Williston Park Public Library Teen Blog

Take a peek at these new novels in our YA section:

How to Be Popular by Meg Cabot
Stephanie Landry has been the least popular girl in class since a certain Super Big Gulp catastrophe five years ago. When she decides to read and follow the directions of a book called How to Be Popular, she thinks she'll be a part of the in-crowd in no time! Will she really be popular, and more importantly, can she stay that way?

Crispin at the Edge of the World by Avi
This is the sequel to the Newbery Award-winning book, Crispin: The Cross of Lead, by popular author Avi (Something Upstairs: A Tale of Ghosts, The Man Who Was Poe). Now that Crispin has learned the secret of his identity and gained a new father, Bear, an enormous, red-bearded juggler/spy/philosopher, he is ready to live a wonderful new life as a free man. But then members of a secret brotherhood come after them, and Bear is wounded. Can they finally find freedom and safety by traveling to the edge of the world?

I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
Fifteen-year-old Cammie is a student at Gallagher Academy, a school that trains spies! When she falls for Josh, can she keep her real identity a secret from him? Will she ever be able to juggle her double life?

The Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen Cushman
From acclaimed author Karen Cushman (The Midwife's Apprentice) comes the story of Francine, an eighth-grader in the year 1949 who is content to just stay quiet, keep out of trouble, and daydream about Hollywood movie stars. That is, until she meets the new transfer student, Sophie, who dares to question authority at the All Saints School for Girls. When Sophie is expelled from school, and her father is blacklisted, will Francine finally learn to speak up and stand up for her beliefs?

Monster Blood Tattoo by D.M. Cornish
In this first book in a new series, Rossamund Bookchild, a boy with a girl's name, leaves the orphanage to journey across a world that is at war with monstrous creatures, and where monster-slayers are given a mark, a special tattoo. Will Rossamund be able to survive his travels?