Showing posts with label Coney Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coney Island. Show all posts

Thursday, June 11, 2015

New Books for June...Finally! (Part 13)

Undertow by Michael Buckley
Science Fiction 
A sixteen-year-old girl is caught in an epic clash of civilizations when a society of undersea warriors marches out of the ocean into modern-day Coney Island.

Urban Outlaws by Peter Jay Black
Action/Adventure 
Deep beneath the city live five extraordinary kids: world-famous hacker Jack, gadget geek Charlie, free runner Slink, communications chief Obi, and decoy expert Wren. Orphans bonded over their shared sense of justice, the kids have formed the Urban Outlaws, a group dedicated to outsmarting criminals and handing out their stolen money through Random Acts of Kindness (R.A.K.s). But the kids find themselves in serious trouble when they're caught in an epic battle to control Proteus, a genius super-computer. Proteus can crack any code in the world-and steal top-secret documents in nanoseconds. It's down to the Urban Outlaws to use their guile, guts, and skill to destroy the computer, avert world domination . . . and stay alive.

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
Paranormal 
Orianna and Violet are ballet dancers and best friends, but when the ballerinas who have been harassing Violet are murdered, Orianna is accused of the crime and sent to a juvenile detention center where she meets Amber and they experience supernatural events linking the girls together.

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader: Weird Inventions: Strange Gadgets You Can't Live WIthout by the Bathroom Readers Institute
Nonfiction 
From the nation's top collector of curious and interesting information comes a book of strange gadgets you never knew existed. The writers behind 'Uncle John's Bathroom Reader' present this totally true treasury of amazing gizmos - devilish devices you never knew existed, created by people who thought the world absolutely needed what they had to offer and sell. nbsp; Read all about:nbsp;* The onesie that turns your crawling baby into a mop * The fart-stifling blanket * The square watermelon * The video game you control with your mind * The weight loss device that sucks food out of your stomach nbsp;

What Waits in the Woods by Kieran Scott
Action/Adventure 
A hiking trip in the woods in upstate New York is out of the comfort zone for sixteen-year-old city girl Callie Velasquez, but she wants to bond with her new friends Lissa and Penelope, not to mention her new boyfriend, Jeremy--however, nothing could have prepared her for the true human darkness that waits for her in the wood. 

YOLO Juliet by William  Shakespeare and Brett Wright
Contemporary Fiction 
Two families at war. A boy and a girl in love. A secret marriage gone oh-so-wrong. What if those star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet had smartphones? The classic Shakespeare play told through its characters texting with emojis, checking in at certain locations, and updating their relationship statuses.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

New Books for Sept! (part 1)

Sorry, somehow the new August books posts got eaten by the interwebs!  Here are all the new books for September thou!

The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova
After being sucked out to sea in a tidal wave, Tristan Hart returns ashore on Coney Island with no memory of what happened to him--yet he can sense the emotions of others and dreams of a terrifying silver mermaid with razor-sharp teeth.

 The Last Princess by Galaxy Craze
Tired of the royal family's relative comfort while they suffer in the wake of worldwide catastrophes in 2090, rebels kill the British king and abduct two of his children, but Princess Eliza escapes, disguises herself, and joins the rebels to seek revenge and the safe return of her siblings.

 The Rift by Galaxy Craze
Sixteen-year-old Lady Ember Morrow fulfills a family obligation by joining her friend Alistair in the Conatus Guard and begins training to help with the order's true mission, to seek out and stop evildoers and their unnatural creations.

Dead is a Battlefield by Marlene Perez
 Jessica Walsh is starting her freshman year at Nightshade High and trying to forget about the tragic events surrounding her brother’s graduation. She wants to have a normal high school experience. But that’s easier said than done in Nightshade.When a new boy shows up at school, the girls are infected with a case of seriously creepy crushes. But when their obsession turns to violence, Jessica and her friends start to wonder if there’s more going on than just a little friendly rivalry. Are the smitten girls turning into love zombies?

The Action Bible by Sergio Cariello
Retells the stories of the Bible in graphic novel format, including the stories of Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Jonah, and the life and death of Jesus Christ.