More new books for June 2008
Adlington, L. The Diary of Pelly D. YA/ ADL
When Toni V, a construction worker on a futuristic colony, finds the diary of a teenage girl whose life has been turned upside-down by holocaust-like events, he begins to question his own beliefs.
Adlington, L. Cherry Heaven. YA/ ADL
Kat and Tanka J are starting over. The New Frontier is nothing like war-stricken City Five—no battle scars, no memories of their parents. It's a perfect society, where everyone lives in harmony. Or so they say. Sequel to The Diary of Pelly D.
Colfer, Eoin. Airman. YA/ COL
A swashbuckling tale set at the end of the 19th century in which Conor, who was imprisoned in the diamond mines when Bonvilain overthrew the monarchy, engineers an aerial excape that leads to a wild melee.
Cornish, D. Lamplighter. YA/ COR
As Rosamund starts his life as a lamplighter on the Wormway, he continues his fight against monsters, making friends and enemies along the way, but questions about his origins continue to plague him. Includes glossary. Sequel to Monster Blood Tattoo.
Geras, Adele. Ithaka. YA/ GER
This book captures the quiet strength and patience of a woman's enduring love for her husband and the ensuing chaos that threatens all as Penelope is pressured to remarry.
Love, D. Picture Perfect. YA/ LOV
When her mother leaves her family suddenly to take a new job, fourteen-year-old Phoebe tries to deal with her own confused feelings and, in the process, learns some things about love and the complicated ties that bind families together.
Malley, Gemma. The Declaration. YA/ MAL
In 2140 England, where drugs enable people to live forever and children are illegal, teenaged Anna, an obedient "Surplus" training to become a house servant, discovers that her birth parents are trying to find her.
Meyer, Carolyn. Duchessina :--A Novel Of Catherine De Medici. YA/ MEY
As the sole heiress to the Medici family wealth, young Catherine has spent her childhood in a convent. Now she finds herself in the household of the Pope, engaged to a boy who is cold and aloof. Can she survive the path to the throne?
Perkins, Mitali. First Daughter :--White House Rules. YA/ PER
Once sixteen-year-old Sameera Righton's father is elected president of the United States, the adopted Pakistani-American girl moves into the White House and makes some decisions about how she is going to live her life in the spotlight.
Pullman, Philip. Once Upon a Time in the North. YA/ PUL
In a time before Lyra Silvertongue was born, the tough American balloonist Lee Scoresby and the great armoured bear Iorek Byrnison meet when Lee and his hare daemon Hester crash their trading balloon onto a port in the Arctic North and find themselves in the middle of a political powder keg.
Valentine, Jenny. Me, The Missing, And The Dead. YA/ VAL
Sixteen-year-old Londoner Lucas Swain, left in possession of the ashes of Violet Park, becomes convinced that Violent is communicating with him, initiating a voyage of self-discovery that forces him to finally confront the events surrounding his father’s sudden disappearance.
Zindel, Paul. Rats. YA/ ZIN
When mutant rats threaten to take over Staten Island, which has become a huge landfill, fourteen-year-old Sarah and her younger brother Mike try to figure out how to stop them.
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