TRT Gold Star Award Winners
These books have earned the coveted Gold Star Award for Excellence from TeensReadToo.com. That means these are the best of the best when it comes to YA and Teen titles!
List created by Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) on Jul 8, 2010
List Votes: 3 Books: 502 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 8 List Type: Open
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Stargirl (Stargirl, Bk 1) by Jerry Spinelli
Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High, the hallways hum with the murmur of "Stargirl, Stargirl." She captures Leo Borlock's heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first. Then... more
Book Votes: 2
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, Bk 1) by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Miranda'’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when an asteroid knocks the moon closer to the earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun?
As summer... more
Book Votes: 2
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
By her brother's graveside, Liesel Meminger's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Grave Digger's Handbook, left there... more
Book Votes: 2
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
This powerful first novel tells a story of fierce cruelty and fierce yet redeeming love. Both transform the life of Amir, the privileged young narrator, who comes of age during the last peaceful days of the monarchy, just before his country's revolution and its invasion by Russian forces.... more
Book Votes: 2
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Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, Bk 1) by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl is a one of the greatest criminal minds the world has ever seen. He is heir to the Fowl family empire -- a centuries old clan of international underworld figures and con artists. He is arguably the most cunning Fowl of all. He is also twelve years old.
Artemis' interest in... more
Book Votes: 1
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Sixteen-year-old Macy Queen is looking forward to a long, boring summer. Her boyfriend is going away. She's stuck with a dull-as-dishwater job at the library. And she'll spend all of her free time studying for the SATs or grieving silently with her mother over her father's recent unexpected... more
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Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Last year, Annabel was "the girl who has everything"—at least that's the part she played in the television commercial for Kopf 's Department Store.This year, she's the girl who has nothing: no best friend because mean-but-exciting Sophie dropped her, no peace at home... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Berlin 1942
When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence... more
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Twilight (Twilight, Bk 1) by Stephenie Meyer
"About three things I was absolutely positive.
First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him--and I didn't know how dominant that part might be--that thirsted for my blood.
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him."
"I'D... more
Book Votes: 1
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Bunnicula-in-a-Box: Bunnicula, The Celery Stalks at Midnight, Howliday Inn by James H...
"Move over, Dracula!"* Could the bunny really be a vampire? The Monroes found him in a movie theater while Dracula was playing. Now all their vegetables are turning white! Chester, the Monroes' cat, sets out to save the world from the vampire bunny. Harold the dog tries to stop Chester before... more
Book Votes: 1
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
When it comes to relationships, Remy doesn’t mess around. After all, she’s learned all there is to know from her mother, who’s currently working on husband number five. But there’s something about Dexter that seems to defy all of Remy’s rules. He certainly doesn’t... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
Publisher Comments (before the controversy):
Intense, unpredictable, and instantly engaging, A Million Little Pieces is a story of drug and alcohol abuse and rehabilitation as it has never been told before. Recounted in visceral, kinetic prose, and crafted with a forthrightness that rejects... more
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The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themse...
Straight from the front line of urban America, the inspiring story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students.
As an idealistic twenty-three-year-old English teacher at Wilson High School in Long beach, California, Erin Gruwell confronted a room of "unteachable,... more
Book Votes: 1
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
At 31, Noah Calhoun, back in coastal North Carolina after World War II, is haunted by images of the girl he lost more than a decade earlier. At 29, socialite Allie Nelson is about to marry a wealthy lawyer, but she cannot stop thinking about the boy who long ago stole her heart. Thus begins the... more
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, Bk 7) by J. K. Rowling
Readers beware. The brilliant, breathtaking conclusion to J.K. Rowling's spellbinding series is not for the faint of heart -- such revelations, battles, and betrayals await in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that no fan will make it to the end unscathed. Luckily, Rowling has prepped... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Clay Jenkins returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers 13 cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker—his classmate and crush—who committed suicide two weeks earlier.
On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen... more
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Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
NAOMI AND ELY ARE BEST FRIENDS. Naomi loves and is in love with Ely, and Ely loves Naomi, but prefers to be in love with boys. So they create their "No Kiss List" of people neither of them is allowed to kiss. And this works fine - until Bruce. Bruce is Naomi's boyfriend, so there's no reason to... more
Book Votes: 1
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Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen
It was the summer on Vliet Street when we all started locking our doors...
Sally O'Malley made a promise to her daddy before he died. She swore she'd look after her sister, Troo. Keep her safe. But like her Granny always said-actions speak louder than words. Now, during the summer... more
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Chasing Windmills (Vintage) by Catherine Ryan Hyde
From the bestselling author of Pay It Forward comes a provocative and unlikely love story that starts on a New York subway car and blossoms under the windmills of the Mojave Desert.Both Sebastian and Maria live in worlds ruled by fear. Sebastian, a lonely seventeen-year-old, is suffocating under... more
Book Votes: 1
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Standing on the fringes of life...offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being a... more
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Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
In Sterling, New Hampshire, 17-year-old high school student Peter Houghton has endured years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of classmates. His best friend, Josie Cormier, succumbed to peer pressure and now hangs out with the popular crowd that often instigates the harassment. One... more
Book Votes: 1
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The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
Fourteen year Trixie Stone is in love for the first time. She's also the light of her father, Daniels' life -- a straight A student; a pretty, popular freshman in high school; a girl who's always seen her father as a hero. That is, until her world is turned upside down with a single... more
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Souvenir by Therese Fowler
In this powerful fiction debut, Therese Fowler combines the emotional resonance of Nicholas Sparks with the intense, true-to-life richness of Jodi Picoult to create a stunning and dramatic novel all her own.
Meg Powell and Carson McKay were raised side by side on their families' farms,... more
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Becoming Billie Holiday by Carole Boston Weatherford & Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)
Before the legend of Billie Holliday, there was a girl named Eleanora. The world, however, would know her as Billie Holliday, possibly one of the greatest jazz singers of all time. Eleanora's journey into legend took her through pain, poverty and run-ins with the law. By the time she was... more
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An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley by Ann Rin...
On the night of President Abraham Lincoln?s assassination, his frantic wife, Mary, calls for her best friend and confidante, Elizabeth Keckley. But the woman is mistakenly kept from her side by guards who were unaware of Mary Todd Lincoln?s close friendship with the black seamstress. With... more
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Hunted (House of Night, Bk 5) by Kristin Cast & P. C. Cast
What if the hottest guy in the world was hiding a nameless evil, and all he wanted was you?
At the start of this heart-pounding new installment of the bestselling House of Night series, Zoey and her gang must discover a way to deal with an unexpected danger that might bring them all down.... more
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If I Stay (If I Stay, Bk 1) by Gayle Forman
In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck...
A sophisticated, layered,... more
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Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore
The town of Ringgold, Georgia, has a population of 1,923, one traffic light, one Dairy Queen, and one Catherine Grace Cline. Quickwitted and more than a little stubborn, Catherine Grace is dying to escape her small-town life.
When her dream to go to Atlanta becomes a reality, she... more
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Beautiful Creatures (Beautiful Creatures, Bk 1) by Margaret Stohl & Kami Garcia
There were no surprises in Gatlin County.
We were pretty much the epicenter of the middle of nowhere.
At least, that's what I thought.
Turns out, I couldn't have been more wrong.
There was a curse.
There was a girl.
And in the end, there was a grave.
Lena Duchannes is... more
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Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
The undead can really screw up your senior year...
Marrying a vampire definitely doesn't fit into Jessica Packwood's senior year "get-a-life" plan. But then a bizarre (and incredibly hot) new exchange student named Lucius Vladescu shows up, claiming that Jessica is a Romanian vampire princess... more
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Land of a Hundred Wonders by Lesley Kagen
Brain damaged after a tragic car accident that took both her parents, Gibby McGraw is now NQR (Not Quite Right), a real challenge for a fledgling newspaper reporter. Especially when she stumbles upon the dead body of the next governor of Kentucky, Buster Malloy.
Armed with her trusty blue... more
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Sphinx's Princess by Esther Friesner
Nefertiti was far more than just a pretty face. Nefertiti may be the dutiful daughter of a commoner, but her inquisitive mind often gets her into situations that are far from ordinary, like receiving secret lessons from a scribe. And she's the kind of girl who acts first, and apologizes later... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Miles "Pudge" Halter is abandoning his safe-okay, boring-life. Fascinated by the last words of famous people, Pudge leaves for boarding school to seek what a dying Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps."
Pudge becomes encircled by friends whose lives are everything but safe... more
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Stuck in Neutral (Shawn McDaniel, Bk 1) by Terry Trueman
Shawn McDaniel is an enigma and a miracle -- except no one knows it, least of all his father. His life is not what it may seem to anyone looking at him. Not even those who love him best have any idea what he is truly like. In this extraordinary and powerful first novel, the reader learns to look... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence by Marion Dane Bauer (Editor)
Original stories by C. S. Adler, Marion Dane Bauer, Francesca Lia Block, Bruce Coville, Nancy Garden, James Cross Giblin, Ellen Howard, M. E. Kerr, Jonathan London, Lois Lowry, Gregory Maguire, Lesl?a Newman, Cristina Salat, William Sleator, Jacqueline Woodson, and Jane Yolen
Each of these... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters
Nick has a three-legged dog named Lucky, some pet fish, and two moms who think he's the greatest kid ever. And he happens to think he has the greatest Moms ever, but everything changes when his birth mom and her wife, Jo, start to have marital problems. Suddenly, Nick is in the middle, and... more
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Pucker by Melanie Gideon
Thomas Quicksilver, known to his classmates as "Pucker," has always been an outsider. His crazy mother, the secret of his family's strange origins, and above all, the terrible scars on his face from a childhood fire—these things have kept Thomas isolated and alone. Now, at seventeen, a... more
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Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Welcome to Elsewhere. It is warm, with a breeze, and the beaches are marvelous. It's quiet and peaceful. You can't get sick or any older. Curious to see new paintings by Picasso? Swing by one of Elsewhere's museums. Need to talk to someone about your problems? Stop by Marilyn... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Saint Iggy by K. L. Going
When Iggy Corso gets kicked out of high school, there's no one for him to tell. His mother has gone off, his father is stoned on the couch, and the phone's been disconnected, so even the social worker can't get through. Leaving his public housing behind, Iggy ventures into the world to make... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Firestorm: The Caretaker Trilogy: Book 1 by David Klass
His mother is not his mother. His father is not his father. And if Jack he hadn?t broken the high school rushing record that night, nothing would have changed. He?d just be going out for pizza, playing football, trying yet again to score with his girlfriend, P.J. But he did break the record.... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Just in Case by Meg Rosoff
Rising star Meg Rosoff’s highly amusing novel is about survival, friendship and the boundaries of love Meg Rosoff’s wit and imagination are eye-popping. She is already a star in the UK—her first novel How I Live Now sold hundreds of thousands of copies there—and she’s won numerous awards on... more
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An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Magyk (Septimus Heap, Bk 1) by Angie Sage
The seventh son of the seventh son, aptly named Septimus Heap, is stolen the night he is born by a midwife who pronounces him dead. That same night, the baby's father, Silas Heap, comes across a bundle in the snow containing a new born girl with violet eyes. The Heaps take this helpless... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
33 Snowfish by Adam Rapp
A harrowing new novel by Adam Rapp brings us to the depths of humanity - and powerfully dramatizes the resilience of the human spirit.
On the run in a stolen car with a kidnapped baby in tow, Custis, Curl, and Boobie are three young people with deeply troubled pasts and bleak futures. As they... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Dear Zoe by Philip Beard
Philip Beard’s stunning debut novel is fifteen-year-old Tess DeNunzio’s letter to her sister, Zoe, lost to a hit-and-run driver on a day when it seemed that nothing mattered but the tragedies playing out in New York and Washington. Dear Zoe is a remarkable study of grief, adolescence,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie (Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, Bk 1) by Jordan Sonnenbli...
Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life: he plays drums in the All-Star Jazz band, has a crush on the hottest girl in the school, and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey. But when Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven's world is turned upside down. He... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass
Jeremy Fink has been obsessed with the meaning of life ever since a box from his father arrived at his house five years after his father was killed in a car accident.Jeremy is determined to find the missing keys that will open the box that supposedly contains the meaning of life. Jeremy and his... more
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The Looking Glass Wars (Looking Glass Wars, Bk 1) by Frank Beddor
The Looking Glass Wars unabashedly challenges the world’s Carrollian Wonderland assumptions of tea parties, dormice, and a curious little blonde girl to reveal an epic, cross-dimensional saga of love, murder, betrayal, revenge, and the endless war for Imagination. Meet the heroic,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Possibility of Fireflies by Dominique Paul
From Booklist
Ellie, almost 15, and her older sister, Gwen, were always close--until their parents separated and their depressed mother became brutal, detached, and unpredictable. Ellie hides her problems at home from her friends, always trying to steer clear of controversy. Her sister,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin
For Matt and his sisters, life with their cruel, vicious mother is a day-to-day struggle for survival. But then Matt witnesses Murdoch coming to a child's rescue in a convenience store, and for the first time, he feels a glimmer of hope. When, amazingly, Murdoch begins dating Matt's mother, life... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Hazing Meri Sugarman (Hazing Meri Sugarman, Bk 1) by M. Apostolina
Poor, dear Cindy Bixby is a total loser. Has been all her life. But now as she enters college, Cindy hopes to shed her loser ways -- get some friends and maybe even (dare she think it?) get a boyfriend. Her first move out of loserdom: pledge Alpha Beta Delta.
There Cindy meets Meri Sugarman.... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Leaving Fishers by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Dorry is unbearably lonely at her new high school until she meets Angela and her circle of friends. She soon discovers they all belong to a religious group, the Fishers of Men. At first, as Dorry becomes involved with the Fishers, she is eager to fit in and flattered by her new friends'... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Margaux with an X by Ron Koertge
Despite being popular, gorgeous, and witty, Margaux's life isn't as picture-perfect as it would appear as she struggles to cope with a disturbing home, her gambling father, and her shopping-addict mother, but a surprising friendship with a quiet boy named Danny gives Margaux an improved attitude... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Trigger by Susan Vaught
Jersey Hatch seemed to have it all together—he played sports, was popular, had a great girlfriend, best friend, and supportive parents. But when he emerges from a recuperative care center, all that is gone, his legs and hands don’t work right, his mouth says every word that pops into... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
21 Proms by David Levithan (Editor)
Authors include: Libba Bray, Jacqueline Woodson, Ned Vizzini, John Green, Sarah Mylnowski, Melissa de la Cruz, Holly Black, Brent Hartinger, Lisa Sandell, Will Leitch, Leslie Margolis, Cecily von Ziegessar, E. Lockhart, Jodi Anderson, David Levithan, Dan Ehrenhaft, Liz Craft, Aimee Friedman, and... more
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Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan
Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw has had a lot to contend with in her young life, her name for one. Then there are her clothes (sewn in polyester by Gram), her difficulty speaking up, and her status at school as "nobody special." But according to Gram, most problems can be overcome with positive... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Behind the Eyes by Francisco Stork
Hector Robles has spent his sixteen years in the projects of El Paso trying to stay unnoticed. His peaceful obscurity is shattered when his impulsive brother challenges the leader of a gang called the Discípulos. Suddenly Hector is drawn into their world of violence and hopelessness. When a... more
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Born Again by Kelly Kerney
What happens when a Bible Quiz Champion takes on Darwin? Mel, a faith-filled Pentecostal, has the chance to escape Slow Rapids, Indiana, by attending academic summer camp. The only catch? She has to read forbidden tomes like The Origin of Species . So she forges the permission slip, promising... more
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Dark Cindy (Hazing Meri Sugarman, Bk 3) by M. Apostolina
Cindy takes a walk on the wild side!
Yikes! This tale of sorority girls gone bad has gotten nasty! When we left off, Meri was back (big time!) and trying to sabotage Cindy and the girls' attempts to save Alpha Beta Delta. (Scandalous!) Cindy tried to end Meri's reign of terror once... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Degrassi Generations: The Official 411 by Kathryn Ellis
Are you hooked on Degrassi: The Next Generation?Were you a die-hard fan of Degrassi Junior High?Then you must read DEGRASSI: GENERATIONS!This amazing book takes you behind the scenes of Degrassi: The Next Generation, Degrassi High, Degrassi Junior High, and The Kids of Degrassi Street. Find out... more
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Demons of the Ocean (Vampirates #1) by Justin Somper
Well, if pirates are bad,
And vampires are worse,
Then I pray that as long as I be
That though I sing of Vampirates
I never one shall see.
Twins, Connor and Grace, never dreamed that there was any truth to the Vampirate shanty their father sang to them before he died, but that was before... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Friendship For Today by Patricia C. Mckissack
The year is 1954, the place is Missouri, and twelve-year-old Rosemary Patterson is about to make history. She is one of the first African American students to enter the white school in her town. Headstrong, smart Rosemary welcomes the challenge, but starting this new school gets more daunting... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Gideon the Cutpurse (Gideon, Bk 1) by Linda Buckley-Archer
1763.
Gideon Seymour, cutpurse and gentleman, hides from the villainous Tar Man. Suddenly the sky peels away like fabric and from the gaping hole fall two curious-looking children. Peter Schock and Kate Dyer have fallen straight from the twenty-first century, thanks to an experiment with an... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Hope Was Here (r/i) by Joan Bauer
Hope's used to thinking on her feet-she hasn't become a terrific waitress by accident. But when she and her aunt Addie move from New York City to a small town in Wisconsin to run the Welcome Stairways Diner, she isn't sure she'll fit in. Luckily, she doesn't have much time to dwell on it, what... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Invisible by Pete Hautman
You could say that my railroad, the Madham Line, is almost the most important thing in my life. Next to Andy Morrow, my best friend.
