New Young Adult Fiction Books
New arrivals added to our Young Adult Fiction Collection in the last 7 days
| Title |
Date added |
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| Three little words by Harvey, Sarah N., 1950- |
"When Sid leaves his foster family on their remote island home in search of the mother he doesn't remember and a brother he's never met, he's ill-prepared for the surprises he finds"--Unedited summary from book. |
Jun 13, 2013 |
| How (not) to find a boyfriend by Schrier, Allyson Valentine. |
When varsity cheerleader Nora falls for brilliant new student Adam, she struggles to maintain her popularity while proving to Adam that she is actually a genius in disguise. |
Jun 13, 2013 |
| Rush by Silver, Eve. |
Rochester, New York, high schooler Miki Jones is pulled into a sort of a game in which she and other teens battle real-life aliens and the consequences of each battle could be deadly. |
Jun 13, 2013 |
| A matter of days by Kizer, Amber. |
In the not-too-distant future when a global pandemic kills most of humanity, a teenaged girl and her younger brother struggle to survive. |
Jun 13, 2013 |
| Boy Nobody - a novel by Zadoff, Allen. |
Sixteen-year-old Boy Nobody, an assassin controlled by a shadowy government organization, The Program, considers sabotaging his latest mission because his target reminds him of the normal life he craves. |
Jun 13, 2013 |
| Born of illusion by Brown, Teri J. |
"Set in 1920s New York City, this is the story of budding magician Anna Van Housen, who has spent her whole life playing sidekick to her faux-medium mother--and trying to hide the fact the she actually possesses the very abilities her mother fakes"-- |
Jun 13, 2013 |
| Elsbeth by O'Hearn, Kate |
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Jun 13, 2013 |
| The secret ingredient by Lewis, Stewart. |
"After a chance meeting with a psychic, Olivia, a teen cook living in Los Angeles with her two dads and misfit brother, finds a vintage cookbook with handwritten notes inside and pieces together a story that turns a normal summer into a search for her birth mother"-- |
Jun 13, 2013 |
| Bad unicorn by Clark, Platte F. |
Max Spencer is an underachiever but when a carnivorous unicorn, Princess the Destroyer, and an evil wizard, Rezormoor, bring him, the only one who can read the legendary Codex of Infinite Knowability, to their magical realm, he must find the courage to save himself, his friends, and the entire human race. |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| Paperboy by Vawter, Vince. |
When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month. |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| Money run by Heath, Jack, 1986- |
Fifteen-year-olds Ashley and Benjamin are planning the heist of a lifetime, but they are not counting on a hit man who has plans of his own. |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| Meant to be by Morrill, Lauren. |
During an educational trip to London away from her friends and the boy she thinks she is fated to love, Massachussets high school junior Julia Lichtenstein is paired with her nemesis, Jason, and begins seeing many things differently. |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| The last free cat by Blake, Jon. |
In a future world where only the wealthy can afford to own cats, and only felines bred by the Viafara corporation are legal, Jade finds a beautiful stray cat and risks everything to keep it, aided by her friend Kris. |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| The language inside by Thompson, Holly |
Raised in Japan, American-born tenth-grader Emma is disconcerted by a move to Massachusetts for her mother's breast cancer treatment, because half of Emma's heart remains with her friends recovering from the tsunami. |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| Camp by Wolf, Elaine. |
In 1963 at a Maine summer camp, fourteen-year-old Amy Becker is forced to face the camp bully, Rory, family secrets revealed by her cousin Robin, and worry about having to leave her mentally challenged brother with their cold, harsh mother. |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| Arthur Quinn and the world serpent by Early, Alan. |
When he moves to Dublin, Arthur has premonitions about a great evil that threatens the world and soon finds himself up against the trickster Viking god Loki and the World Serpent. |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| Pantomime by LaÌm, Laura. |
Gene, the daughter of a noble family, runs away from the decadence of court to R.H. Ragona's circus of magic, where she meets runaway Micah, whose blood could unlock the mysteries of the world of Ellada. |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| Nameless - a tale of beauty and madness by St. Crow, Lili, author. |
Raised in luxury as the pampered, adopted heiress of Enrico Vultusino, godfather of the Seven -- the powerful Families that rule magic-ridden New Haven -- Camille knows that she is not really Family. Unlike them, she is a mortal with a past that lies buried in trauma. Then she meets the mysterious Tor and begins to uncover the secrets of her birth ... to find out where she comes from and why her past is threatening her now. |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| Redwing by Bennett, Holly, 1957- |
Rowan is the sole survivor when his entire family is struck down by the plague. Alone and grief-stricken, Rowan ekes out a living by playing music on his button box in the small towns and villages of Prosper. He lives and travels in his family's old caravan, half starved and in despair. One day, he finds he has competition: a young man playing a violin. Rather than make an adversary, Rowan suggests they travel and play together, but he soon regrets his offer. . . |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| Pieces of me by Ryan, Darlene, 1958- |
Maddie is living on the streets, trying to protect herself and make enough money to get a place to stay and find a way to go back to school. When she meets Q, she is wary but welcomes his friendship. And then she meets Dylan, a six-year-old boy, living on the streets with his family. When Dylan's father asks Maddie to watch the boy for a while, she is happy to help. But Dylan's parents don't come back; and Maddie and Q are left looking after him. Trying to make a life together and care for her m |
Jun 14, 2013 |