F RUS	Undine (age 12+) by Penni Russon mystery ... fantasy Publisher comments: Undine gets along well with her unconventional mother, she adores her baby brother, and she has a devoted kindred spirit in her best friend and next-door neighbor, Trout. It's inconvenient that Trout has a sloppy crush on her, but Undine tries to overlook this. Undine is basically satisfied, until strange things begin happening to her. It starts with an odd feeling, a shadow in the mirror, a whisper only Undine can hear: It's time to come home. And it builds. One hot day, when Undine imagines knitting together a few scattered clouds, she creates a massive thunderstorm. Who is Undine? Where does her power come from? What is she meant to do? Undine needs answers to these questions, so she sets off in search of a father she'd always believed was dead and a self she's only beginning to discover. But Undine's magic is powerful, wild, and dangerous, and her feelings as she uncovers the truth are even fiercer. Will Undine find herself or lose herself, and everyone she loves? sequel: Breathe
F ZIN	The Gadget (age 12+) by Paul Zindel adventure ... action ... math/science/technology ... mystery ... historical Publisher comments: Near the end of World War II, scientists in Los Alamos, New Mexico, are working on a project that will alter the fate of the world. Thirteen-year-old Stephen Orr is living at a top secret military base with his father who is a leading physicist building the atomic bomb. Stephen realizes the dangers involved when one of the scientists becomes hospitalized as a result of working with the project. The scientist alerts him to disasters that could come from The Gadget. Stephen feels it is up to him and his friend Tilanov to find the answers that lie behind this veil of secrecy.
F SWE	Players (age 12+) by Joyce Sweeney mystery ... sports Publisher comments: Senior Corey Brennan is the star shooter and newly elected captain of St. Philip's varsity basketball, a team that's poised to make all-city. There is only one slot to fill on the roster, and the team chooses hot-shot transfer student Noah Travers for its second string. But Noah's ambitions are bigger. He wants, and expects, to play starting center. When starting-center Luke mysteriously faints before a game, and Theo suddenly quits the team, everyone suspects Noah is at the root of the trouble, everyone except Corey. Corey can't believe anyone would be malicious enough to drug one player and force another off the team. But as each player is sabotaged and the trust among the teammates disintegrates, Corey can no longer ignore the obvious. The all-city championship is too important, and he must find out the truth before he becomes the next target.
F ASI	The Robot Trilogy (age 12+) by Isaac Asimov mystery ... science fiction Publisher comments: A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Like most people left behind on an over-populated Earth, New York City police detective Elijah Baley had little love for either the arrogant Spacers or their robotic companions. But when a prominent Spacer is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Baley is ordered to the Outer Worlds to help track down the killer. The relationship between Baley and his Spacer superiors, who distrusted all Earthmen, was strained from the start. Then he learned that they had assigned him a partner: R. Daneel Olivaw. Worst of all was that the "R" stood for robot, and his positronic partner was made in the image and likeness of the murder victim! title: The Caves of Steel title: The Naked Sun title: The Robots of Dawn
F SNI	The Sleeper Conspiracy (age 12+) by Tom Sniegoski mystery ... adventure ... action Catalog: Just when he has met a beautiful girl and his outlook is improving, sixteen-year-old narcoleptic Tom Lovett begins to suspect that his dreams and hallucinations of killing people may be something more real and terrifying. This high-action thriller will appeal to fans of Alex Rider. title: Sleeper Code title: Sleeper Agenda
F HOF	The Falconer's Knot (age 12+) by Mary Hoffman historical ... mystery ... adventure Publisher comments: The award-winning author of the Stravaganza series has done it again with this atmospheric adventure set in Renaissance Italy. Chiara and Silvano come from different worlds, but when they fall in love while living in exile and posing as religious novices, they are powerless to reveal their feelings to one another. And a few suspicious murders don’t make their love lives any simpler! These intertwining stories unfold in a fantastic and completely entertaining romp that is marvelously engaging and filled with swirling intrigue.
