Thursday, October 5, 2023

NEW YA Books September 2023

 


Checkout all the new YA Books in our Young Adult (YA) Room! If you have any special requests feel free to ask a librarian! 




This Winter is a Solitaire/Heartstopper universe novella that focuses on the Spring siblings, Tori, Charlie, and Oliver, during one Christmas. This particular winter has been difficult for the Spring family, and Christmas doesn't make all worries disappear. So, when family start arriving, how will the day go?



Tradition meets People Like Us in this timely and haunting YA contemporary standalone that tackles the contagious nature of toxic masculinity at an elite New England boarding school clinging to its past, and the sexual assault that changes everything.



Desperate to restore diplomacy, Yangchen attempts to de-escalate hostilities between heads of state. But in the wake of a brutal assassination and the freeing of Unanimity, Yangchen is forced to bring Kavik—the trusted former companion whose betrayal crushed her—back into her fold.



After being jilted by her ex-boyfriend and best friend, Jade couldn't be more ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime—11 countries in 4 months, all from the luxurious Campus on Board ship—and to wedge an entire globe between her and the people who broke her heart.



After saving the world multiple times, Percy Jackson is hoping to have a normal senior year. Unfortunately, the gods aren't quite done with him. Percy will have to fulfill a new quest in order to get the necessary letter of recommendation from Mount Olympus for college.



After Eliza's home in Houston is destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, she is forced to transfer to Southwest High School. Traumatized by the floods and anxious in her new surroundings, Eliza throws herself into environmental activism, even if it's against the wishes of her Big Oil dad.



Princess Imogen of Goslind has lived a sheltered life for three years at the boarded-up castle—she and the rest of its inhabitants safe from the bloody mori roja plague that's ravaged the kingdom. But Princess Imogen has a secret, and as King Stuart descends further into madness, it's at great risk of being revealed.



Everyone at the Bexley School believes that Sage Morgan and Charlie Carmichael are meant to be. Even though Charlie seems to have a new girlfriend every month, and Sage has never had a real relationship, their friends and family all know it's just a matter of time until they realize that they are actually in love.



In May of 1890, Enola Holmes is finally fully on her own and, no longer hiding from her older brothers Sherlock and Mycroft, attending classes and occasionally pursuing her chosen profession as a scientific perditorian, a finder of lost things and people.




With recurring appearances on the Food Network and millions of followers of his cooking Tik Tok channel under the belt, culinary prodigy Matthew Merril knows a thing or two about baking; accordingly, young bakers looking to learn indispensable skills in the kitchen will be wowed by what Teen Baking Bootcamp has to offer. Featuring tempting recipe after tempting recipe, this book has everything to help precocious readers grasp the fundamentals of baking, while churning out all the donuts, cakes, cookies and more they've always wanted to master. Highlighted by Matthew's clear explanations and fun anecdotes and featuring tons of decorating and presentation tips, these 60 recipes are easy to follow, and will have readers grasping how ingredients interact together, which common mistakes all beginners should avoid--and more importantly, how to improvise in the kitchen and have a blast! What's more, each chapter will be a deep dive into a different type of dessert, with the recipes getting increasingly challenging so that by the end, readers will have totally mastered it. Teens can impress their families with options like Baked Alaska and Classic Banana Bread, and gift their friends with sugary goodness like Skillet Chocolate Chip Soft Cookies, Pumpkin Churros and 3-Ingredient Oreo Fudge. Readers will also be able to try out some of Matthew's signature recipes featured on television shows, like S'mores French Macarons. Whether they have professional ambitions or are simply wanting to satisfy a persistent sweet tooth, readers will be very excited about this accessible book that was made by a teen, for teens. This book contains 60 recipes and 60 photos




Welcome to Hogwarts Legacy, the exciting open-world action RPG set in the wizarding world. You play as a newly admitted fifth-year student at Hogwarts in the 1800s who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart.

In this official game companion, gamers will learn need-to-know information about how to play Hogwarts Legacy. Discover background information about brand-new characters and locations found in the game, plus reveal tips and suggestions for completing some of the game's biggest and most popular quests.

This book also includes lists of achievements, potions, spells, and creatures available in the game, character bios of the witches and wizards you'll meet along the way, and full-color artwork on every page!

This official game companion is a must-have for any gamer and Wizarding World fan




After barely surviving nearly two years in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, he knows he must escape. Even if death is more likely. Rudi has learned the terrible secret hidden behind the heavily guarded fences of concentration camps across Nazi-occupied Europe: the methodical mass killing of Jewish prisoners.



Encourage teens to learn about the water crisis and take action to protect and restore local waterways.

Whether it's in a drinking glass, flowing downstream, or miles underground, water is everywhere. And it's essential for life on Earth. But our water planet is in crisis. Going Blue educates teens about our water crisis and gives them tools and inspiration to transform their ideas into action.

With color photos and illustrations, along with practical suggestions and activities, readers follow stories of young people around the world addressing water concerns and learn about issues such as clean water access, coral reef damage, runoff pollution, trash islands, factory fishing, and bottled water.



When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to make his friends laugh, he thought of it as "edgy" humor. Over time, the edge got sharper. Then a few other kids found out about the account. Pretty soon, everyone knew.

Ultimately no one in the small town of Albany, California, was safe from the repercussions of the account's discovery. Not the girls targeted by the posts. Not the boy who created the account. Not the group of kids who followed it. Not the adults--educators and parents--whose attempts to fix things too often made them worse.

In the end, no one was laughing. And everyone was left asking: Where does accountability end for online speech that harms? And what does accountability even mean?






Just because you're cursed doesn't mean you're not special.

Gwendolyn, the youngest of the King's three daughters, is living proof that princesses don't always have it all. She isn't like a typical fairy-tale princess, or other princesses in the Pastel Kingdom. Gwendolyn, with her big heart and love of baking, isn't particularly attractive. Unlike her sisters who have woodland creatures do their hair and makeup, or have flowers blossom wherever they sleep, Gwendolyn is a bit...different. So when her father proposes marriage for her and her sisters to make an alliance with the Plaid Kingdom, it breaks Gwendolyn's heart to hear that Prince Fredrick thinks she's "really ugly." Overwhelmed and ashamed, she runs away into the forest and encounters the twisted world of the Cursed Princess Club, where her life will never be the same.

The Cursed Princess Club are a ragtag band of outcasts, misfits and cursed princesses who have created an incredible friendship circle. It is among these friends where Gwendolyn learns to embrace her uniqueness and find her people.



Peek through the leaves, beyond the clouded mountains, and you will find a garden with a strange attendant and an even stranger purpose. A young mage, asleep in a meadow, wakes to delights and fanciful spells that open a door to unknown wonder. Then, they eagerly step through to find only horror and death. There is no swashbuckling adventure in store; this world means them cold and deadly harm, and they'll need all their resilience, wit, and magic to push it back.

Gaze through fascinating silent windows into a terrifying dimension and follow the wordless Mage and their companions as they travel a shadowy fantastical land of monsters. Will they survive this endlessly curious mystery, or will the unforgiving darkness swallow them whole?

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