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December 2011

Cool & New

December 2011

December’s roundup of Cool & New Books includes James Patterson and Jill Dembowski’s THE FIRE, the third installment in the Witch and Wizard series that follows Whit and Wisty Allgood as they lead the resistance against the totalitarian regime that governs their world; WHY WE BROKE UP, the first-ever YA book written by Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), which centers on two teenagers who break up and a box full of all the reasons why; and Laurie Faria Stolarz’s new Touch novel, DEADLY LITTLE VOICES, in which Camelia’s powers of psychometry have segued into disturbing voices in her head.

Among the paperbacks releasing this month are Carrie Jones’s ENTICE, the follow-up to CAPTIVATE that tells the story of newly appointed pixie queen Zara’s search for her true soul mate; THE LYING GAME, which marks the beginning of a new series by Sara Shepard, who weaves a tale of long-lost twins and cold-blooded murder; and REAL LIVE BOYFRIENDS by E. Lockhart, which follows the perpetually love-struck Ruby Oliver’s quest to find out why her boyfriend has been acting like a lobotomy patient.

Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann - Paranormal Romance/Horror

Kendall loves life in small town Cryer's Cross, Montana, but she longs to go to school in New York, even though it will mean leaving her wonderful boyfriend behind. But when Cryer's Cross is rocked by tragedy, Kendall shoves her dreams aside to focus on finding her missing friends.

Entice by Carrie Jones - Paranormal Romance
Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler - Fiction

 

Lately, Delilah’s life has been falling apart. But over a summer of new friendships, unexpected romance, and moments that test the complex bonds between mothers and daughters, Delilah must face her family's painful past.

Grace by Elizabeth Scott - Dystopian Fantasy

 

Grace was raised to be an Angel, a herald of death by suicide bomb. But she refuses to die for the cause, and now she’s on the run. In search of a border she may never reach, she travels among malevolent soldiers on a decrepit train crawling through the desert.

Melody Burning by Whitley Strieber - Romantic Thriller
Murder at Midnight by Avi - Mystery
Once in a Full Moon by Ellen Schreiber - Paranormal Romance
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins - Fiction


Five very different teenagers are living their lives as best they can, but they all feel lost, in search of freedom, safety, community and love. The five stories weave together to tell a larger, more powerful story.

Why We Broke Up written by Daniel Handler, art by Maira Kalman - Fiction

 

Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up. Item after item is illustrated and accounted for, and then the box, like a girlfriend, will be dumped.

Winter Town by Stephen Emond - Fiction
Witch and Wizard: The Fire by James Patterson and Jill Dembowski - Fantasy/Action & Adventure
Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon - Historical Fiction