26 November 2008

Counterfeit Son by Elaine Marie Alphin

When serial killer Hank Miller is killed in a shoot-out with police, his abused son Cameron adopts the identity of one of his father's victims in order to find a better life.
Call number: F ALP (LA IMC)

Alphin, Elaine Marie. Counterfeit Son. San Diego: Harcourt, 2000.

20 November 2008

Crackback by John Coy

Miles barely recalls when football was fun after being sidelined by a new coach, constantly criticized by his father, and pressured by his best friend to take performance-enhancing drugs.

Call number: F COY (LA IMC)
Coy, John. Crackback. New York : Scholastic Press, 2005.

19 November 2008

Sleeper Code by Tom Sniegoski

Just when he has met a beautiful girl and his outlook is improving, sixteen-year-old narcoleptic Tom Lovett begins to suspect that his dreams and hallucinations of killing people may be something more real and terrifying.

Call number: F SNI (LA IMC)

Sniegoski, Tom. Sleeper Code. New York: Razorbill, 2006.

18 November 2008

What's Science Ever Done for Us?: what the Simpsons can teach us about physics, robots, life and the universe by Paul Halpern

A collection of scientific ideas, facts, and fantasy from twenty-six classic episodes of "The Simpsons."

Call number: 500 HAL (LA IMC)

Halpren, Paul. What's Science Ever Done for Us?: what the Simpsons can teach us about physics, robots, life and the universe. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2007.

17 November 2008

Jayd's Legacy by L. Divine

African-American high school junior Jayd Jackson sees trouble brewing when her white classmates grow hostile over her friend Nellie running for homecoming princess.

Divine, L. Jayd's Legacy. New York: Dafina Books for Young Readers, 2007.

13 November 2008

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father Mo, a bookbinder, can "read" fictional characters to life when an evil ruler named Capricorn, freed from the novel "Inkheart" years earlier, tries to force Mo to release an immortal monster from the story.


Call number: F FUN (LA IMC)


Funke, Cornelia. Inkheart. New York: Scholastic, 2005.

10 November 2008

Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde

When sixteen-year-old Kerry Nowicki helps a young man escape from a group of men who claim he is a vampire, she finds herself faced with some bizarre and dangerous choices.

Call number: F VAN (LA IMC)

Vande Velde, Vivian. Companions of the Night. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1995.

07 November 2008

We All Fall Down byRobert Cormier

As the Avenger searches for the teenage boys who trashed a house in his neighborhood, Buddy, one of the trashers, increases his drinking in order to cope with his parents' separation.

Call number: F COR (LA IMC)

Cormier, Robert. We All Fall Down. New York: Delacorte, 1991.

06 November 2008

The Krystal Kracker by Lewis, Janet M. and Yolanda A. N. Pedrosa

While experiencing a temper tantrum, Korii cracks open a giant geode, finds a way to another dimension, and tries to save her mother--who was sucked into the crystal rock--while encountering strange creatures and attempting to overthrow the evil Krystal King.

Call number: F LEW (LA IMC)

Lewis, Janet M. and Yolanda A. N. Pedrosa. Krystal Kracker. Baltimore, MD: Publish America, 2004.

03 November 2008

The Accusation by Anne Schraff

When Oscar's English teacher, Mr. Meeker, is attacked in the school parking lot, everyone believes Oscar is responsible, forcing Oscar to track down the real assaulter and clear his name.

Call number: F SCH (LA IMC)

Schraff, Anne. The Accusation. Logan, Iowa: Perfection Learning, 2006.