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November 2008 New Books

Below you will find new books from Fiction, Story Collection, Non Fiction, and Graphic Novels.  Happy Reading!

Fiction

F And   Chains.   Laurie Halse Anderson

After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.

 

F And   The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Volume II The Kingdom of the Waves.   M.T. Anderson

After escaping a death sentence in the summer of 1775, Octavian and his tutor find shelter but no safe harbor in British-occupied Boston and, persuaded by Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join his counterrevolutionary Royal Ethiopian Regiment, Octavian and his friends soon find themselves engaged in naval raids on the Virginia coastline as the Revolutionary War breaks out in full force.

 

F Blo     Dangerous Angels.   Francesca Lia Block

A collection of post-modern fairy tales that chronicle the interwoven lives of Weetzie Bat, her friend Dirk, and their lovers Duck and My Secret Agent Man.

 

F Boo   Kendra.   Coe Booth

High schooler Kendra longs to live with her mother who, unprepared for motherhood at age fourteen, left Kendra in the care of her grandmother.

 

F Bro    The Gypsy Morph.   Terry Brooks

As the United States has been transformed into a desolate dystopia the champions of the Word and the Void collide in battles that will determine the future existence of the world and the fate of mankind.

 

F Cas    Graceling.   Kristin Cashore

In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.

 

F Cla     City of Ashes.   Cassandra Clare

Sixteen-year-old Clary continues trying to make sense of the swiftly changing events and relationships in her life as she becomes further involved with the Shadowhunters and their pursuit of demons and discovers some terrifying truths about her parents, her brother Jace, and her boyfriend Simon.

 

F Cla     Broken.   Daniel Clay

Skunk Cunningham witnesses the beating of her neighbor Rick Buckley by another neighbor, and life is never the same. Inspired by Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.

 

F Cle     Hell Week.   Rosemary Clement-Moore

While working undercover on a series of stories for her campus newspaper, college freshman Maggie reluctantly endures mixers, rites, and peculiar rules, but soon learns that members of the sorority to which she has pledged have strange powers and a terrible secret.

 

F Col    Take Me There.   Susane Colasanti

Three New York high school students try to sort out their emotions as they deal with relationships, crushes, their families, and planning for the future.

 

F Col    Aretmis Fowl: The Time Paradox.   Eoin Colfer

When the only way to save his mother's life lies with the lemurs he made extinct five years ago, Artemis turns to his fairy friends to take him back in time, where he tries to undo the damage while avoiding his dangerous younger self.

 

F Col    The Traitor Game.   B.R. Collins

Fifteen-year-old Michael and his friend Francis both feel betrayed when someone at their private school learns of Evgard, a secret fantasy world they created together, but when a sadistic bully becomes involved in Michael's plan for revenge, the boys and Evgard itself face grave danger.

 

F Dea    California Dreaming.   Zoey Dean    An A-List Novel

Sam, Cammie, and Anna spend the summer after graduation facing individual crises, which force each of them to make a life-changing decision about the future.

 

F Dow Bog Child.   Siobhan Dowd

In 1981, the height of Ireland's "Troubles," eighteen-year-old Fergus is distracted from his upcoming A-level exams by his imprisoned brother's hunger strike, the stress of being a courier for Sinn Fein, and dreams of a murdered girl whose body he discovered in a bog.

 

F Dub   Quest.   Kathleen Benner Duble

Relates events of explorer Henry Hudson's final voyage in 1602 from four points of view, those of his seventeen-year-old son aboard ship, a younger son left in London, a crewmember, and a young English woman acting as a spy in Holland in hopes of restoring honor to her family's name.

 

F Fre     The Possibilities of Sainthood.   Donna Freitas

While regularly petitioning the Vatican to make her the first living saint, fifteen-year-old Antonia Labella prays to assorted patron saints for everything from help with preparing the family's fig trees for a Rhode Island winter to getting her first kiss from the right boy.

 

F Fri      Jerk, California.   Jonathan Friesen

Plagued by Tourette's syndrome and a stepfather who despises him, Sam meets an old man in his small Minnesota town who sends him on a road trip designed to help him discover the truth about his life.

