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| Part of the last desperate hope to preserve the survival of their dying species, three dragon siblings--AuRon, Wistala, and Copper--find themselves at odds over the coming human war, with AuRon believing that dragons should remain out of human affairs, Wistala hoping for peaceful coexistence, and Copper seizing the opportunity to fulfill his own plans. Previous titles in the Age of Fire series: #1 Dragon Champion, 2005; #2 Dragon Avenger, 2006; #3 Dragon Outcast, 2007. Sequels: Dragon Rule, 2009; Dragon Fate, 2010.
Knight, Karsten. Wildefire. Simon & Schuster, 2011. (Gr. 9+) FAN After a killing for which she feels responsible, sixteen-year-old Ashline Wilde moves cross-country to a remote California boarding school, where she learns that she and others have special gifts that can help them save the world, but evil forces are at work to stop them. Kostic, Conor. Edda. Viking, 2011. (Gr. 7+) SF In the virtual world of Edda, ruler Scanthax decides he wants to invade another virtual world, embroiling the universes of Edda, Saga, and Epic in war, with only three teenagers to try to restore peace. Previous titles: Epic, 2006; Saga, 2008. Kushner, Ellen and Holly Black, eds. Welcome to Bordertown: New Stories and Poems of the Borderlands (Borderland) Random House, 2011. (Gr. 9+) SS/FAN A collection of stories and poems set in Bordertown, a city on the edge of the faerie and human world that is populated by human and elfin runaways, including Cory Doctorow's "Shannon's Law," Patricia A. McKillip's "Cruel Sister," Annette Curtis Klause's "Elf Blood," and others. Lackey, Mercedes and Rosemary Edghill. Legacies. Tor Teen, 2010. (Gr. 7+) FAN After her family is killed, Spirit White is taken to Oakhurst Academy, a combination orphanage and school for those with magical powers, where she and her new friends investigate when students start mysteriously disappearing. Sequel: Conspiracies, 2011. LaFevers, R. L. Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris, Houghton Mifflin, 2008. (Gr. 5-8) FAN When mummies go missing all over London, eleven-year-old Theodosia puts aside her fight against the Serpents of Chaos to save her father, who is suspected in the thefts, all the while avoiding a string of new governesses. Sequel to: Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos, 2007. Sequels: Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus, 2010; Theodosia and the Last Pharoh, 2011. LaFevers, R. L. The Flight of the Phoenix. Houghton Mifflin, 2009. (Gr. 3-5) FAN After his parents are lost at sea and further disaster strikes, Nathaniel Fludd is tasked with ensuring that a phoenix's egg is safely hatched, but he also must keep his pet gremlin out of trouble and rescue his cousin and guardian from the Bedouin or risk the extinction of all the world's mythical creatures. Sequels: The Basilisk's Lair, 2010; The Wyverns' Treasure, 2010; The Unicorn’s Tale, 2011. Lairamore, Dawn. Ivy’s Ever After. Holiday House, 2010. (Gr. 5-8) FAN A whimsical fractured fairy tale finds a spirited, non-conformist princess teaming up with an undersized dragon to foil an evil prince's dastardly plot to destroy their kingdom. Sequel: Ivy and the Meanstalk, forthcoming 10/2011. Lake, Nick. Blood Ninja. Simon & Schuster, 2009. (Gr. 9+) SUPERNATURAl After his father is murdered and a ninja saves his life, Taro discovers the connection between ninjas and vampires and finds himself being dragged into a bitter conflict between the rival lords ruling Japan. Sequel: The Revenge of Lord Oda, 2010. Lanagan, Margo. The Brides of Rollrock Island. Knopf, forthcoming 9/2012. Lancaster, Mike A. Human.4. Egmont, 2011. (Gr. 7-10) SF Twenty-first century fourteen-year-old Kyle was hypnotized when humanity was upgraded to 1.0 and he, incompatible with the new technology, exposes its terrifying impact in a tape-recording found by the superhumans of the future. Langrish, Katherine. The Shadow Hunt. Harpercollins, 2010. (Gr. 7+) FAN On the haunting, windswept moors of Devil's Edge, Wolf and Nest discover a sinister enemy too close for comfort, making it difficult to discern who they can trust and who needs to be kept at arm's length. Lasky, Kathryn. Daughters of the Sea, 1: Hannah. Scholastic, 2009. (Gr. 7+) FAN In 1899, a fifteen-year-old orphan named Hannah obtains employment