Coming Soon
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.
Hardcover
Arthur A. Levine Books | 9780545296700 | Published April 1, 2012
Matthew has loved Ariel from the moment he found her in the tunnels, her bee's wings falling away. They live in Safe, an underground refuge for those fleeing the harsh city Above --- like Whisper, who speaks to ghosts, and Jack Flash, who can shoot lightning from his fingers. But one terrifying night, an old enemy invades Safe with an army of shadows.
Point | 9780545334747 | Published April 1, 2012
For Emme, Sophie, Ethan, and Carter, seniors at a performing arts school, the Senior Showcase recital is a huge opportunity to appeal to colleges, dance academies, and professionals in show business. But more than just their careers are on the line.
Push | 9780545169172 | Published April 1, 2012
It happens every year. A list is posted, and one girl from each grade is chosen as the prettiest, and another is chosen as the ugliest. Nobody knows who makes the list. It almost doesn't matter. The damage is done the minute it goes up. This is the story of eight girls, freshman to senior, "pretty" and "ugly."
Margaret K. McElderry Books | 9781442403468 | Published April 3, 2012
For Cassel Sharpe, cheating comes as easily as breathing. Despite his history --- growing up in a family of con artists and working as an assassin --- he’s trying to do the right thing. But being good is harder than he ever thought, especially after he is called on to do the one thing he said he would never do again.
Katherine Tegen Books | 9780061449154 | Published April 3, 2012
It's been one year since all the adults disappeared. Despite the hunger, the lies, and even the plague, the kids of Perdido Beach are determined to survive. Creeping into the tenuous new world they've built, though, is perhaps the worst incarnation yet of the enemy known as the Darkness: fear.
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children | 9780547628349 | Published April 3, 2012
Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain. But when she learns the god of Death Himself has chosen her for a special task, she realizes that a second life for her may spell the end for others.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316125840 | Published April 3, 2012
For Jazz, the son of the world’s most infamous serial killer, Take Your Son to Work Day was year-round. Now, in an effort to clear his name, he joins the police in a hunt for a new serial killer. But Jazz may be more like his father than anyone first thought.
Razorbill | 9781595145062 | Published April 3, 2012
In Angel City, Guardian Angels are used to being hunted by paparazzi, not serial killers. Now Jackson Godspeed, one of the most sought-after Angels, is on top of a madman’s list --- and it’s up to Madison Montgomery, the girl with whom Jackson has fallen in love, to save him.
Hyperion Book CH | 9781423153368 | Published April 3, 2012
As the five Kingdom Keepers enter high school, everything is about to change. The Maintenance Base that controls all four parks in Disney World is under attack by the Overtakers, a group determined to change Disney forever. Relationships between the Keepers are no longer as simple as they once were. In fact, nothing is as simple as it once was.
HarperCollins | 9780062073280 | Published April 3, 2012
Nineteen-year-old Madison Parker made a name for herself as best frenemy of nice-girl-next-door Jane Roberts on the hot reality show “L.A. Candy.” Now Madison is ready for her turn in the spotlight, and she'll stop at nothing to get it.
Simon & Schuster | 9781451668865 | Published April 3, 2012
Biblical scholar Jonathan Lyons believes he has a letter that may have been written by Jesus Christ. Stolen from the Vatican library in the 15th century, it was assumed to be lost forever. But on the eve before his own murder, he confides to Father Aiden O’Brien, a family friend, that one of those whom he trusted most is determined to keep it from being returned to the Vatican.
Poppy | 9780316091138 | Published April 10, 2012
15-year-old Isabelle Scott doesn’t just tolerate her life on the wrong side of the tracks in North Carolina, she loves it. But when tragedy strikes, she is sent to live with her long-lost uncle and his preppy privileged family. Out of place and still reeling, Isabelle is further unsteadied when a secret unfolds that threatens change her life forever.
Doubleday | 9780385536073 | Published April 10, 2012
In the summer of 1973, Joe Castle quickly became the idol of every baseball fan in America, including Paul Tracey, the young son of a hard-partying and hard-throwing Mets pitcher. On the day that Warren Tracey finally faced Calico Joe, Paul was in the stands, rooting for his idol but also for his dad. Then Warren threw a fastball that would change their lives forever.
