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November 2010
Upcoming books for the month of November:
**Scroll down for the synopses
1st
Amelia O'Donohue Is So Not A Virgin by Helen Fitzgerald
Inconvenient by Margie Gelbwasser
The Oracle Rebounds by Allison van Diepen
2nd
Pegasus by Robin McKinley
Smile for the Camera by Kelle James
The Daughters Break the Rules by Joanna Philbin
The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney
The Other Side of Dark by Sarah Smith
The Transformation of Things by Jillian Cantor
The Virals by Kathy Reichs
The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud
8th
One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy by Stephen Tunney
9th
Grounded by Kate Klise
House of the Star by Caitlin Brennan
Selling Hope by Kristin O' Donnell Tubb
Teenage Waistland by Lynn Biederman and Lisa Pazer
The Boy from Ilysies (Libyrinth) by Pearl North
The Fortune of Carmen Navarro by Jen Bryant
The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith
The Sentinels: Stone of Tymora, Book III by R.A. Salvatore and Geno Salvatore
The Sweetness of Salt by Cecilia Galante
Wish by Joseph Monninger
10th
Hatter M Volume 1: Far From Wonder by Frank Beddor
11th
Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John
The Painted Boy by Charles de Lint
15th
Tyger, Tyger (Book 1) by Kersten Hamilton
16th
Mesmerized by David-Matthew Barnes
Night Star (Immortals) by Alyson Noel
23rd
Invisible Things by Jenny Davidson
Love in Complete Sentences by Mary E. Mitchell
Pathfinder (Book 1) by Orson Scott Card
When The Stars Go Blue by Caridad Ferrer
24th
The Princess of Las Pulgas by C. Lee McKenzie
Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale by Zack Whedon, Joss Whedon, Chris Samnee, and Dave Stewart
25th
A Good Boy is Hard to Find (Book 3) by Suzanne Young
Threads and Frames by Esther Friesner
28th
Sweet Treats & Secret Crushes by Lisa Greenwald
30th
Matched by Ally Condie
The Exorsistah: X Returns by Claudia Mair Burney
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November 1st
Amelia O'Donohue Is So Not A Virgin by Helen Fitzgerald
At this boarding school, even the wildest rumors don't measure up to what's really going on...
Rachel Ross is asthmatic and "more bottled up than ketchup," but that's fine. Nothing will prevent her from graduating at the top of her exclusive new
boarding school and getting into
Oxford.
Rachel refuses to be distracted by the present until she uncovers a shocking secret on campus. She realizes that someone is in desperate need of help
and that she actually has something to
share-and more friends than she knew.
With an utterly original, hilarious, and honest voice, Amelia O'Donohue delivers a sexy new boarding school tale with true heart-and a surprise ending
you won't forget.
Inconvenient by Margie Gelbwasser
Alyssa Bondar’s world is falling apart. She has just entered her sophomore year at Glenfair High, the only place to hang out is behind the CVS, Keith
her cross-country crush keeps sending
her mixed signals, and her best friend Lana has started the school year with large breasts and a sexy attitude–-attracting the attention of the most
popular kids in the school, a group
Alyssa clearly doesn’t fit into.
Alyssa’s Jewish, like most of Glenfair, but since she’s also Russian, Alyssa feels even more separated from other teens. How many other Jewish
families have a New Year’s tree with
ornaments? On top of all this, Alyssa’s once stable home environment has become chaotic.
Alyssa is used to alcohol accompanying every meal and event in the Russian culture. But when Alyssa’s mother loses her job, the usual drink or two
changes into a full-time happy hour. While
Alyssa’s father uses news reports of war unrest in the Middle East as his escape from reality, Alyssa is left to pick up the pieces of her shattered
family alone. As her mother’s alcoholism
gets worse, Alyssa must decide how much she can and should handle before she crumbles as well.
The Oracle Rebounds by Allison van Diepen
As the “oracle of dating,” Kayla is supposed to have all the answers about love and relationships. She’s supposed to have the perfect relationship.
But now that Jared is “taking a step
back,” Kayla feels like a total fraud.
So the expert on dating starts taking her own rebound advice—and some from her friends—and stops moping around. Yeah, there are other possibilities
out there—including the beyond-cute
French foreign exchange student she’s showing around town. But when controversy erupts about the Oracle’s advice, Kayla is sent reeling once again.
Will anything work out for her this year?