 

F Fun    Inkdeath.   Cornelia Funke- Book 3 of the Inkheart Trilogy

As Bluejay--Mo's fictitious double--tries to keep the Book of Immortality from unraveling, Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the kingdom, asking for Bluejay's surrender or the children will be doomed to slavery in the silver mines.

 

F Gai     The Graveyard Book.   Neil Gaiman

An orphaned boy is raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.

 

F Geo   Looks.   Madeleine George

Two high school girls, one an anorexic poet and the other an obese loner, form an unlikely friendship.

 

F Ger    Death By Bikini.   Linda Gerber

Sixteen-year-old Aphra Behn Connolly investigates why her father let an unknown family stay at their exclusive tropical island resort, who strangled a famous rock star's girlfriend with her own bikini top, and what a smoldering teenaged guest is hiding.

 

F Ger    Death by Latte.   Linda Gerber

When sixteen-year-old Aphra sneaks away from the island resort where she lives with her father, and travels to Seattle to find the mother she has not seen for four years, she does not anticipate getting involved in a CIA plot that threatens not only her life, but that of her boyfriend and her mother as well.

 

F Gra    Gone.   Michael Grant

In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.

 

F Gre    Paper Towns.   John Green

One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.

 

F Gri     Ten Mile River.   Paul Griffin

Having escaped from juvenile detention centers and foster care, two teenaged boys live on their own in an abandoned shack in a New York City park, making their way by stealing, occasionally working, and trying to keep from being arrested.

 

F Har    Zeta or Omega?   Kate Harmon

Three girls from very different backgrounds meet and become friends while adjusting to their freshman year at a Florida university and making their way through sorority recruitment together.

 

F Hij     Dark Dude.   Oscar Hijuelos

In the 1960s, Rico Fuentes, a pale-skinned Cuban American teenager, abandons drug-infested New York City for the picket fence and apple pie world of Wisconsin, only to discover that he still feels like an outsider and that violent and judgmental people can be found even in the wholesome Midwest.

 

F Hur    Ghostgirl: Rest in Popularity.   Tonya Hurley

Charlotte Usher has always struggled to fit in at her high school, and when Charlotte finds herself living in a parallel spiritual world after choking to death on a gummy bear, she tries to reconnect with the physical world while making new friends at her new school for the dead.

 

F Jam    Zombie Blondes.   Brian James

Each time fifteen-year-old Hannah and her out-of-work father move she has some fears about making friends, but a classmate warns her that in Maplecrest, Vermont, the cheerleaders really are monsters.

 

F Jen     Night Road.   A.M. Jenkins

Battling his own memories and fears, Cole, an extraordinarily conscientious vampire, and Sandor, a more impulsive acquaintance, spend a few months on the road, trying to train a young man who recently joined their ranks.

 

F Jim     Breaking Through.   Francisco Jimenez

Having come from Mexico to California ten years ago, fourteen-year-old Francisco is still working in the fields but fighting to improve his life and complete his education.

 

F Jim     The Circuit.   Francisco Jimenez

Explores a migrant family's experiences moving through labor camps, facing poverty and impermanence, and discusses how they endure through faith, hope, and back-breaking work.

 

F Jim     Reaching Out.   Francisco Jimenez

The author describes the many challenges he faced as the son of Mexican American migrant workers during his quest to continue his education and become an academic success, overcoming poverty, family turmoil, guilt, and self-doubt.

 

F Joh     Suite Scarlet.   Maureen Johnson

Fifteen-year-old Scarlett Marvin is stuck in New York City for the summer working at her quirky family's historic hotel, but her out-of-work actor brother's attractive new friend and a seasonal guest who offers her an intriguing and challenging writing project improve her outlook.

 

F Kad   Outside Beauty.   Cynthia Kadohata

Thirteen-year-old Shelby and her three sisters must go to live with their respective fathers while their mother, who has trained them to rely on their looks, recovers from a car accident that scarred her face.

 

F Kas    Feathered.   Laura Kasischke

While on Spring Break in Cancun, Mexico, high-school seniors and best friends Anne and Michelle accept the wrong ride and Michelle is lost--seemingly forever.