EgmontUSA | 9781606843239 | Published April 10, 2012
Mirabelle's past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents' tragic deaths to her guardians' half-truths about why she can't return to her birthplace, Beau Rivage. Desperate to see the town, Mira runs away a week before her 16th birthday --- and discovers a world she never could have imagined.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) | 9780374343965 | Published April 10, 2012
Chuck Taylor’s OCD has rendered him a high school outcast. His endless routines and habitual hand washing threaten to scare away both his closest friend and the amazing new girl in town. But with graduation looming, he might still have a chance to change all that. That is, if he is willing to get his hands dirty.
HarperCollins | 9780061797057 | Published April 10, 2012
Maya Delaney's paw-print birthmark is the mark of what she truly is --- a skin-walker. She can run faster, climb higher, and see better than nearly everyone else. It’s a good thing too, for when a forest fire lands them lost in the Vancouver Island wilderness, Maya and her friends have nothing but their extraordinary abilities to help them get back home.
Delacorte Books for Young Readers | 9780385740913 | Published April 10, 2012
Though he has won Jane’s heart, James has other obligations. He is about to set sail on a treacherous journey to the Americas, seeking absolution for what he sees as his past sins. His plans might be cut short, however, when Jane is forced into a terrible situation by her own family and only he can save her.
Roaring Brook Press | 9781596436848 | Published April 10, 2012
Odile is descended from the Cagots, a much-despised race whose women were reputed to be witches. Now, racing to escape the bloodbath of 1870’s Paris, she must determine if the claims are true, while also helping a young Doctor Jekyll who seems to be abusing the salts that she gave him in a most disconcerting way.
Viking Juvenile | 9780670061563 | Published April 12, 2012
It is the year 2129, and fame is all that matters. For celebutantes, the more viewers who ID them, the better. In an effort to boost her ratings, Susan and her almost-boyfriend Derlock cook up a plan to stow away in a Mars-bound spaceship. There’s only one problem: Derlock is a sociopath.
Viking Juvenile | 9780670011353 | Published April 12, 2012
In 1978, Merle is in her first year of art school. In 1870, poet Arthur Rimbaud is on the verge of breaking through to the images and voice that will make his name. But the meshed power of words and art thins the boundaries between the present and the past and allows these two troubled, brilliant artists to enter each other's worlds.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316182881 | Published April 17, 2012
It's been decades since anyone set foot on the moon. Now three ordinary teenagers, the winners of NASA's unprecedented, worldwide lottery, are about to become the first young people in space --- and change their lives forever.
Balzer + Bray | 9780061799280 | Published April 17, 2012
When Marshall King and Elyse Alton suddenly wake up tangled in each other's arms with zero memory of how they got there or even who they are, it's the start of a long journey through their separate pasts and shared future.
Simon Pulse | 9781442453128 | Published April 17, 2012
It's a year after 9/11. Sniper shootings throughout the D.C. area have everyone on edge and trying to make sense of these random acts of violence. Meanwhile, Craig and Lio are just trying to make sense of their lives.
Archie Comics | 9781936975006 | Published April 17, 2012
Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers | 9781416927020 | Published April 17, 2012
When Daniel’s grandfather starts talking about his old job --- the people he’s killed, the countries he’s overthrown --- Daniel suspects the words are only dementia-induced babbling. That is, until the man’s old “friends” start showing up to make sure he keeps quiet.
HarperCollins | 9780062082190 | Published April 17, 2012
Violet’s ability to sense dead bodies is an asset to forensic psychologist Sara Priest, who enlists her to uncover a string of murders by a man known as “the girlfriend collector.” Now the serial killer is on the lookout for a new "relationship," and Violet may have caught his eye.
