New Arrivals · Teen Nonfiction

Watkins, Boyce Dewhite.

Camillus, NY : Blue Boy Pub. Co., c2004.

xii, 247 p. ; 23 cm.

Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008.

200 p. ; 24 cm.

War is-- ? / an introduction by Patty Campbell -- People like war / an introduction by Marc Aronson -- Dead Marine becomes lesson for students / an Associated press article -- Letter to a young enlistee / by Christian Bauman -- The recruitment minefield / by Bill Bigelow -- The moment of combat : an excerpt from What every person should know about war / by Chris Hedges, with an introduction by the author -- Thou shalt not kill / an interview with army chaplain Lyn Brown -- The war prayer / by Mark Twain -- Master of war / a song by Bob Dylan -- Letters from "over there, " 1919 / excerpts from the World War I letters of Fred Duane Cowan -- In the front lines. The God-damned infantry ; A pure miracle ; The horrible waste of war ; A long thin line of personal anguish / columns by Ernie Pyle -- Memories of Vietnam. The battle of the horseshoe ; Vietnam tunnels / by C. W. Bowman, Jr. -- Letter from Vietnam / by Mickey Andrews -- Woman at war : what is is like to be a female soldier in Iraq / by Helen Benedict -- Wordsmith at war / a miliblog by Lee Kelley -- In order to see beauty in life, I had to see hell / an interview with Staff Sergeant David Bellavia -- Tough / by Joel Turnipseed -- A survivor's tale / a Nagasaki memoir by Fumiko Miura -- Killing flies / a one-act play by Rita Williams-Garcia -- Heads / a story by Margo Lanagan.

An anthology of fiction, speeches, poems, and essays about war.

New York : HarperTeen, c2009.

184 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

A book with nearly 800 authors (all aged thirteen to nineteen) and 800 characters (all real, as far as we know) and 800 stories (which can be read in any order). What every story has in common is that each was written about the author's own life, and that each is the exact same length: six words.

Includes index.

Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, c2009.

264 p. ; 21 cm.

Introduction / P. C. Cast -- Haunted love / Cynthia Leitich Smith -- Amber Smoke / Kristin Cast -- Dead man stalking / Rachel Caine -- Table manners / Tanith Lee -- Blue moon / Richelle Mead -- Changed / Nancy Holder -- Binge / Rachel Vincent -- Free / Claudia Gray.

Dini, Paul.

New York, NY : DC Comics, c2008.

156 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Originally published in single magazine form as Detective Comics #840-845, DC infinite Halloween special 1.

Batman created by Bob Kane.

Watase, Yuu, 1970-

San Francisco : Viz Media, c2005-

v. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.

Rated T+ for older teen.

Shojo Beat manga.

Printed in Japanese right to left format.

First published by Shogakukan Inc., in Japan as Fushigi Yugi Genbukaiden.

Tanabe, Yellow.

San Francisco, CA : Viz, c2005-

v. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.

Rated T for teen.

Manga action.

First published by Shogakukan, Inc. in Japan.

Printed in Japanese right to left format.

Arakawa, Hiromu, 1973-

San Francisco, CA : Viz, c2005-

v. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.

Rated T for teen.

Manga action.

First published in Japan in 2002 by Square Enix Co., Ltd. and Viz Media, LLC.

Printed in the Japanese right to left format.

Gage, Christos N.

San Diego, Calif. : IDW, 2009.

1 v. (various pagings) : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Originally published as G.I. Joe: cobra issues #1-4 and G.I. Joe: cobra special #1.

Green, Michael, 1943-

New York, NY : DC Comics, c2008.

150 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.

"Batman created by Bob Kane."

"Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster."

Originally published in single magazine form as Superman/Batman #44-49.

Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010.