 

F Ker    Fatelessness.   Imre Kertész

Gyorgy Koves, a fourteen-year-old Hungarian Jew who knows neither Yiddish nor Hebrew, attempts to make sense of his experiences in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps while ostracized by the other prisoners.

 

F Kla    The Pretty One. Cheryl Klam

Transformed by cosmetic surgery into a beauty following a car accident, formerly unattractive Megan feels a bit overwhelmed as she returns to her performing arts high school in Baltimore and competes with her popular and naturally gorgeous sister for the lead role in a student production written by Megan's secret love.

 

F Koe   Deadville.   Ron Koertge

While visiting an injured classmate in the hospital, sixteen-year-old Ryan, who is trying to come to terms with his sister's death from cancer, meets a young patient who claims to be able to see into the world where the dead live.

 

 

F Kro    Venomous.   Christopher Krovatin

Since age eight, New York City high school junior Locke Vinetti has experienced bouts of overpowering anger, but now that he has friends who accept him and a true girlfriend, "the venom" threatens to destroy all that he loves.

 

F Lan    Tender Morsels.   Margo Lanagan

A young woman who has endured unspeakable cruelties is magically granted a safe haven apart from the real world and allowed to raise her two daughters in this alternate reality, until the barrier between her world and the real one begins to break down.

 

F Leg    Lavinia.   Ursula K. LeGuin

In The Aeneid, Vergil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes the reader to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills.--From amazon.com.

 

F Les    Guardian.   Julius Lester

In a rural southern town in 1946, a white man and his son witness the lynching of an innocent black man. Includes historical note on lynching.

 

F Lin     Dearly Devoted Dexter.   Jeff Lindsay

Dexter, a serial killer who limits his victims to other killers, bides his time between murders by working as a blood splatter analyst for the Miami Police Department, and dating Rita, the single mother of two children, but he is faced with a challenge when a psychopath arrives in town and his sister, a newly-minted Miami detective, becomes involved in the case.

 

F Low   The Willoughbys.   Lois Lowry

In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.

 

F Ly      Roots and Wings.   Many Ly

While in St. Petersburg, Florida, to give her grandmother a Cambodian funeral, fourteen-year-old Grace, who was raised in Pennsylvania, finally gets some answers about the father she never met, her mother's and grandmother's youth, and her Asian-American heritage.

 

F Lyn    The Big Game of Everything.   Chris Lynch

Jock and his eccentric family spend the summer working at Grampus's golf complex, where they end up learning the rules of "The Big Game of Everything."

 

F Mar   Jellicoe Road.   Melina Marchetta

Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia.

 

F Pag    On the Avenue.   Antonio Pagliarulo

When fabulously wealthy sixteen-year-old triplets Lexington, Park, and Madison Hamilton appear to be involved in the murder of a powerful magazine editor, they decide to do some investigating of their own before the police and paparazzi completely ruin their lives.

 

F Pag              To the Penthouse.   Antonio Pagliarulo

Unless wealthy teenage triplets Madison, Park, and Lexington Hamilton solve the murder of a promising young sculptor during an Ambassadors for the Arts Luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, their dear friend, Coco McCaid, may go to jail.

 

F Pag               In the Club.   Antonia Pagliarulo

Wealthy triplets Madison, Park, and Lexington Hamilton are shocked when one of their classmates at St. Cecilia's Prep is killed during the opening of their father's newest nightclub, but even after they narrow down the suspects to the members of a secret campus role-playing club, the murderer is not obvious.

 

F Pfe                The Dead and the Gone.   Susan Beth Pfeffer

After a meteor hits the moon and sets off a series of horrific climate changes, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must take care of his sisters alone in the chaos of New York City.

 

F Phi                Burn.   Suzanne Phillips

Bullied constantly during his freshman year in high school, Cameron's anger and isolation grows, leading to deadly consequences.

 

F Pra                Nation.   Terry Pratchett

After a devastating tsunami destroys all that they have ever known, Mau, an island boy, and Daphne, an aristocratic English girl, together with a small band of refugees, set about rebuilding their community and all the things that are important in their lives.

