DragonBall Z 26

by Akira Toriyama:
Goodbye, Dragon World
The world's greatest heroes have fallen, absorbed by the ever more powerful Boo, who has slaughtered everyone on the planet. Only Goku remains alive to fight...but even his strength will not be enough, unless he uses the Fusion Earrings to permanently merge with another warrior! Who will he choose...and when the dust has cleared, who or what will he become? On earth, among the stars, and in Boo's body, the last battle rages!
The final volume of Akira Toriyama's martial arts masterpiece Dragon Ball Z!

Rurouni Kenshin 27

by Nobuhiro Watsuki:
Kenshin and his comrades have finally discovered the location of Enishi's island compound, but to free Kaoru from captivity, a good deal of fighting will be necessary. Woo Heishin, Enishi's mysterious second-in-command, meets them on the beach and brings his deadly bodyguards, the Sû-shin or the "Four Stars," to serve as a welcoming committee. Yahiko, Sanosuke, Saitô and Aoshi dive into combat with Woo Heishin's warriors as Kenshin prepares himself for his fateful, climactic duel with Enishi. Each of them a ferocious fighter, the Sû-shin are set on stopping Kenshin's friends dead in their tracks.

King Dork

by Frank Portman:
Tom Henderson (a.k.a. King Dork, Chi-mo, Hender-fag, and Sheepie) is a typical American high school loser until he discovers the book, The Catcher in the Rye, that will change the world as he knows it. When Tom discovers his deceased father’s copy of the Salinger classic, he finds himself in the middle of several interlocking conspiracies and at least half a dozen mysteries involving dead people, naked people, fake people, ESP, blood, a secret code, guitars, monks, witchcraft, the Bible, girls, the Crusades, a devil head, and rock and roll. And it all looks like it’s just the tip of a very odd iceberg of clues that may very well unravel the puzzle of his father’s death and–oddly–reveal the secret to attracting semihot girls.
Being in a band could possibly be the secret to the girl thing–but good luck finding a drummer who can count to four.

School's Out--Forever (Maximum Ride 2)

by James Patterson:
The Angel Experiment was just a test drive... Now, brace yourself for the MAXIMUM ride!
James Patterson shifts high action into overdrive in this eagerly awaited follow-up to his #1 New York Times bestseller. Brave bird-kid Max and her flock fly south on a perilous quest to find their parents, after having rescued Angel and recovered secret documents about their origins. But just when they think they've finally escaped the hungry claws of evil Erasers, they're discovered by an FBI agent and forced to face perhaps an even worse nightmare: going to school. There's no such thing as an ordinary day when Max's "homework" includes decoding documents, deciphering when (and how) she's supposed to save the world, and learning to face what may her greatest enemy: herself. A clone. Max II.

Ultimate Spider-Man 15: Silver Sable

The head of Roxxon Oil sics the world’s greatest mercenary, Silver Sable, on Spider-Man to learn why the web-spinner has targeted Roxxon on his nightly patrols. How violently Ms. Sable wants to handle the situation is strictly up to her. Spinning out of the ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN video game (written and designed by our longstanding team of Bendis and Bagley), Ultimate Silver Sable might be the most dangerous foe Spidey has ever faced! Plus: the mystery of Ultimate Omega Red!
Collects ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #86-90 and ANNUAL #1.

Lulu Dark and the Summer of the Fox

by Bennett Madison:
In the sequel to LULU DARK CAN SEE THROUGH WALLS, Lulu has decided to take the summer off. She's looking forward to lying around on the beach, reading smutty French fiction and working on her tan. Unfortunately, the universe has other ideas. First of all, Lulu's annoying mother, Isabelle Dark, has arrive in town to shoot some crappy horror movie. Second of all, her former "good pal" and current boyfriend, Charlie Knight, is getting a little too romantic. And of course, there's another mystery to contend with. What a nightmare! Lulu has half a mind to crawl under her covers and hibernate until, say, next summer. But when people start getting kidnapped left and right, she really has no choice but to investigate. Is it a cult? Is it a 70's inspired art-terrorist organization? Could the villain, in fact, be Isabelle Dark herself? As the mystery unfolds, Lulu is forced to question her mother's motives... and she's not sure she likes the answer she finds.

LBD: Friends Forever

by Grace Dent:
Ronnie, Fleur, and Claude (known to all as Les Bambinos Dangereuses, or LBD) have signed up for the summer of their dreams.They’re working at a seaside hotel, complete with all-night parties, nightclubs, beach blowouts, and an endless supply of gorgeous surfer lads—with no embarrassing parents in sight!
But soon enough, the dream turns into a nightmare. The LBD’s archnemesis Panama Goodyear arrives at the hotel with her whole crew in tow. Not only do the LBD have to wait hand and foot on Panama, but they have to compete against her in the Miss Demonboard Beauty Contest. Will the summer be ruined? Not if the LBD has anything to say about it!