233 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

What should be the role of the U.S. Supreme Court? The U.S. Supreme Court can be a check on the executive branch / David von Drehle ; The U.S. Supreme Court is not an effective check on the executive branch / Lisa L. Miller ; The U.S. Supreme Court should decide the rights of enemy combatants / David D. Cole ; The fate of enemy combatants is not a matter for judicial review / Mark R. Levin ; Some conservative justices have violated the rule of law for political reasons / Center for American Progress ; Liberals exercise too much control over the U.S. judiciary / Mark W. Smith ; The U.S. judiciary should be independent and impartial / Frederic F. Fleishauer -- How should the U.S. Supreme Court rule on moral and religious issues? The U.S. Supreme Court should uphold sodomy laws / Robert Peters ; The U.S. Supreme Court should reverse sodomy laws / Randy E. Barnett ; The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade / James F. Pontuso ; The U.S. Supreme Court should not overturn Roe v. Wade / Cass Sunstein ; The U.S. Supreme Court should limit the role of religion in public life / Frederick S. Lane ; The U.S. Supreme Court should not limit the role of religion in public life / Robert Bork -- What factors should be considered for U.S. Supreme Court nominees? Political ideology is relevant in U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings / Center for American Progress contributor ; Political ideology is not relevant for judicial nominees / Orrin Hatch ; Religious views are a relevant consideration for U.S. Supreme Court nominees / Annie Laurie Gaylor ; There should not be a religious litmus test for U.S. Supreme Court nominees / Stephen B. Presser and Charles E. Rice ; There should be term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices / Doug Bandow ; There are advantages and disadvantages to term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices / Richard A. Posner -- What should be the judicial philosophy of the U.S. Supreme Court? The U.S. Supreme Court should refer to foreign court decisions / Austen L. Parrish ; The U.S. Supreme Court should not refer to foreign court decisions / Phyllis Schlafly ; Judicial activism is necessary in certain circumstances / Clint Bolick ; U.S. Supreme Court justices should not practice judicial activism / Robert P. George.

Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010.

231 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

What is the impact of consumerism? Consumption is linked to economic well-being / Kevin A. Hassett and Aparna Mathur ; Consumption is not an indicator of economic well-being / Virginia Postrel ; Consumerism may be linked to mental and emotional problems / Tori DeAngelis ; Consumerism is not linked to mental and emotional problems / Brendan O'Neill ; The consumption of luxury goods is changing among consumers / Knowledge@Wharton ; Luxury is not the same as consumer excess / Joseph Epstein -- What facilitates consumerism? Advertising promotes consumerism / Anup Shah ; Shopping addiction promotes consumerism / Charles Shaw ; Capitalism promotes consumerism / Rick Wolff ; Capitalism is confused with consumerism / Michael J. Foster ; The recession is hurting consumerism / Alex Williams ; The recession will not hurt consumerism / Zachary Karabell -- Is consumerism a problem? Consumerism harms children / Kris Berggren ; The dangers of consumerism for children are overstated / Karen Sternheimer ; The environmental movement has created green consumerism / Frank Furedi ; Rejecting consumerism can help the environment / Wendee Holtcamp ; Credit card consumerism creates debt / Stuart Vyse ; Credit card consumerism is ending / Kimberly Palmer -- Should consumerism be rejected? Consumerism should be rejected / Wanda Urbanska ; Rejecting consumerism is unrealistic / Reihan Salam ; Freeganism addresses the problems of consumerism / Sergio Burns ; Moderate consumerism is more practical than freeganism / Raina Kelley ; Consumerism conflicts with Christianity / The Christian Science Monitor ; Consumerism can benefit Christianity / Jeremy Lott.

Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010.

201 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is an incapacitating behavioral disorder / Linda Bernstein -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is not a disease / Joel Turtel -- Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder face serious challenges / John Wanner -- Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a gift, not a disease / Sarah Rasher -- Autism is a serious public health crisis / Anne McElroy Dachel -- Autism is not an epidemic / Lawrence Scahill -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder has biological causes / NewsRx Health -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is not a biological disease / Fred Baughman -- The Iraq War has increased the number of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder / D.E. Ford, Jeff Huber, and I.L. Meagher -- The Iraq War has not increased the number of veterans with post traumatic stress disorder / Sally Satel -- Most post-traumatic stress disorder therapies are ineffective / Institute of Medicine -- Honest discussion about killing can help soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder / Adam Weinstein -- Drugs are an effective treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder / Norman Sussman -- Drugs are not a long-term solution for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder / Frank Lawlis -- Effective discipline will help some children avoid behavioral disorders / Nancy Shute -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be controlled / Jeremy Katz -- The vaccine injury compensation program gives hope to parents of children with autism / Bernadine Healy -- The vaccine injury compensation program is unfair and dangerous / Paul A. Offit -- Mainstreaming benefits autistic students / Leslie Werstein Hann -- Mainstreaming can hinder autistic students / Robert Tomsho -- Veterans should not be wrongly discharged with personality disorder / Bob Woodruff ... [et al.] -- The number of veterans wrongly discharged with personality disorder is exaggerated / Tracie Shea.

