TeenScene @ WPL

New Teen Books

Posted on July 28th, 2009 by Becky.
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Artemis Fowl : The Atlantis complex / Eoin Colfer.

Teenaged criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl must save the underwater fairy metropolis of Atlantis from danger, while battling a psychological affliction known as the Atlantis Complex. (read more)

The war to end all wars : World War I / by Russell Freedman.

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The twilight saga. Eclipse : the official illustrated movie companion / by Mark Cotta Vaz.

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Hot X : algebra exposed / Danica McKellar.

Actress and math genius Danica McKellar continues to shatter the "math nerd" stereotype by showing girls how to ace middle school math--and actually feel cool doing it! With Danica's trademark sass and style, this book tackles algebra: the most feared of all math classes and the most common roadblock to high school graduation. McKellar instantly puts her readers at ease, showing teenage girls--and anyone taking algebra--how to feel confident and master square roots, polynomials, quadratic equations, word problems and more, without breaking a sweat (or a nail).--From publisher description. (read more)

The official Chuck Norris fact book : 101 of Chuck's favorite facts and stories / Chuck Norris ; with Todd DuBord.

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Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro / by Margi Preus.

In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States. (read more)

An ordinary decent criminal / Michael Van Rooy.

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My little phony : a Clique novel / by Lisi Harrison.

As the holidays approach, Massie, Alicia, Dylan, Kristen, and Claire deal with budget woes, boy friends and each other in the continuing adventures of the Clique. (read more)

Manifest : a Mystyx novel / Artist Arthur.

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Demons and druids / James Patterson and Adam Sadler.

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Demons and druids / James Patterson, Adam Sadler.

As Daniel X continues to hunt for intergalactic aliens, he and his friends go to England searching for Beta, an outlaw who takes the form of fire and who killed Daniel's parents when he was two years old. (read more)

Batman & Robin. Batman reborn / written by Grant Morrison ; art by Frank Quitely and Philip Tan with Jonathan Glapion ; colored by Alex Sinclair, Pete Pantazis ; lettered by Patrick Brosseau.

"Batman Reborn" begins here. The new Dynamic Duo hit the streets with a bang in their new flying Batmobile as they face off against an assemblage of villains called the Circus of Strange. They also tackle their first mission investigating a child who's been abducted by the mysterious Domino Killer. But will everything go smoothly? And who exactly are the new Batman and Robin? The newest era of The Dark Knight begins here! (read more)

Jackpot / writers, Marc Guggenheim, Brian Reed ; artists, Adriana Melo, Tim Levins.

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Hikaru no Go. Vol. 20, The young lions / story by Yumi Hotta ; art by Takeshi Obata ; supervised by Yukari Umezawa (5 Dan) ; [translation & English adaptation, Naoko Amemiya ; touch-up art & lettering, Inori Fukuda Trant].

"Go players under the age of 18 in Japan, Korea, and China are getting ready to qualify for the Hokuto Cup. Hikaru and Akira are both in contention for the Japanese team, but the preliminaries prove to be tough going. Stung by a reality check, Hikaru focuses like never before. But will it be enough to meet the challenge of the unconventional yet formidable go of Kiyoharu Yashiro of the Kansai Go Association?"--P. [4] of cover. (read more)

Superman : whatever happened to the Man of Tomorrow / Alan Moore, writer ; Curt Swan ... [et al.], artists ; Gene D'Angelo, Tom Ziuko, Tatjuna Wood, colorists ; Todd Klein, Dave Gibbons, John Costanza, letterers.

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Gauntlet : Electro & Sandman / writers, Mark Waid, Fred Van Lente and Dan Slott ; artists, Paul Azaceta ... [et al.].

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Fat vampire : a never coming of age story / Adam Rex.

After being bitten by a vampire, not only is fifteen-year-old Doug doomed eternally to be fat, but now he must also save himself from the desperate host of a public-access-cable vampire-hunting television show that is on the verge of cancellation. (read more)

Fullmetal alchemist. Vol. 23 / Hiromu Arakawa ; [translation, Akira Watanabe ; English adaptation, Jake Forbes ; touch-up art & lettering, Wayne Truman].

"As the battle for Central City rages on, Alphonse faces off against Pride and Kimblee with the aid of a Philosopher's Stone. Can he come up with a plan to take down these two dangerous foes? Meanwhile, Ed and his friends run into Envy below the city. When Roy Mustang learns the truth about Hughes's murder, will he be consumed by hatred and do the unthinkable?" -- from publisher's web site. (read more)

Conspiracy 365 : August / Gabrielle Lord.

Buried in a coffin, Cal's chances of survival are running out as fast as the air around him. Thanks to his unknown attackers, he's lost the Jewel and the Riddle, and now his life hangs in the balance. Six feet under. (read more)

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