as a servant in the home of one of Boston's wealthiest families, where she meets a noted portrait painter who seems to know things about her that even she is not aware of, and when she accompanies the family to their summer home in Maine, she feels an undeniable pull to the sea. Sequel: May, 2011. Law, Ingrid. Savvy. Dial, 2008. (Gr. 4-6) FAN Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy"--a magical power unique to each member of her family--just as her father is injured in a terrible accident. Companion novel: Scumble, 2010. Leavitt, Lindsey. Princess for Hire. Hyperion, 2010. (Gr. 7+) FAN Longing for a bit of glamour in her Idaho life, Desi Bascomb gets it when she discovers her ability to look like any princess who needs subbing services, but Desi soon learns that being royalty involves more than wearing a tiara and waving at cameras. Sequel: The Royal Treatment, 2011. Levine, Gail Carson. Fairies and the Quest for Never Land. Disney, 2010. (Gr. 3-5+) FAN Gwendolyn Carlisle, descendant of Wendy Darling, tries to help the fairies of Fairy Haven recapture the evil dragon Kyto, but the fairies aren't so sure Gwendolyn can help their cause. Previous titles: Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg, 2005; Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand, 2007. Levine, Gail Carson. A Tale of Two Castles. Harpercollins, 2011. (Gr. 5-8) FAN Twelve-year-old Elodie journeys to Two Castles in hopes of studying acting but instead becomes apprentice to a dragon, who teaches her to be observant and use reasoning, thus helping her to uncover who is poisoning the king. Lim, Rebecca. Mercy. Hyperion, 2011. (Gr. 8-10) Paranormal Mercy, a fallen angel, is doomed to an eternity of living someone else's life, but when she meets Ryan, an eighteen-year-old who refuses to believe his missing twin sister is dead, she realizes she can help him, even if it means exposing her true self and taking a chance that her efforts will be rejected. Lindskold, Jane. Thirteen Orphans. Tor, 2008. (A/YA) FAN In an alternate world inspired by ancient Chinese lore and magic, Brenda learns about her magical ancestry after an attack on her father and finds herself among a band of orphans who each represent an animal from the Chinese zodiac. Sequels: Nine Gates, 2009; Five Odd Honors, 2010. Littlefield, Sophie. Banished. Delacorte, 2010. (Gr. 9+) SUPERNATURAL Sixteen-year-old Hailey Tarbell, raised by a mean, secretive grandmother, does not know that she comes from a long line of healers until her Aunt Prairie arrives with answers about her past that could quickly threaten her future. Sequel: Unforsaken, forthcoming 10/2011. Livingston, Lesley. Darklight. Harperteen, 2010. (Gr. 8+) FAN After a dangerous encounter in Central Park, actress Kelley Winslow, who has only recently learned that she is a Faerie, journeys to the Otherworld and begins to untangle the strands of a magical conspiracy with far-reaching consequences. Previous title: Wondrous Strange, 2009. Sequel: Tempestuous, 2010. Llewellyn, Sam. The Well Between the Worlds. Orchard, 2009. (Gr. 5-9) FAN Eleven-year-old Idris finds his life taking a dramatic turn when, after a near-drowning incident, he is accused of being allied to the feared sea monsters of Lyonesse and is rescued from a death sentence by a mysterious and fearsome stranger. Sequel: Darksoltice, 2010. Lloyd, Saci. The Carbon Diaries: 2015. Holiday House, 2009. (Gr. 8+) SF In 2015, when England becomes the first nation to introduce carbon dioxide rationing in a drastic bid to combat climate change, sixteen-year-old Laura documents the first year of rationing as her family spirals out of control. Sequel: The Carbon Diaries 2017, 2010. Lo, Malinda. Ash. Little Brown, 2009. (Gr. 10+) FAN Forced into becoming an indentured servant when her family dies, Ash lives a lonely and desperate life with no hopes for the future, until she meets Kaisa, the King's royal Huntress, who teaches her to love, live, and dream once again. Companion novel: Huntress, 2011. Lu, Marie. Legend. Putnam, forthcoming 11/2011. (Gr. 7+) S In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy. Lubar, David. My Rotten Life. Starscape, 2009. (Gr. 3-5) SUPERNATURAL Ten-year-old Nathan Abercrombie is having a really bad day. First, Shawna Lanchester, the prettiest girl in his class, doesn’t invite him to her