Saturday, May 05, 2007

New in May


Missing You: Meg Cabot: 268 pages

When Jessica Mastriani, also known as Lightning Girl, loses her psychic ability of locating anyone, dead or alive, she retreats to a new place hoping to start over when Rob Wilkins unexpectedly shows up and needs her help back home. 1-800-WHERE-R-U series.



Forged in the Fire: Ann Turnbull: 312 pages

After spending three years apart, eighteen-year-old Susanna is eager to be reunited with her fiance Will who is due to arrive from London so that they can be married, but it is the summer of 1665 and, unbeknownst to Susanna, the plague is beginning to spread throughout the city. Sequel to No Shame, No Fear.



Immersed in Verse: Allan Wolf: 112 pages

An informative, slightly irreverent, and totally tremendous guide to living the poet's life.


The Courage to Be Yourself: 145 pages
True stories by teens about cliques, conflicts, and overcoming peer pressure.


Write Here, Right Now: Nicole Clarke: 224 pages

Having left her Berkeley, California, home for an eight-week summer internship at a New York City fashion magazine, Mel tries to cope with her new roommates and with city life as she follows her dream of becoming a writer.



The Angel of Death: Alane Ferguson: 260 pages

Seventeen-year-old high school senior Cameryn Mahoney uses skills learned as assistant to her coroner father to try to unravel the mystery of a local teacher's gruesome death, while also awaiting a possible reunion with her long-missing mother.




Romeo and Juliet: 208 pages

The classic tale in manga form.



Everlost: Neal Shusterman: 313 pages

When Nick and Allie are killed in a car crash, they end up in Everlost, or limbo for lost souls, where although Nick is satisfied, Allie will stop at nothing to break free.