New Tween Fiction

Downey, Roma

A Story of God and All Of Us is a sweeping narrative that dramatizes some of the most important events and characters in the Bible. The young reader's edition of the novel contains abridged action-packed versions of the Bible's most fascinating stories, featuring Moses, David, Daniel, John the Baptist and Jesus. Also included is an exclusive introduction from author Roma Downey and a photo insert of images from the companion TV miniseries "The Bible."

Jerel Law

L.L. Sampson

It all started with her Uncle's upcoming Chivalry and Romance and Loads of Frippery and Finery party... Madrigal Pierce's brother Johann has returned to The Pierce School For Young People with his greedy fiance, Feather. He owns half the mansion and plans to sell it. Fortunately, Ophelia has been reading The Three Musketeers, and Linus, Ophelia, and Walter decide D'Artagnan could set Johann straight and rescue him and the school from Feather's wily ways. Their plan goes horribly awry---again---when the evil Lady DeWinter appears instead, inspiring Feather with even more devious schemes. It's up to D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers to save the day, or the school and their friendship may be doomed!

Daniel Schwabauer

Driven by their blood-frenzied master, GoRec, a merciless army of rats swarms toward the underground mouse-city of Tira-Nor. The rats have come for only one reason: to slaughter the mice and seize their ancestral home. But rats are not the only nightmare to awaken in the dying days of summer. A cold and bodiless evil stalks the lonely tunnels of the city, a shadow whose presence may mean that the doom of the Ancients has risen once again. Tira-Nor?s last hope lies with JaRed son of ReDemec, a mouse so small and young even his family calls him Runt. But when the crazy old seer TaMir anoints JaRed to be the next king, JaRed?s brother denounces him as a traitor and threatens to expose the prophecy at court. After all, Tira-Nor already has a king! Surrounded by enemies too terrifying to comprehend, JaRed searches desperately for a way to save the city from annihilation. When GoRec?s vast rat hordes at last descend on the plains above the city, JaRed is torn between his inner conviction that ?right makes might? and the common sense that tells him victory against such terrible odds is impossible. But JaRed is about to encounter a power beyond the rat army, beyond even that of the Great Owl ... a power that will fling him into a destiny wilder than anything he?s ever imagined!

JONES, EDDIE

It's All Just a Show...Right? 'This is an authentic old west ghost town, son. Around these parts the dead don't stay dead.' Nick Kindle's vacation at Deadwood Canyon Ghost Town takes a deadly turn toward trouble when the fifteen-year-old finds himself trapped in a livery stable with the infamous outlaw Jesse James. The shooter whirls, aims and... vanishes. Great theatrics, Nick thinks, except now he's alone in the hayloft with the bullet-riddled body of Billy the Kid. And by the time the sheriff arrives, the body disappears. Soon Nick is caught in a deadly chas---from an abandoned gold mine, through forbidden buffalo hunting grounds, and across Rattlesnake Gulch. Around every turn he finds another suspect. Will Nick solve the murder? Will his parents have him committed? Or will the town's infatuation with Hollywood theatrics conceal the real truth about souls, spirits and the destiny that awaits those who die.

KLINE, LISA WI

It may take a miracle---or a hurricane---to save this family vacation. Stepsisters Stephanie and Diana undergo another adventure when they embark on a Grand Cayman cruise with their extended family to celebrate their grandmother's 80th birthday. But the vacation gets complicated with the addition of an eccentric Granny and a video-taping manic cousin. Plus Stephanie's growing interest in boys makes Diana's Mood-o-Meter swing like a pendulum. When the girls discover a plot to smuggle a rare, endangered Blue Iguana, Diana's fury rages to the surface and threatens to ruin the entire birthday party---or unite the clan for a rescue mission. The third installment of Sisters in All Seasons is full of humor, heartache, friendships, and very real family drama aboard a cruise-ship---where there's no escaping if you want to run away! Join Stephanie and Diana once again as they tread the wavering waters of step-sisterhood. Lisa Williams Kline is the author of Floods, The Princesses of Atlantis, Write Before Your Eyes, and Eleanor Hill, winner of the North Carolina Juvenile Literature Award. She has written for Cricket, Cicada, Spider and Odyssey magazines, and lives in North Carolina with her veterinarian husband, where they are frequently visited by their grown daughters. Besides writing, Lisa has been a disc jockey, copywriter, waitress, and veterinary hospital office manager. Recently she learned to drive a forklift...

