New and Notable Books for Teens for August

by Caroline Bock

Realistic and devastatingly insightful, this novel can serve as a springboard to classroom and family discussions. Unusual... Full review >

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by Martha Brooks

It's a testament to Brooks' fine and empathetic writing (Mistik Lake, 2007, etc.) that she's able to bring vividly and... Full review >

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by Lena Coakley

Ryder wants to harvest his family’s hicca before the chilling arrives in Witchland, but now his mother, a rebel witch... Full review >

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by Paul Dowswell

An unflinching account of a rarely told side of the Holocaust. Full review >

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by Paul B. Janeczko

Moving and brutal, a poetic remembrance of a tragedy too vast to forget. Full review >

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by Ron Koertge

Readers familiar with the first book will be glad to see Ben’s return; newcomers will be glad they finally met him.... Full review >

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by Conor Kostick

Humans, electronic beings and servers are separated by light years and metaphysics, but Kostick’s action-filled series... Full review >

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by Kenneth Oppel

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by Mary E. Pearson

Though action scenes are occasionally predictable or over too soon, the book's timely and haunting questions will leave... Full review >

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by Susan Shaw

Liza merely walks through a tunnel at the wrong time. The killers she passes mark her for death, but they miss and shoot her... Full review >

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by Jon Skovron

Thoughtful, scary and captivating. Full review >

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by Padma Venkatraman

Refreshingly hopeful and beautifully written. (Fiction. 12 & up) Full review >

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