New Fiction for September 2008
Cabot, Meg. Twilight (Mediator Series Vol. 6). YA/ CAB
California teenager Suze Simon is a typical high school student except for the fact that she is a "shifter" who can mediate between the living and the dead. This is the final title in The Mediator series.
Davidson, Jenny. The Explosionist . YA/ DAV
In Scotland in the 1930s, fifteen-year-old Sophie, her friend Mikael, and her great-aunt Tabitha are caught up in a murder mystery involving terrorists and suicide-bombers whose plans have world-shaping consequences.
Hopkins, Ellen. Identical. YA/ HOP
Sixteen-year-old identical twin daughters of a district court judge and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, Kaeleigh and Raeanne Gardella desperately struggle with secrets that have already torn them and their family apart.
Hurley, Tonya. Ghostgirl. YA/ HUR
Charlotte Usher has always struggled to fit in at her high school, and when Charlotte finds herself living in a parallel spiritual world after choking to death on a gummy bear, she tries to reconnect with the physical world while making new friends at her new school for the dead.
Jocelyn, Marthe. Would You. YA/JOC
When her beloved sister, Claire, steps in front of a car and winds up in a coma, Nat's anticipated summer of working, hanging around with friends, and seeing Claire off to college is transformed into a nightmare of doctors, hospitals, and well-meaning neighbors.
Kuehnert, Stephanie. I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone. YA/ KUE
Emily Black, whose mother left her when she was an infant and went on tour, forms her own punk band with the hope that music will help her find her long lost parent.
Murdock, Catherine. Princess Ben. YA/ MUR
Princess Benevolence discovers an enchanted room while locked in the castle's highest tower by the conniving Queen Sophia and begins learning the magical arts, which may help her save her kingdom from a mortal threat.
Qamar, Amjed. Beneath My Mother's Feet. YA/ QAM
When her father is injured, fourteen-year-old Nazia is pulled away from school, her friends, and her preparations for an arranged marriage, to help her mother clean houses in a wealthy part of Karachi, Pakistan, where she finally rebels against the destiny that is planned for her.
Shepard, Sara. Unbelievable (Pretty Little Liars - Book 4) YA/ SHE
Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily, friends since seventh grade at the exclusive Rosewood school in Pennsylvania, find their history of telling small, convenient little lies catching up with them when a mysterious person named A begins making threats, hinting that he or she knows what really happened to their murdered friend Alison.
Tanen, Sloane. Appetite for Detention. YA/ TAN
Text and photographs featuring pipe-cleaner chickens illustrate a cross-section of typical teenage experiences, including coping with out-of-control parents, stress pimples, weight problems, and trying to fit in.
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