Friday, October 19, 2007

NEW BOOKS IN YOUNG ADULT

Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern
She's in the loony bin! Seriously, she is. Her parents sent her. And now she's stuck with a bunch of other weirdos who need help too. But wait....there seem to be a lot of the same issues as when you're Outside.

The 3-Hour Diet for Teens by Jorge Cruise
Jorge was an overweight teen himself. You probably saw him on the Tyra Banks Show, so you know he sure isn't fat now! This is his method for taking those pounds off and getting healthy.

The Arrival by Shaun Tan
This beautiful book tells its story without a single word, just detailed sepia-tone drawings. The hero is an Asian immigrant. The story is an unusual fantasy.

Mouse Guard: Fall II52 by David Petersen
Another graphic novel, this one with text and really cute, well-done pictures. The Mouse Guard patrols the borders of the kingdom, finds safe ways for travel, watches weather patterns, and keeps the mouse territories free of predators. Now there's a traitorous plot against the Guard, and 3 of the Guard's finest must get to its root.

Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
Third--and last-- in the Maximum Ride series. 'Nuff said.

Fight Game by Kate Wild
Freedom Smith is a Gypsy. When he runs afoul of the law, he cuts a deal with the cops: Instead of going to jail for a crime he didn't commit, he'll go undercover to infiltrate a high-tech fight club and try to save other street kids from the "Bear Pit."

Pants on Fire by Meg Cabot
Katie has got a problem with lieing. She's two-timing her boyfriend, she's running for Quahog Princess when she can't even stand quahogs (clams), and she knows what REALLY happened the night Tommy Sullivan is a freak was spray-painted on the new wall outside the gym. That drove Tommy out of town 4 years ago. But now he's back, and Katie is sure he's out for revenge. Will the lieing never end?

How to Say It to Get into the College of Your Choice by Linda Metcalf
Grab this book before you fill out a single application to find the strategies that will get you the Big Envelope!

Leap of Faith by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Abby's parents are forcing her to attend a Catholic school since she was expelled from public school, and she's furious. But some things take you by surprise. Like faith.

Scenes Keep Happening by Mary Krell-Oishi
Do you need some short, ready-made scenes for an acting class, an audition, a competition? Here is a collection that includes 5 and 10 minute scenes for all guys, all girls, or a mixed cast.

Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury
On the Big Island of Hawaii, Dylan's Scout troop hikes down into an ancient lava flow to camp on a small beach below a volcano. Then a disaster of unearthly proportions strikes. No one is spared its horror.

Freak by Marcella Pixley
Miriam will never forget 7th grade. That's the year her older sister, once her best friend, has become beautiful and joined the high school in-crowd. That's the year senior Artie Rosenberg, the "hottest guy in the drama club," comes to live with Miriam's family. And that's the year the popular "watermelon girls" turn up the heat in their cruel harassment of Miriam, ripping her life open in shocking, unexpected ways.

Glass by Ellen Hopkins
This is the sequel to Crank, the story of Kristina and her struggle with addiction. She has a baby to care for now, but the craving is so strong, and before she knows it, the monster has her in its grip again.