Friday, July 01, 2011

New in July

Ruby Red
By Kerstin Gier

Sixteen-year-old Gwyneth discovers that she, rather than her well-prepared cousin, carries a time-travel gene, and soon she is journeying with Gideon, who shares the gift, through historical London trying to discover whom they can trust.






Rise of the Corpses
By Ty Drago

When the living dead invade Philadelphia, Will Ritter and a group of teenage resistance fighters, known as the Undertakers, are the only ones that can see them to stop the invasion.






Teeth: Vampire Tales
Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling

A collection of nineteen short stories about vampires features tales from Cassandra Clare and Holly Black, Neil Gaiman, and Melissa Marr.







Ask Elizabeth
By Elizabeth Berkley

Written in the spirit of a group diary, Ask Elizabeth addresses the emotional lives of teen girls based on the most frequently asked questions from workshops presented by Elizabeth Berkley.






Never Sit Down in a Hoopskirt and Other Things I Learned in Southern Belle Hell
By Crickett Rumley

After being ousted from yet another elite boarding school, seventeen-year-old Jane returns to her Alabama hometown, where her grandmother persuades her to enter the Magnolia Maid pageant.





A Hare in the Elephant's Trunk
By Jan L. Coates

Inspired by the real life experiences of a Sudanese boy, follows Jacob Akech Deng's journey as he flees his home under the threat of war, and, guided by the memory of his mother, tries to survive in a refugee camp.






Jersey Tomatoes Are the Best
By Maria Padian

When fifteen-year-old best friends Henry and Eve leave New Jersey, one for tennis camp in Florida and one for ballet camp in New York, each faces challenges that put her long-cherished dreams of the future to the test.






Cleopatra Confesses
By Carolyn Meyer

Princess Cleopatra, the third (and favorite) daughter of King Ptolemy XII, comes of age in ancient Egypt, accumulating power and discovering love.







101 Great Bombers
Edited by Robert Jackson

The developmental history of legendary fighting aircraft, from WWI to the present day. Includes full technical specifications, photographs, and profile artwork for aviation's most impressive bombers.






The Healer's Apprentice
By Melanie Dickerson

In this story loosely based on the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, seventeen-year-old Rose, a healer's apprentice, falls in love with the betrothed Lord Hamlin, who is seeking the sorcerer who cursed his future bride.






The Magnolia League
By Katie Crouch

After the death of her free-spirited mother, sixteen-year-old Alexandra Lee is forced to move from Northern California to Savannah, Georgia, to live with her wealthy grandmother, who expects Alex to join a long-standing debutante society, which, Alex learns, has made a pact with a legendary Hoodoo family.




What Guys Need to Know about Girls/What Girls Need to Know about Guys
By John Hilton III & Lani Hilton

This flip book (half dedicated to boys, half dedicated to girls) provides LDS teens with tips and advice for dealing with the opposite sex.