Tuesday, March 11, 2014

New YA Books - March 2014

Check out one of these hot new March reads!

Wise Young FoolWise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin
A teenaged guitarist in a rock band deals with loss and anger as he relates the events that landed him in a juvenile detention center.
YA FIC BEAUDOIN


The falloutFallout by S.A. Bodeen
After barely escaping from the compound where Eli's dad kept his family for six years, Eli and his family are learning to acclimate to "normal" life. New people are entering their lives -- but who can Eli and his family trust?
YA FIC BODEEN

The hitThe Hit by Melvin Burgess
There is a new drug on the mean streets of Manchester which promises the most intense week of your life, and then you are dead--and after he watches a pop star die on stage, Adam thinks that his own life is so miserable that he might just as well try it.
YA FIC BURGESS

United we spyUnited We Spy by Ally Carter
Cammie Morgan and her friends finally know why the terrorist organization called the Circle of Cavan has been hunting her. Now the spy girls and Zach must track down the Circle's elite members to stop them before they implement a master plan that will change Cammie—and her country—forever.
YA FIC CARTER

Independent studyIndependent Study by Joelle Charbonneau
Now a freshman at the University in Tosu City with her hometown sweetheart, Tomas, Cia Vale attempts to expose the ugly truth behind the government's grueling and deadly Testing that put her and her loved ones in great danger.
YA FIC CHARBONNEAU

The gospel of winterThe Gospel of Winter by Brendan Kiely
Managing the challenges of his fractured family by taking Adderall, sneaking drinks, and confiding in an abusive priest, Aidan finds support from new friends including a crush, a wild girl, and a swim-team captain with his own secrets.
YA FIC KIELY

Invasion!Invasion! by Walter Dean Myers
Josiah Wedgewood and Marcus Perry were friends in Virginia, but now that they are both involved in the Normandy invasion, the differences in their positions is uncomfortable, for Josiah is a white infantryman and Marcus is a black transport driver, the only role the segregated army will allow him.
YA FIC MYERS

The summer I found youThe Summer I Found You by Jolene B. Perry
Kate, seeking distraction from her recent diabetes diagnosis, begins dating Aidan, a young veteran who lost an arm in Afghanistan, and the two soon realize that they might mean more to each other than they first thought.
YA FIC PERRY
The Scar Boys
The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos
Written as a college admission essay, eighteen-year-old Harry Jones recounts a childhood defined by the hideous scars he hid behind, and how forming a band brought self-confidence, friendship, and his first kiss.
YA FIC VLAHOS