New Books 2009

New Books 2008-2009 Maine South High School Library Resource Center

The Adoration of Jenna Fox Mary E. Pearson In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeen-year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence.

Airman Eoin Colfer In the 1890s on an island off the Irish coast, Conor Broekhart is falsely imprisoned and passes the solitary months by scratching designs of flying machines into the walls, including one for a glider with which he dreams of escape.

Avenger Andy McNab and Robert Rigby Seventeen-year-old Danny, his grandfather, Fergus, who is an ex-SAS explosives expert, and friend Elena set out to stop the evil computer hacker who is sending teenaged suicide bombers to their deaths around the world.

Awakening Wendy Corsi Staub When seventeen-year-old Calla's mother suddenly dies, she goes to stay with her psychic grandmother in Lily Dale, a spiritualist community in western New York, where she discovers some disconcerting secrets about her practical, down-to-earth mother, and realizes that she herself may also have some psychic abilities.

Baby Joseph Monninger Fifteen-year-old Baby's last chance at foster care is with the Potters, and while she likes them and enjoys learning to race their sled dogs, she feels she should go back on the streets with her boyfriend if she cannot find the mother who has deserted her again.

Back Talk Alex Richards Small town, sixteen-year-old Gemma comes to New York City to do a summer internship for Kate Morgan's talk show, only to have her eyes opened at some of the hard realities of her chosen career field.

Bad Monkeys Matt Ruff Jane Charlotte, arrested for murder, is referred to a psychiatrist who tries to figure out what is really going on after Jane explains that as a member of a secret group devoted to fighting evil, she is responsible for getting rid of irredeemable persons--otherwise known as "Bad Monkeys."

The Beautiful Miscellaneous Dominic Smith Seventeen-year-old Nathan Nelson awakens from a two-week coma and finds he has an extraordinary memory, but even with his new ability and a change of schools he cannot live up to his genius father's high expectations.

The Big Field Mike Lupica When fourteen-year-old baseball player Hutch feels threatened by the arrival of a new teammate named Darryl, he tries to work through his insecurities about both Darryl and his remote and silent father, who was once a great ballplayer too.

Big Slick: High Stakes and Dirty Laundry Eric Luper Unable to resist the lure of poker but reluctant to admit his addiction, sixteen-year-old Andrew, a talented player who relies on his mathematical skills to plan game strategy, risks friendship and his parents' trust as he begins to take money from his father's business to finance his secret gambling activities.

Birth of the Pack Petru Popescu Sixteen-year-old Lily and her friends Nikki, Arielle, and Grazia become drawn into the age-old struggle between good and evil after starting a girls' soccer club at their South Pasadena high school and drawing the attention of a wealthy rival who makes them aware of their magical powers.

Black Swan Green David Mitchell Jason Taylor comes of age in 1982 in what is for him the sleepiest village in Worcestershire, experiencing first cigarettes, first kisses, and first deaths.

Blood is the New Black Valerie Stivers While working as an intern at the New York fashion magazine "Tasty," Kate McGraw begins to hear about the murders of well-dressed individuals and begins to suspect her colleagues are vampires and responsible for the killings.

Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer Breaking Dawn continues the story of the human Bella and the vampire Edward whose love is threatened by their difference, a werewolf named Jacob, and other outside influences.

Chanda’s Wars Allan Stratton Chandra Kabelo, a teenaged African girl, must save her younger siblings after they are kidnapped and forced to serve as child soldiers in General Mandiki's rebel army.

Charmed Thirds Megan McCafferty Jessica, a student at New York's Columbia University, has a hard time fitting in with the hipster staff at the Brooklyn-based magazine for which she is interning, and is tempted by three very different guys--a neoconservative resident assistant, the sensitive boy down the hall, and a married Spanish graduate student--when problems with her boyfriend Marcus arise.

Coal Black Horse Robert Olmstead Relying on his horse as his protector, fourteen-year-old Robey Childs travels out into the battlefields of the Civil War on a mission to find his father and is forever changed by the destruction he sees.

The Confessional J.L. Powers The murder of a student at an all-boys Catholic school in the border city of El Paso, Texas, throws the lives of a diverse group of friends into chaos.

The Cut Wil Mara Head coach Alan Gray calls agent Barry Sturtz's bluff, when T.J. Brookman, tight end for the New York Giants, threatens to boycott the team's upcoming training camp.

Darkwing Kenneth Oppel Dusk, the world's first bat, must lead his colony to safety in a time of changing species.

The Declaration Gemma Malley In 2140 England, where drugs enable people to live forever and children are illegal, teenaged Anna, an obedient "Surplus" training to become a house servant, has her world view challenged when she meets Peter and discovers that her birth parents are trying to find her.

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks E. Lockhart Frankie Landau-Banks attempts to take over a secret, all-male society at her exclusive prep school, and her antics with the group soon draw some unlikely attention and have unexpected consequences that could change her life forever.

Doppelganger David Stahler Jr. When a sixteen-year-old member of a race of shape-shifting killers called doppelgangers assumes the life of a troubled teen, he becomes unexpectedly embroiled in human life--and it is nothing like what he has seen on television.

Dragons from the Sea Judson Roberts Former slave Halfdan Hroriksson, now a Viking warrior, leaves home to find what fate has in store for him, and to fulfill his oath to kill the man who murdered his brother.

