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1. NUMBERS by Rachel Ward
YA WARD R
Since the day her mother died, Jem has known about numbers. Numbers that pop into her head when she looks into someone's eyes. They're dates, those numbers. Date predicting, with brute accuracy, each person's death. Burdened by such knowledge Jem avoids relationships. Until she meets Spider, another outsider, and takes a chance. Maybe they can find happiness together, if only in the brief time that remains before his expiration date. But on a trip to London, Jem foresees a chilling chain of events: The city's a target; The clock's running out; The countdown i on to a blowup!

2. NEVER CRY WEREWOLF by Heather Davis
YA F DAVIS H
Okay, so maybe Shelby's made a few mistakes with boys lately (how was she supposed to know Wes had "borrowed" that Porsche?). But her stepmother totally overreacts when she catches Shelby in a post-curfew kiss with a hot senior; suddenly Shelby's plans for the summer are on the shelf and she's being packed away to wilderness camp. Things start looking up, though, when she meets fellow camper Austin Bridges III. She soon realizes, however, that there is more to Austin than crush material - his family holds a dark secret and he wants Shelby to help guard it. Shelby knows she really shouldn't get tangled up with another bad boy...but who is she to turn her back on a guy in need, especially such a good-looking one? One thing's for sure: the full moon is about to get her into loads of trouble.

3. WATCHING JIMMY by Nancy Hartry
YA F HARTRY N
With shocking candor young Carolyn relates the truth of what really happened to her best friend Jimmy, when his uncle chose the perfect time to teach him a lesson he'd never forget. The truth is, Jimmy didn't fall from the swing like Uncle Ted claims - Carolyn knows because she saw everything. With her dreadful secret locked away, Carolyn walks an emotional tightrope. She must keep an eye on Jimmy and keep him safe, especially from Uncle Ted.

4. THE LAST SUMMER OF THE DEATH WARRIORS by Francisco X. Stork
YA STORK F
When Pancho arrives at St. Anthony's home, he knows his time there will be short. If all goes as planned he will soon be arrested for the murder of his sister's killer. But then he's assigned to help D.Q. whose brain cancer hasn't slowed his spirit or his mouth. D.Q. tells Pancho about his Death Warrior's Manifesto which will help him live out his last days to the fullest, particularly with the love of beautiful Marisol. As Pancho tracks down his sister's murderer he falls under the influence of both D.Q. and Marisol. Now he must make a decision: to honor his sister's death or embrace the way of the Death Warrior and choose life.

5. BAD APPLE by Laura Ruby
YA F RUBY L
High School junior Tola Riley has green hair, a nose ring, an attitude problem and a fondness for fairy tales, which are a great escape from real life. Everyone thinks she's crazy; everyone says so. Everyone except Mr. Mymer, her art teacher. He gets her paintings and lets her hang out in the art room during lonely lunch periods. Then the rumors start flying and Tola is suddenly the center of a scandal. The whole town is judging her - even her own family. When Mr. Mymer is suspended for what everyone thinks is an affair, she has no choice but to break her silence. Fairy tales won't help her this time...so how can she tell the truth? And more importantly, will anyone believe her?

6. JUMPING OFF SWINGS by Jo Knowles
YA F KNOWLES
Ellie remembers how the boys kissed her. Touched her. How they begged for more. And when she gave it to them she felt loved. For awhile anyway. So when Josh, a shy eager virgin with a troubled life, leads her from a party to the backseat of his van, Ellie follows willingly. She thinks this one might be the one, but once their "one-time thing" is over Josh returns to the party and behaves just like the rest. Unfortunately this time Ellie gets pregnant. Josh reacts with shame and heartbreak and their confidantes, Corrinne and Caleb have to deal with their own rush of emotions. Whatever Ellie chooses to do, these four teenagers will all have to grow up a little faster as a result, and leave their innocence behind.

