protected by a fence keeping out the Unconsecrated-who are undead craving human flesh-until a massive breach launches the teenage girl into a fight for survival.
Scott, Elizabeth. Love You, Hate You, Miss You. HarperCollins/HarperTeen. 2009. 978-0061122835. $16.99. Seventy-five days after the car crash that killed her best friend Julia, Amy leaves rehab and begins writing a series of letters to her in a journal.
Smith, Andrew. In the Path of Falling Objects. Macmillan/Feiwel and Friends. 2009. 9780312375584. $17.99. When their mother abandons them, brothers Jonah and Simon hit the road and make one fatal mistake: they accept a ride from a pretty girl and a dangerous man.
Smith, Sherri L. Flygirl. Penguin/G.P. Putnam's Sons. 2009. 978-0-399-24709-5. $16.99. During WWII, Ida Mae Jones must go against her family and heritage to join the Army’s WASP program and fulfill her dream of being a pilot.
Standiford, Natalie. How to Say Goodbye in Robot. Scholastic. 2009. 978-0545107082. $17.99. Fringe dwellers Jonas (Ghost Boy) and Beatrice (Robot Girl) use their adopted alter egos to help navigate the difficulties of fractured families and impending adulthood during their senior year.
Stead, Rebecca. When You Reach Me. Random House / Wendy Lamb Books. 2009. 978-0-385-73742-5. $15.99. The year they are twelve, Sal begins to ignore Miranda and breaks her heart. But Miranda's attention is diverted when she begins to receive urgent, anonymous notes in unexpected places.
Stiefvater, Maggie. Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception. Llewell/Flux. 2008. 978-0-7387-1370-0. $9.95. Shy and ordinary Deirdre finds herself caught up in an ancient struggle in the faerie world when she meets Luke, a sexy musician with a very dark past.
Stiefvater, Maggie. Shiver. Scholastic Inc./Scholastic Press. 2009. 978-0-545-12326-6. $17.99. Grace has spent years watching the wolves in the woods behind her house. She has been particularly drawn to one – a yellow-eyed wolf who, in turn has been watching her intensely.
Stork, Francisco X. Marcelo in the Real World. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books. 2009. 978-0-545-05474-4. $17.99. Marcelo—a teen who exhibits Asperger-like behaviors—is forced to leave his job caring for horses to work in his father’s law firm and experience “the real world.”
Stroud, Jonathan. Heroes of the Valley. Disney Book Group/Hyperion. 2009. 978-1-4231-0966-2. $17.99. Halli lives in the shadow of his brother and the ancient heroes of his homeland, but when his family is threatened, he is unafraid to face enemies - whether human or not.
Tan, Shaun. Tales from Outer Suburbia. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books. 2009. 978-0-545-05587-1. $19.99. Giant floating poetry balls, living stick figures, strange creatures from the sea and an all-knowing water buffalo are some of the wonders found in this lushly illustrated collection of stories.
Taylor, Laini. Lips Touch: Three Times. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. 2009. 978-0-545-05585-7. $17.99. Three novellas explore the power of a kiss, and its possible hazards or thrills, especially if the kiss pulls humans and demons together in a lusty embrace.
Thompson, Kate. Creature of the Night. Roaring Brook Press. 2009. 978-1-59-643511-7. $17.95. Juvenile delinquent Bobby resists his mother’s plan to move to the countryside, but his anger becomes fear as he learns about local history and the creatures who rule the fields.
Valentine, Jenny. Broken Soup. Harper Collins/Harper Teen. 2009. 978-0-06-085071-5. $16.99. Since Rowan’s brother died, her mother’s been depressed, and she’s been caring for her sister alone. When a stranger insists that a photo negative belongs to her, Rowan’s life changes.
Vivian, Siobhan. Same Difference. Scholastic, Inc./PUSH. 2009. 9780545004077. $17.99. Emily commutes between a suburb where everyone tries to fit in and Philadelphia where everyone wants to be unique. Between these two "worlds" Emily tries to navigate between two sets of friends and struggle to find out who she really is.
Warman, Jessica. Breathless. Walker & Company. 2009. 978-0802798497. $16.99. When her schizophrenic brother’s behavior grows violent, Katie parents send her off to boarding school, where she quickly becomes part of the in crowd while harboring a dark secret.
Westerfeld, Scott. Leviathan. Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse. 2009. 9781416971733. $19.99. Steampunk novel that is a strange mixture of Victorian times with mechanical inventions. Bio-society countries are at war with mechanical countries in this extremely fresh novel.