The Dream-Maker's Magic

by Sharon Shinn:
Kellen’s mother has always insisted that her only child was born male, not female—so Kellen has been raised as a boy. Then she is forced to go to school, where she meets Gryffin, whose mind is as strong as his legs are damaged, and the two become friends and allies. A few years later, the two get jobs working at a nearby inn, the Parmer Arms.
When the kingdom loses its Dream-Maker—whose mere presence can help dreams come true—a new Dream-Maker is discovered, and lives throughout the kingdom are changed. Kellen and Gryffin are separated just as their friendship is shading into something more.
Will it endure?

Things You Either Hate Or Love

by Brigid Lowry:
My name is Georgia.
I live in a town called Anywhere that has too many shopping malls and not enough skate parks.
I like to think of myself as a brilliant creative person but sometimes I just feel like a sad lonely girl with a big bum.

Welcome to Georgia's world. It's filled with quirky lists that come in handy as she tries to navigate her was through a bumpy year with her first part-time job, some tricky mom stuff, some best friend blues, and a boy with a delicious smile.

Becoming Chloe

by Catherine Ryan Hyde:
Meet Jordy. He's on his own in New York City. Nobody to depend on; nobody depending on him. And it's been working fine.
Until this girl comes along. She's 18 and blond and pretty- her world should be perfect. But she's seen things no one should ever see in their whole life- the kind of things that break a person. She doesn't seem broken, though. She seems . . . innocent. Like she doesn't know a whole lot. Only sometimes she does.
The one thing she knows for sure is that the world is an ugly place. Now her life may depend on Jordy proving her wrong. So they hit the road to discover the truth- and there's no going back from what they find out.

Pucker

by Melanie Gideon:
Thomas Quicksilver, known to his classmates as "Pucker," has always been an outsider. His crazy mother, the secret of his family’s strange origins, and above all, the terrible scars on his face from a childhood fire— these things have kept Thomas isolated and lonely.
Now, at seventeen, a quest to save his dying mother takes Thomas back to his birthplace, an alternate world called Isaura from which he and his mother were exiled nine years earlier.
In Isaura, Thomas's scars will be magically healed. He will learn what it is to be desirable. He will fall in love for the first time. And he will face a devastating, impossible choice.

When It Happens

by Susane Colasanti:
At the start of her senior year in high school, Sara wants two things: to get into a top college and to find true love.Tobey also wants two things for his senior year: to win Battle of the Bands and to make Sara fall in love with him. However, a popular jock named Dave moves in on Sara first. But Tobey’s quirky wit and big blue eyes are hard for Sara to ignore. Plus, he gets the little things that matter to her. Can a slacker rock-star wannabe win the heart of a pretty class brain like Sara?

The Summer King

by O.R. Melling:
On the anniversary of her twin sister's mysterious death, Laurel returns to Ireland in search of answers. What drew her quiet, bookish sister up onto that mountain ledge? And what clues does Honor's journal offer, with its scribblings about a "roly-poly man," a "doorway," and a "mission?"
Honor believed in fairies. Laurel does not. But then the roly-poly man appears to Laurel and asks her to take up her sister's mission, saying, "Act as if ye believe and see what happens." Thus cynical Laurel begins a quest to find the missing Summer King and save Faerie. As she becomes caught up in dark secrets and old hatreds, she harbors a desperate dream of her own--to save her sister.

Forbidden

by Judy Waite:
Elinor is lucky, so lucky. At least that's what the other members of True Cause think. They are all blessed to be a part of True Cause, safe from Outsiders, living only to work and pray for Endtime. They have been chosen for a better life.
But for a long time now, fifteen-year-old Elinor hasn't felt so lucky. Sometimes she doesn't want to kneel for hours in the cold, listening to True Cause's founder, Howard, pray. Sometimes she just wants to throw all the copies of The Book that she is meant to be selling into the gutter. Sometimes she doesn't want to be one of Howard's brides when she turns sixteen. And especially sometimes, she wants to know more about the green-eyed Outsider boy who seems to be following her.
Because there's something oddly familiar about him. Something that is making Elinor remember that there used to be more to her life that just True Cause...

