New Fiction for November 2007
The new fiction books are starting to arrive at the new library...
Cabot, Meg. Jinx. YA/ CAB
Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhattan after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them and the boy they both like.
Hornby, Nick. Slam. YA/HOR
When 15-year-old Sam discovers his ex-girlfriend is pregnant with his child, he finds himself transported into the future to figure out how to make the right decisions.
Kerr, M. E. Someone Like Summer. YA/ KER
An upper-middle-class white girl from Long Island and an immigrant worker from Colombia fall in love despite objections from both their families and their community.
Kraft, Erik P. Miracle Wimp. YA/ KRA
Presents episodes from the high school life of Tom Mayo, a wisecracking misfit, who is trying to navigate his way through Wood Shop, dating, driving, and class tormentors.
Moranville, Sharelle Byars. The Snows. YA/ MOR
With the thread of family that connects them through the generations, Jim born in 1931, Cathy in 1942, Jill in 1969, and Mona in 2006 each find "sixteen" to be the pivotal age in their lives.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Hush: An Irish princesses’ tale. YA/ NAP
Melkorka is a princess in medieval Ireland, but everything changes when she is kidnapped and taken aboard a Viking slave ship. Melkorka is forced to learn to survive, takes a vow of silence, and learns that any power can make a difference.
Sedgwick, Martin. My Swordhand Is Singing. YA/ SED
In the dangerous dark of winter in an Eastern European village during the early seventeenth century, Peter learns from a gypsy girl that the Shadow Queen is behind the recent murders and reanimations, and his father's secret past may hold the key to stopping her.
Van De Ruit, John. Spud. YA/ VAN
As apartheid crumbles and Nelson Mendela is released from prison, 13-year-old Spud Milton prepares to start his first year at an elite boys-only boarding school in South Africa.
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