F ARN	Rat Life (age 12+) by Tedd Arnold historical ... mystery Publisher comments: The dead body found in the Chemanga River has nothing to do with Todd. He's been busy making beds at the family motel and writing alien stories to entertain his friends. Sure, a murder is big news, but what would really interest him? A paying job and a story line free of UFOs and poop jokes. And then he meets Rat. Just a little older than Todd, Rat's already been to Vietnam and back. He's got a tattoo and a messed-up family life. And when he offers Todd a gig at the drive-in theater, Todd takes it. After all, it pays actual money. But hanging out with Rat leads to a host of strange experiences and perplexing questions. More and more, that corpse from the river is on Todd's mind, and no matter how he shifts the pieces around, Rat is always part of the puzzle.
F BLU	What I Saw and How I Lied (age 12+) by Judy Blundell growing up ... historical ... mystery ... family Publisher comments: When Evie's father returned home from World War II, the family fell back into its normal life pretty quickly. But Joe Spooner brought more back with him than just good war stories. When movie-star handsome Peter Coleridge, a young ex-GI who served in Joe's company in postwar Austria, shows up, Evie is suddenly caught in a complicated web of lies that she only slowly recognizes. She finds herself falling for Peter, ignoring the secrets that surround him . . . until a tragedy occurs that shatters her family and breaks her life in two. As she begins to realize that almost everything she believed to be a truth was really a lie, Evie must get to the heart of the deceptions and choose between her loyalty to her parents and her feelings for the man she loves. Someone will have to be betrayed. The question is . . . who?
F COO	Diamonds in the Shadow (age 12+) by Caroline Cooney mystery Publisher comments: Through their love for people, yet ignorance of the unknown, the Finch Family has joined alongside their church and opened their home to an African refugee family who are moving to Connecticut. The Amabo family of four (Andre, Celestine, Mattu, and Alake: father, mother, and teenage son and daughter) arrive in great hope as they have escaped the tyranny of Africa. What the Finch Family doesn’t know is that there are not just four refugees in this Amabo family, but five. As the Amabo family, who have suffered unimaginable horrors, begin to adjust to a life of plenty in the Finches' suburban Connecticut home, and the Finches are learning new lessons of “The Golden Rule”. The life adjustment for all seems flawless. But the fifth refugee does not believe in good will. This lawless rebel has managed to enter America undetected. And the Amabo family has something of his--something that they agreed to carry into the country for him. When Jared, the oldest Finch son, realizes that the good guys are not always innocent, he must make a decision that could change the fates of both the Finches and the Amabos. In this uncommonly penetrating story, Caroline B. Cooney presents a fresh perspective on how doing what is right can be most difficult.
F DUN	Daughters of Eve (age 12+) by Lois Duncan mystery ... school Publisher comments: Sworn to secrecy. Bound by loyalty. It's the high school's most exclusive club--but now a twisted mind is leading it. Who will be the first victim?
F DUN	Down a Dark Hall (age 12+) by Lois Duncan mystery ... school Catalog: Suspicious and uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school, fourteen-year-old Kit slowly realizes why she and the other three students at the school were selected.
F GOL	The Diamond of Drury Lane (age 12+) by Julia Golding the arts ... adventure ... historical ... mystery Publisher comments: Mystery, treasure, and a life on the stage. The first episode of the adventures of Cat Royal is a big, fat juicy read. She's Cat Royal: four foot four, with long red hair, green eyes and not a penny she can call her own. But she does know a secret, where a treasure is hidden in the theater that is her home. The problem is, she isn't the only one looking for it. One adventure leads into the next, taking Cat, and readers, through the colorful streets of late 18th Century London. The exciting mystery, filled with fascinating characters, lots of incident, theatrical spectacles, and even a bit of political intrigue, will thrill readers.
