More and MORE New Fiction for February 2008
Antieau, Kim. Mercy, Unbound. YA/ ANT
A haunting, beautiful, and ultimately hopeful story of one girl's struggle with anorexia.
Burgess, Melvin. Smack. YA/ BUR
Runaways Tar and Gemma find themselves growing more and more dependent on drugs, whose strict mandates are even less forgiving than those of the parents they fled.
Caletti, Deb. The Nature Of Jade. YA/ CAL
Seattle high school senior Jade's life is defined by her anxiety disorder and dysfunctional family, until she spies a mysterious boy with a baby who seems to share her fascination with the elephants at a nearby zoo.
Christie, Agatha. The ABC Murders. YA/ CHR
Hercule Poirot is sent a series of letters by a murderer challenging him to try to stop a crime if he is clever enough.
Christie, Agatha. The Mystery of the Blue Train. YA/ CHR
When a night train to the Mediterranean stops, a mysterious woman is dead, a cursed jewel is missing, and Hercule Poirot has a mystery to solve.
Dean, Zoey. American Beauty. YA/ DEA
This wickedly funny and risque book takes readers behind the scenes of the intoxicating world of Hollywood glitterati.
De Lint, Charles. The Blue Girl. YA/ DEL
After a young teen moves to a new town with her mother and brother, she tries to reinvent herself by making two friends--vastly different from one another. When one turns out to be a ghost, she realizes that reality is blurring.
Harrison, Lisy. Bratfest at Tiffany's: A Clique Novel. YA/ HAR
The Clique tells the story of an elite group of 13-year-old girls. Through the coolly observant eyes of their leader, enter a sophisticated world of ferocious put-downs, fabulous gossip, and fantastic haircuts.
Hood, Ann. How I Saved My Father's Life (And Ruined Everything Else). YA/ HOO
A twelve year old girl's quest for faith and understanding, in the face of ballet, her parents' divorce, and a move to a new town.
Manning, Sarra. Let's Get Lost. YA/ MAN
As she acts out the role of mean girl at school, with her father and brother, and even with her new boyfriend, sixteen-year-old Isabel comes to a dead end and finally confronts issues related to her mother's death.
Mlynowski, Sarah. Spells & Sleeping Bags. YA/ MLY
In the third and final title in Rachel's saga, her powers have finally arrived and she's a bona fide get-your-broom-ready witch!
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