Cha Ching Summer 2009
The newest books for teens!

   3 Willows the Sisterhood Grows by Ann Brashares

Ama, Jo, and Polly, three close friends from Bethesda, Maryland, spend the summer before ninth grade learning about themselves, their families, and the changing nature of their friendship.

   A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn

I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic...

   Achingly Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Love is more complicated than Alice ever expected.

   After the Moment by Garret Freymann-Weyr

Maia Morland is pretty, only not pretty-pretty. She's smart. She's brave. She's also a self-proclaimed train wreck.

   Alis by Naomi Rich

Raised within the strict religious confines of the Community of the Book, Alis flees from an arranged marriage to the much older Minister of her town and her life takes a series of unexpected twists before she returns to accept her fate.

   All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg

Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past.

   Because I Am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas

Anke's father is abusive. But not to her. He attacks her brother and sister, but she is ignored, forced to be the invisible witness in the house of horrors.

   Breathing by Cheryl Renee Herbsman

What if the guy who took your breath away was the only one who could help you breathe?

   Chupacabra and the Roswell UFO by Rudolfo Anaya

Folklorist Rosa Medina investigates a purported government agency that is cloning a monster - a combination of ChupaCabras and aliens - intended to take over the world.

   Creature of the Night by Kate Thompson

Bobby's mother has just moved their family to a quaint house in an idyllic village where he's meant to reform. Only something's not rigth about that house. The previous tenant mysteriously disappeared.

   Curse of the ChupaCabra by Rudolfo Anaya

Professor Rosa Medina, a folklorist researching the ChupaCabra, goes to Mexico to track down recent sightings of the creature which kills its victims, particularly goats, by sucking their brains out.

   Dangerously Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Alice is a little sick of people thinking she's a goody-goody, so she decides to shake things up.

   Daughter of the Flames by Zoe Marriott

What if your deadliest enemy was the only one who could save you?

   Deeper by Roderick Gordon

In Tunnels, boy archaeologist Will Burrows went in search of his missing father - and discovered a sinister world. What happens in the sequel?

   Everything You Want by Barbara Shoup

Eighteen-year-old Emma's trying to survive total humiliation and heartbreak after getting ditched and punched in the face by her (ex) best friend and crush-of-a-lifetime.

   Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog

Morgan Sparks and her boyfriend Cam have been best friends since they were children, but just before their shared sixteenth birthday Cam confesses that he is a fairy who was switched at birth with a human child, and now the fairies want to switch them back.

   Flygirl by Sherri Smith

Ida must use her light skin to pass as a white girl to be accepted as a member of the WASP, the Women's Air Service Pilots of World War II.

   Girlwood by Claire Dean

Deep in the woods, surrounded by a wall of thorns, is a grove of larch trees called Girlwood.

   Gym Candy by Carl Deuker

Groomed by his father to be a star player, football is the only thing that has ever really mattered to Mick Johnson, who works hard for a spot on the varsity team his freshman year, then tries to hold onto his edge by using steroids, despite the consequences to his health and social life.

   Happenstance Found by Catanese P W

A boy awakens, blindfolded, with no memory of even his name, but soon meets Lord Umber, an adventurer and inventor, who calls him Happenstance and tells him that he has a very important destiny--and a powerful enemy.

   Kind of Friends We Used to Be by Frances O'Roark Dowell

Kate and Marilyn are best friends forever ... Well, except for last year when they weren't friends anymore ... And except for this year when they both want to be friends again, but just don't know how.

   King's Rose by Alisa Libby

Catherine Howard recounts the events in her life that led to her being groomed for marriage at the age of fifteen to King Henry VIII, her failure to produce an heir to the throne, and her quick execution.

   Kiss of Life by Daniel Waters

Adam's return from death has made Phoebe's love life even weirder. Now she has to choose between two zombie boys. She knows how Adam needs her, but she still has feelings for Tommy. Meanwhile, the zombie population of Oakville, Conn., continues to grow. As their numbers rise, the undead community is becoming increasingly divided.

   Me, My Elf, and I by Heather Swain

Zephyr, a fifteen-year-old elf, moves with her family from their home in the Michigan forests, determined to adjust to living in Brooklyn among humans so that she can attend the Brooklyn Academy of Performing Arts High School.

   Prada and Prejudice by Mandy Hubbard

During a school trip to England, fifteen-year-old Callie buys a pair of Prada shoes in an effort to impress the popular girls, a scheme that backfires and sends Callie back to 1815.

   Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link

The wrong grave -- The wizards of Perfil -- Magic for beginners -- The faery handbag -- The specialist's hat -- Monster -- The surfer -- The constable of Abal -- Pretty monsters.

   Quaking by Kathryn Erskine

Don't call her Matilda. Her name is Matt. And don't even think about getting close to her. She doesn't need anybody.

   Rivers of Fire by Patrick Carman

Atherton was once a magnificent three-tiered world, but few inhabitants know the truth of its dark origin: it is a giant man-made satellite, created as a refuge from a dying Earth.

   Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon

For thirteen-year-old Sam, it's not easy being the son of a known civil rights activist Roland Childs.

   Rule of Claw by John Bridley

Ash and her friends are the only human teenagers left on earth.

   Serendipity Market by Penny Blubaugh

When the world begins to seem unbalanced, Mama Inex calls ten storytellers to the Serendipity Market.

   Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell

Wind kissed my ear, cool and soft, and I heard a voice. It sounded like clover tastes, green and new and sweet. "Where y'at, Iris?"

   Smoke by Mavis Jukes

When Colton's mom tells him that they're moving from Idaho Falls to northern California, he is sad but "takes it like a man."

   Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz

They murdered his parents. They shot him and left him for dead. And yet Alex Rider thought he was finished with the terrorist organization known as Scorpia.

   Soldier's Secret by Sheila Solomon Klass

I am just an ordinary woman who had an unusual idea. To disguise myself as a man and fight for my country.

   Swan Kingdom by Zoe Marriott

Shadows have fallen across the beautiful and lush kingdom. The queen was attacked and the healing skills of her daughter, Alexandra, cannot save her.

   Switch by Anthony Horowitz

When wealthy, spoiled, thirteen-year-old Tad Spencer wishes he were someone else, he awakens as Bob Snarby, the uncouth, impoverished son of carnival workers, and as he is drawn into a life of crime he begins to discover truths about himself and his family.

   tmi by Sarah Quigley

tmi the most dreaded phrase in all the land for Becca, also known as the Overshare Queen.

   Triple Shot Bettys in Love by Jody Gerhman

Geena is freaking out. After five perfect and comfortable months with Ben, he's suddenly putting the pressure on to be WAY more physical.

   Troll's Eye View - a Book of Villainous Tales by Ellen Datlow

Everyone thinks they know the real story behind villains in fairy tales - evil, no two ways about it. But the villains themselves beg to differ.

   Watersmeet by Ellen Jensen Abbott

Watersmeet. The name is a whisper for hope for Abisina. But it also holds all her fears.

   Wizard, the Witch, and Two Girls from Jersey by Lisa Papademetriou

The ancient land of galma mourns, shrouded in darkness and woe. It has been thus since the Queen of Twilight began her evil reign.

   Year My Sister Got Lucky by Aimee Friedman

When fourteen-year-old Katie and her older sister, Michaela, move from New York City to upstate New York, Katie is horrified by the country life-style but is even more shocked when her sister adapts effortlessly, enjoying their new life, unlike Katie.