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January 2010 (arrived in December) new titles

Young Adult's New Titles - February 2010 (arrived in January)

Fiction

Freefall  Ariela Anhalt.

Briar Academy senior Luke prefers avoiding conflict and letting others make his decisions, but he is compelled to choose whether or not to stand by the best friend whose reckless behavior has endangered Luke and may have caused another student's death.

X-Isle  Steve Augarde.

Ever since the floods came and washed the world away, survivors have been desperate to win a place on X Isle, the island where life is rumoured to be easier than on what's left of the mainland. Only young boys are in with a chance, the smaller and lighter the better. Baz and Ray are two of the lucky few to be chosen, but they soon discover that X-Isle is a far cry from paradise. Ruled by Preacher John, a dangerous religious fanatic, it's a violent, unpredictable place where terrible things can happen at any moment. The boys hatch an extraordinary plan in order to protect themselves - the construction of a mighty weapon of defence. But can they complete this weapon in time, and are they really prepared to use it in order to secure their freedom? Powerful and compelling, "X Isle" is a fast-moving thriller that will keep you guessing right to the very end.

Hook, line and sinker.  

Dream on  Steve Barlow & Steve Skidmore.

Mixing it.  

Virus Attack.  

Dawn  Kevin Brooks.

Fifteen-year-old Dawn, who cares for her alcoholic mother, tries to suppress a painful childhood memory as she contemplates killing God, whom she blames for her father's disappearance.

Haunted : a tale of the Mediator  Meg Cabot.

Sixteen-year-old Susannah Simon is a mediator, one who communicates with the dead, and she also happens to be in love with Jesse, a nineteenth-century ghost.

Post grad.  

Earthgirl  Jennifer Cowan.

Sabine Solomon undergoes a transformation when she joins the environmental movement and becomes involved with activist Vray Foret, but when his activities involve something that is potentially illegal, she begins to question her identity and values.

Skins : the novel.  

Don't ask.  

Necropolis  Anthony Horowitz.

Monster republic  Ben Horton ; illustrations by Christian Scheurer.

Sweet, hereafter  Angela Johnson.

Sweet leaves her family and goes to live in a cabin in the woods with the quiet but understanding Curtis, to whom she feels intensely connected, just as he is called back to serve again in Iraq.

Fallen  Lauren Kate.

What if the person you were meant to be with could never be yours? 17-year-old Lucinda falls in love with a gorgeous, intelligent boy, Daniel, at her new school, the grim, foreboding Sword & Cross...only to find out that Daniel is a fallen angel, and that they have spent lifetimes finding and losing one another as good & evil forces plot to keep them apart. Get ready to fall...

The Crowded Shadows.  

Blood promise : [a Vampire Academy novel]  Richelle Mead.

Just days before graduating from St. Vladimir's Academy, guardian-in-training Rose travels to Siberia to drive a stake into the heart of the boy she loves, the monstrous vampire Dimitri.

Frostbite.  

Shadow kiss.  

New moon  Stephenie Meyer.

When the Cullens, including her beloved Edward, leave Forks rather than risk revealing that they are vampires, it is almost too much for eighteen-year-old Bella to bear, but she finds solace in her friend Jacob until he is drawn into a "cult" and changes in terrible ways.

Dreaming of Amelia.  

Shadowland  Alyson Noel.

Ever and Damen have traveled through countless past lives and fought off the world's darkest enemies to be together forever, but just as their long-awaited destiny is finally within reach, a powerful curse threatens them.

By the time you read this, I'll be dead  Julie Anne Peters.

High school student Daelyn Rice, who has been bullied throughout her school career and has more than once attempted suicide, again makes plans to kill herself, in spite of the persistent attempts of an unusual boy to draw her out.

Bloodhound  Tamora Pierce.

Having been promoted from "Puppy" to "Dog," Beka, now a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, and her former partner head to a neighboring port city to investigate a case of counterfeit coins.

Bleeding violet  Dia Reeves.

