The Edge of Nowhere
by Elizabeth George
Release date: September 4, 2012
Available as: hardcover, Kindle edition, ebook
Pages: 448
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Suggested tags: young adult, mystery, paranormal
First in the Saratoga Woods series. From Goodreads:
"The first young adult book by a #1 New York Times bestselling author
Whidbey Island may be only a ferry ride from Seattle, but it's a world apart. When Becca King arrives there, she doesn't suspect the island will become her home for the next four years. Put at risk by her ability to hear "whispers"--the thoughts of others--Becca is on the run from her stepfather, whose criminal activities she has discovered. Stranded and alone, Becca is soon befriended by Derric, a Ugandon orphan adopted by a local family; Seth, a kindhearted musician and high school dropout; Debbie, a recovering alcoholic who takes her in; and Diana, with whom Becca shares a mysterious psychic connection.
This compelling coming-of-age story, the first of an ongoing sequence of books set on Whidbey Island, has elements of mystery, the paranormal, and romance. Elizabeth George, bestselling author of the Inspector Lynley crime novels, brings her elegant style, intricate plotting, incisive characterization, and top-notch storytelling to her first book for teens."
Monstrous Beauty
by Elizabeth Fama
Release date: September 4, 2012
Available as: hardcover, Kindle edition, ebook, audiobook
Pages: 304
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Suggested tags: young adult, paranormal, mermaids
First in the Monstrous Beauty series. From Goodreads:
"Fierce, seductive mermaid Syrenka falls in love with Ezra, a young naturalist. When she abandons her life underwater for a chance at happiness on land, she is unaware that this decision comes with horrific and deadly consequences.
Almost one hundred forty years later, seventeen-year-old Hester meets a mysterious stranger named Ezra and feels overwhelmingly, inexplicably drawn to him. For generations, love has resulted in death for the women in her family. Is it an undiagnosed genetic defect . . . or a curse? With Ezra’s help, Hester investigates her family’s strange, sad history. The answers she seeks are waiting in the graveyard, the crypt, and at the bottom of the ocean—but powerful forces will do anything to keep her from uncovering her connection to Syrenka and to the tragedy of so long ago."
Other YA new releases for this week:
Middle Grade
The Broken Lands
by Kate Milford
Release date: September 4, 2012
Available as: hardcover, Kindle edition, ebook
Pages: 464
Publisher: Clarion Books
Suggested tags: middle grade, fantasy
From Goodreads:
"A crossroads can be a place of great power. So begins this deliciously spine-tingling prequel to Kate Milford’s The Boneshaker, set in the colorful world of nineteenth-century Coney Island and New York City. Few crossroads compare to the one being formed by the Brooklyn Bridge and the East River, and as the bridge’s construction progresses, forces of unimaginable evil seek to bend that power to their advantage. Only two orphans with unusual skills stand in their way. Can the teenagers Sam, a card sharp, and Jin, a fireworks expert, stop them before it’s too late? Here is a richly textured, slow-burning thriller about friendship, courage, and the age-old fight between good and evil."
A Dog Called Homeless
by Sarah Lean
Release date: September 4, 2012
Available as: hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition, ebook
Pages: 208
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Suggested tags: middle grade, contemporary
From Goodreads:
" "My name is Cally Louise Fisher and I haven't spoken for thirty-one days. Talking doesn’t always make things happen, however much you want them to."
When Cally Fisher sees her dead mother, real as anything, no one believes her. So Cally stops talking – what’s the point if no one is listening?
The only other living soul who sees Cally's mum is a mysterious wolfhound who always seems to be there when her mum appears. But without a voice, how will Cally convince anyone that her mum is still with them, and how will she ever persuade her Dad that the huge silver-grey dog is their last link with her?
An outstandingly assured debut novel from a sparkling new talent."
Other Middle Grade new releases for this week:
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