Mariotte, Jeff.

San Diego, Calif. : IDW, 2009.

74 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010.

110 p. ; 23 cm.

Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010.

130 p. ; 23 cm.

Lee, Yun Hee.

Seoul, Korea : Ice Kunion, c2005-

v. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.

T, teen age 13+.

Manhwa fantasy/romance.

First published in Korea in 2002 by Sigongsa Co., Ltd.

McKinley, Robin.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2009.

297 p. ; 24 cm.

Phoenix / Peter Dickinson -- Hellhound / Robin McKinley -- Fireworm / Peter Dickinson -- Salamander man / Peter Dickinson -- First flight / Robin McKinley.

Hatori, Bisco.

San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, c2005-

v. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.

Rated T for teen.

Shojo Beat manga.

Printed in Japanese right to left format.

First published in Japan in 2003 by Hakusensha, Inc. Tokyo.

Takei, Hiroyuki.

San Francisco, CA : Viz, c2003-

v. : chiefly ill. ; 20 cm.

Rated T for teen.

Shonen Jump manga.

Printed in Japanese right to left format.

First published in Japan in 1998 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo.

Claremont, Chris, 1950-

New York, NY : Marvel Pub., c2009-

v. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.

A.

v. 1. Picking up where we left off

Contains material originally published in magazine form.

Van Lente, Fred.

New York, NY : Marvel Pub., c2009.

1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Parental advisory.

"Contains material originally published in magazine form as X-Men #1-4"

CLAMP (Mangaka group)

New York, N.Y. : Ballantine Books, c2004-

v. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.

Rating T, ages 13+.

Manga.

First published in Japan in 2003 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Printed in Japanese right to left format.

xxxHolic crosses over with Tsubasa. Although it isn't necessary to read Tsubasa to understand the events in xxxHolic, you'll get to see the same events from different perspectives if you read both.

Balestier, Courtney.

Seven Footer Pr 2009.

iii, 186 p. ; 11 x 15 cm.

Boys -- Celebrities and pop culture -- School -- Friends, frenemies and BFF's -- Would you? -- Getting personal -- Random play.

New York, NY : Razorbill, c2009.

276 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Designers -- Designer tool kit -- Editors -- Intern tool kit -- Editor tool kit -- Stylists -- Models -- Beauty tool kit -- Photo -- Photo tool kit.

Hopper, Jessica.

New York : Workman Pub., c2009.

ix, 229 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 21 cm.

Let's get ready to rock. Take it from the top ; Play what your mama gave ya ; FIY (Find it yourself) : guitars, drums, amps ; Picking the right instrument ; Proper care and feeding ; Guitars, all kinds! ; Pedals ; Keys open doors : keyboards in a nutshell ; Your voice ; Hot for teacher ; Finding a teacher -- Making the band. Band together ; Start where you are ; Best friends, best bandmates ; Wild combination : finding your match ; Style wars ; Let's stay together : keeping the peace in your band ; Endless, nameless : finding a name ; Solitary girl : being a solo artist ; Express yourself : lyrics and songwriting ; Writing it down ; The rules of no rules ; Practice, practice, practice ; How to practice ; Feeling discouraged -- Recording. Is this thing on? ; Do it clean ; Ballad of something big : setting goals ; It's gonna take time... a whole lot of precious time ; How do you know you are ready to record? ; All I need is one mic ; Recording your drum sound ; Preproduction for recording ; What is a producer, and do you need one? ; In the basement : home recording for the solo arteest ; GarageBand ; Gang of four : Tascam four-track -- All the way live. Ready, steady, go ; Some notes on stage fright and bad shows ; I was meant for the stage ; One is the loneliest number : performing solo ; The system and the packer who abides by it ; Putting on your own shows ; Going book wild ; Promotion -- Turn it up. Mind your own (band) business ; Duty now for the future ; Legalese ; Accessorizing your band ; Touring

CLAMP (Mangaka group)

New York, N.Y. : Ballantine Books, c2004-

v. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.

Rating T, ages 13+.

Del Rey Manga.

Printed in Japanese right to left format.

First published by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo in 2003.