Yet when her friends start seriously needing the Oracle, Kayla begins to focus on what really matters: Viv, Sharese, Amy and Ryan, her trueblue buds.
And suddenly, everything starts making
sense again…
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November 2nd
Pegasus by Robin McKinley
A gorgeously-written fantasy about the friendship between a princess and her pegasus
Because of a thousand-year-old alliance between humans and pegasi, Princess Sylviianel is ceremonially bound to Ebon, her own pegasus, on her twelfth
birthday. The two species coexist
peacefully, despite the language barriers separating them. Humans and pegasi both rely on specially-trained Speaker magicians as the only means of
real communication.
But it’s different for Sylvi and Ebon. They can understand each other. They quickly grow close—so close that their bond becomes a threat to the status
quo—and possibly to the future safety
of their two nations.
Smile for the Camera by Kelle James
Smile For the Camera is a true story of escaping abuse in a small-town to encounter more in the big city and the way one girl overcame them both.
The Daughters Break the Rules by Joanna Philbin
The only daughter of supermodel Katia Summers, witty and thoughtful Lizzie Summers likes to stick to the sidelines. The sole heir to Metronome Media
and daughter of billionaire Karl
Jurgensen, outspoken Carina Jurgensen would rather climb mountains than social ladders. Daughter of chart-topping pop icon Holla Jones, stylish and
sensitive Hudson Jones is on the brink of
her own music breakthrough.
When New York City fourteen-year-old Carina impulsively reveals incriminating information about her multi-billionaire father, he replaces her
unlimited funds with an antiquated cell phone,
a Metrocard, and a twenty-dollar weekly allowance.
The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney
Some schools have honor codes.
Others have handbooks.
Themis Academy has the Mockingbirds.
Themis Academy is a quiet boarding school with an exceptional student body that the administration trusts to always behave the honorable way--the
Themis Way. So when Alex is date raped
during her junior year, she has two options: stay silent and hope someone helps her, or enlist the Mockingbirds--a secret society of students
dedicated to righting the wrongs of their
fellow peers.
In this honest, page-turning account of a teen girl's struggle to stand up for herself, debut author Daisy Whitney reminds readers that if you love
something or someone--especially
yourself--you fight for it.
The Other Side of Dark by Sarah Smith
Since losing both of her parents, fifteen-year-old Katie can see and talk to ghosts, which makes her a loner until fellow student Law sees her drawing
of a historic house and together they
seek a treasure rumored to be hidden there by illegal slave-traders.
Law Walker knew Katie Mullens before she was crazy. Before her mother died. Law knows Katie’s crazy now, but she’s always been talented. And she keeps
filling sketch pads even though her
drawings have gone a little crazy as well—dark, bloody. What Law doesn’t know is that these drawings are real. Or were real. Katie draws what she
sees—and Katie sees dead people. People who
have died—recently, and not so recently—in accidents, from suicide, even a boy who was trapped in a house that burned down more than 100 years ago.
And it’s this boy who makes Law want to
get to know Katie all over again. So what if his dad doesn’t want him dating a white girl? So what if people think Katie is dangerous? The ghost boy
is hiding a secret that Law needs to
know—and it’s much bigger, much more shocking than anyone ever expected.
The Transformation of Things by Jillian Cantor
What if the reality you thought you knew was nothing but a fantasy?
Jennifer Levenworth has a great, big, pounding headache. It could be because her husband, a judge, is indicted on bribery charges, leaving her unsure
about everything in her marriage. Or it
could be caused by the media, who are relentlessly covering the story. Or because the friends Jennifer thought she knew and trusted have turned their
backs on her in her greatest hour of
need.
And then the dreams begin…
And while Jennifer sleeps, she swears she can see—and hear -- her friends' and family’s most private moments. Soon Jennifer realizes she is actually
learning the truth about their lives,
leading her to also question everything she thought she knew about herself. But when the dreams start to reveal a startling reality, can Jennifer find
the strength to ultimately transform
her life?
“The Transformation of Things is an elegant and involving page-turner about perception, truth and what’s really true about each of our lives. Part
mystery, part love story, part coming of
age, it is a wonderful book. I could not stop reading!” — Barbara O'Neal, author of The Secret of Everything
The Virals by Kathy Reichs
Tory Brennan, niece of acclaimed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (of the Bones novels and hit TV show), is the leader of a ragtag band of
teenage "sci-philes" who live on a
secluded island off the coast of South Carolina. When the group rescues a dog caged for medical testing on a nearby island, they are exposed to an
experimental strain of canine parvovirus
that changes their lives forever.
