
Yellowcake.
0.4.
I am number four Pittacus Lore.
In the beginning we were nine. We left when we were very young, almost too young to remember. Almost. And now ...Three are gone. We are here to keep our race alive, which was almost entirely obliterated. We're just trying to survive. Six are left. But we are hunted, and the hunters won't stop until they've killed us all. They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. And Number Three in Kenya. I am Number Four. I know that I am next.
Triple ripple.
The iron witch.
Girls that growl Mari Mancusi.
Stake that!
A beautiful lie.
Hunted.
Fever : a dark touch novel.
Spies, Dad, big Lauren & me
Another Pan Daniel & Dina Nayeri.
While attending an elite prep school where their father is a professor, Wendy and John Darling discover a book which opens the door to other worlds, to Egyptian myths long thought impossible, and to the home of an age-old darkness.
Fixing Delilah Sarah Ockler.
When Delilah, her mother, and her aunt spend the summer in Vermont settling Delilah's estranged grandmother's estate, long-held family secrets are painfully brought to light and Delilah finally learns some difficult truths about her family's past.
Forsaken.
The glass collector.
Bamboo people : a novel Mitali Perkins.
Two Burmese boys, one a Karenni refugee and the other the son of an imprisoned Burmese doctor, meet in the jungle and in order to survive they must learn to trust each other.
My sister's keeper.
Shatterglass Tamora Pierce.
Tris and her mage-student, a young man whose glassmaking magic has been amplified and mixed with lightning, team up to track a killer who may be nearer than they suspect.
Tortall and other lands : a collection of tales.
Ice maiden.
Siren.
The ruby notebook Laura Resau.
When sixteen-year-old Zeeta and her itinerant mother move to Aix-en-Provence, France, Zeeta is haunted by a mysterious admirer who keeps leaving mementoes for her, and when her Ecuadorian boyfriend comes to visit, their relationship seems to have changed.
Agent 21.
Once in a full moon Ellen Schreiber.
Seventeen-year-old Celeste Parker finds herself falling for Brandon, a boy from the wrong side of their small, midwestern town, even though she suspects that he is a werewolf.
The lying game Sara Shepard.
Seventeen-year-old Emma Paxton steps into the life of her long-lost twin Sutton to solve her murder, while Sutton looks on from her afterlife.
Blessed Cynthia Leitich Smith.
Even as teenaged Quincie Morris adjusts to her appetites as a neophyte vampire, she must clear her true love, the hybrid- werewolf Kieren, of murder charges; thwart the apocalyptic ambitions of Bradley Sanguini, the vampire-chef who "blessed" her; and keep her dead parents' restaurant up and running before she loses her own soul.
Bloodlust based on the novels L.J. Smith and the TV series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec.
Midnight.
Jealousy : a strange angels novel.
Fall for anything.
Fallen angel.
Selling hope Kristin O'Donnell Tubb.
In 1910, just before the earth passes through the tail of Halley's Comet, thirteen-year-old Hope McDaniels, whose father is a magician in a traveling vaudeville show, tries to earn enough money to quit the circuit by selling "anti-comet pills," with the help of fellow-performer Buster Keaton.
Moon over Manifest Clare Vanderpool.
Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker is the daughter of a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, sends her to stay with an old friend in Manifest, Kansas, where he grew up, and where she hopes to find out some things about his past.
Adios, nirvana Conrad Wesselhoeft.
As Seattle sixteen-year-old Jonathan helps a dying man come to terms with a tragic event he experienced during World War II, Jonathan begins facing his own demons, especially the death of his twin brother, helped by an assortment of friends, old and new.

Non-Fiction

Alice in the country of hearts. Volume 5 created by QuinRose X Soumei Hoshino ; [translation, Beni Axia Conrad ; English adaptation, Lianne Sentar.]
As the big ball approaches, everyone has an opinion on whether Alice should attend or not, and, more importantly, what kind of dress she should wear. But when Alice hears Blood's going to be there as well, she changes her mind about spending time with Wonderland's finest. The party promises to offer more than dresses and dancing!
Year 13 accounting study guide : NCEA level three Terry Broderick.
Brody's ghost. Book 2 story and art by Mark Crilley.
Counter X. [2], Generation X [plot, Warren Ellis ; script, Warren Ellis & Brian Wood ; pencilers, Steve Pugh, Ron Lim & Alan Evans ; inkers, Sandu Florea ... [et al.] ; colorists, Kevin Tinsley ... [et al.]].
"Forget super-hero studies, the next generation of mutants may have to train just to survive -- and one won't pass the final exam! Their secrets revealed, their school betrayed, Generation X can only adjust to their losses by rescuing kids in worse straits than theirs! Now, they're teaching their enemies a lesson -- but the House of Correction's Warden Coffin thinks he already has all the answers-- and he wants Generation X, too!"--P. [4] of cover.
Oh my goddess!. 22 story and art by Kosuke Fujishima ; translation by Dana Lewis and Lea Hernandez ; lettering and touch-up by Susie Lee with Betty Dong & Tom2K.
A family secret : a graphic novel of courage and resistance brought to you by the Anne Frank House Eric Heuvel.
Naruto. Vol. 50, Water prison death match story and art by Masashi Kishimoto ; [translation, Mari Morimoto ; touch-up art & lettering by Fukuda Trant and Sabrina Heep].
