New Teen Fiction Books
New arrivals added to our Teen Fiction Collection in the last 7 days
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| A banquet for hungry ghosts - a collection of deliciously frightening tales by Compestine, Ying Chang, author. |
According to Chinese tradition, those who die hungry or unjustly come back to haunt the living. Some are appeased with food, but not all ghosts are successfully mollified. In this chilling collection of stories, Ying Chang Compestine takes readers on an exhilarating journey through time and across different parts of China. Hungry ghosts have prevailed--from the building of the Great Wall in 200 B.C.E. to the modern day of iPods--and continue to torment those who wronged them. At once a window in |
Sep 23, 2018 |
| A Blade So Black by Mckinney, L. L. |
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Sep 23, 2018 |
| A heart in a body in the world by Caletti, Deb, author. |
Followed by Grandpa Ed in his RV and backed by her brother and friends, Annabelle, eighteen, runs from Seattle to Washington, D.C., becoming a reluctant activist as people connect her journey to her recent trauma. |
Sep 19, 2018 |
| A map for wrecked girls by Taylor, Jessica, 1985- author. |
"Stranded on a deserted island with a boy they barely know, sisters Emma and Henri have to find a way to survive together, even after a betrayal back home ruined their relationship"-- |
Sep 23, 2018 |
| A touch of gold by Sullivan, Annie. |
"Gold is wealth. Wealth is power. Power is a curse. King Midas once had the ability to turn all he touched into gold. But after his gift--or curse--almost killed his daughter, Midas relinquished The Touch forever. Ten years later, Princess Kora still bears the consequences of her father's wish: her skin shines golden, rumors follow her everywhere she goes, and she harbors secret powers that are getting harder to hide. Kora spends her days locked in the palace, concealed behind gloves and veils, |
Sep 23, 2018 |
| A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Mafi, Tahereh |
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Sep 23, 2018 |
| Access restricted by Katsoulis, Gregory Scott, author. |
"In this gripping sequel to All Rights Reserved, Speth Jime has freed her home of Portland from the oppressive system that forced everyone to pay for every word they spoke. Now she will discover the cost of that freedom, and the devastating secrets of the world beyond her dome"-- |
Sep 23, 2018 |
| American road trip by Flores-Scott, Patrick, author. |
Brothers Teodoro and Manny Avila take a road trip to address Manny's PTSD following his tour in Iraq, and to help T. change his life and win the heart of Wendy Martinez. Includes information and resources about PTSD.-- |
Sep 19, 2018 |
| And the ocean was our sky by Ness, Patrick, 1971- author. |
Presents a twist on themes from Moby Dick in the story of a proud warrior whale pod that attacks a ship before pursuing a near-mythical adversary on a vengeful hunt that risks the worlds of both whales and humans. |
Sep 19, 2018 |
| Attack of the 50 foot wallflower by Heidicker, Christian McKay, author. |
From the author of Cure for the Common Universe comes a monster-movie-like novel that bravely challenges perceived notions of beauty, identity, and modern voyeurism. Phoebe Lane is a lightning rod for monsters. She and her mom are forced to flee flesh-eating plants, blobs from outer space, and radioactive ants. They survive thanks to Phoebe’s dad—an invisible titan, whose giant eyes warn them where the next monster attack will take place. All Phoebe wants is to stop running from motel to motel a |
Sep 21, 2018 |
| Blanca & Roja by McLemore, Anna-Marie |
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Sep 23, 2018 |
| Born scared by Brooks, Kevin, author. |
From the moment he was born, his life has been governed by acute fear. The only thing that keeps his terrors in check are the pills that he takes every day. It's Christmas Eve, there's a snowstorm and Elliot's medication is almost gone. His mum nips out to collect his prescription. She'll only be 10 minutes, but when she doesn't come back, Elliot must face his fears and try to find her. She should only be 482 metres away. It might as well be 482 miles ... |
Sep 23, 2018 |
| Buried beneath the baobab tree by Nwaubani, Adaobi, author. |
A new pair of shoes, a university degree, a husband -- these are the things that a girl dreams of in a Nigerian village. And with a government scholarship right around the corner, everyone can see that these dreams aren't too far out of reach. But the girl's dreams turn to nightmares when her village is attacked by Boko Haram, a terrorist group, in the middle of the night. Kidnapped, she is taken with other girls and women into the forest where she is forced to follow her captors' radical belief |
Sep 21, 2018 |
| Children of the Bloodlands by Beiko, S. M. |
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Sep 23, 2018 |
| Crowfeather's trial by Hunter, Erin, author. |
In this Super Edition, set just after the events of Omen of the Stars, WindClan warrior Crowfeather must conquer the ghosts of his past to make way for his Clan's future. When a terrible threat rises within WindClan's territory, it heightens tensions that are already growing in the wake of the battle with the Dark Forest. Crowfeather is caught between his son, Breezepelt, and their Clanmates...but with the Clan in danger, the time for doubt is over. Join the legion of fans who have discovered th |
Sep 21, 2018 |
| Darius the Great is not okay by Khorram, Adib. |
Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life. |
Sep 21, 2018 |
| Dear Evan Hansen - the novel by Emmich, Val, author. |
Evan goes from being a nobody to everyone's hero and a social media superstar after a chance encounter with Connor just before his suicide leads others to believe Evan was his only friend. |
Sep 23, 2018 |
| Dream country by Gibney, Shannon, author. |
"Dream Country is the story of five generations of young people from one African American family chasing an elusive dream across centuries and continents. Gibney conjures an ambitious, sinuous novel from a family tree twisted to its breaking point by slavery and colonialism but ultimately held together by hope and determination"-- |
Sep 19, 2018 |
| Escaping from Houdini by Maniscalco, Kerri, author. |
1889. Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell, are en route to New York on the opulent RMS Etruria. When young women begin to go missing, a series of brutal slayings shocks the entire ship. As Audrey Rose and Thomas begin to piece together the gruesome investigation, the clues to the next victim point to someone she loves. Can Audrey Rose unravel the mystery before the killer's horrifying finale? -- adapted from jacket. |
Sep 19, 2018 |
| Girls of paper and fire by Ngan, Natasha, author. |
When Lei, seventeen, is stolen from her home to become one of nine Paper Girls, the Demon King's concubines, she proves to be more fire than paper. |
Sep 23, 2018 |