Every Crooked Pot Renee Rosen Nina Goldman, growing up in Akron, Ohio, in the 1970s, struggles to overcome the feelings of inferiority caused by the birthmark that covers one of her eyes, but she is helped along by her loving mom and larger-than-life father, and when a treatment is found that could remove the mark, Nina is conflicted about whether to go forward.

The Nine Lives of Chloe King: the Fallen Celia Thomson Sixteen-year-old Chloe King's life drastically changes when a fall off of a San Francisco skyscraper turns her into a cat person and she becomes the target of a secret society trying to eliminate her kind.

Farseed Pamela Sargent Twenty years after settling on the planet Home, two groups of colonists find themselves at odds; and if they do not solve their conflict, their children will be the ones who ultimately suffer.

The Final Warning James Patterson While on a mission to Antarctica to save the world from global warming, fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride and the other members of the Flock--a band of genetically modified children who can fly--are pursued by their creator, the Uber-Director, who wants to auction them off to the highest bidder.

Finding Daddy Louise Plummer Just before her sixteenth birthday, Mira finally tracks down the father she has never known, but a few days before meeting him--without her mother's or grandmother's knowledge--someone breaks into her home, beginning an escalating series of crimes that show Mira her father is not all she has imagined.

First Shot Walter Sorrells During his sophomore year, high school senior David Crandall's mother was murdered; and now, after learning about a family embezzlement secret and witnessing his father burying a shot gun, he starts to suspect his dad was the murderer.

Flawless Sara Shepard After their friend Alison, missing for more than three years, turns up dead, four former best friends, each of whom had a secret known only by Alison, begin receiving frightening messages from someone identified by the letter "A."

Freak Show James St. James Having faced teasing that turned into a brutal attack, Christianity expressed as persecution, and the loss of his only real friend when he could no longer keep his crush under wraps, seventeen-year-old Billy Bloom, a drag queen, decides the only way to become fabulous again is to run for Homecoming Queen at his elite, private school near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Fourth Comings Megan McCafferty Jessica Darling ponders her life in New York, the tiny room she sublets with her friend Hope, and her on-again, off-again relationship with her boyfriend Marcus.

Game Walter Dean Myers Drew Lawson, counting on basketball to get him into college and out of Harlem, struggles to keep his cool when the coach brings in two white players and puts them in positions that clearly threaten Drew's game.

General Winston’s Daughter Sharon Shinn Seventeen-year-old heiress Averie Winston travels with her guardian to faraway Chiarrin, a country her father's army has occupied, and once she arrives and is reunited with her fiance, she discovers that her notions about politics, propriety, the military, and even her intended have changed

Getting It Alex Sanchez Hoping to impress a pretty female classmate, fifteen-year-old Carlos secretly hires gay student Sal to give him an image makeover, in exchange for Carlos's help in forming a Gay-Straight Alliance at their high school.

The God Box Alex Sanchez When openly gay Manuel transfers to Paul's high school, Paul, a born-again Christian, begins to question his own sexuality.

The Ghost of Mary Prairie Lisa Polisar In 1961 Oklahoma, fifteen-year-old Jacob Leeds sees the apparition of a girl murdered long ago in his town and sets out to learn the truth about what happened to her.

Good Enough Paula Yoo A Korean American teenager tries to please her parents by getting into an Ivy League college, but a new guy in school and her love of the violin tempt her in new directions.

Hacking Harvard Robin Wasserman Four pranksters decide they are going to use their intelligence to get an unqualified student into Harvard University.

Heaven Looks a Lot Like a Mall Wendy Mass After an accident in gym class puts sixteen-year-old Tessa into a coma, she re-evaluates her life by visiting the mall stores where significant events in her life took place.

Hero Perry Moore Thom, the teenage son of a fallen superhero who seems to be linked to his mother's disappearance, joins the League and finds himself dealing with confusing feelings for the hero Uberman while learning to use his powers and moving toward the truth about his mother's disappearance.

The Hound of Rowan Henry H. Neff After glimpsing a hint of his destiny in a mysterious tapestry, Max McDaniels becomes a student at Rowan Academy where he trains in "mystics and combat" in preparation for war with an ancient enemy that has been kidnapping children like him.

How Not to be Popular Jennifer Ziegler Seventeen-year-old Sugar Magnolia Dempsey is tired of leaving friends behind every time her hippie parents decide to move, but her plan to be unpopular at her new Austin, Texas, school backfires when other students join her on the path to "supreme dorkdom."

Hurricane Terry Trueman A fictional account of one of the worst storms to hit the Caribbean--Hurricane Mitch in 1998--told from the perspective of a boy living in a small village in Honduras.

Hush: an Irish Princess’ Tale Donna Jo Napoli Fifteen-year-old Melkorka, an Irish princess, is kidnapped by Russian slave traders and not only learns how to survive but to challenge some of the brutality of her captors, who are fascinated by her apparent muteness and the possibility that she is enchanted.

Icecore Matt Whyman Seventeen-year-old Englishman Carl Hobbes meant no harm when he hacked into Fort Knox's security system, but at Camp Twilight in the Arctic Circle, known as the Guantanamo Bay of the north, he is tortured to reveal information about a conspiracy of which he was never a part.

