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Curious about what books will be released in the months ahead so you can pre-order or reserve them? Then click on the months below.

Please note we have not included every book that is coming out, but rather some that caught our eye --- and that we thought should catch yours as well.

February 2012

Hardcover

The Clone Codes #3: The Visitors by Patricia C. McKissack, Frederick L. McKissack, and John McKissack - Adventure, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult 12+

Scholastic Press | 9780439929875 | Published February 1, 2012

There is a wicked system inside the Topas Corporation, where clones are produced. Only authorized Topas officials are allowed inside. Only they, along with the clones themselves, know what happens within the walls of the world’s largest and most powerful cloning company.

Beneath a Meth Moon by Jacqueline Woodson - Ficton , Young Adult 12+

Nancy Paulsen Books | 9780399252501 | Published February 2, 2012

Laurel Daneau is still reeling from the losses she endured during Hurricane Katrina. When her new boyfriend introduces her to meth, she spirals into addiction. But as she slowly becomes a shell of her former self, she longs to become whole again.

Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne - Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Psychological Thriller, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult 12+

Putnam Juvenile | 9780399256684 | Published February 2, 2012

When Faye arrives at Holbrook Academy, she feels strangely connected to the school and the island it sits on. She's even made her first real friends, but odd things keep happening to them. Faye knows she's the reason, but what does it all mean? 

DJ Rising by Love Maia - Fiction, Young Adult 12+

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316121873 | Published February 6, 2012

In between caring for his heroin-addicted mother and keeping his scholarship at a fancy prep school, Marley dreams of becoming a professional DJ. When chance lands him his first real DJ job, his career as "DJ Ice" suddenly skyrockets --- until heart-rending disaster at home brings Marley crashing back down to earth.

The Rivals by Daisy Whitney - Ficton , Young Adult 15+

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316090575 | Published February 6, 2012

This year Alex Patrick is head of the Mockingbirds, a secret society of students who police and protect her elite school’s student body. But when a secret drug ring springs up, each new clue drives a wedge between Alex and the people she loves most.

A Good American by Alex George - Fiction, Historical Fiction

Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam | 9780399157592 | Published February 7, 2012

When Frederick and Jette must flee her disapproving mother in 1904, where better to go than America, the land of the new? By chance, they find themselves in Beatrice, Missouri. Not speaking a word of English, they embark on their new life together.

Born Wicked: The Cahill Witch Chronicles, Book One by Jessica Spotswood - Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult 12+

Putnam Juvenile | 9780399257452 | Published February 7, 2012

Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. But the truth is even worse: they're witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship --- or an early grave. 

Dead to You by Lisa McMann - Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult 14+

Simon Pulse | 9781442403888 | Published February 7, 2012

Ethan was abducted from his front yard when he was seven. Now, at 16, he has returned to his family. It's a miracle...at first. But his reintroduction to his old life isn't going smoothly, and there's something that's keeping his memory blocked. Something unspeakable.

Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am by Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis - Ficton , Young Adult 12+

Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers | 9781416938958 | Published February 7, 2012

Haunted by memories of 9/11, popular high schooler Ben enlists in the army. After his convoy gets caught in an explosion, Ben is in a coma for two months. When he wakes up, he doesn't know where he is, and he doesn't remember anything about his old life.

The Lying Game #3: Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard - Ficton , Young Adult 14+

HarperTeen | 9780061869747 | Published February 7, 2012

Sutton Mercer watches from the afterlife as her long-lost twin, Emma Paxton, takes over her identity to solve her murder. But after ruling out her early leads, Emma still hasn’t found Sutton’s killer. A lot of people wanted her dead --- but one name keeps popping up: Thayer Vega.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth - Fiction, Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Young Adult 14+

Balzer + Bray | 9780062020567 | Published February 7, 2012

When Cameron Post’s parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking first thought is relief --- that they’ll never know that, hours earlier, she had been kissing a girl. But that relief doesn’t last, when she is forced to live with her ultra-conservative aunt Ruth and a whole new slew of challenges.

Pure by Julianna Baggott - Fiction, Horror, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

Grand Central Publishing | 9781455503063 | Published February 8, 2012

After an apocalyptic disaster, the Pures ---- those unmarked by the crisis --- are separated from the rest of humanity in the Dome. But Partridge risks his life to go in search of his mother. Along the way, he meets Pressia, a damaged girl on the run.

Bewitching by Alex Flinn - Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult 13+

HarperTeen | 9780062024145 | Published February 14, 2012

Kendra Hilferty, the witch who curses Kyle Kingsbury in BEASTLY, tells about her immortal existence --- how she discovered she was a witch and the various ways she has used her powers to help people throughout the centuries.

