More new fiction for November 2007
Crutcher, Chris. Deadline. YA/ CRU
Given the medical diagnosis of one year to live, high school senior Ben Wolf decides to fulfill his greatest fantasies, ponders his life's purpose and legacy, and converses through dreams with a spiritual guide known as "Hey-Soos."
Hill, Stuart. Blade of Fire. YA/ HIL
Queen Thirrin succeeded in repelling an invasion, but now the dark forces are massing again. This time the problem may come from within. (Sequel to Cry of the Icemark.)
Jolin, Paula. In the Name of God. YA/ JOL
Nadia is a Syrian teenager coping with more than her share of conflict. When a cousin is arrested, she finds herself drawn into the world of Islamic fundamentalism.
Lyga, Barry. Boy Toy. YA/ LYG
A high school senior attempts to understand the meaning and aftermath of a very adult relationship he had with his teacher in the seventh grade.
Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Under the Persimmon Tree. YA/ STA
During the 2001 Afghan War, the lives of Najmal, a young refugee from Kunduz, Afghanistan, and Nusrat, an American-Muslim teacher who is awaiting her husband's return from Mazar-i-Sharif, intersect at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan.
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