What's New in Fantasy for Young Adults Booktalk Program: Librarians Bonnie Kunzel, Sharon Rawlins, Liz Burns and Susan Fichtelberg present 50 of their favorite new young adult titles in this popular and sometimes challenging genre. A Powerpoint presentation of book covers accompanies these titles.

1. NJASL 2013 – WHAT’S NEW IN FANTASY FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Liz Burns (eburns@njstatelib.org)
Susan Fichtelberg (sfichtelberg@woodbridgelibrary.org)
Bonnie Kunzel (bkunzel@aol.com
Sharon Rawlins (srawlins@njstatelib.org)
Abe, Shana. The Sweetest Dark. Bantam, 2013. (Gr. 9+) Sequels: #2 The Deepest
Night, 2013. Third volume due in 2014.
Bardugo, Leigh. Siege and Storm. Henry Holt, 2013. Grisha Trilogy #2. (Gr. 8+)
Sequel to: Shadow and Bone, 2012. Third volume due out in 2014.
Black, Holly. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown. Little, Brown, 2013. (Gr. 9+)
Black, Holly. Doll Bones. Margaret K. McElderry, 2013. (Gr. 5-8)
Black Holly. White Cat. Curse Workers #1. Margaret K. McElderry, 2010. (Gr. 9+)
Sequels: #2 Red Glove, 2011. #3 Black Heart, 2012. #4 Curse Workers #4, 2013.
Brian, Kate. Hereafter. A Shadowlands Novel #2. Disney, 2013. (Gr. 9+) Sequel to:
Shadowlands, 1/ 2013.
Carson, Rae. The Bitter Kingdom. Girl of Fire and Thorns #3. Greenwillow, 2013. (Gr.
8+) Sequel to: #1 The Girl of Fire and Thorns, 2011. #2 The Crown of Embers, 2012.
Chima, Cinda Williams. The Enchanter Heir. The Heir Chronicles #4. Disney, 2013.
(Gr. 8+) Sequel to: #1 The Warrior Heir, 2006. #2 The Wizard Heir, 2007. #3 The
Dragon Heir, 2008.
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2. Clement-Moore, Rosemary. Spirit and Dust. Delacorte, 2013. (Gr. 9+) Companion to:
Texas Gothic, 2011.
Durst, Sarah Beth. Conjured. Walker, 2013. (Gr. 7+)
Ferris, Jean. Thrice Upon a Marigold. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. (Gr. 5-9)
Sequel to: #1 Once Upon a Marigold, 2002. #2 Twice Upon a Marigold, 2008.
Fisher, Catherine. The Obsidian Mirror. Obsidian Mirror Series #1. Dial, 2013.
6+) Sequel: The Slanted Worlds, 2014.
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Flinn, Alex. Towering. HarperTeen, 2013. (Gr. 8+)
Funke, Cornelia. Fearless. Mirrorworld #2. Little, Brown, 2013. (Gr. 7-10) Sequel to:
Reckless, 2010.
Garcia, Kami. Unbreakable. The Legion #1. Little, Brown, 2013. (Gr. 7+)
Gier, Kerstin. Emerald Green. The Ruby Red Trilogy #3. Henry Holt, 2013. (Gr. 7+)
Sequel to: #1 Ruby Red, 2011. #2 Sapphire Blue, 2012.
Gleason, Colleen. The Clockwork Scarab. A Stoker & Holmes Novel #1. Chronicle,
2013. (Gr. 8+)
Gratton, Tessa. The Lost Sun. The United States of Asgard #1. Random House, 2013.
(Gr. 8+)
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3. Hartman, Rachel. Seraphina. Seraphina Series #1. Random House, 2012. (Gr. 9+)
Sequel: Shadow Scale, 2014.
Higson, Charlie. The Enemy. Enemy Series #1. Hyperion, 2010. (Gr. 9+) Sequels: #2
The Dead, 2011. #3 The Fear, 2012. #4 The Sacrifice, 2013. #5 The Fallen, 2014.
Howard, A. G. Splintered. Amulet, 2013. (Gr. 8+) Sequel: Unhinged, 2014.
Johnson, Maureen. The Madness Underneath. Shades of London #2. Putnam, 2013.
(Gr. 8-11) Sequel to: The Name of the Star, 2011.