Bryan Davis

In Song of the Ovulum, a fiery battle between dragons and the military helped Matt and Lauren set their father, Billy Bannister, free from a demonic captor. The demon, however, escaped and kidnapped their mother, Bonnie. During the battle, a portal vortex flung Matt into oblivion, and no one knew where he went. Now, in From the Mouth of Elijah, Lauren and Billy set out on a journey to find Bonnie, hoping Lauren's gifted hearing can track down Bonnie's never-ending song. At the same time, Walter and Ashley, with help from Joran and Selah, two Listeners from ancient times, try to open the portal that swallowed Matt. All the while they are searching for clues to cure a mysterious disease that threatens to kill the original anthrozils, including Jared, who was once the great Clefspeare.Both journeys are fraught with peril as Lauren and Matt are thrust into Second Eden where a volcano, Mount Elijah, has erupted and devastated the land, killing many of the residents. Matt uses his gifts of healing to save some of the victims of the disaster, but he also learns that his compassion is more limited that he thought. There is one person in his life for whom he still holds bitterness, and they are thrown together at the end of the story as a setup for the next. Lauren learns that the greatest of sacrifices is necessary to bring about the disease's cure. Since she is the only one who believes the cure to be possible, she begins the path to sacrifice herself in order to save victims of the disease. Along the way, she is confronted by her lack of true faith, and an unusual companion leads her to find the fire to purge her soul before she has to face the sacrifice.

Jason Lethcoe

A mystery is afoot at 221 Baker Street, but will Griffin Sharpe be able to figure out the clues before the future catches up with the past?
When Sherlock Holmes moves out of Baker Street, a new tenant moves in—a mysterious woman named Elizabeth who has long been a fan of Holmes. When she discovers that Griffin and his uncle are also detectives, she becomes very friendly. So when Elizabeth goes missing along with a special invention, Griffin sets out to rescue her.  But finding Elizabeth will take them on a race against the clock that bends time itself!
Pub Date: December 2011.

Brock Eastman

HowlSage, the first of a series, is a fast-paced, exciting, and suspenseful action story about Tyler, a 14-year-old who is part of a secret society whose mission is to destroy the evil sages that walk the earth. As Tyler doggedly vows to solve the mystery of his missing father, does a pretty schoolmate's distraction cause dangerous consequences?
A coffin discovered in Egypt, a jewel heist, and holes that swallow people into the darkness form the crux of the adventures that keeps hearts pounding. They race against the calendar and the wickedness that faces the world during the full moon on October 31. Will the sage hunters defeat them in time?
With the help of his cousin, Jesse, and younger friend Ike, a budding scientist, they tackle the world of the unknown with bravery--armed with the Cross of Jesus and the Sword of the Bible.
Pub Date: August 2011.

Chris & Allen Miller

In Hunter Brown and The Eye of Ends, the heart-pounding conclusion of Hunter's previous adventures begins with an even bigger surprise-his memory is gone. With no knowledge of his last visit to Solandria, Hunter must fight to piece together the growing puzzle of his past under the constant surveillance of an intimidating detective, who isn't all that he seems. But what begins as a harmless search for memories quickly leads him into a deadly hunt for his missing father and a lost relic said to predict the story's end. Answers lie in the Eye of Ends, but one question remains: can the Eye be trusted?
Will Hunter succeed in finding his father, or will the mysterious Watcher erase everything Hunter has fought for and everyone he loves, before the final page is turned?
Pub. Date:  January 2011
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Donita Paul

Trapped in a forgotten city, bound by secrets, Ellie and Bealomondore must enlist the dragons of the watch to find freedom.
Ellie knows exactly where she is going. She just wants to experience the pomp and circumstance of a royal wedding, then settle into a simple life with a country husband.
With too many choices, Bealomondore’s future is a tangle of possibilities. He is respected, well-known, and admired among the elite of Chiril, but Wulder demands he narrow his focus and follow his Creator, one step at a time.
Both Ellie and Bealomondore’s plans are thwarted when they find themselves lost in an isolated city. As they discern the needs of a group of wild children and a very old man, clues began to surface and a bigger picture is revealed. With the help of the dragons of the watch, can the two tumanhofers find the way out—and perhaps discover their connection to something greater than themselves?
Pub Date: October 2011.
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Naomi Kinsman

It’s Going to Be a Bear of a Year.
Sadie thought she’d have a perfect fresh start when she moved to Owl Creek, Michigan, but finding her place in her new school proves harder than she expected. In this divided town, Sadie’s father’s job mediating between bear hunters and researchers doesn’t help her social life. Sadie’s art instructor encourages her to explore her beliefs and express herself through her sketchbook, and things improve after Sadie befriends a kind girl from school and a researcher’s son—but she can’t stop worrying about the bears. As everything swirls around her, Sadie must learn what it means to have faith when you don’t have all the answers.
Pub Date: November 2011.

