Friday, September 19, 2014

New YA Books - September 2014 (Part 2)

"Fall" into some great reading (Get it? Get it?!) with new YA books that are fresh-off-the-press here at the library! (Check Part 1 of our September book list for even more great reading suggestions.) 

The aftermathThe Aftermath by Jen Alexander
YA FIC ALEXANDER
Claudia and a small clan of survivors roam the streets of dangerous, desolate Nashville in a post-apocalyptic world. They must face punishing tests of endurance and strength just to survive. Then she meets a stranger who reveals that she is just a pawn in a hyper-realistic game. Does she have the strength to take down the mysterious gamer who controls them all?

Trial by fireTrial by Fire by Josephine Angelini
YA FIC ANGELINI
In her hometown of Salem, Lily Proctor endures not only life-threatening allergies but humiliation at her first high school party with her best friend and longtime crush, Tristan. But in a different Salem -- one overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women called Crucibles, she is Lillian, the strongest and cruelest Crucible. 

Zac and MiaZac & Mia by A.J. Betts
YA FIC BETTS
The last person Zac expects in the room next door is a girl like Mia, angry and feisty with questionable taste in music. In the real world, he wouldn't--couldn't--be friends with her. In hospital, different rules apply, and what begins as a knock on the wall leads to a note, then a friendship neither of them sees coming.

The WrenchiesThe Wrenchies by Farel Dalrymple
YA GRAPHIC DALRYMPLE
When Hollis, an unhappy and alienated boy, stumbles into the parallel world of the Wrenchies, he finally finds a place where he belongs. But he soon discovers that the feverish, post-apocalyptic world of the Wrenchies isn't staying put . . . it's bleeding into Hollis's normal, real life.
A new darkness
A New Darkness by Joseph Delaney
YA FIC DELANEY
Hero of The Last Apprentice series Tom Ward spent years learning to fight boggarts, witches, demons, and more, and feels prepared to be the new county Spook. However, his youth causes many people to distrust him.

The walk-onThe Walk-On by John Feinstein
YA FIC FEINSTEIN
After moving to a new town his freshman year, Alex Myers is happy to win a spot on the varsity team as a quarterback, but must deal with idea of not playing for two years since the first-string quarterback is a local hero….and the son of the corrupt head coach.

Rites of passageRites of Passage by Joy N. Hensley
YA FIC HENSLEY
Sixteen-year-old Sam McKenna discovers that becoming one of the first girls to attend the revered Denmark Military Academy means living with a target on her back.

Yolo by Lauren Myracle
YoloYA FIC MYRACLE
Paper airplanesMaddie, Angela, and Zoe chronicle the struggles they face during their freshman year in college via instant messages. Each girl is dealing with very different problems, with two wondering if their romantic relationships will last, and one determining that roller derby is the key to keeping the trio close.

Paper Airplanes by Dawn O’ Porter
YA FIC O'PORTER
The story of the strong bond of friendship between two fifteen year-old schoolgirls in Guernsey in the mid-1990s, who became friends through their shared loneliness and dysfunctional families, despite their differences in personality and ambitions.

Anatomy of a misfitAnatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes
YA FIC PORTES
The “third most popular” girl in school must choose between the hottest boy in town and a lonely, but romantic misfit; little does she know that her decision will change their lives forever. 

The Dolls by Kiki Sullivan
The dollsYA FIC SULLIVAN
Eveny Cheval has just moved back to Louisiana to attend the exclusive school Carrefour. Enter Peregrine Marceau, Chloe St. Pierre, and their group of rich, sexy friends collectively known as the Dolls. They’re the hottest clique at Carrefore and they want Eveny to join them. But something’s wrong in paradise and it’s up to the Dolls to put it right. 
Wildlife
Wildlife by Fiona Wood
YA FIC WOOD
Tomboy : a graphic memoirTwo sixteen-year-old girls in Australia come together at an outdoor semester of school, before university. One is obsessed with thinking about boys and growing up, the other about death and grief, but somehow they must help each other to find themselves.

YA GRAPHIC BIOG PRINCE
Growing up, Liz Prince wasn't a girly girl, dressing in pink tutus or playing Pretty Pretty princess like the other girls in her neighborhood. But she wasn't exactly one of the guys either. Liz was somewhere in the middle, and Tomboy is the story of her struggle to find the place where she belonged.

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