Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/16/2010
ISBN-13: 9781416913276
ISBN-10: 1416913270

Fiction. At the beginning of this fast-paced, thrilling read, 16-year-old Shayne Blank walks into the police station and confesses to a murder. Shayne, who's new in town, stood out from the moment he arrived, partly because he isn't afraid of the jerks who terrorize guys like oddball Mikey Martin. Told in alternating chapters from the perspectives of Mikey and police detective George Rawls, this suspenseful and twisting story will thrill fans of complex characters, funny, believable dialogue, and gripping, thought-provoking reads (such as Blake Nelson's Paranoid Park).

Publisher: Harcourt
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2010
ISBN-13: 9780547389806
ISBN-10: 0547389809

In 1863 Pennsylvania, as Confederate and Union soldiers take over their town, 14-year-old Tacy faces the horrors of the Battle of Gettysburg while locking horns with her disabled brother David, who struggles with his desire to go to war.

Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/09/2010
ISBN-13: 9780312613426
ISBN-10: 0312613423

After being kidnapped and barely escaping, 16-year-old Jack goes to London with his best friend Connor, where someone gives him a pair of glasses that send him to an alternate universe where war is raging, he is responsible for the survival of two younger boys, and Connor is trying to kill them all.

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Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9780399246777
ISBN-10: 0399246770

Because of a 1000-year-old alliance between humans and pegasi, Princess Sylvi is ceremonially bound to Ebon, her own Pegasus, on her 12th birthday, but the closeness of their bond becomes a threat to the status quo and possibly to the safety of their two nations.

Publisher: Graphia
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/18/2010
ISBN-13: 9780547341248
ISBN-10: 0547341245

Fiction. When Lisabeth Lewis's half-hearted attempt at suicide is interrupted by a pale messenger who announces that Lisabeth has been chosen to be Famine, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the anorexic teen thinks she must be hallucinating from the few pills she's already taken. But the messenger left her a set of scales, and an enormous horse that no one else can see has taken up residence in her front yard, waiting for her to travel the world on his back. Balancing an honest and emotionally intense description of eating disorders with a creative paranormal backdrop, Hunger is a riveting, metaphorical novel that's tinged with dark humor.

Publisher: Dutton
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/30/2010
ISBN-13: 9780525423645
ISBN-10: 0525423648

Science Fiction/Romance. In the Society, everything is perfect, including the system that makes marriage Matches between 17-year-olds, taking everything from romantic to genetic compatibility into account. And Cassia's Match to her lifelong best friend Xander does seem perfect. But when Cassia loads Xander's microcard and views its data, someone else's face flashes on the screen--someone who isn't supposed to be in the Matching pool at all. In this powerful and descriptive novel--a good bet for fans of Kristin Cashore's Graceling--Cassia begins her struggle against everything that she's been taught. Matched is the 1st book in a trilogy.

Publisher: Henry Holt
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/12/2010
ISBN-13: 9780805090987
ISBN-10: 0805090983

Urban Fantasy. Samhain Corvus LaCroix (Sam for short) is just a college dropout and a fry cook. At least that's what he believes...until he meets Douglas, a very strange man who identifies Sam as a fellow necromancer--and a potential rival. And while Sam thinks his encounter with Douglas was weird, it's nothing compared with what's to come. Suddenly, Sam and everyone close to him is in danger, and he'll have to solve the mystery of his identity and powers in time to rescue Seattle from a terrible evil. This fast-paced, alternately hilarious and scary book scintillates with action, secrets, great characters, and romance and is a wholly satisfying (if at times a bit gruesome) read.

Awakened, the 8th novel in the paranormally popular House of Night series by P.C. and Kristin Cast, publishes this month. Fans of these vampire books can't get enough of their fast pace, thrilling, twist-filled plots, suspense, and steaming-hot romance--and they also love Zoey Redbird, the stories' strong-willed heroine. Looking for something similar while you wait to sink your teeth into Awakened? Check out one of the books listed below.

Publisher: HarperTeen
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/01/2008
ISBN-13: 9780061284434
ISBN-10: 0061284432

Paranormal Romance. When Bianca's parents accept teaching positions at creepy Evernight Academy, an elite boarding school, they enroll Bianca as a student there. She doesn't fit in at all with the wealthy and beautiful students at Evernight, and she considers escape...but then she meets handsome rebel Lucas, and they immediately connect. Bianca soon realizes that she'd risk anything to be with Lucas, even revealing the dark secret she's been keeping from him; little does she know that Lucas has a secret of his own. Put on your seat belt, readers: the twists and turns in this 1st book in the Evernight series of steamy vampire novels will have you on the edge of your seat.

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Publisher: Walker
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/22/2009
ISBN-13: 9780802798404
ISBN-10: 0802798403

Paranormal Romance. Solange Drake is the only female born to vampire parents in 900 years. As her 16th birthday--when she'll "turn" from mortal to vampire--approaches, suitors emerge...as do those who are threatened by the ancient prophecy that says Solange will be queen. Solange just wants to be a normal teenage girl, not some kind of "vampire broodmare," and hang out with her smart-mouthed, vampire-obsessed best friend, Lucy (who's human). But long-simmering animosities are coming to a boil, and Solange is at risk...as is, it turns out, her heart. This fast-paced, intriguing, and suspenseful vampire romance is the 1st volume of the Drake Chronicles.

Publisher: Razorbill
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/16/2007
ISBN-13: 9781595141743
ISBN-10: 159514174X

Paranormal Romance. Lissa and Rose are best friends who share a special bond; Lissa is a Moroi vampire princess (and mortal), and Rose is her Dhampir bodyguard. The two of them have been on the run for a couple of years when they are found and forced to return to St. Vladimir's Academy, a boarding school for vampires. It's a very dangerous place for Lissa, who is grappling with a rare and volatile power and is being stalked by the evil and deadly Strigoi vampires. With forbidden romance, dark secrets, and a social scene that's nearly as vicious as the Strigoi, this sexy, intense 1st volume in the Vampire Academy series is a real page-turner.

Publisher: Razorbill
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/07/2006
ISBN-13: 9781595140838
ISBN-10: 1595140832

Horror/Science Fiction. What if an STD could infest you with a parasite that causes an extreme form of cannibalistic vampirism and, ultimately, madness? That's just what's happening in New York City, where 19-year-old Cal Thompson works for the secret organization Night Watch, hunting down those who are parasite-positive, or "peeps." While hunting for his ex-lover (who's now a peep), Cal meets Lace, a dedicated young journalism student who makes him curse his vow of celibacy...and seriously question his employers. If you like the suspense, thrills, and fast pace of the House of Night series, give Peeps and its sequel, The Last Days, a try.