Newest Teen Books 1.23.2012

See what's new in the Teen Section for the week of January 23rd, 2012...

Between Shades of Gray
by Ruta Sepetys
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In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family. Finalist for the William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens.

How to Save a Life
by Sara Zarr
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Told from their own viewpoints, seventeen-year-old Jill, in grief over the loss of her father, and Mandy, nearly nineteen, are thrown together when Jill's mother agrees to adopt Mandy's unborn child but nothing turns out as they had anticipated.

The Iron Knight
by Julie Kagawa               
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Faery prince Ash, in love with the half-human, half-fey Meghan Chase, begins a journey to rescue Meghan from the Iron Fey and honor his vow to stand by her side. The latest in the Iron Fey series.

People’s Republic
by Robert Muchamore
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A new hero, a new mission: meet CHERUB's latest recruit. Twelve-year-old Ryan. Ryan's been waiting for a mission since he passed basic training eight months earlier. Ethan is his target. A privileged California boy, who likes computers and chess. He makes easy prey for school bullies, but his grandma runs a billion dollar crime syndicate in distant Kyrgyzstan. Ryan expects to enjoy the California lifestyle in a routine operation. But he's in for a shock, as his mission starts turning into one of the biggest in CHERUB's history. The latest Cherub series from popular author Robert Muchamore.

Why We Broke Up
by Daniel Handler
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Sixteen-year-old Min Green writes a letter to Ed Slaterton in which she breaks up with him, documenting their relationship and how items in the accompanying box, from bottle caps to a cookbook, foretell the end. Fully illustrated.