Scarlet by A. C. Gaughen - Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult 12+

Walker Childrens | 9780802723468 | Published February 14, 2012

Posing as one of Robin Hood’s thieves to avoid the wrath of the evil Thief Taker Lord Gisbourne, Scarlet has kept her identity secret from all of Nottinghamshire. It’s only her fierce loyalty to Robin that keeps Scarlet going and makes this fight worth dying for.

The Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers - Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Young Adult 12+

Bloomsbury USA Childrens | 9781599906942 | Published February 14, 2012

Jocelyn’s twin brother Jack was the only family she had growing up in a world of foster homes. When he dies, Jocelyn can’t help but feel hopeless. That is, until she gets a cryptic letter from “Jason December” --- the code name her brother used to use when they were children at Seale House, a terrifying foster home that they believed had dark powers.

The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour - Ficton , Young Adult 14+

Dutton Juvenile | 9780525422198 | Published February 16, 2012

Colby and Bev have a long-standing pact: graduate, hit the road with Bev's band, and then spend the year wandering around Europe. But moments after the tour kicks off, Bev makes a shocking announcement: she's abandoning their plans --- and Colby --- to start college in the fall. But, somehow, the show must go on.

Trafficked by Kim Purcell - Ficton , Suspense, Thriller, Young Adult 12+

Viking Juvenile | 9780670012800 | Published February 16, 2012

Hannah believes she's being brought from Moldova to Los Angeles to become a nanny for a Russian family. But her American dream quickly spirals into a nightmare, as she must find a way to save herself from her new status as a modern-day slave or risk losing the one thing she has left: her life.

Double by Jenny Valentine - Ficton , Mystery, Young Adult 12+

Hyperion Book CH | 9781423147145 | Published February 21, 2012

When the 16-year-old runaway Chap is mistaken for a missing boy named Cassiel, he takes on the boy’s identity, gaining the family and friends he’s always dreamed of having. But as he begins to unravel the mystery behind Cassiel’s disappearance, Chap realizes that he’s in much deeper danger than he could have imagined.

Faery Tales & Nightmares by Melissa Marr - Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult 13+

HarperCollins | 9780061852718 | Published February 21, 2012

Uncanny and unexpected creatures appear from behind bushes, rise from under the seas, or manifest from seasonal storms to pursue the objects of their attention --- with amorous or sinister intent --- in a dozen stories by bestselling author Melissa Marr.

Fever: The Chemical Garden Trilogy, Book 2 by Lauren DeStefano - Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult 14+

Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers | 9781442409071 | Published February 21, 2012

Rhine and Gabriel may have escaped the beautiful prison of Wither’s mansion, but they are far from escaping danger. Though Rhine remains determined to get to her brother in Manhattan, the road they are left is long and perilous.

The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg - Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult 12+

Dial | 9780803737204 | Published February 21, 2012

Brie's life ends at 16: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news breaks her heart ---literally. But now that she's in heaven, Brie is about to discover that love is way more complicated than she ever imagined.

BZRK by Michael Grant - Dystopian, Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult 14+

EgmontUSA | 9781606843123 | Published February 28, 2012

In the near future, the Armstrong twins orchestrate a conspiracy to create a perfect and perfectly controlled world. But a shadowy guerilla group known as BZRK forms a nascent resistance movement and prepares to fight the utopian oppressors.

Gil Marsh by A.C.E. Bauer - Fiction, Young Adult 12+

Random House Books for Young Readers | 9780375869334 | Published February 28, 2012

When Enko moves to Uruk High School, Gil and he quickly become inseparable friends. But when Enko succumbs to an aggressive cancer, Gil is devastated, and cannot even say goodbye when Enko’s parents take his body and return to Canada. But Gil, determined to find Enko’s grave, soon drops everything and heads north.

Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver - Dystopian, Fiction, Young Adult 14+

HarperCollins | 9780061978067 | Published February 28, 2012

Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller, DELIRIUM. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.

Partials by Dan Wells - Dystopian, Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult 14+

Balzer + Bray | 9780062071040 | Published February 28, 2012

The Partials --- an engineered species of organic beings identical to humans --- has all but destroyed the humans, and now the last of the race are on the brink of death. But for Kira, a 16-year-old medic-in-training, she quickly finds that the survival of humans and Partials alike rests in the connections between them.

The Academie by Susanne Dunlap - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance, Young Adult 12+

Bloomsbury USA Childrens | 9781599905860 | Published February 28, 2012

When Eliza Monroe, the daughter of the future president of the United States, is sent off to boarding school outside of Paris, she isn’t happy. But things start looking up when she discovers her roommates are relations of their own famous icons --- that is, until she learns that they are mortal enemies.

