The Recruit

The Recruit (book 1 in the Cherub series) by Robert Muchamore

Cherub agents are highly trained, extremely talented -- and all under the age of seventeen. For official purposes, these agents do not exist. They are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists, hack into crucial documents, and gather intel on global threats - all without gadgets or weapons. It is an exceptionally dangerous job, but these agents have one major advantage: adults never suspect teens are spying on them.

James is the newest Cherub recruit. He's a bit of a troublemaker, but he's also brilliant. And Cherub needs him. James has no idea of what to expect, but he's out of options. Before he can start in the field he must first survive one hundred grueling days of basic training, where even the toughest recruits don't make it to the end...

Here's an interview with the author Robert Muchamore.

Hush Hush

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Romance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside he, Patch draws Nora to him against her better judgment.

But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is and seems to know more about her than her best friends. She can't seem to decide whether to fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.

For she is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen -- and when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost Nora her life.

The book trailer.

The Amanda Project

Invisible I by Stella Lennon

When enigmatic high school student Amanda Valentino goes missing, her closest friends vow to find her. The search begins in Invisible I the first title in the eight book series. But once the teens follow clues that might lead to Amanda, they realize that everything they thought they knew about her was false and find themselves with more questions than answers. As they begin to compare notes on their missing friend, the mystery of where - and who - Amanda is deepens.

Sound good !

Here's the book trailer.

Once a witch

Once a Witch by Caroly Mac Cullough

Tasmin Greene comes from a long line of witches, and she was susposed to be one of the most talented among them. But Tasmin's magic never showed up. Now seventeen, Tasmin attends boarding school in Manhattan, far from her family. But when a handsome young professor mistakes her for her very talented sister, Tasmin agrees to help find a lost family heirloom for him. The search and the stranger will prove to be more sinister than they first appeared, ultimately sending Tasmin on a treasure hunt through time that will unlock the secret of her true identity, unearth the sins of her family, and unleash a power so vengeful that it could destroy them all.

Here's the book trailer.

Coffeehouse Angel

Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors

When Katrina spots a homeless guy sleeping in the alley behind her grandmother's coffee shop, she decides to leave him a cup of coffee, a bag of chocolate-covered coffee beans, and some pastries to tide him over. Little does she know that this random act of kindness is about to turn her life upside down. The adorable "vagrant" is actually a real guardian angel on a break between missions, and he simply won't go away until he can reward Katrina's selflessness...

This one has already been optioned for a movie, so don't waste any time pick it up before you have to pay money to see it in the theatres.

Read On

Also Known As Harper

Also Known As Harper by Ann Haywood Leal

from page 91. -
Lately I've been wondering what it would be like

To keep all my words inside.

I wonder if they'd come out another way.

Through my pen maybe

Or through a piece of chalk on the sidewalk.

It could actually be safer that way.

The words couldn't hurt anyone.

You could take back all the wrong ones.

You'd just crumple up the paper or

Wait for the rain.

That was a random page opening, I hope the rest will be as terrific. Here's the book summary:

Harper is an aspiring poet, which isn't surprising, seeing as how she's named after her mama's favourite writer, Harper Lee. And life is giving her a lot to write about just now. Daddy up and walked out, leaving them with too many bills and too little money. Then Harper's family gets evicted and has to move into the Knotty Pine Deluxe Motor Hotel, which is not nearly as nice as it sounds.

With Mama scrambling to make ends meet, Harper has to stay home from school to take care of her little brother, Hemingway. Their whole world has been turned upside down, which Harper could just about handle - if it wasn't for the poetry contest at school. More than anything, she wants to get up on that stage and read her poems out loud...

If you liked How to Steal a Dog you might also like Also Known As Harper.

The Dead Man in Indian Creek

The Dead Man in Indian Creek by Mary Dwoning Hahn

While camping near indian Creek, Matt and his best friend, Parker, get up early to see if they can spot a blue heron. Instead, they find the body of a dead man floating in the clear water.

Parker is sure that George Evans, the smooth-talking antiques dealer who is dating his mother, must somehow be connected to the dead man. Matt isn't so sure - but then, on Halloween night, while snooping around Evan's antiques shop, the boys make another shocking discovery that puts their own lives in danger.

There are murderous grownups that would do anything to keep what the boys found in the shop a secret, and now they're after Parker and Matt. Are the boys clever enough to get away? Or will they, too, end up like the dead man in Indian Creek?

Roar

Roar by Emma Clayton

Listen. Can you hear it?

Mika lives in future London, behind The Wall, safe from The Animal Plague beyond. Or so he's been told. But ever since Ellie vanished a year ago, he suspected his world may be built on secrets - and lies. When a mysterious organization starts recruiting mutant kids to compete in violent virtual reality games, Mika takes his chance to search for his twin sister - and the truth.

Here's what they're saying - "...exciting, thought-provoking and very hard to put down." The New York Times Book Review

"flies along like a laser beam from a blaster." Eoin Colfer

And here's the book trailer:

The garden of Eve

The Garden of Eve by K.L. Going
Evie doesn't believe in magic anymore. After all, if magic were real, her Mom would still be alive.
But when Evie moves to Beaumont, New York, where her father has bought a withered apple orchard that the townspeople whisper is cursed, she learns about a lost girl, recieves a mysterious seed, and meets a boy who claims to be dead.
Before long, Evie finds herself in the middle of a fairy tale. And this one is real.

Here's the book trailer:

New Series

Conspiracy 365 by Gabrielle Lord

This is a new series to the library, there will be 12 in the series, one for every month of the year.
Here's the summary:
On New Year's Eve Cal is chased down the street by a straggering, sick man with a deadly warning... "They killed your father. They'll kill you. You must survive the next 365 days!"
Hurled into a life on the run, with a price on his head, the 15-year-old fugitive is isolated and alone. Hunted by the law and ruthless criminals, Cal must somehow uncover the truth about his father's mysterious death and a history-changing secret. Who can he turn to, who can he trust, when the whole world seems to want him dead?
The clock is ticking. Any second could be his last.

Here's the book trailer: