New Books June 2009
The angel experiment
Patterson, James, 1947-
New York, NY : Warner Vision Books, 2006, c2005.
After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.
Agawam YA Paperback - TP PAT
Bleach
Kubo, Tite.
San Francisco, Calif. : VIZ Media, 2004-
Agawam YA Paperback - TP KUB VOL. 27 VOL. 27
Bones of Faerie
Simner, Janni Lee.
New York, NY : Random House Children's Books, 2009.
Fifteen-year-old Liza travels through war-ravaged territory in a struggle to bridge the faerie and human worlds and to bring back her mother while learning of her own powers and that magic can be controlled.
Agawam YA Fiction - T SIM
Broken soup
Valentine, Jenny.
New York : HarperTeen, 2009.
A photographic negative and two surprising new friends become the catalyst for healing as fifteen-year-old Rowan struggles to keep her family and her life together after her brother's death.
Agawam YA Fiction - T VAL
The devil's paintbox
McKernan, Victoria.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
In 1866, fifteen-year-old Aidan and his thirteen-year-old sister Maddy, penniless orphans, leave drought-stricken Kansas on a wagon train hoping for a better life in Seattle, but find there are still many hardships to be faced.
Agawam YA Fiction - T MCK
The disreputable history of Frankie Landau-Banks
Lockhart, E.
Detroit, Mich. : Thorndike Press, 2009, c2008.
Sophomore Frankie starts dating senior Matthew Livingston, but when he refuses to talk about the all-male secret society that he and his friends belong to, Frankie infiltrates the society in order to enliven their mediocre pranks.
Agawam YA Fiction - T LOC
Evermore
Noël, Alyson.
New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2009.
Since the car accident that claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year -old Ever can see auras and hear people's thoughts, and she goes out of her way to hide from other people until she meets Damen, another psychic teenager who is hiding even more mysteries.
Agawam YA Paperback - TP NOE
Firebirds soaring : an anthology of original speculative fiction
New York, N.Y. : Firebird, 2009.
Original stories by some of today's finest writers of fantasy and science fiction.
Agawam YA Fiction - T FIR
Fullmetal alchemist
Arakawa, Hiromu, 1973-
San Francisco : Viz, 2005-
As young boys, Edward & Alphonse Elric dabbled in alchemy to try to resurrect their dead mother. As a result, Ed lost one arm and one leg, while Al lost his entire body and had his spirit sealed into a suit of armor. Now, they are searching for the fabled Philosopher's Stone to restore what they've lost.
Agawam YA Paperback - GRAPHIC TP ARA V.18
The glass castle : a memoir
Walls, Jeannette.
New York : Scribner, 2006.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - TB WAL
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Rowling, J. K.
New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 1999.
When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school. In this highly celebrated sequel to Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter spends a second, very eventful year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft & Wizardry. During his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry, Harry is baffled when he hears noises no one else can.
Agawam YA Fiction - T ROW
Highway to hell
Clement-Moore, Rosemary.
New York : Delacorte Press, 2009.
On their way to spend spring break on a Texas beach, college freshmen Maggie Quinn and D&D Lisa are stranded in a town where some believe a chupacabra is killing animals, and as the girls investigate they get help from diverse and unexpected sources.
Agawam YA Fiction - T CLE
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
Caletti, Deb.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2004.
In the summer of her junior year, sixteen-year-old Ruby McQueen and her mother, both nursing broken hearts, set out on a journey to reunite an elderly woman with her long-lost love and in the process learn many things about "the real ties that bind" people to one another.
Agawam YA Fiction - T CAL
In a flash
Walters, Eric, 1957-
Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, 2008.
Agawam YA Paperback - TP WAL
The king's rose
Libby, Alisa M.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2009.
Catharine Howard recounts the events in her life that led to her being groomed for marriage at the age of fifteen to King Henry VIII, her failure to produce an heir to the throne, and her quick execution.
Agawam YA Fiction - T LIB
The last Olympian
Riordan, Rick.
New York : Disney/Hyperion Books, c2009.
While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.
Agawam YA Fiction - T RIO
The last Olympian
Riordan, Rick.
Detroit, Mich. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
The long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy Jackson's sixteenth birthday unfolds as he leads an army of young demigods to stop Kronos in his advance on New York City, while the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster, Typhon.
Agawam YA Fiction - T RIO
Marcelo in the real world
Stork, Francisco X.
New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2009.
Marcelo Sandoval, a seventeen-year-old boy on the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, faces new challenges, including romance and injustice, when he goes to work for his father in the mailroom of a corporate law firm.
Agawam YA Fiction - T STO
Models don't eat chocolate cookies
Dionne, Erin, 1975-
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Overweight thirteen-year-old Celeste begins a campaign to lose weight in order to make sure she does not win the Miss HuskeyPeach modeling challenge, in which her mother and aunt have entered her--against her wishes.
Agawam YA Fiction - T DIO
My life in pink and green
Greenwald, Lisa.
New York : Amulet Books, 2009.
When the family's drugstore is failing, seventh-grader Lucy uses her problem solving talents to come up with solution that might resuscitate the business, along with helping the environment.
Agawam YA Fiction - T GRE
Once dead, twice shy : a novel
Harrison, Kim.
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2009.
Spunky teen Madison, though technically dead, uses a stolen amulet to retain the illusion of a body and help her in the struggle between Light and Dark reapers.
Agawam YA Fiction - T HAR
Peace, love, & baby ducks
Myracle, Lauren, 1969-
New York, N.Y. : Dutton Books, c2009.
Fifteen-year-old Carly's summer volunteer experience makes her feel more real than her life of privilege in Atlanta ever did, but her younger sister starts high school pretending to be what she is not, and both find their relationships suffering.
Agawam YA Fiction - T MYR
Soldier's secret : the story of Deborah Sampson
Klass, Sheila Solomon.
New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
During the Revolutionary War, a young woman named Deborah Sampson disguises herself as a man in order to serve in the Continental Army.
Agawam YA Fiction - T KLA
Surface tension : a novel in four summers
Runyon, Brent.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
During the summer vacations of his thirteenth through his sixteenth year at the family's lake cottage, Luke realizes that although some things stay the same over the years that many more change.
Agawam YA Fiction - T RUN
The vampire diaries. The awakening and the struggle
Smith, L. J. (Lisa J.).
New York, NY : HarperTeen, 2007, c2001..
Agawam YA Fiction - T SMI
What the world eats
Menzel, Peter, 1948-
Berkeley, Calif. : Tricycle Press, c2008.
"A photographic collection exploring what the world eats featuring portraits of twenty-five families from twenty-one countries surrounded by a week's worth of food"--Provided by publisher.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T 641.3 MEN
Young samurai : the way of the warrior
Bradford, Chris.
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2009.
Orphaned by a ninja pirate attack off the coast of Japan in 1611, twelve- year-old English lad Jack Fletcher is determined to prove himself, despite the bullying of fellow students, when the legendary sword master who rescued him begins training him as a samurai warrior.
Agawam YA Fiction - T BRA
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