Brunettes Strike Back

by Kieran Scott:
New Jersey transplant and sassy brunette Annisa and her Sand Dune High cheerleading squad are headed to nationals!
But just when she thinks her blonde teammates have accepted her, Annisa discovers things are not as they seem. Some of the girls have suddenly made it their mission to convert Annisa to the blonde side. And as if she didn't have enough to worry about, Annisa's maybe-boyfriend Daniel might possibly be getting back together with his wicked witch of an ex-girlfriend.
Annisa finally thinks she's cut a break from the drama when her old Jersey squad, led by her best friend Jordan, makes a surprise appearance at nationals. But soon it turns into a Jersey vs. Florida turf battle. Torn between two worlds, and two hair colors, Annisa doesn't know what to do next. Can one non-blonde cheerleaer make it through the sea of blondes and rock nationals, her own way?

Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo: Book One)

by D.M. Cornish:
Set in the world of the Half-Continent-a land of tri-corner hats and flintlock pistols-the Monster Blood Tattoo trilogy is a world of predatory monsters, chemical potions and surgically altered people. Foundling begins the journey of Rossamund, a boy with a girl's name, who is just about to begin a dangerous life in the service of the Emperor. What starts as a simple journey is threatened by encounters with monsters--and people, who may be worse. Learning who to trust and who to fear is neither easy nor without its perils, and Rossamund must choose his path carefully.

Specials

by Scott westerfeld:
"Special Circumstances"
The words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor -- frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary pretties might live their whole lives without meeting a Special. But Tally's never been ordinary.
And now she's been turned into one of them: a superamped fighting machine, engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid.
The strength, the speed, and the clarity and focus of her thinking feel better than anything Tally can remember. Most of the time. One tiny corner of her heart still remembers something more.
Still, it's easy to tune that out -- until Tally's offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat, or carry out the mission she's programmed to complete. Either way, Tally's world will never be the same.

Sweet Sixteen Princess

by Meg Cabot:
Mia doesn't always have the best luck with parties, so even though it's her sweet sixteenth, she doesn't want a birthday bash. As usual, Grandmere has other ideas, and thinks a reality TV special is just the thing in order to celebrate royally. The whole scheme smacks of Lilly's doing -- Lilly, whose own TV show is still only limited to local cable viewers.
Will Mia be able to stop Grandmere's plan? Will her friends ever forgive her if she does stop it, since it involves all of them taking the royal jet to Genovia for an extravaganza the likes of which would turn even Paris Hilton green with envy? Why can't Mia get what she really wants: an evening alone with Michael?
With a little luck, this sweet sixteen princess might just get her wish -- a birthday that's royally romantic.

The Quillan Games (Pendragon bk Seven)

by D.J. MacHale:
Bobby Pendragon has chased the demon Saint Dane to the territory of Quillan, and to a mysterious city where people gamble on games with their most valuable possession…their lives. With Saint Dane orchestrating the competition, Bobby's only hope of saving the territory is to become a player. The future of Halla will rest on the lessons of battle he has learned as a warrior, his instincts as a Traveler, and his courage to do what it takes to win.

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan:
Nick's just seen the girl who dumped him walk in...with a new guy. What else can he do but ask the strange girl next to him to be his new girlfriend for the next five minutes?
Norah would do anything to avoid conversation with the not not-friend girl who dumped Nick...and to get over the Evil Ex whom Norah never really totally dumped. What else can she do but answer Nick's question by making out with him?
With one electric, unexpected kiss, the five-minute couple of Nick and Norah set off on an uncharted adventure called the "first date" that will turn into an infinite night of falling in and out (and in and out, and maybe in and maybe out) of love. Theirs is a first date of music, laughter, heartache, confusion, passion, taxi driver wisdom, and a jacket named Salvatore. And of course a killer soundtrack.
As Nick and Norah wander through the middle-of-the-night mystic maze of Manhattan, they share the kind of night you want to never end, where every minute counts and every moment flickers between love and disaster.

New DVDs!

Totoro is so cute! Your librarian loves him!

The Red Judge

by Pauline Fisk:
Zachary "Zed" Fitztalbot has never really fit in with his stepfamily, but one wrong decision quickly turns his life from unhappy to disastrous. Blamed for a terrible accident involving his sister, he is banished to the abandoned house of his beloved Welsh grandmother. There, Zed becomes convinced that a legend of Welsh mythology, the red judge, is hunting him. As Zed embarks on a dramatic journey by dogsled across the winter landscape of Wales, it seems that the red judge is never far behind...

Defining Dulcie

by Paul Acampora:
After Dulcie’s dad dies, her mom decides that the two of them shouldreinvent themselves in California. Dulcie’s decision? To steal her dad’s ’68 Chevy and head back home to Connecticut. Once Dulcie gets there she meets Roxanne, a girl whose scary home life makes Dulcie think that she just might have landed in the right spot at the right time. Luckily for Roxanne, Dulcie Morrigan Jones is a girl with a storehouse of strength and generosity of spirit that stretches on for miles.