7. HOW TO SAY GOODBYE IN ROBOT by Natalie Standiford
YA F STANDIFORD N
New to town, Beatrice is expecting her new best friend to be one of the girls she meets on the first day. But instead the alphabet conspires to seat her next to Jonah, aka Ghost Boy, a quiet loner who hasn't made a friend since third grade. Something about him however gets to Bea and soon they form an unexpected friendship. It's not romance exactly but it's definitely love. Still Bea can't quite dispel Jonah's doom and gloom - and as she finds out his family history she finds out why. Can she help Jonah or is he doomed to vanish forever?

8. DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS by C.J. Omololu
YA F OMOLOLU C
Everyone has a secret. But Lucy's is bigger and dirtier than most. On the outside she has a best friend and a love interest, a relatively normal life for a sixteen-year-old girl. However, one day she comes home to find her mother dead and the very real possibility that her dirty little secret will come out in the open. Now she has 24 hours to clean up the mess - literally - before her secret is discovered.

9. INTO THE WILD NERD YONDER by Julie Halpern
YA F HALPERN J
Jessie's sophomore year isn't going quite as planned. Her two best friends have gone punk and boy-crazy. One of them is even pursuing Jessie's crush. Her beloved older brother is leaving for college at the end of the year. So Jessie spends time listening to audiobooks and sewing skirts. Then she meets Dottie who introduces her to the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons and a new group of friends. Into the wild nerd yonder she goes!

10. FAT CAT by Robin Brande
YA F BRANDE R

Cat - smart, sassy, and funny - but thin she is not. Until her science project. That's when she winds up doing an experiment - on herself. Before she knows it, Cat is living - and eating - like the hominids, our earliest human ancestors. True, no chips and no TV is a bummer, and no car is a pain, but healthful eating and walking do have their benefits. As the pounds drop off, the guys pile on. All this new male attention is enough to drive a girl crazy! If only she wasn't so busy hating Matt McKinney to notice....

11. SPHINX'S PRINCESS by Esther Friesner
YA F FRIESNER E
Although Nefertiti is the dutiful daughter of a commoner, her inquisitive mind often gets her in situations that are far from ordinary, like receiving secret lessons from the scribe. And her striking beauty garners attention she'd just as soon avoid, especially when it's her aunt, the manipulative Queen Tiye who has set her sights on Nefertiti. The queen wants to use her niece as a pawn in her quest for power so Nefertiti must leave her beloved family and enter a life of courtly intrigue and danger. But her spirit and mind will not rest as she continues to challenge boundaries of ancient Egyptian society. With control of a kingdom at stake and threats at every turn, Nefertiti is forced to make choices and stand up for her beliefs in ways she never imagined.

12. FOOD, GIRLS, AND OTHER THINGS I CAN'T HAVE by Allen Zadoff
YA F ZADOFF A
Life used to be simple for Andrew Zansky - hang with Model UN guys, avoid gym class, and eat and eat and eat. He's used to not fitting in; into his family, his sports-crazed school and his size 48 pants. But not anymore. Andrew just met April, the new girl in school, and instant love of his life! He wants to find a way to win her heart, but how? When O. Douglas, the heartthrob quarterback and high school legend saves him from getting beaten up by the school bully, Andrew sees his chance to get in with the football squad. Is it possible to reinvent yourself in middle school? How far should you go to be the person you really want to be?

13. MESSED UP by Janet Nichols Lynch
YA F LYNCH J
With his father out of the picture and his mom in prison, R.D. has been living with his grandmother and her boyfriend Earl. Fifteen years old and still in eighth grade, R.D. is always being suspended for one thing or another - sometimes it seems just for being Mexican American. But as hard as it is, R.D.'s tough breaks have only just begun. When Grandma hits the road with her new trucker boyfriend, she leaves R.D. behind with Earl. When Earl dies, R.D. is left alone to try and take charge of his life. Things will only get worse before they get better.