Lots of people think Doug Hanson is a freak -- he gets beat up after school, and the girl of his dreams calls him a worm. Doug's only refuge is creating... more
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Naughts & Crosses (Naughts & Crosses, Bk 1) by Malorie Blackman
Callum is a naught, a second-class citizen in a society run by the ruling Crosses. Sephy is a Cross, and daughter of the man slated to become prime minister. In their world, white naughts and black Crosses simply don't mix -- and they certainly don't fall in love. But that's exactly... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Notes from the Teenage Underground by Simmone Howell
Seventeen-year-old Gem loves movies, her feminist mom, and Dodgy, her coworker in a video store (at least she thinks she loves Dodgy). When a school trip inspires Gem to make an underground film, her best friends Lo and Mira are quick to join the project, taking on the roles of producer and... more
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Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess
With her father imprisoned, 15-year-old Meredith thinks she could live out her high-school days safely, but when he is released early for good behavior, her security is shattered. A popular youth baseball coach, her father has abused Mer as well as other boys and girls. With strict orders that... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Unwritten Girl by James Bow
Rosemary Watson lives in the small town of Clarksbury, where news travels fast and gossip sticks around. Years before, her brother Theo suffered a nervous breakdown, and Rosemary, now entering junior high, is constantly teased about it. She wonders if she might go crazy like her brother, and she... more
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Airs Beneath the Moon (Horse Mistress, Bk 1) by Toby Bishop
In the Duchy of Oc, the most precious of creatures are the winged horses blessed by the goddess Kalla. When one is born, it is immediately taken to the Academy of the Air to be trained and watched over. But when a spirited peasant girl bonds with a winged horse of her own, the Academy gets more... more
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A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life by Dana Reinhardt
Simone’s starting her junior year in high school. Her mom’s a lawyer for the ACLU, her dad’s a political cartoonist, so she’s grown up standing outside the organic food coop asking people to sign petitions for worthy causes. She’s got a terrific younger brother and... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
CRACKER IS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY'S MOST VALUABLE WEAPONS:a German shepherd trained to sniff out bombs, traps, and the enemy. The fate of entire platoons rests on her keen sense of smell. She's a Big Deal, and she likes it that way. Sometimes Cracker remembers when she was younger, and... more
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Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (The Sisterhood of the Traveling...
Some friends just fit together.With unraveled embroidery and fraying hems, the Traveling Pants are back for one last, glorious summer.Join Ann Brashares?s beloved sisterhood once again in a dazzling, fearless novel about a summer that will forever change the lives of Lena, Carmen, Bee, and... more
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Fragments by Jeffry W. Johnston
Ever since the accident, Chase feels shattered. He can't remember that night, and everyone's treating him like a broken freak. He just wants things to go back to normal. So when he starts getting flashes of memory, he's relieved. He's sure once he remembers everything, he can put the crash... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Hip-Hop High School (Hoopster) by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Theresa Anderson is every kind of smart: too smart-mouthed for her own good, street smart enough to deal with a neighborhood that gets more dangerous every day, and more book smart than anyone knows. But with the example of her super-achieving older brother towering above her, Theresa hasn't... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Homeboyz by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
When Teddy Anderson's little sister Tina is gunned down randomly in a drive-by shooting, the gangstas who rule the streets in the Anderson family's rapidly deteriorating neighborhood dismiss the incident as just another case of RP, RT-wrong place, wrong time. According to gangsta logic,... more
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77
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
How It's Done by Christine Kole MacLean
Brought up in a strict fundamentalist home, eighteen-year-old Grace feels trapped in a "suburban Alcatraz" by her overbearing father and her timid mother. An affair with a college professor?a man of the world whos more likely to quote Shelley than scripture?seems like a great escape. But freedom... more
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78
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Impulse (Impulse, Bk 1) by Ellen Hopkins
Sometimes you don't wake up. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same.
Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act -- suicide.
Vanessa is beautiful and smart, but her... more
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79
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Last Shot (Final Four Mystery) by John Feinstein
Steven Thomas is one of two lucky winners of the U.S. Basketball Writer's Association's contest for aspiring journalists. His prize? A trip to New Orleans and a coveted press pass for the Final Four. It's a basketball junkie's dream come true!
But the games going on behind... more
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80
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Ophelia by Lisa Klein
In this re-imagining of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, it is Ophelia who takes center stage. A rowdy, motherless girl, she grows up at Elsinore Castle to become the queen’s most trusted lady-in-waiting. She catches the attention of the captivating, dark-haired Prince Hamlet, and... more
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81
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Dead Girls' Dance (Morganville Vampires, Bk 2) by Rachel Caine
Claire has her share of challenges. Like being a genius in a school that favors beauty over brains; homicidal girls in her dorm, and finding out that her college town is overrun with the living dead. On the up side, she has a new boyfriend with a vampire-hunting dad. But when a local fraternity... more
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82
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, Bk 1) by Brandon Mull
For centuries, mystical creatures of all description were gathered to a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary survives today as one of the last strongholds of true magic in a cynical world. Enchanting? Absolutely. Exciting? You bet. Safe? Well, actually,... more
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83
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Girls by Lori Lansens
Meet Rose and Ruby: sisters, best friends, confidantes, and conjoined twins.
Since their birth, Rose and Ruby Darlen have been known simply as "the girls." They make friends, fall in love, have jobs, love their parents, and follow their dreams. But the Darlens are special. Now nearing their... more
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84
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchet...
According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.
So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing,... more
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85
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
In the Break by Jack Lopez
"This captivating novel by an author who is a surfer is about surfing, adolescence, friendship, and loyalty. The main character, Juan, is an intense young man making his way toward adulthood amidst all the struggles, angst, and joy of life. Surf lovers will take great delight in Juan's quest for... more
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86
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Ironside (Modern Tale of Faerie, Bk 3) by Holly Black
In the realm of Faerie, the time has come for Roiben's coronation. Uneasy in the midst of the malevolent Unseelie Court, pixie Kaye is sure of only one thing -- her love for Roiben. But when Kaye, drunk on faerie wine, declares herself to Roiben, he sends her on a seemingly impossible quest. Now... more
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87
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Justin Thyme (Tartan of Thyme, Bk 1) by Panama Oxbridge
Justin Thyme is a self-made billionaire living in a castle overlooking Loch Ness. The day he turns thirteen, he receives an anonymous gift: a fabulous watch with a puzzling message hidden on it. When he tells his father of his plans to build a time machine, the Laird of Thyme reveals tantalising... more
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88
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Magic City (Push Fiction) by Drew Lerman
Henry's suffering. He's suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder ever since a hurricane hit his house, with him alone in it. He's suffering from indecision in his relationships with girls. He's suffering because he's got a new friend, Charlie Bickle, who seems to like to see him suffer.... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Over a Thousand Hills I Walk With You by Hanna Jansen & Elizabeth D. Crawford
From School Library Journal
The patient encouragement of the author to help her adopted daughter, Jeanne d'Arc Umubyeyi, come to terms with her memories provides the frame for this account of genocide in Rwanda in 1994. When Jeanne was eight, Hutu neighbors massacred her family and destroyed... more
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90
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Saving Grace by Katherine Spencer
When fifteen-year-old Grace Stanley's brother is killed in a car accident, she does what any typical girl would do--she loses it. She blames herself, denounces God, and gives up on school, her friends, and her churchgoing family. Then along comes a "saintly" and nerdy new girl, Philomena, who... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Straight Road to Kylie by Nico Medina
Life is fabulous for Jonathan Parish.
He's seventeen, out and proud, and ready to party through senior year with his posse of best girlfriends. But the year starts off with the wrong kind of bang when Jonathan -- in an inebriated lapse of judgment -- sleeps with a friend of his...a... more
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92
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Book of Luke by Jenny O'Connell
Emily Abbott has always been considered the Girl Most Likely to Be Nice -- but lately being nice hasn't done her any good. Her parents have decided to move the family from Chicago back to their hometown of Boston in the middle of Emily's senior year. Only Emily's first real boyfriend, Sean, is... more
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93
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments, Bk 1) by Cassandra Clare
When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Circle of Friends, Book III...James by L. Diane Wolfe
Haunted by a troubled past... The future appears bright for James Sheppard. Emerging from a troubled childhood, he is blessed with talent and a good work ethic. Excelling in his classes and at the campus newspaper, James's goal of editor appears within his grasp. However, years of abuse... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Real Question by Adrian Fogelin
From School Library Journal
Fisher Brown is a typical overachiever, stressed out about his grades and his future. His compulsive father, who happens to be his guidance counselor, leaves index cards with pointers around his room, such as, read above and below target area. When the 16-year-old... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Someone Like Summer by M. E. Kerr
Annabel first sees him playing soccer near her house. His name is Esteban?she sees it on the back of his team shirt. He notices her, smiles, then looks back over his shoulder at her again.
It is the beginning of summer in the resort town of Seaview. It is also the start of a romance between... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Summer of Love : The Principles of Love by Emily Franklin
After a rough spring semester at Hadley Hall, Love Bukowski is ready for some sun on Martha's Vineyard. Running her Aunt Mable's cafe might not sound glamorous, but when she's working with her best friend, Arabella, anything can be fun. Plus, Mable's set up a treasure map of clues for her to... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
A Swift Pure Cry by Siobhan Dowd
Ireland 1984.After Shell's mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness of everyday life comes from her budding spiritual friendship with a naive young priest, and... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Traitor King by Todd Mitchell
From Booklist
Darren and Jackie Mananann travel to Maine with their family to visit their eccentric uncle. They quickly discover, though, that their uncle is missing, and the only local who seems to have an inkling of his whereabouts is the town's exceptionally cranky librarian. The kids... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Choices by Deborah Lynn Jacobs
SHIFTING BETWEEN MULTIPLE REALITIES
A teenage girl consumed by guilt over her brother's death tries to find a universe in which he is still alive.
Sticky notes rim the mirror in rainbow colors. REMEMBER. DON'T FORGET HIM. READ THE NOTEBOOK. Remember what? Remember who? And what's this... more
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101
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Genesis Alpha by Rune Michaels
Josh worships his older brother, Max. They look alike, they talk alike, and they both have the same interests, including their favorite massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Genesis Alpha. But Josh and Max have an even deeper connection. Because Josh was born for a reason. It was... more
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102
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
In Their Shoes: Extraordinary Women Describe Their Amazing Careers by Deborah Reber
FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF AMAZING WOMEN WHO HAVE THE JOBS OF YOUR DREAMS!Find out what you really want to know about your career choices:What will I do every day? Will I wear Prada or Old Navy? Play with kids on the playground, or with bigwigs in the boardroom? Power lunch at the Ivy, or bag... more
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103
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Like We Care by Tom Matthews
What if they just stopped? What if in a grand, scruffy stab at corporate disobedience, teenagers en masse simply stopped spending their money on the cynical crap that's relentlessly mainlined to them: the addictive and deadly cigarettes, the hateful music, the crude and desensitizing videos... more
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104
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Love, Meg by C. Leigh Purtill
Fans of Sarah Dessen's Just Listen will fall in love with this gorgeously written story of one girl's search for her family and herself.
Sixteen-year-old Meg Shanley has to start life over again in Los Angeles because her thirty-year-old sister Lucie can't get it together. Lucie is always... more
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105
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Marked (House of Night, Bk 1) by Kristin Cast & P. C. Cast
Enter the dark, magical world of the House of Night, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed.
One minute, sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird is a normal teenager dealing with everyday high school stress: her cute boyfriend Heath, the school’s star quarterback... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Opposite of Music by Janet Ruth Young
when i am welli will take youAt first Billy's father just seemed distant, as if he had something on his mind. Then he stopped listening to music, saying it hurt his ears. After a while he stopped eating and sleeping. And after that he just stopped. Stopped being Billy's father and his friend and... more
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107
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Quad by Carrie Gordon Watson
Everything led up to this moment—the point when the teasing, the cruelty, the pressure all became too much. And someone finally snapped. Now six students, from six different cliques, are trapped in the student store while a shooter terrorizes their school. The shooter's identity is teased... more
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108
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
High school junior Jenny Greenley is so good at keeping secrets that she's the school newspaper's anonymous advice columnist. She's so good at it that, when hotter-than-hot Hollywood star Luke Striker comes to her small town to research a role, Jenny is the one in charge of keeping his identity... more
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109
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Boot Camp by Todd Strasser
In the middle of the night Garrett is taken from his home to Harmony Lake, a boot camp for troubled teens. Maybe some kids deserve to be sent there, but Garrett knows he doesn't. Subjected to brutal physical and psychological abuse, he tries to fight back, but the battle is futile. He won't be... more
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110
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Call to Shakabaz by Amy Wachspress
A vibrantly imaginative fantasy adventure, The Call to Shakabaz sidesteps many of the usual conventions of the genre and offers instead unusual and original resolutions to a variety of sticky situations. When the recently orphaned Goodacre children are transported to the land of Faracadar, they... more
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111
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Sixteen-year-old Amal makes the decision to start wearing the hijab full-time and everyone has a reaction. Her parents, her teachers, her friends, people on the street. But she stands by her decision to embrace her faith and all that it is, even if it does make her a little different from... more
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112
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger
Lauren Weisberger, whose bestselling debut The Devil Wears Prada outed the vicious antics of the magazine industry elite, is back at it with Everyone Worth Knowing, another cautionary tale of sex, power, and fame. This time around, the PR industry is her target, and Prada fans will recognize... more
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113
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Melting of Maggie Bean (Maggie Bean, Bk 1) by Tricia Rayburn
Maggie looked down and barely saw her toenails peeking out from the shadow of her stomach. She closed her eyes and slowly stepped onto the scale. Once she finally opened her eyes, Maggie almost fell off the scale.
Maggie Bean's having a tough year. Since her dad lost his job he spends... more
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114
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Beige by Cecil Castellucci
"Castellucci mixes details of the L.A. punk scene with memorable characters and witty dialogue...Consider this pure Nirvana." ? BooklistExiled from Canada to Los Angeles, Katy can't believe she is spending the summer with her father?punk name: the Rat?a recovered addict and drummer for the band... more
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115
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Curse of the Romanovs by Staton Rabin
Alexei Romanov, heir to the Russian throne, is in deadly danger. It's 1916, the struggling Russian people are tired of war and are blaming their Romanov rulers for it, and some are secretly plotting to murder the young heir and his family. But nobody outside the palace knows that Alexei suffers... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Highest Tide: A Novel by Jim Lynch
One moonlit night, thirteen-year-old Miles O’Malley sneaks out of his house and goes exploring on the tidal flats of Puget Sound. When he discovers a rare giant squid, he instantly becomes a local phenomenon shadowed by people curious as to whether this gawky teenager is just an observant... more
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117
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background—average student, average looks, average dysfunctional family. But since he got busted for doing graffiti on the school, and spent the summer doing outdoor work to pay for it, he stands out like you wouldn’t... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
.After 30 years, Wilson Lewis, son-in-law to Noah and Allie (of The Notebook fame), is forced to admit that the romance has gone out of his marriage. Despite the shining example of his in-laws' 50-year love affair, Wilson himself is a man unable to express how he truly feels. With the... more
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119
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Why I Let My Hair Grow Out by Maryrose Wood
Being sent to your room is one thing. But being sent to another country? Morgan's boyfriend dumped her on the last day of school-it seemed the only thing to do was to hack off her hair and dye the stubble orange. Unfortunately, Morgan's parents freaked and decided a change of scenery would do... more
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120
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Proving: The Zambinos of Blue Hill by Will Azeperak
By the mid twenty-first century civilization will be colonizing the near reaches of the solar system. Honor and honesty will be highly valued. People may choose to receive a brain implant, called a grain, which imparts great knowledge. It is customary to perform a proving-a feat of intellect... more
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121
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Declaration (Declaration, Bk 1) by Gemma Malley
It's the year 2140 and Anna shouldn't be alive. Nor should any of the children she lives with at Grange Hall. The facility is full of kids like her, kids whose parents chose to recklessly abuse Mother Nature and have children despite a law forbidding them from doing so as long as they... more
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122
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Every Minute On Earth by Steve Murrie & Matthew Murrie
In the minute it could take you to read this page, the Earth will be hit by 6,000 lightning strikes; 2,137 pounds of popcorn will be eaten; 10,000 pieces of skin will be lost from your body; 21,000 pizzas will be baked; 954 camera phones will be sold worldwide; the International Space Station... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Forever... by Judy Blume
There's a first for everything.
When you build up something in your mind -- really imagine it, wish for it -- sometimes, when it actually happens, it doesn't live up to your expectations.
True love is nothing like that.
Especially not for Katherine and... more
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124
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Glass (Crank, Bk 2) by Ellen Hopkins
Crank. Glass. Ice. Crystal. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. And once it's got hold of you, this monster will never let you go.
Kristina thinks she can control it. Now with a baby to care for, she's determined to be the one deciding when and how much, the one... more
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125
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Jinx by Meg Cabot
It's not easy being Jinx. Jean Honeychurch hates her boring name (not Jean Marie, or Jeanette, just . . . Jean). What's worse? Her all-too-appropriate nickname, Jinx. Misfortune seems to follow her everywhere she goes?even to New York City, where Jinx has moved to get away from the huge mess... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel
In Alyson No?l's newest teen novel, one sister's secrets save the other's life--in more ways than one.
