Up and Coming - July 2009

7/1/09
Access Denied (and other eighth grade error messages) by Denise Vega
Petty in Pink (Poseur) by Rachel Maude
And Then Everything Unraveled by Jennifer Sturman
ghostgirl: Homecoming by Tonya Hurley

7/6/09
Over the End Line by Alfred C. Martino

7/7/09
Boys "R" Us (Clique Series) by Lisi Harrison
Blue Moon (The Immortals) by Alyson Noel
Eyes Like Stars: Theatre Illuminata, Act I by Lisa Mantchev

7/9/09
Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti
Tenth Grade Bleeds (Chronicles of Vladimir Tod) by Heather Brewer
Unclaimed Hearts by Kim Wilkins

7/14/09
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Girl to the Core by Stacey Goldblatt
Second Skin by Jessica Wollman
Days of Little Texas by R. A. Nelson
The Sweet Life of Stella Madison by Lara M. Zeises

7/21/09
Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert
Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors

7/27/09
*Daniel X: Watch the Skies by James Patterson

7/28/09
*The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch--and me, Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart
After Dark (Vamps, Book 3) by Nancy A. Collins

*will be ordered soon.

If you are interested in ordering any of the titles, please email wadleighya@gmail.com. Thanks!

New Books – June pt. 2

Fiction:

Infidel (The Lost Books #2) by Ted Dekker
Renegade (The Lost Books #3) by Ted Dekker
Lush by Natasha Friend
Hunger by Michael Grant
Adored: an It girl novel by Cecily Von Ziegesar

Graphic Novels:
Black Cat v. 13

Bleach v. 26-27
Cherry Juice v. 2-4
Dazzle v. 5
Dragon Hunter v. 13, 15-17
Eyeshield 21 v. 11-15
In Odd We Trust by Dean Koontz
Manga Shakespeare: As You Like It
Skip Beat v. 14
Ultra Maniac v. 2-5
Vampire Knight v. 6

Summer contests!

Over at Teenreads.com, they are giving away a huge bag of books (12 in all) or you could enter to win an iPod Touch to celebrate the release of Cathy's Ring. The book bag contest only runs until June 25, but you can enter the Cathy's Ring contest until July 15.

And don't forget the weekly raffles here at the library! We are giving away 2 beach bags full of books and other cool stuff for our first week with the theme of "summer"! You can get raffle tickets from the Teen Summer Reading Program (1 hour of reading = 1 ticket) OR you can get tickets by attending teen programs this summer - check our calendar for upcoming teen events. I'll be drawing winners for our first raffle on June 30 before we open, so get your tickets in by June 29!

Elizabeth Scott summer reading contest!

The Grand Prize Winner will receive Advanced Release Copies of:

1. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
2. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (with audio sampler AND pin)
3. Alphas by Lisa Harrison
4. The Eternal Kiss (a vampire anthology featuring stories by Libba Bray, Melissa de la Cruz, and Cassandra Clare)
5. Deadly Little Lies by Laurie Faria Stolarz
6. Crazy Beautiful by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
7. The Devouring: Soulstice by Simon Holt
8. After by Amy Efaw
9. Ash by Malinda Lo
10. Geektastic, edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci
11. Impossible by Nancy Werlin
12. Goth Girl Rising by Barry Lyga
13. Fire by Kistin Cashore
14. Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
15. PLUS Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

PLUS **signed** copies of:
16. Sea Change by Aimee Friedman
17. Revelations: A Blue Bloods Novel by Melissa de la Cruz
18. A Map of the Known World by Lisa Sandell
19. The Real Real by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
20. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

20 Second Place Winners will each get a $25 gift card to the bookstore of their choice

Ready to enter? Here's how:
1. Buy a copy of either Something, Maybe or Love You Hate You Miss You between May 26th and July 5th, 2009.
2. Email your receipt to elizabethscottcontest@gmail.com.
3. You must email a copy of your receipt for either Something, Maybe or Love You Hate You Miss You to elizabethscottcontest@gmail.com before 5 AM EST on Monday, July 6th.
4. If you buy both books, you will be entered twice. If you decide you want copies of both books plus a copy of one (or both) for a friend, you will be entered the number of times for each copy of Something, Maybe or Love You Hate You Miss You that you buy.

All winners will be chosen at random and notified via email. And because the grand prize winner will be mailed so many books, this contest is open to US residents only.

