New School Year, New Books! September New Books (part 2)

Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova

Graphic Novel 

Cardinal rule #1 for surviving school: Don't get noticed by the mean kids. Cardinal rule #2 for surviving school: Seek out groups with similar interests and join them. On her first day at her new school, Penelope--Peppi--Torres reminds herself of these basics. But when she trips into a quiet boy in the hall, Jaime Thompson, she's already broken the first rule, and the mean kids start calling her the "nerder girlfriend." How does she handle this crisis? By shoving poor Jaime and running away! Falling back on rule two and surrounding herself with new friends in the art club, Peppi still can't help feeling ashamed about the way she treated Jaime. Things are already awkward enough between the two, but to make matters worse, he's a member of her own club's archrivals--the science club! And when the two clubs go to war, Peppi realizes that sometimes you have to break the rules to survive middle school!

Blood Will Tell by April Henry

Mystery 

Teen Portland Search and Rescue team member Nick Walker becomes a prime suspect in a murder.

The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Contemporary Fiction 

When he moves into the garage apartment at his best friend's house, trouble-prone Tim falls unexpectedly in love with Alice, his friend's good-girl sister, but unforeseen consequences of Tim's wild days come back to challenge their relationship.

Bright Lights, Dark Nights by Stephen Emond

Contemporary Fiction 

Walter Wilcox's first love, Naomi, happens to be African American, so when Walter's policeman father is caught in a racial profiling scandal, the teens' bond and mutual love of the Foo Fighters may not be enough to keep them together through the pressures they face at school, at home, and online.

Code of Honor by Alan Gratz

Action/Adventure 

When Iranian-American Kamran Smith learns that his big brother, Darius, has been labeled a terrorist, he sets out to piece together the codes and clues that will save his brother's life and his country from a deadly terrorist attack.

First New Books of 2014~ Part 4

Asylum by Madeleine Roux

Three teens at a summer program for gifted students uncover shocking secets in the sanatorium-turned-dorm where they're staying--secrets that link them all to the asylum's dark past.

 Muckers by Sandra Neil Wallace

Felix O'Sullivan, standing in the shadow of his dead brother, an angry, distant father, and racial tension, must lead the last-ever Muckers high school football team to the state championship before a mine closing shuts down his entire town.

 Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrongby Prudence Shen & Faith Erin Hicks

Charlie is the laid-back captain of the basketball team. Nate is the neurotic, scheming president of the robotics club. Their unlikely friendship nearly bites the dust when Nate declares war on the cheerleaders and they retaliate by making Charlie their figurehead in the ugliest class election campaign the school has ever seen. At stake is funding that will either cover a robotics competition or new cheerleading uniforms-- but not both. Bad sportsmanship? Sure. Chainsaws? Why not. Running away from home on Thanksgiving? Nothing can possibly go wrong...

Navy Seal Dogs by Mike Ritland

Navy SEAL Dogs is the true story of how Mike Ritland grew from a skinny, bullied child, to a member of our nation's most elite SEAL Teams, to the trainer of the world's most highly skilled K9 warriors.

  Fire & Ash by Jonathan Maberry

When Benny and his friends learn that a scientist may have discovered a cure for the zombie plague, they mount a search and rescue mission, unaware that the reapers want the cure to wipe humanity off the face of the earth.

NO BOOKS FOR APRIL! (part 3)

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50 Things Every Young Lady Should Know by Kay West

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You've got good friends, your grades are solid, and you're always on time for soccer practice.  Everything's perfect, right?  Almost.  Poise and maturity don't just arrive at a certain age.  A young lady understands how to interact in the world around her and knows how to respond in any situation life may throw her way.  Somewhere in the shuffle of school dances, texting, and gift-giving, certain details are timeless.  Thank you notes, hostess gifts, and gracious apologies are never outdated, and today's young lady has more social outlets than ever to navigate.  This book takes you everywhere from the dinner table to the internet, from the softball field to the birthday party, and everywhere in between.

Perception by Kim Harrington

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Trying to decide between her old boyfriend, who betrayed her but wants her back, and the new boy with whom there are definite sparks, Cape Cod high school junior and psychic Clare is puzzled by a secret admirer even as she tries to solve the mystery of a classmate who has suddenly disappeared.

 Invisible Sun by David MacInnis Gill

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You don't want to mess with Durango.  He left his crew behind.  His father is dead.  And he's going to prove himself to Vienne, even if he dies trying.  As he races through flood and fire and across a violent and terrifying planet, there's a 97% chance he's going to die trying.
But who's counting. 

LIE by Caroline Bock

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Told in several voices, a group of Long Island high school seniors conspire to protect eighteen-year-old Jimmy after he brutally assaults two Salvadoran immigrants, until they begin to see the moral implications of Jimmy's actions and the consequences of being loyal to a violent bully.

Balthazar by Claudia Gray

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Vampire Balthazar More emerges from his centuries-long isolation to help Skye Tierney, a psychic girl who once attended Evernight Academy, when she catches the attention of the cruel master vampire responsible for murdering Balthazar and his family four centuries earlier.

 Starters by Lissa Price

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To support herself and her younger brother in a future Beverly Hills, sixteen-year-old Callie hires her body out to seniors who want to experience being young again, and she lives a fairy-tale life until she learns that her body will commit murder, unless her mind can stop it.