New Teen Books for October 2010

The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi
Teen Science Fiction

When a marauder destroys the underground sanctuary that Eva Nine was raised in by the robot Muthr, the twelve-year-old girl is forced to flee above ground. Eva Nine is searching for anyone else like her, for she knows that other humans exist, because of an item she treasures--a scrap of cardboard on which is depicted a young girl, and adult, and a robot, with the strange word, "WondLa."

Breathtaking two-color illustrations throughout reveal another dimension of Tony Diterlizzi's vision and, for those readers with a webcam, the book also features Augmented Reality in several places, revealing additional information about Eva Nine's world.

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Torment by Lauren Kate
Teen Paranormal Romance

Hell on earth. That's what it's like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel. It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts--immortals who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, a school on the rocky California coast with unusually gifted students: Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans.

At Shoreline, Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows to her previous lives. Yet the more Luce learns, the more she suspects that Daniel hasn't told her everything. He's hiding something--something dangerous. What if Daniel's version of the past isn't actually true? What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else?

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Reckless by Cornelia Funke
Teen Fantasy

For years, Jacob Reckless has been escaping to another world--a world behind the mirror, where witches haunt the forests and fairies and dwarfs roam. His secret seems safe, until one day his younger brother Will follows me to disastrous consequence. The brothers are thrust into a race against time before one of them is lost forever.

Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, Funke introduces a lush, enchanting landscape of fairy tales and legends re-imagined as never before. Reckless is a thrilling adventure and a tale of heroism, filled with danger, mystery, and above all, magic.

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Payback Time by Carl Deuker
Teen Mystery

Through the eyes of a distinctly non-athletic protagonist--a fat high school journalist named Mitch--veteran sports novelist Deuker reveals the surprising truth behind a mysterious football player named Angel. When Angel shows up at Lincoln High, he seems to have no past--or at least not one he is willing to discuss. Though Mitch gets a glimpse of Angel's incredible talent off the field, Angel rarely allows himself to shine on the field. Is he an undercover cop, wonders Mitch? Or an inelligible player? In pursuit of a killer story, Mitch decides to find out just who this player is and what he's done. In the end, the truth surprises everyone.

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Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel
Teen Fiction

In 1973, when a renowned Canadian behavioral psychologist pursues his latest research project--an experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills--he brings home a baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old son to treat Zan like a little brother.

It isn't long before Ben is Zan's favorite, and Ben starts to see Zan as more than just an experiment. His father disagrees. Soon Ben is forced to make a critical choice between what he is told to believe and what he knows to be true--between obeying his father or protecting his brother from an unimaginable fate.

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Grace by Elizabeth Scott
Teen Suspense

Grace was raised to be an Angel, a herald of death by suicide bomb. But she refuses to die for the cause, and now Grace is on the run, daring to dream of freedom. In search of a border she may never reach, she travels among malevolent soldiers on a decrepit train crawling through the desert. Accompanied by the mysterious Kerr, Grace struggles to be invisible, but the fear of discovery looms large as she recalls the history and events that delivered her uncertain fate.

Told in spare, powerful prose by acclaimed author Elizabeth Scott, this tale of a dystopian near future will haunt readers long after they have reached the final paige.

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Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom by Susin Nielsen
Teen Fiction

Violet's TV-director dad has traded a job in Vancouver for one in Los Angeles, their run-down house for a sleek ranch-style home complete with pool, and, worst of all, Violet's mother for a trophy wife, a blonde actress named Jennica.

When her mother takes up with the unfortunately named Dudley Wiener, Violet and her friend Phoebe decide that they need to take control. If Violet's mom can't pick a decent man herself, they will help her snag George Clooney.

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Bloody Horowitz by Anthony Horowitz
Teen Horror/Short Stories

What's this? A famous children's author stalked and killed? A prominent publisher murdered by an ego-maniacal author for being asked to make cuts? A reality TV show pitting teens against grown-ups, with only one survivor? From whose twisted mind can such gruesome stories unfold?

Ah, yes. Anthony Horowitz.

Readers will smile in terrified pleasure as they read these harrowing tales by the international #1 bestselling author of the Alex Rider novels.

