New Books August 2009
All the broken pieces
Burg, Ann E.
New York : Scholastic Press, 2009.
Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past.
Agawam YA Fiction - T BUR
All we know of heaven
Mitchard, Jacquelyn.
New York : HarperTeen, 2008.
When Maureen and Bridget, two sixteen-year-old best friends who look like sisters, are in a terrible car accident and one of them dies, they are at first incorrectly identified at the hospital, and then, as Maureen achieves a remarkable recovery, she must deal with the repercussions of the accident, the mix-up, and some choices she made while she was getting better.
Agawam YA Fiction - T MIT
Along for the ride : a novel
Dessen, Sarah.
New York, N.Y. : Viking, c2009.
When Auden impulsively goes to stay with her father, stepmother, and new baby sister the summer before she starts college, all the trauma of her parents' divorce is revived, even as she is making new friends and having new experiences such as learning to ride a bike and dating.
Agawam YA Fiction - T DES
Blade : playing dead
Bowler, Tim.
New York, NY : Philomel Books, 2009.
A fourteen-year-old British street person with extraordinary powers of observation and self-control must face murderous thugs connected with a past he has tried to forget, when his skills with a knife earned him the nickname, Blade.
Agawam YA Fiction - T BOW
Blue moon : the Immortals
Noël, Alyson.
New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2009.
Eager to learn everything she can about her new abilities as an Immortal, Ever turns to her beloved Damen to show her the way, but just as her powers are increasing, his are in decline, and as she searches for a way to save him, she finds herself with a wrenching choice to make.
Agawam YA Paperback - TP NOE
Brian's winter
Paulsen, Gary.
New York : Bantam Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1998, c1996.
Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the author's book Hatchet, this story portrays what would have happened to Brian had he been forced to survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and hatchet.
Agawam YA Paperback - TP PAU
Burn
Phillips, Suzanne.
New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2008.
Bullied constantly during his freshman year in high school, Cameron's anger and isolation grows, leading to deadly consequences.
Agawam YA Fiction - T PHI
Career building through blogging
Day-MacLeod, Deirdre.
New York : Rosen Pub., 2008.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T650.1 DAY
Confessions of a serial kisser
Van Draanen, Wendelin.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2008.
After reading her mother's secret collection of romance novels during her parent's difficult separation, seventeen-year-old Evangeline Logan begins a quest for the perfect kiss.
Agawam YA Fiction - T VAN
The curse of Akkad : climate upheavals that rocked human history
Christie, Peter, 1962-
Toronto : Annick Press, c2008.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T551.6 CHR
Denied, detained, deported : stories from the dark side of American immigration
Bausum, Ann.
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T325.73 BAU
The devil on trial : witches, anarchists, atheists, communists, and terrorists in America's courtrooms
Margulies, Phillip, 1952-
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008.
Featuring five famous trials, this book examines the way an individual's right to a fair trial can be threatened when people are tempted to abandon their principles in the name of safety.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T 345.7302 MAR
The dreamland chronicles. Book one
Sava, Scott Christian.
[S.l. : Blue Dream] ; c2006.
Agawam YA Paperback - GRAPHIC TP SAV
Freeze frame
Ayarbe, Heidi.
New York : Laura Geringer Books/HarperTeen, c2008.
Fifteen-year-old Kyle believes he does not deserve to live after accidentally shooting and killing his best friend.
Agawam YA Fiction - T AYA
Fruits basket
Takaya, Natsuki, 1973-
Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2004-
Agawam YA Paperback - GRAPHIC TP TAK V.23 V.23
Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Valentine, Rebecca.
Detroit : U-X-L, c2007.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T973.8 VAL
Girls against girls : why we are mean to each other and how we can change
Burton, Bonnie, 1972-
San Francisco, CA : Zest Books, 2009.
This guide for teenage girls explains why girls can sometimes be mean to each other, what to do if you are a victim of bullying, and the importance of treating other girls with respect.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T305.2352
Greek & Roman mythology
Couch, Mal.
New York : Todtri, c1997.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T292.13 COU
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
High Rhulain
Jacques, Brian.
New York : Philomel Books, 2005.
Following a dream, the young ottermaid Tiria travels from Redwall to the Green Isle, where otters have long been enslaved by feral cats but fight back as they await the High Rhulain, a savior whose coming was foretold.
Agawam YA Fiction - T JAC
How to (un)cage a girl
Block, Francesca Lia.
New York : Joanna Cotler Books, 2008.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T811.6 BLO
Kaleidoscope eyes
Bryant, Jennifer.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
In 1968, with the Vietnam War raging, thirteen-year-old Lyza inherits a project from her deceased grandfather, who had been using his knowledge of maps and the geography of Lyza's New Jersey hometown to locate the lost treasure of Captain Kidd.