Williams, Carol Lynch. The Chosen One. Macmillan/St. Martin’s Griffin. 2009. 978-0-312-55511-5. $16.95. When the Prophet commands thirteen-year-old Kyra to marry her aging uncle, her family is shaken. Desperate to escape, Kyra knows that running away puts them all at risk.
Williams-Garcia, Rita. Jumped. Harper Collins/Harper Teen. 2009. 9780060760915. $16.99. When Trina unknowingly insults Dominique in the hallway, she’s in danger of being jumped after school. Leticia could warn her, but she’s reluctant to get involved.
Wyatt, Melissa. Funny How Things Change. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2009. 9780374302337. $16.95. In this coming-of-age novel, Remy must choose between the girl of his dreams and the mountain his family has called home for generations.
Wynne-Jones, Tim. The Uninvited. Candlewick Press. 2009. 9780763639846. $16.99. When Mimi decides she has to get out of town, she retreats to her father’s cabin in the Canadian wilderness. Unease, mystery, and spookiness decide to follow.
Yancey, Rick. The Monstrumologist. Simon & Schuster. 2009. 978-1416984481. $17.00. Will Henry, orphan and assistant to a monstrumologist, races against time to save his town (and himself) from the anthropophagi, a pod of monstrous creatures who prey on humans.
Yang, Gene Luen. The Eternal Smile. Roaring Brook/First Second. 2009. 9781596431560. $16.95. Three tales in one graphic novel show the paper-thin margin that separates fantasy from reality for a warrior, a frog and a girl.
Zarr, Sara. Once Was Lost. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Hachette Book Group. 2009. 978-0-316-03604-7. $16.99. Samara’s faith is tested as struggles to uphold their perfect family image her father. a pastor, must portray while her mother drinks herself into rehab and a friend goes missing.
Zulkey, Claire. An Off Year. Penguin/Dutton. 2009. 978-0-525-42159-7. $16.99. Cecily decides to take a gap year before college and embarks on a journey of self-discovery with wry humor and professional help.
Nonfiction Fleming, Candace. The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum. Random House/Schwartz and Wade Books. 2009. 978-0-375-84197-2. $18.99. The AMAZING and THRILLING life of the GREAT P.T. Barnum is laid bare in this STUPENDOUS biography. Come one, come all and learn about this truly AMERICAN icon.
Gray, Theodore. The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe. Black Dog & Leventhal. 2009. 9781579128142. $29.95. The 118 elements of the periodic table are photographed and described with humor, style and authority.
Heiligman, Deborah. Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith. Henry Holt and Company. 978-0-8050-8721-5. $18.95. This lively biography of Charles Darwin focuses on the family life of one of the world’s most famous scientists, including the impact differing religious beliefs had on the family’s relationships.
Hoose, Phillip M. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 2009. 978-0-374-31322-9. $19.95. As a teen, Claudette Colvin sparked the protest that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and desegregation of public facilities by refusing to relinquish her seat to a white woman.
Mann, Charles C. Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum. 978-1-4169-4900-8. $24.99. 2009. Well before the arrival of Columbus, there were highly advanced civilizations in the Americas. More native people died from their germs than at the hands of the Europeans.
Murphy , Jim. Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting. Scholastic. 2009. 978-0-545-13049-3. $16.99. Bored and miserable after months in the trenches along Europe’s Western Front during WWI, German and Allied soldiers brought fighting to a halt to celebrate Christmas together in 1914.
Partridge, Elizabeth. Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don't You Grow Weary. Penguin Group/Viking.2009. 978-0-670-01189-6. $19.99. In a tense, day-by-day account of the Freedom March of 1965, teen voices are crucial to the spirit and drive of the march.
Small, David. Stitches: A Memoir. W.W. Norton & Co. 2009. 9780393068573. $24.95. In stunning graphic memoir format, Caldecott-winning artist David Small tells the story of his difficult childhood and his journey into adolescence and adulthood.
Stone, Tanya Lee. Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream. Candlewick. 2009. 978-0-7636-3611-1. $24.99. The story of the “Mercury 13” women who paved the way for females in space and aeronautics by challenging the political and social culture behind NASA’s unwritten rule that astronauts must be male.
Swanson, James L. Chasing Lincoln’s Killer. Scholastic Press. 2009. 978-0439903547. $16.99. Much more than just Lincoln’s killing went on that night of the Ford Theater assassination, this book will inform and entertain you with the gory details.
Walker, Sally M. Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland. Lerner/Carolrhoda Books. 2009. 978-0-8225-7135-3. $22.95. This book offers an incredible look at how ancient bones can reveal the details about the daily lives of colonial Americans.
