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Little (Grrl) Lost
Charles de Lint
Synopsis: Forced to move to the suburbs, fourteen-year-old TJ, leaving her only friend behind, finds an unexpected ally in "Little," a six-inch-high punked-out teen with a big attitude who is searching for a place in this world.
Publication Date: 09/06/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Monster Blood Tattoo
D. M. Cornish
Synopsis: Meet Rossamünd?a foundling, a boy with a girl?s name who is about to begin a dangerous life in the service of the Emperor of the Half-Continent. What starts as a simple journey becomes a dangerous and complicated set of battles and decisions. Humans, monsters, unearthly creatures . . . who among these can Rossamünd trust? D. M. Cornish has created an entirely original world, grounded in his own deft, classically influenced illustrations. Foundling is a magic-laced, Dickensian adventure that will transport the reader.
Publication Date: 09/06/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Birth of the Pack
Petru Popescu
Synopsis:

When sixteen-year-old Lily Willison and her friends Nikki, Arielle, and Grazia start up a girls' soccer club and name their team the Weregirls, they soon find themselves drawn into a battle between good and evil. Lily's father, a supernatural guardian, makes contact with Lily after his death and reveals that she has magical powers―as do her friends.

As the girls learn more about their powers, they inadvertently awaken the Breed, sworn enemies of the Weregirls. To fight the Weregirls, the Breed Master calls upon Lily's soccer rival―the rich, conceited, and arrogant Andra Hewlit. Desperate for powers of her own, Andra will do anything she can to destroy Lily and the Weregirls….

Publication Date: 09/04/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Choices
Deborah Lynn Jacobs
Synopsis: SHIFTING BETWEEN MULTIPLE REALITIES A teenage girl consumed by guilt over her brother's death tries to find a universe in which he is still alive. Sticky notes rim the mirror in rainbow colors.  REMEMBER.  DON'T FORGET HIM.  READ THE NOTEBOOK.  Remember what?  Remember who?  And what's this about a notebook?  There's another note, bottom center of the mirror.  THE DREAMS ARE REAL. In an unconscious effort to find her dead brother, Kathleen slips between universes.  Choices begins in one dimension, then fractures into four distinct voices with every deision Kathleen/Kay/Kate/Kathy makes.
Publication Date: 09/04/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Good Ghouls Do
Julie Kenner
Synopsis: The USA Today bestselling author returns to Horror High-and so does teen vampire Beth Frasier.

In The Good Ghoul's Guide to Getting Even, Julie Kenner introduced Beth Frasier, high school sweetheart-turned-bloodsucker. She's back-and not alone in her habit. Vampirism is catching on at Waterloo High, since the Master Vamp Beth thought she offed is still wandering the halls. Now, sun-shy Beth has a new survival plan. But finding the real Master is putting a lot pressure on a girl who wants two things out of life: one more chance to tan, and a boyfriend who doesn't bite back.
Publication Date: 09/04/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Cirque Du Freak; Lord of the Shadows
Synopsis: "All must fall to the Lord of the Shadows," Steve said softly. "This is my world now, Darren."

Darren Shan is going home - and his world is going to hell. Old enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night...
Publication Date: 09/01/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Fell
David Clement-Davies
Synopsis: The book fans have been waiting for! A sequel to the acclaimed animal fantasy novel The Sight.

With the same bold storytelling that has made The Sight a cult favorite, David Clement-Davies tells the story of Fell, the black wolf whose betrayal of his family in The Sight almost led to the enslavement of all wolves by the evil Morgra. Wandering alone in the forests of Transylvania, lost in the pain of his sister Larka’s death, Fell rejects their shared gift of seeing into the minds of others.. It is only when a message comes from his old friend Skart, the eagle, that Fell begins to accept his destiny: to enter the world of humans and restore a lost girl to her family, thus healing the wounds of a divided kingdom.

In a starred review, Booklist called The Sight, “full-bodied, lyrically told,” School Library Journal called it "quite exciting,” and Voice of Youth Advocates said, “The narrative is rich, complex, and, most importantly, credible.”
Publication Date: 09/01/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
The Lycan Journal
Chad Long
Synopsis: In The Lycan Journal, Gordo Gates, a thirteen-year-old boy, makes a startling discovery, concerning the history of werewolves, and a hidden treasure of silver, which needs to be exposed no matter what the personal consequences are to the fretful narrator of the story.
Publication Date: 08/29/07
Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Fantasy
In the Serpent's Coils
Tiffany Trent
Synopsis: Fairies can be downright dangerous!

In the Serpent's Coils marks the debut of Hallowmere, a dark, edgy historical fantasy series that teens won't be able to put down!

