Look at all the new books!

A lot of new books have been added to the YA department over the past month:

Fiction:
• The Life of Glass by Jillian Cantor
• Finally by Wendy Mass
• Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs by Ron Koertge
• The Carbon Diaries 2017 by Saci Lloyd
• Hourglass by Claudia Gray
• Riding Invisible by Sandra Alonzo
• Katy’s New World by Kim Vogel Sawyer
• Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
• After by Amy Efaw
• The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
• The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
• The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
• The Dragons of Darkness by Antonia Michaelis
• Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
• How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford
• Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern
• Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
• Light Beneath Ferns by Anne Spollen
• Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
• Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
• An Off Year by Claire Zulkey
• The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks
• The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon
• We Were Here by Matt de la Pena
• Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

Nonfiction:
• More Than the Blues? Understanding and Dealing With Depression by Eileen Lucas
• Losing Someone You Love: Dealing With Death and Dying by Tracy A. Phillips
• The Vampire Book by Sally Regan
• Teen Cyberbullying Investigated: Where Do Your Rights End and Consequences Begin? by Tom Jacobs
• Frequently Asked Questions about Teen Fatherhood by Richard Worth


Books on CD:
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• After Tupac and D Foster: a novel by Jacqueline Woodson
• Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
• Graceling by Kristen Cashore

New YA books!

Here's the list of the newest additions to the YA collection:

Fiction:
• The Secret Year by Jennifer R. Hubbard
• The Other Side of Blue by Valerie O. Patterson
• Pendragon: The Soldiers of Halla by D.J. MacHale
• The Espressologist by Kristina Springer
• Fearless FBI: Naked Eye by Francine Pascal
• Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers
• The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
• After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick
• Gone by Lisa McMann
• Nothing by Janne Teller
• Ashes by Kathryn Lasky
• Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
• Fallen by Lauren Kate
• These Boots are Made for Stalking: A Clique Novel by Lisi Harrison
• Fang: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson


Nonfiction:
• Teen Girl’s Gotta-Have-It Guide to Money: getting smart about making it, saving it and spending it by Jessica Blatt
• Eating Disorders by Lauri S. Friedman
• Outsourcing by David M. Haugen, Susan Musser, & Kacy Lovelace, eds.
• The Spies of Mississippi: the true story of the spy agency that tried to destroy the civil rights movement by Rick Bowers

Teen Tech Week

Teen Tech Week is March 7-13, and to help us celebrate, Rosen Publishing is offering a free trial to their Teen Health and Wellness database! Access is available now through April 15, 2010. Login at www.teenhealthandwellness.com using the following:

username: teentech
password: teentech

New YA Books!

Here are some of the new books available in the YA section:

Fiction:
• All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab
• Boys, Girls, and Other Hazardous Materials by Rosalind Wiseman
• Fallen by Lauren Kate
• The Mark by Jen Nadol
• Shadow of the Leopard by Henning Menkell
• A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
• Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
• Whatever Happened to Janie by Caroline B. Cooney
• Witch and Wizard by James Patterson
• Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen
• The Eternal Smile: three stories by Gene Luen Yang
• Punkzilla by Adam Rapp


Nonfiction:
• First Apartment Smarts by Ann Byers
• Everyday Life in the Roman Empire by Kathryn Hinds
• Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman

Literary Award Winners

The American Library Association today announced the top books, audiobooks, and video for children and young adults. Here are the 2010 literary award winners in young adult categories:

Michael L. Printz Award winner: "Going Bovine" by Libba Bray

Michael L. Printz Honor Books:
1. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
2. The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
3. Punkzilla by Adam Rapp
4. Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance, 1973 by John Barnes

Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement awarded to Walter Dean Myers

Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience, teen award winner: Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork.

William C. Morris Award honoring a book written by a first-time author for young adults: Flash Burnout by L.K. Madigan

Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults: Jim Murphy

YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award: Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman

Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language, honor book: Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness by Nahoko Uehashi

Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences:
1. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
2. The Bride's Farewell by Meg Rosoff
3. Everything Matters! by Ron Currie, Jr.
4. The Good Soldiers by David Finkel
5. The Kids are All Right: A Memoir by Diana Welch, Liz Welch, Amanda Welch and Dan Welch
6. The Magicians by Lev Grossman
7. My Abandonment by Peter Rock
8. Soulless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel by Gail Carriger
9. Stitches: a Memoir by David Small
10. Tunneling to the Center of the Earth by Kevin Wilson

New YA books!!

Here's a list of new YA titles in the library. Check them out:

Fiction:

• Raven Summer by David Almond
• The Brothers Story by Katherine Sturtevant
• Little Black Lies by Tish Cohen
• Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga
• Goth Girl Rising by Barry Lyga
• Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
• Betrayed: A House of Night Novel by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
• Chosen: A House of Night Novel by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
• Hunted: A House of Night Novel by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
• Marked: A House of Night Novel by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
• Tempted: A House of Night Novel by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
• Children of the Sea. 1 by Daisuke Igarashi
• Girl in the Arena: a novel containing intense prolonged sequences of disaster and peril by Lise Haines
• The Middle of Everywhere by Monique Polak
• The Summer I Got a Life by Mark Fink
• Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore


Nonfiction:

• My Anxious Mind: A Teens Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic by Michael A. Tompkins & Katherine A. Martinez
• The Omnivore’s Dilemma: the Secrets Behind What You Eat by Michael Pollan
• Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 The Authorized Adaptation by Tim Hamilton

Teen/Adult Winter Reading program

Starting January 4th, reading books could win you a prize! Participate in the teen/adult winter reading program from January 4 through February 21, and for every three books you read, you can enter a drawing for great prizes! Entry forms will be available in the library and on the website by December 22. For more information, contact the Mahomet Public Library at 586-2611 or visit www.mahometpubliclibrary.org.