As a bloody Sasuke looks on with Mangekyou, Gaara tells Sasuke his eyes are still the same. Karin quickly takes her chance to locate Danzou, which in turn is felt by Root member Fuu. Raikage demands Shii hurry and Darui moves to assist the Sand siblings. All four unleash attacks forcing Sasuke to utilize both eyes. As the dust of the resulting explosion clears, the dark spectral form of Susanoo protects Sasuke. The Uchiha states that his absolute defense is even better than Gaara's. Karin is shocked that Sasuke's chakra is completely different and Gaara ponders if this is the power of darkness? Sasuke replies that only those who can control both Mangekyou eyes can use Susanoo. Shii yells for everyone to retreat as the Susanoo specter swipes its sword at the surrounding pillars. With the pillars gone, the room begins to collapse around the ninja and samurai below. Leaving Suigetsu and Juugo behind, Sasuke uses Susanoo to grab Karin and move out of the way. He asks if she found Danzou and demands she guide him there. Karin is surprised by Sasuke's coldness. Down below, Raikage knocks away a chunk of falling rubble, while Gaara protects everyone around him with his sand. Raikage moves in pursuit and Gaara ponders what Naruto would have done. Mizukage wins the fight against Sasuke but Madara saves his life, swirls into existence carrying an unconscious Sasuke. Madara introduces himself and offers that he'd like to explain his Eye of the Moon plan.Surprised, all the Kages listen to Madara's twisted plan but no one of them accepts his terms. Madara offers that they'll meet again on the battlefield and swirls out of existence. Elsewhere the fight between two monsters begins, Kisame Vs Killer Bee! Who will win?
Kitchen princess. 3 [manga by] Natsumi Ando ; story by Miyuki Kobayashi ; translated by Satsuki Yamashita ; adapted by Nunzio Defilippis and Christina Weir ; lettered by North Market Street Graphics.
Najikas life just gets more and more difficult. The diner where she works may close, her jealous classmate is trying to drive her out of school, and now she has to return home to care for her ill guardian. Will Najika go back to her beloved Seika Academy or just stay home forever? Young adult.
Pandora hearts. [4] Jun Mochizuki ; [translation, Tomo Kimura].
[Olympians]. [2], Athena : grey-eyed goddess George O'Connor.
From the moment she emerged, fully grown, from the head of Zeus, Athena was one of the most complex Olympians. This graphic novel retells her many interwoven tales: how she killed Pallas, fought the Gigantes, aided Perseus, and cursed Arachne.
Scott Pilgrim's finest hour. [Vol. 6] [Bryan Lee O'Malley].
The LAST volume in the Scott Pilgrim series of graphic novels! It's finally here! Six years and almost 1000 pages have all led to this epic finale! With six of Ramona's seven evil exes dispatched, it should be time for Scott Pilgrim to face Gideon Graves, the biggest and baddest of her former beaus. But didn't Ramona take off at the end of Book 5? Shouldn't that let Scott off the hook? Maybe it should, maybe it shouldn't, but one thing is for certain: all of this has been building to Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour!.
Teen esteem : a self-direction manual for young adults Pat Palmer, Melissa Alberti Froehner.
Superman, Nightwing and Flamebird. [Volume 1] Greg Rucka, writer ; Eddy Barrows ... [et al.], pencillers ; Ruy Jose ... [et. al], inkers ; Rod Reis, Mazi, colorists ; Rob Leigh, letterer.
Shaolin burning Ant Sang.
When violence and terror slash scarlet claws through mortal lives, they leave death, ashes and an aching thirst for revenge. In ancient China, martial arts have been outlawed. When the Qing Emperor's army attacks the dissident monks of the Shaolin Temple, only five escape the resulting inferno. The fugitives flee, vowing to spread their forbidden knowledge. One survivor, Monk Who Doubts, plans bloody revenge, while another, the nun Ng Mui, raises an orphaned girl child. By the time Deadly Plum Blossom is in her teens, she is lethal. Shaolin Burning is a graphic novel about two very different kung-fu fighters, whose lives intersect as they are offered self-discovery through the wisdom of martial arts, in a masterful interweaving of kung-fu myths and legends.
[Superman]. Earth One written by J. Michael Straczynski ; pencils by Shane Davis ; inks by Sandra Hope ; colors by Barbara Ciardo ; lettered by Rob Leigh.
Gives new insight into Clark Kent's transformation into Superman and his first year as the Man of Steel.
Black Jack. Volume 13 Osamu Tezuka ; [translation, Kate Robinson].
Black butler. 4 Yana Toboso ; [translation, Tomo Kimura].
How to talk to boys Dianne Todaro.
How to talk to girls Jonathan Toussaint.
Talking to girls an exciting part of a boy's life - well, exciting and potentially agonising...This book gives a realistic picture of the challenges and choices that face boys today when they're talking to girls. Written by a highly experienced counsellor and educator, it provides a clear and informative guide to help boys through obstacles like shyness and awkwardness. Featuring 'uncut' individual comments from boys, this book links their ideas about their ability to develop girls as friends and looks at what is needed to further a friendship into a relationship. It's all about talking, listening and asking the kinds of questions that lead to healthy friendships and relationships. It's not rocket science!
Paradise kiss. Volume 1 Ai Yazawa ; [translator, Anita Sengupta ; English adaption, Paul Morrissey].
Yukari has always tried not to stand out, but when she meets a drag queen and a pierced punk, she finds herself drawn into the bizarre world of Paradise Kiss, where her normalcy sets her apart from the others.