Harcourt Children's Books | 9780547608426 | Published April 17, 2012
Heartbroken over the tragic death of her fiancé, 17-year-old Zora Stewart leaves Baltimore for the frontier town of West Glory, Oklahoma where she discovers that she possesses the astonishing ability to sense water under the parched earth. But when her aunt hires her out as a “springsweet” to advise other settlers where to dig their wells, Zora finds herself longing for love the way the prairie thirsts for water.
Harcourt Children's Books | 9780547688374 | Published April 17, 2012
Crown | 9780307716545 | Published April 24, 2012
In the aftermath of the devastating fire that tears her family apart, Grace embarks on a mission to find the person responsible and protect her children from further harm. This fire was not an accident, and her daughter Jenny may still be in grave danger. Grace is the only one who can discover the culprit, and she will do whatever it takes to save her family.
Amistad | 9780061960871 | Published April 24, 2012
Paul DuPree is working at a soup kitchen in Harlem the summer his father dies, just trying to get by. But Elijah, the soup man, won’t stop talking about the social contract and asking Paul questions about heavy-duty things. As the talk of what-ifs turns into reality, Paul realizes the talk is about more than getting by --- it’s about taking charge of your life.
Walker Childrens | 9780802723529 | Published April 24, 2012
When her boyfriend Trip dies in a horrible car accident, Allie doesn’t want to remember the night of the event, any more than she wants to remember the horrible reality of their abusive relationship. But when police reopen the case, she may be forced to remember, especially after she and her best friend Blake become suspects.
Katherine Tegen Books | 9780062101822 | Published April 24, 2012
Ensnared in a dangerous, ever-deepening mystery, Will Besting must lead his friends through a perilous underground trap masterminded by two devious souls at war with each other. It's a game of cat and mouse, and not everyone will be alive when it's over. Can Will outwit both Rainsford and Goring, ending their reign of fear forever?
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316131582 | Published April 24, 2012
When Azure's principal gives her the chance to turn the school's traditional (and boring) senior prom into an event that will appeal to everyone, not just the jocks and cheerleaders, she jumps at the opportunity. But for Azure and her two friends, orchestrating the prom may push their friendships to the breaking point.
Greenwillow Books | 9780062107794 | Published April 24, 2012
In a smoldering city full of death and danger, a 17-year-old girl could be the salvation --- or the destruction --- of the entire human race...and of two boys’ hearts. MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH is the beginning of a two-book sequence that reimagines Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic story.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316182461 | Published April 24, 2012
Before her mother died, Shelby promised three things: to listen to her father, to love as much as possible, and to live without restraint. But when her father joins the planning committee for the Princess Ball, an annual dance that ends with a ceremonial abstinence pledge, she’s caught between Promises One and Three.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) | 9780374387686 | Published April 24, 2012
Fourteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes knows that Amyus Crowe, his mysterious American tutor, has some dark secrets. But he didn’t expect to find John Wilkes Booth, the notorious assassin, apparently alive and well in England --- and Crowe somehow mixed up in it.
Candlewick | 9780763653446 | Published April 24, 2012
Trained in the magical art of shadow-weaving, 16-year-old Suzume is able to re-create herself in any form --- a fabulous gift for a girl desperate to escape her past. But who is she really? Whatever her true identity, Suzume is destined to use her skills to steal the heart of a prince in a revenge plot to destroy her mother's new husband, Lord Terayama.
Schwartz & Wade | 9780375868436 | Published April 24, 2012
When Wendy Geller's body is found in Central Park after the night of a rager, newspaper headlines scream, "Death in the Park: Party Girl Found Strangled." But shy Rain, once Wendy's best friend, knows there was more to Wendy than just "party girl” and more to her death than the headlines reveal.
Simon Pulse | 9781442423466 | Published April 24, 2012
Cricket’s mother is finally getting married after jilting two previous fiancés. But Cricket’s future step-sisters aren’t happy about the marriage. Worried that Dan is in danger of becoming ditched husband-to-be number three, Cricket also has her own problems in the form of a sexy new acquaintance, Ash.
Scribner | 9781451658903 | Published April 24, 2012
Roland Deschain and his ka-tet --- Jake, Susannah, Eddie, and Oy, the billy-bumbler --- encounter a ferocious storm just after crossing the River Whye on their way to the Outer Baronies. As they shelter from the howling gale, Roland tells his friends not just one strange story but two...and in so doing, casts new light on his own troubled past.
