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Teen Scene November 2009
"The parts of Indian cultures that have been lost, and those we are constantly losing, are equally as valuable as the land that was taken. Those of us who choose to live in two worlds are doing what we can to keep the fires of our ancestral knowledge burning."
~ from Vine Deloria, Jr.'s Foreword to Genocide of the Mind: New Native American Writing
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New and Recently Released!


Pretty Dead - by Francesca Lia Block
Publisher: HarperCollins
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2009
 ISBN-13: 9780061547850
 ISBN-10: 0061547859
Dark Fantasy. Charlotte Emerson has been a "V word" since 1925, when the utterly amoral vampire William transformed her. Now living alone in California, Charlotte has a glamorous yet empty existence that is brightened by her human best friend, Emily...until Emily commits suicide. As Charlotte grieves with Emily's boyfriend, Jared, the two of them grow closer, and Charlotte inexplicably begins showing signs of mortality. More about the torturous feelings that accompany immortality than the rules of the vampire universe, this sultry, romantic, and hypnotic novel will quench the thirst of readers who like their vampire yarns packed with poetic writing and psychological tension.

Going Bovine - by Libba Bray
Publisher: Delacorte Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/22/2009
 ISBN-13: 9780385904117
 ISBN-10: 0385904118
Fiction. Supreme teen slacker Cameron Smith just wants to coast through his life...until he learns that its end is frighteningly near. After he is diagnosed with mad cow disease, Cameron meets a punky, pink-haired angel who convinces him that he must not only find a cure, but also save the world. This launches a full-bore-looney road trip adventure during which Cam and his pot-smoking new acquaintance Gonzo encounter a happiness cult, rescue a Norse god disguised as a yard gnome, and puzzle over secret-police types bearing snow globes. Mixing physics, fire giants, and Don Quixote into a delectably surreal brew, Going Bovine is just the thing for fans of profound absurdity.
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Sacred Scars - by Kathleen Duey
Publisher: Atheneum Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/04/2009
 ISBN-13: 9780689840951
 ISBN-10: 0689840950
Dark Fantasy. In this 2nd volume of the "exquisitely suspenseful" (Horn Book) Resurrection of Magic trilogy (following Skin Hunger), Sadima and Franklin work together to thwart the dangerous ambition of evil magician Somiss, who is attempting to bring back the ancient magic that has been all but eradicated. Two hundred years later, Hahp, a student at the wizardry school that results from Somiss' efforts--where torture is a common teaching method--plots at great risk to destroy Somiss' evil once and for all. This riveting and mysterious story will leave readers breathlessly awaiting the final volume.
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Shiver - by Maggie Stiefvater
Publisher: Scholastic
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/01/2009
 ISBN-13: 9780545123266
 ISBN-10: 0545123267
Paranormal Romance. As a young girl, Grace was attacked by wolves but saved by one yellow-eyed member of the pack. Years later, she obsessively watches the woods for "her" wolf when the pack returns each winter. When a local tragedy sends the townspeople hunting the wolves, a wounded boy with yellow eyes shows up on Grace's doorstep. He is Sam, human in the summer and a werewolf during the colder months, and he has longed for Grace from afar. Sam knows that the next winter when he changes form, he'll remain a wolf forever--so he and Grace don't have much time. Twilight fans who like strong female characters and creative twists on monster lore will adore this poetic, unhurried love story told from both main characters' points of view.

Leviathan - by Scott Westerfeld
Publisher: Simon Pulse
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/06/2009
 ISBN-13: 9781416971733
 ISBN-10: 1416971734
Science Fiction. At the brink of worldwide war between the Clankers and Darwinists in 1914, Archduke Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated and their son Prince Alek flees from their enemies in an enormous, walking war machine. Meanwhile, young Deryn Sharp disguises herself as a boy so she can enlist in the British Air Service and fly one of its genetically engineered, living warships. Alek's and Deryn's fates intertwine when circumstances land them both aboard the Leviathan, a whale airship. This action-packed steampunk alternative history will delight fans of Philip Reeve (the Hungry City Chronicles) and Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke).
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Focus on: Native American Authors