14. WAITING FOR YOU by Susane Colastani
YA F COLASTANI S
At the beginning of sophomore year Maris is ready for a fresh start and a boyfriend. So when handsome popular Derek asks her out, Marisa thinks her long wait for happiness is over. But several bumps in the road - including her parents separation, a fight with her best friend, and her disappointment in her relationship with Derek - test Marisa's ability to maintain her new outlook. Only the anonymous DJ, whose underground podcasts have the school's ear, seems to understand what Marisa is going through. But she has no idea who he is. Or does she?

15. BOYS, GIRLS, & OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS by Rosalind Wiseman
YA F WISEMAN R
You think mean girls are bad? Try dealing with the boys! Charlie Healey is looking for a new beginning after middle school and her mean girl past. Unfortunately high school is just as bad if not worse when it comes to drama. On her first day she runs into Will, her former best friend, who'd moved away years ago. Now he's back, he's HOT, and he's popular. Unfortunately he'll also do anything to stay popular. Torn between doing what's right and her secret feelings for Will, Charlie must decide whether to turn in her very best friend or live with the guilt of knowing what he did.

16. BABYLONNE by Catherine Jinks
YA F JINKS C
Early thirteenth-century Languedoc is a place of valor, violence and persecution. At age sixteen Babylonne has survived six bloody sieges. She's tough, resourceful, and - now that her strict aunt and abusive grandmother intend to marry her off to a senile old man - desperate. Disguised as a boy, Babylonne embarks on an action-packed adventure that amounts to a choice: trust the mysterious Catholic priest - a sworn enemy to her Cathar faith - who says he's a friend to her dead father, Pagan. Or pursue a fairy tale version of her future, one in which she'll fight and likely die in a vicious war with the French.

17. CRAZY BEAUTIFUL by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
YA F BARATZ L
In an explosion of his own making, Lucius blew his arms off. Now he has hooks. He chose hooks because they were cheaper. He chose hooks because he wouldn't outgrow them too quickly. He chose hooks so that everyone would know he is different, and so that he would scare even himself. Then he meets Aurora. The hooks don't scare her. They don't keep her away. In fact they don't make any difference to her at all. But to Lucius they mean everything. They remind him of the beast he is inside. Perhaps Aurora is his beauty, destined to set his soul free from suffering. Or perhaps she is just a girl who needs love like he does.

18. THE CARBON DIARIES 2017 by Saci Lloyd
YA F LLOYD S
In this sequel to The Carbon Diaries 2015, Laura Brown, now a college student in London chronicles the struggle England faces as the government tightens its grip on carbon rations.

19. TWISTED SUMMER by Willo Davis Roberts
YA F ROBERTS W
Fourteen-year-old Cici hopes for a romantic summer at the beach, but instead finds herself trying to solve a murder which had occurred there the previous year.

20. THE SECRET JOURNAL OF BRETT COLTON by Kay Lynn Mangum
YA F MANGUM K
Kathy Colton can't stand her brother, Brett. Her family talks as if he were perfect! All Kathy knows for sure is that he's dead. He died of leukemia when he was sixteen and she was only two. But when Kathy turns sixteen she discovers her brother's hidden journal - a journal written especially for her - and learns about the brother she never knew. At the same time Kathy is mortified by an assignment to tutor the popular high school quarterback, Jason West, a football who, even worse, is a Mormon.

21. PASTWORLD by Ian Beck
YA F BECK I
What if all of London were really an amusement park - a whole city returned to Victorian times to entertain visitors from the twenty-first century? Eve is a lifelong resident of Pastworld who doesn't know she's living in a theme park until a mysterious threat forces her to leave home. Caleb is a visiting tourist who finds the lawlessness of the past thrilling - until he suddenly becomes a fugitive from an antiquated justice system. And in the midst of it all, in the thick London fog, a dark and deadly figure prowls, claiming victim after victim. He's the Fantom, a creature both of the past and of the present, in whose dark purpose Caleb and Eve will find their destinies combined.

