Williston Park Public Library Teen Blog

Take a peek at these new YA arrivals:

The Floating Island by Elizabeth Haydon
Ven, the thirteenth child of the Polypheme family, has grown up in his family's ship-building business, and on his fifteenth birthday, he is sent out to inspect his family's new ship. When the ship is attacked by Fire Pirates, who are known for leaving no survivors, he has to figure out a way to defeat the pirates by himself. Can Ven survive all alone?

Ruler of the Realm (The Faerie Wars Chronicles) by Herbie Brennan
In this third book of The Faerie Wars Chronicles series by Herbie Brennan (Faerie Wars, The Purple Emperor), Henry finds himself in the Faerie Realm again, but things are different. Holly Blue is Queen, and Lord Hairstreak is trying to form a truce between the Faeries of the Night and the Faeries of the Light. Also, Prince Pyrgus has stumbled across a secret weapon, and there are rumours of a demon invasion. Can Pyrgus and Henry save the Faerie Realm?

The Murder of Bindy MacKenzie by Jaclyn Moriarty
Bindy Mackenzie is the smartest girl at Ashbury High, and she is always kind, polite, helpful, and she's a free spirit too. But when she takes a Friendship and Development class, Bindy finds out that nobody likes her! Can she work on making new friends, and will they help her when she's in danger?

Midnight (Warriors: The New Prophecy): Book 1 by Erin Hunter
In this first book of a new Warriors series from popular author Erin Hunter (Into the Wild, Fire and Ice), the wild cats of the forest have lived in peace and harmony for many moons, but a new prophecy speaks of a mysterious danger, and all the signs point to young warrior Brambleclaw as the cat with the fate of the forest in his paws. But why would the son of wicked cat Tigerstar be chosen to be a hero?

Incantation by Alice Hoffman
In this latest story by acclaimed author Alice Hoffman (Green Angel, The Foretelling), sixteen-year-old Estrella is a Marrano, part of a community of underground Spanish Jews who secretly practice the ancient way of wisdom known as kabbalah. Will she be able to survive persecution when she discovers her hidden identity?

How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles
The last thing Amy wants to do this summer is to go to Israel with her father, who rarely even bothers to visit her. When he drags her, an American, to this foreign land, she's going to have to deal with sharing a room with her unfriendly cousin, accidentally igniting a brawl at the local disco, and having her Ferragamo sandal stolen by a mutt! Will she ever learn how to connect with her family and her heritage?

It's a Mall World After All by Janette Rallison
In this book by popular author Janette Rallison (All's Fair in Love, War, and High School and Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List), Charlotte has a job spraying perfume at the mall, and she spends so much time there, she's now a mall expert. But she discovers she still has a thing or two to learn, when she spies her best friend's boyfriend with another girl! When her best friend refuses to believe her, can she prove that she's telling the truth?

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
When it's on the news that a meteor is going to hit the moon, sixteen-year-old Miranda isn't worried. She plans on watching it from her backyard, and she has more immediate problems, like finding a date for the prom. But when the collision knocks the moon closer to Earth, tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions occur all across the planet, leaving Miranda and her family struggling to survive. Can she and her family pull through in a world where food and utilities are now scarce?

A Friend at Midnight by Caroline B. Cooney
In this riveting novel by popular author Caroline B. Cooney (Code Orange, Hit the Road, The Time Travelers series), after Lily's parents divorce, her mother remarries, and they move to Connecticut, while her eight-year-old brother, Michael, chooses to live with their father in Washington, D.C. One day, when Lily is babysitting her baby stepbrother, she receives a call from Michael, who has been abandoned by their father in an airport. Can she rescue her brother, and also rescue herself from the anger and bitterness that she feels?

Digital Photo Madness!: 50 Weird & Wacky Things to Do With Your Digital Camera by Thom Gaines
Use this book to learn the basics of a digital camera, and how to make cool shots, manipulate photos, change the colors, combine photos, and many other wacky things to do with your pictures! You can turn their friends into aliens, make an artistic masterpiece, and even create a “trapped-in-the-computer” screen saver!

Cathy's Book: If Found Call (650) 266-8233 by Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman
In this book, you can help Cathy solve the mystery of why her boyfriend Victor broke up with her! Included are letters, photographs, date book entries, telephone numbers you can call, websites you can access, as well as secrets only a careful reader will be able to decipher! In this interactive novel, can you get in on the action and help Cathy figure out what's going on?

The Last Siege by Jonathan Stroud
In this latest novel by bestselling author Jonathan Stroud (The Bartimaeus Trilogy), when Emily, Simon, and the mysterious Marcus meet at the slopes of a castle moat, they decide to break into the ruins of the castle and re-enact an occupation. But when a real siege occurs, will they be able to stop everything from getting out of control?

Anne Frank and the Children of the Holocaust by Carol Ann Lee
This book offers an in-depth look at the life of Anne Frank, and an intimate history of the young people who experienced the Holocaust. Beginning with Otto Frank’s childhood, follow the family’s journey from its proud German roots through life under Nazi occupation, to their horrifying concentration camp experiences. There are also personal accounts of survivors, excerpts from other victims’ journals, and black and white photos. See Anne Frank as never before!