Adoration of Jenna Fox / Mary Pearson
In the near future, when biotech advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a 17 year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence.

Gone / Michael Grant
In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, leaving a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "the Power" and those who do not.

Graceling / Kristin Cashore
In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.

Hunger Games / Suzanne Collins
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people to their deaths, 16 year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.

Little Brother / Cory Doctorow
After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on the Bay Area, 17 year-old Marcus, released into a police state, decides to get computer hacking to set things right.

Exodus / Julie Bertagna
In the year 2100, as the island of Wing is about to be covered by water, fifteen-year-old Mara discovers the existence of New World sky cities that are safe from the storms and rising waters, and convinces her people to travel to one of these cities in order to save themselves.

Rosario+Vampire v.1 / Akihisa Ikeda
Average student Tsukune, unable to get into the school of his choice, has to settle for Monster High where he finds himself trying to stay out of the way of the turf war between the vampires and werewolves.

Phantom Dream v.1/Natsuki Takaya
Tamaki Otoya, the last of the summoners charged with battling evil forces, is devoted to his childhood friend Asahi, but he has difficulty keeping her safe when another old friend arrives at school who is possessed by a demon.

20th Century Boys v.1/Naoki Urasawa
Failed rock musician Kenji reunites with some of his old buddies and uncovers a disturbing cult that as been implicated in a series of murders and disappearances.

High School Debut v.1/Kazune Kawahara
Now that she's in high school, Haruna wants to leave behind her softball glove and find her true love, and she gets Yoh to agree to coach her on what makes girls appearling to guys, but only on the condition that she not fall in love with him.

Angry Little Girls in Love/Lela Lee
Why be sweet & cuddly when you can be angry, hopeless, sarcastic, and vengeful with the one you love. The “Angry Little Girls” are back dealing with the excitement and disappointment that love brings.

Appetite for Detention/Sloan Tanen
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.

Still I Rise :--A Graphic History Of African Americans/Roland Laird
A graphic history of the African-American experience from the seventeenth century to the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States, highlighting the political, economic, and cultural contributions of African-Americans to the country.

Life Sucks / Jessica Abel
Teen vampire Dave Miller becomes involved with Rosa, a mortal with a fascination for the dark side, only to find himself in competition for her attentions with a psychotic surfer-vamp.

Kendra / Coe Booth
Kendra, just 14 years old, is waiting for her mom to finish school so they can finally be together, but then her mom gets an apartment without her. There’s no one to turn to for love, except for maybe Nashawn.

Debbie Harry Sings In French / Meagan Brothers
Johnny likes goth, wears eyeliner and wants to dress up like his idol Debbie Harry. He’s also a recovering alcoholic and is really crushing on Maria. So what’s up with Johnny?

Mexican-White Boy / Matt de la Pena
Danny Lopez can pitch ninety-five miles per hour, but has trouble keeping the ball in the strike zone when he gets on the mound. This doesn’t surprise anyone at his school, where they don’t expect much from him since he’s half-Mexican brown. Will Danny prove them wrong?

Drama High: Hustlin’ / L. Divine
Even though Jayd is just trying to stay sane, everyone else seems to be losing it. Secrets and gossip from her homegirls, and a grandmother who tells her she better watch out brings Jayd a lot of drama from this popular series!

Jerk, California / Jonathon Friesen
Sam gets teased and rejected at school just because he has Tourette Syndrome. When he gets kicked out of his house by his step dad, he decides to take a road trip that may change his life.

Confessions of Triple Shot Betty / Jody Gehrman
Three sassy girls from Sonoma work together in a tiny drive-through espresso joint called Triple Shot Betty's. While slinging coffee drinks for custo mers and downing their own fair share of vanilla iced mochas; they plot, plan and commiserate together around their number one subject: boys, boys and boys with a few family and fashion issues thrown in for good measure.

Shifty / Lyn E. Hazen
Fifteen-year-old Shifty lives in San Francisco where he spent most of his life running the streets and living by his wits. He gets placed in a foster home with a really nice family who actually care about him and he struggles to adapt to this new way of life.

Dark Dude / Oscar Hijuelos
Rico, who is Cuban, beco mes weary of life in the Bronx and the poverty and despair of his neighborhood. A twist of fate lends him the opportunity to move to a farmhouse in Wisconsin. At first he experiences severe culture shock while living in farming country comprised of mostly Anglo people. Eventually he grows to love the blue skies, peacefulness, and wide open spaces of rural life. Yet he feels torn between 2 worlds; and questions his loyalty to his roots and family.

