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February 2012

Cool & New

February 2012

February’s roundup of Cool & New Books includes PANDEMONIUM, the second installment in Lauren Oliver's dystopian trilogy that started with DELIRIUM (which is now available in paperback); BENEATH A METH MOON by Jacqueline Woodson, in which a teen spirals into a terrifying meth addiction in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; and BORN WICKED, the start of Jessica Spotswood’s series about Cate Cahill and her sisters, who have a dangerous secret --- they are witches.

Among the paperbacks releasing this month are ANGEL, James Patterson's seventh Maximum Ride novel, in which the flock's most unlikely heroine must help Max overcome the evil scientists and save the humans from a doomsday cult bent on their destruction; DIVERGENT, Veronica Roth's dystopian debut about a 16-year-old who faces the biggest decision of her life when she must choose which of the five factions of society to join; and DARKEST MERCY, the conclusion to Melissa Marr’s Wicked Lovely series.

Beneath a Meth Moon by Jacqueline Woodson - Fiction

 

Laurel Daneau is still reeling from the losses she endured during Hurricane Katrina. When her new boyfriend introduces her to meth, she spirals into addiction. But as she slowly becomes a shell of her former self, she longs to become whole again.

Between Here and Forever by Elizabeth Scott - Fiction

 

Abby already accepted that she can't measure up to her beautiful sister, Tess, and she knows she’s second best. Until the accident. With Tess now in a coma, Abby is about to find out that truth isn't always as it seems, and life holds more than she ever thought it could.

Bewitching by Alex Flinn - Fantasy
BZRK by Michael Grant - Dystopian Thriller
The Children and the Wolves by Adam Rapp - Psychological Thriller
Cloaked by Alex Flinn - Fantasy
Daughters of the Sea: May by Kathryn Lasky - Paranormal Romance
Dead to You by Lisa McMann - Mystery/Suspense
Delirium by Lauren Oliver - Dystopian Fiction

From Lauren Oliver, the bestselling author of BEFORE I FALL, comes the first book in a stunning new dystopian trilogy. Enter a world where love is forbidden.

Divergent by Veronica Roth - Dystopian Thriller

Sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior faces the biggest decision of her life when she must choose which of the five factions to join that make up their society. She has to decide whether to follow in her parents’ footsteps or turn her back on her family and dare to be courageous. But unbeknownst to most, a mutiny is brewing beneath the surface, and their well-ordered society is about to implode.

Double by Jenny Valentine - Mystery
Empty by Suzanne Weyn - Dystopian Fiction
Faery Tales & Nightmares by Melissa Marr - Fantasy/Short Stories
Girl Parts by John M. Cusick - Fiction
Kindred by Tammar Stein - Fiction
Morpheus Road: The Black by D. J. MacHale - Supernatural Fantasy
Maximum Ride #7: Angel by James Patterson - Fantasy/Action & Adventure

 

Evil scientists are still trying to convince Max to save the world. Even worse, they're trying to convince her that her perfect mate is Dylan…and Max is starting to believe it. Meanwhile, a new doomsday cult emerges. Fang tries to create his own gang of evolved humans, but he must unite with Max to defeat them.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth - Romance

 

When Cameron Post’s parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking first thought is relief --- that they’ll never know that, hours earlier, she had been kissing a girl. But that relief doesn’t last, when she is forced to live with her ultra-conservative aunt Ruth and a whole new slew of challenges.

Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver - Dystopian Fiction

In this follow-up to DELIRIUM, Lena Haloway makes it to the Wilds and becomes part of an Invalid community, where she transforms herself into a warrior for the resistance. A future without Alex is unimaginable, but Lena pushes forward and fights, both for him and for a world in which love is no longer considered a disease.

The Rivals by Daisy Whitney - Fiction
Scarlet by A. C. Gaughen - Fantasy/Romance
Trafficked by Kim Purcell - Thriller


Hannah believes she's being brought from Moldova to Los Angeles to become a nanny for a Russian family. But her American dream quickly spirals into a nightmare, as she must find a way to save herself from her new status as a modern-day slave or risk losing the one thing she has left: her life.