Check out these new books at the library in the Young Adult section! You can also visit our Shelfari page to see what's new too.
Note: Clicking on the title takes you to the library's catalog to see if the book is checked out; clicking on the author takes you to Fantastic Fiction where you'll see all the books by that author and series information.
Nnewts by
Doug TenNapel
GN TENNAPEL
Summary:
A little hero faces big challenges in the first book of this
totally unique fantasy-adventure series. The first book in the Nnewts series
follows the story of Herk, a lovable Nnewt who longs for stronger legs,
something his mother and father wish they could give him. When his quaint
village is attacked by the reptile Lizzarks, he's forced to flee his home and
leave behind the only life he's ever known. Now, all alone and on the run, Herk
navigates a dangerous world filled with strange creatures and mysterious
wonders, where friends are few and an evil lord is in hot pursuit.
Burning Nation by
Trent Reedy
Y REEDY
Summary:
Idaho is a war zone under Federal occupation, and Danny
Wright and his friends in the Idaho Militia are determined to fight back,
running guerrilla missions against the army--but what at first seemed like a
straightforward battle against governmental repression quickly grows murky, and
Danny finds that even winning the war does not mean an end to tyranny.
Red Queen by
Victoria Aveyard
Y AVEYARD
Summary:
In a world divided by blood--those with common, Red blood
serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities--seventeen-year-old
Mare, a Red, discovers she has an ability of her own. To cover up this
impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess
and betroths her to one of his own sons. But Mare risks everything and uses her
new position to help the Scarlet Guard --a growing Red rebellion--even as her
heart tugs her in an impossible direction.
Vanishing Girls by
Lauren Oliver
Y OLIVER
Summary:
Two sisters inexorably altered by a terrible accident, a
missing nine-year-old girl, and the shocking connection between them"--
Sisters Dara and Nick used to be inseparable, but that was before Dara kissed
Parker. That was before the accident that left Dara's face scarred. Now the
sisters totally estranged. When Dara vanishes on her birthday, Nick thinks Dara
is just playing around. But another girl, Madeline Snow, has vanished, too.
Nick becomes increasingly convinced that the two disappearances are linked--
and she has to find her sister, before it's too late.
Y KNIGHT
Summary:
Nothing makes a new school suck worse than discovering the
guy you're in love with is your prophesied nemesis.
Ari is the most powerful flame-throwing sorceress ever, and her people's last
hope in an ancient war. But she's also a seventeen-year-old girl, and in her
free, not-hunting-nemesis times, she jumps from school to school, trying to
figure out regular people her own age and pretending she'll get the chance to
graduate.
Shane lives a double life. He goes to school and masters the art of popularity,
hiding the fact that he has a fate with a slim chance of his survival. He's
destined to end a 300 year-old war by killing or being killed. He knows he's
hunted by a powerful enemy who's not afraid to die. Only problem? He has no
idea who that enemy is.
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