The Kayla Chronicles Sherri Winston Kayla Dean auditions for her school's elite dance team, the Lady Lions, hoping to expose the team's unfair selection process, but when she actually makes the team, Kayla finds herself drawn to the other girls and questions what it means to be a powerful woman.

Keeping You a Secret Julie Anne Peters Holland starts a difficult last semester of high school, and she finds herself puzzled about her future but intrigued by a transfer student who wants to start a lesbian and gay club at school.

Life is Fine Allison Whittenberg High school student Samara Tuttle finds a friend in her new English teacher, Mr. Halbrook, who inspires her to want a better life, until he vanishes and Samara learns he may have been hiding a shocking secret.

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Gabrielle Zevin After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.

The Missing Girl Norma Fox Mazer In Mallory, New York, as five sisters, aged eleven to seventeen, deal with assorted problems, conflicts, fears, and yearnings, a mysterious middle-aged man watches them, fascinated, deciding which one he likes the best.

Mob Princess: for Money and Love Todd Strasser High school junior Kate Blessing is part of a mob family; but when her mother gets fed up with Bobby's cheating and moves out, it is Kate who steps up to help run the "family business."

My Swordhand is Singing Marcus Sedgwick In the dangerous dark of winter in an Eastern European village during the early seventeenth century, Peter learns from a gypsy girl that the Shadow Queen is behind the recent murders and reanimations, and his father's secret past may hold the key to stopping her.

One Good Punch Rich Wallace Eighteen-year-old Michael Kerrigan, writer of obituaries for the Scranton Observer and captain of the track team, is ready for the most important season of his life--until the police find four joints in his school locker, and he is faced with a choice that could change everything.

Parrotfish Ellen Wittlinger Grady, a transgendered high school student, yearns for acceptance by his classmates and family as he struggles to adjust to his new identity as a male.

Perfect Sara Shepard Best friends Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna find themselves under suspicion when the mysterious stranger named A tries to blame one of the girls for the death of their friend Alison and threatens to reveal the girls' darkest secrets.

Powers Ursula K. Le Guin A tragedy sets Gavir, a young slave, on a dangerous road to freedom and dealing with the powers he has hitherto kept secret, including the ability to see flashes of the future.

Pretty Little Liars Sara Shepard When one of their tightly-knit group mysteriously disappears, four high school girls find their friendship difficult to maintain when they begin receiving taunting messages from someone who seems to know everything about their past and present secrets.

Project 17 Laurie Faria Stolarz When six high school students sneak into an abandoned mental institution to make a film about their night there, they do not expect the inexplicable and terrifying events that keep occurring within the crumbling, maze-like building, causing them to question themselves and, ultimately, to make different choices about the course of their lives.

Into the Ravine Richard Scrimger Three friends, Jules, Chris, and Cory, build a raft and attempt to float it downstream, where they encounter strange people, incredible experiences, and unique opportunities.

Red Glass Laura Resau Sixteen-year-old Sophie has been frail and delicate since her premature birth, but discovers her true strength during a journey through Mexico, where the six-year-old orphan her family hopes to adopt was born, and to Guatemala, where her would-be boyfriend hopes to find his mother and plans to remain.

The Redheaded Princess Ann Rinaldi In 1542, nine-year-old Lady Elizabeth lives on an estate near London, striving to get back into the good graces of her father, King Henry VIII, and as the years pass she faces his death and those of other close relatives until she finds herself next in line to ascend the throne of England in 1558.

Remembering Raquel Vivian Vande Velde After Raquel is killed in a car accident, her fellow classmates, friends, and family members, as well as the woman responsible for her death, reflect on Raquel's life and how her passing has changed their own lives.

The Rogues Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris Roddy Macallan determines to fight back when everyone in his village loses their land to the laird and teams up with a Robin Hood-like rogue who roams the Highlands.

Rucker Park Setup Paul Volponi While playing in a crucial basketball game on the very court where his best friend was murdered, Mackey tries to come to terms with his own part in that murder and decide whether to maintain his silence or tell J.R.'s father and the police what really happened.

Safe Susan Shaw When Tracy is raped and beaten on the last day of school, all her feelings of security disappear and she does not know how to cope with the fear and dread that engulf her.

Saints of Augustine P.E. Ryan In St. Augustine, Florida, former best friends Charlie Perrin and Sam Findley, now both sixteen, come to realize that their friendship is the only thing that will keep them afloat when each of their worlds is turned upside down through death, divorce, and the seemingly out-of-control direction of their lives.

Saving Zoe Alyson Noel A year after her older sister Zoe's murder, fifteen-year-old Echo is still struggling to put her life back together, but when Zoe's boyfriend gives Echo Zoe's diary, Echo finds a connection with her sister and learns some surprising secrets Zoe was keeping.

The Search for the Red Dragon James A. Owen Nine years after they came together to defeat the Winter King, John, Jack, and Charles return to the Archipelago of Dreams and face a new challenge involving the Lost Boys and giants.

The Snows Sharelle Byars Maranville With the thread of family that connects them through the generations, Jim born in 1931, Cathy in 1942, Jill in 1969, and Mona in 2006 each find "sixteen" to be the pivotal age in their lives.

The Spell Book of Listen Taylor Jaclyn Moriarty Listen Taylor learns a great deal from the eccentric and secretive Zing family, as she fumbles her way through a new school, problems with old friends, and a spell book she finds soon after she and her father move in with Marbie Zing.

