Publisher: Dial Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/17/2011
ISBN-13: 9780803735521
ISBN-10: 0803735529

Fantasy. Plagued by guilt for harm that she believes she brought on her sister and stepmother, 17-year-old Briony Larkin is convinced that she's a witch who deserves to suffer, even to hang. But there are many dark secrets in the early-20th-century village of Swampsea that Briony has no inkling of, and when a London engineer and his handsome son arrive to drain the marshes--causing the supernatural Old Ones who live in the swamp to retaliate--those secrets begin bubbling to the surface. Chime is sure to resonate with readers who crave luxuriant, unhurried writing; dark, tantalizingly magical settings; and stories that meld romance, fantasy, and mystery.

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Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/05/2011
ISBN-13: 9781442403390
ISBN-10: 144240339X

Urban Fantasy. Curses, cons, magic, and the mob are all inextricably tangled in Cassel Sharpe's world ("curse workers" can change others' luck, memories, or emotions with a single touch; Cassel, who can transform any person or thing into something else, is the most powerful of them all). Already caught between the Feds and organized-crime boss Zacharov--and trying to deal honorably with his best friend, Lila, who's in love with him as a result of a curse--Cassel is drawn into even greater danger after his older brother is murdered. This dark, edgy fantasy keeps the thrills and excitement coming and is also sure to satisfy fans of clever world-building. Start with the 1st book, White Cat, for a proper introduction to this noir-tinged magical universe.

Publisher: Dutton Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/05/2011
ISBN-13: 9780525422945
ISBN-10: 0525422943

Fiction. It's been three years since the tragic car accident that landed Adam Wilde's girlfriend, Mia, in a coma, and in the meantime Mia has recovered, cut ties with Adam, and fulfilled her dream of attending The Juilliard School to study cello. Adam stayed on the West Coast and rose to stardom with his band, but his grief over losing Mia has dulled his love of music and left him bitter. When Adam and Mia have a chance reunion in New York City just before they're each to depart on concert tours, it's painful--and electric. Told by Adam instead of Mia, who narrated the previous, bestselling book If I Stay, this emotionally intense and deeply romantic story unfolds in the course of one night that the two spend wandering the Big Apple. Read with tissues nearby.

Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/05/2011
ISBN-13: 9780316040075
ISBN-10: 031604007X

Fantasy. Set in the same universe as author Malinda Lo's resplendent Ash but centuries earlier, this is the story of two teen girls at the Academy of Sages: emerging sage Taisin and apprentice huntress Kaede. Spring hasn't come to the kingdom in two years, and the relentless winter threatens the survival of both humans and fey. When the Fairy Queen invites the King to her palace to confer, he sends his son, along with Kaede and Taisin, to the fairies' city as envoys. On the journey, despite the great peril and hardship they face, a tender yet bittersweet romance begins to blossom between Taisin and Kaede. Readers who enjoy lush, leisurely writing punctuated by heated scenes of action and adventure will be captivated.

Publisher: Scholastic Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/2011
ISBN-13: 9780545107297
ISBN-10: 0545107296

Realistic Fiction. After one too many intoxicated escapades, attitudinal party girl "Mad Dog Maddie" Graham lands in one of several rehab facilities located on aptly named Recovery Road. Maddie hates pretty much everyone at Spring Meadows and lives for Tuesday-night movie outings with her one friend, Trish. Then, one movie night, Maddie meets Stewart, a fellow recovering addict. Their connection is instantaneous and intense, and they fall for each other, hard. Raw, honest, and thought-provoking, Recovery Road will enthrall fans of richly developed characters and compelling, emotional stories like Ellen Hopkins' Impulse.

Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/31/2010
ISBN-13: 9780312656263
ISBN-10: 0312656262

Paranormal Romance. For her first assignment on Earth, angel Bethany Church accompanies senior angels Ivy and Gabriel (yep, that Gabriel) to a small town where she enrolls in the local high school as part of the group's mission to foster good and fight the forces of evil. Bethany's objective is just to blend in and observe, but when she develops feelings for a human boy, she attracts the attention--and torment--of teenage potential demon Jake Thorn. This dramatic, heart-wrenching romance, the U.S. debut of teenaged Australian writer Alexandra Adornetto, will please fans of chaste-yet-impassioned love stories like Twilight.

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/13/2009
ISBN-13: 9781416989417
ISBN-10: 1416989412

Paranormal Romance. Smart, responsible Nora Grey is irritated by mysterious transfer student Patch when they first meet, but it isn't long before she finds herself irresistibly attracted to him (despite her persistent doubts about his character). After extremely frightening things begin happening to Nora, she decides to investigate Patch...and discovers that he is one of the Nephilim, a fallen angel. And he wants very badly to be human. Hush, Hush is a haunting and tantalizingly sexy read that will have you on the edge of your seat--and eager to read its sequel, Crescendo.

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Publisher: HarperTeen
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/04/2011
ISBN-13: 9780061996160
ISBN-10: 0061996165

Paranormal Romance. Clara Gardner has known for a while that she has angel blood in her veins, but now she's starting to have the visions that will reveal her purpose (as everyone of mixed human and angel ancestry does around her age). Convinced that it's her destiny to save the young man in her visions from a fire, Clara and her family guess his location from clues in the visions and move to Jackson, WY, to find him. Clara is prepared--mostly--to do her duty as an angel-blood, but her will is tested when she meets handsome rodeo star Tucker and develops some very human feelings for him. With its vividly described Western setting and its creative mix of everyday high-school drama and the supernatural, Unearthly is "divine" (Kirkus Reviews).

Publisher: Delacorte Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/11/2009
ISBN-13: 9780385906210
ISBN-10: 0385906218

Paranormal Romance. All of her life, Meridian Sozu has attracted dying things; she routinely wakes up surrounded by dead bugs and lizards that crawled into her bedclothes to breathe their last. It just seems weird to Meridian until a tragedy reveals her true identity: she is one of the Fenestra, half-angel, half-human links between the living and the dead who help souls pass to the other side. Sent to the home of her aunt, who is also a Fenestra, to learn about her powers and duty, Meridian meets Tens, the rough-edged young man who is destined to be her lifelong protector...and perhaps her love. VOYA recommends this fast-paced, romantic adventure for fans of James Patterson's Maximum Ride series.

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Publisher: Candlewick Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/10/2009
ISBN-13: 9780763635732
ISBN-10: 0763635731

Dark Fantasy. When Miranda's guardian angel, Zachary, breaks protocol in an attempt to save her, he fails, and insecure, unpopular Miranda--with whom Zachary is hopelessly in love--gets turned into a vampire by none other than Dracula himself. Before long, she's callously killing people and living the glamorous life in the Master's castle. Zachary has only one chance to redeem himself: he's got to save Miranda's soul and foil Dracula's plans for world domination. Fans of author and Muscogee (Creek) tribal member Cynthia Leitich Smith's uniquely funny yet gripping fantasy novel Tantalize will not want to miss Eternal--and they'll also be eager for the fantastic finale, Blessed, in which characters from the previous books meet.

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