F HAU	The Bloodwater Mysteries (age 12+) by Pete Hautman adventure ... humor ... mystery Publisher comments: When high school student Alicia Camden suddenly disappears, the small town of Bloodwater is in shock. And it's up to Roni Delicata, reporter for the school's Bloodwater Pump, and her brilliant sidekick, Brian Bain, to figure out whats going on. With suspects all around them and suspicions high, Roni and Brian risk their lives, and a few groundings from their parents, to get to the bottom of things. But can they find Alicia and solve the mystery before its too late? Full of suspense and humor, readers will love to watch the hilarious relationship between Roni and Brian as they save the day. title: Snatched title: Doppelganger
F JIN	Evil Genius Series (age 12+) by Catherine Jinks fantasy ... science fiction ... mystery ... identity ... adventure ... action ... brilliant protagonist ... school Publisher comments: Cadel Piggott has a genius IQ and a fascination with systems of all kinds. At seven, he was illegally hacking into computers. Now he's fourteen and studying for his World Domination degree, taking classes like embezzlement, misinformation, forgery, and infiltration at the institute founded by criminal mastermind Dr. Phineas Darkkon. Although Cadel may be advanced beyond his years, at heart he's a lonely kid. When he falls for the mysterious and brilliant Kay-Lee, he begins to question the moral implications of his studies for the first time. But is it too late to stop Dr. Darkkon from carrying out his evil plot? An engrossing thriller with darkness and humor, freaks and geeks, Evil Genius explores the fine line between good and evil in a strange world of manipulations and subterfuge where nothing is as it seems. title: Evil Genius title: Genius Squad title: Genius Wars
F MUS	The Door of No Return (age 12+) by Sarah Mussi historical ... identity ... mystery ... action ... adventure Publisher comments: Zac Baxter's grandfather has always told him that he's the descendant of African kings, whose treasure was stolen when his ancestors were sold into slavery. Of course, Zac brushes this off as a tall tale, until his grandfather is murdered and their apartment is completely ransacked. Clearly somebody is after something. Heeding his grandfather's dying words, Zac is off to Ghana to track down his family's history. But what did his grandfather mean when he said that Zac had the map to the treasure? Following every clue he can find, Zac begins to suspect that the treasure is real, and hidden in one of Ghana's old slave forts. Too bad the killers always seem to be one step ahead of him. With no one he can trust and with everything to lose, Zac races against time as he tries to uncover the truth about the past, and a fortune in gold.
F PER	Dead is the New Black (age 12+) by Marlene Perez mystery ... school Publisher comments: Welcome to Nightshade, California, small town full of secrets. It's home to the pyschic Giordano sisters, who have a way of getting mixed up in mysteries. During their investigations, they run across everything from pom-pom-shaking vampires to shape-shifting boyfriends to a clue-spewing jukebox. With their psychic powers and some sisterly support, they can crack any case! Teenage girls are being mysteriously attacked all over town, including at Nightshade High School, where Daisy Giordano is a junior. When Daisy discovers that a vampire may be the culprit, she cant help but suspect head cheerleader Samantha Devereaux, who returned from summer break with a new "look." Samantha appears a little . . . well, dead, and all the most popular kids at school are copying her style. Is looking dead just another fashion trend for Samantha, or is there something more sinister going on? To find out, Daisy joins the cheerleading squad.