The Spellman Files Lisa Lutz While deciding if she should quit working for her family's private investigation firm, Izzy Spellman copes with meddling parents, an alcoholic uncle, the disappearance of her younger sister, and her own problems with men and drinking.

Spud John van de Ruit In 1990, John "Spud" Milton, a prepubescent choirboy, keeps a diary of his first year at an elite, boys-only boarding school in South Africa, as he deals with bizarre housemates, wild crushes, embarrassingly dysfunctional parents, and much more.

Starcross Philip Reeve Young Arthur Mumby, his sister Myrtle, and their mother accept an invitation to take a holiday at an up-and-coming resort in the asteroid belt, where they become involved in a dastardly plot involving spies, time travel, and mind-altering clothing.

The Straight Road to Kylie Author Jonathan Parish strikes a bargain with rich, popular Laura Schulberg when she makes him an offer he cannot refuse: pretend to be Laura's boyfriend in exchange for a trip to London to see Kylie Minogue in concert.

Summer Ball Mike Lupica Danny must prove himself all over again for a disapproving coach and against new rivals at a summer basketball camp.

Sweethearts Sara Zarr Jennifer Harris, years after being the tormented outsider on the playground, has reinvented herself into Jenna Vaughn, a popular girl with what seems to be the perfect life, but when a childhood friend re-enters her life, she is forced to confront the most traumatic event of her past and question who she really is.

Tale of Two Summers Brian Sloan Even though Hal is gay and Chuck is straight, the two fifteen-year-olds are best friends and set up a blog where Hal records his budding romance with a young Frenchman and Chuck falls for a summer theater camp diva.

Teen, Inc. Stefan Petrucha Fourteen-year-old Jaiden has been raised by NECorp. since his parents were killed when he was a baby, so when he discovers that the corporation has been lying about producing illegal levels of mercury emissions, he and his two friends decide to try to do something about it.

Ticket to Ride Paula McLain During the summer of 1973, fifteen-year-old Jamie is negatively influenced by her sixteen-year-old cousin Fawn, who is selfish and somehow involved in the disappearance of a local girl.

They Did It With Love Kate Morgenroth Sofie and her husband learn that life in the suburbs can be just as vicious as life in Manhattan when a member of Sofie's book club turns up dead and she learns that all of her neighbors are hiding shocking secrets.

The Underwood See Michael Lawrence Eight months after switching places with Alaric, Naia begins to wonder if their parallel universes can merge, and searches for Aldous, who she hopes can answer her questions.

Unwind Neal Shusterman Three teens embark upon a cross-country journey in order to escape from a society that salvages body parts from children ages thirteen to eighteen.

Uninvited Amanda Marrone Jordan's life takes a surreal turn when her ex-boyfriend Michael, who died two days earlier, shows up outside her window begging to be let in, and even though she knows it would mean her own destruction, she is very, very tempted, especially when he keeps coming back, night after night.

Vampire Academy Richelle Mead Two years after a horrible incident made them run away, vampire princess Lissa and her guardian-in-training Rose are found and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, where one focuses on mastering magic, the other on physical training, while both try to avoid the perils of gossip, cliques, gruesome pranks, and sinister plots.

Vampire Kisses: Dance with a Vampire Ellen Schreiber When a preteen vampire appears in Dullsville, Goth girl Raven must protect her younger brother and her own relationship with her vampire boyfriend, Alexander.

Wicked Lovely Melissa Marr Seventeen-year-old Aislinn, who has the rare ability to see fairies, is drawn against her will into a centuries-old battle by Keenan, the terrifying but alluring Summer King, who determines that she must become his queen and save summer from perishing.

Wide Awake David Levithan In the not-too-distant future, when a gay Jewish man is elected president of the United States, sixteen-year-old Duncan examines his feelings for his boyfriend, his political and religious beliefs, and tries to determine his rightful place in the world.

What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know Sonya Sones Artistic fourteen-year-old Robin Murphy is so unpopular at high school that his name is slang for "loser," so when he begins dating the beautiful and popular Sophie, her reputation plummets.

What-the-Dickens Gregory Maguire As a terrible storm rages, Dinah and her brother and sister listen to their cousin Gage's tale of a newly-hatched, orphaned, skibberee, or tooth fairy, called What-the-Dickens, who hopes to find a home among the skibbereen tribe, if only he can stay out of trouble.

The White Darkness Geraldine McCaughrean Taken to Antarctica by the man she thinks of as her uncle for what she believes to be a vacation, Symone--a troubled fourteen year old--discovers that he is dangerously obsessed with seeking Symme's Hole, an opening that supposedly leads into the center of a hollow Earth.

Yellow Flag Robert Lipsyte When seventeen-year-old Kyle reluctantly succumbs to family pressure and replaces his injured brother in the family racecar, he struggles to keep up with his trumpet playing while deciding how--or if--he can continue making music with a brass quintet and headlines as a NASCAR racer.

Zane’s Trace Allan Wolf Believing he has killed his grandfather, Zane Guesswind heads for his mother's Zanesville, Ohio, grave to kill himself, driving the 1969 Plymouth Barracuda his long-gone father left behind, and meeting along the way assorted characters who help him discover who he really is.

Almost Home Jessica Blank Almost Home follows a group of teenagers living on the streets of Los Angeles as they deal with the hardships of being homeless.