Flight: A Novel - by Sherman Alexie
Publisher: Black Cat
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/17/2007
 ISBN-13: 9780802170378
 ISBN-10: 0802170374
Adult Fiction. In this tragic, hilarious, and unapologetically graphic story, part-Irish, part-Indian foster kid Zits has an out-of-body experience (several, in fact) just as he is about to commit a horrendously violent act. Spun through time and successively into the bodies of a white FBI agent in the 1970s, an Indian child during the battle of Little Big Horn, a 19th-century Indian-tracker, a homeless alcoholic, and finally an airline pilot, Zits emerges from his journey transformed. Fans of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five or Octavia Butler's Kindred will be mesmerized by this brutal yet ultimately hopeful novel.

Power - by Linda Hogan
Publisher: W.W. Norton
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/1998
 ISBN-13: 9780393046366
 ISBN-10: 0393046362
Adult Fiction. When 16-year-old Omishto sees Ama, an elder from her Taiga tribe, kill a panther, she doesn't understand why her friend and mentor would slay an endangered animal, especially one that the Taiga hold sacred. Regardless, Omishto ("the One Who Watches") stands by Ama throughout her criminal prosecution--and her banishment by the Taiga people. This leisurely, lyrical story, which connects Native cultures' struggle to survive in the modern world with the destruction of the environment, is a haunting and memorable read.

The Trap - by John E. Smelcer
Publisher: Henry Holt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/22/2006
 ISBN-13: 9780805079395
 ISBN-10: 0805079394
Adventure. Ahtna Athabascan poet and author John Smelcer spins a tale of survival in the cruelly beautiful Alaskan wilderness. Native Alaskan Johnny Least-Weasel's stubbornly traditional grandfather Albert has gone out to check his trapline, and he's been gone far too long. Johnny's grandmother urges him to go looking for her husband, but Johnny's uncles on the tribal council aren't concerned. Meanwhile, Albert Least-Weasel has his leg caught in one of his own traps and must fend off wolves, hunger, and bitter cold. This taut, suspenseful story will keep you turning the pages.

Eternal - by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Publisher: Candlewick Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/10/2009
 ISBN-13: 9780763635732
 ISBN-10: 0763635731
Dark Fantasy. When Miranda's guardian angel, Zachary, breaks protocol in an attempt to save Miranda from a vampire, he fails and is demoted. Insecure, unpopular Miranda--with whom, by the way, Zachary is hopelessly in love--gets turned into a vampire by none other than Dracula himself. Before long, she's callously killing people and living the glamorous life in the Master's castle. Zachary has only one chance to redeem himself: he's got to save Miranda's soul and foil Dracula's plans for world domination. Fans of author and Muscogee (Creek) tribal member Cynthia Leitich Smith's previous fantasy novel Tantalize will not want to miss Eternal--and they'll also be eager for the next volume, in which the characters from the previous books will meet.
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Events


CENTRAL LIBRARY (231-5534)
Teen Cafe: Girls-Only Wii, Wednesday, November 25, 2:00 PM-4:00 PM. This month it is just for girls. reservations required.

NORTHSIDE BRANCH (231-5590)
Stories from the Other Side, Thursday, October 29, 6:30 PM-8:00 PM. Get your Halloween spirit going by listening to bone-chilling ghost stories, and then share your own if you know any. Refreshments provided.

Snack and Chat, Tuesday, November 10, 7:00 PM-8:00 PM. Bring whatever book you are reading and swap ideas about cool new reads. Snacks provided.

Your First Harmonica Lesson, Tuesday, November 17, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM. Here's a chance to get started on the harmonica. A free harmonica and songbook are included. reservations required.

Game On! Game Night, Tuesday, December 1, 4:30 PM-6:30 PM. Play Wii with us.

Teen Advisory Board 1st. Anniversary Party, Tuesday, December 1, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM. For TAB Members. Please come to celebrate your 1st anniversary with us. You'll receive your TAB t-shirts, and we'll also have games, snacks, music and a movie.

Teen Advisory Board Monthly Meeting, Tuesday, November 3, 6:00 PM-7:00 PM. Contact Carolina Fernández for more information.

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