Featured Books: June 2010

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned By Michael J. Fox

$17.99 / 9781401323868 / Hyperion

This optimistic volume by the author of the bestselling "Always Looking Up" inspires and motivates readers to work hard, achieve the most they can, and maximize their abilities.

Jamie's Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals By Jamie Oliver

$35.00 / 9781401323592 / Hyperion

Part cooking how-to, part guide to changing people's eating habits, "Jamie's Food Revolution" presents a revolutionary concept that asks readers to learn easy, healthy recipes and pass them on.

The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid By Rick Riordan

$17.99 / 9781423113386 / Hyperion

From the creator of the hit Percy Jackson series, this new fantasy brings ancient Egyptian mythology to life in a vivid modern-day setting.

Heist Society By Ally Carter

$16.99 / 9781423116394 / Hyperion

When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her to the Louvre...to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria...to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own--scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. Unfortunately, leaving "the life" for a normal life proves harder than she'd expected.

A Series of Unfortunate Events #5: The Austere Academy By Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist, Michael Kupperman

$12.99 / 9780064408639 / HarperCollins

As the three Baudelaire orphans warily approach their new home Prufrock Preparatory School : they can′t help but notice the enormous stone arch bearing the school′s motto Memento Mori or "Remember you will die." This is not a cheerful greeting and certainly marks an inauspicious beginning to a very bleak story just as we have come to expect from Lemony Snickett′s Series of Unfortunate Events, the deliciously morbid set of books that began with The Bad Beginning and only got worse.

Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword By Chris Bradford

$16.99 / 9781423120254 / Hyperion

After a vicious ninja attack left him orphaned and stranded in Japan, Jack Fletcher managed to complete his first year of samurai school. Still, his troubles are far from over. The prejudice of his Japanese classmates has gained him dangerous enemies within his school, and Dragon Eye the ninja who killed his father is still after him. Jack's only hope of defeating them lies in surviving the Circle of Three: an ancient ritual that tests a samurai's courage, skill, and spirit to the limit.

A Field Guide for Heartbreakers By Kristen Tracy

$16.99 / 9781423127185 / Hyperion

Best friends Dessy and Veronica arrive in Europe with wildly different plans. Dessy hopes to heal her newly broken heart by diving into the creative writing workshop that brought the girls to Prague. Veronica's plan, meanwhile, is to conquer as many hot-dudes as possible in one month and help Dessy recycle her heart in the process.

The Secret Diary of Ashley Juergens By Ashley Juergens

$16.99 / 9781401324070 / Hyperion Books

I got called into Principal Miller's office again. She handed me a notebook. This notebook. She told me keeping a journal is an excellent way to express oneself. So I have to write in this stupid thing and turn it in at the end of each month. Little does she know what she's in for. With everything that's been going on--Amy's band camp pregnancy, my parents' divorce, a secret wedding--it's practically one-stop shopping for all your Grant High gossip needs.

Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America's Pastime By Mark Frost

$26.99 / 9781401323103 / Hyperion

Frost recreates what many consider to be the most exciting baseball game ever played--the match-up between the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 World Series.

Skinny Italian By Teresa Giudice, Heather Maclean

$19.99 / 9781401310356 / Hyperion

The brassy, svelte, food-loving star of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" offers healthful advice, mouthwatering recipes, and a dash of behind-the-scenes gossip.