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Science Fiction

The Declaration / Gemma Malley
In 2140 England where drugs enable people to live forever and children are illegal, Anna, an obedient “Surplus” training to become a house servant, discovers that her birth parents are trying to find her.

Extras / Scott Westerfeld
Fourth book of the Uglies series. Aya Fuse is an Extra who wants to boost her popularity rating. She discovers the Sly Girls and decides to kick their story for her popularity. Little does she realize where spying on them will lead her.

A War of Gifts: an Ender story / Orson Scott Card
Set during the first years of Ender Wiggins time at Battle School, chaos erupts when a student places a gift in another student's shoe on Sinterklaaus Day. This act of rebellion forces everyone to make a critical choice during the War over Santa Claus.

Unwind / Neal Shusterman
After the Heartland War, a child of the ages thirteen to eighteen can be "unwound" – salvaged for their body parts— at the request of the parents. Three teen runaways fight the cruel system.

Eclipse / Stephenie Meyer
Continues Twilight and New Moon. Bella faces a new predicament when she must choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship for werewolf Jacob. A choice that could result in a life-and-death battle.

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports / James Patterson
Third installment in the Maximum Ride series. Max and her Flock must race against time to stop the "Re-evolution" - a sinister experiment to re-engineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race that will conquer the rest of the world.

Manga

Gin Tama v.1 / Hideaki Sorachi
After aliens invade Japan and take all the jobs, former samurai Sakata “Gin” Gintoki takes any odd job that comes his way to make ends meet.


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After School Nightmare v.1 / Setona Mizuhiro
Ichijou’s school life turns into a horrifying experience when he’s enlisted by a mysterious school nurse to take an after-hours class. To graduate he must pass this class and enter into a nightmare world where his body and soul will be at the mercy of his worst enemies.

St. Lunatic High School v.1 / Majiko
Because her brother works at the renowned St. Lunatic High School, Niko attends night school there, but her classmates are all demons and she has a hard time adjusting until the handsome Ren offers to help.

Flower of Life v.1 / Fumi Yoshinaga
Forced to enroll in school late after recovering from a serious illness, Harutaro is trying to catch up while his pal, Shota, works hard to make him feel welcome. Too bad Kai, President of the Manga Club, is determined to make Harutaro’s school life a nightmare.

Wild Ones v.1 / Kiyo Fujiwara
Sachie just lost her mother and her distant grandfather has shown up to take care of her. The only problem is that Grandpa is the head of a yakuza gang.

Comics

Magical Life of Long Tack Sam / Ann Marie Fleming
Follow his amazing journey as a young acrobat in a small village in China to one of the 20 th century’s most famous magicians and renowned American vaudeville performer.

All the Rage: Boondocks Past & Present / Aaron McGruder
The latest collection of your favorites--Huey, Caesar, Jazmine and Granddad —along with never-seen-comics, censored strips and interviews with the author.

Heroes v.1 / various authors, illustrator Tim Sale
The popular TV series comes to comics with 34 chapters from Season One and some of comics’ greatest illustrators.


Blue Beetle: Shell Shocked v.1 / Keith Giffen
Teenager Jaime Reyes, new guardian of the mystical Blue Beetle scarab, discovers that his supernatural powers are a blessing and a curse.

Eternals / Neil Gaiman
You are thousands of years old and have amazing powers. So why doesn’t anyone remember any of this?

Horror

All Hallows’ Eve: 13 stories / Vivian Vande Velde
A collection of thirteen horror stories that take place on Halloween night of ghosts, vampires, and pranks gone awry

Vampire Academy / Richelle Mead
Vampire princess Lissa and her guardian Rose are caught and returned to Vladimir’s Academy where they face peer pressures, nasty gossip, new relationships, and death threats.

Prom Dates from Hell / Rosemary Clement-Moore
Maggie, a school newspaper photographer, has no choice but to face on prom night the revenge-seeking demon her classmate summoned.

Blood Beast (The Demonata # 5) / Darren Shan
After defeating demons and moving on with his life, Grubbs begins to experience strange symptoms at the onset of the full moon. Can he fight the beast inside and escape his wolf genes?

What Happened to Cass McBride? / Gail Giles
Cass feels slightly responsible because of David Kirby’s suicide. Out of rage, Kyle Kirby, David’s brother, decides to take revenge on Cass.