Jones, Darynda. Death and the Girl Next Door. Darklight #1. Griffin, 2012. (Gr. 9+)
Sequels: #2 Death, Doom and Detention, 2013. #3 Death and the Girl He Loves,
2013.
Kenyon, Sherrilyn. Infinity. Chronicles of Nick #1. Griffin, 2010. (Gr. 7+) Sequels: #2
Invincible, 2011. #3 Infamous, 2012. #4 Inferno, 2013. #5 Illusion, 2014.
Knox, Elizabeth. Mortal Fire. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013. (Gr. 9+)
Kontis, Alethea. Hero. The Woodcutter Sisters #2. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
(Gr. 9+) Sequel to: Enchanted, 2012.
Kraus, Daniel. Scowler. Delacorte, 2013. (Gr. 11+)
Lafevers, Robin. Grave Mercy. His Fair Assassin #1. Houghton Mifflin, 2012.
(Gr. 9+) Sequels: #2 Dark Triumph, 2013. #3 Mortal Heart, 2014.
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4. Lanagan, Margo. Yellowcake: Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. (Gr. 9+)
Marillier, Juliet. Raven Flight. Shadowfell Trilogy #2. Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. (Gr. 710) Sequel to: Shadowfell, 2012.
McKinley, Robin. Shadows. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2013. (Gr. 7+)
McGowan, Keith. The Witch’s Curse. Henry Holt, 2013. (Gr. 6-9) Companion Book to:
The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children, 2009.
McNeal, Tom. Far Far Away. Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. (Gr. 7-10)
Morgan, Page. The Beautiful and the Cursed. The Dispossessed #1. Delacorte, 2013.
(Gr. 9+) Sequel: The Lovely and the Lost, 2014.
Nielsen, Jennifer A. The False Prince. The Ascendance Trilogy #1. Scholastic, 2012.
(Gr. 5-8) Sequels: #2 The Runaway King, 2013. #3 The Shadow Throne, 2014.
Pearce, Jackson. Sisters Red. [Little Red Riding Hood] Fairy Tale Retellings #1. Little,
Brown, 2010. (Gr. 9+) Sequels: #2 Sweetly, 2011. [Hansel and Gretel] #3
Fathomless, 2012) [The Little Mermaid] #4 Cold Spell, 11/ 2013. [The Snow Queen]
Pike, Aprilynne. Earthbound. Earthbound Trilogy #1. Razorbill, 2013. (Gr. 9+)
Rudnick, Paul. Gorgeous. Scholastic, 2013. (Gr. 9+)
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5. Sanderson, Brandon. The Rithmatist. Tor Teen, 2013. (Gr. 6+)
Schwab, Victoria. The Archived. Disney, 2013. (Gr. 9+) Sequel: The Unbound, 2014.
Sedgwick, Marcus. Midwinter Blood. Roaring Brook, 2013. (Gr. 9+)
Spooner, Meagan. Skylark. Skylark Trilogy #1. Carolrhoda Lab, 2012. (Gr. 7+)
Sequels: #2 Shadowlark, 2013. Third volume due in 2014.
Stiefvater, Maggie. The Dream Thieves. Raven Cycle Quartet #2. Scholastic, 2013.
(Gr. 9+) Sequel to: The Raven Boys, 2012.
Stroud, Jonathan. Screaming Staircase. Lockwood and Company #1. Disney, 2013. (Gr.
6-9)
Sun, Amanda. Ink. The Paper Gods #1. Harlequin Teen, 2013. (Gr. 9+) Sequel: Rain,
2014.
Thomas, Sherry. The Burning Sky. Elemental Trilogy #1. Belzer & Bray, 2013.
9+)
(Gr.
Tucholke, April Genevieve. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Dial, 2013.
(Gr. 10+)
Wolfson, Jill. Furious. Henry Holt, 2013. (Gr. 9+)
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6. Yovanoff, Brenna. Paper Valentine. Razorbill, 2013. (Gr. 9+)
Zinn, Bridget. Poison. Disney, 2013. (Gr. 6-9)
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7. Yovanoff, Brenna. Paper Valentine. Razorbill, 2013. (Gr. 9+)
Zinn, Bridget. Poison. Disney, 2013. (Gr. 6-9)
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