party. Then he gets picked last in gym class. Things couldn’t get any worse…until he gets doused with an experimental serum that turns him into a half-dead zombie! Sequels: Dead Guy Spy, 2010; Goop Soup, 2010; Big Stink, 2010; Enter the Zombie Zone, 2011. Lubar, David. Attack of the Vampire Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales. (Weenie Books #5) Starscape, 2011. (Gr. 6-8) SS/FAN Contains over thirty stories of vampires, ghosts, middle school teachers, and other scary things. Lupica, Mike. Hero. Philomel, 2010. (Gr. 6+) SUPERNATURAL Fourteen-year-old Billy learns he has the same special abilities as his father, who was the President's globe-trotting troubleshooter until "the Bads" killed him, and now Billy must decide whether to use his powers in the same way at the risk of his own life. Lyga, Barry. Mangaman. Houghton Mifflin, 2011. (Gr. 7+) GN/SF Ryoko Kiyama, a character from a Japanese comic book, or manga, falls through a rip into the real world-- the western world-- and tries to survive as the ultimate outsider at a typical American high school. Lynch, Chris. Monkey See, Monkey Don’t. Scholastic, 2009. (Gr. 5-8) SF In a future where electronic surveillance has taken the place of love, young Zane uses technology to talk to animals and battles an evil veterinarian who is working on a new device to control animal movement and speech, employing Zane's dog as his first test case. Previous title: Cyberia, 2008. Sequel: Prime Evil, 2010. Maberry, Jonathan. Rot and Ruin. Simon & Schuster, 2010. (Gr. 9+) SUPERNATURAL In a post-apocalyptic world where fences and border patrols guard the few people left from the zombies that have overtaken civilization, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura is finally convinced that he must follow in his older brother's footsteps and become a bounty hunter. Sequel: Dust and Decay, forthcoming 8/2011. MacCullough, Carolyn. Once a Witch. Clarion, 2009. (Gr. 7+) SUPERNATURAL Born into a family of witches, seventeen-year-old Tamsin is raised believing that she alone lacks a magical "Talent," but when her beautiful and powerful sister is taken by an age-old rival of the family in an attempt to change the balance of power, Tamsin discovers her true destiny. Sequel: Always a Witch, forthcoming 8/2011. Madigan, L. K. The Mermaid’s Mirror. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. (Gr. 7+) FAN Lena, almost sixteen, has always felt drawn to the waters of San Francisco Bay despite the fears of her father, a former surfer, but after she glimpses a beautiful woman with a tail, nothing can keep Lena from seeking the mermaid in the dangerous waves at Magic Crescent Cove. Mafi, Tahereh. Shatter Me. HarperTeen, 2011. (Gr. 10+) SF Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a post-apocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection,offers hope of a better future. Malley, Gemma. The Returners. Bloomsbury, 2010. (Gr. 8+) SF Experiencing brutal nightmares in the aftermath of his mother's death and in reaction to his father's alienating radical political beliefs, Will Hodge discovers he is being followed by a group of people who claim that they have been reincarnated to witness historical atrocities. Malley, Gemma. The Legacy. Bloomsbury, 2011. (Gr. 7+) SF When a Pincent Pharma truck is ambushed by the Underground, revealing not the expected supply of drugs but corpses, it becomes clear that the Longevity prescription for eternal youth is failing to live up to its promises, and when the Underground is blamed for releasing a deadly virus, the truth finally comes out. Previous titles: The Declaration, 2007; The Resistence, 2008. Mantchev, Lisa. Eyes Like Stars. Feiwel & Friends, 2009. (Gr. 8+) FAN Seventeen-year-old Bertie strives to save Theater Illuminata, the only home she has ever known, but is hindered by the Players who magically live on there, especially Ariel, who is willing to destroy the Book at the center of the magic in order to escape into the outside world. Sequels: Perchance to Dream, 2010; So Silver Bright, forthcoming 9/2011. Marchetta, Melina. Finnikin of the Rock. Candlewick, 2010. (Gr. 8+) FAN Finnikin reluctantly joins forces against the imposter who has ruled Lumatere for years with an enigmatic young novice who claims that her dark dreams will lead them to a surviving royal child and a way