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Hardcover: November 8, 2011

The death of her single mother has left high school senior Sandinista Jones alone in the world, subject to the random vulnerability of everyday life. When the school system lets her down, her grief and instability intensify, and she ponders a violent act of revenge.

Paperback: September 20, 2011

Taiga tries to handle his girlfriend Yuiko and her over-the-top geeky ways, but it may be the end of the line.

The Always War by Margaret Peterson Haddix - Fantasy/Action & Adventure
Hardcover: November 15, 2011

For as long as Tessa can remember, her country has been at war. When Gideon, a local boy, wins an award for courage, a strange chain of events is set in motion; soon, Tessa finds herself in enemy territory and stumbles upon a shocking secret. 

Goliath by Scott Westerfeld - Historical Fantasy
Hardcover: September 20, 2011

The tension thickens as the Leviathan steams toward New York City with a homicidal lunatic on board. Secrets suddenly unravel, characters reappear, and nothing is at it seems in this conclusion to Scott Westerfeld’s trilogy.

iBoy by Kevin Brooks - Science Fiction/Thriller
Hardcover: November 1, 2011

After fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded into his brain during an attack, Tom Harvey suddenly knows, sees, and can do more than any normal boy ever could. But he must make life-altering decisions about how he will use his new power.

Hardcover: November 7, 2011

Emma Conway has never fit into the sweater-set-wearing world of her political family. But when she accidentally lets her father's presidential plans slip on national television, Emma finds herself thrown into the spotlight.

Hardcover: October 18, 2011

After her father’s death, Jill MacSweeny struggles with the news that her mother is adopting a baby. Meanwhile, Mandy Kalinowski accidentally becomes pregnant and knows she can’t give the baby the life it deserves.

Hardcover: December 13, 2011

Fashion-crazy Sicilee and hippie environmentalist Maya are pitted against each other when they both set their sights on gorgeous new student Cody Lightfoot, who’s planning a blowout Earth Day bash. 

Hardcover: September 20, 2011

With no funding for things like uniforms and a cared-for playing field, with seemingly every other family moving to find jobs, there simply isn't enough money or players for a football season. Can one kid rally an entire town and give everyone a reason to believe?

The Poison Diaries: Nightshade by - Historical Fantasy
Hardcover: October 25, 2011

Jessamine Luxton is heartbroken when her true love, Weed, mysteriously disappears. But her father, who was obsessed with Weed’s secret knowledge of dangerous plants, may be involved --- and she will stop at nothing to get Weed back.