Beige Cecil Castellucci Katy, a quiet French Canadian teenager, reluctantly leaves Montréal to spend time with her estranged father, an aging Los Angeles punk rock legend.

Betrayed P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast Sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird is just settling in at the House of Night, a finishing school dedicated to training fledgling vampyres to become productive adults, when a series of murders targeting human teens is traced back to the school, forcing her to think about the connections that still exist between her old and new worlds.

Big Boned Meg Cabot While trying to sort out her feelings for her landlord, Cooper Cartwright, assistant dormitory director Heather Wells starts a romantic relationship with one of her professors and becomes involved in the investigation into the murder of her boss.

The Bonemender’s Choice Holly Bennett Dominic's children are kidnapped, but before they can be sold into slavery, a deadly plague strikes.

The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Half-vampire Vladimir Tod struggles to navigate the ups and downs of school while keeping his untested powers and impulses under control.

City of Bones Cassandra Clare Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.

High school freshman Ryan Walsh, a Chicago Cubs fan, meets Nick when they both skip school on opening day, and their blossoming relationship becomes difficult for Ryan when she discovers that Nick is seriously ill and she again feels the pain of losing her father five years earlier.

The Comeback Season Jennifer E. Smith

Darkside: Book 1 By Tom Becker Jonathan Starling's father is in an asylum and his home has been attacked when, while running away from kidnappers, he stumbles upon Darkside, a terrifying and hidden part of London ruled by the descendents of Jack the Ripper, where Jonathan is in mortal danger if he cannot find the way out.

Year Eleven at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for Amal when she decides to wear the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, full-time as a badge of her faith--without losing her identity or sense of style.

Does My Head Look Big in This? By Randa Abdel-Fattah

Exodus Julie Bertagna In the year 2100, as the island of Wing is about to be covered by water, fifteen-year-old Mara discovers the existence of New World sky cities that are safe from the storms and rising waters, and convinces her people to travel to one of these cities in order to save themselves.

The Fortunes of Indigo Skye Deb Caletti Eighteen-year-old Indigo is looking forward to becoming a full-time waitress after high school graduation, but her life is turned upside down by a large check given to her by a customer who appreciates that she cares enough to scold him about smoking.

Fifteen-year-old Colm embarks on a cross-country journey with the father who abandoned him as a child.

In the Space Left Behind By Joan Ackerman

Jinx Meg Cabot Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhattan after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them and the boy they both like.

The Last Knight Hilari Bell In alternate chapters, eighteen-year-old Sir Michael Sevenson, an anachronistic knight errant, and seventeen-year-old Fisk, his street-wise squire, tell of their noble quest to bring Lady Ceciel to justice while trying to solve her husband's murder.

Looking for JJ Anne Cassidy Seventeen-year-old Alice, released from prison with a new identity after serving six years for murdering a child, tries to keep her anonymity from the British tabloids, while haunted by memories of her past trauma.

Marked P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast After being accepted as a fledgling vampire at the House of Night prep school and receiving special powers by a goddess, sixteen-year-old Zoey Montgomery discovers one of her peers is misusing her powers and must decide what the right thing to do is.

Mistik Lake Martha Brooks After Odella's mother leaves her, her sisters, and their father in Manitoba and moves to Iceland with another man, she then dies there, and the family finally learns some of the many secrets that have haunted them for two generations.

At an elite Massachusetts boarding school, three fifteen-year-old girls of very different backgrounds discover a common bond and form a club to plot revenge against their evil stepmothers.

The Poison Apples

Primavera By Mary Jane Beaufrand Growing up in Renaissance Italy, Flora sees her family's fortunes ebb, but encounters with the artist Botticelli and the guidance of her nurse teach her to look past the material world to the beauty already in her life.

Swim to Me Betsy Carter Delores Walker is looking for a fresh start in Florida, joining a group of swimmers for a Florida tourist attraction, and discovers a life she never imagined.

Taken Edward Bloor In 2036, kidnapping rich children has become an industry, but when Charity Meyers is taken and held for ransom, she soon discovers that this particular kidnapping is not what it seems.

Thirteen Reasons Why By Jay Asher High school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing seven cassette tapes recorded by his crush, Hannah Baker, who committed suicide, and spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death.

Total Constant Order Crissa Jean Chappell Resentful and upset when her family moves from Vermont to Miami, Florida, and her parents' fighting escalates, Fin develops OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) and becomes consumed with numbers, counting, irrational worrying, and avoiding germs.

The Wizard Heir Cinda Williams Chima Sixteen-year-old Seph McCauley is sent to the Havens, a boys' school in Maine, after being kicked out of several private schools for his untrained magical powers. His headmaster, Gregory Leicester, has his own mysterious agenda when he agrees to help Seth channel his magic.

One Whole and Perfect Day Judith Clarke As her irritating family prepares to celebrate her grandfather's eightieth birthday, sixteen-year-old Lily yearns for just one whole perfect day together.

Fell David Clement-Davies In Transylvania during the Middle Ages, Fell, a lone wolf with unusual abilities, learns that his destiny is entwined with that of one human, fifteen-year-old Rasha, whose mysterious origins have villagers believing she is a changeling.

Click David Almond, Eoin Colfer, Roddy Doyle, etc. Stories within a story, written as separate chapters by a number of noted authors who each contribute to the life of the mysterious George "Gee" Keane, photographer, soldier, and adventurer.

Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List Rachel Cohn and David Levithan Although they have been friends and neighbors all their lives, straight Naomi and gay Ely find their relationship severely strained during their freshman year at New York University.

Revolution is Not a Dinner Party Ying Chang Compestine Starting in 1972 when she is nine years old, Ling, the daughter of two doctors, struggles to make sense of the communists' Cultural Revolution, which empties stores of food, homes of appliances deemed "bourgeois," and people of laughter.

Diamonds in the Shadow Caroline B. Cooney While his mother and father help a family of African refugees, Jared learns that the people he counts on for doing good deeds are not always praiseworthy and is faced with a decision which may have implications for all.

Carpe Diem Autumn Cornwell Sixteen-year-old Vassar Spore's detailed plans for the next twenty years of her life are derailed when her bohemian grandmother insists that she join her in Southeast Asia for the summer, but as she writes a novel about her experiences, Vassar discovers new possibilities.

Skin Deep E.M. Crane High school student Andrea Anderson has always been content watching life from the sidelines, but when she begins a new job helping her reclusive neighbor, Andrea is forced to rethink everything she believes in and take a more active role in the world around her.

Derby Girl Shauna Cross Sixteen-year-old rebel Bliss Cavendar, miserable living in a small Texas town with her beauty pageant-obsessed mother, secretly joins a roller derby team under the name "Babe Ruthless," and her life gets better, although infinitely more confusing.

Deadline Chris Crutcher Given the medical diagnosis of one year to live, high school senior Ben Wolf decides to fulfill his greatest fantasies, ponders his life's purpose and legacy, and converses through dreams with a spiritual guide known as "Hey-Soos."

Indie Girl Kavita Daswani Fifteen-year-old Indie has always dreamed of having a career as a fashion reporter, so when she gets a job working as a nanny for one of the industry's hottest editors, she hopes it will be her big break, but when Indie scores the juiciest gossip in town and helps save the magazine, she is devastated when she gets no recognition and begins to wonder if the fashion world is too cut-throat for her.

Not Like You Deborah Davis When she and her mother move once again in order to make a new start, fifteen-year-old Kayla is hopeful that her mother will be able to stop drinking and begin a better life, as she has been promising for years.

Masquerade: a Blue Bloods novel Melissa de la Cruz Schuyler Van Alen, growing comfortable with her newfound vampire powers, seeks her grandfather in Italy, while back in New York plans are being completed for the fabulous Four Hundred Ball, to be followed by an elite, teens-only event at which masks hide a terrible secret.

Under the Banyan Tree Toni de Palma After her mother leaves, fifteen-year-old Irena runs away from home and hitchhikes to Key West where she tries to make a better life for herself.

Gym Candy Carl Deuker Groomed by his father to be a star player, football is the only thing that has ever really mattered to Mick Johnson, who works hard for a spot on the varsity team his freshman year, then tries to hold onto his edge by using steroids, despite the consequences to his health and social life.

Angel Isle Peter Dickinson Saranja, Maja, and Ribek must outwit the Watchers, twenty-four of the empire's most powerful and evil magicians, while seeking the Ropemaker to restore the ancient magic that will protect their valley.

Bewitching Season Marissa Doyle Seventeen-year-old twins Persephone and Penelope, embarking on their first London season in 1837, are disturbed to find that their beloved governess, who has taught them everything they know about magic, has disappeared.

I Love You, Beth Cooper Larry Doyle Denis Cooverman, captain of the debate team, stumbles into the most eventful night of his high school career when he decides to make his graduation speech a confession of love for Beth Cooper, head cheerleader.

Skin Hunger Kathleen Duey In alternate chapters, Sadima travels from her farm home to the city and becomes assistant to a heartless man who is trying to restore knowledge of magic to the world, and a group of boys fights to survive in the academy that has resulted from his efforts.

The Winter War William Durbin When Russian troops invade Finland during the winter of 1939-40, Marko, a young polio victim determined to keep his homeland free, joins the Finnish Army as a messenger boy.

The Blue Star Tony Earley High school senior Jim Glass falls in love with his classmate Chrissie Steppe in Aliceville, North Carolina, in 1941, but their relationship is complicated by the fact that she is reluctantly committed to Bucky Bucklaw, who has gone off to join the Navy, and the fact that her Cherokee family is beholden to their landlords, the Bucklaws.

The Farther Shore Matthew Eck A small unit of soldiers becomes separated from their command and must find a way to survive in a hostile city filled with marauding gangs and tribesmen as the line between friend and enemy becomes blurred and the soldiers try to keep a hold on their own sanity.

This is What I Did Ann Dee Ellis Bullied because of an incident in his past, eighth-grader Logan is unhappy at his new school and has difficulty relating to others until he meets a quirky girl and a counselor who believe in him.

Quaking Kathryn Erskine Fourteen-year-old Matt, abused by her father, has spent years being shuffled around to relatives, and has worked hard to make herself invisible, but her life changes when she moves in with Sam and Jessica Fox, a Quaker couple who quickly make her feel safe, and who Matt feels compelled to stand up for when their anti-war sentiments and peace vigils come under attack in their Pennsylvania town.

Saved Jack Falla Aging professional hockey player Jean Pierre Savard, still coping with the death of his wife, and his friend and teammate Cam Carter, decide they are going to win the Stanley Cup and will stop at nothing to achieve their goal.