A mentally ill sixteen-year-old girl reunites with her estranged mother in an East Texas town that is haunted with doors to dimensions of the dead and protected by demon hunters called Mortmaine.

'Are these my basoomas I see before me?' : fab final confessions of Georgia Nicolson  Louise Rennison.

Ohmygiddygodspyjamas! The tenth marvy book in the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson is here! Get ready to laugh like a loon on loon tablets. It's the FINAL instalment of Georgia's fab and hilarious diary! Does Georgia escape the cakeshop of luuurve? Can there be more heartbreaknosity in store? Will the Sex God pop up again unexpectedly (oo-er)! And what about the supreme accidental snogmaster Dave the Laugh? Will she FINALLY choose her only one and only? So many boys, so little time!

The soul trade.  

What if all your dreams came true  Liz Ruckdeschel and Sara James.

Love, lies and Lizzie  Rosie Rushton.

The pillow book of Lotus Lowenstein  Libby Schmais.

Quirky sixteen-year-old Lotus Lowenstein's diary reveals that although she lives in Brooklyn and is failing high school French, she loves all things Gallic and dreams of living as an existentialist in Paris.

The poison garden.  

Struts & frets  Jon Skovron.

Sammy wants to be a musician, as was his grandfather, but while the band he is in is self-destructing, Sammy is too distracted by his grandfather's decline and confused feelings about his best friend to fix it--and his mother stays too busy to help.

Dark visions  L.J. Smith.

I will always love you.  

Non-Fiction

Doctor Who. Through time and space  written by Leah Moore ... [et al.] ; art by Ben Templesmith ... [et al.].

Negima!? Neo. 4 : magister negi magi  original concept and story by Ken Akamatsu ; art by Takuya Fujima ; translated and adapted by Alethea Nibley and Athena Nibley ; lettered by Foltz Design.

Yummy stuff : Ros Asquith's teen cookbook : the no-worries guide to cooking  Ros Asquith.

Written and illustrated by best-selling author and illustrator Ros Asquith, teenagers will be provided with helpful survival recipes for when needs must such as what to cook when your parents are on holiday or if you need a favour, as well as recipes which are just for fun. Teen Cookbook will capture the imaginations of younger and older teens alike through approx. 120 practical recipes with humorous headers and hands-on cartoon-style illustration.

North World. Other sagas  Lars Brown ; design by Lars Brown and Douglas E. Sherwood ; edited by Jill Beaton.

Slackers, warriors, and lovelorn pizza cooks are just a few of the heroes introduced in "North World: Other Sagas!" Their adventures bring them above the clouds, into cursed forests, and against all manner of evils. Viking Raiders, Cloud Giants, Pink Cyclops, demon curses, tribes of angry squirrels - if swords and magic don't work, kitten throwing just might!.

Uncanny X-Men. Divided we stand  writer, Ed Brubaker ; artist, Mike Choi with Ben Oliver ; colour art, Sonia Oback with Jason Keith.

"Reeling from the events of Messiah CompleX, the surviving mutants reassess Xavier's dream amidst the rubble of the mansion. Betrayed by one of their own, and mourning the loss of former allies, is peaceful coexistence still an option? The only thing that's certain is an uncertain future for mutantkind. Amid this climate of uncertainty, Cyclops and Emma Frost venture to the strangest land of all: San Francisco. The city has transformed into a bizarre versionof itself circa 1969-- complete with VW bugs, flower power and hippies as far as the eye can see. Will they be able to lure Angel back to reality? Or will the succumb to their groovy desires and embrace the love generation forever? Also, Colossus (with Wolverine and Nightcrawler in tow) returns to Mother Russia!" -- p. [4] of cover.

Children of the sea. 2  Daisuke Igarashi ; [translation, JN Productions].

"Umi and Sora are not alone in their strange connection to the sea. Forty years ago, Jim met another young boy with the same powers. As penance for letting the boy die, Jim has been searching the world for other children with those same ties to the ocean. Anglade, a wunderkind who was once Jim's research partner, lures Sora away with the promise of answers. This leaves Umi severely depressed, and it is up to Ruka to help her new friend find his brother. But time is quickly running out... "--Publisher's description.

