New Books June 2008
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Adlington, L. J. Science Fiction Cherry Heaven Kat and Tanka leave their war-torn city for a new home called Cherry Heaven, but Luka, an escaped factory worker, confirms their suspicion that the peaceful frontier is not the utopia it seems to be. |
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Bauer, Joan Contemporary Fiction Peeled In an upstate New York hamlet known for its apples, aspiring teen journalist Hildy Biddle is determined to expose the truth behind a series of sensational ghost stories. |
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Brouwer, Sigmund Sports Fiction Hurricane Power After he moves to Miami, David gets invited to join the Hurricanes' track team but he soon finds himself pulled into a web of secrecy and danger. |
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Cabot, Meg Contemporary Fiction Airhead Emerson Watts, an advanced placement student with a disdain for fashion, is the recipient of a "whole body transplant" and finds herself transformed into one of the world's most famous teen supermodels. |
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Dessen, Sarah Contemporary Fiction Lock and Key When she is abandoned by her alcoholic mother, Ruby ends up living with the sister she has not seen for years, and begins to discover what makes a family and that she, too, has something to offer others. |
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Doyle, Marissa Fantasy Bewitching Season In 1837, twins Persephone and Penelope are starting their first London Season when they find that their beloved governess, who has taught them everything they know about magic, has disappeared. |
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Gallagher, Liz Contemporary Fiction Opposite of Invisible High school sophomore Alice decides to emerge from her cocoon and date a football player but she must first learn the difference between love and a crush, and what it means to be yourself when you’re not sure who that is yet. |
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Herge Graphic Novel Tintin: Blue Lotus In this sequel to the Cigars of the Pharoah, Tintin has to find the real mastermind behind the opium shipments . His search takes him to the dangerous East – and new friendships. |
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Landy, Derek Fantasy/Mystery Playing With Fire [Skulduggery Pleasant 2] When evil Baron Vengeous escapes from prison, Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie must recapture him before he summons the Faceless Ones back to their world. |
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McKay, Hilary Contemporary Fiction Forever Rose As Christmas approaches, Rose, the youngest member of the eccentric Casson family, discovers that life is filled with both catastrophic problems and wonderful surprises. |
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Myers, Walter Dean Contemporary Fiction Sunrise over Fallujah It’s called Operation Iraqi Freedom but those in the military have a simpler name for it: WAR and Robin Perry, from Harlem, finds his time there profoundly changes him. |
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Pullman, Philip Fantasy Once Upon a Time in the North In a time before Lyra was born, the tough American balloonist Lee Scoresby meets the great armoured bear Iorek Byrnison when Lee crash-lands in the North. |
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Okorafor-Mbachu, Nnedi Fantasy Shadow Speaker Though mystical shadows speak to her, Ejii would rather be the humble girl-child her father wanted but when the shadows order her to join a mighty warrior woman, nothing can be the same again. |
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Schmidt, Gary D. Contemporary Fiction Trouble Henry, wishing to honor his brother Franklin's dying wish, sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin but finds that he can’t ignore the troubles that changed his life. |
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Simone, Gail Graphic Novel Dead of Winter [Birds of Prey v. 9] The Birds of Prey cross paths with a villainous group called the Secret Six, just as Spy Smasher takes the dismantling of Oracle's operation into her own hands. |
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Star Wars Graphic Novel Omnius: 1 - Tales of the Jedi Two fortune-seeking hyperspace explorers unwittingly ignite a war between the Sith Empire and the Jedi Knights protecting a newly formed republic, the repercussions of which will echo for thousands of years afterward. |
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Staub, Wendy Corsi Fantasy Lily Dale Believing [Lily Dale 2] After realizing that she has psychic abilities, Calla decides to stay in Lily Dale, the spiritualist community where her mother grew up, even though her visions seem to be leading her toward danger. |
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Valentine, Jenny Contemporary Fiction Me, The Missing, and the Dead When he is left an urn with ashes, Lucas becomes convinced that its occupant is communicating with him, initiating a voyage of self-discovery that forces him to finally confront the events surrounding his father's sudden disappearance. |
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Valentine, Jenny Contemporary Fiction Me, The Missing, and the Dead When he is left an urn with ashes, Lucas becomes convinced that its occupant is communicating with him, initiating a voyage of self-discovery that forces him to finally confront the events surrounding his father's sudden disappearance. |
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Yoo, Paula Contemporary Fiction Good Enough Patti, a Korean American teenager, tries to please her parents by getting into a good college but a new guy in school and her love of the violin tempt her in new directions. |
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Zarr, Sara Contemporary Fiction Sweethearts The unexpected return of her childhood soul mate dredges up memories that cause both social and emotional turmoil for Jenna, once shunned but now one of the popular crowd. |
Bodeen, S. A. Compound Contemporary Fiction
After six years spent in a vast underground compound built by his wealthy father to protect them from a nuclear holocaust, Eli begins to suspect he is living a lie.
Cast, P. C. and Kirsten Chosen [House of Night 3] Fantasy
Zoey must cope with an evil High Priestess, find a way out of a forbidden love triangle and discover a way to restore a friend’s soul, all before they turn up really dead.
Gaiman, Neil Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch Graphic Novel
Join a group of friends, with the stern Miss Finch in tow, as they enter musty caverns for a subterranean circus spectacle called "The Theatre of Night's Dreaming”.
Harvey, Sarah N. Bull’s Eye Contemporary Fiction
Turning to vandalism when she discovers her mother is not who she thought she was, Emily comes to realize that there is more to a family than shared DNA.
Herge Tintin: Calculus Affair Graphic Novel
Tintin, the Captain, and Snowy attempt to rescue Dr. Calculus who has been kidnapped by the Bordurians.
Higuri, You Seimaden [v.5] Graphic Novel
As Castle Berk and its inhabitants begin to disappear into another realm, Laures and Roddrick must work together to save the woman they both love or lose her forever.
McClintock, Norah Down Contemporary Fictio
Remy has just been released from juvenile detention after serving time for assault but he must learn to control his anger – or he’ll be away for much longer the next time.
Murphy, Pat Wild Girls Contemporary Fiction
Both Joan and her new friend Sarah have problems so when they win a contest to go to a summer writing camp, it gives them an opportunity to change.
Pressler, Mirjam Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Contemporary Fiction
Johanna feels there should be reparation when she discovers that her wealthy family's prosperous clothing store was confiscated from Jewish owners during WWII.
Ryan, Darlene Responsible Contemporary Fiction
In a new school, Kevin must choose between falling in with a rough crowd or doing the right thing.
Walters, Eric House Party Contemporary Fiction
Hoping to fit in and make friends, Casey decides to hold a house party when her parents are out of town.