New YA: January 18-23.

New hardbacks:

Try Not to Breathe, by Jennifer Hubbard:

Ryan is always frank and straightforward and matter-of-fact, whether he's talking about his day-to-day life, or explaining how and why his father found him in a closed garage with his hand on the car key, or admitting that he still thinks about suicide. His voice always sounds real, clear, and most importantly, true. 

Getting Somewhere, by Beth Neff.
Amazon | Indiebound. 

Erebos, by Ursula Poznanski:

Part of the reason that everyone gets so pulled into the game is the hyper-realism of it, and Poznanski really, reallycaptures that—the fantasy sections feel just as believable and real as the real life sections. And she drops hints as to the Real Story behind at all (in other words, the solution to the mystery), but I was so involved in Nick's part of it that I—like him—couldn't see the forest for the trees. Seriously, guys. She does a fantastic job integrating multiple genres while still allowing them their distinct personalities.
Amazon | Indiebound.  

New paperbacks:

Amanda Miranda, by Richard Peck:

While it's got moments of Gothic flavor, a leetle bit of Wuthering Heights, anddefinitely some of the fun Downton Abbey/Upstairs Downstairs action, it's more like a YA Daphne du Maurier than anything else. Recommended if you like atmospheric, slow-moving-in-a-good-way historicals that deal with gossip and class and social maneuvering.
Amazon | Indiebound. 

Thyla, by Kate Gordon.
Amazon | Indiebound. 

Truth, by Julia Karr.
Amazon | Indiebound. 

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Age 13 3/4, by Sue Townsend. (HOLY COW, this book is 30 years old! How did that happen?)
Amazon | Indiebound.