22. INCARCERON by Catherine Fisher
YA F FISHER C
Incarceron is a prison unlike any other: It's inmates live not only in cells, but also in metal forests, dilapidated cities, and unbounded wilderness. The prison has been sealed for centuries, and only one man, legend says, has ever escaped. Finn, a seventeen-year-old prisoner, can't remember his childhood and believes he came from Outside Incarceron. He's going to escape, even though most inmates don't believe that Outside even exists. And then Finn finds a crystal key and through it, a girl named Claudia. Claudia claims to live Outside - her father is the Warden of Incarceron and she's doomed to an arranged marriage. If she helps Finn escape, she will need his help in return. But they don't realize there is more to Incarceron than meets the eye. Escape will take their greatest courage and cost far more than they know.

23. LIBYRINTH by Pearl North
YA F NORTH P
Haly is a Libyrarian, one of a group of people dedicated to preserving and protecting the knowledge passed down from the Ancients and stored in the endless maze of books knows a the Lybyrinth. But Haly has a secret: The books speak to her. When the threat of the rival Eradicants drives her from her home, Haly learns that things are nto all she thinks they are. Taken prisoner by the Eradicants, who believe the written word to be evil, she sees the world through their eyes and comes to understand that they are not the book-burning monsters that she has known all her life.

24. THE MAZE RUNNER by James Dashner
YA F DASHNER
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he's not alone. When the lift's doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade - a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. Just like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they've closed tight. And every 30 days a new boy has been delivered in the lift. Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up - the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers. Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind.

25. LOCKDOWN by Alexander Gordon Smith
YA F SMITH A
Furnace Penitentiary: the world's most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth's surface. Convicted of a murder he didn't commit, sentenced to life without parole, "new fish" Alex Sawyer knows he has two choices: find a way out, or resign himself to a death behind bars, in the darkness at the bottom of the world. Except in Furnace, death is the least of his worries. Soon Alex discovers that the prison is a place of pure evil, where inhuman creatures in gas masks stalk the corridors at night, where giants in black suits drag screaming inmates into the shadows, where deformed beasts can be heard howling from the blood-drenched tunnels below. And behind everything is the mysterious, all-powerful warden, a man as cruel and dangerous as the devil himself, whose unthinkable acts have consequences that stretch far beyond the walls of the prison.

26. HUNCHBACK ASSIGNMENTS by Arthur Slade
YA F SLADE A
The mysterious Mr. Socrates rescues Modo, a child in a traveling freak show. Modo is a hunchback with an amazing ability to transform his appearance, and Mr. Socrates raises him in isolation as an agent for the Permanent Association, a spy agency behind Brittania's efforts to rule the empire. At fourteen, Modo is left on the streets of London to fend for himself. When he encounters Octavia Milkwee, another Association agent, the two uncover a plot by the Clockword Guild behind the murders of important men. Furthermore, a mad scientist is turning orphan children into automatons to further the goals of the Guild. Modo and Octavia journey deep into the tunnels under London and discover a terrifying plot against the British government. It's up to them to save their country.

27. ALMOST PERFECT by Brian Katcher
YA F KATCHER B
Logan Witherspoon recently discovered that his girlfriend of three years cheated on him. But things start to look up when the new girl, Sage Hendricks, breezes through the halls of his small-town high school. Sage has been homeschooled a number of years and her parents refuse to allow her to date but she won't tell Logan why. One day Logan acts on his growing feelings for Sage. The next minute he wishes he hadn't and her big secret his revealed: Sage is actually a boy. Betrayed he lashes out at Sage and disowns her. However, once he decides to reconcile he realizes that the road to friendship is rockier than ever.

28. FADE TO BLUE by Sean Beaudoin
YA F BEAUDOIN S
Sophie Blue has started wearing a black skirt and Midnight Noir lipstick on her last birthday. It was also the day her father disappeared. Or spontaneously combusted. Which is sort of bad timing since a Popsicle truck with tinted windows has started circling the house. Kenny Fade is a basketball god. His sneakers cost more than his Jeep. He's the guy every girl wants. Bad. Sophie and Kenny don't have a thing in commone, aside from being reasonably sure they are losing their minds.

29. THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB by Elizabeth Eulberg
YA F EULBERG E
Penny is sick of boys and dating. So she vows no more. It's a personal choice...and of course, soon everyone wants to know about it. A few other girls are inspired and soon the Lonely Hearts Club is born (yes, named after the band from Sgt. Pepper). Penny is suddenly known for her nondating ways - which is too bad now that there's a certain boy she's crushing on....

30. THE VAST FIELDS OF ORDINARY by Nick Burd
YA F BURD N
It's Dade's last summer home. He has a crappy job, a boyfriend who won't acknowledge his existence (in public anyway) and parents on the verge of divorce. College is Dade's shining beacon. Then he meets the mysterious Alex Kincaid. Falling in real love finally helps Dade come out of the closet - and ironically ignites a ruthless passion in his closet boyfriend, Pablo. Just when true happiness sets in, tragedy shatters the dreamy curtain of summer.

31. CASHING IN by Susan Colebank
YA F COLEBANK S
When her mother suddenly wins the lottery Reggie Shaw thinks things are looking up. She has been holding up the family with her job at Cashmart while her grades and social life are slipping. Now her problems are all over, right?
Wrong.
Reggie's about to learn that more money doesn't get rid of your problems - it just causes more problems.

32. THE RIVER by Mary Jane Beaufrand
YA F BEAUFRAND M
Veronica Severance feels cut off from the world. Forced to move to Oregon from the big city, her loneliness is palpable. Ronnie becomes close to Karen, a girl she babysits, but when she finds Karen's body on the banks of the river, a victim of a supposed accident, she feels compelled to uncover the truth.

33. TWENTY BOY SUMMER by Sarah Ockler
YA F OCKLER
According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in Zanzibar Bay is the perfect opportunity for Anna to have a summer fling. If she meets a boy every day there's a good chance she'll find her first real summer romance. What Frankie doesn't know, however, is that Anna's already had that kind of romance - with Frankie's older brother Matt who died in a tragic accident a year ago.

34. THE MARK by Jen Nadol
YA NADOL J
Cassie Renfield is sixteen when she realizes she can tell when a person is about to die. She has seen an aura around people for years, but its meaning is made certain when she follows a "marked" man and witnesses his demise. After seeing her boyfriend Lucas "marked" and managing to avert his death, Cassie tries to change the fates of others. However, strangers are scared of her predictions and Cassie questions the ethical ramifications of her actions.

More New Books: On Display in the Teen Center!

1. ASH by Malinda Lo
     YA F LO M

2. MORPHEUS ROAD: THE LIGHT by D.J. MacHale
     YA F MACHALE D

3. GIVING UP THE V by Serena Robar
     YA F ROBAR S

4. TOUCH by Francine Prose
     YA F PROSE F

5. ATTICA by Garry Kilworth
     YA F KILWORTH G

6. CHASING BROOKLYN by Lisa Schroeder
     YA F SCHROEDE L

7. IN ECSTASY by Kate McCaffrey
     YA F MCCAFFRE K

8. BREAK by Hannah Moskowitz
     YA F MOSKOWIT H

9. BURN by Suzanne Phillips
     YA F PHILLIPS S

10. MOONLIGHT by Rachel Hawthorne
      YA F HAWTHORNE

11. SCARS by Cheryl Rainfield
      YA F RAINFIEL C

12. CAPTIVATE by Carrie Jones
      YA F JONES C

13. DARKLIGHT by Lesley Livingston
      YA F LIVINGST L

14. MONSTRUMOLOGIST by Rick Yancey
     YA F YANCEY R

15. BEFORE I FALL by Lauren Oliver
      YA F OLIVER L

16. GOTH GIRL RISING by Barry Lyga
      YA F LYGA B

17. MY BOYFRIENDS' DOGS by Dandi Daley Mackall
      YA F MACKALL D

18. WISH YOU WERE DEAD by Todd Strasser
      YA F STRASSER T

19. DISCORDIA: THE ELEVENTH DIMENSION by Dena K. Salmon
      YA F SALMON D

20. HEARTS AT STAKE by Alexandra Harvey
      YA F HARVEY A

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