New Teen Scene Books (Part 2)

Here's more books added to the Teen Scene area in October:

X-Isle by Steve Augarde

Baz and Ray, survivors of an apolayptic flood, win places on X-Isle, an island where life is rumored to be better than on the devastated mainland, but they find the island to be a violent place ruled by religious Preacher John, and they decide they must come up with a weapon to protect themselves from impending danger.

The Goblin Gate by Hillari Bell

Jeriah uncovers a web of political intrigue while trying to obtain a spell from Master Lazure that might allow him to rescure his brother Tobin from the Otherworld, where he was taken by the beguiling hedgewitch Makenna and her legion of goblins.

You by Charles Benoit

Fifteen-year-old Kyle discovers the shattering ramificatoins of the decisions he makes, and does not make, about school, the girl he likes, and his future.

The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, & June by Robin Benway

After their parents' divorce, teenaged sisters April, May, and June recover special powers from childhood and use them to cope with moving to a new home and high school, but wonder if the gifts have a greatere purpose.

Plain Kate by Erin Bow

Plain Kate's odd appearance and expertise as a woodcarver cause some to think her a witch, but friendship with a talking cat and, later, with humans help her to survive and even thrive in a world of magic, charms, and fear.

The Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan

Seventeen-year-old Mae feels that even though her world is out of control, she must find a way to protect the demon Nick from his brother Alan's betrayal.

Star Crossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce

In a kingdom dominated by religious intolerance, 16-year-old Digger, a street thief, has always avoided attention, but when she learns that her friends are plotting against the throne she must decide whether to join them or turn them in.

Premiere by Melody Carlson

When two sisters get their own fashion-focused reality television show, vivacious Paige is excited, but Erin, a Christian who is more interested in being behind the camera than in front of it, has problems with some of the things they are asked to do.

Three Black Swans by Caroline B. Cooney

When sixteen-year-old Missy Vianello decides to try to convince her classmates that her cousin Claire is really her long-lost identical twin, she has no idea that the results of her prank will be so life-changing.

The Queen's Daughter by Susan Coventry

A fictionalized biography of Joan of England, the youngest child of King Henry II of England and his queen consort, Eleanor of Aquitaine, chronicling her complicated relationships with her warring parents and many siblings, particularly with her favorite brother Richard the Lionheart, her years as Queen consort of Sicily, and her second marriage to Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse.

More to come!