New Titles @ the Library

A friend at Midnight

by Caroline B. Cooney


Lily never guessed that hate could be so fierce. She's always thought of hate as a verb for clothing (I hate pink) or weather (I hate when it's hot), but now she uses hate and feels hate in a new way. Lily hates her father.

It isn't because of her parent's divorce. Lily has settled pretty comfortably into her new life. When her mother remarried and had a baby, she could cope with it. But it hasn't been the same for Lily's younger brother, Michael.

Michael decides he wants to live with their father, and as much as they want to stop him, they have to let him go. When Michael ends up suddenly coming home again, only Lily know why. She doesn't tell anyone the true story.

The Last Apprentice : Curse of the Bane
by Joseph Delaney

The spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, deal with the dark. Together they rid the county of witches, ghosts, and boggarts. But now now there's some unfinished business to attend to in Priestown, Deep in the catacombs of the cathedral luks a creature the Spook has never been able to defeat; a force so evil that the whole county is in danger of being corrupted by its powers. The Bane!

As Thomas and the Spook prepare for the battle of their lives, it becomes clear that the Bane isn't their only enemy. The Quisitor has arrived, searching for those who meddle with the dark so he can imprison them-or worse.

Can Thomas defeat the Ban on his own? Is his friend Alice guilty of witchcraft? And will the spook be able to escape the Quisitor's clutches?

Chicks with Sticks: Knit Two Together By Elizabeth Lenhard

Scottie, Tay, Amanda, and Bella-an angsty artist's daughter, and indie tomby, a trustfund princess, and a new age yoga goddess. Their friendship defies the odds, yet last year, fate (and a whole lot of yarn) bound them together. As chicks with Sticks, they survived Tay's broken heart, Bella's descent into knitting obsession, Amanda's learning disability, and Scottie's clinginess. They even rose above the closing of their beloved LYS and the loss of their knitting guru Alice. After all that drama and trauma together, they're as solid as a fisherman's sweater.

Or are they? As the Chicks begin their second year together, their tight circle faces its biggest challenge yet: boys.

For teens juggling the works-in-progress that are friendship, first love, and surviving high school-knitting all the while-here's another fun, cozy read, complete with four all new projects.