New Fiction in October
Anderson, M.T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: Volume I: The Pox Party. YA/ AND
Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age sixteen, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War.
Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. Wolfcry. YA/ ATW
Knowing that she must soon choose a mate, twenty-year-old Oliza, heir to the Wyvern throne that unites the avian and serpentine peoples, weighs the political ramifications of her choice while also longing to follow her heart. (Vol. 4 of the Kiesha'ra series)
Barkley, Brad. Scrambled Eggs at Midnight. YA/ BAR
Calliope and Eliot, two fifteen-year-olds in Asheville, North Carolina, begin to acknowledge some unpleasant truths about their parents and form their own ideas about love.
Carter, Alden. Love, Football, And Other Contact Sports. YA/ CAR
A collection of stories about high school students from one end of the social spectrum to the other.
Colasanti, Susane. When it Happens. YA/ COL
Slacker Toby is after the heart of brainy Sara, but she is already smitten with Dave. Refusing to be deterred, Toby must make Sara see that they have something real.
Ferris, Jean. Much Ado about Grubstake. YA/ FER
When two city folks arrive in the depressed mining town of Grubstake, Colorado in 1888, sixteen-year-old orphaned Arley tries to discover why they want to buy the supposedly worthless mines in the area.
Lipsyte, Robert. Raiders Night. YA/ LIP
Matt Rydeck, co-captain of his high school football team, endures a traumatic season as he witnesses the rape of a rookie player by teammates and grapples with his own use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Meyer, Stephenie. New Moon. YA/ MEY
Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a threat from a female vampire, and an encounter with the Volturi, Italian vampires.
Oates, Joyce Carol. After The Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, And Flew Away. YA/ OAT
Jenna Abbott has separated her life into two categories: before the wreck and after the wreck. With this title Oates, the author of BIG MOUTH and UGLY GIRL, has written an emotionally inspiring novel of self-discovery.
Schreiber, Ellen. Vampireville. YA/ SCH
As teen vampire twins Luna and Jagger try to trick a high school soccer star into bonding with Luna for eternity, 16-year-old goth girl Raven Madison and her vampire boyfriend, Alexander, strive to save him. (Vol. 3 of the Vampire Kisses series.)
Sorrells, Walter. Fake I.D. (vol.1) and Club Dread (vol.2). YA/ SOR
After a life of moving and assuming new identities, teenage Chass begins to piece together the disturbing past that haunts her and her mother and which involves a mysterious tape, a deceased singer, and some small town Alabama secrets. (vol.1)
When sixteen-year-old Chastity witnesses the murder of a pop star, her hopes of settling down with her mother in San Francisco seem to disappear. (vol.2).
Bibliographic Information © BWI 2006
Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age sixteen, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War.
Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. Wolfcry. YA/ ATW
Knowing that she must soon choose a mate, twenty-year-old Oliza, heir to the Wyvern throne that unites the avian and serpentine peoples, weighs the political ramifications of her choice while also longing to follow her heart. (Vol. 4 of the Kiesha'ra series)
Barkley, Brad. Scrambled Eggs at Midnight. YA/ BAR
Calliope and Eliot, two fifteen-year-olds in Asheville, North Carolina, begin to acknowledge some unpleasant truths about their parents and form their own ideas about love.
Carter, Alden. Love, Football, And Other Contact Sports. YA/ CAR
A collection of stories about high school students from one end of the social spectrum to the other.
Colasanti, Susane. When it Happens. YA/ COL
Slacker Toby is after the heart of brainy Sara, but she is already smitten with Dave. Refusing to be deterred, Toby must make Sara see that they have something real.
Ferris, Jean. Much Ado about Grubstake. YA/ FER
When two city folks arrive in the depressed mining town of Grubstake, Colorado in 1888, sixteen-year-old orphaned Arley tries to discover why they want to buy the supposedly worthless mines in the area.
Lipsyte, Robert. Raiders Night. YA/ LIP
Matt Rydeck, co-captain of his high school football team, endures a traumatic season as he witnesses the rape of a rookie player by teammates and grapples with his own use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Meyer, Stephenie. New Moon. YA/ MEY
Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a threat from a female vampire, and an encounter with the Volturi, Italian vampires.
Oates, Joyce Carol. After The Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, And Flew Away. YA/ OAT
Jenna Abbott has separated her life into two categories: before the wreck and after the wreck. With this title Oates, the author of BIG MOUTH and UGLY GIRL, has written an emotionally inspiring novel of self-discovery.
Schreiber, Ellen. Vampireville. YA/ SCH
As teen vampire twins Luna and Jagger try to trick a high school soccer star into bonding with Luna for eternity, 16-year-old goth girl Raven Madison and her vampire boyfriend, Alexander, strive to save him. (Vol. 3 of the Vampire Kisses series.)
Sorrells, Walter. Fake I.D. (vol.1) and Club Dread (vol.2). YA/ SOR
After a life of moving and assuming new identities, teenage Chass begins to piece together the disturbing past that haunts her and her mother and which involves a mysterious tape, a deceased singer, and some small town Alabama secrets. (vol.1)
When sixteen-year-old Chastity witnesses the murder of a pop star, her hopes of settling down with her mother in San Francisco seem to disappear. (vol.2).
Bibliographic Information © BWI 2006
