Teen New Books

“While training for a surfing competition to earn a college scholarship, Grace Parker struggles with her feelings toward her best friend Ford Watson and tries to conceal her family’s toxic dynamics”— Provided by the publisher.

“It’s nerd-turned-jock Felton Reinstein’s last year before college, and the choices he makes now will affect the rest of his life. That’s a lot of pressure. Before leaving home forever, Felton will have to figure out just who he is, even if, sometimes, it sucks to be him”— Provided by publisher.

“Once again, Jude and Lucy are torn apart by football training and a summer job that creates new tensions. this time Jude’s the one with trust issues. Will Lucy’s life-changing news bring them back together or end their relationship for good? Can love triumph forever?”—Page of cover.

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“Southpointe High is the last place Lucy wanted to wind up her senior year of school. Right up until she stumbles into Jude Ryder. He’s got a rap sheet that runs longer than a senior thesis. Lucy lives for wearing the satin down on her ballet shoes, has her sights set on Juilliard, and has been careful to keep trouble out of her life. For Lucy Larson and Jude Ryder, love’s about to become the thing that tears them apart”— Provided by publisher.

DC Comics took a bold step and renumbered the longest-running monthly comic, “Action Comics,” to #1 for the first time since 1938 as part of the DC Comics—The New 52 event. With this renumbering comes a new creative team featuring comics legend Grant Morrison and fan-favorite artist Rag Morales. While Morrison is no stranger to writing the Superman character, having won three Eisner Award’s for his work on “All-Star Superman,” “Action Comics” will be something new for both old and new readers and present humanity’s first encounters with Superman, before he became one of the World’s Greatest Super Heroes. Set a few years in the past, it’s a bold new take on a classic hero.

As Wild Chalklings threaten the American Isles and Rithmatists are humanity’s only defense, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students learn the magical art that he would do anything to practice.

Nearly dying in a car crash that ends up causing some memory loss, Olive, who is haunted by feelings for her first love, joins a near-death support group and is drawn to Nick, who helps her to remember the events surrounding her accident.

On a night after the apparent suicide of high school student Elias Malmgren, a blood-red moon fills the night sky. Minoo wakes up outside her house, still in her pajamas, and is drawn by an invisible force to an abandoned theme park on the outskirts of town. Soon five of her classmates—Vanessa, Linnea, Anna-Karin, Rebecka and Ida—arrive, compelled the same force. A mystical being takes over Ida’s body and tells them they are fated to fight an ancient evil that is hunting them. The park is a safe haven; the school, a place of danger. The six are wildly different and definitely not friends … but they are the Chosen Ones. As the weeks pass, each girl discovers she has a unique magical ability. They begin exploring their powers, but they are not all firmly committed to their mission—to discover the truth about Elias’s death. Then a horrible tragedy strikes within the circle. Newly determined to fight the evil forces, they begin to learn magic from The Book of Patterns, an ancient work with a will of its own that reveals different things to different witches. In this gripping first installment of the Engelsfors Trilogy, a parallel world emerges in which teenage dreams, insanely annoying parents, bullying, revenge, and love collide with flirtation, dangerous forces, and ancient magic. An international sensation with rights sold in 24 countries, The Circle is razor-sharp and remarkable from start to finish.

On top of everything else, including a memorial party on the anniversary of Taylor’s death, the Capital Girls face new challenges when Laura Beth’s soon-to-be stepfather announces he is running for President, catching Jackie and Lettie in the middle of a battle that could turn ugly.