F SPR	Spy Goddess Series (age 12+) by Michael Spradlin humor ... adventure ... action ... mystery Publisher comments: Blackthorn Academy, meet Rachel Buchanan. I'm not a delinquent...I'm just misunderstood. Of course, the judge didn't see it that way. She gave me a choice: juvenile detention or boarding school in Pennsylvania, of all places. That's how I wound up at freaky Blackthorn Academy. This school is clearly hiding some major secrets. And here's something you should know about me: Rachel Buchanan never gives up when there are secrets to uncover. Watch out, Blackthorn Academy! The hilarious new series Spy Goddess brings you a witty combination of espionage, action, mystery, and girlpower. title: Live and Let Shop title: To Hawaii With Love
F ASA	Samurai Girl Series (age 12+) by Carrie Asai survival ... mystery ... action ... adventure Publisher comments: When I was six months old, I dropped from the sky, the lone survivor of a deadly Japanese plane crash. The newspapers called me Heaven. I was adopted by a wealthy family in Tokyo, pampered, and protected. For nineteen years, I thought I was lucky. I'm learning how wrong I was. They say your life begins on your wedding day. Here's what happened on mine: I lost the person I love most. I learned that everything I knew about my family was a lie. Now I'm being hunted. I must fight back, or die. My life ended that day. The old Heaven is gone. I am samurai girl. title: The Book of the Sword title: The Book of the Shadow title: The Book of the Pearl title: The Book of the Wind title: The Book of the Flame title: The Book of the Heart
F ABB	The Postcard (age 12+) by Tony Abbott mystery ... illness/loss ... family Publisher comments: She died today. One phone call changes Jason's summer vacation-and life!-forever. When Jason's grandmother dies, he's sent down to her home in Florida to help his father clean out her things. At first he gripes about spending his summer miles away from his best friend, doing chores, and sweating in the Florida heat, but he soon discovers a mystery surrounding his grandmother's murky past. An old, yellowed postcard...a creepy phone call with a raspy voice at the other end asking, "So how smart are you?..".an entourage of freakish funeral goers....a bizarre magazine story. All contain clues that will send him on a thrilling journey to uncover family secrets.
F FAR	The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm: a novel (age 12+) by Nancy Farmer growing up ... mystery ... adventure ... science fiction General Matsika's children steal out of the house on a forbidden adventure--and disappear. In Zimbabwe, in the year 2194, the children's parents call in Africa's most unusual detectives--the Ear, the Eye and the Arm--who have powers far beyond those of other human beings. The children must avoid the evils of the past, the technology of the future, and a motley assortment of criminals in order to return home safely.
F PUL	The Sally Lockhart Trilogy (age 12+) by Philip Pullman action ... mystery In search of clues to the mystery of her father's death, 16-year-old Sally Lockhart ventures into the shadowy underworld of Victorian London. Pursued by villains at every turn, the intrepid Sally finally uncovers two dark mysteries, and realizes that she herself is the key to both. title: The Ruby in the Smoke title: Shadow in the North title: The Tiger in the Well
F NIX	The Haunting (age 12+) by Joan Lowery Nixon mystery ... spooky Fifteen-year-old Lia comes from a long line of courageous women, dating back to a Civil War survivor who single-handedly saved her Louisiana plantation house, Graymoss, from destruction. But Graymoss is haunted by a terrible evil. With clues from a diary and Favorite Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Lia, who doesn't feel as if she's inherited any family genes of courage, must figure out what--or whom--the evil wants. When Lia's parents decide to move into Graymoss, Lia isn't sure how to convince them to change their minds. But it's up to her to chase away the horror lurking inside the old house. Can she find the courage to deal with a noisy ghost who wants vengeance?
F MOU	The Pull of the Ocean (age 12+) by Jean-Claude Mourievat mystery ... family On a stormy night, little Yann Doutreleau wakes up his six older brothers, all twins. He lets them know that they must flee their home, or risk being killed by their violent father. Without question, the siblings follow Yann into the wet darkness. And so begins their remarkable odyssey toward the ocean, as well as an unforgettable story of brotherhood. The social worker investigating the Doutreleau family, the truck driver who gives the boys a lift, the police officer who believes they've run away, the baker who gives them bread; each of the many people the seven boys encounter gives a stirring account of what he or she witnesses. The twins themselves add their voices, as do the Doutreleau parents; but not until the end of the journey does little Yann express his reasons for his galvanizing actions.
F DUN	The Third Eye (age 12+) by Lois Duncan mystery For the first time in her life, Karen is part of the popular crowd at school. Then when one of the neighborhood children disappears, Karen discovers that she can somehow ``see'' the missing child. Will she use her gift in this dangerous game of hide-and-seek?

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