New+Young+Adult+Novels

Based on the author's own experiences, with drawings by cartoonist Ellen Forney, the story chronicles the contemporary adolescence of an unlucky Native American boy as he attempts to rise above the life he is destined to live on the reservation. Very emotional and humorous! A horror story mixed with some religious overtones. Good vs. evil in this thriller when a young couple is faced with the prospects of checking into a hotel where no one ever checks out. A phenomenon of sorts, this book is on the best seller list. A man deals with the kidnap and murder of his 6 year old daughter by turning away from God. That is, until God sends him a letter, and asks him to meet at the shack where the murder took place. Davie and Geordie are asked to befriend the "new kid" Stephen. Stephen is a strange kid, and a gifted sculptor who makes lifelike figures out of clay. What will happen when he tries to bring his mansized sculpture to life? Anna is conceived to help keep her sister Kate stay alive. Kate has leukemia and needs Anna's marrow, blood, and eventually her kidney. But, Anna is tired of giving away her body parts. If she refuses, what will happen to Kate? When his emotionally volatile relationship with his mother ends with him being kicked out of the house, sixteen-year-old Dylan meets three other teenagers while struggling to survive on the streets and must determine which of them he can trust. After spending four years in a mental institution for murdering a friend in Alaska, 14 year old Kip begins a completely new life in Indiana wtiht his step father & stepmother under a different name. Instead of a car for her 16th birthday, Lynnie receives from her father a manuscript in which her deceased mother writes about family secrets. Helping Lynnie to understand more about her parents and the complexity of growing up. Told in an unsettling verse, three teens attempt a second chance at life through their own strength and each other's help at a psychiatric hospital for suicidal youth. Gifted storyteller and author of The Kite Runner, this author gives us another breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last 30 years. When Deet's father is jailed for using drugs, Deet learns that prison is not what he expected, nor are other people necessarily the way eh thought they were. After Justin witnesses his brother's accidental shooting death, he must live wtih repercussions, as the same horrific day seems to happen over and over again. This urban fantasy and mortal/fairy love story introduces us to Aislinn, a teen high school girl who can see fairies. Though she has kept her unwanted talent hidden, when the kind fairy appears before her, convinced she must be his queen, she confronts her dangerous "site" to save herself and her mortal friend Seth. When high school junior Tessa Reynolds falls into a coma after getting hit in the head during gym class, she experiences heaven ast eh mall where her parents work. She revisits key events from her life, causing her to reevaluate herself and how she wants to live. Three high school girlfriends who invent a story about an alleged rape committed by a homeless man learn valuable lessons about truth. 13 year old Louise uncovers secrets about her family and neighborhood during the violent protests over school desegregation in teh 1960's. Her mother is one of the rioters in the infamous story of Ruby Bridges. After ignoring several warnings to stop dating his teacher, Garrett is sent to Lake Harmony, a boot camp that uses unorthodox and brutal methods to train students to obey their parents. A riveting novel revealing an inside look into secretive and dangerous teen boot camps.
 * __Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian__ - Sherman Alexie
 * __House__ - Ted Dekker
 * __The Shack__ - William Young
 * __Clay__ - David Almond
 * __My Sister's Keeper__ - Jodi Picoult (not new, but great!)
 * __Theories of Relativity__ - Barbara Haworth-Attard
 * __Right Behind You__ - Gail Giles
 * __Noah Confessions__ - Barbara Hall
 * __Impulse__ - Ellen Hopkins
 * __Thousand Splendid Suns__ - Khaled Hosseini
 * __Do Not Pass Go__ - Kirkpatrick Hill
 * __Echo__ - Kate Morgenroth
 * __Wicked Lovely__ - Melissa Marr
 * __Heaven Looks a lot like the Mall__ - Wendy Mass
 * __Harmless__ - Dana Reinhardt
 * __My Mother the Cheerleader__ - Robert Sharenow
 * __Boot Camp__ - Todd Strasser