As the friends discover their heightened senses and animal-quick reflexes, they must combine their scientific curiosity with their newfound physical
gifts to solve a cold-case murder that
has suddenly become very hot if they can stay alive long enough to catch the killer's scent.
Fortunately, they are now more than friends they're a pack. They are Virals.
The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud
Fans of Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus books will devour this book - a cracking adventure brimming with magic, intrigue and a treasure trove of
characters that the reader can't help but fall
for. We find everyone's favourite irascibly insolent djinni serving at the court of King Solomon in 950 BC Jerusalem, where he is causing his
customary chaos and must help a girl assassin
sent by the Queen of Sheba steal the all-powerful ring of Solomon. The comic relief is perfectly timed, the dialogue sharp and snappy and the
fiendishly clever plot perfectly handled with
Jonathan's trademark flair and command of language. Thrills, chills and a danger-spiked finale - this is one of the publishing events of the year.
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November 8th
One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy by Stephen Tunney
Two thousand years in the future, the Moon has become a run-down experiment in terraforming and colonization with a dusty patina and a bright red sky.
To sixteen-year-old Hieronymus
Rexaphin, it is the only world he has ever known until he meets a girl from Earth called Windows Falling on Sparrows, who is inexplicably drawn to him
because of his special--some say
dangerous--condition. Hieronymus is a One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy who can see the fourth primary color, which gives him the ability to see the
future path of time and matter. To look into
his eyes will cause madness or even death, authorities say, so he is forced to wear goggles at all times. The color of his eyes is against Lunar law,
and some say against nature. After
breaking the Moon s most serious law and exposing his eyes to the curious young Earth girl, Hieronymus embarks on a tremendous misadventure to protect
his friends and save his family, and
to escape exile and imprisonment on the far side of the moon.
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November 9th
Grounded by Kate Klise
After her brother, sister, and father die in a plane crash, Daralynn Oakland receives 237 dolls from well-wishers, resulting in her nickname: Dolly.
But dolls are little comfort to a
twelve-year-old girl whose world is rocked by the dramatic changes in her life, including her angry, grieving mother’s new job as a hairstylist at the
local funeral home.
Dolly gets a job, too, where she accidentally invents a fashionable new haircut. But her real work begins when a crematorium comes to town, and
someone has to save a dying business, solve a
burning mystery, and resuscitate the broken hearts in Digginsville, Missouri, population 402.
House of the Star by Caitlin Brennan
Elen is a princess of the kingdom of Ymbria. Her greatest wish is to become a rider of worldrunners: the magical horses that are the only safe way to
travel the roads through the worlds of
Faerie. Now Elen has the chance to fulfill her dream at last, but the price is much too high.
To become a worldrider, Elen must journey to the House of the Star on Earth, the Arizona ranch where the worldrunners live and breed. There, she must
try to forge a peace with her people’s
worst enemy—a traitor from the world of Caledon—and end the war that has been tearing their worlds apart for centuries. If Elen doesn’t succeed, the
Master of the House of the Star will
close both Ymbria and Caledon off from the worldroads forever. Can the wisdom of a worldrunner named Blanca help Elen in her quest to save her
world?
Caitlin Brennan’s first novel for young readers is an enchanting tale of a very special breed of horses, the tribe of horse girls, and faerie
magic.
Selling Hope by Kristin O' Donnell Tubb
It’s May 1910, and Halley’s Comet is due to pass thru the Earth’s atmosphere. And thirteen-year-old Hope McDaniels and her father are due to pass
through their hometown of Chicago with
their ragtag vaudeville troupe. Hope wants out of vaudeville, and longs for a "normal” life—or as normal as life can be without her mother, who
died five years before. Hope sees an
opportunity: She invents "anti-comet” pills to sell to the working-class customers desperate for protection. Soon, she’s joined by a fellow troupe
member, young Buster Keaton, and the two
of them start to make good money. And just when Hope thinks she has all the answers, she has to decide: What is family? Where is home?
Teenage Waistland by Lynn Biederman and Lisa Pazer
Patient #1: Female, age 16, 5'4", 288 lbs.
Thrust into size-zero suburban hell by remarried liposuctioned mom. Hates new school and skinny boy-toy stepsister. Body size exceeded only by her big
mouth.
