Lake Park High School West Campus
New Books November 2006
Fiction
- for all you Bard Buffs, check out the * for ties to Shakespeare!
Almond, David. Clay . F Alm
The developing relationship between teenager Davie and a mysterious new boy in town morphs into something darker and more sinister when Davie learns firsthand of the boy's supernatural powers.
Anderson, M. T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing Traitor to the Nation : The Pox party. F And
Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age sixteen, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War.
*Fiedler, Lisa. Romeo's ex : Rosaline's story . F Fie
In a story based on the Shakespeare play, sixteen-year-old Rosaline, who is studying to be a healer, becomes romantically entangled with the Montague family even as her beloved young cousin, Juliet Capulet, defies the family feud to secretly marry Romeo.
Freymann-Weyr, Garret. Stay with me. F Fre
When her sister kills herself, sixteen-year-old Leila goes looking for a reason and, instead, discovers great love, her family's true history, and what her own place in it is.
Gantos, Jack. The love curse of the Rumbaughs. F Gan
A young woman named Ivy, who made a shocking discovery in her small western Pennsylvania town when she was seven years old and learned a surprising secret nine years later, questions whether she has inherited the Rumbaugh curse of having excessive love for one's mother.
Glass, Linzi Alex. The year the gypsies came . F Gla
In Johannesburg , South Africa , in the late 1960s, twelve-year-old Emily, who longs for affection from her quarreling parents, finds comfort in the stories of a Zulu servant and in her friendship with a young houseguest who has an equally troubled family.
Hautman, Pete. Rash. F Hau
In a future society that has decided it would "rather be safe than free," sixteen-year-old Bo's anger control problems land him in a tundra jail where he survives with the help of his running skills and an artificial intelligence program named Bork.
*Meyer, Carolyn. Loving Will Shakespeare . F Mey
In Stratford-upon-Avon in the sixteenth century, Anne Hathaway suffers her stepmother's cruelty and yearns for love and escape, finally finding it in the arms of a boy she has grown up with, William Shakespeare.
Meyer, Stephenie. New Moon . F Mey
When the Cullens, including her beloved Edward, leave Forks rather than risk revealing that they are vampires, it is almost too much for eighteen-year-old Bella to bear, but she finds solace in her friend Jacob until he is drawn into a "cult" and changes in terrible ways.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight . F Mey
When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington , she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.
*Ortiz, Michael J. Swan Town : The secret journal of Susanna Shakespeare. F Ort
Restricted by the authorities from practicing Catholicism and forbidden by her parents from seeing a Puritan boy, Susanna, the daughter of William Shakespeare, vents her anger by writing in a journal and composing a play.
*Ranulfo. Joker. F Ran
A modern retelling of Hamlet, in which fifteen-year-old Matt begins questioning everything he believes in after the death of his best friend and his parents' divorce.
Shusterman, Neal. Everlost. F Shu
When Nick and Allie are killed in a car crash, they end up in Everlost, or limbo for lost souls, where although Nick is satisfied, Allie will stop at nothing--even skinjacking--to break free.
Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. F Spi
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe and inspire everyone around him.
* (Marlowe, not Shakespeare!) Thomson, Sarah L. The Secret of the Rose . F Tho
When her father is imprisoned in 1592 England for being Catholic, fourteen-year-old Rosalind disguises herself as a boy and finds an ultimately dangerous job as servant to playwright Christopher Marlowe.
Turner, Megan Whalen. The Queen of Attolia . F Tur
Forsaken by the gods and left to his own devices, Eugenides, Royal Thief of Eddis, summons all his wit and wiles in an attempt to conquer the rival Queen of Attolia.
Turner, Megan Whalen. The Thief. F Tur
Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote temple of the gods where he will attempt to steal a precious stone.
Westerfeld, Scott. The Pretties. F Wes
Upon Tally's sixteenth birthday she undergoes an operation to turn from an ugly duckling into a stunning girl, but she makes a promise just before the surgery to be the guinea pig for a future experiment. (Sequel to The Uglies )
Zusak, Markus. The book thief. F Zus
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Graphic Collection
Gravett, Paul. Manga : sixty years of Japanese comics . 741.5 Gra
Provides an illustrated introduction to the diversity and development of Japanese comics from 1945 to the present.
McCloud, Scott. Making comics : storytelling secrets of comics, manga, and graphic novels. 741.5 Mcc
Examines the concepts of comic writing, discussing clarity, persuasion, intensity, character design, facial expressions, body language, word choice, sense of place, tools, techniques, technology, style, and the professional comic writer. Presented in graphic novel format.
Story Collections
Cart, Michael, ed. Rush hour: a journal of contemporary voices . SC Rus
Collects original stories, essays, art, and poems, and includes work by Jack Gantos, Chris Gall, Jacqueline Woodson, and Robert Lypsite.
Lanagan, Margo. White time. F Lan
Presents ten short stories, both dark and hopeful, that journey into the past, the future, and altered versions of the present.
Non - Fiction
Sergis, Diana K. Bush v. Gore : controversial presidential election case . 342.73 Ser
Chronicles the 2000 presidential election dispute and discusses each side of the "Bush v. Gore" Supreme Court case.
Woodward, Bob. Plan of Attack . 973.931 Woo
Details the sixteen months of planning and decision making between President Bush, his war council, and key foreign leaders leading up to the 2003 war in Iraq and the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime.
Woodward, Bob. State of Denial . 973.931 Woo
A secret Pentagon assessment sent to the White House in May 2006 forecasted a more violent 2007 in Iraq , contradicting the repeated optimistic statements of President Bush. This book examines how the Bush administration avoided telling the truth about Iraq to the public, to Congress, and often to themselves. In this detailed inside story of a war-torn White House, Woodward answers the core questions: What happened after the invasion of Iraq ? Why? How does Bush make decisions and manage a war that he chose to define his presidency? And is there an achievable plan for victory?--From publisher description.