New Books June 2010
New Books June 2010
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Bracken, Alexandra Fantasy Brightly Woven Sydelle, an unusually talented weaver, must master her mysterious power and join a young wizard to stop war from destroying their world. |
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Choyce, Lesley Contemporary Fiction Reaction Who's ready to be a father at seventeen? When Zach finds out that his girlfriend is pregnant, he discovers that he has to think about things differently and grow up pretty quickly. |
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Duane, Diane Fantasy Wizard of Mars [Young Wizards 9] Kit and Nita manage to wrangle their way onto an elite team sent to investigate the mysterious, long-sought "message in a bottle" that holds the first clues to the secrets of the ancient Martian race. |
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Goscinny, Rene Graphic Novel Asterix the Gaul One Gaulish village holds out against Roman invaders by drinking a potion that gives them super strength – and the Romans are determined to steal it. |
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Green, John and Levithan, David Contemporary Fiction Will Grayson, Will Grayson The lives of two teens, one gay and one straight who share the same name, become intertwined when one begins dating the other's best friend and a school musical chronicles their friendship. |
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Healy, Karen Fantasy Guardian of the Dead Ellie uses her rusty tae kwon do skills and new-found magic to try to stop a fairy-like race of creatures that is plotting to kill millions of humans in order to regain their lost immortality. |
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Johnson, Christine Fantasy Claire de Lune Claire’s transformation into a werewolf complicates her new relationship with a sweet, gentle guy who is the son of a zealous scientist bent on curing werewolves of their affliction, even if it means killing them. |
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Kephart, Beth Contemporary Fiction Heart is Not a Size Georgia learns about herself and her troubled best friend after they join a group of American teenagers doing a community construction project in a Mexican squatters village. |
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Liberge, Eric Graphic Novel On the Odd Hours A deaf night watchman lives in the Louvre Museum and interacts with the works of art when they come alive at night. |
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Marr, Melissa Graphic Novel Challenge [Wicked Lovely: Desert Tales 2] As a former mortal and now a solitary faery, Rika enjoys the desert but when political tensions mount, she must decide how to act to save her independence and her romance with Jayce. |
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Mead, Richelle Fantasy Spirit Bound [Vampire Academy 5] Rose has returned to St. Vladimir's but her heart still aches for Dimitri and she knows he's hunting her. Only this time, he won't rest until Rose joins him--forever. |
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Myers, Walter Dean Contemporary Fiction Lockdown Reese, serving time at a juvenile detention facility, gets a lesson in making it through hard times from an unlikely friend with a harrowing past. |
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Scott, Elizabeth Contemporary Fiction Unwritten Rule Sarah has been best friends with the glamorous and seductive Brianna forever, but when she starts liking Brianna's boyfriend, their friendship becomes precarious. |
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Springer, Nancy Realist Fantasy Possessing Jessie Jessie, blaming herself for her selfish, manipulative brother Jason's death, tries to comfort her bereft mother by dressing and talking like him, but soon his spirit is taking over her life. |
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Star Wars Graphic Novel Tatooine [Legacy 8] Cade is run to ground on Tatooine, where his two most famous ancestors had roots, and where he is forced to think about who he is - helped along by his mother, his half-sister, and the ghost of Luke Skywalker. |
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Tomlinson, Heather Fantasy Toads and Diamonds In pre-colonial India two stepsisters receive gifts from a goddess and each walks her own path to find her gift's purpose, discovering romance along the way. |
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Waid, Mark Graphic Novel Unknown Revered as the smartest person alive, Catherine is the world's most famous private investigator but there is one mystery she's never been able to solve: death. |
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Yang, Gene Luen Graphic Novel Prime Baby Thaddeus doesn’t like his new sister and he likes her even less when he discovers she’s an inter-dimensional conduit for peace-loving aliens but how is he going to get anyone to believe him. |
Also Arrived:
Fujishima, Kosuke Oh, My Goddess [v. 1 -6] Graphic Novel
Keiichi dials a wrong number that will change his life forever - reaching the Goddess Technical Help Line and is granted one wish by the charming young goddess Belldandy.
Goscinny, Rene Asterix and the Banquet Graphic Nove
When the Romans lay siege to their village Asterix and Obelix bet the Romans that they can escape and gather delicacies from all over Gaul.
Grant, Michael Lies [Gone 3] Fantasy
As conditions worsen for the teenagers who survived an earth shattering event, it becomes tempting to heed the words of a prophet who says that only death will set them free.
Grant, Vicki Comeback Contemporary Fiction
Ria's perfect world is crumbling and when her father disappears, she is forced to decide if she really knew him.
Jones, Diana Wynne Enchanted Glass Fantasy
Andrew inherits a singular house but his life become even more complicated once a young orphan arrives and magical townsfolk intrude.
Michaelis, Antonia Dragons of Darkness Fantasy
Two boys from very different backgrounds are thrown together by magic and a common foe as they battle deadly dragons in the wilderness of Nepal.
Nightow, Yasuhiro Trigun [v. 1 – 2] Graphic Novel
On a distant planet Vash, an enigma of a man with a coat full of bullet holes, is widely feared because of the destruction left in his wake and the unredeemed price on his head.
Pfeffer, Susan Beth This World We Live In Fantasy
A year after disaster struck, Miranda and Alex meet while trying to establish some sort of normal existence in a world without cities or sunlight. Also an audio book read by Emily Bauer
Simner, Janni Lee Thief Eyes Fantasy
Haley finds herself drawn into an ancient saga that began with her Nordic ancestors and spirals into the present with her mother’s disappearance.
