Breathe My Name by R.A. Nelson
Frances Robinson lives a quiet life, far from her horrifying past. When she was a child, her birth mother smothered her three sisters. Through pure luck, Frances survived. Now her mother has just been released from prison . . . and she wants to see Frances.
Bounce by Natasha Friend
With her trademark knowledge of what its like to be a girl, the author of "Perfect" and "Lush" pens an insightful, heartfelt story of a girl who must learn how to manage her life even when so many things are beyond her control.
The Alchemist's Dream by John Wilson
In the fall of 1669, the Nonsuch returned to London with a load of fur from Hudson Bay. It brought something else, too-the lost journal from Henry Hudson's tragic search for a passage to Cathay in 1611. The journal finds its way to the aged Robert Bylot and triggers disturbing memories of his life-memories of a plague-ridden city, the mysterious alchemist John Dee, and mutiny in the frozen wastes of Hudson Bay. Will the journal and memories finally allow Bylot peace of mind? (A Governor General Award finalist)
The Castaways by Iain Lawrence
ADRIFT AT SEA, Tom Tin and his four convict companions are only too glad when they come upon a deserted ship. The boys clamber aboard, not knowing whether they've been saved or set on a course toward doom. But after rescuing two men stranded on a melting iceberg, Tom begins to suspect that these unsavory sailors are dangerous castaways from this very vessel.
Chicks With Sticks (Knitwise) by Elizabeth Lenhard
For Scottie, Amanda, Bella, and Tay, life in Chicago is all about seeking shelter. They find it in the raggedy comfort of KnitWit, in the halls of their quirky private school, even in the arms of boyfriends. The girls are now staring down the end of high school and are fueled by the stress of college applications and service projects. Will this mean the end of the Chicks?
Hot Hands by Mike Lupica
Mike Lupica, the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of "Heat," begins "Comeback Kids," a new sports-themed series for middle-grade readers. Billy Raynor is one of the best shooters in the league. But with his dad as his coach, and his parents newly separated, somehow everything has become complicated.
Taken by Edward Bloor
BY 2035 THE RICH have gotten richer, the poor have gotten poorer, and kidnapping has become a major growth industry in the United States. The children of privilege live in secure, gated communities and are escorted to and from school by armed guards.But the security around Charity Meyers has broken down. If this were a normal kidnapping, Charity would be fine. But as the hours of her imprisonment tick by, Charity realizes there is nothing normal about what's going on here. No training could prepare her for what her kidnappers really want . . . and worse, for who they turn out to be.
And that's just a sample! Here is a list of some of the other new stuff that has arrived:
Click: One Novel Ten Authors
November Blues
Don't Call Me Ishmael
Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall
The Feathered Cloak
Breakfast at Bloomingdales
So if you have some spare time over the holidays, stop by the library and pick up a new book.
Kathleen