Meet fifteen-year-old Echo, a typical teen trying to survive high school without being totally traumatized by boy trouble, friend drama, and school issues. As if she didn't have enough on... more
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127
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Silenced by James DeVita
In a world filled with sanctions and restrictions, Marena struggles to remember the past: a time before the Zero Tolerance Party murdered her mother and put her father under house arrest. A time before they installed listening devices in every home and forbade citizens to read or write. A time... more
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128
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It by Lisa Shanahan
IN MY FAMILY, when anyone rides the wave of their emotions, we say they're chucking a birkett. When the emotion drives out all common sense, we say they're chucking a big one. The telltale signs are: flaming cheeks, shortness of breath, bulging eyes, and a prolonged illogical outburst.Gemma... more
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129
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
101 Ways to Dance by Kathy Stinson
In this quirky collection, award-winning author for young people Kathy Stinson offers characters and plotlines that reflect the many ways teens learn about lust and love. From the first stirrings of same-sex desire on a lakeside beach to troubling paternity questions around a teen pregnancy, 101... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Daemon Hall by Andrew Nance
Is winning a writing contest worth risking your life?Nothing exciting ever happens in the town of Maplewood—that is, until famous thriller writer Ian Tremblin holds a short-story writing contest with a prize that seems to be the opportunity of a lifetime: five finalists will get to spend... more
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131
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers, Bk 1) by Jessica Day George
When an orphan girl named Creel befriends a dragon, she unknowingly inherits a pair of slippers that could be used to save her kingdom, or destroy it. Perfect for fans of Shannon Hale and Cornelia Funke’s Dragon Rider, the light tone and charming characterizations bring this heartwarming... more
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132
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Empress's Tomb (Kiki Strike, Bk 2) by Kirsten Miller
Kiki Strike and the Irregulars saved the world last night.
You might want to send them a thank you note.
Ananka Fishbein's mother considers her the resident underachiever of the Upper East Side. Of course, she doesn't know Ananka's nights are all about hanging with a... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned From Judy Blume by Jennifer ...
This collection of 24 essays edited by O'Connell (Plan B) pays tribute to the influence of Judy Blume and her work about coming-of-age as a girl in America. In each piece, the writer reveals what O'Connell calls her "Judy Blume moment," telling a heartfelt and revealing story... more
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134
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
We Hear the Dead by Dianne Salerni
When mischievous sisters Maggie and Kate Fox hear that their dreaded niece, Lizzie, is coming for a visit, they immediately start thinking of ways to get rid of her. Their prank takes the form of rapping noises that spell out messages from the dead, but instead of making Lizzie flee in fear,... more
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135
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Kissing the Bee by Kathe Koja
Senior year is flying by, the prom is approaching, and Dana, her best friend, Avra, and Avra’s boyfriend, Emil, are about to encounter the pains and pleasures of that intricate beehive called adult life. While Dana plans on college, Avra plots escape once school is over—and plans to... more
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136
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Life as It Comes by Anne-Laure Bondoux & Anne-Laure Bondoux
Sisters with nothing in common? That's Mado and Patty.Studious and responsible, 15-year-old Mado is the family brain. Patty, on the other hand, is a carefree 20-year-old party girl who lives on her own and has plenty of boyfriends. The two are following divergent paths . . . until their parents... more
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137
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Other Half of Me by Emily Franklin
JENNY FITZGERALD HAS been outside the huddle, trying to fit in to her sports-obsessed family. The only time she knows the score is when she's holding an egg-carton palette and painting on a canvas, but even then she feels as though something is missing.Unlike her three younger siblings, Jenny... more
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138
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Quaking by Kathryn Erskine & Kathryn Erskine
Don't call her Matilda. Her name is Matt. And don't even think about getting close to her. She doesn't need anyone. Can't you tell by looking at her, dressed all in black with a spider painted on her face and her ice-cold stare? But most of all, do not bully her. She has been through it all... more
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139
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Time of the Eagle by Sherryl Jordan
I was the first child born to a hunted people, in the first winter of their flight. My earliest memory is of being carried on my mother's hip across barren plains, with wild mountains all around, and of rough tents made of skins stretched across sticks planted in the dust, of hunger and thirst... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Falling by Doug Wilhelm
Everyone expected fifteen-year-old Matt Shaw to be Jeffords Junior High’s star basketball player. But Matt never went out for the team. He won’t even touch a ball anymore, and he hardly talks to anyone. No one understands why he’s changed, but Matt knows that it’s his... more
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141
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Runnerland by John Burns
Peter’s just a normal teenager living a normal life — until his father suddenly dies and his world is turned upside down. Already teetering on the brink of despair, Peter goes over the edge when he accidentally discovers that he was adopted. Feeling betrayed, overwhelmed, and... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Garden of Eve by K. L. Going
Evie reluctantly moves with her widowed father to Beaumont, New York, where he has bought an apple orchard, dismissing rumors that the town is cursed and the trees haven't borne fruit in decades. Evie doesn't believe in things like curses and fairy tales anymore--if fairy tales were real, her... more
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143
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Questory of Root Karbunkulus: Item One: Miist by Kamilla Reid
"It's sorta like that really cool show, "The Great Amazing Race" but even cooler 'cause it's got magic and it's in this mystical kinda land and there's hundreds of kids, some with magic and some just learning it. And they're all in teams racing to get the Miist of Kalliope but there's only six... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Revenge of the Cheerleaders by Janette Rallison
Chelsea’s school year has taken a turn for the worse. After being dumped by her boyfriend and humiliated at the pep assembly by her younger sister’s boyfriend, Rick, she’s just concentrating on avoiding any other major embarrassments. That’s when Rick and his band debut... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
The opening lines of Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You:
"The day my sister, Gillian, decided to pronounce her name with a hard G was, coincidentally, the same day my mother returned, early and alone, from her honeymoon. Neither of these things surprised me. Gillian, who was... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Zen And The Art Of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick
When eighth-grader San Lee moves to a new town and a new school for the umpteenth time, he doesn't try to make new friends or be a loner or play cool. Instead he sits back and devises a plan to be totally different. When he accidentally answers too many questions in World History on Zen (only... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Breathe My Name by R.A. Nelson
Frances can forgive. She can even forget. But she can never escape her past . . . A compelling psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of Teach Me. Frances Robinson has the perfect life: loving adoptive parents, a great best friend, and a cute new boyfriend. But Frances has a secret.... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Cut by Patricia McCormick
Fifteen-year-old Callie isn't speaking to anybody, not even to her therapist at Sea Pines, the "residential treatment facility" where her parents and doctor sent her after discovering that she cuts herself. As her story unfolds, Callie reluctantly become involved with the other... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep (Seems) by John Hulme & Michael Wexler
Becker Drane knows exactly how The World works You know the rain we had two weeks ago, or that nightmare you had last night? Becker Drane can tell you exactly who or what was responsible because Becker works as a Fixer for The Seems. From the Department of Weather to the Department of Time, The... more
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150
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Red Glass by Laura Resau & Laura Resau
? ?A captivating read.??School Library Journal, Starred One night Sophie and her parents are called to a hospital where Pedro, a six-year-old Mexican boy, is recovering from dehydration. Crossing the border into Arizona with a group of Mexicans and a coyote, or guide, Pedro and his parents faced... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Year My Sister Got Lucky by Aimee Friedman
Katie and Michaela Wilder are New York City girls...and best friends. But everything changes when they move upstate to rural Fir Lake. Katie is horrified by their new surroundings: the too-friendly neighbors, the lack of a subway, the fact they live near actual cows. She's shocked when... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Big Fat Manifesto by Susan Vaught
Jamie is a senior in high school and, like so many kids in that year, doing too much?including trying to change the world?and fighting for her rights as a very fat girl. And not quietly: she's writing a column every week in the paper with her thoughts and fears and gripes. As her column raises... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers by Nancy Amanda Redd
You'd think a Miss America swimsuit winner would feel completely confident about her body, right? Not always! So I decided to write the book I wish I'd had as a teen and in college--an honest, funny, practical, medically accurate, totally reassuring guide to how women's bodies actually look,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Killer Spirit (Squad, Bk 2) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Saying Toby Klein is an unlikely cheerleader is like saying Paris Hilton might be into guys -- understatement of the year. But as a Bayport High cheerleader and an undercover government operative, she’s living a life that’s anything but typical. Being on the Squad has its benefits,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Right Behind You by Gail Giles
When he was nine, Kip set another child on fire. Now, after years in a juvenile ward, he is ready for a fresh start. But the ghosts of his past soon demand justice, and he must reveal his painful secret. How can Kip tell anyone that he really is--or was--a murderer?
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner
SHAKESPEARE SHAPIRO HAS ALWAYS hated his name. His parents bestowed it on him as some kind of sick joke when he was born, and his life has gone downhill from there, one embarrassing incident after another. Entering his senior year of high school, Shakespeare has never had a girlfriend, his... more
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157
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Boy Toy by Barry Lyga
Josh Mendel has a secret. Unfortunately, everyone knows what it is.Five years ago, Josh's life changed. Drastically. And everyone in his school, his town?seems like the world?thinks they understand. But they don't?they can't. And now, about to graduate from high school, Josh is still trying to... more
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158
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress by Maria Padian
Brett McCarthy lives for vocabulary words, soccer, and her larger-than-life grandmother, Nonna. Unfortunately, Brett’s got a big mouth she can’t seem to tame and opinions she can’t keep to herself. And she’s obsessed with the moment she became redefined and went from good... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Chasing Tail Lights by Patrick Jones
Break free. Before he died, Christy?s daddy used to say that when you feel lost, follow the tail lights of the truck in front of you, and they?ll get you somewhere safe. Christy keeps chasing those tail lights, but somehow, she?s always still lost in Flint, Michigan. Like most teens in Flint,... more
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160
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth Bunce
The gold thread promises Charlotte Miller a chance to save her family's beloved woolen mill. It promises a future for her sister, jobs for her townsfolk, security against her grasping uncle -- maybe even true love. To get the thread, Charlotte must strike a bargain with its maker, the... more
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161
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson
Sometimes you have to get lost . . . The Girl: Clio Ford, seventeen, wants to spend the summer smooching her art-store crush, not stuck on a boat in the Mediterranean. At least she'll get a killer tan. The Mission: Survive her father's crazy antics. Oh, and also find some missing underwater... more
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162
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Girlwood by Claire Dean
Polly Greene has always been considered strange, a girl who can see a persons true colors, a thirteen-year-old more comfortable foraging in the woods with her eccentric grandmother than hanging out with friends. But all that is about to change when Pollys older sister, Bree, vanishes into the... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder
Girl meets boy.
Girl loses boy.
Girl gets boy back...
...sort of.
Ava can't see him or touch him, unless she's dreaming. She can't hear his voice, except for the faint whispers in her mind. Most would think she's crazy, but she knows he's... more
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164
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Leftovers by Laura Wiess
A devastating novel of desperation and revenge from one of today's most compelling new voices in fiction. In this follow-up to her heartbreaking debut, Such a Pretty Girl, Laura Wiess once again spins a shattering tale of the tragedies that befall young women who are considered society's... more
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165
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Moving Day (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls, Bk 1) by Meg Cabot
When nine-year-old Allie Finkle's parents announce that they are moving her and her brothers from their suburban split-level into an ancient Victorian in town, Allie's sure her life is over. She's not at all happy about having to give up her pretty pink wall-to-wall carpeting for... more
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166
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
My Life as a Rhombus by Varian Johnson
Homework plus strawberry ice cream equals a typical night for high school senior and math whiz Rhonda Lee. Angling for a full scholarship to Georgia Tech, the pressure is on. And dating isnt part of the equation. Teenage boys are only after one thing, right? She should know considering her last... more
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167
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness.
Anna is not... more
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168
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Perfect Cover (Squad, Bk 1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Bayport High’s Varsity cheer squad is made up of the hottest of the hot. But this A-list is dangerous in more ways than one. The Squad is actually a cover for the most highly trained group of underage government operatives the United States has ever assembled. They have the perfect cover,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-To-Know Progressive Sexuality Guide to Get You Through High ...
Have you ever wondered… Am I normal? (and what is “normal,” anyway?) What’s up down there? I really like girls, but I like boys sometimes, too. Am I gay, bisexual, or just messed up? Are we both really ready to have sex? Is it ok if I masturbate? I feel like I can’t... more
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170
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Secret Country (Eidolon Chronicles) by Jane Johnson
Ben wants a Mongolian Fighting Fish more than anything. But when he goes to Mr. Dodds's Pet Emporium with his hard-earned savings, he buys a cat instead. He doesn't have a choice, really. The cat insists.Iggy (as the tabby likes to be called) has been kidnapped from his home, a parallel world... more
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171
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Unwind (Unwind, Bk 1) by Neal Shusterman
In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would "unwind" them
Connor's parents want to be rid of him because he's a troublemaker. Risa has no parents and is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev's... more
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172
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Alchemyst (Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Bk 1) by Michael Scott
He holds the secret that can end the world. The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. Nearly 700 years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life. The records show that he died in 1418. But... more
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173
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Bittersweet: The Diary of Brandy Morgan by Leslie Lee Sanders
Being an African American senior in high school and a victim of racism for most of her life, Brandy turns to her beloved journal to express her thoughts. When Brandy develops a crush on Ian, the most attractive boy in school, she decides to befriend him. She then realizes that being friends... more
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174
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty (Triple Shot Bettys, Bk 1) by Jody Gehrman
Geena can't wait to spend summer vacation at the Triple Shot Betty coffee shop with her best friend, Amber, and her cousin, Hero. But Amber and Hero hate each other on sight, and Geena's dreams of a girl-bonding summer fly out the window - then vanish entirely when a few cute (okay,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Social Experiments of Dorie Dilts: Dumped by Popular Demand (The Social Experimen...
Dorie Dilts is about to move from California to New Jersey, and instead of seeing this as the worst thing to happen to her in her 13 years, Dorie sees this as a great opportunity--an opportunity to reinvent herself as one of the popular crowd, that is. When she arrives at her new school, she... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Earthly Pleasures by Karen Neches
When Skye Sebring, a hospitality greeter inside the pearly gates of Heaven, meets lawyer Ryan Blaine during his brush with death after a motorcycle accident, she falls so deeply in love that she follows him back to Earth, a world with strange customs she knows nothing about--until she discovers... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Good Enough by Paula Yoo
How to make your Korean parents happy: 1. Get a perfect score on the SATs. 2. Get into HarvardYalePrinceton. 3. Don't talk to boys.* Patti's parents expect nothing less than the best from their Korean-American daughter. Everything she does affects her chances of getting into an Ivy League... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Hurt Go Happy by Ginny Rorby
Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis is used to being left out of conversations. Though she’s been deaf since the age of six, Joey’s mother has never allowed her to learn sign language. She strains to read the lips of those around her, but often fails. Everything changes when Joey meets Dr.... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn by Sarah Miller
"Everything you've ever wondered about what guys think (and feared about what they want), I'm going to tell you," says the anonymous narrator. And she does--every kind, gentle, anxious, sordid, crazy, vindictive, sexy thought that goes through 15-year-old Gideon Rayburn's head is channeled... more
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180
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
Curtis Sittenfeld's debut novel, Prep, is an insightful, achingly funny coming-of-age story as well as a brilliant dissection of class, race, and gender in a hothouse of adolescent angst and ambition. Lee Fiora is an intelligent, observant fourteen-year-old when her father drops her off in front... more
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181
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Second Helpings (Jessica Darling, Bk 2) by Megan McCafferty
"Knowing that I've just done something that will take decades off my parents' lives with worry, you'll excuse me for not getting into the fa-la-la-la-la Yuletide spirit this year.... The only difference between Christmas 2001 and Christmas 2000 is that I don't have a... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Skies Over Sweetwater by Julia Moberg
Fictionalized history of the Women Airforce Pilots (WASP) of WWII - the first women in history trained to fly American military aircraft. Still in their teens, these courageous pioneers, heroes in their own right, left their homes to serve their country doing what they loved to do--fly! Their... more
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183
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, Bk 1) by Megan McCafferty
"My parents suck ass. Banning me from the phone and restricting my computer privileges are the most tyrannical parental gestures I can think of. Don't they realize that Hope's the only one who keeps me sane?... I don't see how things could get any... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Tim, Defender of the Earth! by Sam Enthoven
Tim, Defender of the Earth, is a rock’em, sock‘em thriller filled with smoke, spectacle, and big-time adventure. Big Ben will fall! Westminster Abbey will crumble! London will never be the same! TIM, aka Tyrannosaurus: Improved Model, is the product of a top-secret government military... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
As If Being 12 3/4 Isn't Bad Enough (My Mother Is Running for President) by Donna Gep...
As if being 12 3/4 isn’t bad enough, Vanessa Rothrock’s mother is running for president and it’s ruining her life. Isn’t it enough that her enormous feet trip her up all the time, even on stage during the school spelling bee? Isn’t it enough that Reginald Trumball,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway
The wait is over for the paperback of this irresistible, fast-paced, hit-worthy debut! When funny, charming, absolutely-normal Audrey Cuttler dumps her boyfriend Evan, he writes a song about her that becomes a number-one hit?and rockets Audrey to stardom! Suddenly, tabloid paparazzi are on her... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Curse of Addy McMahon by Katie Davis
All her life, Addy's heard stories about the McMahon family curse. Her mom says the stories are just jokes, but Addy isn't so sure. In fact, she's got evidence. Like the fact that her archenemy saw Addy shopping for a training bra with her mom. Or that Jonathan, her mom's g-ross boyfriend, is... more
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188
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Dreamrider by Barry Jonsberg
An intense, frightening portrait of a boy driven to the edge . . . and over.Michael Terny is at his seventh school in four years and he knows that whatever he does, he will be ridiculed and pushed around. Michael is the fat kid. But Michael is also a lucid dreamer?he can recognize when he is... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Geek Magnet by Kieran Scott
Everybody loves KJ. Especially the geeks. See, KJ Miller is super nice, smart, pretty, the stage manager of her high school?s spring musical . . . and a total geek magnet. She?s like the geek pied piper of Washington High, drawing every socially clueless guy in a five-mile radius. If only... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone by Stephanie Kuehnert
Punk rocker Emily Black'™s daddy is a guitar player, but he set his music aside to raise her on his own after her mother disappeared. Emily grew up reasonably together and rebellious in a small Wisconsin farming town notable for its outlaw music venue, River's Edge, where she and her... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Kitty Kitty by Michele Jaffe
Jasmine had everything a girl could want.