Listening Library's Fantasy Road Trip Contest

Listening Library is sponsoring a video contest for teens ages 13-18 to create short films that answer the questions, "If you could go on a road trip with a character from your favorite audio series, where would you go? What would you do along the way? How would you travel?"

Three winners will be picked to receive an 8GB iPod Touch and a collection of signed audiobooks! Videos will be judged by authors Libba Bray, Tamora Pierce, and Rick Riordan.

The contest is open to entries from June 1 - August 17, so get filming! Visit
www.fantasyroadtripcontest.com for all the details about how to enter, video requirements and information about the authors and their books.

*We have a great selection of audiobooks on cassette, CD, and Playaway, as well as many more available through our downloadable audiobook service!

New Books - June pt. 1

Fiction

The Waters & the Wild by Francesca Lia Block
Star Power: a Talent novel by Zoey Dean
November Blues by Sharon Draper
The Anatomy of Wings by Karen Foxlee
Truancy: Origins by Isamu Fukui
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
The King’s Rose by Alisa Libby
Daughter of the Flames by Zoe Marriott
Bloodline by Katy Moran
Summer Confidential: Sunset by Melissa Morgan
Summer Confidential: Sunrise by Melissa Morgan
Summer Confidential: Twilight by Melissa Morgan
Intensely Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
The Sorceress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel v. 2) by Michael Scott
Bec (Demonata #4) by Darren Shan
Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan
Demon Apocalypse (Demonata #6) by Darren Shan
The Visibles by Sara Shepard
Lament: the faerie queen’s deception by Maggie Stiefvater
Take a Chance on Me (The Carlyles) by Cecily von Ziegesar
Generation Dead by Dan Waters

Nonfiction & Graphic Novels
Manga Guide to Physics
Black Cat v. 9-12
Eyeshield 21 v. 7-10
Naruto v. 39-44
Pick of the Litter v. 2-4
Rave Master v. 25-26
Skip Beat v. 12-13
Wolverine: Prodigal Son v. 1

Sarah Dessen talks about "Along for the Ride"

The release of Sarah Dessen's newest book, Along for the Ride, is only a few weeks away (June 16th... I'm hoping to get a copy for my birthday!). Sarah put up a video on her blog, but you can see it here. She talks about the book and about how she wrote it... if you want more about her daily life, check out her blog. Sarah Dessen is one of my favorite YA authors and if you haven't read one of her books yet, what are you waiting for??!!

More big names added to the cast of "Beastly"

Variety reports that Mary-Kate Olsen and Alex Pettyfar (from the Alex Rider movie) will costar with Vanessa Hudgens in an adaptation of Alex Flinn's Beastly, a modernized version of "Beauty and the Beast."

Olsen's character places a curse on a handsome egocentric young man, to be
portrayed by Pettyfer, who's physically transformed into everything he despises.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Neil Patrick Harris (from "How I Met Your Mother") will also star as the beastly teen's blind tutor. The movie will begin production on June 13 in Montreal.

New Moon trailer!!

In case you missed it on the MTV Movie Awards last night, here's the New Moon movie trailer!!

Up and coming - June 2009

All young adult books being released in June - if the title is linked, you can request it! (titles marked with an asterisk will be ordered later...). If there are any titles you'd like to see the library purchase, send me an email at wadleighya@gmail.com.

6/1/09
Deal With It (Kimani Tru) by Monica McKayhan
Sea Change by Aimee Friedman
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
Gray Baby by Scott Loring Sanders
Adored (It Girl) by Cecily von Ziegesar

6/2/09
Intensely Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Carpe Corpus (Morganville Vampires) by Rachel Caine
Better Late Than Never (Gifted) by Marilyn Kaye
Drive Me Crazy by Erin Downing
Beautiful Disaster (Privilege) by Kate Brian

6/9/09
Bait by Alex Sanchez
Likely Story: Red Carpet Riot by David Van Etten
The Debs: Love, Lies and Texas Dips by Susan McBride
Tempo Change by Barbara Hall
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Gifted) by Marilyn Kaye
It's Not You, It's Me by Kerry Cohen Hoffmann
The Frost Child by Eoin Mcnamee
Mare's War by Tanita S. Davis

6/11/09
Prada and Prejudice by Mandy Hubbard
Paisley Hanover Kisses and Tells by Cameron Tuttle
Surf Mules by G. Neri
Me, My Elf & I by Heather Swain
Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs
The Orange Houses by Paul Griffin

6/15/09
Closed for the Season by Mary Downing Hahn

6/16/09
Touch by Francine Prose
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad

6/23/09
Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog*
Just Another Hero by Sharon M. Draper