Beanball Gene Fehler Beanball relates, from diverse points of view, events surrounding the critical injury of popular and talented high school athlete, Luke "Wizard" Wallace, when he is hit in the face by a fastball.

Touching Snow M. Sindy Felin After her stepfather is arrested for child abuse, Karina's home life improves but while the severity of her older sister's injuries and the urging of her younger sister, their uncle, and a friend tempt her to testify against him, her mother and other well-meaning adults persuade her to claim responsibility.

Beastly Alex Flinn A modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form.

The Other Half of Me Emily Franklin Feeling out of place in her athletic family, artistic sixteen-year-old Jenny Fitzgerald, whose biological father was a sperm donor, finds her half sister through the Sibling Donor Registry and contacts her, hoping that this will make her feel complete.

Winged Creatures Roy Freirich A group of diverse characters find their lives forever linked after they are caught in the crossfire of a restaurant shooting, and each struggles to come to terms with their own role in the tragedy as they move on with their lives.

The Year My Sister Got Lucky Aimee Friedman When fourteen-year-old Katie and her older sister, Michaela, move from New York City to upstate New York, Katie is horrified by the country lifestyle but is even more shocked when her sister adapts effortlessly, enjoying their new life, unlike Katie.

Bounce Natasha Friend Evyn's world is turned upside-down when her father, widowed since she was a toddler, suddenly decides to marry a woman with six children, move with Evyn and her older brother from Maine to Boston, and enroll her in private school.

Shadow Bridge Gregory Frost Leodora, a young shadow-puppeteer travels through Shadowbridge with her drunken father-figure manager and young musical accompanist, collecting the darkly magical world's tales and retelling them in her performances, and suddenly comes face-to-face with her troubled past.

The Opposite of Invisible Liz Gallagher Artistic Seattle high school sophomore Alice decides to emerge from her cocoon and date a football player, which causes a rift between her and her best friend, a boy who wants to be more than just friends.

I Am Not Joey Pigza Jack Gantos Joey's father returns, calling himself Charles Heinz and apologizing for his past bad behavior, and he swears that once Joey and his mother change their names and help him fix up the old diner he has bought, their lives will change for the better.

Annie On My Mind Nancy Garden Seventeen-year-old Liza puts aside her feelings for Annie after the disaster at school, but eventually she allows love to triumph over the ignorance of people. Includes an interview with the author.

Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen Susan Gregg Gilmore Cathering Grace Cline, the daughter of a third-generation Baptist preacher, cannot wait to get out of Ringgold, Georgia, in the 1970s, and flees to Atlanta as soon as she gets the chance, even though it means leaving her boyfriend behind, but when tragedy strikes she is called right back home, and decides maybe Ringgold is where she belongs.

Luxe Anna Godbersen In 1899 Manhattan, the drowning of beautiful Elizabeth Holland, daughter of New York society's ruling family, brings to the surface the scandalous behavior of several teenagers of varying social class.

New Slain Knight Deborah Crabien Ringan and Penny take Ringan's fourteen-year-old niece, Becca, a violin prodigy, to Cornwall and give her an exciting chance to play onstage with Ringan and a band, but the musical holiday turns dark when an old tragedy haunting their host's home begins to haunt Becca.

How the Hangman Lost His Heart K.M. Grant When her Uncle Frank is executed for treason against England's King George in 1746 and his severed head is mounted on a pike for public viewing, daring Alice tries to reclaim the head for a proper burial, finding an unlikely ally in the soft-hearted executioner, while incurring the wrath of the royal guard.

Book of a Thousand Days Shannon Hale Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.

Blood Brothers S.A. Harazin With his best friend on life-support after taking drugs at a party, seventeen-year-old Clay, a medical technician, recalls their long friendship, future plans, and recent disagreement, and tries to figure out who is responsible for the accidental overdose.

The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney Suzanne Harper In Lily Dale, New York, a community dedicated to the religion of Spiritualism, tenth-grader Sparrow Delaney, the youngest daughter in an eccentric family of psychics, agonizes over whether or not to reveal her special abilities in order to help a friend.

Dead Until Dark Charlaine Harris Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse, cursed with the ability to read minds, thinks she has finally gotten lucky when tall, dark, handsome Bill, whose mind is totally blocked from her, comes into her life, but she soon learns that her dream man is a vampire with a bad reputation, and when a murder goes down, she begins to fear for her life.

Runemarks Joanne Harris Maddy Smith, who bears the mysterious mark of a rune on her hand, learns that she is destined to join the gods of Norse mythology and play a role in the fate of the world.

SplitScreen Brent Hartinger Contains two stories, told in flip book format, in which friends Russel and Min see the same events from different perspectives as they work together as extras in a zombie film, while Russel deals with his parents' reaction to the news that he is gay, as well as the return of an old boyfriend, and Min struggles to accept her girlfriend's decision not to come out.

Girl Overboard Justina Chen Headley After a snowboarding accident, Syrah Cheng, a billionaire's daughter, must rehabilitate both her knee and her self-esteem while forging relationships with those who accept her for who she is.

Kiss Me Kill Me Lauren Henderson Longing to be part of the in-crowd at her exclusive London school, orphaned, sixteen-year-old Scarlett, a trained gymnast, eagerly accepts an invitation to a party whose disastrous outcome changes her life forever.