The Children and the Wolves by Adam Rapp - Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, Young Adult 14+

Candlewick | 9780763653378 | Published February 28, 2012

Three teenagers --- Bounce, a sharp, well-to-do girl, and two struggling boys named Wiggins and Orange --- are holding a four-year-old girl hostage in Orange's basement. But as the stakes grow higher and the guilt and tension mount, Wiggins starts to have doubts about their plan.

Trail of the Spellmans: Document #5 by Lisa Lutz - Fiction, Mystery

Simon & Schuster | 9781451608120 | Published February 28, 2012

Chaos abounds in the Spellman family, and things aren’t any simpler for Spellman Investigations, the family business. But Isabel won’t stop hunting for the answers --- even when they threaten to shatter everything she holds dear.

Paperback

Clarity by Kim Harrington - Fiction, Mystery, Paranormal, Paranormal Mystery, Young Adult 12+

Point | 9780545230513 | Published February 1, 2012

Clare sees things no one else can see. All she has to do is touch a certain object, and the visions come to her. When a teenage girl is found murdered, Clare's brother --- who has supernatural gifts of his own --- becomes the prime suspect. Clare must venture into the depths of fear, revenge and lust in order to track the real killer.

Daughters of the Sea: May by Kathryn Lasky - Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Young Adult 12+

Scholastic Press | 9780545243315 | Published February 1, 2012

May feels her life drying up. The sea calls to her, but her parents forbid her from swimming. Yet after her 15th birthday, the urge to break free becomes overpowering and May makes a life-changing discovery. She is a mermaid --- a creature of the sea.

Empty by Suzanne Weyn - Dystopian, Fiction, Young Adult 12+

Scholastic Paperbacks | 9780545172790 | Published February 1, 2012

Ten years from now, the world is dangerously close to running out of oil. Supplies, especially those made from petroleum, are getting scarce. When a category 6 hurricane hits, leaving the East Coast in a disaster zone, three very different teens work together to survive in this new world.

Choker by Elizabeth Woods - Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, Young Adult 14+

Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers | 9781442412347 | Published February 7, 2012

Cara feels mostly invisible at school, except when popular Alexis and her friends bully her. When her childhood friend, Zoe, shows up unexpectedly, Cara begins gaining back some confidence. But when tragic accidents start happening to Alexis and company, Cara begins to wonder if Zoe may be responsible.

Delirium by Lauren Oliver - Dystopian, Fiction, Young Adult 14+

HarperCollins | 9780061726835 | Published February 7, 2012

From Lauren Oliver, the bestselling author of BEFORE I FALL, comes the first book in a stunning new dystopian trilogy. Enter a world where love is forbidden.

Long Drive Home by Will Allison - Fiction

Free Press | 9781416543046 | Published February 7, 2012

In Will Allison’s critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller, a happily married man makes a split-second decision that sends his life into a devastating tailspin.

Maximum Ride #7: Angel by James Patterson - Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult 10+

Little, Brown and Company | 9780316038324 | Published February 7, 2012

Evil scientists are still trying to convince Max to save the world. Even worse, they're trying to convince her that her perfect mate is Dylan…and Max is starting to believe it. Meanwhile, a new doomsday cult emerges. Fang tries to create his own gang of evolved humans, but he must unite with Max to defeat them.

The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon - Fiction

Grand Central Publishing | 9780446574457 | Published February 13, 2012

It is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution. Deeply in love, they escape and find refuge. But the couple is not alone --- Lynnie has just given birth to a baby girl.

Blessed by Cynthia Leitich Smith - Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Young Adult 14+

Candlewick | 9780763654795 | Published February 14, 2012

Even as Quincie, teen restaurateuse and neophyte vampire, adjusts to her new appetites, she must clear her best friend and true love, the hybrid werewolf Kieren, of murder charges; thwart the apocalyptic ambitions of the seductive vampire-chef who "blessed" her; and keep her dead parents’ restaurant up and running.

Cloaked by Alex Flinn - Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult 12+

HarperTeen | 9780060874247 | Published February 14, 2012

Johnny starts off as just a poor guy with an after-school job at a South Beach shoe repair shop. But a little magic changes it all. It starts with a curse. And a frognapping. And a princess who asks him to lead a rescue mission. And before he knows it, his life becomes a fairy tale unlike any you’ve ever heard.