Patient #2: Male, age 16, 6'2", 335 lbs.
All-star football player, but if he gets “girl surgery,” as his dad calls it, he’ll probably get benched. Has moobies—male boobies. Forget about
losing his V-card—he’s never even been
kissed.
Patient #3: Female, age 15, 5'6", 278 lbs.
Morbidly obese and morbid, living alone with severely depressed mother who won’t leave her bed. Best and only friend is another patient, whose dark
secret threatens everything Patient #3
believes about life.
Told in the voices of patients Marcie Mandlebaum, Bobby Konopka, and Annie “East” Itou, Teenage Waistland is a story of betrayal, intervention, a
life-altering operation, and how a long-
buried truth can prove far more devastating than the layers of fat that protect it.
The Boy from Ilysies (Libyrinth) by Pearl North
On a world light-years away, Earth is long forgotten, except for the knowledge protected in the vast Libyrinth. But that knowledge was threatened by
the Singers, who for generations beyond
remembering have relied on oral storytelling. They sought to destroy the books in the Libyrinth, which they thought would--if read--kill the words
they sing, and the knowledge in their
songs.
Now a Song has created peace between the Singers and the Libyrarians who work in the Libyrinth. However, the Libyrinth is quickly running out of food,
and the survival of the ancient
edifice and those who serve it may depend on Po, a young Ilysian who has had trouble adjusting to life at the Libyrinth. Caught between his longings
for acceptance and the Machiavellian
tactics of his queen, Po is tricked into a crime that causes him to be cast out. He may return only if he retrieves a legendary artifact that may be
the answer to all of the Libyrinth’s
problems--or could turn the world into a barren, lifeless ruin. For Po, life has finally become exciting. . .but the cost may be his life, and the
lives of those he loves.
The Fortune of Carmen Navarro by Jen Bryant
Carmen Navarro rings up customers at the Quikmart, bored to tears. It’s a job, and she needs it. But Carmen’s true love is music: she dropped out of
high school to sing with the Gypsy
Lovers and land a recording contract, someday.
Just a few miles away, Ryan Sweeney hunches over his books, a studious cadet with his eye on West Point. There’s not a single girl at the Valley Forge
Military Academy, and that’s fine by
him.
But when Ryan, on a day pass from campus, spots Carmen, with her shining black hair and snake tattoo, his pulse quickens. Carmen, who normally rolls
her eyes at the stiff Academy soldados,
can tell this one is different. She slips him a note: “Come hear my band.” A romance begins, unlikely, passionate . . . and quickly imbalanced. In an
enthralling narrative of obsessive
love, the novel builds to a stunning close.
Inspired by the novella and opera Carmen, Jen Bryant creates a strong-minded and alluring heroine in this contemporary tale of tragic love.
The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith
Sixteen-year-old Jack gets drunk and is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is kidnapped. He escapes, narrowly. The only person he tells is his
best friend, Conner. When they arrive in
London as planned for summer break, a stranger hands Jack a pair of glasses. Through the lenses, he sees another world called Marbury.
There is war in Marbury. It is a desolate and murderous place where Jack is responsible for the survival of two younger boys. Conner is there, too.
But he’s trying to kill them.
Meanwhile, Jack is falling in love with an English girl, and afraid he’s losing his mind.
Conner tells Jack it’s going to be okay.
But it’s not.
Andrew Smith has written his most beautiful and personal novel yet, as he explores the nightmarish outer limits of what trauma can do to our bodies
and our minds.
The Sentinels: Stone of Tymora, Book III by R.A. Salvatore and Geno Salvatore
The lightning-paced conclusion to the Stone of Tymora trilogy by best-selling author R.A. Salvatore and his son...
After dueling with a dragon and a demon, Maimun knows he must destroy the stone that has kept him on the run for most of his life. The question now is
how. With Joen by his side, Maimun
journeys to the Tower of Twilight to beg famed wizard Malchor Harpell for answers. But Harpell's help comes at a steep price. Friends become enemies.
Lost secrets come to light. And deep in
the shadows, the sentinels are watching, scheming to save the stone--even if it means someone must die.
Featuring the sage words and signature swordwork of R.A. Salvatore's best-selling character Drizzt Do'Urden, this final book of the Stone of Tymora
trilogy is packed with action, magic,
intrigue, and a heart-stopping twist that Salvatore fans won't want to miss.