Scott, Elizabeth. Love You, Hate You, Miss You. HarperCollins/HarperTeen. 2009. 978-0061122835. $16.99.
Seventy-five days after the car crash that killed her best friend Julia, Amy leaves rehab and begins writing a series of letters to her in a journal.
Smith, Andrew. In the Path of Falling Objects. Macmillan/Feiwel and Friends. 2009. 9780312375584. $17.99.
When their mother abandons them, brothers Jonah and Simon hit the road and make one fatal mistake: they accept a ride from a pretty girl and a dangerous man.
Smith, Sherri L. Flygirl. Penguin/G.P. Putnam's Sons. 2009. 978-0-399-24709-5. $16.99.
During WWII, Ida Mae Jones must go against her family and heritage to join the Army’s WASP program and fulfill her dream of being a pilot.
Standiford, Natalie. How to Say Goodbye in Robot. Scholastic. 2009. 978-0545107082. $17.99.
Fringe dwellers Jonas (Ghost Boy) and Beatrice (Robot Girl) use their adopted alter egos to help navigate the difficulties of fractured families and impending adulthood during their senior year.
Stead, Rebecca. When You Reach Me. Random House / Wendy Lamb Books. 2009. 978-0-385-73742-5. $15.99.
The year they are twelve, Sal begins to ignore Miranda and breaks her heart. But Miranda's attention is diverted when she begins to receive urgent, anonymous notes in unexpected places.
Stiefvater, Maggie. Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception. Llewell/Flux. 2008. 978-0-7387-1370-0. $9.95.
Shy and ordinary Deirdre finds herself caught up in an ancient struggle in the faerie world when she meets Luke, a sexy musician with a very dark past.
Stiefvater, Maggie. Shiver. Scholastic Inc./Scholastic Press. 2009. 978-0-545-12326-6. $17.99.
Grace has spent years watching the wolves in the woods behind her house. She has been particularly drawn to one – a yellow-eyed wolf who, in turn has been watching her intensely.
Stork, Francisco X. Marcelo in the Real World. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books. 2009. 978-0-545-05474-4. $17.99.
Marcelo—a teen who exhibits Asperger-like behaviors—is forced to leave his job caring for horses to work in his father’s law firm and experience “the real world.”
Stroud, Jonathan. Heroes of the Valley. Disney Book Group/Hyperion. 2009. 978-1-4231-0966-2. $17.99.
Halli lives in the shadow of his brother and the ancient heroes of his homeland, but when his family is threatened, he is unafraid to face enemies - whether human or not.
Tan, Shaun. Tales from Outer Suburbia. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books. 2009. 978-0-545-05587-1. $19.99.
Giant floating poetry balls, living stick figures, strange creatures from the sea and an all-knowing water buffalo are some of the wonders found in this lushly illustrated collection of stories.
Taylor, Laini. Lips Touch: Three Times. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. 2009. 978-0-545-05585-7. $17.99.
Three novellas explore the power of a kiss, and its possible hazards or thrills, especially if the kiss pulls humans and demons together in a lusty embrace.
Thompson, Kate. Creature of the Night. Roaring Brook Press. 2009. 978-1-59-643511-7. $17.95.
Juvenile delinquent Bobby resists his mother’s plan to move to the countryside, but his anger becomes fear as he learns about local history and the creatures who rule the fields.
Valentine, Jenny. Broken Soup. Harper Collins/Harper Teen. 2009. 978-0-06-085071-5. $16.99.
Since Rowan’s brother died, her mother’s been depressed, and she’s been caring for her sister alone. When a stranger insists that a photo negative belongs to her, Rowan’s life changes.
Vivian, Siobhan. Same Difference. Scholastic, Inc./PUSH. 2009. 9780545004077. $17.99.
Emily commutes between a suburb where everyone tries to fit in and Philadelphia where everyone wants to be unique. Between these two "worlds" Emily tries to navigate between two sets of friends and struggle to find out who she really is.
Warman, Jessica. Breathless. Walker & Company. 2009. 978-0802798497. $16.99.
When her schizophrenic brother’s behavior grows violent, Katie parents send her off to boarding school, where she quickly becomes part of the in crowd while harboring a dark secret.
Westerfeld, Scott. Leviathan. Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse. 2009. 9781416971733. $19.99.
Steampunk novel that is a strange mixture of Victorian times with mechanical inventions. Bio-society countries are at war with mechanical countries in this extremely fresh novel.
Williams, Carol Lynch. The Chosen One. Macmillan/St. Martin’s Griffin. 2009. 978-0-312-55511-5. $16.95.
