Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/03/2011
ISBN-13: 9780316129282
ISBN-10: 0316129283

Fiction. Lucky Linderman was, apparently, misnamed. He's been routinely bullied since second grade, his parents are having marital problems, and the sarcastic survey that Lucky did for social studies class has landed him in the principal's office. Now he's started seeing the ants -- a sort of Greek chorus of insects who say the things that Lucky doesn't have the guts to say. Switching between Lucky's frustrating day-to-day and his dreams, in which he's a hero, this novel blurs the line between reality and fantasy but is a smart, funny, and moving story that fans of the author's award-winning Please Ignore Vera Dietz (or Han Nolan's Crazy) should love.

Publisher: Chicken House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
ISBN-13: 9780545317689
ISBN-10: 0545317681

Fiction. When someone flings an iPhone from a 30th-story window and it hits Tom Harvey in the head, Tom ends up with phone fragments embedded in his brain. While he's recovering from the injury, Tom discovers some strange new abilities: he can send text messages just by thinking and transform anything he sees into video footage. Feeling like a superhero, Tom decides to get revenge on the guys who hurt Lucy, his crush...but he has no idea how using his new powers will affect him. Packed with action and suspense as well as serious moral dilemmas to ponder, iBoy offers a thrilling read for anyone willing to accept its admittedly far-fetched premise.

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/29/2011
ISBN-13: 9780399256752
ISBN-10: 039925675X

Dystopian SF. Raised in an elite military family in what was once the Western United States, 15-year-old June has special abilities and hopes to be a model soldier for the Republic. Fifteen-year-old Day, on the other hand, is on the Republic's most-wanted list -- he's a thief and guerrilla fighter who is only concerned with protecting his friends and family from the Republic's brutal regime. When circumstances bring Day and June together, neither of their worlds will ever be the same again. Hunger Games devotees who are (not so) patiently awaiting its movie version should be satisfied in the meantime by this fast-paced, action-packed thrill ride.

Publisher: Poppy
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/10/2011
ISBN-13: 9780316126533
ISBN-10: 0316126535

Fiction. The ballet -- and her dream to become a soloist for the ultra-prestigious Manhattan Ballet Company -- is 19-year-old dancer Hannah Ward's entire life. Having lived in New York City without her parents for the past five years, she is accustomed to grueling rehearsals, continuous performances, bitter backstage rivalries, and intense pressure to be thin. But after she meets handsome musician and NYU student Jacob, Hannah considers shifting her priorities for the first time ever. This debut by former New York City Ballet dancer Sophie Flack is one that fans of emotionally intense, realistically detailed novels, both "bunheads" (dancers) and "pedestrians" (non-dancers), will find mesmerizing.

Publisher: Candlewick Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/01/2003
ISBN-13: 9780763619589
ISBN-10: 0763619582

Fiction. Virginia Shreves is insecure -- and comparing herself to the tall, dark, and slender over-achievers who make up the rest of her family doesn't help. Add in even more criticism than usual from her exercise-obsessed mom and the fact that Virginia's best friend has moved away, and it's sure be a bad year of epic proportions. Or is it? This funny, sexy, no-holds-barred story of a girl who's about to learn that her "perfect" family isn't so perfect is one that fans of Kody Keplinger's The DUFF should thoroughly enjoy.

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Publisher: HarperTempest
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/2003
ISBN-13: 9780060094898
ISBN-10: 0060094893

Fiction. High school senior Eric Calhoune was a fat kid -- a really fat kid -- but has slimmed down since joining the swim team. Now the same people who used to call him "Moby" (as in Moby Dick, the whale) want to be his friends, but Eric remains loyal to Sarah Byrnes, who knows what it's like to be an outcast. When Sarah -- who has horrible burn scars from a childhood accident -- suddenly stops talking and is committed to a psych ward, Eric goes to visit her every day, but he can't figure out what has shaken the toughest girl he knows. Moments of humor give readers a breather from this novel's intense emotion and building suspense; fans of powerfully affecting reads (like Sarah Dessen's books) will be riveted.

Publisher: Penguin Group
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 6/12/2008
ISBN-13: 9780525479024
ISBN-10: 0525479023

Fiction. When she wore her brand-new green down jacket in the sixth grade, Rosemary Goode got the nickname "Fat Artichoke" from a queen-bee classmate. Now, at 15, smart, sassy Rosie has no friends, still gets called "Artichoke," and spends all of her free time working at her mother's small-town Tennessee hair salon. She dreams of magically losing weight and catching the attention of nice-guy football star Kyle Cox...but it's going to be tough to ditch her current boyfriends "Mr. Hershey and Mr. Reese's." Readers who enjoy well-drawn characters, Southern charm, humor, and emotional honesty will savor Artichoke's Heart.

Publisher: Bloomsbury
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/26/2007
ISBN-13: 9781599902067
ISBN-10: 1599902060

Fiction. High school senior Jamie Carcaterra is fat -- not pudgy, not chunky, but FAT -- and she's got something to say about it. Hoping to make her classmates think beyond stereotypes and to win a college scholarship for journalism, Jamie begins writing a column called Fat Girl Manifesto in her school newspaper. Meanwhile, her (also fat) boyfriend, Burke, decides to have his stomach stapled, and Jamie chronicles his surgery and its aftermath in her column. Will their relationship survive when Burke gets thinner? If you enjoy this compelling story about a girl who's creative, large, and in charge, you might also like seeing how another girl reaches that point of self-acceptance in Rebecca O'Connell's Myrtle of Willendorf.

Publisher: Egmont USA
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/08/2009
ISBN-13: 9781606840511
ISBN-10: 1606840517

Fiction. Sophomore Andy Zansky, the second fattest student at his high school, is more or less resigned to participating in the Model UN with his friend Eytan. But when he instead joins the varsity football team on a whim -- mainly to attract the attention of his crush, new girl April -- Andy is stunned by how quickly his life changes. Funny and full of interesting, believable characters, this is an unusual and honest look inside the life (and head) of a guy with a weight problem. Fans of authors who write deeply and realistically about friendships and social dynamics (such as Ronald Koertge or Ellen Wittlinger) will especially like Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have.

Publisher: Hyperion Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/07/2009
ISBN-13: 9781423117117
ISBN-10: 1423117115

Fiction. Former "Little Miss Maine" Dara Cohen isn't so little anymore; she's now a plus-sized teen and has no problem with that fact. But when she dares to comment on society's obsession with thinness in a video that she makes for her English class, she gets in major trouble at school and with her parents. Fed up, Dara goes to visit her estranged sister Rachel, whom she's never met, at the rural collective (and goat farm) where Rachel lives and works -- and gets a whole new perspective on life. Fans of novels that dredge up family secrets and poignant emotions, as well as anyone looking for fiction that features GLBT characters, will enjoy this ultimately feel-good read.

Publisher: Atria Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/18/2011
ISBN-13: 9781451643084
ISBN-10: 145164308X

Targeted by a demon for his role in foiling an invasion of Earth by the forces of evil, Samuel Johnson and his faithful dachshund are transported into a dark realm, where he struggles for survival with the aid of the loyal demon Nurd and a marooned band of little men. 75,000 first printing.

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Publisher: Doubleday
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/13/2011
ISBN-13: 9780385534635
ISBN-10: 0385534639

Waging a fierce competition for which they have trained since childhood, circus magicians Celia and Marco unexpectedly fall in love with each other and share a fantastical romance that manifests in fateful ways. A first novel. 175,000 first printing.

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