Doppelganger

by David Stahler, Jr.:
Raised in a cabin in the middle of nowhere by a mother who despises him, the doppelganger has left home at last. He is making his way toward human society. He's coming to do what every member of his monster race must: find an unsuspecting human and make his first kill. He will then take that shape and identity for himself.
Doppelgangers are not supposed to have doubts. But this one does. His mother was right. He's weak. Too human, maybe. But even that can't stop him from killing. He has to do it. It's who he is.
It is only after stepping into the life of a small-town teenager that the doppelganger learns that his may not be the only cruel existence. In fact, maybe monsters aren't always who we think they are.

The Prophet of Yonwood (The Third Book of Ember)

by Jeanne DuPrau:
It’s 50 years before the settlement of the city of Ember, and the world is in crisis. War looms on the horizon as 11-year-old Nickie and her aunt travel to the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina. There, one of the town’s respected citizens has had a terrible vision of fire and destruction. Her garbled words are taken as prophetic instruction on how to avoid the coming disaster. If only they can be interpreted correctly...
As the people of Yonwood scramble to make sense of the woman’s mysterious utterances, Nickie explores the oddities she finds around town—her great-grandfather’s peculiar journals and papers, a reclusive neighbor who studies the heavens, a strange boy who is fascinated with snakes—all while keeping an eye out for ways to help the world. Is this vision her chance? Or is it already too late to avoid a devastating war?
In this prequel to the acclaimed The City of Ember and The People of Sparks, Jeanne DuPrau investigates how, in a world that seems out of control, hope and comfort can be found in the strangest of places.

Hit the Road

by Caroline B. Cooney:
Brit has had her driver's license only 11 days when her parents drop her off to stay at her grandmother's house for two weeks while they go on vacation. Little do they know Brit is headed for a three-state road trip with Nannie to pick up her college roommates, Florence, Aurelia, and Daisy, and bring them to their alma mater for their 65th--and most likely final--reunion.
A reluctant recruit at first, Brit is anxious as well as annoyed when she finds herself responsible for her fragile passengers. But things change as she sits behind the wheel up front and listens to "the girls" in the backseat laugh and reminisce about their 65 years of friendship. Inspired by their lifelong loyalty, Brit is willing to do whatever it takes to get the former college roommates to their reunion safely.

Tallulah Falls

by Christine Fletcher:
When Tallulah Addy sets out on an impulsive cross-country trip to rescue her best friend, she doesn't anticipate getting stranded in rural Tennessee without a dime. Nor does she guess that rescuing a dog will land her a job in the local veterinarian's office. But there, under the wary eye of ornery Dr. Poteet, Tallulah works harder than ever before, tending to animals of all shapes and sizes—and unexpectedly, to wounds long-buried in herself. Tallulah swears she'll leave the first chance she gets, yet when given the choice, it may prove harder to keep the promise to her friend than to say good-bye to the strangers who have become her new family.

Invisible Threads

by Annie & Maria Dalton:
Naomi was never going to be like her mother. The crazy highs and underground lows. Naomi was in control. When the time came she would be the perfect mother-nothing like her own.
On the day Carrie-Anne turned 16, she surpassed her. The girl-woman who gave away her own child. Her biological mother. Carrie-Anne got to 16 without making that mistake. That's what she was, really-a mistake. And now the invisible threads tying her to the past are driving her to find out why and how it happened. After all, if you don't know where you come from, how can you know where you belong?
But sometimes asking questions is harder than hearing the answers. And sometimes the answers don't matter at all.

Speed Dating (Dating Game #5)

by Natalie Standiford:
Holly meets a secretive but intriguing boy. Mads studies the mysteries of French kissing. And Lina gets into a flame war with Autumn! Includes a telenovela subplot for extra spice.

The People of Sparks (The Second Book of Ember)

by Jeanne DuPrau:
The people of Ember have come to a new world, arriving with hardly more than the clothes on their backs. But the people in the village of Sparks are willing to help them—at least at first.
This new world is strange to the Emberites. Why is it so empty? Why is there no electricity? What is the Disaster the people of Sparks talk of? Gradually the Emberites learn the answers to these questions. But the biggest question of all remains: Can they live with these people? Or are they heading for disaster again?

I Luv Halloween #2

by Benjamin Roman and Keith Giffen:
All your twisted favorites are back! This time with more friends and more ghoulish Halloween adventures. But what's this, the town has been over run with Zombies? How will this effect the trick-or-treating?