Slam Nick Hornby At the age of fifteen, Sam Jones's girlfriend gets pregnant and Sam's life of skateboarding and daydreaming about Tony Hawk changes drastically.

Ark Angel Anthony Horowitz After recovering from a near fatal gunshot wound, teenage spy Alex Rider embarks on a new mission to stop a group of eco-terrorists from sabotaging the launch of the first outer space hotel.

Eagle Strike Anthony Strike After a chance encounter with assassin Yassen Gregorovich in the South of France, teenage spy Alex Rider investigates international pop star and philanthropist Damian Cray whose new video game venture hides sinister motives involving Air Force One, nuclear missiles, and the international drug trade.

Point Blank Anthony Horowitz Alex, a fourteen-year-old spy, has been assigned by the British MI6 to investigate a series of mysterious deaths. He ends up in a boarding school in the Swiss Alps, and finds many strange things are happening to the students.

Scorpia Anthony Horowitz After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English school children.

Skeleton Key Anthony Horowitz Reluctant teenage-spy Alex Rider, on a routine mission at the Wimbledon tennis championships, gets caught up in Chinese gangs, illegal nuclear weapons, and the suspect plans of his Russian host, General Sarov.

Snakehead Anthony Horowitz Alex Rider crash lands off the coast of Australia where he is recruited by the Australian Secret Service to infiltrate one of the ruthless gangs operating across South East Asia, and in the midst of his dangerous mission, Alex discovers information about his parents' murder.

The Society of S Susan Hubbard After discovering that her father is a vampire and her estranged mother is a mortal, Ariella Montero has the choice of becoming undead or staying human and sets out on a quest that leads her to her mom and her answer.

Becoming Chloe Catherine Ryan Hyde A gay teenage boy and a fragile teenage girl meet while living on the streets of New York City and eventually decide to take a road trip across America to discover whether or not the world is a beautiful place.

I Remember Windmills Catherine Ryan Hyde Seventeen-year-old Sebastian, whose father has been overly protective since the death of his mother, meets mother of two Maria, who is in an abusive relationship, and the two decide to run away and start anew, not knowing the truth about each other's lives or what it would take to leave everything behind.

Choices Deborah Lynn Jacobs Overcome with guilt over her brother's death, a teenaged girl shifts between multiple universes in an attempt to find one in which he is alive.

Eulalia! Brian Jacques Lord Asheye of Salamandastron has a prophecy: a new Badger Lord must take his place and reign over the legendary badger fortress. Maude Maudie, a feisty haremaid of the Long Patrol, is just the one to track down this young warrior.

What Happened Peter Johnson A sixteen-year-old boy tries to come to grips after he and his brother go for a joyride that ends in a hit-and-run.

Bone by Bone by Bone Tony Johnston In 1950s Tennessee, ten-year-old David's racist father refuses to let him associate with his best friend Malcolm, an African American boy.

Dreamrider Barry Jonsberg Harangued by his father about his weight and bullied in all the many schools he has attended, teenaged Michael finds some comfort in his ability to experience lucid dreaming, but then starts to notice that the things that happen in his dreams are starting to occur in the real world as well.

The Breakup Bible Melissa Kantor After a breakup with her boyfriend, school newspaper features editor Jen Lewis receives a book from her grandmother that provides basic commandments for getting over an ex and sets out to recover from the loss of the romance.

Undercover Beth Kephart High school sophomore Elisa is used to observing and going unnoticed except when classmates ask her to write love notes for them, but a teacher's recognition of her talent, a "client's" desire for her friendship, a love of ice skating, and her parents' marital problems draw her out of herself.

My Most Excellent Year Steve Kluger Three teenagers in Boston narrate their experiences of a year of new friendships, first loves, and coming into their own.

Lessons from a Dead Girl Jo Knowles Laine struggles to come to terms with her friendship with troubled Leah Greene, whose secrets were too much for Laine to bear and whose actions sent Laine on a painful journey of self-discovery.

Kissing the Bee Kathe Koja While working on a bee project for her advanced biology class, quiet high school senior Dana reflects on her relationship with gorgeous best friend Avra and Avra's boyfriend Emil, whom Dana secretly loves.

Epic Conor Kostick On New Earth, a world based on a video role-playing game, fourteen-year-old Erik pursuades his friends to aid him in some unusual gambits in order to save Erik's father from exile and safeguard the futures of each of their families.

Miracle Wimp Erik Kraft Tom Mayo, a wisecracking misfit, tries to navigate his way through wood shop, dating, driving, and class tormentors.

The God of Animals Aryn Kyle Alice Winston is left to help support the family business by boarding the horses of their rich neighbors when her older sister runs away and her parents are no longer able to provide for the family.

Skulduggery Pleasant Derek Landy When Stephanie inherits her weird uncle's estate, she must join forces with Skulduggery Pleasant, a skeleton mage, to save the world from the Faceless Ones.

Cheater Michael Laser When brilliant high school student Karl Petrovsky gets talked into participating in an elaborate cheating operation at his school, he ends up involved in a bigger problem than he ever anticipated.

Glass Ellen Hopkins Kristina is determined to break her addiction to drugs in order to keep her newborn child; but when she fails and the pull becomes too strong, her greatest fears are quickly realized.