 

F Pul                Once Upon a Time in the North.   Philip Pullman

In a time before Lyra Silvertongue was born, the tough American balloonist Lee Scoresby and the great armored bear Iorek Byrnison meet when Lee and his hare daemon Hester crash-land their trading balloon onto a port in the far Arctic North and find themselves right in the middle of a political powder keg.

 

F   Rab              Cures for Heartbreak.   Margo Rab

As she navigates adolescence, ninth-grader Mia must deal with her mother' s recent death and her father's illness while she searches for friendship and love in the world around her.

 

F Rei                How to Build a House.   Dana Reinhardt

Seventeen-year-old Harper Evans hopes to escape the effects of her father's divorce on her family and friendships by volunteering her summer to build a house in a small Tennessee town devastated by a tornado.

 

F Ren               Love is a Many Trousered Thing.   Louise Rennison

In a series of diary entries, British teenager Georgia Nicolson describes her continuing romantic woes as she is pushed toward a decision about the three boys in her life.

 

F Rio                The Sea of Monsters.   Rick Riordan

When Camp Half-Blood, the only safe haven for demigods, comes close to being overrun by mythological monsters, Percy must find his best friend Grover, who is prisoner on an island in the Bermuda Triangle, and then set out to save the Camp.

 

F Rio                The Titan’s Curse.   Rick Riordan

When the goddess Artemis disappears while hunting a rare, ancient monster, a group of her followers joins Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.

 

F Rya               Vibes.   Amy Kathleen Ryan

Kristi, a sophomore in an alternative high school, is aware that nearly everyone dislikes her, but begins to doubt her psychic insights after learning long-held family secrets and some classmates' true feelings.

 

F Sch               All Souls.   Christine Schutt

Astra Dell is stricken with a devastating illness, leaving the students and teachers at her distinguished New York prep school reeling as they try to cope with their friend's impending death and their own longings and attachments.

 

F Sco               Stealing Heaven.   Elizabeth Scott

Eighteen-year-old Dani grows weary of her life as a thief when she and her mother move to a town where Dani feels like she can put down roots.

 

F Sch               Vampire Kisses 5: The Coffin Club.   Ellen Schreiber

When goth-girl Raven follows her vampire boyfriend to Hipsterville, she discovers a dangerous secret club inhabited by vampires who are feuding over its leadership.

 

F Sch               All Souls.   Christine Schutt

Astra Dell is stricken with a devastating illness, leaving the students and teachers at her distinguished New York prep school reeling as they try to cope with their friend's impending death and their own longings and attachments.

 

F Som              Blood Captain.   Justin Somper

While Connor faces trouble in the form of an obnoxious new crewmate, Grace, his twin sister, seeks out a vampirate guru who might be able to heal their dear friend Lorcan's blindness.

 

F Som              Demons of the Ocean.   Justin Somper

When twins Connor and Grace's ship is wrecked in a storm and Connor is rescued by pirates, he believes that Grace has been taken aboard the mythical Vampirate's ship, and he is determined to find her.

 

F Sta                The House of Djinn.   Suzanne Fisher Staples

An unexpected death brings Shabanu's daughter, Mumtaz, and nephew, Jameel, both aged fifteen, to the forefront of an attempt to modernize Pakistan, but the teens must both sacrifice their own dreams if they are to meet family and tribal expectations.

 

F Tas               Larry and the Meaning of Life.   Janet Tashjian

Larry (otherwise known as Josh) is in the doldrums, but after meeting a spiritual guru at Walden Pond who convinces him to join his study group, he starts to question his grasp of reality.

 

F Tay               Undone.   Brooke Taylor

Sixteen-year-olds Serena and Kori look alike but have opposite personalities and live very different lives in Kismet, Colorado, but when tragedy strikes, Serena decides to complete Kori's list of "5 Secret Things" and uncovers, in the process, the mystery that has bound them together.

 

F Tuc               Over and Under.   Todd Tucker

The bond of friendship is tested when the fathers of two twelve-year-old boys become enemies during the Borden Casket Company labor strike -- one is a manager, and the other is a union laborer -- as the boys, Andy and Tom, share one last life-changing summer.

 

F Vol               Hurricane Song: A Novel of New Orleans.   Paul Volponi

Twelve-year-old Miles Shaw goes to live with his father, a jazz musician, in New Orleans, and together they survive the horrors of Hurricane Katrina in the Superdome, learning about each other and growing closer through their painful experiences.

