New June Fiction
Alcampora, Paul. Defining Dulcie. YA/ACA
When sixteen-year-old Dulcie's father dies, her mother makes a decision to move them to California, where Dulcie makes an equally radical decision to steal her dad's old truck and head back home.
Banks, Steven. King of the Creeps. YA/ BAN
Tom wonders if any girl will ever look at him until, in an outrageous sequence of events, he discovers that if he pretends to be brave, he can even fool himself.
Brooks, Kevin. The Road of the Dead. YA/ BRO
Three days after their sister is murdered, two brothers set out from their half-gypsy home on a London junk lot for the moors of Devon, where they're determined to reclaim their sister's body. The journey is long and filled with violence.
Cohn, Rachel. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. YA/ COH
High school student Nick O'Leary, straight member of a homosexual rock band, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg and asks her to be his girlfriend for five minutes in order to avoid his ex-sweetheart.
Cornish, D.M. Monster Blood Tattoo, Book One: Foundling. YA/ COR
Rossamünd is about to begin a dangerous life in the service of the Emperor, and he must confront monsters and nefarious people.
Dessen, Sarah. Just Listen. YA/ DES
Annabel has been dropped by her best friend Sophie, and she feels like she has lost everything. When she meets reformed bad boy Owen Armstrong, she is finally able to face what happened the night she and Sophie stopped being friends.
Ferman, Edward, ed. The Best From Fantasy and Science Fiction. YA/ BES
Contains twenty-one short stories published between 1993 and 1998 in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction."
Glatshteyn, Yankev. Emil and Karl. YA/ GLA
In Vienna, Austria, in 1940, two nine-year-old boys, one Jewish and one Aryan, are classmates and best friends when events of the Nazi occupation draw them even closer together as they fight to survive and escape together.
Griffin, Adele. My Almost Epic Summer. YA/ GRI
Stuck babysitting during the summer while her friends take glamorous vacations, fourteen-year-old Irene learns some lessons about life after meeting a beautiful, yet troubled, girl.
Hautman, Pete. Rash. YA/ HAU
In a future society that has decided it would rather be safe than free, 16-year-old Bo's anger-control problems land him in a tundra jail.
Johnson, Harriet Mcbryde. Accidents of Nature. YA/ JOH
Seventeen-year-old Jean has cerebral palsy, and her life is changed when she attends a ten-day session at Camp Courage, where she meets a friend with fresh views about how crippled people fit into society.
Jones, Patrick. Nailed. YA/ JON
The nail that sticks out farthest gets hammered the hardest. Flint Southwestern High School is run by a cult: the jockarchy. And Bret Hendricks could never fit into their conformity cult. Bret doesn’t mind standing out from the crowd when he’s on stage acting or singing in his band. And he feels at home in his funky girlfriend’s arms because sticking out together doesn’t seem as hard. But loyalties aren’t what Bret thinks they are, as his safe havens seem to disappear one by one, and he learns that sometimes you just have to risk getting hammered in order to build a great future. For any teen who feels that standing out is harder than just conforming. Patrick Jones’s second novel nails the real truth about the high price of hiding one’s true self.
Knox, Elizabeth. Dreamhunter. YA/ KNO
In a world where select people can enter "The Place" and find dreams of every kind to share with others for a fee, a fifteen-year-old girl is training to be a dreamhunter when her father disappears.
Korman, Gordon. Born To Rock. YA/ KOR
Leo Caraway, president of the Young Republicans and future Harvard student, is shocked to discover that he is the son of King Maggot, the lead singer of a popular, destructive punk rock band called Purge.
Lawlor, Laurie. The Two Loves of Will Shakespeare. YA/ LAW
After falling in love, Will Shakespeare, a bored apprentice in his father's glove business, vows to live an upstanding life and pursue his passion for writing.
Lupica, Mike. Heat. YA/ LUP
Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
McSweeney’s. Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things…Help Us Out. YA/ NOI
Interspersed with charts, graphs, and various crossword puzzles, "A Book of Evil Marauders, Purple Blobs, and Some Other Things . . . features some of today's best authors spinning new tales ranging from the spooky to the strange. George Saunders tells the story of a father who takes caution to dangerous extremes in "Lars Farf, Excessively Fearful Father and Husband." In "ACES by Phone," a small boy finds a cellphone that lets him listen in on the thoughts of dogs, and in "Small Country," Nick Hornby introduces a country too small for a postal system but, unfortunately for one bookish boy, just big enough for a football team. Each story features full-color illustrations by artists including Barry Blitt, Lane Smith, David Heatley, and Marcel Dzama.
