Belle

By Beverly Jenkins

After a gruelling escape to the north, Belle Palmer is free, yet lost and alone. Separated from her father on the harrowing journey, she has no where to turn until she finds shelter with the Bests, the first free family she has ever known.

YA PB JEN

Prayed Up

By Stephanie Perry Moore

Now that he's taken his relationship with Savoy to the next level, Perry is having some major regrets--and all this anxiety is starting to affect his game. When he drops a pass during the season opener, the press has a field day and Perry is distraught. Quickly, things are put into perspective when, on the flight home, their plane has to make an emergency landing. Suddenly, Perry starts seeing things clearly. Admitting that he's let God and his team down, he makes a solemn vow to stay pure and give his all to the game.

YA PB MOO

Science Versus Crime

Essentials of Forensic Science / Facts on File

By Max M. Houck

Learn how forensic science can determine how a crime is solved and charged.

Y 363.25 HOU

Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith

By Deborah Heiligman

Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species. This biography looks at the personal life of Charles and his wife -- discussing the beliefs they held that influenced their professional writings. A great book for a school report!
Y 576.82DAR

The Fetch

A Supernatural Romance

By Laura Whitcomb

Calder is a Fetch, a Death Escort, who has stepped back from Heaven to Earth. Now he has fallen in love with a mortal girl, and could cause a revolution in the spirit world.

Y WHI

EON: Dragoneye Reborn

by Alison Goodman

Twelve year old Eon has been practicing Dragon Magic, an East Asian study that involves sword skills and magical attitude. Soon his skills will be tested, but will his secret be exposed? Eon is really Eona -- a sixteen year old girl that is forbidden to compete.

Does This Book Make Me Look Fat?

edited by Marissa Walsh

Do you feel fat, ugly, skinny, round, bad, or good? Young Adult writers sound off on body image., self-esteem, diets, eating disorders, boys, fashion magazines, and why trying on jeans is a bad experience for everyone.

Y DOE

Forever Princess

By Meg Cabot

It's Mia's senior year -- and things should be fabulous! But, with Genovia's and her own future hanging in the balance, Mia's got some decisions to make: Which college? Which guy? How can she choose? Especially when what she decides might determine not just the next four years, but . . . forever!

Y CAB

The Rock and the River

By Kekla Magoon
Sam wants to believe that his father is right: You can effect change without using violence. But as time goes on, Sam grows weary of standing by and watching as his friends and family suffer at the hands of racism in their own community. Sam beings to explore the Black Panthers, but soon he's involved in something far more serious -- and more dangerous -- than he could have ever predicted. Sam is faced with a difficult decision. Will he follow his father(civil rights activist Roland Childs) or his brother? His mind or his heart? The rock or the river?
Y MAG

Sucks To Be Me

By Kimberly Pauley

"The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe)"

Everyone thinks their parents are weird, but Mina's are true bloodsucking vampires. They even make her attend vampire calsses, and she is not allowed to let her regular classmates in on the secret. It's hard to keep real friends (especially boys), or concentrate on important issues like the prom when her parents are waiting for her to make the "big decision." Does Mina really have a choice?

Y PAU