So it wasn't her idea of SuperFun to move halfway around the world to Venice, Italy, leaving her fab pals and hot new boyfriend back in Los Angeles. But Venice isn't so bad . . .
Until Jasmine's Evil Hench cousin, Alyson, and her Best... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Magic Thief (Magic Thief, Bk 1) by Sarah Prineas
In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of wizardry and adventure. Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked Nevery's pocket and touched the wizard's locus magicalicus, a stone used to focus magic and work spells. But for some reason he... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
On Borrowed Wings by Chandra Prasad
Adele Pietra has heard her mother say that her destiny is carved in the same brilliantly hued granite her father and brother cleave from the Stony Creek mine: she is to marry a quarryman. But when Adele's brother, Charles, dies in a mining accident, Adele sees the chance to change her life.... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Redheaded Princess by Ann Rinaldi
Growing up, Elizabeth fears she can never be Queen. Although she is the King's daughter, no woman can ever hope to rule over men in England, especially when her mother has been executed for treason.
For all her royal blood, Elizabeth's life is fraught with danger and uncertainty.... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
First Daughter: White House Rules (First Daughter) by Mitali Perkins
In First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover, Sameera showed the United States it was ready for a Pakistani-born First Daughter. With her brains and bravado, she helped her dad win the presidential election. Now she's living in the White House. Fabulous! Right? Actually, it's no fairy tale. The... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
You Know Where to Find Me by Rachel Cohn
Miles has spent her life in the shadow of her cousin Laura. Laura is completely over privileged--smart, gorgeous, and a student at a prep school outside of D.C. Miles is overweight, anti-social, and lives with her mom in the carriage house on her uncle's property. As far as Miles is concerned,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Black Pearls: A Faerie Strand by Louise Hawes & Rebecca Guay (Illustrator)
“ . . . and they lived happily ever after.”
Remember the fairy tales you put away after you found that no princess is as beautiful as common sense and happy endings are just the beginning?
Well, the old tales are back, and they’ve grown up! Black Pearls brings you the... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Deep Wizardry (Young Wizards, Bk 2) by Diane Duane
Something stopped Nita's hand as it ran along the bookshelf. She looked and found that one of the books had a loose thread at the top of its spine. It was one of those So You Want to Be a . . . books, a series on careers. So You Want to Be a Pilot, and a Scientist . . . a Writer. But his one... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics) by Jane Yolen
Hannah thinks tonight’s Passover Seder will be the same as always. Little does she know that this year she will be mysteriously transported into the past where only she knows the horrors that await.
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Fat Hoochie Prom Queen by Nico Medina
Margarita "Madge" Diaz is fat, foxy, and fabulous. She loves herself, and is adored by almost everyone else...except queen bee/student-body president Bridget Benson. These two girls have a history that's uglier than a drag queen after last call. During a heated argument, they decide there's only... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Lessons from a Dead Girl by Jo Knowles
An unflinching story of a troubled friendship ? and one girl?s struggle to come to terms with secrets and shame and find her own power to heal.Leah Greene is dead. For Laine, knowing what really happened and the awful feeling that she is, in some way, responsible set her on a journey of painful... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
OOYAY by Stanley Rumm
Remember when anything was possible and life was an amazing adventure? What begins as a childish tale is cut short when an old man loses this best friend. Professor Crastinator is a carefree, world-renowned inventor, but without his little dog, Ooyay, he is nothing. Nine year old Lucy Lucey... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Pretty Face by Mary Hogan
That's what I am. A funny girl. A friend. Nobody's girlfriend. The girl with the pretty face.
Hayley wishes she could love living in Santa Monica, blocks from the beach, where every day?and everybody?is beautiful and sunny. But she just doesn't fit in with all the blond, superskinny Southern... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
She's So Money by Cherry Cheva & Cherry Cheva
Who knew that getting in trouble could be so much fun? Maya has always been the good girl. Camden is the popular jock with a bigger ego than brain. Maya never thought there'd be a reason for them to, like, interact. But when the biggest mistake of her life lands her in need of a seriously... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Skin Deep by E. M. Crane
Winner of the Delacorte Press Prize for a First Young Adult Novel.If all the world?s a stage, Andrea Anderson is sitting in the audience. High school has its predictable heroes, heroines, villains, and plotlines, and Andrea has no problem guessing how each drama will turn out. She is, after all,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Wish You Were Here by Catherine Clark
The next morning we meet at the world headquarters of Leisure-Lee Tours.
Which is a sentence I never thought I'd write.
Ariel Flack never thought she'd write a postcard saying "Wish you were here," especially to Dylan, the boy she's had a crush on forever and is finally (sort of) dating.... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
All We Know of Heaven by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Bridget Flannery and Maureen O'Malley have been BFFs since forever. Then a brief moment of inattention on an icy road leaves one girl dead and the other in a coma, battered beyond recognition. Family and friends mourn one friend's loss and pray for the other's recovery. Then the doctors discover... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Cheated by Patrick Jones
Mick Salisbury wonders how he got where he is. For as long as he can remember, people have been saying the same thing about life being a series of choices. The problem is, he's never been particularly good at making the right ones -- especially since he was born and raised in Flint,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti
Eighteen-year-old Indigo Skye feels like she has it all -- a waitress job she loves, an adorable refrigerator-delivery-guy boyfriend, and a home life that's slightly crazed but rich in love. Until a mysterious man at the restaurant leaves her a 2.5-million-dollar tip, and her life as she... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
How I Saved My Father's Life (and Ruined Everything Else) by Ann Hood
A twelve year old girl's quest for faith and understanding, in the face of ballet, her parents' divorce, and a move to a new town.
Madeline's struggle to understand the world around her will resonate with readers of all ages.
Ann Hood is the acclaimed author of seven novels and a... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
How to Build a House by Dana Reinhardt
What does it take to build a home that will last?Harper's dad is getting a divorce from her beloved stepmother, Jane. Even worse, Harper has lost her stepsister, Tess. The divorce divides them just when her best friend, Gabriel, betrays her. Harper decides to get away for the summer and joins a... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Ruby hasn't had much success with family. Her father left; her protective older sister, Cora, left; and her boozing mother finally leaves, too. Ruby is alone until Cora learns of her situation and swoops in. Suddenly, Ruby finds herself living with Cora and her wealthy brother-in-law,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Secret Twin by Denise Gosliner Orenstein
Noah has a secret unlike any other. . . . He is the rarest of humans. Noah was born conjoined, sharing a heart with his twin brother, but only he has survived. Thirteen years later, when his grandmother undergoes painful surgery, Noah finds himself in the care of Nurse Grace, who has a... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
What Happens Here by Tara Altebrando
We were going to see the world together, Lindsay and I. We were going to eat it up, whole. But it didn't happen that way. It didn't happen that way at all....
When Chloe's parents decide to take her to Europe the summer before senior year of high school, she's ecstatic...she only wishes her... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Girl, Hero by Carrie Jones
Figuring out who you are is more than just picking drama club over cheerleading and Lily isn't the first high school freshman to be a bit confused over who she wants to be. When Lily wins a major role in the school's musical, she sees new ways to fit in, yet still be herself. Plus, Paolo, the... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Grow by Juanita Havill
Everything about Berneetha is big her mouth, her size, and especially her dreams. And when Berneetha decides to create a community garden on a vacant lot, twelve-year-old Kate Sibley s just got to help make that dream a reality. At first the neighbors think Kate and Berneetha are crazy, but... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
How I Found the Perfect Dress by Maryrose Wood
Maryrose Wood follows up her hilarious hit Why I Let My Hair Grow Out with another irreverent, teen angst-filled, girl-power romp.On a bike tour of Ireland last summer, Morgan Rawlinson fell for Colin, the hunky guide, and entered a portal that turned her into the goddess Morganne. Now she?s... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
Do twins begin in the womb?
Or in a better place?
Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical down to the dimple. As daughters of a district-court judge father and a politician mother, they are an all-American family -- on the surface. Behind the facade each sister has her own dark secret, and... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The King of Attolia (Queen's Thief, Bk 3) by Megan Whalen Turner
By scheming and theft, the Thief of Eddis has become King of Attolia. Eugenides wanted the queen, not the crown, but he finds himself trapped in a web of his own making.
Then he drags a naive young guard into the center of the political maelstrom. Poor Costis knows he is the victim of the... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
La Petite Four by Regina Scott
Lady Emily is determined to be belle of the ball in this irresistible romantic romp.
La Petite Four is the sweet, playful tale of sixteen-year- old Lady Emily's self-discovery on her way to finding love and having a ball -- literally!
Emily and her three best friends can't wait... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Lirael (Abhorsen, Bk 2) by Garth Nix
Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Now, two years past the time when she should have received the Sight that is the Clayr's birthright, she feels alone, abandoned, unsure of who she is. Nevertheless, the fate of the Old Kingdom lies in her hands. With only her faithful... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Out Of The Wild by Sarah Beth Durst
Ever since Julie Marchen helped defeat the fairytale world of the Wild, life's been pretty much back to normal. That is, as normal as life can be for a girl whose mom is Rapunzel. Yes, that Rapunzel.
Then the Wild mysteriously releases Zel's prince (Julie's dad!) a rescue-minded... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Sabriel (Old Kingdom, Bk 1) by Garth Nix
Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with the random power of Free Magic or the Dead who refuse to stay dead in the Old Kingdom. But during her final semester, her father, the Abhorsen, goes missing, and Sabriel knows she must enter the... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road.A calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the lonely howl of a chained-up hound deep in the backwaters of the bayou. She dares to find him in the forest, and the hound dares... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Center of the Universe (Yep, That Would Be Me) by Anita Liberty
A smart and hilarious look at the teenage experience by cult-hip performance artist Anita Liberty, a character created by performance artist Suzanne Weber.
and senior years of high school. It's a profound, touching, and hilarious (if I do say so myself) tale told through cunning poems,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Deliver Us From Normal by Kate Klise
Yes, there really is a Normal, Illinois. Charles Harrisong should know; he was born there. But life is difficult for Charles because his family isn't normal at all. They're poor, for one thing. They stand out, which is the worst thing. After an ugly incident at school, Charles and family leave... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Dream of the Stone by Christina Askounis
Someone is following Sarah Lucas. When she peers down from her apartment window late one night, she sees him hovering in the shadows. And what about the other strange things that have been happening to her? The old woman who appears every so often to give Sarah a cryptic piece of advice and then... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
How to Be Bad by Lauren Myracle & E. Lockhart & Sarah Mlynowski
From three critically acclaimed and bestselling authors comes one story - equal parts charming, hilarious, and emotional - of a road trip that proves that sometimes it doesn't matter where you're going, since getting there is half the fun. Three girls who couldn't be more different have one... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Invisible Touch by Kelly Parra
Do you believe in fate?
Kara Martinez has been trying to be "normal" ever since the accident that took her father's life when she was eleven years old. She's buried the caliente side of her Mexican heritage with her father and tried to be the girl her rigid mother wants her... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
"What do you want from me?" he asks. What I want from every person in my life, I want to tell him. More. Abandoned by her mother on Jellicoe Road when she was eleven, Taylor Markham, now seventeen, is finally being confronted with her past. But as the reluctant leader of her boarding school... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Kat's Promise by Bonnie Shimko
Kat is just twelve years old when her mother dies. Suddenly an orphan, she has no choice but to move in with her bitter, wealthy aunt--the same aunt who Kat believes caused her mother's death. And that is just the beginning of Kat's awful eighth-grade year. The thing that keeps her going, even... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Last Exit to Normal by Michael Harmon
It’s true: After 17-year-old Ben’s father announces he’s gay and the family splits apart, Ben does everything he can to tick him off: skip school, smoke pot, skateboard nonstop, get arrested. But he never thinks he’ll end up yanked out of his city life and plunked down... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Madapple by Christina Meldrum
THE SECRETS OF the past meet the shocks of the present.Aslaug is an unusual young woman. Her mother has brought her up in near isolation, teaching her about plants and nature and language—but not about life. Especially not how she came to have her own life, and who her father might be.When... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Magician (Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Bk 2) by Michael Scott
After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Home for Nicholas Flamel. Only this homecoming is anything but sweet. Perenell is still locked up back in Alcatraz and Paris is teeming with enemies. Nicollo Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated... more
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235
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Sisters of Misery by Megan Kelley Hall
There are some girls who have everything... She has the right clothes, the right friends, and the right last name, but fifteen-year-old Maddie Crane sometimes feels like an outsider in her clique in the wealthy, seaside town of Hawthorne, Massachusetts. And when her gorgeous, eccentric cousin... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
A Thousand Veils by D. J. Murphy
When Fatima Shihabi, an Iraqi poet and journalist, learns she is marked for death by Saddam Hussein's secret police, she flees Iraq, evading Saddam's helicopters hunting her in the desert, only to discover that no other country will grant her asylum. Her flight from Saddam's vengeance, and the... more
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237
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt
From Newbery and Printz Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt comes a tender, probing story of social change set in New England. Henry Smiths father told him that if you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you. But Trouble comes careening down the road one night in... more
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238
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Jenna Fox Chronicles, Bk 1) by Mary E. Pearson
Who is Jenna Fox? Seventeen-year-old Jenna has been told that is her name. She has just awoken from a coma, they tell her, and she is still recovering from a terrible accident in which she was involved a year ago. But what happened before that? Jenna doesn't remember her life. Or does... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Beneath My Mother's Feet by Amjed Qamar
"Our lives will always be in the hands of our mothers, whether we like it or not."Nazia doesn't mind when her friends tease and call her a good beti, a dutiful daughter. Growing up in a working-class family in Karachi, Pakistan, Nazia knows that obedience is the least she can give to her mother,... more
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240
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Bewitching Season (Leland Sisters, Bk 1) by Marissa Doyle
In 1837 London, young daughters of viscounts pined for handsome, titled husbands, not careers. And certainly not careers in magic. At least, most of them didn?t.
Shy, studious Persephone Leland would far rather devote herself to her secret magic studies than enter society and look for a... more
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241
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
A Bottle in the Gaza Sea by Valerie Zenatti
Bottle in the Gaza Sea should be THE novel for teens on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. When teen Tal Levine witnesses a bombing in Tel Aviv, she becomes despondent. Like so many people, she wants Israel and Palestine to live in peace. One day she puts her hopes into a letter, places the... more
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242
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Bk 4) by Stephenie Meyer
When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?
To be irrevocably in love with a vampire... more
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243
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Dear Julia by Amy Bronwen Zemser
Elaine Hamilton has never wanted to be the center of attention. She'd like nothing more than to cook quietly in her kitchen, mastering French cooking with the recipes of the great Julia Child.
So how did she end up with cameras zooming in on her and a crowd cheering her on?
Well, it... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Emerald Tablet by P. J. Hoover
Benjamin and his best friend Andy love being different from the other kids. They like being able to read each others minds and use their telekinesis to play tricks. In fact, they are getting set to spend their entire summer doing just that when Benjamin s mirror starts talking. Suddenly, he s... more
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245
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Floating Circus by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Twelve-year-old Owen forgoes an orphan train that?s headed west only to find himself falling in with a completely unexpected group of misfits?circus performers on the River Palace. As this floating circus makes its way down the Mississippi, Owen slowly discovers that his fellow workers aren?t... more
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246
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Hell Week (Maggie Quinn: Girl vs. Evil, Bk 2) by Rosemary Clement-Moore
Maggie Quinn has battled an ancient demon, faced down psychotic cheerleaders, and saved her best friend from certain death, but nothing can match this. Formal sorority recruitment, otherwise known as rush.
And after facing hellfire, infiltrating sorority rush should be easy. But when she... more
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247
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Keeper of the Grail (Youngest Templar, Bk 1) by Michael Spradlin
1191 A.D. The orphan Tristan has joined the Knights Templar as a squire, journeying with Richard the Lionheart on his crusade to free the Holy Land from the Saracens. As defeat looms near, Tristan is entrusted with the most sacred of Christian relics, the Holy Grail. He must return it safely to... more
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248
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Madam President by Lane Smith
A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were Madam President. There would be executive orders to give, babies to kiss, tuna casseroles to veto (or VETO!)...and so much more! Not to mention that recess would definitely require more security.
