I have to admit that I rarely venture over to the Young Adult section in the library, but there are some jewels there worth mentioning. Indiana author John Green's new book The Fault in Our Stars joins his other titles Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson. The book jacket provides the following description: "Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten."
If science fiction is more your style, why not try the newly released BZRK by Michael Grant, bestselling author of Gone. "Time is running out for the good guys. But what happens when you don't know who the good guys really are?...This is twenty-first-century warfare that takes place on the macro and nano level for the highest stakes: humanity's free will. It's time to choose sides," according to the book cover. James Patterson has teamed up with a couple of new authors to write science/fantasy fiction in Witch & Wizard: The Fire and Daniel X Demons and Druids for teens. Look for them on the New YA Book Shelf.
Other new YA titles include A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness which was inspired by a series written by Siobhan Down. Ness was asked to write the sequel after Down's premature death. Lauren Oliver's Pandemonium is her second novel. The publisher has this to say about the book: "This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite."
The new YA titles provide something youthful and fresh to enjoy this season. So browse the New YA Book Shelf or the online catalog or just ask at the front desk.
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