Kaden Hurley

Sisters Camilla and Ebeny are happy living an ordinary life with their uncle. But when they're called to another world, they discover their true identity---the last two elves alive who must defeat the evil Gorgon. Can they develop their warrior skills in time to save their land? An enchanting story by an 11-year-old author!

K.D. McCrite

If God wanted April Grace to be kind to her neighbors, He should have made them nicer!
Growing up in the country is never easy, but it sure is funny—especially if you happen to have a sister obsessed with being glamorous, a grandma just discovering make-up, hippie friends who never shower, and brand new neighbors from the city who test everyone’s patience. From disastrous dye jobs to forced apologies and elderly date tagalongs, you’ll laugh ‘til you cry as you read the Confessions of April Grace!
Here are just a couple of April's thoughts: On her sister, Myra Sue: "How anyone can be that dumb and still be able to eat with a fork is beyond me."  On senior citizen lovebirds: "What if they started smooching right at the table in front of God and everybody?"
In spite of all the loony characters in her life, April Grace is able to learn from her parents as they share the love of God—to even the craziest of characters!
Pub Date: June 2011

Jonathan Friesen

Thirteen-year-old Martin Boyle struggles to break a family curse after discovering that he has only twelve weeks to live.
There’s always a Martin. One Martin. Martin Boyle already has plenty to worry about. His germaphobic mother keeps him home from school if she hears so much as a sneeze, and his father is always off somewhere reenacting old war battles. Julia, the most beautiful girl in school, won’t even speak to Martin, and the gym teacher is officially out to get him. Which is why Martin really doesn’t need this curse hanging over his head. On a trip to the family cemetery, Martin wanders among the tombstones of his ancestors and discovers a disturbing pattern: when one Martin is born, the previous Martin dies. And—just his luck—Martin’s aunt is about to give birth to a baby boy, who will, according to tradition, be named Martin. Martin must find a way to break the curse, but every clue seems to lead to a dead end. And time is running out.
Pub Date: May 2011

Bryan Davis

In book two of the Dragons of Starlight series by bestselling author Bryan Davis, the quest to rescue the slaves on the dragon planet of Starlight continues, as those from the human planet of Major Four attempt to overcome the dragon prophecy surrounding the black egg, while those on the dragon planet of Starlight work to fullfill what the prophecy foretold. As Jason and Koren, the Starlighter, arrive at the Northlands in Starlight, they continue to look for the one person who can help them free the human slaves. At the same time, Elyssa and a slave named Wallace try to free the slaves using brute force, and work to convince the other slaves freedom is possible. On Major Four, Randall and Tybalt encounter difficulties of their own, as the dragon Magnar arrives and begins to influence the new governor. Above it all, the dragon prince has hatched, raising the stakes for humans and dragons alike.
Pub. Date:  February 2011
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Bill Myers

From bestselling author Bill Myers comes The Elijah Project. Previously published as four separate books, the exciting series, which has sold almost 15,000 copies, can now be found in one low-priced volume. In The Elijah Project, Zach and Piper aren’t the only ones to notice their little brother Elijah’s supernatural gifts. Something evil also is paying attention, and the children must draw strength from heaven while being pursued by the powers of darkness.
Zach and Piper always knew their little brother, Elijah, had supernatural gifts. But now others are starting to notice—and not all of them are human.

On the Run
After six-year-old Elijah performs a miracle—on national television—he and his two older siblings begin a race across the country to find their missing parents and escape the mysterious Shadow Man.
The Enemy Closes In Zach becomes enchanted by a beautiful runaway who dabbles in the supernatural. When he becomes drawn into her world of darkness, he puts both himself and his family in danger.

Trapped by Shadows When Elijah is taken by Shadow Man, Zach and Piper risk everything to get him back. But the evil forces they are up against are more powerful than they ever imagined.