The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez / Alan Lawrence Sitomer
As the oldest female sibling, Sonia is expected to cook, clean and care for her large extended family as well as put up with their ongoing abuse. She views education as her ticket out of a life of drudgery; but she is often forced to miss school in order to babysit for her siblings, cook and clean for her mother. Despite the many challenges Sonia faces; she works hard to remain true to her own ideals and succeed in meeting her goals.

Peak / Roland Smith
Fourteen year old Peak Marcello gets busted for scaling the outside of a skyscraper in New York City. The son of a world famous mountain climber; Peak is sent to Mt. Everest where his father guides climbing expeditions, in order to escape being sent to juvie for his cri me. This action packed adventure tale will have you shivering in your pajamas as you climb up snow covered Mt. Everest alongside Peak in his hair-raising attempt to be the youngest person ever to reach its top.

Brothers Torres / Coert Voorhees
Frankie lives in small town New Mexico where he works afterschool in his family’s Mexican restaurant. Everyone looks up to his older brother Steve, a promising athlete with a college scholarship. When Steve becomes infatuated with the violent cholo lifestyle, Sophomore Frankie struggles to find a better way to gain respect for himself and his family.

Stop Me if You Think That You’ve Heard This One Before / David Yoo
Sixteen year old Albert Kim calls himself a “loser” since he realizes that “whoever was upstairs -- God, or more likely a teenage alien with the Milky Way on a petri dish -- had deemed that I wasn't meant to make it socially at Bern High." But then he meets Mia Stone…

Generation Dead / Daniel Waters
When dead teenagers come back to life and show up at the Oakvale high school, Phoebe becomes interested in the phenomena. When she starts dating one of the dead boys, Tommy, they encounter prejudice, fear, and hatred.

Zombie Blondes / Brian James
When fifteen-year-old Hannah and her out-of-work father arrived in Maplecrest Vermont, she felt that something was wrong . A classmate, Lukas, warns her to watch her back or she will be turned into one of the zombies.

The Graveyard Book / Neil Gaiman
The residents of a graveyard adopted the orphan, Bod, when he was 18 months old. He lived among the headstones and learned his survival skills from the dead, ghouls, witches. Now he’s a teen—what happens next?

The Summoning / Kelley Armstrong
Fifteen-year-old Chloe Saunders can see ghosts and is sent to a group home for disturbed teens, Lyle House, where she finds herself investigating a series of dangerous secret incidents.

Death’s Shadow / Darren Shan (The Demonata #7)
Bec is back after a hundred of years in captivity. After She, Dervish, and Meera fight off werewolves’ attacks, they join forces with Beranabus to face the brutal demonata and the evil Shadow.

I Heart You, You Haunt Me / Lisa Schroeder
Fifteen-year-old Ava, felt responsible for her boyfriend Jackson's death but when she realizes he’s back from the dead, her suffering really begins.

Sentences: The Life of M.F. Grimm/Percy Carey
In this autobiographical graphic novel Carey tells his story of being a child performer on Sesame Street then growing up to become a rapper and drug dealer. The dark side leads to time in prison and a life in a wheelchair but his talent and positivity win out in the end.

Hopes and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama: The Inaugural Edition/Steve Dougherty
Pictures and words tell the struggles and triumphs of our history making President.

One Hundred Young Americans / Michael Franzini
This book has pictures and stories from all over the country of “cheerleaders, jocks, student body presidents, prom queens, nerds, band geeks, gamers, skaters, stoners, Goths, punks, druggies and kids who defy all labels.”

Gadget Nation: A Journey Through the Eccentric world of Invention / Steve Greenberg
This astounding and inspirational book showcases all kinds of inventions and devices from the useless to the amazingly practical.

Indie Girl: From Starting a Band to Launching a Fashion Company, Nine Ways to Turn Your Creative Talent into Reality /Arne Johnson
Step by step, this book gives examples, instruction, and inspiration to how teen girls can express themselves.

No Choirboy: Murder Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row / Susan Kuklin
The author interviews death row inmates who were teenagers upon their conviction. A raw look at the realities of prison life and our criminal justice system.

The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need / Daniel H. Pink
This entertaining job guide, illustrated in manga form, tells the story of a young man as he turns a job into a career. Easy to read and full of practical advice.

Codes & Cheats Spring 2009: Prima Official Game Guide / Prima Games
Thousands and thousands of cheats, codes, and tips for all your favorite games including those for the PS#, Wii, and XBOX 360.

Showdowns: The 20 Greatest Wrestling Rivalries of the Last Two Decades / Jeremy Roberts
From Hulk Hogan to the present, this book has pictures and summaries of the most entertaining and intense rivalries ever seen in wrestling.

Other People’s Love Letters: 150 Letters You Were Never Meant to See / Bill Shapiro
Take a look into the secrets of these 150 hearts. You will laugh, cringe, and learn about love for better or worse.