Check out the brand new "New Books" cart in the young adult area.
We'll be highlighting all the newest books to the young adult collection on this cart!
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reserve a copy
of a book, get your library card, click on the title to get to the
library's catalog and then click on "request item". Since we're in the book lending business, we encourage you to borrow these books from us, but.....if you just HAVE to own one, click on the "paperback" or "hardcover" link to buy it from Amazon.com and they'll make a donation to the library. |
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Rumors: a Luxe novel by Anna Godbersen After bidding good-bye to New York's brightest star, Elizabeth Holland, rumors continue to fly about her untimely demise. All eyes are on those closest to the dearly departed: her mischievous sister, Diana, now the family's only hope for redemption; New York's most notorious cad, Henry Schoon-maker, the flame Elizabeth never extinguished; the seductive Penelope Hayes, poised to claim all that her best friend left behind—including Henry; even Elizabeth's scheming former maid, Lina Broud, who discovers that while money matters and breeding counts, gossip is the new currency. As old friends become rivals, Manhattan's most dazzling socialites find their futures threatened by whispers from the past. In this delicious sequel to The Luxe, nothing is more dangerous than a scandal . . . or more precious than a secret. (from the publisher) Hardcover |
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Tins by Alex Shearer A highly entertaining and hilariously gruesome comedy thrillerbeans on toast will never be the same again! Fergal is a self-confessed nerd with an eccentric hobby: tin collecting. He likes the lucky dip aspect of buying tins that have their labels missing - after all, you never know what might be inside. Its Fergals idea of living dangerously. That is, until the day he innocently opens up a tin to find . . . a bloodied human finger. Everyone thinks its a joke. But not Fergal - and when his next tin discovery is a note with the word Help scribbled on it, he feels compelled to track down the factory responsible for these mysterious and macabre products. Fergal might be hungry to play detective, but has he opened a can of worms . . . ? This Dahl-esque black comedy will have readers squirming on the edge of their seats. Funny, frightening and totally gross - Alex Shearer taps into the repulsive-but-appealing tradition of urban myths that are perennial playground fodder. (from amazon.com) Paperback |
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Streams of Babel by Carol Plum-Ucci In a New Jersey suburb, two women die of brain aneurysms within twenty-four hours--events that cause the government to suspect that a terrorist cell has unleashed a deadly biochemical agent. With each glass of water they drink, the people of Trinity Falls are poisoning themselves. A world away in Pakistan, a
sixteen-year-old computer genius working as a virtual spy for the
United States sees an influx of chatter from extremists about a
substance they call Red Vinegar that will lead to many deaths in Colony
One. Can he warn the victims before it's too late?
A
Printz Honor Award winner and two-time Edgar Allan Poe Award
finalist,
Carol Plum-Ucci explores disturbing new terrain in this riveting
novel
that examines the heroes and victims involved in a terrifying
act of
bioterrorism. (from amazon.com)
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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Marcus, a.k.a “w1n5t0n,” is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works–and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school’s intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems. But his whole world changes when he and his friends find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Marcus and his crew are apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and whisked away to a secret prison where they’re mercilessly interrogated for days. When the DHS finally releases them, Marcus discovers that his city has become a police state where every citizen is treated like a potential terrorist. He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him only one option: to take down the DHS himself. (from amazon.com) Hardcover |
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Promise Kept by
Stephanie Perry Moore Perry Skky Jr. is at the point in his life where he has to decide if he is truly willing to keep his word to God... Between managing his short time during the Christmas holidays, the pressure to win the college National Championship football game, and the demands of having a steady girl, Perry is feeling the burden of being torn in more directions than he can handle. And when a night out clubbing ends with his teammate, Saxon, in the hospital, the New Year is not starting off on the right track. Unfortunately, the challenges are just beginning. From a run-in with a violent gang, to Perry's beloved grandmother falling ill, to a flirtation that turns into a temptation, Perry finds himself tested like never before. Stressed out and frustrated,
Perry can't help wondering how he can put God first when so many forces
seem to be working against him. Though deep down, Perry knows that his
glory only lies with God on his side, he feels drawn to let his flesh
lead. Can he get past his weaknesses, learn how to truly embrace God's
love, and be an example that will make others want to know God...or
will he screw up his life for good? Paperback |
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blurbs taken from amazon.com,
bn.com, Booklist,
Kirkus Reviews, School
Library
Journal and the American Library Association |