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New YA Books - March 2003 Just click on the title below to see if the book is available. Fiction • Paperbacks • Graphic Novels • Non-Fiction • Books on Tape & CD Fiction Abhorsen - Garth Nix Abhorsen-In-Waiting Lirael and Prince Sameth, a Wallmaker, must confront and bind the evil spirit Oranis before it can destroy all life. Son of the Mob - Gordon Korman Seventeen-year-old Vince's life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his romance with the daughter of an FBI agent. Soul Searching: Thirteen Stories about Faith and Belief - Lisa Rowe Fraustino (ed.) The Thief Lord - Cornelia Funke Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the younger one, are sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they have found shelter with--and protection from--Venice's "Thief Lord." Wandering Warrior - Da Chen Eleven-year-old Luka, destined to become the future emperor of China, is trained in the ways of the kung fu wandering warriors by the wise monk Atami. Who the Man - Chris Lynch Thirteen-year-old Earl Pryor is much too big for his age, and much too powerful for the anger that rages within him when classmates tease him, the girl he likes disappoints him, or his parents' problems get too real.   Back to menu Paperbacks Gossip Girl - Cecily Von Ziegesar Jefferson's Children: The Story of One American Family - Shannon Lanier - 92 Jefferson Out of the Fire - Deborah Froese   Back to menu Graphic Novels The Collected Beowulf - Gareth Hinds The Big O - Hitoshi Ariga Girl Genius: Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank - Phil & Kaja Foglio Jingle Belle's Cool Yule - Paul Dini Phoenix: A Tale of the Future - Osamu Tezuka   Back to menu Non-Fiction Bury the Dead: Tombs, Corpses, Mummies, Skeletons & Rituals - Christopher Sloan - 393 S5 Examines the customs and practices related to burial that have existed from ancient times to the present. How Angel Peterson Got His Name - Gary Paulsen - 92 Paulsen Author Gary Paulsen relates tales from his youth in a small town in northwestern Minnesota in the late 1940s and early 1950s, such as skiing behind a souped-up car and imitating daredevil Evel Knievel. Ultimate Mountain Bike Book: The Definitive Illustrated Guide to Bikes, Components, Techniques, Thrills and Trails - Nicky Crowther - 796.6 C75   Back to menu Books on Tape & CD Lirael - Garth Nix - AC FIC When a dangerous necromancer threatens to unleash a long-buried evil, Lirael and Prince Sameth are drawn into a battle to save the Old Kingdom and reveal their true destinies. Son of the Mob - Gordon Korman - AC FIC Seventeen-year-old Vince's life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his romance with the daughter of an FBI agent. Back to Menu