New Fiction for August 2007
Bingham, Kelly. Shark Girl. YA/ BIN
After a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm, fifteen-year-old Jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her day-to-day life and her plans for the future.
Cabot, Meg. Pants on Fire. YA/ CAB
Having become a proficient liar in order to keep everyone happy, rising high school senior Katie Ellison is stunned when her old middle school friend and local pariah Tommy Sullivan returns to town, and suddenly things start looking a lot different to her.
Cabot, Meg. Princess on the Brink (The Princess Diaries, Vol. 8). YA/ CAB
Princess Mia finds herself facing life as a junior in high school, taking precalculus, and dealing with a long-distance romance.
Flanagan, John. The Icebound Land (Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 3). YA/ FLA
Kidnapped after the fierce battle with Lord Morgarath, Will and Evanlyn are bound for Skandia as captives aboard a fearsome wolfship. Halt has sworn to rescue Will, and he will do anything to keep his promise.
Friesner, Esther. Nobody’s Princess. YA/ FRI
Friesner deftly weaves together history and myth as she takes a new look at the girl who will become Helen of Troy.
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Dangerously Alice. YA/ NAY
During fall semester of her junior year of high school, Alice decides to change her good girl image, while major remodeling begins at home and some important relationships begin to change.
O’Dell, Kathleen. Bad Tickets. YA/ ODE
Rebelling against her strict Catholic upbringing in 1967, teenager Mary Elizabeth sorts through her feelings about her parents and friends, and about sex, while making some decisions about the type of life she wants for herself.
Rennison, Louise. Love is a Many Trousered Thing (Book 8). YA/ REN
Georgia thought her life was hard when her only worry was whether or no Masimo would choose her over Lindsay. However, Dave the Laugh started acting weird, and Robbie the Sex God suddenly returned, so her troubles increased.
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