New CDs!

Seeker (Book One of the Noble Warriors)

by William Nicholson:
On the rocky island of Anacrea, in a garden at the heart of the great castle-monastery called the Nom, lives the All and Only, the god who made all things, protected by an elite band of fighter monks. These are the Nomana, also known as the Noble Warriors. Seeker, who lives on Anacrea, has just turned sixteen, old enough to follow his brother Blaze into the ranks of the Nomana. The only problem is, his father wants him to be a teacher like himself.Far away, in the foothills of the mountains, Morning Star, also just sixteen, is trying to find a way to tell her beloved father that she wants to leave him, to join the Nomana. Morning Star has a unique skill – she can see people’s auras, the faint colours around their bodies that reveal what they’re feeling. She knows how much her father loves her, but all her life she has longed for the day she can enter the Nom, and come close to the Garden where the creator of all things lives.Many miles to the north, a beautiful golden-haired river bandit called the Wildman is raiding a defenceless village when he comes face to face with two of the Nomana, and finds himself helpless before their power. Overwhelmed and awed, from this moment on he too wants to be a Noble Warrior.Three very different heroes, brought together by a shared dream: to be chosen to enter the Nom, to be trained in the remarkable powers of the Noble Warriors, and to learn the mysteries of the god who lives in the Garden.
But these are dangerous times. Secret enemies have sworn to destroy Anacrea. In the imperial city of Radiance, a city ruled by priests where human sacrifices are thrown to their death every evening, the plans to attack the Nom are far advanced. Seeker, Morning Star and the Wildman become caught up in the race to save the god of the Nomana from destruction, and find that they may have to pay with their own lives.

The Black Room (Book Two of the Dark Ground Trilogy)

by Gillian Cross:
Robert has come back from a horrible ordeal in a strange parallel world.Now he can’t stop thinking about the people he left behind to face a winter that most won’t survive. When Robert sees a chance to save his friend Lorn, he is desperate to succeed. But is he prepared for the realities of her world? Meanwhile, Lorn struggles to lead the little band of survivors, even as she feels herself drawn to a secret tunnel where an unknown menace lurks.

Secrets of My Hollywood Life

by Jen Calonita:
What if... Your picture was taped inside lockers across America, your closets were bursting with designer clothing, and the tabloids constantly asked whether you were losing your "good girl" status?
It's a glamorous life, but Kaitlin Burke, co-star of one of the hottest shows on TV, is exhausted from the pressures of her fame. So she decides to spend a few months undercover as an ordinary high school student. But could it be that real-life high school is just as harsh as cutthroat Hollywood...?

First Boy

by Gary Schmidt:
"You're my first boy, Cooper, my first boy," grandfather says just before he dies. All alone in the world, without even a dog, the only thing that keeps Cooper going is running the dairy farm.
Suddenly, black sedans are swarming all around Cooper's small New Hampshire town, driven by mysterious men in dark suits. Cooper's barn is burned to the ground, and his house is broken into and searched during the night. The President of the United States calls on Cooper for a visit, and her opponent wants Cooper to join him on the campaign trail. Cooper's house is searched at night, and his barn is burned down. His neighbors, even the sheriff, are behaving strangely. Why?

Dreamhunter (Book One of the Dreamhunter Duet)

by Elizabeth Knox:
Of course, any map of the Place will be shocking to anyone with any understanding of geography. As you can see, this is a map of no earthly geography."
Laura comes from a world similar to our own except for one difference: it is next to the Place, an unfathomable land that fosters dreams of every kind and is inaccessible to all but a select few, the dreamhunters. These are individuals with special gifts: the ability to catch larger-than-life dreams and relay them to audiences in the magnificent dream palace, the Rainbow Opera. People travel from all around to experience the benefits of teh hunters' unique visions.
Now fifteen-year-ole Laura and her cousin Rose, daughters of dreamhunters, are eligible to test themselves at the Place and find out whether they qualify for the passage. But nothing in their darkest nightmares can prepare them for what they are about to discover. For within the place lies a horrific secret kept hidden by corrupt members of the government. And when Laura's father, the man who discovered the Place, suddenly disappears, she realizes that thie secret has the power to destroy everyone she loves...

New CD!

Mark of the Succubus vol 1

by Ashly Raiti & Irene Flores:
Maeve, a succubus-in-training, is sent to the human world by her mentor, Veril, to learn how to blend in and hone her skills of seduction. However, things get a little complicated after she meets Aiden, a smart, but unmotivated student at her new high school. Unfortunately for her, Sylne, the head succubus of the Demon World has sent a spy to catch any missteps her former protege. Between Aiden's witchy girlfriend, his nutty best friend, biology class, and Demon World conspiracies, Maeve is going to be lucky to make it out of high school alive.