Girl Parts by John M. Cusick - Fiction, Young Adult 14+

Candlewick | 9780763656447 | Published February 14, 2012

Inspired partly by the classic Pinocchio tale and partly by the ’80s family sitcom “Small Wonder,” John M. Cusick’s debut novel centers on a robot who develops a will of her own with the help of two teenage boys.

Kindred by Tammar Stein - Fiction, Young Adult 12+

Ember | 9780375853494 | Published February 14, 2012

When pressed, Miriam admits reluctantly to believing in a higher power. But then the archangel Raphael pays her a visit and sends her on a mission to save two strangers. To top it off, her twin brother has been getting visits from the evil side of the spectrum, which makes Miriam wonder if she has been blessed and her brother cursed, or vice versa.

Save Me by Lisa Scottoline - Fiction

St. Martin’s Griffin | 9780312380793 | Published February 14, 2012

Rose McKenna volunteers as a lunch mom in her daughter Melly’s school in order to keep an eye on Amanda, a girl who’s been bullying her daughter. But an accidental explosion in the kitchen will change the course of Rose’s life. 

Wish by Joseph Monninger - Fiction, Young Adult 12+

Ember | 9780375862137 | Published February 14, 2012

Bee and her brother, Tommy, know that Tommy’s life will be cut short by cystic fibrosis. That’s why Bee wants to make his wish-foundation-sponsored trip to swim with a great white shark an unforgettable memory. But wishes don’t always come true. At least, not as expected.

Best of the Best: A Baseball Great Novel by Tim Green - Fiction, Young Adult 9+

HarperCollins | 9780061686245 | Published February 21, 2012

Josh is still flying high from his baseball team's win when his parents start talking divorce. Now his dad is challenging him to play the best of the best at the Little League World Series. With the help of two friends, Josh races to get the facts that can help keep his family together.

Between Here and Forever by Elizabeth Scott - Fiction, Young Adult 14+

Simon Pulse | 9781416994855 | Published February 21, 2012

Abby already accepted that she can't measure up to her beautiful sister, Tess, and she knows she’s second best. Until the accident. With Tess now in a coma, Abby is about to find out that truth isn't always as it seems, and life holds more than she ever thought it could.

Darkest Mercy: The Final Wicked Lovely Book by Melissa Marr - Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult 13+

HarperCollins | 9780061659270 | Published February 21, 2012

The Summer King is missing; the Dark Court is bleeding; and a stranger walks the streets of Huntsdale, his presence signifying the deaths of powerful fey. Love, despair and betrayal ignite the Faery Courts, and in the final conflict, some will win. And some will lose everything.

Deadly by Julie Chibbaro - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult 12+

Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 9780689857393 | Published February 21, 2012

To get out of Mrs. Browning’s School for Girls, Prudence Galewski has to find a job fit for a young lady. But Prudence is fascinated by the human body. With some luck, she lands a position in a lab, where she’s swept into an investigation of the fever, one of medical history’s greatest mysteries.

Morpheus Road: The Black by D. J. MacHale - Fantasy, Fiction, Supernatural, Young Adult 10+

Aladdin | 9781416965206 | Published February 21, 2012

At the end of THE LIGHT, Book One of the Morpheus Road trilogy, Marshall uncovered the truth about what happened to his best friend Cooper. Now in THE BLACK, we get Cooper’s perspective. What does his story have to do with Marshall and the journey along the Morpheus Road?

Divergent by Veronica Roth - Dystopian, Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult 14+

Katherine Tegen Books | 9780062024039 | Published February 28, 2012

Sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior faces the biggest decision of her life when she must choose which of the five factions to join that make up their society. She has to decide whether to follow in her parents’ footsteps or turn her back on her family and dare to be courageous. But unbeknownst to most, a mutiny is brewing beneath the surface, and their well-ordered society is about to implode.

Kingdom Keepers IV: Power Play by Ridley Pearson - Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult 10+

Hyperion Book CH | 9781423153375 | Published February 28, 2012

For the five teens who modeled as Disney Hologram Imaging hosts, life is beginning to settle down when an intriguing video arrives to Philby's computer at school. It's a call for action: the Overtakers, a group of Disney villains, seem to be plotting to attempt a rescue of two of their leaders, both of whom the Disney Imagineers have hidden away somewhere following a violent encounter in Epcot.

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks - Fiction

Grand Central Publishing | 9781455508969 | Published February 28, 2012

In his 14th book, bestselling author Nicholas Sparks tells the unforgettable story of a man whose brushes with death lead him to the love of his life. Originally published in hardcover in 2008, the movie version of THE LUCKY ONE, starring Zac Efron, is scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. on April 20, 2012.