Balzer + Bray | 9780062103734 | Published April 24, 2012
Two days before the start of her junior year, 17-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed. Except the next thing she knows, she's opening her eyes to find Ben Michaels, a loner from her high school, leaning over her. She thinks he somehow has brought her back to life. But her revival, and Ben's possible role in it, is only the first of the puzzles that Janelle must solve.
Simon & Schuster Audio | 9781442346963 | Published April 24, 2012
Roland Deschain and his ka-tet --- Jake, Susannah, Eddie, and Oy, the billy-bumbler --- encounter a ferocious storm just after crossing the River Whye on their way to the Outer Baronies. As they shelter from the howling gale, Roland tells his friends not just one strange story but two...and in so doing, casts new light on his own troubled past.
Paperback
Scholastic Paperbacks | 9780545289382 | Published April 1, 2012
The Chicken House | 9780545263559 | Published April 1, 2012
Adam is cursed. Who would want to look into the eyes of a friend and not only see the date of their death, but feel the pain of it as well? At first, it was Jem's death day. Now, Adam has moved to London with his great-grandmother, Val, and there's a new number that's showing up: 01012027 --- New Year's Day.
The Chicken House | 9780545170949 | Published April 1, 2012
Lucy Christopher’s debut novel explores the dark themes of obsession, abduction, alienation, and survival, as experienced from the perspective of Gemma, an English teen who is kidnapped by a stalker and brought to the Australian Outback.
Speak | 9780142420591 | Published April 3, 2012
It's 1941, and Lina is just like any other 15-year-old Lithuanian girl. That is, until Soviet officers barge into her home. Separated from her father, Lina, her mother and her brother travel north on a crowded train to a camp in the coldest reaches of Siberia. Here, under Stalin's orders, they are forced to dig for beets --- and fight for their lives --- under the cruelest conditions.
Katherine Tegen Books | 9780061449147 | Published April 3, 2012
There is a momentary calm in Perdido Beach. Yet for the survivors of FAYZ, enemies don’t just fade away, and now, in the quiet, deadly things are stirring when a highly contagious, fatal illness begins to spread at an alarming rate.
Margaret K. McElderry Books | 9781442403406 | Published April 3, 2012
Being a transformation curse worker should have made Cassel’s life easier. Instead his older brother is murdered, and both the Feds and the mob have taken a special interest in the case --- and Cassel. There’s also a girl madly in love with him, but Cassel can’t trust that it’s real.
Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 9781442408524 | Published April 3, 2012
High school seniors Chris and Win decide to spend their summer riding across the country on their bicycles. When Win leaves him stranded on the side of the road with a flat tire, Chris returns home and then to college. Though he hasn’t heard from Win, he’s too angry to care—that is, until the FBI arrives at his dorm wanting to talk to him.
Bantam | 9780385344166 | Published April 3, 2012
Melanie Benjamin, author of ALICE I HAVE BEEN, shines a dazzling spotlight on another fascinating female figure whose story has never fully been told: a woman who became a 19th-century icon and inspiration --- and whose most daunting limitation became her greatest strength.
Mariner Books | 9780547747606 | Published April 3, 2012
Ian O'Connor draws on extensive reporting and unique access to Derek Jeter that has spanned some 15 years to reveal how a biracial kid from Michigan became New York's most beloved sports figure and the enduring symbol of the steroid-free athlete.
Riverhead Trade | 9781594485688 | Published April 3, 2012
Margaret K. McElderry Books | 9781416989547 | Published April 3, 2012
Through short stories by many bestselling teen authors, this anthology --- edited by Holly Black (Team Unicorn) and Justine Larbalestier (Team Zombie) --- makes arguments extolling the strengths of both unicorns and zombies to determine the age old question: Which is better?
Greenwillow Books | 9780061870927 | Published April 10, 2012
When Ry misses his train and his grandfather suffers a concussion, he embarks on a series of misadventures, enlisting Del, a stranger he happens upon, to help him and his grandfather get home.