to regain the throne. Marr, Melissa. Wicked Lovely. HarperTeen, 2007. (Gr. 8+) FAN Aislinn has the sight. She can see faeries. But she keeps this ability a secret, until Keenan comes after her. He's the Summer King. He's been looking for his queen for nine centuries. Now he's found her -- in Aislinn, whether she wants to join him or not. Sequels: Ink Exchange, 2008; Fragile Eternity, 2009; Radiant Shadows, 2010. Marr, Melissa. Graveminder. William Morrow, 2011. (Gr. 9+) PARANORMAL When her grandmother Maylene, who always gave tender attention to the dead with unusual rituals, dies mysteriously, Rebekkah Barrow returns home and discovers that Maylene was murdered and that there was good reason for her odd traditions. Martin, John. How to Grow Up and Rule the World, by Vordak the Incomprehensible. Egmont, 2010. (Gr. 3-5) SF The evil genius Vordak the Incomprehensible conveys to the inferior masses his nefariousftrr methods for achieving ultimate control of the planet. Martin, George R. R. Dance with Dragons. Bantam, 2011. (A/YA) FAN New threats emerge to endanger the future of the Seven Kingdoms, as Daenerys Targaryen, ruling in the East, fights off a multitude of enemies, while Jon Snow, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, faces his foes both in the Watch and beyond the great Wall of ice and stone. Previous titles in The Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, 1996; A Clash of Kings, 1999; A Storm of Swords, 2000; A Feast for Crows, 2005. Martinez, A. Lee. Emperor Mollusk Vs. the Sinister Brain. Orbit, forthcoming 3/2012. (A/YA) SF Emperor Mollusk. Intergalactic Menace. Destroyer of Worlds. Conqueror of Other Worlds. Mad Genius. Ex-Warlord of Earth. Not bad for a guy without a spine. But what's a villain to do after he's done . . . everything. With no new ambitions, he's happy to pitch in and solve the energy crisis or repel aliens invaders should the need arise, but if he had his way, he'd prefer to be left alone to explore the boundaries of dangerous science. Just as a hobby, of course. McBride, Regina. The Fire Opal. Delacorte, 2010. (Gr. 8+) FAN Having spent her life peacefully collecting kelp with her mother and dreaming of the legendary Holy Isles, Maeve O'Tullagh is horrified when her mother and new sister fall into a mysterious trance. McCafferty, Megan. Bumped. Balzer & Bray, 2011. (Gr. 9+) SF In 2036 New Jersey, when teens are expected to become fanatically religious wives and mothers or high-priced Surrogettes for couples made infertile by a widespread virus, sixteen-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony find in one another the courage to believe they have choices. McCaffrey, Anne and Elizabeth Ann. Catalyst: A Tale of the Barque Cats. Random House, 2010. (A/YA) SF In a universe in which space-faring humans are aided by remarkable telepathic cats, a government edict to control a health threat by impounding and destroying animals throughout the galaxy threatens the survival of these invaluable felines. Sequel: Catacombs, 2010. McCaffrey, Todd. Dragonheart. Del Rey, 2008. (A/YA) SF The dragons of Pern are dying...and the only person who can save them has been dead for over 400 Turns. This fantasy is written by Anne McCaffrey's son, Todd, heir to the literary world of Pern. Sequel: Dragongirl, 2010. McDonald, Ian. Planesrunner. Pry, forthcoming, 12/2011. (Gr. 9+) SF McKillip, Patricia A. The Bards of Bone Plain. Ace, 2010. (A/YA) FAN While searching for the mystical Bone Plane, Princess Beatrice, aided by a scholar and an archaeologist, discovers a disk marked with ancient runes that holds the key to the secrets of a lost language she suddenly notices everywhere. McKinley, Robin. Pegasus. Putnam, 2010. (Gr. 6+) FAN Because of a thousand-year-old alliance between humans and pegasi, Princess Sylvi is ceremonially bound to Ebon, her own pegasus, on her twelfth birthday, but the closeness of their bond becomes a threat to the status quo and possibly to the safety of their two nations. McMann, Lisa. Wake. Simon Pulse, 2008. (Gr. 7+) SUPERNATURAL Tired of being dragged into other people's dreams and watching their subconscious fantasies and fears revealed in all their glory, Jane's powers take a dangerous turn after she discovers that she is in a very scary dream in which she is not only an observer but an unwilling participant as