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New Teen Titles for September 2010

The Smoky Corridor by Chris Grabenstein
(Haunted Places series)
Teen Horror

Zack is about to start his new school, and his dad, who went there years before, tells Zack the stories of the haunted janitor's closet, the specter of a dead crossing guard, and the Donnelly brothers, who perished in a suspicious fire. Dad doesn't know that Zack has already met the Donnellys' ghosts, who have warned Zack that there is an evil zombie under the school. Zack also learns that while zombies are usually content eating corpses, if they happen to bite someone who isn't dead, that person also becomes a zombie. Before midterms, Zack is dealing with two zombies, while trying to protet a friend whose curiosity has put him on the zombies' menu.

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Rendezvous by Melody Carlson
(On the Runway series)
Teen Inspirational

Lost in translation? Having learned some hard lessons about the costs of recklessness and fame, sisters Paige and Erin Forrester feel ready to take their fashion-focused TV show on location to Paris. Unfortunately, it doesn't take long for many of their good intentions to get lost in translation. An unplanned week of filming at runway model Eliza Wilton's family estate leads to romance, jealousy, and surprises. With cameras rolling, both girls have to be careful or the future of On the Runway could end up as wobbly as Paige's stiletto heels... Author Carlson once again gives girls a fun story line peppered with Christian themes and real-life concerns.

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Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink

(Prophecy of the Sisters trilogy)

Teen Fantasy

The ultimate battle btween sisters is nearing, and its outcome could have catastrophic consequences. As sixteen year-old Lia Milthorpe searches for a way to end the prophecy, her twin sister Alice hones the skills she'll need to defeat Lia. Alice will stop at nothing to reclaim her sister's role in the prophecy, and that's not the only thing she wants: There's also Lia's boyfriend James.

Lia and Alice always knew the prophecy would turn those closest to them against them. But they didn't know what betrayal could leead them to do. In the end, only one sister will be left standing.

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The Body at the Tower by Ying S. Lee

(The Agency series)

Teen Historical Mystery

Mary Quinn is back, now a trusted member of the Agency, the all-female detective unit operating out of Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls. Her new assignment sends her into the grimy underbelly of Victorian London dressed as a poor boy, evoking her own childhood memories of fear, hunger, and constant want. As she insinuates herself into the confidences of several persons of interest, she encounters others in desperate situations and struggles to make a difference without exposing--or losing--her identity. Mary's adventure, which takes place on the building site of the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, offers a fictional window into a fascinating historical time and place.

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The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer

(Artemis Fowl series)

Teen Fantasy Adventure

Artemis has committed his entire fortune to a project he believes will save the planet and its inhabitants, both human and fairy. Captain Holly Short is unconvinced, and discovers that Artemis is suffering from Atlantis Complex, a psychosis common among guilt-ridden fairies--not humans--and most likely triggered by Artemis' dabbling with fairy magic. Symptoms include obsessive-compulsive behavior, paranoia, multiple personality disorder and, in extreme cases, embarrassing professions of love... Unfortunately, Atlantis Complex has struck at the worst possible time. A deadly foe from Holly's past is intent on destroying the actual city of Atlantis. Can Artemis excape the confines of his mind--and the grips of a giant squid--in time to save the underwater metropolis and its fairy inhabitants?

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Accomplice by Eireann Corrigan

Teen Suspense

Finn and Chloe have it all figured out. Their school guidance counselor has told everyone that it's not good enough to get good grades or do community service anymore--kids like that are everywhere, and colleges are bored of them. So what do you do? Chloe decides they should get attention another way. She and Finn will stage her own disappearance--and then Finn will be the only one who finds and saves her. What college wouldn't want them after that kind of attention? It seems like a good plan--until things start going very wrong.

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90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis

Teen Fiction

When Julian's parents make the heartbreaking decision to send him and his two brothers away from Cuba to Miami via the Pedro Pan Operation, the boys are thrust into a new world where bullies run rampant and it's not always clear how to best protect themselves.

This is a seldom-told refugee story that will move readers with the first-person, present-tense rescue narrative, filled with betrayal, kindness, and waiting for what may never come.

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