6/25/09
The Morgue and Me by John C. Ford

6/29/09
Ghost Town by Richard W. Jennings

6/30/09
Killer (Pretty Little Liars) by Sara Shepard*
Angry Management by Chris Crutcher*

Publication dates taken from www.yalit.com

New Books - May Pt. 2

Fiction

Reality Check by Peter Abrahams
The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
Being Nikki: an Airhead novel by Meg Cabot
Royal Blood: a Vampire Kisses Novel by Ellen Schreiber
Wolf Island (The Demonata #8) by Darren Shan
Distant Waves: a novel of the Titanic by Suzanne Weyn

Graphic Novels
Arcana v. 4

Ark Angels v. 3
Chibi Vampire v. 5-7

DearS v. 1

Faeries’ Landing v. 2

Fall in Love Like a Comic v. 2
Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden v. 7
Fushigi Yugi: the mysterious play v. 17
Nephylym v. 1

Phantasy Degree v. 7

Psychic Academy v. 10

Real Bout High School v. 5-6

Sand Chronicles v. 4
Tarot Café v. 6 & 7

Threads of Time v. 9
Vampire Knight v. 5
Wicked Lovely: Desert Tales, #1: Sanctuary by Melissa Marr

"Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac"... in Japanese?

I only just heard about this... a movie version of Gabrielle Zevin's Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (which I really liked - you can read my review), in Japanese. Here's what Gabrielle says about the movie on her blog:

"...a Japanese-language film version of Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac is currently shooting in Tokyo. The movie has been re-set to happen at an International School and, of course, translated to Japanese -- much else remains the same from the book. I know this because I wrote the screenplay. The movie stars Kenichi Matsuyama (as James now Yugi), Yuya Tegoshi (as Will now Mirai), and Maki Horikita (as Naomi still Naomi -- Naomi is a Japanese name; I picked it for the book because the Japanese characters translate to beautiful correction -- strangely appropriate again, I'd say). I am told that, if I were a Japanese teenage girl or even Japanese, I'd be screaming wildly at this cast. As the movie is set at an International School, there will be two young, well-known American actors in the cast..."

I've heard that Emma Roberts (Hotel for Dogs, Nancy Drew, Aquamarine) is one of the "well-known American actors." Still, I find it a little strange that this movie is filming in Japan - although I love Japanese horror movies and I will probably try to get this through Netflix. Why weren't American producers jumping to make this movie? I don't know... I'm so torn! I can't really imagine James and Will as Japanese (is it weird that I can imagine Naomi as Japanese?).

Still, Memoirs is a great book, nominated for the 2009 Flume award and was a 2008 YALSA Best Book for Young Adults... I highly recommend!

blogs from your favorite characters

the earthgirl blog - written by Sabine, the main character of Jenn Cowan's new book, earthgirl, this blog focuses on environmental issues

Zoe Trope's blog - if you liked her published journal, Please Don't Kill the Freshman, you might enjoy seeing what Zoe's up to these days in her online journal

Fly On - maybe you like that Maximum Ride narrates the books, but Fang's the one who posts on this blog (although he hasn't posted in a while... maybe they're on another adventure?)

Do you know of any other blogs written by fictional characters? Share in the comments!

New Books - May 2009

Fiction
Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Band Geeked Out by Josie Bloss
Prom Nights from Hell by Meg Cabot, Kim Harrison, Stephenie Meyer, Lauren Myracle, et al.
Caught Between the Pages by Marlene Carvell
Earthgirl by Jennifer Cowan
Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
If I Stay by Gayle Foreman
The Possibilities of Sainthood by Donna Freitas
Palace of Mirrors by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Jars of Glass by Brad Barkley & Heather Hepler
Necropolis by Anthony Horowitz
The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks
The Carbon Diaries 2015 by Saci Lloyd
Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty
Look Both Ways by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Bloodhound (The Legend of Beka Cooper #2) by Tamora Pierce
Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfours
Night World v. 3 by L.J. Smith
The Thirteenth Child (Frontier Magic #1) by Patricia Wrede

Nonfiction
Kanji de Manga v. 2
Manga Guide to Electricity
Manga Guide to Statistics

