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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Fresh Batch (March 22nd – 28th)

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Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

The Walls Around Us
Nova Ren Suma
Publication date: March 24th 2015
by Algonquin Young Readers

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“Ori’s dead because of what happened out behind the theater, in the tunnel made out of trees. She’s dead because she got sent to that place upstate, locked up with those monsters. And she got sent there because of me.”

The Walls Around Us is a ghostly story of suspense told in two voices—one still living and one long dead. On the outside, there’s Violet, an eighteen-year-old dancer days away from the life of her dreams when something threatens to expose the shocking truth of her achievement. On the inside, within the walls of a girls’ juvenile detention center, there’s Amber, locked up for so long she can’t imagine freedom. Tying these two worlds together is Orianna, who holds the key to unlocking all the girls’ darkest mysteries.

We hear Amber’s story and Violet’s, and through them Orianna’s, first from one angle, then from another, until gradually we begin to get the whole picture—which is not necessarily the one that either Amber or Violet wants us to see.

Nova Ren Suma tells a supernatural tale of guilt and innocence, and what happens when one is mistaken for the other.

Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *


– The Precious One by Marisa de los Santos [Purchase]
– Catalyst (Control #2) by Lydia Kang [Purchase]
– We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach [Purchase]
– After Dark (Night Owl #3) by M. Pierce [Purchase]


– Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes [Purchase]
– Manwhore (Manwhore #1) by Katy Evans [Purchase]
– In the Time of Dragon Moon (Wilde Island Chronicles #3) by Janet Lee Carey [Purchase]
– Boarding School Girls: A Novel (Stella 0) by Helen Eve [Purchase]


– The Stranger by Harlan Coben [Purchase]
– Guardians (Wasteland #3) by Susan Kim and Laurence Klavan [Purchase]
– Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed [Purchase]
– Me Being Me Is Exactly as Insane as You Being You by Todd Hasak-Lowy [Purchase]


– Finding Mr. Brightside by Jay Clark [Purchase]
– A Reunion Of Ghosts by Judith Claire Mitchell [Purchase]
– Half Wild (The Half Bad Trilogy #2) by Sally Green [Purchase]
– Boys Don’t Knit (Boys Don’t Knit #1) by T.S. Easton [Purchase]


– The Year We Sailed the Sun by Theresa Nelson [Purchase]
– Dark Alchemy by Laura Bickle [Purchase]
– Claimed (Servants of Fate #2) by Sarah Fine [Purchase]
– Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly [Purchase]


– Jinx’s Fire (Jinx #3) by Sage Blackwood [Purchase]
– Behind the Counselor’s Door: Teenagers’ True Confessions, Trials, and Triumphs [Purchase]
– The Tightrope Walkers by David Almond [Purchase]
– The Lost Boys Symphony by Mark Andrew Ferguson [Purchase]


– The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie and Alyssa B. Sheinmel [Purchase]
– The Door in the Moon (Chronoptika #3) by Catherine Fisher [Purchase]


Will any of these be your first spring purchase?

 

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Fresh Batch (March 15th – 21st)

Fresh Batch (March 15th – 21st)

Posted by on 03/14/2015 • 5 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

The Wrong Side of Right Jenn Marie Thorne Publication date: March 17th 2015by Dial Books

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Fans of Sarah Dessen and Huntley Fitzpatrick will enjoy this smart debut young adult novel, equal parts My Life Next Door and The Princess Diaries—plus a dash of Aaron Sorkin.

Kate Quinn’s mom died last year, leaving Kate parentless and reeling. So when the unexpected shows up in her living room, Kate must confront another reality she never thought possible—or thought of at all. Kate does have a father. He’s a powerful politician. And he’s running for U.S. President. Suddenly, Kate’s moving in with a family…

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Fresh Batch (March 8th – 14th)

Fresh Batch (March 8th – 14th)

Posted by on 03/07/2015 • 10 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Little Peach Peggy Kern Publication date: March 10th 2015by Balzer & Bray

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What do you do if you’re in trouble?

When Michelle runs away from her drug-addicted mother, she has just enough money to make it to New York City, where she hopes to move in with a friend. But once she arrives at the bustling Port Authority, she is confronted with the terrifying truth: she is alone and out of options.

Then she meets Devon, a good-looking, well-dressed guy who emerges from the crowd armed with a kind smile, a place for her to stay, and eyes that seem to…

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Fresh Batch (March 1st – 7th)

Fresh Batch (March 1st – 7th)

Posted by on 02/28/2015 • 10 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

The Winner’s Crime Marie Rutkoski Series: The Winner’s Trilogy #2 Publication date: March 3rd 2015by Farrar Straus Giroux

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Book two of the dazzling Winner’s Trilogy is a fight to the death as Kestrel risks betrayal of country for love.

The engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria’s crown prince means one celebration after another. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement…if she could only trust him. Yet can she even trust herself? For—unknown to Arin—Kestrel is becoming a skilled practitioner of…

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Fresh Batch (New Releases February 22nd – 28th)

Fresh Batch (New Releases February 22nd – 28th)

Posted by on 02/21/2015 • 10 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

A Darker Shade of Magic V.E. Schwab Series: A Darker Shade of Magic #1 Publication date: February 24th 2015by Tor Books

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Kell is one of the last Travelers—rare magicians who choose a parallel universe to visit.

Grey London is dirty, boring, lacks magic, ruled by mad King George. Red London is where life and magic are revered, and the Maresh Dynasty presides over a flourishing empire. White London is ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne. People fight to control magic, and the magic fights back, draining the city to its very bones. Once there was Black…

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Fresh Batch (New Releases February 15th – 21st)

Fresh Batch (New Releases February 15th – 21st)

Posted by on 02/14/2015 • 8 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

The Distance Between Lost and Found Kathryn Holmes Publication date: February 17th 2015by HarperTeen

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Ever since the night of the incident with Luke Willis, the preacher’s son, sophomore Hallelujah Calhoun has been silent. When the rumors swirled around school, she was silent. When her parents grounded her, she was silent. When her friends abandoned her … silent.

Now, six months later, on a youth group retreat in the Smoky Mountains, Hallie still can’t find a voice to answer the taunting. Shame and embarrassment haunt her, while Luke keeps coming up with new ways to humiliate her. Not even meeting Rachel,…

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Fresh Batch (New Releases February 8th – 14th)

Fresh Batch (New Releases February 8th – 14th)

Posted by on 02/07/2015 • 7 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

The Last Time We Say Goodbye Cynthia Hand Publication date: February 10th 2015by HarperTeen

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There’s death all around us. We just don’t pay attention. Until we do.

The last time Lex was happy, it was before. When she had a family that was whole. A boyfriend she loved. Friends who didn’t look at her like she might break down at any moment.

Now she’s just the girl whose brother killed himself. And it feels like that’s all she’ll ever be.

As Lex starts to put her life back together, she tries to block out what happened the night Tyler died….

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Fresh Batch (New Releases February 1st – 7th)

Fresh Batch (New Releases February 1st – 7th)

Posted by on 01/31/2015 • 13 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

I’ll Meet You There Heather Demetrios Publication date: February 3rd 2015by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

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If seventeen-year-old Skylar Evans were a typical Creek View girl, her future would involve a double-wide trailer, a baby on her hip, and the graveyard shift at Taco Bell. But after graduation, the only thing standing between straightedge Skylar and art school are three minimum-wage months of summer. Skylar can taste the freedom—that is, until her mother loses her job and everything starts coming apart. Torn between her dreams and the people she loves, Skylar realizes everything she’s ever worked for is on the…

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