New Arrivals
The death of Jayson Porter
by Jamie Adoff
Girl stays in the picture
by Melissa De la Cruz
In the Florida projects, sixteen-year-old Jayson struggles
with the harsh realities of his life which include an abusive
mother, a drug-addicted father, and not fitting in at his
predominately white school.
"Readers looking for a 'Gossip Girl' with heart will be
thrilled." Kirkus Review, May 2009
Sharp teeth
Before I die
by Toby Barlow
by Jenny Downham.
Alex Award 2009, Best Genre Fiction of 2008, Publisher’s
Weekly starred book
Named a 2008 Books for the Teen Age by NY Public
Library, yalsa 2008 top ten books, Starred by Boooklist,
Kirkus Review and Publishers Weekly.
The boy in the striped pajamas: a
fable
by John Boyne
If I stay : a novel
Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a
place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi
officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind
a wire fence.
Starred book by School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly
and Booklist
by Gayle Forman
Truancy
The sweet far thing
by Libby Bray
YALSA 2008 top ten books, Publishers Weekly starred
book, named 2008 Books for the Teen Age by NY Public
Library
by Isamu Fukui
Author Fukui is only 18 years old. "Readers will be
captivated by Fukui's style from page one." Library Media
Connection, April 2009
Mudbound : A Novel
by Hillary Jordan
Al Capone shines my shoes
by Genifer Choldenko
School Library Journal starred book
Catching fire
Ronsel Jackson, the oldest son of local sharecroppers, who
soon learns that his heroics in battle mean nothing in the
Jim Crow south. Starred book by Library Journal and
Booklist. Named 2009 Alex Award
by Suzanne Collins
Into the wild
Sequel to award winning Hunger Games
by Job Krakauer.
Named by NY Public Library as Books for the Teen Age,
starred book by Booklist, Kirkus Review and Kliatt.
L.A. candy
by Lauren Conrad
Written by star of MTV's realty show The Hills.
New Arrivals
The monster variations
By Daniel Kraus
On his way to State University, nineteen-year-old James
runs into a former friend and is immersed in memories
from the year they were twelve and learned that monsters
exist in the world--and within themselves.
The brothers Torres
by Coert Voorhees.
Frankie, son of a Mexican mother and white father, lives
in New Mexico. His older brother, Steve, an outstanding
soccer player, is in line for college scholarships. Frankie
is relegated to working in the family restaurant.
Library Media Connection, Jan. 08
The disreputable history of
Frankie Landau-Banks : a novel
by E. Lockhart
Chasing the bear : a young
Spenser novel
Frankie Landau-Banks attempts to take over a secret, allmale society at her exclusive prep school. Named by NY
Piublic Library as 2009 Best books for Young Adults.
by Robert B. Parker
"Carefully tempered emotion, full-throttle suspense and
subtle humor"
Publisher's Weekly, May 2009
Tiger moon
by Antonia Michaelis
“highly accomplished storyteller in this sweeping,
beguiling tale where things and people are not always as
they seem.”
Booklist starred
Marcelo in the real world
by Francisco X. Stork
Marcelo Sandoval, a seventeen-year-old boy on the
high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, faces
new challenges, including romance and injustice, when
he goes to work for his father in the mailroom of a
corporate law firm.
Baby
by Joseph Monninger
Named as 2009 Top 10 books for Young Adults.
Fifteen-year-old Baby's last chance at foster care is with
the Potters, and while she likes them and enjoys learning
to race their sled dogs, she feels she should go back on the
streets with her boyfriend if she cannot find the mother
who has deserted her again.
The art of racing in the rain : a novel
by Garth Stein
If you've ever wondered what your dog is thinking,
Stein's book offers an answer. Enzo is a lab terrier
mix plucked from a farm outside Seattle to ride
shotgun with race car driver Denny Swift as he
pursues success on the track and off.
Mexican whiteboy
by Matt de la Pena
The one place Danny feels accepted is the baseball
field. He imagines becoming a star, making his father
proud enough to return from Mexico. This fast-paced
baseball story is unique in its gritty realism
Over and under
by Tucker, Todd
2009 Alex award - Adult books for teens, Booklist starred
book