Graphic Novels
Batman: Secrets
Cairo
Star Wars: Dark Times v. 2: Parallels
Angel Cup v. 3-5
Beyond the Beyond v. 2-4
Blade of Heaven v. 9-10
Culdcept v. 5
Dragon Hunter v. 14
Dragon Knights v. 18, 23, 25
EyeShield 21 v. 1-6
Fruits Basket v. 21 & 22
IDentity v. 7-9
King of Hell v. 4-5
Kitchen Princess v. 9
Lagoon Engine v. 4
Liling Po v. 3-6
A Midnight Opera v. 3
Naruto v. 38
Never Give Up v. 3
Peach Girl v. 1
Planet Ladder v. 6-7
Rave Master v. 16, 23, 24
RG Veda v. 4-5
Sakura Taisen v. 2-3
Satisfaction Guaranteed v. 2
Shutterbox v. 4
Vampire Game v. 10-15
Van Von Hunter v. 3

Bestselling Graphic Novels & Manga (New York Times) - April 25, 2009

The Naruto series dominates the New York Times Graphic Books Bestseller List (manga) this week. I've ordered up to volume 38 - I guess I'd better order all these new ones! Fruits Basket #22 is on order, so you can request it. I'll get right on top of Chibi Vampire (only have up to #12) and Vampire Knight. Any other requests can be emailed to wadleighya@gmail.com.

1 NARUTO, VOL. 43, by Masashi Kishimoto. (VIZ Media, $7.95.) Naruto’s former teammate, Sasuke, learns vital details about his family’s past.
2 NARUTO, VOL. 44, by Masashi Kishimoto. (Viz Media, $7.95.) The secret history of Sasuke’s family continues to be revealed.
3 NARUTO, VOL. 42, by Masashi Kishimoto. (VIZ Media, $7.95.) Naruto’s teacher Jiraiya must delve deep into the past to uncover the secret of Pain’s origin.
4 NARUTO, VOL. 41, by Masashi Kishimoto. (VIZ Media, $7.95.) A secret from the past comes back to haunt Naruto’s teacher, Jiraiya.
5 NARUTO, VOL. 40, by Masashi Kishimoto. (VIZ Media, $7.95.) A journey to the Land of Rain unveils a secret.
6 CHIBI VAMPIRE 13, by Yuna Kagesaki. (TokyoPop, $10.99.) This vampire tale has a twist: rather than suck blood, this young, female vampire has to expel it.
7 FRUITS BASKET, VOL. 22, by Natsuki Takaya. (TokyoPop, $10.99.) This series is about humans who are possessed by the animals of the Chinese zodiac.
8 NARUTO, VOL. 39, by Masashi Kishimoto. (VIZ Media, $7.95.) The ninja world of Naruto is threatened by an old enemy.
9 VAMPIRE KNIGHT, VOL. 6, by Matsuri Hino. (VIZ Media, $8.99.) Cross Academy has day and evening students, but the latter have a secret: they are vampires.
10 NARUTO, VOL. 38, by Masashi Kishimoto. (VIZ Media, $7.95.) The continuing adventures of the Naruto Uzumaki, young ninja in training.

In the world outside of manga, the #1 bestselling paperback graphic novel & #6 bestselling hardcover graphic novel is Alan Moore's The Watchmen. The Wolverine is also big on the bestseller lists this week, with Wolverine: Origin and Wolverine: Weapon X appearing at #3 and #9 on the paperback graphic novel list. (Probably a little something to do with the movies out right now...). I'm psyched to see another volume of the Dark Tower series (Treachery, volume 3) topping the hardcover charts, as well as the Walking Dead series (gotta love zombies!).

Check out the complete New York Times Graphic Book Bestsellers for this week.

New Books - April 2009 pt. 2

Audio

The Possibilities of Sainthood by Donna Freitas

Nonfiction

Alan Moore: on his work and career by Bill Baker

Elements of Witchcraft: natural magick for teens by Ellen Dugan

Jim Henson’s Doodle Dreams: inspiration for living life outside the lines

The Little Book of Hindu Deities by Sanjay Patel

The Manga Guide to Databases by Mana Takahashi

Sticking Up for What I Believe: answers to the spiritual questions teens ask by Gwendolyn Mitchell Diaz

Tough Questions Jews Ask: a young adult’s guide to building a Jewish life by Rabbi Edward Feinstein

When the Mirror Lies: Anorexia, Bulemia, and Other Eating Disorders by Tamra B. Orr

Young Women’s Monologues from Contemporary Plays #2: professional auditions for aspiring actresses

Your Own, Sylvia: a verse portrait of Sylvia Plath by Stephanie Hemphill

Graphic Novels

Black Cat v. 4-8

Eyeshield v. 21
Kanji de Manga 4

MacBeth: the graphic novel

Up and Coming - May 2009

Highlighted titles have already been ordered and you can place a request for that item. If you are interested in any of the other titles, please send an email to wadleighya@gmail.com and I will order it for you!

