More New Fiction for January 2008
Archer, Lily. The Poison Apples. YA/ ARC
Three girls at a posh boarding school plot revenge against their evil stepmothers.
Clement-Davies, David. Fell. YA/ CLE
When a message comes from his old friend Skart the eagle, Fell must accept his destiny to see into the minds of others so he can enter the world of humans and return a lost girl to her family.
Downham, Jenny. Before I Die. YA/ DOW
A terminally ill teenaged girl makes and carries out a list of things to do before she dies.
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Uprising. YA/ HAD
In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, was only five years old. Includes historical notes.
Higgins, Jack. Sure Fire. YA/ HIG
Fifteen-year-old twins Rich and Jade lose their mother in a tragic car crash, and their long-lost father returns to retrieve them. Then their father disappears, and they realize they may be next.
Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. The Off Season. YA/ MUR
In this follow-up to Dairy Queen, D.J. struggles to understand Amber, Schwenk Farm, her relationship to Brian, and her family.
Pierce, Tamora. First Test. YA/ PIE
Keladry is eager to become a knight, but she is accepted only on probation to the page training she'll need. Now she has to prove herself to a hostile training master and the mocking male pages.
Pullman, Philip. The Ruby in the Smoke. YA/ PUL
In 19th-century London, sixteen-year-old Sally, a recent orphan, becomes involved in a deadly search for a mysterious ruby.
Sebold, Alice. The Lovely Bones. YA/ SEB
The heroine of this novel, fourteen-year-old Suzy Salmon, narrates from heaven because she's been murdered in the first chapter. She watches her family and friends struggle with their lives after her death, and misses them all terribly.
Smith, Roland. Peak. YA/ SMI
To avoid Juvenile Detention, Peak Marcello is sent to live with his father, whose renewed interest in him has strings attached. He wants Peak to be the youngest person to reach the Everest summit--a challenge that could cost him his life.
Smith, Tara Bray. Betwixt. YA/ SMI
For three seventeen-year-olds, dark mystery has always lurked at the corner of the eyes and the edge of sleep.
Staub, Wendy Corsi. Lily Dale: Awakening. YA/ STA
When seventeen-year-old Calla's mother suddenly dies, she goes to stay with her psychic grandmother in Lily Dale, a spiritualist community in western New York, where she discovers some disconcerting secrets about her practical, down-to-earth mother, and realizes that she herself may also have some psychic abilities.
Von Ziegesar, Cecily. It Had to Be You: The Gossip Girl prequel. YA/ VON
Taking place over their sophomore year, It Had to Be You unveils the secrets behind the hot and sultry summer that Blair, Serena, and Nate's love triangle begins--and there's a lot more to this story than anyone realizes.
Wallace, Rich. One Good Punch. YA/ WAL
Eighteen-year-old Michael Kerrigan, writer of obituaries for the Scranton Observer and captain of the track team, is ready for the most important season in his life – until the police find four joints in his school locker, and he is faced with a choice that could change everything.
Wilson, Jacqueline. Girls in Love. YA/ WIL
Ellie's starting ninth grade and she's got some goals. She'll stay best friends with Magda and Nadine. She'll get a glamorous hairstyle. And she'll get a boyfriend. Even if she has to settle for one who likes her more than she likes him.
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