The Abandoned

by Ross Campbell:
Big-hearted volunteer worker by day, unruly rocker by night, Rylie is one of the most-liked residents in the small island-town of Buffalora. When she sets her sights on Naomi, the new girl in town, love is definitely in the air. Unfortunately for Rylie, so is a storm, the kind in which nothing good ever happens... Suddenly everyone aged 23 and older dies--and quickly rises from the dead! These flesh-craving zombies seek out the last remnants of youth and hope for society. With death in the air and love on their minds, Rylie and Naomi must make their way through the vast swamplands to salvation...

Vampire Loves

by Joann Sfar:
Meet Ferdinand, a vampire who bites his victims with only one tooth in order to pass as a mosquito, who loves the music of dead singers, and who has no end of trouble trying to make sense of his relationships--some with the living, some with the undead. Vampire Loves follows the strange and comically romantic adventures of Ferdinand and his friends as they flirt with, seduce, cheat on, break up and make up with all manner of strange creatures, including ghosts, other vampires, tree-folk, and golems.

Case Closed vol 1

by Gosho Aoyama:
Ghastly beheadings, bloody murders, and cold-hearted child abductions--
Precocious high school student Jimmy Kudo used his keen powers of observation and astute intuition to solve mysteries that have left law enforement officials baffled. Hot on the trail of a suspect, Jimmy is accosted from behind and fed a strange chemical which physically transforms him into a grade schooler! Taking on the pseudonym Conan Edogawa, he attempts to track down the people who did this to him. But until he finds a cure for his bizarre condition, Jimmy continues to help the police solve their toughest cases.
Can you crack the case before Conan does?

Bleach vol 1, 11, 12 by Tite Kubo

Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits, and along with Rukia--who is slowly regaining her powers--it's Ichigo's job to both protect the innocent from Hollows and to help the spirits themselves find peace.

Ichigo successfully defeats Ikkaku of the Eleventh Company and is rewarded with a valuable piece of information--the location of where Rukia is being detained as she awaits execution. However, Ichigo's companion, the pyrotechnics-wielding Ganju, is having a much harder time with his Soul Reaper opponent. Meanwhile, Orihime and Ury confront the younger brother of the gargantuan gatekeeper whom Ichigo defeated a little while ago. It's time for Ury to put all his training to the test and prove to everyone (and himself) how much more powerful he has become.

With reports of powerful intruders defeating a number of assistant captains, the inner sanctum of the Soul Society--the Seireitei, the home of the Soul Reapers--is put on a state of high alert. Matters are further compounded by the mysterious death of a prominent captain. Is his death a cover-up to prevent a valuable secret from being exposed? Meanwhile, Ichigo confronts Kenpachi Zaraki, captain of the eleventh company, and by far the most brutal fighter in the Seireitei!

Vampire Kisses

by Ellen Schreiber:
The intriguing and rumored-to-be haunted mansion on top of Benson Hill has stood vacant and boarded-up for years. That is, until its mysteriously strange new occupants move in. Who are these creepy people-especially the handsome, dark and elusive Alexander Sterling? Or rather, what are they? Could the town prattle actually ring true? Are they vampires? Raven, who secretly covets a vampire kiss, both at risk of her own mortality and Alexander's loving trust, is dying to uncover the truth.

10th Grade

by Joseph Weisberg:
Jeremiah Reskin has big plans for tenth grade - he wants to make some friends and he wants to take a girl's shirt off. It's not going too well at first, but when he meets a group of semibohemian outcasts, things start to change. Soon he's negotiating his way through group back rubs and trying to find the courage to make a move on Renee Shopmaker, the hottest girl in school. At the behest of his composition teacher, Jeremy's also chronicling everything in his own novel - a disastrously ungrammatical but unflinching look at sophomore year.

Keeping the Moon

by Sarah Dessen:
Colie expects the worst when she's sent to spend the summer with her eccentric aunt Mira while her mother, queen of the television infomercial, tours Europe. Always an outcast -- first for being fat and then for being "easy" -- Colie has no friends at home and doesn't expect to find any in Colby, North Carolina. But then she lands a job at the Last Chance Cafe and meets fellow waitresses Morgan and Isabel, best friends with a loving yet volatile relationship. Wacky yet wise, Morgan and Isabel help Colie see herself in a new way and realize the potential that has been there all along.

