New YA Books

On the Wings of Heroes - Richard Peck
A boy in Illinois remembers the homefront years of World War II, especially his two heroes--his brother in the Air Force and his father, who fought in the previous war.

Here, There Be Dragons - James A. Owen
Three young men are entrusted with the Imaginarium Geographica, an atlas of fantastical places to which they travel in hopes of defeating the Winter King whose bid for power is related to the First World War raging in the Real World.

The Children of Hurin - J.R.R. Tolkien
A tale of Middle-earth from times before The lord of the rings. Morgoth, the first dark lord, lived in the vast fortress of Angband and the tragedy of Túrin and his sister Niënor, children of Húrin, unfolds and the war waged by Morgoth against the lands and secret cities of the Elves.

The Talented Clementine - Sara Pennypacker
Eight-year-old Clementine, convinced that she has no talents, tries to find a way to avoid participating in the class talent show.

London Calling - Edward Bloor
Seventh-grader Martin Conway believes that his life is monotonous and dull until the night the antique radio he uses as a night-light transports him to the bombing of London in 1940.

Jack Plank Tells Tales - Natalie Babbitt
Jack Plank realizes that he doesn't have the knack to be a pirate, so he sets on shore at Saltwash to look for another line of work.

Enter Three Witches - Caroline B. Cooney
When her father betrays the Scottish king and is hung as a traitor, Lady Mary's future is bleak after she loses her only true protector and ends up locked away in the tower by the powerful and deadly Lord and Lady Macbeth.

Montmorency's Revenge - Eleanor Updale
As Queen Victoria lies dying and with her family in danger, a group of friends races to track down the anarchists responsible for George's death, even as Montmorency seeks to teach a new generation to forgive.

The Lost Cities: A Drift House Voyage - Dale Peck
Siblings Susan and Charles receive a mysterious book before leaving to visit their Uncle Farley at his time-traveling house, where they become separated in the Sea of Time and struggle to find their way home.

Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam - Cynthia Kadohata
A young soldier in Vietnam bonds with his bomb-sniffing dog.

Shield of Stars - Hilari Bell
When the Justice he works for is condemned for treason, fourteen-year-old and semi-reformed pickpocket Weasel sets out to find a notorious bandit who may be able to help save his master's life.

The Pinhoe Egg - Diana Wynne Jones
Two powerful young enchanters, Cat, the future Chrestomanci, and Marianne, who is being trained to be Gammer of the Pinhoes, work together as friends to try to end an illegal witches' war and, in the process, right some old wrongs.

Rex Zero and the End of the World - Tim Wynne-Jones
In the summer of 1962 with everyone nervous about a possible nuclear war, ten-nearly-eleven-year-old Rex, having just moved to Ottawa from Vancouver with his parents and five siblings, faces his own personal challenges as he discovers new friends and a new understanding of the world around him.

Cupid - Julius Lester
Cupid, the spoiled and mischievous god of love, is attracted to and marries the beautiful mortal, Psyche, and both learn many lessons about the nature of love.

The Miner's Daughter - Gretchen Moran Laskas
Sixteen-year-old Willa, living in a Depression-era West Virginia mining town, works hard to help her family, experiences love and friendship, and finds an outlet for her writing when her family becomes part of the Arthurdale, West Virginia, community supported by Eleanor Roosevelt.