New York, NY : DC Comics, c2005-

v. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Originally published in magazine form in Detective comics and Batman.

"DC Comics presents: every Batman story in exact chronological order"--Cover, v. 1.

Ando, Natsumi.

New York : Del Rey/Ballantine, c2007-

v. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.

T, ages 13+.

Manga.

Printed in Japanese right to left format.

First published in Japan in 2005 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Sheen, Barbara.

Detroit, MI : Lucent Books, c2010.

96 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

A strong influence -- Following his dream -- More than a producer -- Superstar -- Speaking out.

Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2010.

260 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2010.

226 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

How serious is the refugee problem? There is a serious refugee problem worldwide / Lavinia Limón ; The boundaries between the refugee and migrant problems are often blurred / José Riera ; Climate refugees are a growing problem / Teresita Perez ; The climate refugee problem is exaggerated / Mike Hulme ; The Iraqi refugee problem is a crisis / Stephen Glain ; The Iraqi refugee problem has been exaggerated / Amir Taheri ; Refugees are a significant national security threat / Thomas Allen ; Refugees are not a serious national security threat / Anna Husarska -- Who is responsible for aiding refugees? The international community should help alleviate the refugee problem / António Guterres ; National governments have an obligation to refugees / David Anthony Denny ; Non-governmental organizations have an obligation to refugees / Ed Schenkenberg van Mierop ; The UN High Commissioner for Refugees should be responsible for the refugee problem / Thomas Albrecht ; The UN High Commissioner for Refugees should have less responsibility for the refugee problem / Mauro De Lorenzo ; The United States should do more for Iraqi refugees / Brian Katulis and Peter Juul ; The United States has done a great deal for Iraqi refugees / Ellen R. Sauerbrey -- What U.S. policies can help alleviate the refugee problems? U.S. immigration policy is working correctly / Ellen R. Sauerbrey ; U.S. immigration policy has made it too difficult for refugees to enter the country / Kerry Howley ; The United States should limit the number of refugees entering the country / Thomas Allen ; Increasing development assistance can help solve the refugee problem / Merrill Smith ; The United States should help refugees wrongly accused of supporting terrorists / Human Rights First ; The United States should be cautious admitting refugees accused of supporting terrorists / Paul Rosenzweig -- What international policies can alleviate the refugee problems? Safe repatriation can alleviate the refugee problem / The Economist ; Resettlement can help solve the refugee problem / United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ; Integration can alleviate the refugee problem / Sarah J. Feldman ; Supporting refugee rights can help the refugee problem / Barbara Harrell-Bond and Mike Kagan ; Refugee camps are a necessary evil / Voice of America.

Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010.

253 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Are all criminals treated fairly? Men suffer more discrimination by the judicial system than women / Richard F. Doyle ; Women suffer more discrimination by the judicial system than men / Correctional Association of New York ; Women in prison are sexually vulnerable / Nicole Summer ; Men in prison are sexually vulnerable / Daniel Brook ; Minorities are unfairly targeted by law enforcement / Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund ; Minorities are not unfairly targeted by law enforcement / New Century Foundation -- Should some criminals be treated differently? Older prisoners should be released early / Barry Holman, as told to Justice Matters ; Older prisoners should not receive lenient sentences / Kelly Porcella ; Mentally ill offenders should be held responsible for their actions / Richard E. Vatz ; Mentally ill offenders should not be executed / American Civil Liberties Union ; White-collar criminals should be given lighter sentences / Rob Norton ; White-collar criminals should not be released early / Ming Zhen Shakya -- How can crime be prevented? The death penalty deters crime / David B. Muhlhausen ; The death penalty does not deter crime / Aundré M. Herron ; Surveillance equipment helps reduce crime / Spencer E. Ante ; Surveillance equipment does not reduce crime / American Civil Liberties Union -- How can recidivism rates be reduced? Measuring recidivism is complicated / Martha Lyman and Stefan LoBuglio ; Rehabilitation reduces recidivism rates among drug offenders / Government Accountability Office ; Corrections officials should be held responsible for recidivism / Jason Newman ; Restorative justice is more effective than retribution in preventing recidivism / Jonathan Aitken ; Transition programs reduce recidivism rates / Danny L. Jordan ; Relapse prevention therapy can lower recidivism rates / George A. Parks.

Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956-

Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2009.

303 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes index.