With deadpan wit and hilarious... more
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249
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Missing Girl by Norma Fox Mazer
He could be any man, any respectable, ordinary man. But he's not. This man watches the five Herbert girls—Beauty, Mim, Stevie, Fancy, and Autumn—with disturbing fascination. Unaware of his scrutiny and his increasingly agitated and forbidden thoughts about them, the sisters go... more
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250
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
My So-Called Family by Courtney Sheinmel
Leah Hoffman-Ross just moved to New York and she wants her new friends to think she's a typical thirteen-year-old. But Leah has a secret: She doesn't have a father; she has a donor. Before Leah was born, her mother went to Lyon's Reproductive Services and picked Donor 730. Now Leah has a... more
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251
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Nothing by Robin Friedman
The most popular guy at his high school, 17-year-old Parker Rabinowitz is wealthy, smart, and drop-dead handsome. He's a sure thing for YHP (Yale, Harvard, or Princeton) according to his college consultant, whom Parker has worked with since he was 14. Parker's got just one problem: he's bulimic.... more
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252
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Three Georgia peaches are in for one juicy summer . . . . . . but Birdie would rather eat Thin Mints and sulk in the A/C. Leeda would prefer to sneak off with her boyfriend, Rex. And Murphy would much rather cause a little mischief. Together these three very different girls will discover... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Splat the Cat by Rob Scotton
It's Splat's first day of school and he's worried. What if he doesn't make any new friends? Just in case, Splat decides to bring along his pet mouse, Seymour, and hides him in his lunchbox. The teacher, Mrs. Wimpydimple, introduces Splat to the class and he soon starts learning... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Sweet Mandarin: The Courageous True Story of Three Generations of Chinese Women and T...
Spanning almost a hundred years, this rich and evocative memoir recounts the lives of three generations of remarkable Chinese women. Their extraordinary journey takes us from the brutal poverty of village life in mainland China, to newly prosperous 1930s Hong Kong and finally to the UK. Their... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Switch by Carol Snow
Claire Martin has some serious body issues. Ever since Claire hit her teens, electrical storms have been making her switch bodies. Usually she's back to her old self in no time. But when something goes terribly wrong, she finds herself stuck in the fabulous body -- and life -- of Larissa,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Whale Song: A Novel by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Based on native legends of killer whales and wolves, this haunting tale of change and choice sensitively explores issues of the right to die, integrating the optimistic spiritualism of native myth and the hard realities of modern-day life. This beautiful story, told in flashback, straddles the... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Fantastic Women Filmmakers by Suzanne Simoni
We go behind the camera in the latest book from our acclaimed Women's Hall of Fame Series Women have been making movies since the beginning of film in the early 1900s. The ten women profiled here are among the most creative and respected directors in the world. Included are Nell Shipman, the... more
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259
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Graceling (Graceling Realm, Bk 1) by Kristin Cashore
Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight -- she's a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Bk 1) by Suzanne Collins
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Savvy (Savvy, Bk 1) by Ingrid Law
Thirteen is when a Beaumont’s savvy hits -- and with one brother who causes hurricanes and another who creates electricity, Mibs Beaumont is eager to see what she gets. But just before the big day, Poppa is in a terrible accident. And now all Mibs wants is a savvy that will save him. In... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal by Mal Peet
From acclaimed British sensation Mal Peet comes a masterful story of adventure, love, secrets, and betrayal in time of war, both past and present.When her grandfather dies, Tamar inherits a box containing a series of clues and coded messages. Out of the past, another Tamar emerges, a man... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Untamed (House of Night, Bk 4) by Kristin Cast & P. C. Cast
Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Just ask Zoey Redbird -- she's become an expert on suckiness. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her, to being an outcast. Speaking of... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning by Danette Haworth
Spunky, headstrong Violet Raines is happy with things just the way they are in her sleepy backwoods Florida town. She loves going to the fish fry with her best friend, Lottie, and collecting BrainFreeze cups with her good friend Eddie. She loves squeezing into the open trunk of the old cypress... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie & Ellen Forney ...
Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Stravaganza: City of Secrets by Unknown Author
The latest installment in the critically acclaimed Stravaganza series begins with Matt, the new Stravagante. Despite having a beautiful and very smart girlfriend, Matt is insecure because he is dyslexic. He discovers that he is capable of traveling between two worlds when a leather-bound book... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
:Dead Girl Walking (The Dead Girl Series) by Linda Joy Singleton
Amber Borden is clever, ambitious, and tired of being seen as a nobody by the popular crowd at her high school. She's convinced that her ticket to success is to be an A-list talent agent, and her first big break is in convincing Trinidad Sylvenski to let Amber manage her. Unfortunately for... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Evermore (Immortals, Bk 1) by Alyson Noel
Since a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras, hear people's thoughts, and know a person's life story by touch. Going out of her way to shield herself from human contact to suppress her abilities has branded her as a freak at her new high... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Hippie Chick by Joe Monninger
15-year-old Lolly (short for Lollipop) Emmerson is a free-spirit, what others call; the hippie child of a hippie woman. Her favorite thing to do is sail her Boston Whaler in the Florida Keys. One night she runs into an underwater obstacle and the boat founders. After Lolly is knocked out and... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Inside Out Girl (P.S.) by Tish Cohen
Rachel Berman wants everything to be perfect. An overprotective single mother of two, she is acutely aware of the statistical dangers lurking around every corner -- which makes her snap decision to aid a stranded motorist wholly uncharacteristic. Len Bean is stuck on the shoulder with Olivia,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman
Gecko Fosse drove the getaway car.
Terence Florian ran with the worst gang in Chicago.
Arjay Moran killed someone.
All three boys are serving time in juvenile detention centers until they get a second chance at life in the form of Douglas Healy. A former juvenile delinquent himself,... more
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272
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch & Jeffrey Zaslow
A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance?... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Midnight Alley (Morganville Vampires, Bk 3) by Rachel Caine
Claire Danvers's college town may be run by vampires but a truce between the living and the dead made things relatively safe. For a while. Now people are turning up dead, a psycho is stalking her, and an ancient bloodsucker has proposed private mentoring. To what end, Claire will find out.... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Ruby's Imagine by Kim Antieau & Kim Antieau
Astorm is coming. Big Oak told Ruby Butterfly and Ruby Butterfly told Ruby the girl. But how does Ruby the girl tell everyone else? Her grandmother, Mammaloose, will say it's Ruby's imagination?not real. Like Ruby's memories of her mama and daddy?just make-believe. But this storm isn't... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Soulless by Christopher Golden
Times Square, New York City: A publicity stunt on a morning news show springs cemeteries to life all around Manhattan. The horror spreads quickly, as droves of ravenous dead seek out the living -- devouring their loved ones, shredding flesh from bone, feeding. The rotting corpses lure... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
A spirited retelling, perfect for fans of Shannon Hale and Donna Jo Napoli.When a great white bear promises untold riches to her family, the Lass agrees to go away with him. But the bear is not what he seems, nor is his castle. To unravel the mystery, the Lass sets out on a windswept journey... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Appetite for Detention by Sloane Tanen
Following the success of Sloane Tanen’s adult books comes a title aimed directly at teens. From back-to-school anxiety and chick cliques to gym class, teachers, and other eye-rolling icons of school life, these photographic scenes of the teen experience are as ingenious as they are... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Dope Sick by Walter Dean Myers
The itch starts when things get too heavy for Lil J. Skin popping or stealing pain pills from his mom help him relax. But Lil J's focus is wandering because money is short, and his man Rico knows a way to make some quick cash. It's supposed to be an easy deal, but it isn't so simple when the... more
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279
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Grace by Richard Paul Evans
She was my first kiss. My first love. She was a little match girl who could see the future in the flame of a candle. She was a runaway who taught me more about life than anyone has before or since. And when she was gone my innocence left with her.
As I begin to write, a part of me feels as... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Hanging Woods by Scott Loring Sanders
On the outside, Walter appears no different from his friends Mothball and Jimmy. Its the 1970s, his home life is chaotic and abusive, and he and his friends are a little wild and left to themselves too much. But Walter isnt like his friends. Though their games get more dangerous and their... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Lord of Misrule (Morganville Vampires, Bk 5) by Rachel Caine
Morganville, Texas. Just south of normal.
In the college town of Morganville, vampires and humans have coexisted in (relatively) bloodless harmony...until the arrival of Bishop, a master vampire who threatens to put the evil back in evil undead and smash the fragile peace. But Bishop isn't... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Out of the Shadows by Sarah Singleton & Sarah Singleton
Deep in the woods, a child with green-tinged skin and long matted hair awakens. She is Isabella Leland, daughter of a healer who was executed as a heretic some 300 years earlier. On her mother's death, Isabella was taken in by the crow people---faierie folk---who can manipulate space and time.... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Sammy's Hill by Kristin Gore
For Sammy Joyce, a whip-smart, 26-year-old political analyst, landing a job on Capitol Hill is the chance of a lifetime. Hired by a rising Democratic senator, Sammy finally has the opportunity to make a difference and challenge the status quo. But as devoted as she is to her work, she soon... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Absolutely Maybe by Lisa Yee
Meet Maybelline Mary Katherine Mary Ann Chestnut, named for two Miss Americas and her mother Chessy's favorite brand of mascara. Chessy teaches the students in her charm school her Seven Select Rules for Young Ladies, but she won't tell Maybe who her real father is -- or protect her from her... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Beautiful Americans by Lucy Silag
A story of four American teens in Paris… and the scandal that leads one girl to disappear.
This sparkling novel reveals exactly how it feels to be a teen in love, in angst, in a big, gorgeous, unfamiliar city. Fall in love with the elusive model-gorgeous PJ, on the run from a... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Ender In Exile by Orson Scott Card
The third Formic War ended thanks to Andrew "Ender"”Wiggins who believed he was playing a computer simulation game at Battle School instead of actually killing the Queens who gathered on a single planet. With their deaths, their soldiers, workers, and pupae died; Ender was... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss
In the winter of 1917, nineteen-year-old Martha Lessen saddles her horses and heads for a remote county in eastern Oregon, looking for work "gentling" wild horses. She chances on a rancher, George Bliss, who is willing to hire her on. Many of his regular hands are off fighting the war,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Pirate And The Puritan by Mary Clayton
1704 - Dangerous times, when the colonies of the Americas are threatened by Queen Anne's War. It is not the French but a pirate who captures Mercy Penhall, mute Puritan spinster. In fear for her life and virtue yet drawn to the captain in spite of herself, Mercy has unknowingly begun on a course... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The President's Daughter by Ellen Emerson White
Sixteen-year-old Meghan Powers likes her life just the way it is. She likes living in Massachusetts. She likes her school. And she has plenty of friends. But all that is about to change. Because Meg?s mother, one of the most prestigious senators in the country, is running for President. And... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Rowan of the Wood (Rowan of the Wood, Bk 1) by Christine Rose & Ethan Rose
Rowan of the Wood tells the story of Cullen, a 12-year-old outcast who lives with an unbearable foster family in California. He travels through a Redwood forest every day on his way to school, losing himself in books and a fantasy world of elves, fairies, and wizards. Cullen's life changes... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Soul Enchilada by David Macinnis Gill
Girl meets boy at a car wash. "Dog," she says. "Dude," he says. And probably this would have been a sweet teen romance. . . . If Beals hadn't been sitting next to her in the car. If Beals hadn't been a supernatural repo man looking to repossess her car. And to possess her. David Macinnis Gill... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten
Nina was beautiful, wild, and adored by her younger sister, Ellie. But one day, Nina disappeared. 2 years later, everyone has given up hope that Nina will return, but Ellie knows her sister is out there. If only Ellie had a clue where to look.Then she gets one, in the form of a mysterious... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Wondrous Strange (Wondrous Strange, Bk 1) by Lesley Livingston
Since the dawn of time, the Faerie have taken. . . .
For seventeen-year-old actress Kelley Winslow, faeries are just something from childhood stories. Then she meets Sonny Flannery, whose steel-gray eyes mask an equally steely determination to protect her.
Sonny guards the Samhain Gate,... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass
It's Amanda's 11th birthday and she is super excited---after all, 11 is so different from 10. But from the start, everything goes wrong. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, Leo, with whom she's shared every birthday, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Crushes (Heartbreakers, Bk 2) by Pamela Wells
Alexia, Raven, Kelly, and Sydney have always been there for each other -- through breakups and heartaches, good times and bad. But during one summer, their friendship will be tested in ways they never imagined.
Sydney and Drew are back together, but there's some trouble in... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, Bk 1) (aka Eon aka The Two Pearls of Wisdom aka Eon: Rise...
Eon has been studying the ancient art of Dragon Magic for four years, hoping he'll be able to apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune. But he also has a dark secret. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been living a dangerous lie for the chance to... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
First Kids: The True Stories of All the President's Children by Noah McCullough
From the private quarters of the White House, this book, written by a kid, for kids, will make readers laugh and get children hooked on history in a way they never thought possible! First Kids are, and were, kids like any other, they just lived with parents who happened to be busy running the... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith
Ida Mae Jones dreams of fl ight. Her daddy was a pilot and being black didn?t stop him from fulfilling his dreams. But her daddy?s gone now, and being a woman, and being black, are two strikes against her. When America enters the war with Germany and Japan, the Army creates the WASP, the Women?s... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Guardian by Julius Lester
There are times when a tree can no longer withstand the pain inflicted on it, and the wind will take pity on that tree and topple it over in a mighty storm. All the other trees who witnessed the evil look down upon the fallen tree with envy. They pray for the day when a wind will end their... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
Once upon a time, I was a little girl who disappeared.Once upon a time, my name was not Alice.Once upon a time, I didn't know how lucky I was.When Alice was ten, Ray took her away from her family, her friends -- her life. She learned to give up all power, to endure all pain. She waited for the... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Macbeth The Graphic Novel: Quick Text by William Shakespeare
Witches, murder, ghosts, and madness ? one of Shakespeare?s finest tragedies is also a perfect fit for the graphic novel format. This compelling adaptation depicts every blood-curdling scene in easy-to-follow illustrations, accompanied by Shakespeare?s original text. An illustrated cast of... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Sons of Avalon: Merlin's Prophecy by Dee Marie & Dee Marie
The Rebirth of a Legend! Chaos ensues as Rome abandons Britain, leaving native Britons alone to defend their shores from the growing Saxon invasion. Set in 5th Century Britain, this retelling of the traditional legends of Merlin, King Arthur, and Avalon, blends a mixture of historical fact... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out by Unknown Author
More than one hundred leading authors and illustrators donate their talents in a creative tour de force that is making history.Conceived and co-created by the National Children's Book and Literary Alliance, this incomparable collection of essays, personal accounts, historical fiction, and poetry... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, Bk 1) by Simone Elkeles
When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created 'perfect' life is about to unravel before her eyes. She's forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, and he is about... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Solving Zoe by Barbara Dee
Zoe Bennett feels lost at her fancy private school.She's not the star drama queen like her sister, or a brainiac math genius like her brother. Luckily her best friend, Dara, is just as content as Zoe is to stay in the shadows -- or is she? When Dara gets a part in the school musical, Zoe feels... more
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307
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Torched by April Henry
When Ellie?s parents are busted for possession of marijuana, the FBI gives her a choice: infiltrate the Mother Earth Defenders (MED), a radical environmental group, or her parents will go to jail. At first Ellie is more than willing to entrap the MEDics, but the more time she spends... more
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308
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The ABC's of Kissing Boys by Tina Ferraro
Parker Stanhope has played soccer practically since she could walk. And now that she’'s a high school junior, everything she'’s worked for is finally coming together. She'’s paid her dues on the field, and as an upperclassman, she'’s a shoo-in for the varsity team. But... more
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309
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Free to Be...You and Me by Marlo Thomas and Friends
This is the book we all know and love by Marlo Thomas and her friends?brought to new life with brand new illustrations to captivate and inspire a new generation of readers on a journey of the heart. Whether you are opening Free to Be . . . You and Me for the first time or the one hundredth time... more
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310
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Goddess Boot Camp (Oh. My. Gods., Bk 2) by Tera Lynn Childs
Phoebe, who recently discovered she's a descendant of Nike (the goddess, not the shoe), is finding that supernatural powers come with a crazy learning curve. Her stepfather, headmaster of the Academy for descendants of the Greek gods, has enrolled her at Dynamotheos Development Camp,... more
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311
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Joseph by Shelia P. Moses
For Joseph Flood, life is tough. Tough because of Mama's addiction to drugs and alcohol. Tough because Daddy is away with the army fighting in Iraq. Tough because it looks like there's no way out once you're living in a homeless shelter in a North Carolina ghetto neighborhood. And tough because... more
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312
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Project Sweet Life by Brent Hartinger
Fifteen-year-old Dave and his buddies Victor and Curtis are shocked when their fathers demand they get summer jobs. As the boys glumly contemplate actual work, they decide to deceive their families, avoid employment, and live the sweet life for one last summer.
Still, they need to figure... more
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313
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before by David Yoo
If Albert Kim has learned one thing in his tragic adolescence, it's that God (probably a sadistic teenaged alien) does not want him to succeed at Bern High. By the end of sophomore year, Al is so tired of humiliation that he's chosen to just forget girls and high school society in general, and... more
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314
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Wings (Laurel, Bk 1) by Aprilynne Pike
Laurel is a seemingly normal girl who discovers she is a faerie. When she’s thrust into the midst of a centuries-old battle between faeries and trolls, she’s torn between a human and a faerie love. In this extraordinary tale of magic and intrigue, romance and danger, everything you... more
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315
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
After the Moment by Garret Freymann-Weyr
A new novel by the Printz Honor author Garret Freymann-Weyr, about a boy who discovers what happens when love fails us?or we fail love.Maia Morland is pretty, only not pretty-pretty. She?s smart. She?s brave. She?s also a self-proclaimed train wreck. Leigh Hunter is smart, popular, and... more
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316
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Brutal by Michael Harmon
With her martyr-doctor mother gone to save lives in some South American country, Poe Holly suddenly finds herself on the suburban doorstep of the father she never knew, who also happens to be a counselor at her new high school. She misses Los Angeles. She misses the guys in her punk band.... more
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317
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Case of the Fiendish Flapjack Flop (Humpty Dumpty Jr., Hard Boiled Detective) by ...