Poppy | 9780316186667 | Published April 10, 2012
Cleo was the queen bee of the RADs, the normies, and everyone in between at Merston High. But Frankie and Melody have their own agendas, the advancement of which unravels in a web that threatens to destroy the monster community and deny Melody access into the RAD’s exclusive group.
Ember | 978-0375865640 | Published April 10, 2012
Vera has spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years she's kept a lot of his secrets. Even after he betrayed her and ruined everything. So when Charlie dies in dark circumstances, Vera knows a lot more than anyone. But will she emerge to clear his name? And does she even want to?
Ember | 9780307975973 | Published April 10, 2012
Holly is in her fifth foster home in two years and she's had enough. She's run away before and always been caught quickly. But she's older and wiser now --- she's 12--- and this time she gets away clean.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316078757 | Published April 10, 2012
Seventeen-year-old Alyssa thought she knew who she was. She had her family and her best friends and, most important, she had Sarah, her girlfriend. But when she is disowned by her father, she struggles to come to terms with herself while living with a biological mother who she barely knows.
Candlewick | 9780763658472 | Published April 10, 2012
Popular Bliss was having the perfect prom until she found her BFF and boyfriend making out in the back of a limo. Bad girl Jolene wouldn’t be caught dead at the prom, yet here she is, risking her reputation for a guy who’s 40 minutes late. And shy, studious Meg never counted on her date standing her up and leaving her waiting in the parking lot outside the prom.
HarperCollins | 9780061797033 | Published April 10, 2012
Strange things are happening in Maya's tiny Vancouver Island town. First, her friend Serena, the captain of the swim team, drowns mysteriously in the middle of a calm lake. Then, one year later, mountain lions are spotted rather frequently around Maya's home --- and her reactions to them are somewhat . . . unexpected.
Atria/Emily Bestler Books | 9781451643091 | Published April 10, 2012
Young Samuel Johnson is in trouble --- an angry demon is seeking revenge for his part in foiling the invasion of Earth by the forces of evil. It wants to get its claws on Samuel, and when Samuel and his faithful dachshund, Boswell, are pulled through a portal into the dark realm --- the home of the Infernals --- it may get its chance.
Ember | 9780385740906 | Published April 10, 2012
William Lacey has inherited his father’s title, but also his financial ruin. Now he must seek a wealthy bride and restore his family’s fortune. If only he hadn't fallen for the beautiful but penniless Ellie…
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316044745 | Published April 10, 2012
On the eve of Ben and Sheere’s 16th birthday, the mysterious terror that threatened their lives years ago when they were only newborns resurfaces with a malignant intensity --- and this time, it may be impossible to escape.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316078672 | Published April 10, 2012
No longer a teenager, Larten takes off into the world to see what his newly-blooded vampire status can get him in the human world. Sucking all he can out of humanity, Larten stumbles into a violent, hedonistic lifestyle, where cheats beckon, power corrupts, and enemies are waiting.
Bluefire | 9780375866333 | Published April 10, 2012
Collected here for the first time are all of the tales from the land of Tortall, featuring Alanna the knight, Numair the mage, Daine the wolf-speaker, and many more characters both new and familiar.
Hyperion | 9781401310752 | Published April 10, 2012
A veteran returning from Iraq feels such despair that he begins to welcome death --- until he finds a miracle in a Golden Retriever who needs the man as much as the man needs him. In this stunning memoir, retired Army Capt. Luis Montalvan describes an incredible journey of healing and friendship.
HarperTeen | 9780061451072 | Published April 10, 2012
Viola is back home in Brooklyn where she's free to be her spunky self. But the excitement of getting to hang with her two best friends comes to a screeching halt when Andrew starts acting strange and Caitlin ditches her for a new boy. Amid Viola's confusion --- should she stay or leave Brooklyn? --- a tragic event proves that friendships are her true foundation.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316080811 | Published April 10, 2012
In this follow-up to his bestselling memoir TWEAK, Nic Sheff talks about his continued efforts to stay clean --- filled with eye-opening stays at rehab centers, devastating relapses, and hard-won realizations about what it means to be a young person living with addiction.
