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Teen Scene April 2013
"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one."
~ Bill Gates, American businessman and philanthropist
New and Recently Released!
Scarlet - Marissa Meyer
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/05/2013
Share Scarlet ISBN-13: 9780312642969
ISBN-10: 0312642962
Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She's trying to break out of prison--even though if she succeeds, she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive.

Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything for the handsome Prince Kai to become her husband, her king, her prisoner.
Sever - Lauren DeStefano
Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/12/2013
Share Sever ISBN-13: 9781442409095
ISBN-10: 1442409096
After modern science turns every human into a genetic time bomb with men dying at age 25 and women dying at age 20, teenaged Rhine finds hope for a brighter future from a surprising source, in the final book of the New York Times best-selling Chemical Garden trilogy.
Etiquette & Espionage - by Gail Carriger
Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/05/2013
Share Etiquette & Espionage ISBN-13: 9780316190084
ISBN-10: 031619008X
Steampunk Fiction. Sophronia Temminnick's mother has high hopes that Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy will transform her troublemaking daughter into a proper Victorian lady. Little does she know that while the school does indeed teach deportment, it also instructs the girls in the arts of espionage and assassination -- much to Sophronia's pleasure! Set in the same 19th-century world as author Gail Carriger's popular Parasol Protectorate series, Etiquette & Espionage offers a winning combination of twisted history, mystery, and madcap adventure.
Eleanor & Park - by Rainbow Rowell
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/26/2013
Share Eleanor & Park ISBN-13: 9781250012579
ISBN-10: 1250012570
Fiction. Eleanor and Park didn't plan to fall in love. Eleanor is the new girl at school, big and red-haired, with a strange wardrobe and a horrible stepfather. Park's love for comic books sets him apart even among his own half-Korean family. For weeks, the two social misfits sit silently next to each other on the school bus -- until Park discovers Eleanor reading his comic books over his shoulder and their love story begins. Readers will fall in love themselves with this appealing, well-written pair and their true-to-life (though set in 1986) romance.
Midwinterblood - by Marcus Sedgwick
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/05/2013
Share Midwinterblood ISBN-13: 9781596438002
ISBN-10: 1596438002
Fantasy. In 2073, journalist Erik Seven travels to a remote island in northern Norway to investigate a rare orchid believed to stop the aging process. Instead, he discovers a deep connection with a young island woman named Merle. The source of his intense fascination is revealed in six subsequent vignettes: Erik and Merle have lived and loved throughout history, all the way back to Time Unknown. As the mystery surrounding both their relationship and the island itself is slowly revealed, readers will be riveted -- and horrified.
Focus on: Geek Power!
Geek Fantasy Novel - by E. Archer
Publisher: Scholastic
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2011
Share Geek Fantasy Novel ISBN-13: 9780545160407
ISBN-10: 0545160405
Fantasy. Ralph Stevens, a geek through-and-through, travels to England to spend a summer with his cousins and set up their family's wireless network. When his strange aunt Chessie unexpectedly visits, Ralph learns why his parents have never allowed him to make wishes: if he performs a fantasy quest, then Chessie can make his wish come true. As the novel's constantly interfering narrator relates, Ralph and his cousins soon set off on some highly unusual adventures, where they encounter everything from evil queens and oppressed fairies to killer bunny rabbits and homicidal unicorns.
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd - edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci
Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/07/2010
Share Geektastic%3a Stories from the Nerd Herd ISBN-13: 9780316008105
ISBN-10: 0316008109
Short Stories. Whether they're obsessing over pop culture, vying for the best grades, or hunching over a computer screen, nerds are passionate about their interests -- sometimes for better and other times for worse. Celebrate all things nerdy with this sometimes funny, sometimes thought-provoking collection of short stories from an array of bestselling YA authors (and probable nerds themselves), including John Green, M.T. Anderson, Garth Nix, and Cassandra Clare.
Little Brother - by Cory Doctorow
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/29/2008
Share Little Brother ISBN-13: 9780765319852
ISBN-10: 0765319853
Science Fiction. Following a terrorist attack on San Francisco, the overzealous Department of Homeland Security takes control of the city, restricting civil liberties and harshly interrogating innocent people -- including techno-geek Marcus, who is swept up in a random raid. After he's finally released, Marcus becomes the driving force behind a group of teens who are determined to fight the oppressive system. Fans of dystopian fiction, particularly when it involves overthrowing tyrannical regimes, are sure to enjoy this exciting and thought-provoking story, which continues in the sequel Homeland.
Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - by Julie Halpern
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/29/2009
Share Into the Wild Nerd Yonder ISBN-13: 9780312382520
ISBN-10: 0312382529
Fiction. As her sophomore year begins, Jess knows she's growing apart from her best friends, Char and Bizza, a situation made much worse when Bizza goes poseur-punk in order to pursue Jess' long-time crush. When Jess, who loves math, sewing, and audiobooks, is invited to play Dungeons and Dragons by class nerd Dottie, she discovers that embracing life as a nerd isn't so bad -- especially when there's a cute boy involved who loves role-playing games, too. Author Julie Halpern humorously explores high school cliques without letting her characters be defined by them.
How to Say Goodbye in Robot - by Natalie Standiford
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2009
Share How to Say Goodbye in Robot ISBN-13: 9780545107082
ISBN-10: 0545107083
Fiction. Beatrice Szabo, forced to start her senior year in a new place because of her father's job, is the new girl at a Baltimore, Maryland private school where everyone else has known each other since kindergarten. She's so emotionally deadened that her mother declares her a robot...but something tugs at her wiry heartstrings when she meets tortured, antisocial Jonah, aka Ghost Boy. Witty, emotionally intense, and at times startlingly funny, How to Say Goodbye in Robot is the perfect novel for proud misfits; fans of quirky, character-driven stories; and anyone looking for an unconventional love story.
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