Humpty Dumpty Jr. has always gotten the bad guy. Always. Except once, when the case got too personal. You know that case. The one about his Dad... And now, a frantic call for help tells him that someone is making it personal again. "Johnny" Cakes, a two-bit pancake punk, has escaped from jail.... more
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318
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
Thirteen-year-old Kyra has grown up in an isolated polygamous community without questioning her father's three wives and her twenty brothers and sisters. Or at least without questioning them much -- if you don't count her secret visits to the Mobile Library on Wheels to read forbidden books, or... more
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319
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Fairest Of Them All by Jan Blazanin
If life were a fairy tale, Oribella Bettencourt would have a "happily ever after" kind of future ahead of her. A Hollywood producer has come to Des Moines in search of a perfectly modern Princess Rapunzel, and Ori -- a model, dancer, and star of the beauty pageant circuit -- lands the... more
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320
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Far from You by Lisa Schroeder
Lost and alone -- down the rabbit hole.
Alice thought she knew
what solitude was:
Her mother -- gone
Her father -- remarried with a newborn
daughter.
Now...
trapped
in the icy embrace
of a deadly snowstorm
Alice faces the true meaning of... more
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321
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Farwalker's Quest by Joni Sensel
A classic fantasy quest about finding the truth and finding yourself. Ariel has always been curious, but when she and her best friend Zeke stumble upon a mysterious old telling dart she feels an unexplained need to figure out what it means. Magically flying great distances and only revealing... more
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322
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Fragile Eternity (Wicked Lovely, Bk 3) by Melissa Marr
Seth never expected he would want to settle down with anyone—but that was before Aislinn. She is everything he'd ever dreamed of, and he wants to be with her forever. Forever takes on new meaning, though, when your girlfriend is an immortal faery queen.
Aislinn never expected to... more
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323
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Love, Lies and Texas Dips (Debs, Bk 2) by Susan McBride
The Debs are back!
Now that her dream of becoming a deb is finally coming true, Laura’s confidence is at an all-time high. But when she dares to mess with Jo Lynn’s football star boyfriend, Dillon, Laura finds herself at the center of some heinous gossip.
As predicted,... more
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324
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Mystery of Merlin and the Gruesome Ghost (Humpty Dumpty, Jr., Hardboiled Detectiv...
Guaranteed to crack you up! Bacon and Eggs walk into a diner. The waitress says, "We don't serve breakfast." (This has nothing to do with this book.) All kids have to go to school, even detectives' sidekicks. But Rat really doesn't want to. That is, until he finds out that he might be King... more
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325
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Princess of the Midnight Ball (Princess of the Midnight Ball, Bk 1) by Jessica Day Ge...
A tale of twelve princesses doomed to dance until dawn!!?
Galen is a young soldier returning from war; Rose is one of twelve princesses condemned to dance each night for the King Under Stone. Together Galen and Rose will search for a way to break the curse that forces the princesses to dance... more
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326
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Dork Diaries, Bk 1) by Rachel Renee Russell
Dork Diaries follows eighth grader Nikki Maxwell as she chronicles through text and sketches her move to a snooty new school; her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone; her enthusiasm for drawing and art; and a love/hate fascination with the new school’s queen bee, a girl named Mackenzie,... more
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327
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
A Heart for Any Fate: Westward to Oregon, 1845 by Linda Crew
Seventeen-year-old Lovisa King leaves Missouri for the Oregon Territory in 1845. A Heart for Any Fate, based on the history of a company of real pioneers, tells the story of the King family, whose careful plans are challenged by the harsh, unforeseen realities of overland travel. The family... more
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328
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry
When Brother's dad is shipped off to Iraq, along with the rest of his reserve unit, Brother must help his grandparents keep the ranch going. He's determined to maintain it just as his father left it, in the hope that doing so will ensure his father's safe return. The hardships... more
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329
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
A Map Of The Known World by Lisa Ann Sandell
Cora Bradley dreams of escape. Ever since her reckless older brother, Nate, died in a car crash, Cora has felt suffocated by her small town and high school. She seeks solace in drawing beautiful maps, envisioning herself in exotic locales. When Cora begins to fall for Damian, the handsome,... more
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330
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia by Cindy Pon
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331
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Sophomore Switch by Abby McDonald
Take an administrative snafu, a bad breakup, and what shall heretofore be known as "The Hot-Tub Incident," and you'’ve got two unprepared sophomores on a semester abroad. For American party girl Tasha, an escape to Oxford may be a chance to ditch her fame as a tabloid temptress, but wading... more
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332
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Being Nikki (Airhead) by Meg Cabot
It's not easy being Nikki. Ever since former tomboy Emerson Watts' accident at the SoHo Stark Megastore--and subsequent brain transplant into the body of teen supermodel Nikki Howard--her life has changed dramatically. Em's trying to handle the demands of school, modeling, fending off Nikki's... more
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333
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Demon's Lexicon (Demon's Lexicon, Bk 1) by Sarah Rees Brennan
Nick and his brother, Alan, have spent their lives on the run from magic. Their father was murdered, and their mother was driven mad by magicians and the demons who give them power. The magicians are hunting the Ryves family for a charm that Nick's mother stole -- a charm that keeps her... more
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334
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Elska (Horse Diaries, Bk 1) by Catherine Hapka & Ruth Sanderson (Illustrator)
Iceland, circa AD 1000
Elska is a silver dapple Icelandic filly. She spends summers frisking about the countryside and winters in the farmyard, where the girl human Amma takes special care of her. But when a powerful neighbor notices Elska, her contented life suddenly changes. Here is... more
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335
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Emperor Mage (Immortals, Bk 3) by Tamora Pierce
Sent to Carthak as part of the Tortallan peace delegation, Daine finds herself in the middle of a sticky political situation. She doesn't like the Carthaki practice of keeping slaves, but it's not her place to say anything -- she's just there to heal the emperor's birds. It's... more
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336
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Flirtin' With the Monster: Your Favorite Authors on Ellen Hopkins' Crank and Glass by...
Flirtin' with the Monster pulls back the curtain on Ellen Hopkins' smart and daring books Crank and Glass and explores their appeal and originality through a compilation of serious yet fascinating essays. In addition to fan essays, Flirtin' with the Monster takes a deeper look at the issues... more
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337
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum
His past. Her future. Can love bring them together in time? Abby s senior year of high school is going according to plan: good friends, cute boyfriend, and college applications in the mail. But when Dante Alexander, foreign-exchange student from Italy, steps into her life, he turns it upside... more
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338
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Intertwined (Intertwined, Bk 1) by Gena Showalter
Most sixteen-year-olds have friends. Aden Stone has four human souls living inside him:
One can time-travel.
One can raise the dead.
One can tell the future.
And one can possess another human.
With no other family and a life spent in and out of institutions, Aden and the souls... more
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339
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Volume II: The Kingdo...
Sequel to the National Book Award Winner!"A novel of the first rank, the kind of monumental work Italo Calvino called ?encyclopedic? in the way it sweeps up history into a comprehensible and deeply textured pattern." ? THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWFearing a death sentence, Octavian and his... more
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340
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Lost Island of Tamarind (The Book of Tamarind) by Nadia Aguiar
Maya Nelson isn?t your typical thirteen-year-old. She?s spent her whole life living on the sea with her marine biologist parents, her younger brother, Simon, and baby sister, Penny. Maya used to love living on a sailboat, but lately, everything feels terribly claustrophobic. Maya longs to go to... more
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341
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Love, Splat by Unknown Author
It's Valentine's Day and Splat has a special valentine for a certain someone in his class. Her name is Kitten, and Splat likes her even more than fish sticks and ice cream. But Kitten doesn't seem to like him at all?she always ties his tail and pokes his belly when she sees him. And then there's... more
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342
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Musician's Daughter by Susanne Dunlap
Murder and love—from the halls of Vienna’s imperial family to a perilous gypsy camp Amid the glamour of Prince Nicholas Esterhazy’s court in 18th-century Vienna, murder is afoot. Or so fifteen-year-old Theresa Maria is convinced when her musician father turns up dead on... more
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343
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick
When Private Matt Duffy wakes up in an army hospital in Iraq, he's honored with a Purple Heart. But he doesn't feel like a hero.
There's a memory that haunts him: an image of a young Iraqi boy as a bullet hits his chest. Matt can't shake the feeling that he was somehow... more
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344
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Shadow of a Monster Plane: Recollection of a Childhood in Tokyo Before and During WWI...
This collection of 19 short stories is a memoir of a simple middle-class life in Tokyo, Japan, that was turned into a harsh struggle for survival under air attacks by hordes of American bombers during the Second World War. Roughly covering the years of 1939... more
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345
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, Bk 1) by Chloe Neill
Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn't exactly glamorous, but it was Merit's. She was doing fine until a rogue vampire attacked her. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker -- and this one decided the best way to save her life was to make her the... more
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346
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Blue Moon (Immortals, Bk 2) by Alyson Noel
Eager to learn everything she can about her new abilities as an Immortal, Ever turns to her beloved Damen to show her the way. But just as her powers are increasing, Damen's are waning. In an attempt to save him, Ever travels to the magical dimension of Summerland, where she learns the... more
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347
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Eyes Like Stars (Theatre Illuminata, Bk 1) by Lisa Mantchev
All her world’s a stage.
Bertie Shakespeare Smith is not an actress, yet she lives in a theater.
She’s not an orphan, but she has no parents.
She knows every part, but she has no lines of her own.
That is, until now.
Enter Stage Right
NATE. Dashing pirate. Will do... more
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348
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
How to Buy a Love of Reading by Tanya Egan Gibson
Fall in love with reading all over again.
To Carley Wells, words are the enemy. Her tutor's innumerable SAT flashcards. Her personal trainer's "fifty-seven pounds overweight" assessment. And the endless reading assignments from her English teacher, Mr. Nagel. When Nagel... more
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349
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
If the Witness Lied by Caroline B. Cooney
Choices do matter and forgiveness is possible.
Jack Fountain knows that what's happened to his family sounds like the most horrible soap opera anyone could ever write. But it happened to Jack; his parents; his sisters, Smithy and Madison. And to his baby brother, Tris. What made it worse was... more
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350
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Kaleidoscope Eyes by Jen Bryant
Will Lyza?s 1968 summer mystery lead to . . . pirate treasure?When Lyza helps her dad clean out her late grandfather?s house, a mysterious surprise brightens the sad task. In Gramps?s dusty attic, Lyza discovers three maps, carefully folded and stacked, bound by a single rubber band. On top, an... more
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351
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Lost Sister by Megan Kelley Hall
Sisters are born, not chosen. . .
Maddie Crane is grappling with the disappearance of Cordelia LeClaire, and trying to escape the grasp of The Sisters of Misery -- an insidious clique of the school's most powerful girls, whose pranks have set off a chain of horrific events, and who have... more
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352
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Messenger by Jan Burke
At the Battle of Waterloo, twenty something British officer Tyler Hawthorne is severely wounded. While still on the battlefield, Lord Lucien Adrian deVille gives his probably dying brother in arms a ring with stipulations. The ring brings immortality to the bearer but the individual must spend... more
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353
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Poison Ivy by Amy Goldman Koss
When three popular girls go on trial in Government class for their ruthless bullying of a girl named Ivy, it seems like the misfit will finally get her revenge. Eight first-person narrators give different versions of the event: Ivy?this victim doesn?t want revenge, she just wants to be left... more
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354
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Sorceress (Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Bk 3) by Michael Scott
Nicholas Flamel's heart almost broke as he watched his beloved Paris crumble before him. The city was destroyed by Dee and Machiavelli, but Flamel played his own role in the destruction. Sophie and Josh Newman show every sign of being the twins of prophecy, and Flamel had to protect them and... more
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355
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
"Don't worry, Anna. I'll tell her, okay? Just let me think about the best way to do it.""Okay.""Promise me? Promise you won't say anything?""Don't worry." I laughed. "It's our secret, right?"According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in ZanzibarBay is the perfect opportunity to have a... more
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356
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Unnameables by Ellen Booraem
Medford lives on a neat, orderly island called?simply?Island. Islanders like names that say exactly what a thing (or a person) is or does. Nothing less. Islanders like things (and people) to do what their names say they will. Nothing more. In fact, everything on Island is named... more
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357
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Catching Fire (Hunger Games, Bk 2) by Suzanne Collins
Fresh from their improbable victory in the annual Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta get to enjoy the spoils only briefly before they must partake in a Capitol-sponsored victory tour. But trouble is brewing...
President Snow tells Katniss directly he won't stand for being outsmarted, and she... more
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358
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Day After Tomorrow by Sandee Sgarlata
In these uncertain times, here is a refreshing celebration of forgiveness and humanity. In the teenage journeys of Julia Monroe, we find hope in our youth, friendships and family through her experiences, and ways to learn the art of forgiveness.
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
How It Ends by Laura Wiess & Laura Wiess
Seventeen-year-old Hanna has been in love with Seth for as long as she can remember, but now that she and Seth are in an actual relationship, love isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seth is controlling and all they seem to do anymore is fight. If that's what love is, Hanna doesn't want any part of... more
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360
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers, Bk 1) by Rachel Vincent
Something is wrong with Kaylee Cavanaugh
She doesn't see dead people but...
She senses when someone near her is about to die. And when that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream bloody murder. Literally.
Kaylee just wants to enjoy having caught the... more
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361
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
As he continued to stare, I wanted to point to my cheek and remind him, But you were the one who wanted this, remember? You're the one who asked-and I repeat-Why not fix your face? It's hard not to notice Terra Cooper.She's tall, blond, and has an enviable body. But with one turn of her cheek,... more
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362
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Secrets of Truth and Beauty by Megan Frazer
And the first runner up is... When Dara Cohen was little, she was a bright, shiny star. She was the cutest seven-year-old who ever sang Ella Fitzgerald, and it was no wonder she was crowned Little Miss Maine.That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that... more
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363
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Tempo Change by Barbara Hall
It’s tough enough defining your identity—imagine if your father was a rock legend.
Blanche Kelly's dad is a famous indie rock icon, but not many people at the private school she attends on scholarship know this. Her father left when she was in the first grade, and she... more
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364
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
Five teenagers from different parts of the country. Three girls. Two guys. Four straight. One gay. Some rich. Some poor. Some from great families. Some with no one at all. All living their lives as best they can, but all searching...for freedom, safety, community, family, love. What they... more
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365
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, Bk 2) by Patrick Ness
Reaching the end of their tense and desperate flight in THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO, Todd and Viola did not find healing and hope in Haven. They found instead their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss, waiting to welcome them to New Prentisstown. There they are forced into separate lives: Todd to... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Bats at the Library (Bats at the...) by Brian Lies
Another inky evening's here? The air is cool and calm and clear. Can it be true? Oh, can it be? Yes!? Bat Night at the library!
Join the free-for-all fun at the public library with these book-loving bats! Shape shadows on walls, frolic in the water fountain, and roam the book-filled halls... more
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367
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Dragonbreath (Dragonbreath, Bk 1) by Ursula Vernon
It's not easy for Danny Dragonbreath to be the sole mythical creature in a school for reptiles and amphibians especially because he can't breathe fire like other dragons (as the school bully loves to remind him). But having a unique family comes in handy sometimes, like when his... more
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368
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Dull Boy by Sarah Cross
What do you do if you can deadlift a car, and you spend your nights flying to get away from it all? If you?re fifteen-year-old Avery Pirzwick, you keep that information to yourself. When you?re a former jock turned freak, you can?t afford to let the secret slip. But then Avery makes some friends... more
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369
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Everything Sucks: Losing My Mind and Finding Myself in a High School Quest for Cool b...
When everything sucks,change everything . . . And that's exactly what Hannah Friedman set out to do in an ambitious attempt to bust out of a life of obscurity and absurdity and into an alternate world of glamour, wealth, and popularity. Being dubbed 'That Monkey Girl' by middle school bullies... more
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370
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Freak Show by James St. James
Meet Billy Bloom, new student at the ultra-white, ultra-rich, ultra-conservative Dwight D. Eisenhower Academy and drag queen extraordinaire. Actually, ?drag queen? does not begin to describe Billy and his fabulousness. Any way you slice it, Billy is not a typical seventeen-year-old, and the... more
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371
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long & David Shannon (Illustrator)
When Braid Beard's pirate crew invites Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, he jumps right on board. Buried treasure, sea chanteys, pirate talk--who wouldn't go along? Soon Jeremy Jacob knows all about being a pirate. He throws his food across the table and his manners to the wind. He... more
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372
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Hurricane Song by Paul Volponi
When Miles?s mother remarries, Miles decides to move to New Orleans to be with his father. But he and his father are very different?Miles?s dad lives for jazz, while Miles?s first love is football. Then Hurricane Katrina hits, and the two must seek refuge in the Superdome. What would normally be... more
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373
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Jessie's Mountain by Kerry Madden
Livy Two has always dreamed of becoming a singer, and her decision to run off to Nashville’s Music Row is made with confidence—she figures the money she’ll bring home will buy the family’s house as well as forgiveness for running away. The Nashville adventure is a disaster, though; even her... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles
Ellie remembers how the boys kissed her. Touched her. How they begged for more. And when she gave it to them, she felt loved. For a while anyway. So when Josh, an eager virgin with a troubled home life, leads her from a party to the backseat of his van, Ellie follows. But their "one-time thing"... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Kindling of GreenFyr: Book One of the Reunification Conspiracy by Mark Freeman
The Kindling of GreenFyr is the story of Owen McInish, an awkward fourteen-year-old bullied at school and friendless except for his pet cat, Piper. That is until a snow leopard is chased through the woods behind his house by three huge gray dogs with glowing green eyes. Owen saves the leopard... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Schwa was Here by Neil Shusterman
Anthony, also known as "Antsy," is fascinated by "The Schwa Effect" -- the fact that no one ever sees Calvin Schwa. Even when acting weird and dressed like a total freak, The Schwa is only barely noticed. The two boys form a partnership and get away with all kinds of... more
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377
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, Bk 3) by Richelle Mead
Is Rose's fate to kill the person she loves most? It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since Mason's death, Rose hasn't been feeling quite right. She has dark flashbacks in the middle of practice, can't concentrate in... more
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378
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Siren by Kiera Cass
"You must never do anything that might expose our secret. This means that, in general, you cannot form close bonds with humans. You can speak to us, and you can always commune with the Ocean, but you are deadly to humans. You are, essentially, a weapon. A very beautiful weapon. I won't... more
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379
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet and spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister, Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted to center stage of her own life—and, despite her... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott
I wonder what it would be like to do high school things. To go out on the weekends. To kiss a guy. To have a normal life. A real one.