Agawam YA Fiction - T BRY
Manga mania romance : drawing shojo girls and bishie boys
Hart, Christopher.
New York, NY : Chris Hart Books, c2008.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T741.5942 HAR
Marie Curie : Scientist
Koestler-Grack, Rachel A., 1973- LOCATION = Agawam YA Nonfiction.
New York : Chelsea House, 2009.
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Moribito : Guardian of the Spirit
Uehashi, Nahoko.
New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2008.
The wandering warrior Balsa is hired to protect Prince Chagum from both a mysterious monster and the prince's father, the Mikado.
Agawam YA Fiction - T UEH
My sister's keeper : a novel
Picoult, Jodi, 1966-
New York : Washington Square Press, 2005, c2004.
My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life, even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less? Should you follow your own heart, or let others lead you? Once again, in My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity.
Agawam YA Paperback - TP PIC
North of beautiful
Headley, Justina Chen, 1968-
New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
Terra, a sensitive, artistic high school senior born with a facial port- wine stain, struggles with issues of inner and outer beauty with the help of her Goth classmate Jacob.
Agawam YA Fiction - T HEA
Palace of Mirrors
Haddix, Margaret Peterson.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008.
Fourteen-year-old Cecilia has always known she is the true princess of Suala, but when she and her best friend, Harper, decide to speed up her ascendancy to the throne, they find danger and many imposters who challenge her claim.
Agawam YA Fiction - T HAD
PeaceJam : a billion simple acts of peace
Engle, Dawn Gifford.
New York : Puffin Books, c2008.
When an organization like PeaceJam, founded by two individuals with an amazing idea and the enthusiasm to make it happen, takes the influence of eleven Nobel Laureates and pairs it with the energy and drive of youth all over the world, the results can be astounding! Recently, PeaceJam has issued a Global Call to Action that it hopes will inspire a billion different projects to initiate change for the better. In these pages, we highlight just a small number of the goals that PeaceJam has already accomplished. Both awe inspiring and humbling, this book contains profiles of each of the Nobel Peace Laureates involved in PeaceJam, firsthand accounts of youth and their work with the Laureates, plus tools and resources to inspire others to action.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T303.66 SUV
Peoples and empires of ancient Mesopotamia
Nardo, Don, 1947-
Farmington Hills, MI : Lucent Books, c2009.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T935 NAR
The roaring twenties biographies
Howes, Kelly King.
Detroit : U*X*L, 2006.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T973.91 HOW
Sebastian Darke : Prince of Fools
Caveney, Philip.
New York : Delacorte Press, [2008].
Accompanied by his sardonic buffalope Max, seventeen-year-old Sebastian Darke meets a spoiled princess and a diminutive soldier who aid in his quest to become court jester to the evil King Septimus.
Agawam YA Fiction - T CAV
Spirit
Hightman, Jason.
New York : HarperTeen, 2008.
In 1892, a wealthy, seventeen-year-old married couple, Tess and Tobias Goodraven, lay ghosts to rest for the thrill of it but, separated by the terrible witch who was responsible for the Salem witchcraft horrors, they may not have strength to survive, much less help the dead.
Agawam YA Fiction - T HIG
Sprout : or my salad days, when I was green in judgement*
Peck, Dale.
New York : Bloomsbury, 2009.
Moving from Long Island to Kansas after his mother dies, a teenaged boy nicknamed Sprout is surprised to find new friends, a fascinating landscape, and romantic love.
Agawam YA Fiction - T PEC
Startled by his furry shorts : confessions of Georgia Nicolson
Rennison, Louise.
New York : HarperTempest, 2006.
Teenaged Georgia continues her diary entries as she searches for the perfect boyfriend among the sexy Italian Masimo, the fun-loving Dave, and her ex -love Robbie.
Agawam YA Fiction - T REN
Suicide
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2006.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T362.28 SUI
Television in American society
Hillstrom, Laurie Collier, 1965- LOCATION = Agawam YA Nonfiction.
Detroit : UXL/Thomson Gale, c2007.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T302.23 HIL
This full house
Wolff, Virginia Euwer.
New York : Bowen Press, 2009.
High-school-senior LaVaughn's perceptions and expectations of her life begin to change as she learns about the many unexpected connections between the people she loves best.
Agawam YA Fiction - T WOL
When the children marched : the Birmingham civil rights movement
Mayer, Robert H., 1950-
Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2008.
"Discusses the Birmingham civil rights movement, the great leaders of the movement, and the role of the children who helped fight for equal rights and to end segregation in Birmingham"--Provided by publisher.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T323.1196 MAY
Witches : history of a persecution
Cawthorne, Nigel, 1951-
Edison, NJ : Chartwell Books, Inc., 2006.
Examines the persecution and religious hysteria about alleged witches that occurred in Europe and colonial America between 1450 and 1750.
Agawam YA Nonfiction - T133.43 CAW
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