Andromeda Klein by Frank Portman

October 16, 2009 by Ms. Martha

Andromeda KleinSummary:  High school sophomore Andromeda, an outcast because she studies the occult and has a hearing impairment and other disabilities, overcomes grief over terrible losses by enlisting others’ help in her plan to save library books–and finds a kindred spirit along the way.

Delacourte

Going Bovine by Libba Bray

October 16, 2009 by Ms. Martha

going bovineSummary:  Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen year-old who, after being diagnosed with Creutzfeld Jakob’s (aka mad cow) disease, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital in an attempt to find a cure.

Delacourte

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Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines

October 16, 2009 by Ms. Martha

Girl in the Arena_140Summary: In Massachusetts, eighteen-year-old Lyn, who has grown up in the public eye as the daughter of seven gladiators, wants nothing less than to follow her mother’s path, but her only way of avoiding marriage to the warrior who killed her last stepfather may be to face him in the arena.

Bloomsbury

King of the Screwups by K. L. Going

October 10, 2009 by Ms. Martha

king of the screwups_140Summary:  After getting in trouble yet again, popular high school senior Liam, who never seems to live up to his wealthy father’s expectations, is sent to live in a trailer park with his gay “glam-rocker” uncle.

Harcourt

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

September 21, 2009 by Ms. Martha

catching fireSummary:  By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.

Scholastic

Liar by Justine Larbalestier

September 5, 2009 by Ms. Martha

liarSummary: Compulsive liar Micah promises to tell the truth after revealing that her boyfriend has been murdered.

Bloomsbury

Malice by Chris Wooding

September 5, 2009 by Ms. Martha

maliceSummary:  Three kids get trapped in the world of a deadly comic book in this middle-grade thriller from Chris Wooding.

Scholastic

Psych Major Syndrome by Alicia Thompson

August 29, 2009 by Ms. Martha

psych major syndromeSummary:  College freshman and psychology major, Leigh Nolan, finds her problem-solving skills woefully inadequate when it comes to her increasingly tangled and complicated romantic relationships.

Disney Hyperion Books

Soul Enchilada by David Gill

August 20, 2009 by Ms. Martha

soul enchiladaSummary:  When, after a demon appears to repossess her car, she discovers that both the car and her soul were given as collateral in a deal made with the Devil by her irascible grandfather, eighteen-year-old Bug Smoot, given two-days’ grace, tries to find ways to outsmart the Devil and his minions.

Greenwillow Books

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Girl to the Core, by Stacey Goldblatt

August 3, 2009 by Ms. Martha

girl to the coreSummary:  Fifteen-year-old Molly gains support from her extended Irish American family and enlightenment in Girl Corps philosophy and activities as she deals with a cheating boyfriend and overbearing best friend.

Delacourte