Everyone thinks their parents are embarrassing, but Hannah knows she's got them all beat. Her dad made a fortune showcasing photos of pretty girls and his... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance 1973 by John Barnes
Wednesday, September 5, 1973: The first day of Karl Shoemaker?s senior year in stifling Lightsburg, Ohio. For years, Karl?s been part of what he calls ?the Madman Underground??a group of kids forced (for no apparent reason) to attend group therapy during school hours. Karl has decided that... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies -- or at least those that have been murdered.... more
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383
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Darkwood by M. E. Breen
A fairy tale world as unique and mesmerizing as it is dark Darkness falls so quickly in Howland that the people there have no word for evening. But for thirteen-yearold Annie, the dark is almost soothing compared to the misery of her cruel aunt and uncle?s house. When Annie finally escapes, she... more
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384
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Devil's Paintbox by Victoria Mckernan
When orphans Aiden and Maddy Lynch first meet trailrider Jefferson J. Jackson in the spring of 1865, they?re struggling to survive on their family?s drought-ravaged Kansas farm. So when Jackson offers an escape?a 2000-mile journey across the roughest country in the world?Aiden knows it?s their... more
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385
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alientated from her parents, especially her father...until her... more
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386
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Paris Pan Takes the Dare by Cynthea Liu
So what if it?s a rite of passage for every seventhgrade girl in town to spend a night in the woods? Paris Pan only just moved here, the woods are supercreepy, and she has enough weirdness to deal with in her own family. Finding out a girl died mysteriously years ago while on the Dare?right near... more
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387
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Wind (Phantom Island, Bk 1) by Krissi Dallas
One fateful summer night... when one rule is broken... five teenagers will discover an unexpected adventure full of magic, romance, and true friendship.
Seventeen-year-old Whitnee has spent six years rebuilding her identity after her father's mysterious disappearance left her with more... more
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388
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Rissa Bartholomew's Declaration Of Independence by Lynda Brill Comerford
Rissa Bartholomew didn't plan on declaring her independence from all of her friends at her own birthday party, one week before the start of middle school. But somehow, that's exactly what she did. Now she's entering sixth grade without a single friend, and she's determined to make new ones... more
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389
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Silksinger (Dreamdark, Bk 2) by Laini Taylor
One faerie, the last of her clan, must fight to complete her sacred duty
Whisper Silksinger is the last of the secret guardians of the Azazel, one of the powerful Djinn who dreamed the world into being. Relentlessly pursued by bloodthirsty devils, she flees to the city of Nazneen to restore... more
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390
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Surface Tension: A Novel in Four Summers by Brent Runyon
Lucas at 13 is excited about everything?swimming, fishing, skipping rocks, and searching for lucky stones?there?s so much to do in two weeks at the lake.Lucas at 14 is a little more jaded. And more interested in looking at the hot girl next door than in looking for rocks.Lucas at 15 is a little... more
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391
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Top of the Order by John Coy
Jackson’s parents are divorced and his mother has started dating. Gig’s dad is in the National Guard and has been called up to serve in the Middle East. Isaac's dad wants him to go to a different middle school than all his friends. Diego is the new kid in school, a power-hitter who... more
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392
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, Bk 4) by Richelle Mead
How far will Rose go to keep her promise?
The recent Strigoi attack at St. Vladimir?s Academy was the deadliest ever in the school?s history, claiming the lives of Moroi students, teachers, and guardians alike. Even worse, the Strigoi took some of their victims with them. . . including... more
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393
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Ember Fury by Cathy Brett
A sassy and entertaining illustrated debut from Cathy Brett Pyromania: A mental derangement, excitement or excessive enthusiasm for fire. Having celebrity parents isn't as hot as it sounds. Yes, there's money to burn, fame and some totally smoking guys...But when your dad's more interested in... more
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394
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
Five months ago, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saved the life of a classmate, but was implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create. A list of people and things she and Nick hated. ... more
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395
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Holes by Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the warden makes the boys "build... more
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396
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The King's Rose by Alisa Libby
Life in the court of King Henry VIII is a complex game. When fifteen-year-old Catherine Howard catches the king?s eye, she quickly transforms from pawn to queen. But even luxury beyond imagination loses its luster as young Catherine finds her life?and her heart?threatened by the needs of an... more
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397
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Monstrumologist (Monstrumologist, Bk 1) by Rick Yancey
These are the secrets I have kept. This is the trust I never betrayed.
But he is dead now and has been for more than forty years, the one who gave me his trust, the one for whom I kept these secrets.
The one who saved me... and the one who cursed me.
So begins the journal of Will Henry,... more
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398
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Ash (Ash, Bk 1) by Malinda Lo
In the wake of her father’s death, Ash is left alone to pay off his debts in the service of her own step mother. Consumed with grief, her only joy comes by the light of the dying hearth fire, re-reading the fairy tales her mother once told her. In her dreams, someday the fairies will steal... more
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399
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z by Kate Messner
Gianna Z has less than one week to collect, identify, and creatively display 25 leaves for her science project--or else she won't be able to compete in the upcoming cross-country race. As the deadline for her leaf project draws near, life keeps getting in the way. Some things are within Gee's... more
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400
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade
A gripping new series combines Steampunk, spying, and a fantastic Victorian London.The mysterious Mr. Socrates rescues Modo, a child in a traveling freak show. Modo is a hunchback with an amazing ability to transform his appearance, and Mr. Socrates raises him in isolation as an agent for the... more
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401
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, Bk 1) by Becca Fitzpatrick
For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch came along.
With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him... more
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402
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies by Erin Dionne
Celeste Harris's aunt enters her in the HuskyPeach Modeling Challenge. To get out of it, she is forced to launch Operation Skinny Celeste. After all, a thin girl can't be a fat model. Celeste never imagines that losing weight will help her gain a backbone, in this hilarious debut.
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403
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Nation by Terry Pratchett
The sea has taken everything.
Mau is the only one left after a giant wave sweeps his island village away. But when much is taken, something is returned, and somewhere in the jungle Daphne -- a girl from the other side of the globe -- is the sole survivor of a ship destroyed by the same wave.... more
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404
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Seven by Sean Patrick Little
Chosen for their unique DNA profiles and taken from their homes as children, seven teenagers have endured a decade of experimentation, surgeries, and gene-splicing as part of the world-changing project of a geneticist bent on creating the next evolution of man. As a result of the experiments,... more
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405
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Time of the Witches by Anna Myers
An orphan named Drucilla has finally has a place to call home with the Putnam family in Salem. Although her adopted mother is strange--haunted by a troubled past--Dru feels drawn to her as the mother she never had.
When a new reverend and his family move into town with their servant Tituba,... more
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406
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Timekeeper's Moon by Joni Sensel
When Ariel Farwalker hears the moon talking to her, she thinks she must be going crazy. Then she discovers an ancient map, and learns that the moon is part of a mysterious summons that's calling her on a new journey. With her surly guardian Scarl by her side, Ariel sets out on an adventure that... more
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407
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Deadly Little Lies (Touch, Bk 2) by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Last fall, sixteen-year-old Camelia fell for Ben, the mysterious new boy at school who turned out to have a very mysterious gift--pyschometry, the ability to sense the future through touch. But just as Camelia and Ben's romance began to heat up, he abruptly left town. Brokenhearted, Camelia... more
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408
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Meridian (Meridian, Bk 1) by Amber Kizer
Half-human, half-angel, Meridian Sozu has a dark responsibility.
Sixteen-year-old Meridian has been surrounded by death ever since she can remember. As a child, insects, mice, and salamanders would burrow into her bedclothes and die. At her elementary school, she was blamed for a... more
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409
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
My Soul to Save (Soul Screamers, Bk 2) by Rachel Vincent
"If she were going to die, I'd already be screaming. I'm a banshee. That's what we do."
When Kaylee Cavanaugh screams, someone dies.
So when teen pop star Eden croaks onstage and Kaylee doesn't wail, she knows something is dead wrong. She can't cry for... more
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410
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Tempted (House of Night, Bk 6) by P. C. Cast & Kristin Cast
Dark secrets and unspoken suspicions come between Zoey and Stevie Rae, putting their friendship -- and the House of Night -- at risk. After Zoey Redbird and her gang have banished Kalona and Neferet from Tulsa, you'd think they'd catch a break. But with Zoey and her sexy warrior Stark... more
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411
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher
You only hurt the ones you love.
Logan Witherspoon recently discovered that his girlfriend of three years cheated on him. But things start to look up when a new student breezes through the halls of his small-town high school. Sage Hendricks befriends Logan at a time when he no longer trusts... more
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412
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Birthmarked (Birthmarked, Bk 1) by Caragh M. O'Brien
After climate change, on the north shore of Unlake Superior, a dystopian world is divided between those who live inside the wall, and those, like sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone, who live outside. It’s Gaia’s job to “advance” a quota of infants from poverty into the... more
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413
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Triskellion 2: The Burning by Will Peterson
As twins Rachel and Adam are pursued across Europe by terrifying forces, they realize they can trust no one ? and must draw on their specialpowers to survive.After the shocking revelations in Triskellion, being guests of the "Hope Project" might seem like a relief. But Rachel and Adam soon... more
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414
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans
The New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box returns with a holiday novel of hope, love, and redemption.
Dear Reader, When I was in seventh grade, my English teacher, Mrs. Johnson, gave our class the intriguing (if somewhat macabre) assignment of writing our own obituaries.... more
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415
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
Sixteen-year-old Jess Parker survives by staying invisible. After nine schools in ten years, she's come to terms with life as a perpetual new girl, neither popular nor outcast. At Mt. Sterling High, Jess gets the chance of a lifetime: an invitation to join The Cinderella Society, a secret... more
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416
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared -- the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in his own blood -- but she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night held.
The memories... more
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417
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Diary of a Witness by Catherine Ryan Hyde
One day, something?s going to snap. . . .Ernie doesn't have a lot of friends at school. Just Will. They have stuff in common?like fishing. But more important, they have common enemies: the school jocks, who seem to find bullying just another sport. For the most part, Ernie and Will take life at... more
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418
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Fire (Seven Kingdoms, Bk 2) by Kristin Cashore
She is the last of her kind ...
It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is... more
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419
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Formal (Sorority 101) by Kate Harmon
As newly initiated Zeta Zeta Tau sorority sisters, Jenna, Roni, and Lora-Leigh are ready to tackle spring semester at LU-especially with Greek Week and the ZZT Formal to look forward to. Roni has taken on the role of Formal planner's assistant, and she wants to help make it the most romantic and... more
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420
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Friday Night Bites (Chicagoland Vampires, Bk 2) by Chloe Neill
Vampires in Chicago! You'd think headlines like that would have provoked the fine citizens of the Windy City to take up arms against us blood-sucking fiends. Instead, ten months later, we're enjoying a celebrity status reserved for the Hollywood elite -- fending off paparazzi, who are... more
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421
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Inside Out (Insider, Bk 1) by Maria V. Snyder
Keep Your Head Down. Don't Get Noticed. Or Else.
I'm Trella. I'm a scrub. One of thousands who work in the lower levels, keeping Inside clean for the Uppers. I do my job and try to avoid the Pop Cops. The Trava family who rules our world from their spacious Upper levels wants us... more
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422
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Metamorphosis: Junior Year by Betsy Franco
He’s a young artist obsessed with myths. But can he fix his own fate? Acclaimed author Betsy Franco and her talented son collaborate on a hip YA novel of "epic" proportions.Life. Love. Death. Identity. Ovid’s got a lot on his mind, and he pours it all — as confessions,... more
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423
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society (Book One) by Michael Buckley
Michael Buckley is at his comic best in this madcap new series sure to appeal to kids looking for a quick, exciting read. Combining all the excitement of international espionage and all the awkwardness of elementary school, NERDS, featuring a group of unpopular students who run a spy network... more
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424
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The New Sisters (Sorority 101) by Kate Harmon
As freshman year at LU kicks off, Lora-Leigh, Jenna, and Roni are all equally thrilled to have found a home in the Zeta Zeta Tau sorority. Lora-Leigh still can?t believe she?s wearing a sorority pin and, what?s more, that she and her new sisters have become so close so fast. Roni already loves... more
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425
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Reign or Shine (Demon Princess, Bk 1) by Michelle Rowen
As if trying to fit in at a new school isn't stressful enough, sixteen-year-old Nikki Donovan just found out that her long-lost father is, in fact, the demon king of the Shadowlands -- the world that separates and protects us from the Underworld.
When she is brought there by the... more
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426
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Rough Magic by Caryl Mullin
Follow the interwoven stories of two girls and one woman, their lives all tied to the enigmatic figure of Caliban, the character first introduced by Shakespeare in The Tempest, his famous play of love, loyalty, and magic. Caliban is the strange, half-wild man Prospero and Miranda discovered on... more
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427
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Secret Society by Tom Dolby
Secrets, secrets are no fun. Secrets, secrets hurt someone....
An eccentric new girl. A brooding socialite. The scion of one of New York's wealthiest families. A promising filmmaker. As students at the exclusive Chadwick School, Phoebe, Lauren, Nick, and Patch already live in a world... more
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428
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Secret Year by Jennifer Hubbard
Take Romeo and Juliet. Add The Outsiders. Mix thoroughly.
Colt and Julia were secretly together for an entire year, and no one -- not even Julia’s boyfriend -- knew. They had nothing in common, with Julia in her country club world on Black Mountain and Colt from down on the flats, but... more
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429
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Shooting Star by Fredrick L. McKissack Jr.
He wants to be the real deal...now.Jomo Rodgers finished his first year on varsity hearing "if onlys," as in, if only he were bigger. His talent on the field is easy to spot, and local papers and college recruiters are taking notice. But with his best friend on speed dial for recruiters at... more
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430
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Simon Bloom: The Octopus Effect (Simon Bloom) by Michael Reisman
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431
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz
Summer is here, and 16-year-old Allie, a self-professed music geek, is exactly where she wants to be: working full-time at Berkeley’s ultra-cool Bob and Bob Records. There, Allie can spend her days bantering with the street people, talking the talk with the staff, shepherding the uncool... more
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432
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
A Whole Nother Story (Whole Nother Story, Bk 1) by Dr. Cuthbert Soup
The three Cheeseman children, their father, and their psychic dog are all on the run. From whom? Well the CIA, naturally. But also corporate agents #5, #29, and # 207, plus two international superspies -- one of whom happens to be a chimpanzee. They all want Dr. Cheeseman and his late wife's... more
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433
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Witch on the Water (Rowan of the Wood, Bk 2) by Christine Rose & Ethan Rose
Witch on the Water chronicles the continuing adventures of twelve-year-old Cullen and his friends, Maddy and April. Cullen thought he had enough trouble surviving school, dealing with his miserable home life, and being possessed by Rowan, a 1400-year-old wizard. But when Rowan's wife, the... more
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434
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Zeta or Omega? (Sorority 101) by Kate Harmon
A fresh new series?the Sorority 101 novels will make every teen girl want to join!
High school is already a distant memory for incoming Lattimer University freshmen Jenna, Roni, and Lora- Leigh. Jenna can?t wait to meet cute college boys, Roni can?t wait to get away from home, and Lora- Leigh... more
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435
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Angry Management by Chris Crutcher
Every kid in this group wants to fly. Every kid in this group has too much ballast.
Mr. Nak's Angry Management group is a place for misfits. A place for stories. And, man, does this crew have stories.
