New Books for a New School Year - September books part 1

The library is closed today, but stop by tomorrow after school to check out our new books~

Fairy Tail volumes 8, 9, 10

ULTIMATE DUEL Gajeel is a dragon slayer who can shoot huge iron pillars from his body with crushing precision, while dragon slayer Natsu fights with devastating flame attacks. Their fierce battle began when Gajeel's wizard guild, Phantom Lord, assauted rival guild Fairy Tail - but can either headquarters withstand two such destructive forces? Includes special extras after the story! (volume 8)

For the Good of Mankind?: The Shameful History of Human Medical Experimentation by Vicki Oransky Wittenstein

Take a journey through some of history's greatest medical advances--and its most horrifying medical atrocities--to discover how human suffering has gone hand in hand with medical advancement.

I Have a Bad Feeling About This by Jeff Strand

Everything unathletic sixteen-year-old Henry was dreading about survival camp turns out to be true--or even worse--when armed killers arrive and survival takes on a whole new meaning for the campers.

Rumble by Ellen Hopkins

Eighteen-year-old Matt's atheism is tested when, after a horrific accident of his own making that plunges him into a dark, quiet place, he hears a voice that calls everything he has ever disbelieved into question.

Catch a Falling Star by Kim Culbertson

Carter Moon is expecting to spend a quiet summer working in her parents' restaurant and hanging out with her best friends Alien Drake and Chloe--but when a Hollywood company arrives to film a movie, her sleepy California town is suddenly transformed, and Carter finds herself playing an unexpected part in it all.

New Hot Nonfiction!

Hey YAs,

Still haven't finished that summer reading?  Bet the one you need is a nonfiction book! Check out these new nonfiction books being put out today!

Super Pop! Pop Culture Top Ten Lists to Help You Win at Trivia, Survive in the Wild, and Make it Through the Holidays by Daniel Harmon

Feeding the Young Athlete: Sports Nutrition Made Easy for Players, Parents, and Coaches by Cynthia Lair

The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon and Beyond by Steven L. Kent

Spook: Science  Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach

Women Aviators: 26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys by Karen Bush Gibson

The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College by Harlan Cohen

Elephants on Acid and Other Bizarre Experiments by Alex Boese

Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks by Arthur Benjamin

My Crazy Beautiful Life by Kesha

A Million Little Bricks: The Unofficial Illustrated History of the Lego Phenomenon by Sarah Herman

Ideas That Changed the World: Incredible Inventions and the Stories Behind Them 

The Walking Dead Chronicles: The Official Companion Book by Paul Ruditis

Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story by Justin Bieber

Study Smart, Study Less by Anne Crossman

New Books for Sept! (part 4)

Tokyo Heist by Diana Renn

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After a high-profile art heist of three van Gogh drawings in her home town of Seattle, sixteen-year-old Violet Rossi finds herself in Japan with her artist father, searching for the related van Gogh painting.

 Jump Into the Sky by Shelley Pearsall

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Levi Battle's been left behind all his life. His mother could sing like a bird and she flew away like one, too. His father left him with his grandmother so he could work as a traveling salesman—until Levi's grandmother left this world entirely. Now Levi's staying with his Aunt Odella while his father is serving in the U.S. Army. But it's 1945, and the war is nearly over, and Aunt Odella decides it's time for Levi to do some leaving of his own. Before he can blink, Levi finds himself on a train from Chicago to Fayettville, North Carolina, where his father is currently stationed—last they knew.

Demon Catchers of Milan by Kat Beyer

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After surviving being possessed by a demon, sixteen-year-old Mia leaves her family in New York to stay with cousins in Milan, Italy, where she must study her family's heritage of demon catching in order to stay alive.

 Destiny by Gillian Shields

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Everything is connected. We weave in and out of one another's lives, like circles within circles, and everything is for a purpose. Helen has always been the "crazy" one among the girls of Wyldcliffe, scarred by her bleak past and her troubled relationship with her mother, the former headmistress and leader of the Wyldcliffe coven, Mrs. Hartle. But Miss Scratton promised Helen that a love "beyond the confines of this world" is waiting for her. Could this be Lynton, the mysterious music student who visits Wyldcliffe for his lessons? And what about the brooch her mother gave her-what can the Seal reveal about Helen's past and future? Now that Miss Scratton is gone, life at Wyldcliffe takes an even darker turn. An unexpected threat arrives in the form of a new high master, whom Helen remembers from her unhappy childhood. Can Helen, Evie, and Sarah finally overcome Wyldcliffe's darkness? Will Lady Agnes come to their aid? And what sacrifices must they make to fulfill their destiny? 

 Crime Lab 101: 25 Different Experiments in Crime Detection by Robert Gardner

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Introduces techniques of criminal investigation, including fingerprint and voice pattern examination, handwriting analysis, and ballistics, and discusses the development of forensic science.