 

F Wil                What They Always Tell Us.   Martin Wilson

Sixteen-year-old Alex feels so disconnected from his friends that he starts his junior year at a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, high school by attempting suicide, but soon, a friend of his older brother draws him into cross-country running and a new understanding of himself.

 

Story Collection

SC Lin             Pretty Monsters: Stories.   Kelly Link

A collection of short stories includes "The Wrong Grave," in which a boy digs up his girlfriend's corpse in order to retrieve the poems that he buried with her, and "Monster," in which a monster uses a cell phone to lure its prey.

 

SC Mar             Santa Claus in Baghdad and Other Stories About Teens in the Arab World.   Elsa Marston

A collection of eight short stories recounting the experiences of Arab teens living in Iraq, Tunisia, Egypt, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestinian refugee camps.

 

SC Wri             Writes of Passage: Coming-of-Age Stories and Memoirs from the Hudson Review.

Contains coming-of-age stories and memoirs published over the course of twenty-five years in "The Hudson Review," including selections by Wendell Berry, Tennessee Williams, Elizabeth Spencer, and many others.

 

SC Voi             Voices in First Person: Reflections on Latino Identity.   Lori Marie Carlson

A collection of brief fictional pieces about the experiences of Latinos in the United States, by such writers as Sandra Cisneros, Gary Soto, Oscar Hijuelos, and others.

 

Non Fiction

 

302.3 Gar         Letters to a Bullied Girl: Messages of Healing and Hope.   Olivia Gardner

Presents a selection from the thousands of letters written to offer comfort and support to Olivia Gardner, a girl who became the victim of bullying after suffering an epileptic seizure in school, and whose story was heard by sisters Emily and Sarah Buder who took it upon themselves to start the letter writing campaign.

 

306.4 Lev         Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam.   Mark LeVine

Discusses the youth culture in the Middle East and Northern Africa, focusing on influences of Western popular music, which includes heavy metal, punk, hip-hop, and reggae; and describes the growing popularity despite government attempts to censor and control.

 

323 Dec            Declare Yourself: Speak. Connect. Act. Vote.: More than 50 Celebrated Americans Tell You Why.

Fifty celebrities, including Maya Angelou, Tyra Banks, Stuart Scott, and Gabrielle Union, discuss why they think it is important for Americans to vote.

 

A collection of twentieth-century campaign speeches with supporting essays for each, and includes Warren Harding's "Return to normalcy," Dwight D. Eisenhower's "I shall go to Korea," Bill Clinton's "I still believe in a place called hope," and others.

 

331.702 Gre     The Career Chronicles: An Insider’s Guide to What Jobs are Really Like; The Good, The Bad and the Ugly from over 750 Professionals        Michael Gregory

Draws from interviews with over 750 professionals to reveal the day-to-day work realities of two dozen careers in health care, architecture and engineering, the law, accounting and financial services, education, social services, information technology, sales and marketing, geoscience, and the arts and media.

 

338.4 Roy         Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It.   Elizabeth Royte

An investigation of bottled water that discusses the science, politics, economics, and environmental issues of the industry.

 

363.2082 Bus   The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir.   Gylin Busby & John Busby

Cylin and John Busby share the challenges they faced after their family was forced into hiding to protect themselves from a killer who had already shot John, a police officer, and was determined to finish the job.

 

373.1809 Coo ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool: a year in an American high school.   Elisha Cooper

With stories about classes, extra-curricular activities, romances, and more, a comprehensive collection presents a realistic look at what it is like to enjoy, cope, and survive high school and its many dramas.

 

512 Mck           Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who’s Boss.   Danica McKellar

Danica McKellar offers girls the motivation and explanations they need to master pre-algebra, with step-by-step instructions explaining how to complete basic equations, practice problems with detailed solutions, real-world examples, and more.

 

640 Siv            Generation Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life.   Linda Sivertsen & Tosh Sivertsen

Provides information on issues such as global warming and overflowing landfills; offers tips on how to shop, dress, eat, and travel the green way; and shows that being environmentally conscious can be a natural part of life.

