New books arrive in the young adult section every week. Check out what arrived in October, November and December.
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld is set at the beginning of World War I on June 28, 1914 when Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated, triggering a sequence of alliances that plunges the world into war. But that is where the similarity ends. This global conflict is between the Clankers, who put their faith in machines, and the Darwinists, whose technology is based on the development of new species. This is fast moving action that you might really enjoy.
Those of you who are Westerfeld fans might want to put a hold on this book. Westerfeld is the author of the Uglies, Peeps, So Yesterday and the Midnighters series.
Fire a novel by Kristin Cashore is a prequel to Graceling. Set in a kingdom called the Dells, Fire is the last human-shaped monster, with unimaginable beauty and the ability to control the minds of those around her, but even with these gifts she cannot escape the strife that overcomes her world.
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