New Releases: Teenagers (Recommended Age Range:  12 and up)

The Au Pairs When strangers, Eliza, Mara, and Jacqui travel to the Hamptons during the summer to become Au Pairs, they meet each other to have the summer of their life. Besides fashion, friends, and relationships, the girls still have to face the parents whom they are working for, which is a difficult challenge that they had least expected. But no matter how hard the challenge, the girls prove able to still live the good life in the famous Hamptons. 

Devoted readers of the Gossip girls will surely enjoy the Au Pairs, with the same theme of luxury. With signs for a sequel, readers look forward to see how the girls do during their next summer where anything is possible! -- Reviewed by Jennifer R. Age 14

Pop Princess  In Pop Princess, Wonder Blake, a normal, 15 year old girl, is caught off guard when her sister’s former manager surprises her while working. The former manager helps her pull off a top-ten hit, which would have been her sister’s, Lucky, if she was not killed by a drunk driver. Wonder is overwhelmed with glamour, media, friends, and all the aspects of a star. But Wonder feels as if all this glamorous life is a fake, and she doesn’t feel as if she should be a part of it. She makes numerous mistakes as she finds the wrong friends, drinks, and becomes a naïve phony. But when her brother decides to tell Wonder about her self-centered ways, readers encounter a new point in the book. 

A great book for teenage girls, Pop Princess is fantastic for any female looking for a nice read. Enjoy Pop Princess, as you find yourself climbing up the charts with a new favorite book! -- Reviewed by Jennifer R. Age 14

Teen Angst? Naaah...: A Quasi-Autobiography  

About the Book:  Ned Vizzini writes about the weird, funny, and sometimes mortifying moments that made up his teen years. With wit, irony, and honesty, Teen Angst? Naaah . . . invites you into his world of school, parents, street people, rock bands, friends, fame, camp, sex (sort of), Cancun (almost), prom, beer, Nintendo, the cool (and almost cool), and more. A Holden Caulfield for Generation Y, Ned Vizzini is an original voice to be reckoned with, read, and enjoyed.

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Retail Price: $14.95

About the Book: Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn't look all that great: they were worn, dirty, and speckled with bleach. On the night before she and her friends part for the summer, Carmen decides to toss them. But Tibby says they're great. She'd love to have them. Lena and Bridget also think they're fabulous. Lena decides that they should all try them on. Whoever they fit best will get them. Nobody knows why, but the pants fit everyone perfectly. Even Carmen (who never thinks she looks good in anything) thinks she looks good in the pants. Over a few bags of cheese puffs, they decide to form a sisterhood and take the vow of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants . . . the next morning, they say good-bye. And then the journey of the pants — and the most memorable summer of their lives — begins.

Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis -  Retail Price: $15.95

About the Book: Hunter Scott, an 11-year-old boy in Pensacola, Florida, was watching the movie Jaws, listening to Captain Quint tell the story of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis at the end of World War II. “Eleven hundred men went into the water. Very first light, the sharks come cruising. . . .” Hunter had a simple question: Was this a true story?

The story of the USS Indianapolis, the worst naval disaster in American history, is indeed true. So is the story of the shameful court-martial of the ship’s captain, shameful because the loss of the ship was not his fault, and the Navy knew it. Hunter Scott became the catalyst for the survivors’ efforts to clear their captain’s name and set the record straight. This is the story of the ship, her brave sailors, their wronged captain, and a young man’s crusade to right an old injustice.

V Is for Victory: America Remembers World War II -    (Paperback) Retail Price: $14.95

About the Book:  Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the Allied victory comes a book for the whole family that vibrantly illuminates the Second World War. From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki, this album of photos, posters, letters home, and fascinating historical detail brings the war out of the archives and to life once again.

Stargirl  - (Paperback) Retail Price: $6.99

About the Book: Leo Borlock follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don't stand out--under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes--for Leo and for the entire school. After 15 years of home schooling, Stargirl bursts into tenth grade in an explosion of color and a clatter of ukulele music, enchanting the Mica student body.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter #4)

About the Book:  You have in your hands the pivotal fourth novel in the seven part tale of Harry Potter's training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys. He wants to dream about Cho Chang, his crush (and maybe do more than dream). He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at the Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened in a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen year old wizard. Unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal - even by wizarding standards.

And in his case, different can be deadly.

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