The Sweetness of Salt by Cecilia Galante
Julia just graduated as her high school valedictorian, has a full ride to college in the fall and a coveted summer internship clerking for a federal
judge. But when her older sister,
Sophie, shows up at the graduation determined to reveal some long buried secrets, Julia's carefully constructed plans come to a halt. Instead of the
summer she had painstakingly laid out,
Julia follows Sophie back to Vermont, where Sophie is opening a bakery - and struggling with some secrets of her own. What follows is a summer of
revelations - some heartwarming, some
heartbreaking, and all slowly pointing Julia toward a new understanding of both herself and of the sister she never really knew.
Wish by Joseph Monninger
Bee’s brother, Tommy, knows everything there is to know about sharks. He also knows that his life will be cut short by cystic fibrosis. And so does
Bee.
That’s why she wants to make his wish-foundation-sponsored trip to swim with a great white shark an unforgettable memory.
But wishes don’t always come true. At least, not as expected. Only when Bee takes Tommy to meet a famous shark attack survivor and hard-core surfer
does Tommy have the chance to live one
day to the fullest.
And in the sun-kissed ocean off a California beach, Bee discovers that she has a few secret wishes of her own. . . .
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November 10th
Hatter M Volume 1: Far From Wonder by Frank Beddor
New edition of Volume 1 of the Hatter M: The Looking Glass Wars series featuring two bonus chapters, a new subtitle ("Far From Wonder"), a new cover
and more! Hatter Madigan's relentless
search for the lost Princess of Wonderland unfolds in Volume 1 of the Hatter M graphic novel series as he starts his 13-year quest crisscrossing the
globe. Illustrated with the realm
jumping art of Ben Templesmith.
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November 11th
Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John
THE CHALLENGE: Piper has one month to get a paying gig for Dumb—the hottest new rock band in school.
THE DEAL: If she does it, she'll become manager of the band and get her share of the profits, which she desperately needs since her parents raided her
college fund.
THE CATCH: Managing one egomaniacal pretty boy, one talentless piece of eye candy, one crush, one silent rocker, and one angry girl who is ready to
beat her up. And doing it all when she's
deaf. With growing self-confidence, an unexpected romance, and a new understanding of her family's decision to buy a cochlear implant for her deaf
baby sister, Piper just may discover her
own inner rock star. (
The Painted Boy by Charles de Lint
Jay Li should be in Chicago, finishing high school and working at his family's restaurant. Instead, as a born member of the Yellow Dragon Clan--part
human, part dragon, like his
grandmother--he is on a quest even he does not understand. His journey takes him to Santo del Vado Viejo in the Arizona desert, a town overrun by
gangs, haunted by members of other animal
clans, perfumed by delicious food, and set to the beat of Malo Malo, a barrio rock band whose female lead guitarist captures Jay's heart. He must face
a series of dangerous, otherworldly--
and very human--challenges to become the man, and dragon, he is meant to be. This is Charles de Lint at his best!
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November 15th
Tyger, Tyger (Book 1) by Kersten Hamilton
Teagan Wylltson's best friend, Abby, dreams that horrifying creatures--goblins, shape-shifters, and beings of unearthly beauty but terrible
cruelty--are hunting Teagan. Abby is always
coming up with crazy stuff, though, so Teagan isn't worried. Her life isn't in danger. In fact, it's perfect. She's on track for a college
scholarship. She has a great job. She's focused on
school, work, and her future. No boys, no heartaches, no problems.
Until Finn Mac Cumhaill arrives. Finn's a bit on the unearthly beautiful side himself. He has a killer accent and a knee-weakening smile. And either
he's crazy or he's been haunting Abby's
dreams, because he's talking about goblins, too . . . and about being The Mac Cumhaill, born to fight all goblin-kind. Finn knows a thing or two about
fighting. Which is a very good thing,
because this time, Abby's right.
The goblins are coming.
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November 16th
Mesmerized by David-Matthew Barnes
While being punished for writing a controversial article in her high school paper, Serena Albright is befriended by the enigmatic loner Brodie Wiles.
Serena witnesses the first time that
Brodie meets Lance Royal, who is secretly rehearsing to compete in The Showdown, the biggest dance contest of the year. Immediately, Serena is drawn
into their world, inspired by the love
she recognizes between them.
