Saturday, September 29, 2007
New Young Adult novels!
Mob Princess: For Money and Love by Todd Strasser
In this latest novel by Todd Strasser (Give a Boy a Gun, Can't Get There From Here), Kate Blessing is not your typical high school junior. She's a good student who's into guys and the latest designer jeans...and she's also part of the mob. Her father, Bobby Blessing, is the head of the family, and her mom, Amanda, is the brains behind the operation. But when Amanda gets fed up with Bobby's cheating and moves out, someone needs to make decisions, give orders, and keep things running. Bobby may be the face of the mob, but it's not long before the princess is running the show!
The Kissing Diary by Judith Caseley
Twelve-year-old Rosie Goldglitt is a never-been-kissed, hopeless romantic. Her mother has a new boyfriend. So why can’t Rosie attract the attentions of the cutest boy in the seventh grade, Robbie Romano? Is it because she’s two inches taller than he is? Is it her horrible name? Or is she simply a dork? If only she could be more like her rival, the perfect and popular Mary Katz, then maybe Robbie would notice her. But by the time the big dance rolls around, Rosie manages to surprise herself, in more ways than one!
Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham
On a sunny day in June, at the beach with her mom and brother, fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood went for a swim. And then everything -- absolutely everything -- changed. Now she’s counting down the days until she returns to school with her fake arm, where she knows kids will whisper, "That’s her -- that’s Shark Girl," as she passes. In the meantime, there are only questions: Why did this happen? Why her? What about her art? What about her life?
Hot Lunch by Alex Bradley
Molly Ollinger can’t stand perky Cassie Birchmeyer. When they are forced to collaborate on a school project, their bickering escalates into a food fight in the Sunshine Day School cafeteria. But because Sunshine Day isn’t your average high school, the girls’ punishment isn’t detention -- it’s to work in the cafeteria as lunch ladies. Ewww. They’ll have to cook up a way to get along in order to get themselves out of the kitchen!
This is What I Did: by Ann Dee Ellis
Imagine if you had witnessed something horrific. Imagine if it had happened to your friend. And imagine if you hadn't done anything to help. That's what it's like to be Logan, an utterly frank, slightly awkward, and extremely loveable outcast enmeshed in a mysterious psychological drama. This story allows readers to piece together the sequence of events that has changed his life and changed his perspective on what it means to be a good friend and what it means to be a good person.
Caribbean Pirates: A Treasure Chest of Fact, Fiction, and Folklore by George Beahm
Is a pirate's life for you? Here's how to live the life of a Caribbean pirate! Think you know everything there is to know about pirates, do you? Well me bucko, you've got a lot to learn, and here's where you can drink your fill!
Our Secret, Siri Aang by Cristina Kessler
Twelve-year-old Namelok is thrilled when she finds a mother black rhino and her new baby in the bush while collecting firewood for her Maasai tribe. She vows to protect them, visit them, and -- most important -- keep them a secret so that poachers will not try to hurt them. But when her initiation into womanhood threatens her secret visits, Namelok must say goodbye to her beloved animal friends. Before she can, though, she makes a horrifying discovery, one that sends her on a harrowing journey into the bush in a search for poachers, which soon becomes a desperate struggle for survival!
Right Behind You by Gail Giles
In this new thriller by popular author Gail Giles (What Happened to Cass McBride?, Shattering Glass), when he was nine, Kip set another child on fire. Now, after years in a juvenile ward, he is ready for a fresh start. But the ghosts of his past soon demand justice, and he must reveal his painful secret. How can Kip tell anyone that he really is -- or was -- a murderer?
Schooled by Gordon Korman
From renowned author Gordon Korman (Son of the Mob, Born to Rock) comes the story of Capricorn Anderson, who had never watched a television show before. He'd never tasted a pizza. He had never even heard of a wedgie. And he had never, in his wildest dreams, thought of living anywhere but Garland Farm commune with his hippie caretaker, Rain. But when Rain falls out of a tree while picking plums and is hospital-ridden, he has to attend the local middle-school and live with his new guidance counselor and her irritable daughter. While Cap knew a lot about Zen Buddhism, no amount formal education could ready him for the trials and tribulations of middle school!
Good As Lily by Derek Kirk Kim and Jesse Hamm
In this graphic novel, Grace Kwon is confronted with herself at three different periods in her life, following a strange mishap on her 18th birthday. The timing couldn't be worse as Grace and her friends desperately try to save a crumbling school play. Will her other selves wreak havoc on her present life or illuminate her uncertain future?
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