The collection includes previously unpublished children's stories from Jonathan Safran Foer ("Everything is Illuminated), Nick Hornby ("High Fidelity), Neil Gaiman ("Sandman), George Saunders ("CivilWarLand in Bad Decline), Kelly Link ("Stranger Than Fiction),,and Jon Scieskza ("Stinky Cheese Man).
Melling, O.R. The Hunter’s Moon. YA/ MEL
Two teenage cousins, one Irish, the other from the United States, set out to find a magic doorway to the Faraway Country, where humans must bow to the little people.
Melling, O.R. The Summer King. YA/ MEL
Seventeen-year-old Laurel returns to her grandparents' home in Ireland, where she encounters "the roly-poly man," a cluricaun who sets Laurel on a quest to free her twin sister, thought to be dead, to live with her lover in the legendary world of Faerie.
Mercado, Nancy, ed. Every Man For Himself. YA/ EVE
An anthology of ten original short stories about such things as family problems, sexuality, and courage, written by well-known authors of children's books.
Norton, André. Lost Lands of Witch World. YA/ NOR
The legendary, seminal second Witch world trilogy, together in a single edition for the first time.
November, Sharyn, ed. Firebirds Rising. YA/ FIR
This follow-up to the award-winning anthology FIREBIRDS features original science fiction and fantasy stories by acclaimed and bestselling authors, such as Diana Wynne Jones and Tamora Pierce.
Peters, Julie. Between Mom and Jo. YA/ PET
When his birth mom and her wife Jo start to have marital problems, young Nick is caught in the middle with no one to turn to for advice.
Pollack, Jenny. Klepto. YA/ POL
In 1981, fourteen-year-old Julie, a drama major at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, becomes best friends with an attractive new girl who introduces Julie to the exciting but dangerous world of shoplifting.
Volponi, Paul. Black and White. YA/ VOL
Two star high school basketball players, one black and one white, experience the justice system differently after committing a crime together and getting caught.
Yancey, Rick. The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp. YA/ YAN
After stealing Excalibur to help out his uncle, Alfred inadvertently delivers the sword to the wrong and very evil man.
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When sixteen-year-old Dulcie's father dies, her mother makes a decision to move them to California, where Dulcie makes an equally radical decision to steal her dad's old truck and head back home.
Banks, Steven. King of the Creeps. YA/ BAN
Tom wonders if any girl will ever look at him until, in an outrageous sequence of events, he discovers that if he pretends to be brave, he can even fool himself.
Brooks, Kevin. The Road of the Dead. YA/ BRO
Three days after their sister is murdered, two brothers set out from their half-gypsy home on a London junk lot for the moors of Devon, where they're determined to reclaim their sister's body. The journey is long and filled with violence.
Cohn, Rachel. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. YA/ COH
High school student Nick O'Leary, straight member of a homosexual rock band, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg and asks her to be his girlfriend for five minutes in order to avoid his ex-sweetheart.
Cornish, D.M. Monster Blood Tattoo, Book One: Foundling. YA/ COR
Rossamünd is about to begin a dangerous life in the service of the Emperor, and he must confront monsters and nefarious people.
Dessen, Sarah. Just Listen. YA/ DES
Annabel has been dropped by her best friend Sophie, and she feels like she has lost everything. When she meets reformed bad boy Owen Armstrong, she is finally able to face what happened the night she and Sophie stopped being friends.
Ferman, Edward, ed. The Best From Fantasy and Science Fiction. YA/ BES
Contains twenty-one short stories published between 1993 and 1998 in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction."
Glatshteyn, Yankev. Emil and Karl. YA/ GLA
In Vienna, Austria, in 1940, two nine-year-old boys, one Jewish and one Aryan, are classmates and best friends when events of the Nazi occupation draw them even closer together as they fight to survive and escape together.
Griffin, Adele. My Almost Epic Summer. YA/ GRI
Stuck babysitting during the summer while her friends take glamorous vacations, fourteen-year-old Irene learns some lessons about life after meeting a beautiful, yet troubled, girl.
Hautman, Pete. Rash. YA/ HAU
In a future society that has decided it would rather be safe than free, 16-year-old Bo's anger-control problems land him in a tundra jail.