Vampire Beach: Bloodlust

by Alex Duval:
Jason Freeman is stoked when his family relocates to exclusive DeVere Heights, Malibu. The in-crowd at his post new high school is surprisingly friendly--soon Jason's hitting all the best parties. He even meets the token hot-but-unattainable girl.
Determined to enjoy his almost postcard-perfect new life, Jason tries hard to ignore the many strange things going down in DeVere Heights. But then a girl washes up dead the morning after one off-the-hook party--and with no explanation but a suspicious-looking bite mark. Now Jason has to admit that what you don't want to know can hurt you.

Keeper of the Winds (Daughter of Destiny bk 1)

by Jenna Solitaire:
My name is Jenna Solitaire and everything I thought I knew about myself, my family, and my future is wrong. My life is not my own. It never has been. I just didn't know it—until now…
After the death of her grandfather, nineteen-year-old Jenna Solitaire finds an ancient wooden board hidden away in the attic of his house. Scorched by fire and covered in mysterious symbols, the board fascinates her—and scares her—at the same time. As does Simon Monk, the handsome stranger who has come into her life, claiming to know about the board. Even more frightening is the voice whispering in Jenna's head, calling her "Keeper." Does Jenna have power over the winds, as Simon claims? Is she truly the Daughter of Destiny?

Hold On Tight (Insiders #5)

by J. Minter:
It's time to start thinking about college, so which campuses do New York City's five hottest guys visit first? Ones where the girls outnumber the guys, obviously! On a road trip to Vassar, Jonathan is astonished to discover that his brother, Ted, is now considered cool. Mickey decides to turn the camera on himself-sans clothing. Arno discovers his first love, but catching her is a different story. Patch is searching for the perfect college for himself and Greta-but are they destined to be together? And David gets an amazing girlfriend, until she starts obsessing over his family. If getting into college looks complicated from the outside, just imagine how wild it is for an Insider!

Manga Mania: Bishoujo

by Christopher Hart
Call # 741.5 HAR 2005

New CDs!

Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake

by Jennifer Allison:
Zany Gilda Joyce leaves her wacky disguises at home but brings all of her psychic and investigative skills with her as she sets out to investigate a mysterious death at a Catholic girls’ school. Is Our Lady of Sorrows really haunted by the ghost of Dolores Lambert? Or is the student body suffering from group hysteria? Solving this mystery will put Gilda in more danger than she ever imagined—and will take all of her brashness, bravery, and smarts.

Dead Connection

by Charlie Price:

Dearly Beloved
Born 1944 Died 1969

Car wreck, she told me. When she accepted the date, she didn't know he drank so much. She smelled it on his breath the minute she opened her front door. They hit a tree. He broke his neck. She went through the convertible's windshield and bled to death...

Blessed Daughter
Born 1966 Died 1977

She tells me not to worry, but she died when she was eleven, brain tumor, so I don't think she's really an expert.
She's smart, though. She tells me what to say to the guys who tease me about my looks or my mother. "Don't get too close, I have AIDS." Cool, hunh? They leave me alone now, which is fine with me.

Is Murray psychic? He talks to the dead and comforts them in their lonely graves, even as they provide solace for him--they are his best friends. When he hears a new voice in the cemetary, he's sure it's Nikki, the cheerleader who has been missing for months. But who will believe him? He's a loser. Can he even believe in himself?
Along comes Pearl, daughter of the cemetary caretaker, who befriends Murray and tries to enter his world. Together thay may prove the astonishing possibility that Nikki is closer than anyone thinks.

The Making of a Graphic Novel: Featuring the First Time Publication of the Original Science Fiction Graphic Novel THE RESONATOR, Vol. 3

by Prentis Rollins:
Part tutorial/part graphic novel, "The Making Of A Graphic Novel" offers readers a unique behind-the-scenes look at the making of an actual graphic novel. In illustrating the process, professional graphic artist, Prentis Rollins actually creates his own graphic novel. By the end of this tutorial, the reader goes on to receive an unprecedented bonus in any instructional text: the inclusion of an original, never-before published graphic novel entitled "The Resonator".

Smoking 101: an Overview for Teens

by Margaret O. Hyde and John F. Setaro, M.D.:
Smoking begins as a choice. This book provides the information that will help you choose whether or not to try your first cigarette. If you have already passed that point, you will find lots of practical information on how to beat nicotine addiction.
Respected science author Margaret O. Hyde and Yale University School of Medicine physician John F. Setaro look at smoking among young people and offer the latest statistics and facts about teen smoking and why American adults are smoking less.
Smoking 101 objectively examines the anatomy of a cigarette, the physical effects of smoking--not only to smokers, but also to those breathing secondhand smoke--and tobacco companies, looking closely at the techniques they use in advertising.
It also offers programs, techniques, and a list of websites for organizations that can help young adults who want to break the habit.

