New fiction for June 2007
Burgess, Melvin. Sara’s Face. YA/ BUR
Seventeen-year-old Sara wants so much to be famous that when a legendary, plastic-surgery-addicted rock star offers to take her under his wing and pay for her to have surgery too, she jumps at the chance despite her misgivings.
Castellucci, Cecil. Beige. YA/ CAS
Even though Katy doesn't want to visit her father in Los Angeles, Katy won't make fuss. After all, she is polite and quiet. Or is she?
Dallas, Sandra. Tallgrass. YA/ DAL
Rennie has just turned thirteen but the foundations of her life in a small Colorado town during World War Ii are rocked when the government opens a Japanese internment camp in town and a local girl is murdered.
Halpin, Brendan. How Ya Like Me Now? YA/ HAL
After his father dies and his mother goes into rehab, Eddie moves from the suburbs into his cousin's Boston loft, where he gradually adjusts to being one of the few white kids in a progressive private school.
Hautman, Pete. All-In. YA/ HAU
Having won thousands of dollars playing high-stakes poker in Las Vegas, seventeen-year-old Denn Doyle hits a losing streak after falling in love with a young casino card dealer named Cattie Hart.
Lupica, Mike. Summer Ball. YA/ LUP
Danny's leaving Middletown for the summer and heading to Right Way basketball camp, where he's out of his element and may be out of his league. The country's best ballers are in attendance, and Danny will need to raise his game to match up.
McNeal, Laura. The Decoding of Lana Morris. YA/ McN
Sixteen-year-old Lana wishes that her life was different, and when she stumbles into Miss Hekkity's mysterious shop, she begins to realize that she might actually have the power to change things.
Nix, Garth. Lady Friday. YA/ NIX
Four of the seven keys have been recovered, but Arthur’s friends are captive and Superior Saturday is still causing trouble, and Arthur is racing to find the secret of Middle House. [Book 5 of the Keys to the Kingdom series.]
Pausewang, Gudrun. The Dark Hours. YA/ PAU
Set in the closing days of WWII Germany this is the story of Gisel's 16th birthday. Separated from their pregnant mother while fleeing the Allies' advance Gisel and her younger siblings are trapped in an air raid shelter.
Reeve, Phillip. A Darkling Plain. YA/ REE
While dealing with people from their past and treachery from unexpected sources, Tom, Hester, and Wren return to save the world. [Vol. 4 of the Hungry City Chronicles]
Scott, Michael. The Alchemyst. YA/ SCO
Myth and fact meet here in this fictionalized account of the mysterious Nicholas Flamel, who is said to have discovered the secret of eternal life.
Sones, Sonya. What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know. YA/ SON
Fourteen-year-old Robin Murphy is so unpopular at high school that his name is slang for "loser," and so when he begins dating the beautiful and popular Sophie her reputation plummets, but he finds acceptance as a student in a drawing class at Harvard.
St. James, James. Freak Show. YA/ SAI
Having faced teasing that turned into a brutal attack, Christianity expressed as persecution, and the loss of his only real friend when he could no longer keep his crush under wraps, seventeen-year-old Billy Bloom, a drag queen, decides the only to become fabulous again is to run for Homecoming Queen at his elite, private school near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Volponi, Paul. Rucker Park Setup. YA/ VOL
J.R. is fatally stabbed the day of the Rucker Park basketball tournament, and his best friend Mackey has to settle the score.
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