Only one wish  Mia Ikumi ; translated and adapted by Elina Ishikawa.

MAKE A WISH-IF YOU DARE! It's easy: Just send a text to a certain address and a dark angel will appear to grant you a wish-but only one! You can wish for your crush to fall in love with you, for revenge against those who have wronged you, or even for the dead to be brought back to life. But choose your wish carefully-sometimes a dream come true can be a nightmare! Includes special extras after the story-including a bonus Tokyo Mew Mew short story!

Pumpkin Scissors. 5, Imperial Army State Section III  Ryotaro Iwanaga ; translated by Satsuki Yamashita ; adapted by Joshua Hale Fialkov.

After defusing a potentially deadly riot, Alice Malvin, leader of Pumpkin Scissors, has only a moment of downtime before the stakes are raised again. Princess Septieme, from a neighboring kingdom, makes a surprise visit with a clandestine purpose--and is promptly captured by thugs. Can Pumpkin Scissors save her and prevent an international incident?

Naruto. Vol. 20, Naruto vs. Sasuke  story and art by Masashi Kishimoto ; [translation & English adaptation, Joe Yamazaki].

Its Naruto vs. Sasuke, with Sakura caught in between, as secrets are revealed, egos bruised, and some alliances strengthened while others are weakened. Naruto and Sasuke are no longer just boy ninja teammates, but young men hurtling toward their own separate destinies.

Fairy tail. 9  Hiro Mashima ; translated and adapted by William Flanagan.

One piece. Vol. 24, People's dreams  story and art by Eiichiro Oda ; english adaption, Lance Caselman ; translation, JN Productions.

The art of Emily the Strange  created by Rob Reger.

In her fifteen-plus years in existence, oddballs, outcasts, and art freaks the world over have grown to know and love a strange young girl named Emily. With roots in the punk-rock art scene of Santa Cruz skate culture and an early appeal to European trend spotters, the iconic image of Emily and her philosophy of devout individualism have become deeply rooted in global culture. "The Art of Emily Volume One" is the first-ever collection of images showing the wide and inspired range of artistic styles and mediums that have been used to create the world of "Emily the Strange". From skateboard stickers to custom rock-and-roll album art, large-scale psychedelic paintings, and insanely intricate Mongolian paper cutting, the fantastic and artful imaginings of Rob Reger, Buzz Parker, and a staggeringly talented array of collaborators will give insight and inspiration to any Emily fan.

Dragon Ball Z. [Volume 2]  story & art by Akira Toriyama ; [English adaptation, Gerard Jones ; translation, Lillian Olsen].

Dragon Ball Z. [Volume 3]  story & art by Akira Toriyama ; [English adaptation, Gerard Jones ; translation, Lillian Olsen].

Dragon Ball Z. [Volume 4]  story & art by Akira Toriyama ; [English adaptation, Gerard Jones ; translation, Lillian Olsen].

Dragon Ball Z. [Volume 5]  story & art by Akira Toriyama ; [English adaptation, Gerard Jones ; translation, Lillian Olsen].

"Trunks, a mysterious warrior from the future, has arrived to warn Son Goku and pals of a horrendous menace that could destroy the universe. Dr. Gero--the diabolical genius of the Red Ribbon Army--has constructed androids designed to defeat Goku and take over the world. Goku must locate and destroy these androids before they're activated--or face certain doom! But little do they know that another visitor from the future is watching their every move. Another hideous creature from the demented mind of Dr. Gero, this monster was created from the cells of the most powerful beings in the universe--including those of Son Goku! Between deadly androids and a biologically engineered nightmare, Goku will have to transcend the power of a Super Saiyan if he's going to prevail!" -- from publisher's web site.

Dragon ball Z. Vol. 12  story and art by Akira Toriyama ; [English adaptation by Gerard Jones ; translation, Lillian Olsen].

100% perfect girl. Vol. 9  Wann ; [translator, Soyoung Jung].