 The Chamber of Lies
 Zach, Piper, and Elijah must make the ultimate decision when Shadow Man offers them greatness and power if they will join him and his forces of darkness.
Pub Date: April 2011

Chuck Black

A knight left for dead. A country on the verge of ruin. And an evil lord rising to conquer.
Sir Rowan is the most decorated tournament knight in Cameria, but when he is attacked and left for dead, his world collapses. Betrayed and lingering at death’s door, only a bizarre vision of his Prince and the help of a woman dedicated to the King keeps him alive. As Rowan heals, he finds new purpose in life through service to his King.
But his beloved land of Cameria has fallen victim to the tyranny of the Dark Knight.
Rowan’s countrymen need his help taking their cities back from the enemy, but all is not as it appears. The mysterious Sir Lijah insists Rowan’s purpose lies elsewhere—far away from Cameria, in an ancient city and for an ancient cause.
Rowan’s destiny is greater than he ever imagined. The final battle with the Dark Knight approaches, and he must choose where he will fight. Will he discover his true identity and purpose as a Knight of the Prince, or will the Dark Knight claim victory for eternity?
Pub. Date: October 2010
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Chuck Black

Two friends face the Dark Knight’s deadliest scheme, but only one knight has the courage to overcome.
Sir Quinlan leaves his boyhood friend to serve the Prince, fighting a battle darker and more intense than any he’s ever known. The mysterious Sir Baylor recruits him into the ranks of an elite unit of knights known as the Swords of Valor, but when tragedy strikes and everyone blames Quinlan, the Swords of Valor disband, ending a legacy of heroic deeds.
Alone and despairing, Quinlan wanders the kingdom, fleeing his past. His providential encounter with Taras, a mysterious Silent Warrior and former trainer of Valor Knights, offers Quinlan a chance to redeem himself and learn the ways of the secret warriors.
The training is grueling, and just when Quinlan seems to have left his failures behind, he receives an impossible challenge from the Prince—one that will force him to face his past…and the mighty men who blame him for the tragedy that ruined them.
Can Quinlan reunite the Valor Knights in time to save the people from the Dark Knight’s evil plot to rule the Kingdom of Arrethtrae, or will the Valor Knights lose the most important battle of all?
Pub. Date: October 2010
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Linda McQuinn Carlblom

It's a case of elks run amok in Estes Park.
Bailey, along with Kate, travels to Colorado. During their stay at the historic Stanley Hotel, the girls encounter out-of-control stampedes that put the townsfolk and tourists in danger.
Herds of wild elk... Rumors of room 408... The crabby Perkins boys... A suspicious-looking hiking stick... Will the Camp Club Girls uncover the reason behind the unusual elk behavior before someone gets hurt?
Pub. Date: November 2010
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Shari Barr

It's a mysterious case of missing sea lion pups.
McKenzie and Alexis travel to the Oregon Coast to complete a video report on Stellar Sea Lions. When they choose to focus on Sea Lion Cove, home to hearly two hundred of the magnificent creatures year-round, the girls encounter a series of strange events.
Missing sea lion pups... A clueless cave staff... A near-motor boat collision... A creepy hideaway cabin... Will the Camp Club Girls discover the pups' whereabouts before it's too late?
Pub. Date: November 2010
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Donita K. Paul

War threatens the peaceful land of Chiril… can one painter-turned-reluctant-swordsman really help?
With an invasion of her country imminent, Tipper Schope is drawn into a mission to keep three important statues from falling into the enemy’s clutches. Her friend, the artist Bealomondore, helps her execute the plan, and along the way he learns to brandish a sword rather than a paintbrush.
As odd disappearances and a rash of volatile behavior sweep Chiril, no one is safe. A terrible danger has made his vicious presence known: The Grawl, a hunter unlike any creature encountered before.
To restore their country, Tipper, Bealomondore, and their party must hide the statues in the Valley of the Dragons and find a way to defeat the invading army. When it falls to the artistic Bealomondore to wield his sword as powerfully and naturally as a paintbrush, will he answer Wulder’s call for a champion?
Pub. Date: September 2010
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Tyndale

Manga Melech is a Biblically accurate Manga retelling of Bible stories beginning with entry into the Promised Land through the rule of King David. This book, fourth in the Tyndale Manga series, combines cutting-edge authentic Japanese Manga style with fast-paced storytelling to deliver Biblical truths in a compelling package to an ever changing, post-modern culture. Nearly 200,000 books sold in series!
Pub. Date: September 2010