Restless Dead: Ten Original Stories of the Supernatural / edited by Deborah Noyes
A collection of horror stories from vampires to restless ghosts which will keep you awake the whole night.

 

Fiction

Sofi Mendoza’s Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico / Malin Alegria
Cool and bratty Sofi Mendoza lies to her parents and goes to a house party near Tijuana, but when she tries to return to her home in Orange County, California, she finds out her green card is fake! She doesn’t even speak Spanish! Sofi stays with her aunt until her undocumented parents can get her home and until then she learns a lot about herself.

Graffiti Girl / Kelly Parra
Artista Angel Rodriguez joins the notorious graffiti crew Reyes Del Norte after losing a mural contest. In this exciting and dangerous underground art world, Angel will have to choose how she wants to express her love for art and approach life.

Whole Sky Full of Stars / Rene Saldana, Jr.
High-school senior Barry has just lost his dad and is the new man of the family. His best friend, Alby, has racked up gambling debts and convinces Barry to fight in the “Man o’ Mite” boxing match. If he wins, he won’t have to sell his dad’s 1964 Ford Galaxy to help make ends meet!

Freak Show / James St. James
Fierce and fabulous teen drag queen Billy Bloom finds that life is tough at his new conservative school, especially after he gets gay bashed. But with the help of new friends like the hunky quarterback Flip, he decides to run for homecoming queen!

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian / Sherman Alexie
This novel is about a 14 year old Native American Trying to find his way between the reservation and the rest of America. His basketball and cartooning skills help him along the way.

Thirteen Reasons Why / Jay Asher
Clay is mourning the death of his crush, Hannah, when he receives a tape in the mail that is her suicide note. He listens to it as he wanders the town they knew in this powerful and mysterious novel.

I Love You Beth Cooper / Larry Doyle
In his high school graduation speech super nerd Denis shouts out his love for the school’s head cheerleader. A night like Superbad follows. From a former writer for The Simpsons.

The Edification of Sonya Crane / JD Guilford
This book in the Kimani Tru series explores what happens when a white girl switches schools and everybody there thinks she’s black. She’s accepted by her peers for the first time but at the cost of being honest about who she really is.

Homeboyz / Alan Sitomer
Teddy is out for revenge against the gang that killed his sister in a drive by shooting. When he gets thrown into juvenile hall and placed into a mentoring program, he starts to open his eyes.

Does My Head Look Big in This / Randa Abdel-Fattah
This comic novel is about Amal, a girl trying to balance her average teenage lifestyle and her Islamic faith.

Story of a Girl / Sara Zarr
Bay Area 15 year old Deanna learns that a public mistake she made two years ago still defines her in everyone else’s eyes. This book is about her struggle to forge a new identity for herself.

Non-Fiction

Graffiti Planet: the Best Graffiti from Around the World / compiled by Alan Ket
Graffiti, graffiti and MORE graffiti from all over the world.

Doing It Right: Making Smart, Safe, and Satisfying Choices About Sex / Bronwen Pardes
The kind of info you want about sex given to you in a frank and open manner.

Under the Dragon: California’s New Culture / Lonny Shavelson
Learn more about the changing Asian cultures in California.

Firefly's World of Facts / Russell Ash
Who was the only female martyr and saint to sport a beard? Which country hosts the Cockroach Hall of Fame? Find out the answers to these questions and MORE.

RearEnds: Found Photos / Roger Handy
Yup a whole book dedicated to people’s rear ends. Pretty people and ugly people— it’s got it all.


Grace After Midnight: A Memoir / Felicia Pearson
From the T.V. series, Wire. She started off as a “baby gangsta” and struggled to get her life together.

Subversive Seamster: Transform Thrift Store Threads into Street Couture / Melissa Alvarado
Do you like designing clothes? Or want to learn how? There’s 30 great projects even for the new sewer.

Breathe: Yoga for Teens / Mary Kaye Chryssicas
Do you like yoga or want to learn how to do a downward dog? This book will show you how!

Leaving Dirty Jersey: A Crystal Meth Memoir / James Salant
Read about the highs and lows of a crystal meth addict.

Rap Up: The Ultimate Guide to Hip Hop and R & B / Cameron Lazerine
How it all started to where hip hop is at the moment

 

 

 

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