Johnson, Harriet Mcbryde. Accidents of Nature. YA/ JOH
Seventeen-year-old Jean has cerebral palsy, and her life is changed when she attends a ten-day session at Camp Courage, where she meets a friend with fresh views about how crippled people fit into society.
Jones, Patrick. Nailed. YA/ JON
The nail that sticks out farthest gets hammered the hardest. Flint Southwestern High School is run by a cult: the jockarchy. And Bret Hendricks could never fit into their conformity cult. Bret doesn’t mind standing out from the crowd when he’s on stage acting or singing in his band. And he feels at home in his funky girlfriend’s arms because sticking out together doesn’t seem as hard. But loyalties aren’t what Bret thinks they are, as his safe havens seem to disappear one by one, and he learns that sometimes you just have to risk getting hammered in order to build a great future. For any teen who feels that standing out is harder than just conforming. Patrick Jones’s second novel nails the real truth about the high price of hiding one’s true self.
Knox, Elizabeth. Dreamhunter. YA/ KNO
In a world where select people can enter "The Place" and find dreams of every kind to share with others for a fee, a fifteen-year-old girl is training to be a dreamhunter when her father disappears.
Korman, Gordon. Born To Rock. YA/ KOR
Leo Caraway, president of the Young Republicans and future Harvard student, is shocked to discover that he is the son of King Maggot, the lead singer of a popular, destructive punk rock band called Purge.
Lawlor, Laurie. The Two Loves of Will Shakespeare. YA/ LAW
After falling in love, Will Shakespeare, a bored apprentice in his father's glove business, vows to live an upstanding life and pursue his passion for writing.
Lupica, Mike. Heat. YA/ LUP
Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
McSweeney’s. Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things…Help Us Out. YA/ NOI
Interspersed with charts, graphs, and various crossword puzzles, "A Book of Evil Marauders, Purple Blobs, and Some Other Things . . . features some of today's best authors spinning new tales ranging from the spooky to the strange. George Saunders tells the story of a father who takes caution to dangerous extremes in "Lars Farf, Excessively Fearful Father and Husband." In "ACES by Phone," a small boy finds a cellphone that lets him listen in on the thoughts of dogs, and in "Small Country," Nick Hornby introduces a country too small for a postal system but, unfortunately for one bookish boy, just big enough for a football team. Each story features full-color illustrations by artists including Barry Blitt, Lane Smith, David Heatley, and Marcel Dzama.
The collection includes previously unpublished children's stories from Jonathan Safran Foer ("Everything is Illuminated), Nick Hornby ("High Fidelity), Neil Gaiman ("Sandman), George Saunders ("CivilWarLand in Bad Decline), Kelly Link ("Stranger Than Fiction),,and Jon Scieskza ("Stinky Cheese Man).
Melling, O.R. The Hunter’s Moon. YA/ MEL
Two teenage cousins, one Irish, the other from the United States, set out to find a magic doorway to the Faraway Country, where humans must bow to the little people.
Melling, O.R. The Summer King. YA/ MEL
Seventeen-year-old Laurel returns to her grandparents' home in Ireland, where she encounters "the roly-poly man," a cluricaun who sets Laurel on a quest to free her twin sister, thought to be dead, to live with her lover in the legendary world of Faerie.
Mercado, Nancy, ed. Every Man For Himself. YA/ EVE
An anthology of ten original short stories about such things as family problems, sexuality, and courage, written by well-known authors of children's books.
Norton, André. Lost Lands of Witch World. YA/ NOR
The legendary, seminal second Witch world trilogy, together in a single edition for the first time.
November, Sharyn, ed. Firebirds Rising. YA/ FIR
This follow-up to the award-winning anthology FIREBIRDS features original science fiction and fantasy stories by acclaimed and bestselling authors, such as Diana Wynne Jones and Tamora Pierce.
Peters, Julie. Between Mom and Jo. YA/ PET
When his birth mom and her wife Jo start to have marital problems, young Nick is caught in the middle with no one to turn to for advice.
Pollack, Jenny. Klepto. YA/ POL
In 1981, fourteen-year-old Julie, a drama major at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, becomes best friends with an attractive new girl who introduces Julie to the exciting but dangerous world of shoplifting.
Volponi, Paul. Black and White. YA/ VOL
Two star high school basketball players, one black and one white, experience the justice system differently after committing a crime together and getting caught.
Yancey, Rick. The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp. YA/ YAN
After stealing Excalibur to help out his uncle, Alfred inadvertently delivers the sword to the wrong and very evil man.
Bibliographic Information © 2006 BWI
