Williston Park Public Library Teen Blog

Check out these new books in the YA section:

Forging the Sword (Book 3 of the Farsala Trilogy) by Hilari Bell
In this third and final book of the popular Farsala Trilogy by Hilari Bell (Flame, Rise of a Hero), Soraya, Kavi, and Jiaan continue to work to keep what little land that remains free from Hrum rule. If, in a few months, the Hrum can't take all of the lands of Farsala, then the Farsalans will regain their independence. But there is still one thing missing: a sword that is able to withstand the Hrum's watersteel. Will these three young heroes forge the sword and free all of Farsala?

Goy Crazy by Melissa Schorr
Fifteen-year-old Rachel Lowenstein wants sophomore year to be different, so she decides to break the Teen Commandments, which is her list of good-girl ways, and she even gets a non-Jewish boyfriend! But is hiding her non-Jewish boyfriend from her family really what she wants to do?

The Best Teen Writing of 2006 edited by Amanda Blue Gotera
This is a collection of selected national award-winning work from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2006, a program of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. Fifty-one works were chosen to represent the best teen writing of the year, out of all of the students who submitted their work. Take a look at the authentic voices, thoughts, and opinions of our nation's teens!

Rewind by Laura Dower
When Cady sees her crush, Lucas, mistreat his girlfriend, the beautiful and popular Hope, during prom night, she's shocked. Why would gentle and kind Lucas do that? Follow the story through three different viewpoints, as each chapter brings us back in time, from prom night through last New Year's Eve, to show us a web of secrets, betrayal, power plays, love, and grief. Experience this story -- in reverse!

Buried by Robin Merrow MacCready
High school senior Claudine has always had to take care of her alcoholic mother, until one day, her mother disappears. At first, she's relieved to have the place to herself, and even tells everyone that her mother is away in rehab. But what really happened to her mother, and can she really live alone by herself?

Ophelia by Lisa Klein
Ever wonder what the true story was behind sixteen-year-old Ophelia and her romance with the hero in Shakespeare's Hamlet? This story imagines who she was, how she and Hamlet fell in love, who would she have grown up to be if she had survived, and Ophelia's fierce, earnest questions about how to love and how to survive tragedy. Experience Hamlet from Ophelia's point of view!

The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Alyss Heart, the heir to the Wonderland throne, escapes to London when her wicked Aunt Redd murders her parents, the King and Queen of Hearts. Unable to go home, she is adopted by the Liddells, renamed "Alice Liddell," and gradually represses her memories of Wonderland. All that changes when royal bodyguard Hatter Madigan, determined to start a war for Wonderland's throne, crashes her wedding. Will Alice return to Wonderland, overthrow Aunt Redd, and become Queen?

Past Perfect, Present Tense: New and Collected Stories by Richard Peck
A collection of short stories by popular author Richard Peck (Are You in the House Alone?, Don't Look and It Won't Hurt) that's split into four sections: "The First" (explores his well-known early work), "The Past" (historical shorts), "The Supernatural" (ghost stories), and "The Present" (contemporary, modern-day stories).

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul (The Real Deal): Friends (Best, Worst, Old, New, Lost, False, True and More) by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Deborah Reber
Take a look at this installment in the popular Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series. It gives you the real scoop on the ups and downs of friendship in a stylish package, complete with sidebars, quizzes, cool graphics and, of course, great stories from teens for teens!

The Night My Sister Went Missing by Carol Plum-Ucci
One night, seventeen-year-old Kurt's sister, fifteen-year-old Casey, disappeared off of a pier. All he knows is that a shot was heard, poor little rich girl Stacy Kearney brought a gun to the pier, and that there were rumors that Stacy is pregnant and that Casey's boyfriend might be the father. Is Casey really gone, and can Kurt figure out how Stacy is involved?

Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson
In this story by critically acclaimed author Katherine Paterson (Bridge to Terabithia, Jacob Have I Loved), she writes about the famous 1912 Bread and Roses strike in the mills of Lawrence, MA, through the eyes of twelve-year-old Rosa. She wants to be an educated "civilized" American and she hates it when her militant Italian immigrant mother and sister join the mill workers' strike. Will her life ever be the same again?

Would I Lie To You: A Gossip Girl Novel by Cecily von Ziegesar
In this tenth novel of the popular Gossip Girl series, Serena, Nate, and Blair are still caught in their love triangle, Vanessa walks out of her summer nanny job, Dan finds a friend in the new employee at Strand, the hottest bookstore in New York City, and things end up getting pretty wild!