Wolf Pack

by Edo Van Belkom:
After a devastating forest fire, a ranger discovers a litter of wolf cubs. He and his wife soon learn that they are no ordinary wolves. They are both animal and human. Although the young ones try to fit into the human world, their true nature makes the challenges of being teenagers all the more difficult.
>When one of the pack is kidnapped, the others must draw on both sides of their nature - human and wolf - to find the cunning, the strength, and the courage it takes to rescue her.

Bat Boy Lives!: The Weekly World News Guide to Politics, Culture, Celebrities, Alien Abductions, and the Mutant Freaks that Shape Our World

by David Perel & the Editors of the Weekly World News:
All serious newshounds know that there are many important stories that are simply too scandalous, too risqué, or too dangerous for so-called reputable news sources to print. Some call it conspiracy, others hogwash, but devoted truth-seekers have always been able to turn to the Weekly World News for in-depth coverage of the vital news items that have fallen through the cracks in the mainstream media. Where else could you find the latest information about Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and the various exploits of Bat Boy, the half man/half bat discovered in a West Virginia cave in 1992? Where else would you read about Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein's passionate romance (and adopted love chimp, Robert), George W. Bush's plan to sell Hawaii to pay for the war in Iraq, and the mysterious alien implant in J. Lo's butt? Nowhere, that's where.
Bat Boy Lives! has changed all that. Now, for the first time ever, the most earth-shattering stories from the last 25 years of penetrating WWN reportage—including behind-the-scenes details that are seeing the light of day for the first time—are available in one astonishing volume. No matter what beat they're covering, WWN's team of dedicated journalists are committed to revealing the unalloyed truth behind stories that are barely being mentioned in other print and broadcast outlets. For instance, in this book of hard-hitting exposés readers will learn the shocking facts about a host of important issues that affect their day-to-day lives:
In Science—Aliens Are Using Email to Seduce Earth Women! Garden Gnomes Found on Moon & Mars! Do-It-Yourself Stomach Stapling Kits!
About the Paranormal—Nixon's Ghost Is Haunting the White House! Space Alien Pet Found! Four People Vanish in Portable Toilet!
On the Bizarre—I Was Bigfoot's Love Slave! Loch Ness Monster Pregnant! Pterodactyl Bites Man's Arm Off!
In Pop Culture—Alien Body Snatchers Reject Paris Hilton! Ben Franklin Invented the Moonwalk! Mad Scientist Clones Richard Simmons!
On Religion—Pizza Was Served at Last Supper! Gay Couple Were First Humans! Hell Really Is Freezing Over!
In Politics—Fidel Castro Is Madly In Love with Roseanne! Bat Boy Leads Troops to Saddam's Hole! Twelve U.S. Senators Are Aliens!
Most impressively, perhaps, this engrossing compendium goes beyond the everyday dispatches of the Weekly World News to bring you the fascinating facts the articles left out, including how to tell if your toilet is a gateway to hell, the choicest cuts of meat on a giant mutant grasshopper, and tips for telling the difference between an android and a clone. You'll also find never-before-seen extras, such as bumper stickers from Bat Boy's presidential campaign, the best alien personal ads, and the eagerly awaited centerfold of the world's first Bigfoot hooker.
From the creaking in your attic to the strange behavior of your cat, from Bill Clinton's three-breasted intern to Donald Rumsfeld's beloved G.I. Joe doll, Bat Boy Lives! is an indispensable volume for the dedicated follower of the fantastic and the uninitiated alike. In fact, a more important guide to the unexplained forces that shape our world has never before been published. Why must you buy this book right now? Because the truth is in here!

A Necklace of Water (Balefire bk 4)

by Cate Tiernan:
The Balefire coven has tried and failed to replicate the original rite that bestowed immortality upon them centuries ago. Some were hoping to finally die, others to discover new reaches of power. Twins Clio and Thais weren’t sure what to expect, but now they are forced to confront a hidden enemy who still wants them dead. In addition, they’re coping with the love they both feel for the same person, who has finally made his choice.

Rurouni Kenshin #26

by Nobuhiro Watsuki:
If there's one thing tough-as-nails street brawler--and ex-Sekiho Army cadet--Sagara Sanosuke can't stand, it's hypocritical, loudmouthed braggarts who talk the talk but are incapable of walking the walk. Finding himself in the middle of a provincial squabble between an old man and the local yakuza, Sano returns to his old "fight merchant" ways and agrees to do some ad hoc butt kicking for pay. But the old man he's hired to tangle with might be his strongest foe to date.