Through her close friendship with Brodie and Lance, Serena finds comfort for the grief and guilt she feels over the brutal death of her older brother,
the victim of a hate crime. Frustrated
that her deep-in-denial parents spend endless hours in front of the television and refuse to acknowledge the death of their son, Serena accepts the
challenge to have a face-to-face meeting
with the boy who killed her brother.
Night Star (Immortals, Book 5) by Alyson Noel
In this installment, Ever and Damen face down bitter rivals, jealous friends and their own worst fears—all in the hope of being together forever.
Night Star is guaranteed to mesmerize fans
and leave them breathlessly awaiting the sixth and final book!
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November 23rd
Invisible Things by Jenny Davidson
In an alternate 1930s Europe, sixteen-year-old Sophie and Mikael, now more than a friend, investigate her parents' death, setting off a chain of
events that unravels everything she thought
she knew about her family, and involving them in international intrigue and the development of the atomic bomb.
Love in Complete Sentences by Mary E. Mitchell
Life is a challenge for 36-year-old Kate Cavanaugh, high school guidance counselor to a motley group of at-risk students. Two years after finding her
young husband dead in bed beside her,
Kate’s storybook life has vanished, and she and her two children are still reeling. Her daughter Charlotte, once a sweet girl, has morphed into an
angry, tattooed, tongue-studded teen; and
Hunter, Kate’s four-year-old, keeps his feelings sealed tight inside and an empty ketchup bottle clasped to his heart. When a tragedy occurs at the
Alan B. Shepard High School, it’s Kate
who finds herself in need of counsel and guidance. What she does next catapults her and her family down an unfamiliar road, on a trajectory into
space—toward understanding, forgiveness and
healing.
Pathfinder (Book 1) by Orson Scott Card
Acclaimed science fiction master Orson Scott Card makes his teen debut with this riveting original series!
From the internationally bestselling author who brought us Ender’s Game, a brand-new series that instantly draws readers into the dystopian world of
Rigg, a teenager who possesses a secret
talent that allows him to see the paths of people’s pasts. Rigg’s only confidant is his father, whose sudden death leaves Rigg completely alone, aside
from a sister he’s never met. But a
chance encounter with Umbo, another teen with a special talent, reveals a startling new aspect to Rigg’s abilities, compelling him to reevaluate
everything he’s ever known. Rigg and Umbo
join forces and embark on a quest to find Rigg’s sister and discover the true depth and significance of their powers. Because although the pair can
change the past, the future is anything
but certain…
When The Stars Go Blue by Caridad Ferrer
A dancer driven to succeed.
A musical prodigy attempting to escape his past.
The summer they share.
And the moment it all goes wrong.
Dance is Soledad Reyes’s life. About to graduate from Miami’s Biscayne High School for the Performing Arts, she plans on spending her last summer at
home teaching in a dance studio, saving
money, and eventually auditioning for dance companies. That is, until fate intervenes in the form of fellow student Jonathan Crandall who has what
sounds like an outrageous proposition:
Forget teaching. Why not spend the summer performing in the intense environment of the competitive drum and bugle corps? The corps is going to be
performing Carmen, and the opportunity to
portray the character of the sultry gypsy proves too tempting for Soledad to pass up, as well as the opportunity to spend more time with Jonathan, who
intrigues her in a way no boy ever has
before.
But in an uncanny echo of the story they perform every evening, an unexpected competitor for Soledad's affections appears: Taz, a member of an
all-star Spanish soccer team. One explosive
encounter later Soledad finds not only her relationship with Jonathan threatened, but her entire future as a professional dancer.
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November 24th
The Princess of Las Pulgas by C. Lee McKenzie
After her father's slow death from cancer, Carlie thought things couldn't get worse. But now, she is forced to confront the fact that her family in
dire financial straits. To stay afloat,
her mom has had to sell their cherished oceanfront home and move Carlie and her younger brother Keith to the other side of the tracks to dreaded Las
Pulgas, or "the fleas" in Spanish. They
must now attend a tough urban high school instead of their former elite school, and on Carlie's first day of school, she runs afoul of edgy K.T., the
Latina tattoo girl who's always ready
for a fight, even on crutches. Carlie fends off the attention of Latino and African American teen boys, and one, a handsome seventeen-year-old named
Juan, nicknames her Princess when he
detects her aloof attitude towards her new classmates. What they don't know is that Carlie isn't really aloof; she's just in mourning for her father
and almost everything else that mattered
to her. Mr. Smith, the revered English teacher who engages all his students, suggests she'll like her new classmates if she just gives them a chance;
he cajoles her into taking over the
role of Desdemona in the junior class production of Othello, opposite Juan, after K.T. gets sidelined. Keith, who becomes angrier and more sullen by
the day, spray paints insults all over
the gym as he acts out his anger over the family's situation and reduced circumstances. Even their cat Quicken goes missing, sending Carlie and Keith
on a search into the orchard next to
their seedy garden apartment complex. They're met by a cowboy toting a rifle who ejects them at gunpoint from his property. But when Carlie finds him
amiably having coffee with their mom
the next day -- when he's returned her cat -- she begins to realize that nothing is what it seems in Las Pulgas.
Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale by Zack Whedon, Joss Whedon, Chris Samnee, and Dave Stewart
The Shepherd's Tale will reveal the intricate backstory of Derrial "Shepherd" Book, the soft-spoken preacher with a dark past.
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November 25th
A Good Boy is Hard to Find (Book 3) by Suzanne Young
It's the semester leading up to the state championships, and the Smitten Kittens have admitted their former nemesis Chloe Ferril to the squad. So when
the cheerleaders are exposed as the
SOS (their secret spy identity) and humiliated by the football team, they have to wonder: Is Chloe a true kitten or a saboteur?
Head cheerleader Tessa Crimson must again tease out the truth while navigating her own less than strawberry smoothie love life. Should the squad
continue to catch cheating boyfriends and
bring them to justice? Or have they really been using sleuthing as a romantic crutch?
Threads and Flames by Esther Friesner
After recovering from typhus, thirteen-year-old Raisa leaves her Polish shtetl for America to join her older sister, and goes to work at the Triangle
Shirtwaist factory.
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November 28th
Sweet Treats & Secret Crushes by Lisa Greenwald
When a blizzard threatens to ruin Valentine’s Day, three seventh-grade friends make and distribute fortune cookies to their lonely neighbors—and
confront the secrets they’ve been keeping
from one another.
Confident Kate doesn’t notice much but the latest gossip, and shy Georgia can’t say out loud what’s always on her mind. They’re joined by observant,
careful Olivia, whose epic, single-
minded crush on PBJ (real name: Phillip Becker-Jacobs) is starting to frustrate the other two. Using fortune cookies that mysteriously always seem to
speak directly to the person who opens
them, the three girls try to work together to bring some love to their building, while reminding each other why they’re such good friends to begin
with.
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November 30th
Matched by Ally Condie
In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die.
Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s barely any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend
appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows
with complete certainty that he is the one . . . until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is
faced with impossible choices: between
Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow—between perfection and passion.
Matched is a story for right now and storytelling with the resonance of a classic.
The Exorsistah: X Returns by Claudia Mair Burney
SHE'S GOT THE LORD ON HER SIDE AND AN ANGEL BEHIND HER. DON'T CROSS X.
Now that Emme Vaughn is finally eighteen, she's ready to strut her devil-whooping diva boots into Saint Dymphna's Psychiatric Hospital and spring her
mama out. Only problem is a lady named
Jane Doe beat her to it...two years ago. Jane is as mysterious as her name, but she holds the key to saving Emme's mama and revealing exactly how Emme
got into this evil-fighting business
-- if Emme can find her.
To complicate matters, hottie Francis wants her to be his girlfriend, but Emme's not about to come between her man and God's plan. No, the Exorsistah
is on a mission that even a scary
three-headed demon can't stop (and the Lord knows it is trying). With a lot of prayer, a couple of archangels, and the help of some new soul-friends,
X is armed for battle against a
malicious force that will do anything to destroy her. But when she needs His Word the most, will she know where to find it?
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I'm reading The Oracle Rebounds by Allison van Diepen now, and it's cute and very easy to relate to.
These have been on my TBR:
Pegasus by Robin McKinley
Tyger, Tyger (Book 1) by Kersten Hamilton
Threads and Frames by Esther Friesner
Matched by Ally Condie
And I just now added The Fortune of Carmen Novarro, which I hadn't heard about. Thanks!
All in all, I'm not really dying to read anything coming out in November. Some look good, but nothing I'm really burning for.
Thanks for taking the time to compile the list. 
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^I agree, not much I'd love to read this month!
But these look interesting:
Matched by Ally Condie
Tyger, Tyger by Kersten Hamilton
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Orson Scott Card has written a specifically YA book now, huh? Might have to check that one out some time.
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