New Books

Recent additions to the Teen collection.

Fall 2009

Solace of the Road: Dowd, Siobhan; ISBN: 9780375849718; 2009; Hating everything about her foster family, school, and life, Holly Hogan dreams of being reunited with her mother; thus, when she puts on a flowing blond wig and transforms herself into a strong girl named Solace, she finds the courage she needs to venture across England and discover her true self.
Levithan: Westerfeld, Scott; ISBN: 9781416971733; 2009; It's 1914 and Europe is on the precipice of war--the German Clankers and British Darwinists are armed with futuristic weaponry and biotechnology; in the midst of the chaos, Alek, a royal and potential threat to the throne, and Deryn, a common Darwinist, meet on the run and forge an uneasy alliance that will dramatically change the course of the Great War and their lives.
Love is the Higher Law: Levithan, David; ISBN: 9780375834684; 2009; Three New York City teens express their reactions to the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and its impact on their lives and the world.
Over the End Line: Martino, Alfred; ISBN: 9780152061210; 2009; After scoring the winning goal in the county soccer championship, New Jersey high school senior Jonny finally attains some of the popularity enjoyed by his best friend Kyle, until a devastating event changes everything.
Purple Heart: McCormick, Patricia; ISBN: 9780061730900; 2009; While recuperating in a Baghdad hospital from a traumatic brain injury sustained during the Iraq War, eighteen-year-old soldier Matt Duffy struggles to recall what happened to him and how it relates to his ten-year-old friend, Ali.
Shiver: Stiefvater, Maggie; ISBN: 9780545123266; 2009; In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity.
Catching Fire: Collins, Suzanne; ISBN: 9780439023498; 2009; By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.

The Treasure Map of Boys: Lockhart, E.; ISBN: 9780385734264; 2009; Ruby Oliver, a Seattle sixteen-year-old, juggles therapy, running a school bake sale, coping with her performance-artist mother, growing distant from an old friend, and conflicting feelings about her ex-boyfriend and potential new boyfriends.
Super Stock Rookie: Weaver, Will; ISBN: 9780374350611; 2009; Trace Bonham knows he is fortunate to be offered a chance at being a paid super stock driver when he is still in high school, but regrets that he must leave his friends and home track and wonders if the sponsor is legitimate.
Along for the Ride: Dessen, Sarah; ISBN: 9780670011940; 2009; When Auden impulsively goes to stay with her father, stepmother, and new baby sister the summer before she starts college, all the trauma of her parents' divorce is revived, even as she is making new friends and having new experiences such as learning to ride a bike and dating.

New Books

Fall 2009

Teens

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