When the Prophet commands thirteen-year-old Kyra to marry her aging uncle, her family is shaken. Desperate to escape, Kyra knows that running away puts them all at risk.
Williams-Garcia, Rita. Jumped. Harper Collins/Harper Teen. 2009. 9780060760915. $16.99.
When Trina unknowingly insults Dominique in the hallway, she’s in danger of being jumped after school. Leticia could warn her, but she’s reluctant to get involved.
Wyatt, Melissa. Funny How Things Change. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2009. 9780374302337. $16.95.
In this coming-of-age novel, Remy must choose between the girl of his dreams and the mountain his family has called home for generations.
Wynne-Jones, Tim. The Uninvited. Candlewick Press. 2009. 9780763639846. $16.99.
When Mimi decides she has to get out of town, she retreats to her father’s cabin in the Canadian wilderness. Unease, mystery, and spookiness decide to follow.
Yancey, Rick. The Monstrumologist. Simon & Schuster. 2009. 978-1416984481. $17.00.
Will Henry, orphan and assistant to a monstrumologist, races against time to save his town (and himself) from the anthropophagi, a pod of monstrous creatures who prey on humans.
Yang, Gene Luen. The Eternal Smile. Roaring Brook/First Second. 2009. 9781596431560. $16.95.
Three tales in one graphic novel show the paper-thin margin that separates fantasy from reality for a warrior, a frog and a girl.
Zarr, Sara. Once Was Lost. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Hachette Book Group. 2009. 978-0-316-03604-7. $16.99.
Samara’s faith is tested as struggles to uphold their perfect family image her father. a pastor, must portray while her mother drinks herself into rehab and a friend goes missing.
Zulkey, Claire. An Off Year. Penguin/Dutton. 2009. 978-0-525-42159-7. $16.99.
Cecily decides to take a gap year before college and embarks on a journey of self-discovery with wry humor and professional help.
Nonfiction
Fleming, Candace. The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum. Random House/Schwartz and Wade Books. 2009. 978-0-375-84197-2. $18.99.
The AMAZING and THRILLING life of the GREAT P.T. Barnum is laid bare in this STUPENDOUS biography. Come one, come all and learn about this truly AMERICAN icon.
Gray, Theodore. The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe. Black Dog & Leventhal. 2009. 9781579128142. $29.95.
The 118 elements of the periodic table are photographed and described with humor, style and authority.
Heiligman, Deborah. Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith. Henry Holt and Company. 978-0-8050-8721-5. $18.95.
This lively biography of Charles Darwin focuses on the family life of one of the world’s most famous scientists, including the impact differing religious beliefs had on the family’s relationships.
Hoose, Phillip M. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 2009. 978-0-374-31322-9. $19.95.
As a teen, Claudette Colvin sparked the protest that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and desegregation of public facilities by refusing to relinquish her seat to a white woman.
Mann, Charles C. Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum. 978-1-4169-4900-8. $24.99. 2009.
Well before the arrival of Columbus, there were highly advanced civilizations in the Americas. More native people died from their germs than at the hands of the Europeans.
Murphy , Jim. Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting. Scholastic. 2009. 978-0-545-13049-3. $16.99.
Bored and miserable after months in the trenches along Europe’s Western Front during WWI, German and Allied soldiers brought fighting to a halt to celebrate Christmas together in 1914.
Partridge, Elizabeth. Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don't You Grow Weary. Penguin Group/Viking.2009. 978-0-670-01189-6. $19.99.
In a tense, day-by-day account of the Freedom March of 1965, teen voices are crucial to the spirit and drive of the march.
Small, David. Stitches: A Memoir. W.W. Norton & Co. 2009. 9780393068573. $24.95.
In stunning graphic memoir format, Caldecott-winning artist David Small tells the story of his difficult childhood and his journey into adolescence and adulthood.
Stone, Tanya Lee. Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream. Candlewick. 2009. 978-0-7636-3611-1. $24.99.
The story of the “Mercury 13” women who paved the way for females in space and aeronautics by challenging the political and social culture behind NASA’s unwritten rule that astronauts must be male.
Swanson, James L. Chasing Lincoln’s Killer. Scholastic Press. 2009. 978-0439903547. $16.99.
Much more than just Lincoln’s killing went on that night of the Ford Theater assassination, this book will inform and entertain you with the gory details.
Walker, Sally M. Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland. Lerner/Carolrhoda Books. 2009. 978-0-8225-7135-3. $22.95.
This book offers an incredible look at how ancient bones can reveal the details about the daily lives of colonial Americans.