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New YA Books - May 2003 Just click on the title below to see if the book is available. Fiction • Paperbacks • Non-Fiction Fiction After - Francine Prose In the aftermath of a nearby school shooting, a grief and crisis counselor takes over Central High School and enacts increasingly harsh measures to control students, while those who do not comply disappear. The Angel's Command - Brian Jacques Sequel to: Castaways of the Flying Dutchman. Ben and Ned, a boy and dog gifted with eternal youth and the ability to communicate with one another nonverbally, encounter pirates on the high seas and rescue a kidnapped prince from a band of gypsy thieves. Claws - Will Weaver Jed and Laura, two popular Minnesota high school students, find their seemingly perfect lives suddenly in chaos when they discover that each has a parent who is having an affair with the other. Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants - Louise Rennison The further confessions of teenaged Georgia Nicolson continue as, among other things, she begins to wonder if Robbie is really the right boy for her. Drowning Anna - Sue Mayfield A Foreign Field - Gillian Chan Getting the Girl - Markus Zusak Sequel to: Fighting Ruben Wolfe. Tired of being the underdog, Cameron Wolfe hungers to become something worthwhile and finally finds a girl with whom he can share his words and feelings--his popular brother Rube's ex-girlfriend. Grecian Holiday: Or, How I Turned Down the Best Possible Thing Only to Have the Time of My Life - Kate Cann Kelly's summer vacation at a Greek farmhouse is disrupted by the arrival of her boyfriend, with whom she has recently had a terrible fight. Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale - Holly Black Sixteen-year-old Kaye, who has been visited by faeries since childhood, discovers that she herself is a magical faerie creature with a special destiny. Warriors of Alavna - N.M. Browne While walking through a yellow mist, two fifteen-year-old classmates are transported to a world that resembles Roman Britain during the first century A.D, where they witness real magic and join a tribe of Celtic warriors as they battle Roman invaders. Zipped - Laura and Tom McNeal At the end of their sophomore year in high school, the lives of four teenagers are woven together as they start a tough new job, face family problems, deal with changing friendships, and find love.   Back to menu Paperbacks Seek - Paul Fleischman Rob becomes obsessed with searching the airwaves for his long-gone father, a radio announcer.   Back to menu Non-Fiction Radical Reads: 101 YA Novels on the Edge - Joni Bodart - YA 028.535 B62 Where to Park Your Broomstick - Lauren Manoy - YA 133.43 M35 A guide to witchcraft and the working of Magick, explaining how to get in touch with your own sacredness and create and cast various spells.   Back to menu