 

 

752 Bar             Color is Everything: Beginners to Advanced Painters Can Learn What All Great Artists Know.   Dan Bartges

An in-depth study of color, and color mixing, for painters, and covers color basics and color schemes; and discusses how to choose colors, improve color choices, and fix a "bad painting."

 

792.802 Cun     Mao’s Last Dancer.   Li Cunxin

Chosen from millions of children to serve in Mao's cultural revolution by studying at the Beijing Dance Academy, Li knew ballet would be his family's best opportunity to escape the bitter poverty in his rural China home. From one hardship to another, Li persevered, never forgetting the family he left behind.

 

808.81 Gre       Side by Side: New Poems Inspired by Art from Around the World.   Jan Greenberg, ed.

A collection of art and poetry from thirty-three countries on six continents, consisting of paintings, sculptures, and other artworks along with poems inspired by them, presented side by side in their original languages and English translation.

 

940.53 Gra       World War II: The Events and Their Impact on Real People.   R.G. Grant

Contains eyewitness accounts from people who experienced World War II as soldiers and civilians, provides information on the history of events and its aftermath, and includes photographs, maps, time lines, and footage on DVD.

 

943.086 Bar      Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow.   Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Explores the various factors which led many of Germany's young people to pledge their loyalty and support to the dictator and join the Hitler Youth during his rise to power.

 

956.94 Aro       Unsettled: The Problem of Loving Israel .   Marc Aronson

Traces the history of Israel from the start of the Zionist movement through the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 to the current political, social, and religious struggles that plague the region at the start of the twenty-first century.

 

973.7092 Fle    The Lincolns : A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary.   Candace Fleming

Though Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's backgrounds differed considerably, both were intellectuals who shared interests in literature and politics, as well as a great love for each other.

 

975.3 Our         Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out.

Presents a compilation of essays, personal accounts, historical fiction, and poetry about the White House in each period of American history.

 

977.3 Bar          Never Been A Time: The 1917 Race Riot that Sparked the Civil Rights Movement.   Harper Barnes

Offers an account of the 1917 race riot in East St. Louis, Illinois; discusses the media's reaction to it; and details the aftermath.

Graphic Collection

741.5 Ama       Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories 1   Shiro Amano

When Riku and King Mickey get trapped inside Kingdom Hearts, Sora, Donald, and Goofy's search for them leads to the mysterious Castle Oblivion where a hooded figure issues them a warning.

 

741.5 Ama        Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories 2.   Shiro Amano

Sora, Donald, and Goofy head to the mysterious Castle Oblivion in an effort to save Riku and King Mickey who were trapped inside when Kingdom Hearts was sealed, but when Sora sees a shadowy figure that resembles Kairi in a vision, Sora wonders if there might be more lost souls to rescue.

 

741.5 Ama        Kingdom Hearts: 4.   Shiro Amano

When a storm hits his island, fourteen-year-old Sora is swept into a mysterious land where he meets Court Wizard Donald and Captain Goofy, who are on a mission to find King Mickey and return him to his throne at Disney Castle.

 

741.5 Gip          Notes For a War Story.   Gipi

A graphic novel in which three young drifters are caught up in a nameless war in a Balkan country.

 

741.5 Lat          Kampung Boy.   Lat

Relates the life experiences, from birth to beginning boarding school, of a boy growing up on a rubber plantation in rural Malaysia.

 

741.5 Lat          Town Boy.   Lat

Now a teenager at boarding school, Mat explores the possibilities of town life in Malaysia.

 

741.5 Man        Nightmare Inspector 3.   Shin Mashiba

Hiruko helps an amnesiac, an actor, an author, and a boy who has emotion problems.

 

741.5 Osa Graphic        Toto! A Wonderful Adventure Volume 1.   Yuko Osada

Kakashi and his dog, Toto, leave their island home with the goal of traveling around the world, and during the journey they encounter dangerous people and have unexpected adventures.

 

741.5 Osa Graphic        Toto! A Wonderful Adventure Volume 2.   Yuko Osada

Kakashi, a boy in search of adventure, finds more than he bargained for when he meets Toto, a little dog that that is really a secret weapon belonging to the Massau Imperial Army.