We’ve got a big batch of new books on the shelves in our Teen Library!
This month we’ve added Illegal by Eoin Colfer, Spill Zone: The Broken Vow by Scott Westerfeld, Price of Duty by Todd Strasser, and many more.
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Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart
In an alternate world where women have no rights, two sisters face very different fates after an attempt to win the favor of the heir to the throne–one in the palace, the other on a volcanic prison island.
The Darkest Legacy (Darkest Minds #4) by Alexandra Bracken
Accused of committing a horrifying act, Zu goes on the run, forming an uncomfortable alliance with two mysterious Psi who she’s not sure she can trust in order to clear her name and expose the evils underlying the country’s recovery.
Illegal by Eoin Colfer
Ebo is alone. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life–the same journey their sister set out on months ago. But Ebo refuses to be left behind in Ghana. He sets out after Kwame and joins him on the quest to reach Europe. Ebo’s epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea. But with every step he holds on to his hope for a new life, and a reunion with his family.
Girls Can’t Hit by T.S. Easton
After not being allowed to take a boxing class at her school because she is a girl, Fleur deals with bullying and disapproval in her quest to set things right and ensure equal opportunity for all students.
The Brink of Darkness (Edge of Everything #2) by Jeff Giles
In this sequel to the cinematic, romantic fantasy The Edge of Everything–called “utterly original” by director Peter Jackson–star-crossed X and Zoe must unravel secrets of the past and overcome the boundaries of their two worlds in order to find their way back to each other.
Heretics Anonymous: A Divine Comedy by Katie Henry
When Michael walks through the doors of Catholic school, things can’t get much worse. His dad has just made the family move again, and Michael needs a friend. When a girl challenges their teacher in class, Michael thinks he might have found one, and a fellow atheist at that. Only this girl, Lucy, isn’t just Catholic… she wants to be a priest.
When Life Gives You Demons by Jennifer Honeybourn
Shelby Black has spent the past six months training to be an exorcist. Her great-uncle Roy—a Catholic priest—has put her through exorcist boot camp hell, hoping to develop her talent, but ohmygod, he still doesn’t trust her to do an exorcism on her own.
Sanctuary by Caryn Lix
Kenzie holds one truth above all: the company is everything. As a citizen of Omnistellar Concepts, the most powerful corporation in the solar system, Kenzie has trained her entire life for one goal: to become an elite guard on Sanctuary, Omnistellar’s space prison for superpowered teens too dangerous for Earth. As a junior guard, she’s excited to prove herself to her company—and that means sacrificing anything that won’t propel her forward.
Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas
When the Bat’s away, the Cat will play. It’s time to see how many lives this cat really has. Two years after escaping Gotham City’s slums, Selina Kyle returns as the mysterious and wealthy Holly Vanderhees. She quickly discovers that with Batman off on a vital mission, Gotham City looks ripe for the taking.
I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall
After: Jess is alone. Her cabin has burned to the ground. She knows if she doesn’t act fast, the cold will kill her before she has time to worry about food. But she is still alive—for now.
Before: Jess hadn’t seen her survivalist, off-the-grid dad in over a decade. But after a car crash killed her mother and left her injured, she was forced to move to his cabin in the remote Canadian wilderness. Just as Jess was beginning to get to know him, a secret from his past paid them a visit, leaving her father dead and Jess stranded.
This Story is a Lie by Tom Pollock
Seventeen-year-old mathematical genius Peter Blankman battles his lifelong panic attacks as he tries to find his missing twin sister, Bel, and those who nearly assassinated his mother, a famous scientist.
Price of Duty by Todd Strasser
Jake Liddell is a hero. At least, that’s what everyone says he is. The military is even awarding him a Silver Star for his heroic achievements–a huge honor for the son of a military family. Now he’s home, recovering from an injury, but it seems the war has followed him back. He needs pills to get any sleep, a young woman is trying to persuade him into speaking out against military recruitment tactics, and his grandfather is already urging him back onto the battlefield. He doesn’t know what to do; nothing makes sense anymore. There is only one thing that Jake knows for certain: he is no hero.
The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas
As a town prepares for the anniversary of the deaths of five cheerleaders who were killed in three separate, horrific accidents, two teens uncover long-buried truths about what really happened years ago.
Spill Zone: The Broken Vow (Spill Zone #2) by Scott Westerfeld
Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Strange manifestations and lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone. Addison got close enough to the Spill Zone to touch it, literally. She survived the encounter, but came back changed.
Things Jolie Needs To Do Before She Bites It by Kerry Winfrey
Months before she has surgery to correct her underbite, Jolie decides she needs to live life to the fullest, just in case the surgery doesn’t go as expected.
Published on August 27, 2018.
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