Bluefire | 9780375866357 | Published April 10, 2012
Bordertown is a city on the border between our human world and the elfin realm. Here, Runaway teens come from both sides of the border to find adventure, but also to find themselves. WELCOME TO BORDERTOWN features an eclectic group of writers that have teamed up to paint the streets of Bordertown in more than twenty new interconnected songs, poems, and stories.
Razorbill | 9781595143969 | Published April 12, 2012
Eve, a runaway, finds a new job at a coffee shop on the outskirts of Tuscon. When she's approached by two wealthy teens who claim she bears an uncanny resemblance to their missing cousin Aurora, her life takes a turn for the dark and mysterious
Magnus Books | 9781936833306 | Published April 16, 2012
HarperCollins | 9780061779862 | Published April 17, 2012
Violet can sense the echoes of those who've been murdered and the matching imprint that clings to their killers. But though she works to keep her morbid ability a secret, she unwittingly draws the attention of both the FBI and someone else—someone dangerous.
Vintage | 9780307740809 | Published April 17, 2012
Taking on the persona of a shy human boy, a childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online and assumes control over the global network of machines that regulate everything from transportation to utilities, defense and communication.
Speak | 9780142420898 | Published April 17, 2012
Picking up several years after the dramatic conclusion of IF I STAY, WHERE SHE WENT continues the story of Adam and Mia, from Adam's point of view. Ever since Mia's decision to stay --- but not with him --- Adam's career has been on a wonderful trajectory. When their respective paths put them both in New York City at the same time, the result is a single night in which the two reunite.
Katherine Tegen Books | 9780062009715 | Published April 24, 2012
Will Besting is sent to an institution meant to help patients with crippling phobias. He and six others take turns in mysterious fear chambers, and though they feel emboldened afterwards, they also start developing strange side effects.
Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 9781416961451 | Published April 24, 2012
The Patriot Army was shaped by the desperate circumstances at Valley Forge, where Curzon the boy becomes Curzon the young man. But as an escaped slave passing for a freedman, Curzon must face the fear of discovery along with the hardships of being a soldier. And then there’s Isabel --- who’s there against her will. Can she and Curzon sort out the tangled threads of friendship and find the path to true freedom?
HarperTeen | 9780062004918 | Published April 24, 2012
Kevin Johnson is 13 years old. And heading for juvie. He's a good kid, a great friend, and a star striker for his Highland, New Jersey, soccer team. His team is competing for the State Cup, and he wants to prove he has more than just star-player potential.
Balzer + Bray | 9780061729003 | Published April 24, 2012
This sequel to THE CARRIE DIARIES brings surprising revelations as Carrie learns to navigate her way around the Big Apple, going from being a country "sparrow" --- as Samantha Jones dubs her --- to the person she always wanted to be. But as it becomes increasingly difficult to reconcile her past with her future, Carrie realizes that making it in New York is much more complicated than she ever imagined.
HarperTeen | 9780061976810 | Published April 24, 2012
Ginny Blackstone spent last summer traveling around Europe, following the tasks her aunt Peg laid out in a series of letters before she died. When her backpack is stolen --- with the last little blue envelope inside --- she resigns herself to never knowing how it was supposed to end. That is, until a mysterious boy contacts her months later.
Ember | 9780385735346 | Published April 24, 2012
With Scatty, Joan of Arc, Saint Germain, Palamedes, and Shakespeare all in Danu Talis, Sophie is on her own with the ever-weakening Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel. In this fifth installment of the series, Sophie must depend on Niten to help her find an immortal to teach her Earth Magic. The surprise is that she will find her teacher in the most ordinary of places.
Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers | 9781416995593 | Published April 24, 2012
Belly has only ever been in love with two boys, both with the last name Fisher. And when she decides to finally tie the knot with Jeremiah, Conrad entreats her with one last, desperate declaration of love. Now Belly will have to face a truth she has possibly always known: she will have to break one of their hearts.