5/1/09
Sleepaway Girls by Jen Calonita
Wolf Island (Demonata) by Darren Shan

5/4/09
Dead Is So Last Year by Marlene Perez*

5/5/09
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) by Rick Riordan
The Visibles: A Novel by Sara Shepard
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han*
Being Nikki (Airhead) by Meg Cabot

5/12/09
Punkzilla by Adam Rapp
Hidden Voices: The Orphan Musicians of Venice by Pat Lowery Collins
The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones
Take a Chance on Me (Gossip Girl - The Carlyles) by Cecily von Ziegesar
Triskellion 2: The Burning by Will Peterson
Breathless by Lurlene Mcdaniel
Assassin's Apprentice: Oathbreaker Part I by J.B. Redmond, Susan Vaught
Bad to the Bone (Nannies) by Melody Mayer
David Inside Out by Lee Bantle
Generation Dead: Kiss of Life by Dan Waters

5/14/09
Blade: Playing Dead by Tim Bowler
Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks by Lauren Myracle
The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
Death by Denim by Linda Gerber
Are U 4 Real? by Sara Kadefors
Exclusively Chloe by J. A. Yang
Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker
Academy 7 by Anne Osterlund

5/18/09
After the Moment by Garret Freymann-Weyr

5/19/09
Royal Blood (Vampire Kisses) by Ellen Schreiber*
You Are Here by Jennifer E. Smith
Swoon by Nina Malkin
Tell Us We're Home by Marina Budhos

5/26/09
The Sorceress (Nicholas Flamel #2) by Michael Scott
Gorgeous by Rachel Vail
One Lonely Degree by C. K. Kelly Martin
Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
Vacations from Hell by Libba Bray, et al.
Hunger (Gone) by Michael Grant*
Betraying Season (Leland Sisters) by Marissa Doyle

5/28/09
The Reluctant Heiress by Eva Ibbotson
Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance 1973 by John Barnes

List of upcoming releases taken from www.yalit.com.
*=I will order soon / have already ordered but it's not in the system yet.

'Beastly' movie to star Vanessa Hudgens

According to ET Online, the movie version of Alex Flinn's novel Beastly will star High School Musical actress Vanessa Hudgens:

"'Beastly' is a modern-day take on Beauty and the Beast, with Vanessa playing the role of the fair maiden. Set in Manhattan, the movie tells the story of a handsome rich kid with a mean streak. When he ditches a date, a curse is placed upon him, turning him into everything he hates. The grotesque transformation leaves him with the seemingly impossible task of finding true love to break the ugly spell. The film will shoot in summer 2009."

sneak peek at Kelley Armstrong's The Awakening!

The Awakening, the second book in the Darkest Powers trilogy by Kelley Armstrong, might not be released until April 28, but you can get a sneak peek... as in the first 73 pages! HarperTeen's "Browse Inside" feature allows to you sample a bunch of their newest books, including Stargazer by Claudia Gray and many others.

The first Darkest Powers book, The Summoning, is a thriller about a girl whose ability to see ghosts lands her at Lyle House, a group home for mentally disturbed teenagers. Soon she realizes that nothing is what it seems, from her fellow housemates to the Lyle House director, and she is fighting for her life! Check this book out! You can also place a hold on The Awakening.

New Books - April 2009

Fiction

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
You Know Where to Find Me by Rachel Cohn
The Big Splash by Jack D. Ferraiolo
Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen
P.S. I Loathe You by Lisi Harrison
Boy Toy by Barry Lyga
Hit and Run by Lurlene McDaniel
The Midnight Twins by Jacqueline Mitchard
Evermore by Alyson Noel
Starclimber by Kenneth Oppel
Dead Is a State of Mind by Marlene Perez
Burn by Suzanne Phillips
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott
Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner
Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Night World 4-6 by L.J. Smith
Cathy’s Key by Sean Stewart
Prom Night: Making Out by Megan Stine
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
If I Grow Up by Todd Strasser
Mercury Under My Tongue by Sylvain Trudeau
A Season of Eden by J.M. Warwick

Nonfiction

The Election Process (Opposing Viewpoints)
The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara
My Little Red Book by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff
Real Food, Real Fast by Sam Stern

Graphic Novels

Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden v. 6
Jing: King of Bandits v. 7
Magic Knight Rayearth v. 3
Threads of Time v. 10 & 11