12.26.2008

New Books and Media

New Materials for Adults

For more information on the new titles, visit the Library's Reader's Corner at http://sflib1.sfpl.org/ftlist



New Fictions for Teens

Good Enough by Paula Yoo
A Korean American teenager tries to please her parents by getting into an Ivy League college, but a new guy in school and her love of the violin tempt her in new directions.

Gift of the Unmage by Alma Alexander
As the seventh child born of the union of two seventh children, fourteen-year-old Thea has not fulfilled her parents' hope of having special magical powers, and they try a last, desperate measure before sending her to a school for those with no magical ability.

Blood Roses by Francesca Lia Block
A collection of magic realistic stories of transformation.


Recommended Reading for Children

For recommended reading for kids, click here.