[bksvol-discuss] Fw: Teen Scene May 2009

From: "Amber Wallenstein" <amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 09:02:59 -0400
Teen Scene May 2009
"Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is." ~ German Proverb
New and Recently Released!

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side - by Beth Fantaskey
Publisher: Harcourt
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Pub Date: 02/01/2009
ISBN-13: 9780152063849
ISBN-10: 0152063846
Paranormal Romance. High school senior and mathlete Jessica Packwood hates 
"spooky fairy tales with no basis in reality or logic," but her life is about
to become eerily similar to one. A handsome stranger seems to be stalking her, 
and before long he reveals that he is Lucius Vladescu, vampire prince. More
shockingly, he tells Jessica that she is a princess from a rival royal vampire 
clan--and that the two of them were betrothed at birth. A bit freaked out
at first, Jessica decides to embrace her destiny...right about the time that a 
devious cheerleader sets her sights on Lucius. Brimming with satire and
suspense, this fast-paced romance will slake any vampire aficionado's thirst.
First Chapter

If I Stay: A Novel - by Gayle Forman
Publisher: Dutton Books
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Pub Date: 04/02/2009
ISBN-13: 9780525421030
ISBN-10: 0525421033
Fiction. Gifted cellist Mia awaits the verdict on her Juilliard audition and is 
brooding about the ways that leaving Oregon to pursue a career in music
would complicate her life (for one, she'd be leaving her rocker boyfriend, 
Adam, behind). Then, when a peaceful drive with her family ends in a tragic
accident, Mia is rushed to the hospital, comatose, and all of the choices she 
might make are distilled into one: whether to live or die. Told from Mia's
perspective (while she is unconscious), this heartbreakingly beautiful story 
about the power of love is reminiscent of Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones,
has all the drama and poignancy of a Lurlene McDaniel book, and will more than 
satisfy fans of full-blooded characters and masterful writing.

North of Beautiful - by Justina Chen Headley
Publisher: Little, Brown
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Pub Date: 02/01/2009
ISBN-13: 9780316025058
ISBN-10: 0316025054
Fiction. Terra Rose has two main objectives: 1) hide the dark port-wine 
birthmark that covers half of her lovely face and 2) finish high school early so
she can escape to "a college far, far away" from her abusive father. But after 
her dad derails her plans, Terra feels lost, and it's not until gorgeous
Goth-boy Jacob comes into her life that she begins to see things differently. 
This emotional story about true beauty and inner strength includes fascinating
details about geocaching (GPS-enabled treasure-hunting) and a world-changing 
trip to China; it also has brilliantly crafted characters and a romance that
rivals the best of Sarah Dessen's.

Marcelo in the Real World - by Francisco X. Stork
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
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Pub Date: 03/01/2009
ISBN-13: 9780545054744
ISBN-10: 0545054745
Fiction. Marcelo Sandoval isn't interested in sticking even a big toe out of 
his comfort zone; he'd be happy forever just listening to the music in his
head, obsessively reading books about religion, and caring for the ponies in 
his special school's stables. But his dad, a high-powered attorney, insists
that Marcelo take a summer job in his law firm's mailroom to get a dose of "the 
real world." There, Marcelo faces challenges that anyone can relate to--having
to tell true friends from false ones, doing the right thing even if it's 
dangerous, and taking the risk of loving someone. Unpredictable, moving, and 
memorable,
Marcelo in the Real World gives its readers a wholly different way of viewing 
the world.
If You Like: Darren Shan's Demonata series
If you're waiting in line and foaming at the mouth to read Wolf Island, the 8th 
book in Darren Shan's wildly popular Demonata series about werewolves, demons,
and the battle between good and evil, one of the books below might satisfy your 
hunger for Shan's trademark graphic violence and lightning-paced plots
in the meantime.

