New Fiction for Teens

Summer  2008

New Books for Teens Madapple by Christina Meldrum Published 2008 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Library Binding, English. ISBN: 9780375951763 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: THE SECRETS OF the past meet the shocks of the present. Aslaug is an unusual young woman. Her mother has brought her up in near isolation, teaching her about plants and nature and language--but not about life. Especially not how she came to have her own life, and who her father might be.... More... The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti Published 2008 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781416910077 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: I suddenly see where I'm standing, and that's at the edge of change - really, really big change.Eighteen-year-old Indigo Skye feels like she has it all - a waitress job she loves, an adorable refrigerator-delivery-guy boyfriend, and a home life that's slightly crazed but rich in love.... More... Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen Published 2008 by Viking Children's Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780670010882 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Just Listen" explores the heart of a gutsy, complex girl dealing with unforeseen circumstances and learning to trust again. More... Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal by Mal Peet Published 2007 by Candlewick Press (MA) Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780763634889 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: From the author of the acclaimed "Keeper" comes a powerfully moving, Carnegie Medal-winning story about love, lies, and secrets set against the daily fear and horror of Nazi-occupied Holland. More... The Death of Jayson Porter by Jaime Adoff Published 2008 by Jump at the Sun Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781423106913 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Sixteen-year-old Jayson Porter wants to believe things will get better. But the harsh realities of his life never seem to change. Living in the inland-Florida projects with his abusive mother, he tries unsuccessfully to fit in at his predominately white school, while struggling to maintain even a thread of a relationship with his drug-addicted father.... More... Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers Published 2008 by Scholastic Press Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780439916240 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: A two-time Newbery Honor-winning author looks at a contemporary war with the same power and searing insight he had brought to the Vietnam War of his classic, "Fallen Angels." More... How to Be Bad by E. Lockhart Published 2008 by Harperteen Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061284229 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: From three bestselling authors--E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski, and Lauren Myracle--comes one story of a road trip where hearts will be broken and mended, friendships will be formed and tested, and a ridiculously hot stranger could change the course of everything. More... The Fold by An Na Published 2008 by Putnam Publishing Group Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780399242762 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Joyce never used to care that much about how she looked, but that was before she met JFKaJohn Ford Kang, the most gorgeous guy in school. And it doesnat help that sheas constantly being compared to her beautiful older sister, Helen. Then her rich plastic-surgery-addict aunt offers Joyce a gift to afixa a part of herself shead never realized needed fixingaher eyes.... More... Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter Published 2007 by Hyperion Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781423100058 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In this follow-up to "Id Tell You I Love You, But Then Id Have to Kill You," Ally Carter delivers more spy-girl intrigue and romance, as trouble crops up once again for Cammie Morgan, a CIA legacy-student at Gallagher Academy, the worlds premier academy for spies. More... Pretty Face by Mary Hogan Published 2008 by Harperteen Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780060841119 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: That's what I am. A funny girl. A "friend," Nobody's girlfriend. The girl with the pretty "face," Hayley wishes she could love living in Santa Monica, blocks from the beach, where every day--and everybody--is beautiful and sunny. But she just doesn't fit in with all the blond, superskinny Southern California girls who have their plastic surgeons on speed dial.... More... Hacking Harvard by Robin Wasserman Published 2007 by Simon Pulse Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781416936336 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Oceans 11" meets "The Princeton Review" in this high-stakes comedic caper, as four too-smart-for-their-own-good pranksters take on the ultimate challenge: breaking into the Ivy League. More... Girl Overboard by Justina Chen Headley Published 2008 by Little, Brown Young Readers Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780316011303 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Everybody thinks Syrah is the golden girl. After all, her father is a billionaire, and she has everything any kid could possibly desire. However, as Syrah reveals in her manga journal, most of what glitters in her life is fool's gold. More... She's So Money by Cherry Cheva Published 2008 by Harperteen Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061288555 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: A writer for the hit animated series "Family Guy" makes a sharp, witty debut with this hilarious and powerful story of an overachiever who gets in way over her head--and whose only way out is very wrong, yet irresistibly fun. More... How Not to Be Popular by Jennifer Ziegler Published 2008 by Delacorte Press Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385734653 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Maggie Dempsey is tired of moving all over the country. Her parents are second-generation hippies who uproot her every year or so to move to a new city. When Maggie was younger, she thought it was fun and adventurous. Now that she's a teenager, she hates it.... More... The Year My Sister Got Lucky by Aimee Friedman Published 2008 by Point Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780439922272 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: From a "New York Times" bestselling author comes a brand-new story about two sisters and the year they learn about life, love, and 4-H skills. More... The Opposite of Invisible by Liz Gallagher Published 2008 by Wendy Lamb Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780375841521 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Alice and Jewel have been best friends since grade school. Together, they don't need anyone else, and together they blend into the background of high school. Invisible. To Alice, Jewel is the opposite of invisible. Jewel is her best friend who goes to Indie concerts and art shows with her.... More... Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron Published 2007 by Farrar Straus Giroux Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780374309893 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Advance praise for Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You "Not since The Catcher in the Rye has a novel captured the deep and almost physical ache of adolescent existential sadness as trenchantly as the perfectly titled Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You.... More... Repossessed by A. M. Jenkins Published 2007 by Harperteen Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780060835682 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In this devilishly funny look at the complexities of being a teen, Jenkins tells the story of an unforgettable--and irresistibly endearing--demon's sojourn on earth, where he learns more than he ever expected about humans and himself. More... Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin Published 2007 by Farrar Straus Giroux Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780374349462 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: If Naomi had picked tails instead of heads, she wouldnt have hit her head on the way to get the yearbook camera and wouldnt have awakened in an ambulance with amnesia. Following her debut novel "Elsewhere," Zevin has crafted an imaginative work about love and second chances. More... The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Published 2007 by Little, Brown Young Readers Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780316013680 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Based on the authors own experiences, this first young adult novel by bestselling author Alexie features poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney that reflect the characters art as it chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy attempting to break away from the life he was destined to live. More...