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Check out the newly added young adult collection at the American Library. We have added several fictions that will keep you engaged. We invite you to take a look at this collection and keep emptying the shelves as we add more titles to this special collection. Happy Reading!

Wonderstruck: a Novel in Words and Pictures

By Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press, ©2011
Ben leaves his home to find his father whom he has never known. He meets Rose, who is also set out on a desperate quest to find something missing in her life. Two different stories weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. Hold your breath! What unfolds next will leave you wondering.
A Monster Calls: a Novel

By Patrick Ness, Candlewick Press, ©2011
Seven past midnight, thirteen year old Conor awakens to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But this is not the one he is expecting. The monster he’s been expecting is the one from his nightmare, the nightmare that resulted since his mother became ill and started her treatments. But the monster at the backyard is different. It wants him to face truth and loss. What will Conor do?
Pregnant Pause

By Han Nolan, Harcourt, ©2011
Sixteen-year old Eleanor Crowe is pregnant and her delivery date is approaching. But she has more questions than answers. She is worried about her future and is not sure if she loves the boy she married. She is also not sure whether she should keep the baby. Find out what Crowe really wants?