New YA Books

Johnny Kellock Died Today - Hadley Dyer
It's a long, hot Halifax summer in 1959 and twelve-year-old Rosalie Norman has a guilty secret. Her no-nonsense, authoritarian mother has fallen and fractured her ankle -- and it's all Rosalie's fault. But news that her teenaged cousin has vanished pushes the accident from everyone's minds. Now, to help out, the family has hired the strange new neighbor, a boy named David -- or the "Gravedigger" as other kids cruelly call him -- who becomes a key to the mystery. As Rosalie and David search the city's historic North End for her cousin Johnny, Rosalie discovers something about the love and the secrets that bind her family. Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children

Coraline - Neil Gaiman
Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.

The Sword Thief (Book 3 of The 39 Clues) - Peter Lerangis
Amy and Dan Cahill have been located once again, this time in the company of the notoriously unreliable Alistair. Spies report that Amy and Dan seem to be tracking the life of one of the most powerful fighters the world has ever known. If this fearsome warrior was a Cahill, his secrets are sure to be well-guarded.



Chasing Lincoln's Killer - James L. Swanson
Recounts the twelve-day pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth, covering the chase through Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, with a discussion of Abraham Lincoln as a father, husband, and friend that examines the impact of his death on those close to him.