Ever since her parents died in the Civil War, Corrine's dreams have been filled with fairies warning her of impending peril. When she's sent to live at Falston Manor, she thinks she's escaped the danger stalking her. Instead the dreams grow stronger, just as girls begin disappearing from school.
Publication Date: 08/28/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
The Shadow World (The Eidolon Chronicles)
Adam Stower, Jane Johnson
Synopsis: With Ben's mother, Queen Isadora, leading the charge, the battle against Dodman begins as the Arnold children fight to stop Mr. Dodd's plot to steal the magical creatures from Eidolon and ruin their beloved Secret Country in the process.
Publication Date: 08/21/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Lily Dale: Awakening
Wendy Corsi Staub
Synopsis:

Calla thought that her boyfriend breaking up with her in a text message was the worst thing that could ever happen to her. But just two weeks later, her mother died in a freak accident, and life as she knew it was completely over. With her father heading to California for a new job, they decide that Calla should spend a few weeks with the grandmother she barely knows while he gets them set up.
To Calla's shock, her mother's hometown of Lily Dale is a town full of psychics―including her grandmother. Suddenly, the fact that her mother never talked about her past takes on more mysterious overtones. The longer she stays in town, the stranger things become, as Calla starts to experience unusual and unsettling events that lead her to wonder whether she has inherited her grandmother's unique gift. Is it this gift that is making her suspect that her mother's death was more than an accident, or is it just an overactive imagination? Staying in Lily Dale is the only way to uncover the truth. But will Calla be able to deal with what she learns about her mother's past and her own future?

Publication Date: 08/21/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Muddle Earth
Chris Riddell, Paul Stewart
Synopsis: Joe Jefferson is an ordinary schoolboy from ordinary Earth. At least, he was. But something strange happened when he was walking his dog, and now he's Joe the Barbarian—fearless warrior-hero, summoned by Muddle Earth's leading wizard* to slay ogres, wrestle dragons, and bravely confront villains.

Joe doesn't feel much like a warrior-hero.** But evil is stirring in the heart of Elfwood, and the people of Muddle Earth need help (although most of them don't know it yet). Perhaps Joe Jefferson really is a hero after all. . . .

* Actually, Muddle Earth's only wizard. And he's not very good.
** He doesn't really look much like one either.
Publication Date: 08/14/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Blood and Chocolate
Annette Curtis Klause
Synopsis: Vivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf. At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong, and all the young wolves are on her tail. But Vivian still grieves for her dead father; her pack remains leaderless and in disarray, and she feels lost in the suburbs of Maryland. She longs for a normal life. But what is normal for a werewolf?

Then Vivian falls in love with a human, a meat-boy. Aiden is kind and gentle, a welcome relief from the squabbling pack. He's fascinated by magic, and Vivian longs to reveal herself to him. Surely he would understand her and delight in the wonder of her dual nature, not fear her as an ordinary human would.

Vivian's divided loyalties are strained further when a brutal murder threatens to expose the pack. Moving between two worlds, she does not seem to belong in either. What is she really--human or beast? Which tastes sweeter--blood or chocolate?


From the Paperback edition.
Publication Date: 08/14/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Vendetta
Chris Humphreys
Synopsis: Book I of the Runestone Saga ends with a terrifying reversal. The grandfather who showed Sky how to use the power of the runes to travel back in time, revealed his secret plans—which turn out to involve murder and possession. Sky must now find a way to fight his powerful teacher—for his cousin's very soul.

And so he travels to Corsica, home of his other forbearers, hoping to find some knowledge, some power. The blood feud of vendetta still runs hot in Sky's family, as does the supernatural power of the MazzeriÑthe Corsican dream hunters of death. Sky must again travel back through time, inhabiting the life of Tza, a fierce girl from the 1500s. As he sinks into Tza's mind, Sky wondersÑare all of his ancestors murderers?

Vendetta is a heady, exciting blend of supernatural possibility and historical truth that will leave readers gasping for the final installment of the trilogy.
Publication Date: 08/14/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Lymeria
Kristina Coia
Synopsis: When a young girl finds a mysterious silver bauble hiding beneath a cabinet in her grandmother's house, a spellbinding, epic tale unfolds Wynne, a humble kitchen maid, and her friends, Princess Avariella, Prince Jared, and Aric, a stable hand, find adventure and wonder in the world of Lymeria. The four friends are pulled into a labyrinth of riddles and trickery in their desperate attempt to stop the evils of the dreaded wizard Cepheus. Kristina Coia, author of Falcon's Prey, has written a captivating tale full of twists and turns, in which four friends work together to outwit the forces of evil while discovering the power of love and the bond of friendship.
Publication Date: 08/03/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Skin Hunger (A Resurrection of Magic)
Sheila Rayyan, Kathleen Duey
Synopsis: Living in a world where magic is outlawed, Sadima's special gift to speak to the animals binds her to two young men who are determined to restore magic to their poor village in order to save the people they love.
Publication Date: 07/24/07
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy

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