Williston Park Public Library Teen Blog

Check out these new books in the Young Adult section:

Frogs & French Kisses by Sarah Mlynowski
From author Sarah Mlynowski (Bras & Broomsticks) comes the story of Rachel, a teen who has to deal with the fact that her younger sister Miri has inherited magical powers from their mom, that her mom's a "magicaholic," and that the one little love spell she wanted has gone all wrong! Can Rachel clean up this magical mess?

Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Meet 15-year-old D.J., who has to spend the summer working on a dairy farm to help her injured father. Not only does she have to do this, but her family doesn't like to talk about anything -- not why she can't try out for the high school football team herself, not why her best friend Amber isn't talking to her anymore, and not why the boy she likes, Brian, is totally out of her league! Will D.J. finally talk about what everyone's keeping quiet about, and will her family finally spill the beans?

Rash by Pete Hautman
In this funny, futuristic adventure by acclaimed author Pete Hautman (Invisible, Godless), Bo Marsten gets falsely accused of causing a rash at his school, totally loses it, and gets sentenced to work at a pizza factory surrounded by hungry polar bears! Will he ever get back to his normal life?

Hit the Road by Caroline B. Cooney
In this latest novel by popular author Caroline B. Cooney (The Face on the Milk Carton, Code Orange), Brit gets stuck staying with her grandmother while her parents go on vacation. Little does she know that she'll soon be driving across three states on a road trip with Nannie and her old college roommates to get them to their last college reunion! Having had her driver's license for only 11 days, will she be able to make it, and also learn how heartwarming friendship can be?