well. Sequels: Fade, 2009; Gone, 2010. McNamee, Eoin. The Ring of Five. Wendy Lamb Books, 2010. (Gr. 5-8) PARANORMAL Arriving at a mysterious paranormal school where he befriends two kids with supernatural abilities, Danny Caulfield discovers a latent talent for spying before being sent on a terrifying mission. Sequel: The Unknown Spy, forthcoming 8/2011. Mead, Richelle. Vampire Academy: #1 Vampire Academy. Razorbill, 2007. (Gr. 9+) PARANORMAL Two years after a horrible incident made them run away, vampire princess Lissa and her guardian-in-training Rose are found and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, where one focuses on mastering magic, the other on physical training, while both try to avoid the perils of gossip, cliques, gruesome pranks, and sinister plots. Sequels: #2 Frostbite, 2008; #3 Shadow Kiss, 2008; #4 Blood Promise, 2009; #5 Spirit Bound, 2010; #6 Last Sacrifice, 2010. Mead, Richelle. The Golden Lily. Razorbill, forthcoming 5/2012. FAN Mebus, Scott. Gods of Manhattan. Dutton, 2008. (Gr. 5-8) FAN Thirteen-year-old Rory discovers a spirit world that thrives alongside his contemporary New York City, filled with fantastical creatures and people from the city's colorful past who have become gods and goddesses and who have chosen Rory to perform a dangerous mission. Sequels: Spirits in the Park, 2009; The Sorcerer’s Secret, 2010. Meloy, Colin. Wildwood. Balzer + Bray, 2011. (Gr. 4-8) FAN Prue's life shifts from ordinary to extraordinary when her baby brother is kidnapped by a murder of crows and she must embark into the Impassable Wilderness, a dense forest in the center of Portland, Oregon, with her friend Curtis in tow, where the pair will encounter warring creatures, peaceful mystics, and other dark-minded, powerful figures. Meloy, Maile. The Apothecary. Putnam, forthcoming 10/2010. (Gr. 6+) FAN It's 1952 and the Scott family has just moved from Los Angeles to London. Here, fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows - a fascinating boy who's not afraid to stand up to authority and dreams of becoming a spy. When Benjamin's father is kidnapped, Janie and Benjamin must uncover the secrets of the apothecary's sacred book, the Pharmacopoeia, in order to find him, all while keeping it out of the hands of their enemies - Russian spies in possession of nuclear weapons. Discovering and testing potions they never believed could exist, Janie and Benjamin embark on a dangerous race to save the apothecary and prevent impending disaster. Michaelis, Antonia. Dragon of Darkness. Amulet, 2010. (Gr. 7+) FAN Jumar and Christopher, two boys from very different backgrounds, are thrown together by magic, mayhem and a common foe as they battle deadly dragons in the wilderness of Nepal. Miller, Kirsten. The Eternal Ones. Razorbill, 2010. (Gr. 8+) PARANORMAL Experiencing recurring visions of a romance from a past life that ended tragically, dressmaker Haven leaves the home of her tyrannical grandmother to start over in New York, where she falls in love with a man who is under suspicion for murder and who Haven finds both familiar and threatening. Sequel: A Season in the Underworld, forthcoming 8/2011. Milway, Alex. The Mousehunter. Little Brown, 2009. (Gr. 4-6) FAN Working for the wealthy Isiah Lovelock and dreaming of the day she can become a famous mousehunter, Emiline is thrilled when she finally gets her chance--venturing to far away lands on a grand adventure to capture the legendary pirate Mousebeard! Sequel: The Curse of Mousebeard, 2010. Mitchard, Jacquelyn. The Midnight Twins. Razorbill, 2008. (Gr. 7+) PARANORMAL Mirror twins born on either side of midnight on New Year's Eve, Meredith and Mallory Bryn have always shared a close bond, until a mysterious, near-fatal fire on their thirteenth birthday gives rise to visions and dreams--Mallory of the past, and Meredith of the future--that reveal the deep and dangerous secrets of the people around them. Sequels: Look Both Ways, 2009; Watch for Me by Moonlight, 2010. Monir, Alexandra. Timeless. Delacorte, 2011. (Gr. 7+) Paranormal Forced to live with her wealthy, estranged grandparents in New York City after her mother dies, sixteen-year-old Michele retreats to her room where she finds a diary that transports her back to 1910-- with life-changing consequences. 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