Sharp Teeth - by Toby Barlow
Publisher: Harper
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Pub Date: 02/01/2008
ISBN-13: 9780061430220
ISBN-10: 0061430226
Adult Noir Horror. L.A.'s seedy underbelly is a dog-eat-dog world--literally. 
Packs of werewolves that live there fight tooth-and-claw for dominance while
killing and evading authorities, the ranks of whom world-weary Anthony has just 
joined as a dogcatcher. After he falls for a woman he doesn't realize is
a werewolf (and whom readers know only as "the girl"), Anthony is unwittingly 
drawn into the violent world of drugs, money, and power that the girl is
increasingly desperate to escape. This sexy, cinematic novel in verse will 
equally entrance fans of the dark humor of Stephen King and Fight Club (the
book or the movie), and its graphic violence will capture Darren Shan devotees.
First Chapter

The Hand of the Devil - by Dean Vincent Carter
Publisher: Delacorte Press
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Pub Date: 10/10/2006
ISBN-13: 9780385733717
ISBN-10: 0385733712
Horror. When young journalist Ashley Reeves, who writes about freaks of nature 
for the magazine Missing Link, travels to a remote island to investigate
a story he thinks is most likely a hoax, he finds himself at the mercy of a 
giant, telepathic, man-eating mosquito and a vicious serial killer. This gory,
fast-paced novel is packed with action and has an intriguing backstory based on 
Vietnamese folklore. Read it with the lights on and an industrial-sized
can of bug spray nearby!
First Chapter

The Parliament of Blood - by Justin Richards
Publisher: Bloomsbury
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Pub Date: 11/25/2008
ISBN-13: 9781599901404
ISBN-10: 1599901404
Horror. With an ancient race of vampires plotting to take over London's 
governing body and replace the queen with one of their kind, 19-year-old 
assistant
museum curator George Archer and his friends Liz and Eddie--who battled 
supernatural evil together in The Death Collector--have their hands full. Set in
Victorian England, this gruesome adventure starts slowly but builds to a 
fevered pitch of action and suspense that will thrill fans of horror master 
Darren
Shan.
Great Books You May Have Missed

M+O 4EVR - by Tonya Hegamin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Pub Date: 04/29/2008
ISBN-13: 9780618495702
ISBN-10: 0618495703
Fiction. Marianne ("M") and Opal ("O"), practically the only people of color in 
their small-town Pennsylvania high school, have been friends their entire
lives. Lately, though, M has been running wild--doing drugs, catting around 
with boys, and skipping school--and studious, bookish O is terrified that she'll
lose her. Then M's body is found in a ravine that, according to local legend, a 
runaway slave magically flew over in her escape to freedom, and O must
come to terms with her loss--and with the romantic feelings that she had for 
and kept hidden from M. Tender and affecting, this uniquely haunting book
weaves the old legend and the modern story together to make one memorable read.
First Chapter

The Swan Kingdom - by Zoë Marriott
Publisher: Candlewick Press
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Pub Date: 03/11/2008
ISBN-13: 9780763634810
ISBN-10: 0763634816
Fantasy. A hideous beast kills Princess Alexandra's wise and loving mother in 
the woods one day, and soon after, a mesmerizing woman named Zella marries
her father, turns her brothers into swans, and banishes the princess from her 
kingdom. Suspecting that Zella is a shape-shifter who murdered the queen,
Alexandra must learn her mother's magical secrets if she hopes to save her 
brothers and their homeland. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Wild
Swans, this romantic and adventurous fairy-tale retelling will captivate fans 
of Donna Jo Napoli and Robin McKinley.
First Chapter

Angel - by Cliff McNish
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
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Pub Date: 02/01/2008
ISBN-13: 9780822589006
ISBN-10: 0822589001
Fiction. After an angel visits eight-year-old Freya one night, she becomes 
increasingly desperate to see him again and descends into an obsession that her
worried father combats first with child counselors and eventually by committing 
Freya to a mental institution. Now 14, "cured," and even a member of the
popular crowd, Freya's tentative hold on normality is shaken with the arrival 
of a new girl who steadfastly believes in angels herself. Merging fantasy
with reality, this powerful and beautifully descriptive story is one you won't 
soon forget.

Everything You Want - by Barbara Shoup
Publisher: Flux
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Pub Date: 04/01/2008
ISBN-13: 9780738712277
ISBN-10: 0738712272
Fiction. Insecure, aimless college freshman Emma is horrified to learn that her 
psychology-experiment goose, Freud, will be killed once her assignment is
completed--so she rescues Freud and takes him home with her. Inspired by the 
"golden" goose, Emma's father buys a lottery ticket...and wins a staggering
50 million dollars. Wonderful news, right? The trouble is, having the means to 
buy and do anything she wants doesn't help Emma figure out who she is. Romantic,
funny, and full of quirky characters, Everything You Want is just the ticket 
for fans of relationship stories.
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