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New Teen Books

Posted on July 28th, 2009 by Becky.
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Carpe corpus / Rachel Caine.

"In the small college town of Morganville, vampires and humans lived in (relative) peace until all the rules got rewritten when the evil vampire Bishop arrived, looking for the lost book of vampire secrets. He's kept a death grip on the town ever since. Now an underground resistance is brewing, and in order to contain it, Bishop must go to even greater lengths. He vows to obliterate the town and all its inhabitants the living and the undead. Claire Danvers and her friends are the only ones who stand in his way. But even if they defeat Bishop, will the vampires ever be content to go back to the old rules, after having such a taste of power?"--Publishers description. (read more)

Ten cents a dance / Christine Fletcher.

In 1940s Chicago, fifteen-year-old Ruby hopes to escape poverty by becoming a taxi dancer in a nightclub, but the work has unforeseen dangers and hiding the truth from her family and friends becomes increasingly difficult. (read more)

Dragon spear / by Jessica Day George.

Creel's adventures continue when she, her brother, and her betrothed travel across the seas to visit their dragon friends. They become involved in a battle against an alien group of dragons that has kidnapped Queen Velika, endangering her and her expected litter of hatchlings. (read more)

Dork diaries : tales from a not-so-fabulous life / by Rachel Renee Russell.

Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes in her diary of her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, then of finding her place after she gives up on being part of the elite group. (read more)

Dragon drive. Vol. 14, Wait / story & art by Ken-ichi Sakura in collaboration with Bandai-Chan's-Org. ; [translation, Martin Hunt ; English adaptation, Ian Reid].

"The transformed Araki breaks into Rikyu, launching the final battle of the Raikoo masters. Now the hope of both worlds rests on Reiji and Takumi, who must work together to stop Araki. With Reiji fighting the huge dragon from the outside and Takumi and Raikoo fighting from deep within, they just might be able to save humanity and dragonkind. But the battle won't be won without terrible sacrifices..."--p.[4] of cover (read more)

Bleach. vol. 27, Goodbye, halcyon days / story and art by Tite Kubo ; English adaptation, Lance Caselman ; translation, Joe Yamazaki.

"Ichigo 'Strawberry' Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts, he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow, a malevolent lost soul, Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace. Orihime's return from the Soul Society is interrupted by the Arrancar Ulquiorra, who has a different, terrifying path for her. Using duplicitous tactics, Ulquiorra convinces Orihime to accompany him to Hueco Mundo, which brands her as a traitor in the Soul Society's eyes and therefore unworthy of rescue. Ichigo refuses to abandon his friend, and sets out to storm Hueco Mundo to set her free, but can he win when the entire world is against him?"--p. [4] of cover. (read more)

See no evil / Jamila Gavin.

Twelve-year-old Nettie's sheltered and privileged life changes after her beloved tutor mysteriously disappears and Nettie, aided by the son of a household employee, begins to learn the truth about her father, whose wealth began with trafficking in illegal aliens. (read more)

Gray baby : a novel / by Scott Loring Sanders.

Clifton has grown up in rural Virginia with the memory of his African American father being beaten to death by policemen, causing his white mother to slip into alcoholism and depression, but after befriending an old man who listens to his problems, Clifton finally feels less alone in the world. (read more)

Girl stays in the picture : a Girl novel / by Melissa de la Cruz.

On a movie set in Saint Tropez, France, several teenaged members of the Hollywood elite come together in an explosion of scenes shot and reshot, friendships formed and cast aside, and romances begun and destroyed, all duly reported by paparazzi. (read more)

Intensely Alice / Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.

During the summer between her junior and senior years of high school, Maryland teenager Alice McKinley volunteers at a local soup kitchen, tries to do "something wild" without getting arrested, and wonders if her trip to Chicago to visit boyfriend Patrick will result in a sleepover. (read more)

Entr@pment : a high school comedy in chat / M. Spooner.

Two teenage girls assume false identities online in order to test the fidelity of their boyfriends. Told in the form of chat room communications. (read more)

The demon's lexicon / Sarah Rees Brennan.

Sixteen-year-old Nick and his family have battled magicians and demons for most of his life, but when his brother, Alan, is marked for death while helping new friends Jamie and Mae, Nick's determination to save Alan leads him to uncover a devastating secret. (read more)

Emily the Strange : lost days / by Rob Reger and Jessica Gruner ; illustrated by Rob Reger and Buzz Parker.

Emily the Strange has lost her memory and finds herself in the town of Blackrock with nothing more than her diary, her slingshot, and the clothes on her back. (read more)

Brand new Emily : a novel / by Ginger Rue.

Tired of being picked on by a trio of popular girls, fourteen-year-old poet Emily hires a major public relations firm to change her image and soon finds herself "re-branded" as Em, one of the most important teens not only in her middle school, but in celebrity magazines, as well. (read more)

Oath breaker / Michelle Paver ; [illustrations by Geoff Taylor].

When Bane is killed by the Soul-Eater Thiazzi, Torak sets off into the Deep Forest with his foster father and Renn to avenge his friend's murder, but they find themselves in the midst of a war between the Deep Forest clans. (read more)

The entomological tales of Augustus T. Percival : Petronella saves nearly everyone / Dene Low ; illustrations by Jen Corace.

Petronella's fashionable friends are arriving at her country estate near London to celebrate her sixteenth birthday and her coming out party. During the festivities, important guests are disappearing, kidnapping notes are appearing, many of the clues are insects, and Uncle Augustus (who has developed a bug eating compulsion) is surreptitiously devouring evidence. (read more)

Simon Bloom, the octopus effect / Michael Reisman.

When twelve-year-old Simon becomes the official Keeper of the Order of Physics, he and his friends Owen and Alysha face extreme danger as they try to protect the Universe from destruction by evil forces. (read more)

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