Books on My Desk

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New Young Adult Arrivals:

Notes From the Dog by Gary Paulsen
14-year-old Finn is a loner, living with his dad and his amazing dog, Dylan. Finn is hoping for a job where he doesn't have to talk to anyone except his buddy, Matthew. Then he meets Johanna, who's living next door. She's a graduate student in her twenties, cool and funny, and she treats Finn as an equal. Johanna is dealing with breast cancer, and Matthew and Finn help take care of her--and come to care for her. When she hires Finn to create a garden, his efforts backfire comically. Call # Y PAULSEN

Killer Pizza by Greg Taylor
Toby McGill dreams of becoming a world famous chef, but up to now, his only experience has been watching the Food Network. When Toby lands a job at Killer Pizza, where pies like The Monstrosity and The Frankensausage are on the menu, things seem perfect. His coworkers, Annabel & Strobe are cool, and Toby loves being part of a team. But none of them is prepared for what's really going on at Killer Pizza: It's a front for a monster-hunting organization!
Call #: Y TAYLOR

Shooting Star by Frederick McKissack
Bigger, Stronger, Faster... Juiced. Jomo Rodgers finished his first year on varsity hearing "if onlys," as in, if only he were bigger. His talent on the field is easy to spot, and local papers and college recruiters are taking notice. But Jomo decides he wants to be more than merely good. He plunges into a new workout regimen that will make him stronger and faster. But is that enough? A little juice--as in steroids-- might be the difference between being good and being great. It's an easy choice that is about to make Jomo's life a whole lot harder. Call #: Y MCKISSA

Kiss of Life: a generation dead novel by Daniel Waters
Phoebe Kendall may be alive, but she feels nearly as isolated as her dead friends. Just when she'd reconciled herself to having feelings for a zombie -- her homecoming date, Tommy Williams -- her friend Adam proves his love by taking a bullet for her. Things get even more confusing when Adam comes back from the grave. Now she has two dead boys in her life -- one who saved it, and one wo she can't seem to live without. Call #: Y WATERS