There's Angus Bethune and Sarah Byrnes, who can hide from everyone but each other.... more
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436
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
DupliKate by Cherry Cheva
To Do List:
Ace SATs
Ace finals
Ace AP physics project
Avoid murdering lab partner
Submit Yale application
Resolve possibly evil twin situation
Due date: December 15th
Countdown: 11 days
By the time Kate Larson accidentally fell asleep at three a.m., she'd already... more
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437
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
For Keeps by Natasha Friend
Josie's never met her dad, and that's fine with her. To Josie, Paul Tucci is just a guy who got her mom pregnant and then moved away. It all happened sixteen years ago, when Josie's mom was still a teenager herself. But now Paul Tucci is back in town, and Josie has to deal with not... more
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438
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman
Elizabeth has a new job at an unusual library— a lending library of objects, not books. In a secret room in the basement lies the Grimm Collection. That’s where the librarians lock away powerful items straight out of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales: seven-league boots, a table that... more
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439
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Heist Society (Heist Society, Bk 1) by Ally Carter
Since she can remember, Katarina's relatives have been grooming her for the family business -- thieving. But when Kat tries to go straight and leave the Life for a normal life, she's promptly kicked out of her new school forstealing the headmaster's car and mounting it on the school... more
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440
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Hex Hall (Hex Hall, Bk 1) by Rachel Hawkins
When Sophie Mercer turned thirteen, she discovered that she was a witch. It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-Gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father -- an elusive European warlock -- only when necessary. But when Sophie... more
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441
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker
When the principal announces that every senior must participate in a mandatory year-long Marriage Education program, Fiona Sheehan believes that her life can't get any worse. Then she marries her "husband": jerky jock Todd, whose cheerleader girlfriend, Amanda, has had it in for Fiona since day... more
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442
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Naughty List by Suzanne Young
As if being a purrfect cheerleader isn't enough responsibility! Tessa Crimson's the sweet and spunky leader of the SOS (Society of Smitten Kittens), a cheer squad-turned-spy society dedicated to bringing dastardly boyfriends to justice, one cheater at a time. Boyfriend-busting wouldn't be so... more
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443
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Pop by Gordon Korman
When Marcus moves to a new town, he doesn?t have any friends. While practicing football for impending tryouts, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with former NFL star Charlie Popovich, nicknamed ?The King of Pop?. Charlie is a charismatic prankster, and the best football player Marcus has ever... more
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444
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Spell Hunter (Faery Rebels, Bk 1) (aka Knife) by R. J. Anderson
Book one of the No Ordinary Fairy Tale series. Knife is a young faery hunter. The faery race is dying off and Knife is convinced that humanity may hold the key to saving them from almost certain extinction as their magic is slowly disappearing. However her Queen is adamant that faeries and... more
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445
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Beautiful by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma
Truth's Found When Beauty's Lost.
Since childhood, seventeen-year-old Ellie Summerfield has fought to overcome her grandfather's painful words that push her to be driven, determined, and successful to the detriment of those around her. She always strives to do more, be more, help more. But... more
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446
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder
Restless souls and empty hearts Brooklyn can't sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died only a year ago, and now her friend Gabe has just died of an overdose. Every time she closes her eyes, Gabe's ghost is there waiting for her. She has no idea what he wants or why it isn't Lucca visiting her dreams.... more
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447
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Firespell (Dark Elite, Bk 1) by Chloe Neill
As the new girl at the elite St. Sophia’s boarding school, Lily Parker thinks her classmates are the most monstrous things she’ll have to face…
When Lily’'s guardians decided to send her away to a fancy boarding school in Chicago, she was shocked. So was St.... more
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448
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
The perfect read for summer fun, with beachside and underwater mermaid romance Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it's not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous Brody, who makes her heart beat flipper-fast. Unrequited love is hard enough when you're a normal teenage girl, but when... more
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449
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Key to Rondo (Rondo, Bk 1) by Emily Rodda
There are three rules to the old, painted music box: Wind the box three times only. Never shut the box when the music is playing. Never move the box before the music stops.
Leo wouldn't dream of breaking these rules, but does his stubborn cousin Mimi listen? She winds the box four times... more
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450
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Navel of the World (Forgotten Worlds, Bk 2) by P. J. Hoover
At the end of summer school, Benjamin was given one task find his missing brothers. Should be easy right? But Benjamin can't locate a trace of them anywhere until he interns at his father's office over spring break. There he finds a mysterious file written in ancient Lemurian with his... more
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451
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Noah's Castle by John Rowe Townsend
What if money became worthless?
The coming winter was going to be a hard one and not because of the weather.
As England descends into economic chaos, sixteen-year-old Barry Mortimer's life turns upside down when his father moves the family from their cozy home in the city to a grim,... more
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452
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George
Hoping to escape the troubles in her kingdom, Princess Poppy reluctantly agrees to take part in a royal exchange program, whereby young princes and princesses travel to each other's countries in the name of better political alliances?and potential marriages. It's got the makings of a... more
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453
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Raiders' Ransom by Emily Diamand
It's the 22nd century and, because of climate change, much of England is underwater. Poor Lilly is out fishing with her trusty sea-cat when greedy raiders pillage the town--and kidnap the prime minister's daughter. Her village blamed, Lilly decides to find the girl. Off she sails, in secret. And... more
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454
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Syren (Septimus Heap, Bk 5) by Angie Sage
In this fifth book in the Magykal series, Septimus ends up on a captivatingly beautiful island, one of seven set in a sparkling sea. He's stranded there with his badly injured dragon, Spit Fyre, along with Jenna and Beetle. There are some strange things about the island, including a Magykal... more
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455
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Wizard Of Rondo by Emily Rodda
When Leo Zifkak inherited an antique music box from his stuffy great-aunt, he never expected that it might hide a wondrous secret. The music box is the portal to a new world, Rondo. Leo's first visit to Rondo was to rescue his cousin, Mimi, and he almost lost his life. On his second visit,... more
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456
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen
Samuel, 13, spends his days in the forest, hunting for food for his family. He has grown up on the frontier of a British colony, America. Far from any town, or news of the war against the King that American patriots have begun near Boston.But the war comes to them. British soldiers and Iroquois... more
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457
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Anxious Hearts by Tucker Shaw
“Evangeline,” he repeated, calling at a whisper. “Evangeline.” He was not calling that she may hear, he was calling that somehow her soul might know that he was devoted entirely to her, only to her. “Evangeline, I will find you.”
Eva and Gabe explore the... more
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458
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Daughters (Daughters, Bk 1) by Joanna Philbin
The only daughter of supermodel Katia Summers, witty and thoughtful Lizzie Summers likes to stick to the sidelines.
The sole heir to Metronome Media and daughter of billionaire Karl Jurgensen, outspoken Carina Jurgensen would rather climb mountains than social ladders.
Daughter of... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson
Meli Lleshi is positive that her drawing of her teacher with his pelican nose started it all. The Lleshis are Albanians living in Kosovo, a country trying to fight off Serbian oppressors, and suddenly they are homeless refugees. Old and young alike, they find their courage tested by hunger,... more
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460
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Dead Guy Spy (Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie, Bk 2) by David Lubar
Nathan Abercrombie is getting used to his rotten life as a half-dead zombie. The good thing is he doesn’t feel any pain. The bad thing is his body can’t heal, so he has to be really careful not to break anything. But that’s hard to do when... more
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461
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Fatal Child (Cup of the World, Bk 3) by John Dickinson
The final novel in this compelling trilogy set in a medieval fantasy world.
Atti is the Fatal Child. Beautiful and adored, she is troubled by a recurring nightmare of violence and betrayal. She can love no one and trust no one, and she wakes screaming in the night.
Driven by his love... more
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462
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Grip of the Shadow Plague (Fablehaven, Bk 3) by Brandon Mull & Brandon Dorman (Il...
Very strange things are afoot at Fablehaven. Someone or something has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. Seth discovers the problem early, but as the infectious disease spreads, it becomes clear that the preserve cannot hold out for long. In dire need... more
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463
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Halloween Night Fever by Dan Graffeo
Willy Hynes can't understand how he pulled a patch of caribou skin out of his dream. Willy's mentor, Vince, explains that other residents of Sleepy Owl have had similar dreams. It is a sign to join the Pniese, a secret society formed for Halloween, when the undead are allowed to cross over. ... more
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464
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier
Whistling Tor is a place of secrets, a mysterious, wooded hill housing the crumbling fortress of a chieftain whose name is spoken throughout the district in tones of revulsion and bitterness. A curse lies over Anluan's family and his people; those woods hold a perilous force whose every... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Keys to the Demon Prison (Fablehaven, Bk 5) by Brandon Mull
Since ancient times, the great demon prison Zzyzx has protected the world from the most dangerous servants of darkness, including Gorgrog, the Demon King. After centuries of plotting, the Sphinx is on the verge of recovering the five artifacts necessary to open the legendary prison. Facing the... more
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466
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork
Death: It surrounds Pancho. His father, in an accident. His sister, murdered. His own plans to trace her killer. And D.Q. -- a guy Pancho's age who's drying of cancer. That is, if he'll ever shut up.
Love: D.Q. is writing the Death Warrior Manifesto, a guide to... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
My Boyfriend's Dogs by Dandi Daley Mackall
If only boys were more like dogs.
On a stormy night in St. Louis, Bailey Daley finds refuge in an after-hours diner. Bailey, a girl with three dogs in tow, wearing a soaking-wet prom dress, obviously has a story to tell. See, she wants what every girl wants from her boyfriend: enthusiasm,... more
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468
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Reckoning (Darkest Powers, Bk 3) by Kelley Armstrong
The nail-biting climax to Kelley Armstrong's bestselling YA series. Chloe Saunders is fifteen and would love to be normal. Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. First of all, she happens to be a genetically engineered necromancer who can raise the dead without even trying. She and... more
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469
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Chronicles of Mathias - Volume One: Reptilian Rebirth by Marilyn K. Martin
Young Mathias left his home on New York Colony to travel around the galaxy and maybe have some adventures. MAYBE? Mathias is soon up to his eyeballs in danger, as an ancient enemy starts yet another Galactic War of Conquest. In Volume One, Mathias travels with Pinjour, the furry ex-mercenary... more
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Chronicles of Mathias - Volume Two: Reptilian Rebound by Marilyn K. Martin
Mathias is now stranded on an isolated planet. Before he signs on as crew to another space-faring vessel, he decides to have a little on-ground adventure. He ends up as roommate to a synth-whore who is much more than she appears to be. She gives him his first hand weapon. Which sort of... more
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471
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Rise of the Evening Star (Fablehaven, Bk 2) by Brandon Mull & Brandon Dorman (Ill...
At the end of the school year Kendra and her brother, Seth, find themselves racing back to Fablehaven, a refuge for mythical and magical creatures. Grandpa Sorenson invites three specialists -- a potion master, a collector of magical relics, and a trapper or mystical creatures -- to help protect... more
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472
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Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary (Fablehaven, Bk 4) by Brandon Mull & Brandon Dorm...
Two hidden artifacts have been found. More preserves face destruction as the Society of the Evening Star relentlessly pursues new talismans. Desperate to stop them, Kendra discovers the location of the key to a vault housing one of the artifacts in Patton's Journal of Secrets. In order to... more
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473
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick
Amber Appleton lives in a bus. Ever since her mom’s boyfriend kicked them out, Amber, her mom, and her totally loyal dog, Bobby Big Boy (aka Thrice B) have been camped out in the back of Hello Yellow (the school bus her mom drives). But Amber, the self-proclaimed princess of hope and girl... more
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474
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A Spy in the House (Agency, Bk 1) by Y. S. Lee
Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan (and thief) Mary Quinn is surprised to be offered a singular education, instruction in fine manners — and an unusual vocation. Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls is a cover for an all-female investigative unit called The Agency,... more
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Wayfarer (Faery Rebels, Bk 2) (aka Rebel) by R. J. Anderson
Book two of the No Ordinary Fairy Tale series.
Linden is a teenage faery that must venture out into the human world to find a way to save her people, as she is one of the few among them with any usable knowledge of the outside world. In the process she meets Timothy, who was very... more
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476
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Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
From a talented debut author, the moving and relatable story of a girl who takes a road trip to find herself--and the guy who goes with her.
Amy Curry thinks her life sucks. Her mom decides to move from California to Connecticut to start anew--just in time for Amy's senior year. Her dad... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Mysterious Howling (Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Bk 1) by Maryrose Wood
Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles are no ordinary children: Alexander, age ten or thereabouts, keeps his siblings in line with gentle nips; Cassiopeia, perhaps four or five, has a bark that is (usually) worse than her bite; and Beowulf, age... more
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478
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One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, Bk 1) by Rita Williams-Garcia
In One Crazy Summer, eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She's had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California. But when the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the... more
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479
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Sisters Red (Fairy Tale Retelling, Bk 1) by Jackson Pearce
Scarlett March lives to hunt the Fenris -- the werewolves that took her eye when she was defending her sister Rosie from a brutal attack. Armed with a razor-sharp hatchet and blood-red cloak, Scarlett is an expert at luring and slaying the wolves. She’s determined to protect other young... more
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480
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You by Charles Benoit
This wasn't the way it was supposed to go. You're just a typical fifteen-year-old sophomore, an average guy named Kyle Chase. This can't be happening to you. But then, how do you explain all the blood? How do you explain how you got here in the first place? There had to... more
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The Amulet of Amon-Ra by Leslie Carmichael
Jennifer loves to learn about ancient Egypt, but she never expected to see it in person. So, she's shocked when the mysterious dust in her new amulet transports her back into the body of an ancient Egyptian girl. While there, Jennifer faces threats on all sides as she tries to figure out a way... more
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482
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Blood Song (Blood Singer, Bk 1) by Cat Adams
Bodyguard Celia Graves plies her trade in a world where vampires roam the alleys of Tinseltown and movie stars openly practice witchcraft, where street corner psychics have real powers and cops use memory enhancement spells on witnesses. Though she's an ordinary human, Celia uses... more
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483
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Broadway Lights (Secrets of My Hollywood Life, Bk 5) by Jen Calonita
Her star power in demand on a hit Broadway play, Hollywood teen starlet Kaitlin Burke packs up her entourage (ok, her showbiz family, friends, assistant, and publicist, but not the dreamy boyfriend) and moves to the Big Apple for the summer. Kaitlin is the toast of the town and she hits the most... more
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484
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Dani Noir by Nova Ren Suma
If this were a movie, you'd open to the first page of this book and be transported to a whole other world. Everything would be in black and white, except maybe for the girl in pink polka-dot tights, and this really great music would start to swell in the background. All of a sudden, you... more
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485
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Deadly Sister by Eliot Schrefer
Abby Goodwin is sure her sister Maya isn't a murderer. But her parents don't agree. Her friends don't agree. And the cops definitely don't agree. Maya is a drop-out, a stoner, a girl who's obsessed with her tutor, Jefferson Andrews...until he ends up dead. Maya runs away, and leaves Abby... more
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486
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Dictionary of High School B.S.: From Acne to Varsity, All the Funny, Lame, and An...
Broken down in handy A-to-Z fashion, this uncensored, sarcastic, and sharp-witted dictionary gives the lowdown on all of your favorite and not-so-favorite aspects of high school, from prom, hooking up, and graduation to acne, standardized tests, and school shrinks.At a price even a babysitter?s... more
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487
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The End of Time (Crispin, Bk 3) by Avi
As long as I could keep myself out of bondage, I would be true to Bear's teaching. And so it was that beyond all else, I was determined to keep my freedom.
After the death of their beloved mentor, Bear, Crispin and Troth are more desperate than ever, wandering the desolate French... more
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The Golden Spiral (Hourglass Door, Bk 2) by Lisa Mangum
His eyes. His touch. His kiss. Dante was unlike anyone Abby had ever met. Now he s gone, and Abby will do anything to get him back . . .
The hourglass door has closed behind Dante, sending him back in time to hunt down Zo, Tony, and V. Abby knows that Dante, as a Master of Time, is the only... more
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High Before Homeroom by Maya Sloan
Losers, now you can get the bad-boy rep the girls find positively irresistible! Unleash your dark side with the Doug Schaffer plan for drug addiction and rehabilitation! (Kids, don't try this at home.) At sixteen years old, Doug Schaffer knows two things for sure: 1. He is doomed to live in... more
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490
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It's Raining Cupcakes (Cupcakes, Bk 1) by Lisa Schroeder
Isabel dreams of seeing the world. When she enters a baking contest, a trip to New York City is within her grasp. Can Isabel whip up a winning recipe that could make her dreams come true?
Twelve-year-old Isabel is dying to get out of Oregon. She spends her free time in the... more
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491
| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
The Light (Morpheus Road, Bk 1) by D. J. MacHale
Marshall Seaver is being haunted. In the first installment of this chillingly compelling trilogy, sixteen-year-old Marshall discovers that something beyond our world is after him. The eerie clues pile up quickly, and when people start dying, it’s clear whatever this is it’s... more
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| Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) |
Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
From a writer of unparalleled, vivid imagination and emotional insight, three stories about the deliciousness of wanting and waiting for that moment when LIPS TOUCH...
In Victorian times, goblins offered sumptuous fruits in exchange for maidens' souls... and where usually successful. But... more
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493
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The Magical Misadventures of Prunella Bogthistle by Deva Fagan
All Prunella wants is to be a proper bog-witch. Unfortunately, her curses tend to do more good than harm. When her mixed-up magic allows a sneaky thief to escape her grandmother’s garden, Prunella is cast out until she can prove herself.It’s hard enough being exiled to the unmagical Uplands,... more
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Moonlight (Dark Guardian, Bk 1) by Rachel Hawthorne
I see him and know what this turmoil inside of me means: He's the one. My forever.
Kayla is the nature lover, the all-American beauty who can't understand why she's so drawn to distant, brooding Lucas. Adopted as a young child, she has no way of knowing that she's inherited a terrifying --... more
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The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles, Bk 1) by Rick Riordan
Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.
One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a... more
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She's So Dead to Us (He's So/She's So, Bk 1) by Kieran Scott
When having money is all that matters, what happens when you lose it all?
Perfect, picturesque Orchard Hill. It was the last thing Ally Ryan saw in the rear-view mirror as her mother drove them out of town and away from the shame of the scandal her father caused when his hedge fund went south... more
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Take the Reins (Canterwood Crest, Bk 1) by Jessica Burkhart
When Sasha Silver and her horse, Charm, arrive on the campus of the elite Canterwood Crest Academy, Sasha knows that she's in trouble. She's not exactly welcomed with open arms. One group of girls in particular is used to being the best, the brightest, and the prettiest on the team, and... more
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Abe in Arms (Reach and Teach) by Pegi Deitz Shea
Portraying the pressures of teens to live a normal life while facing mental illness, this suspenseful young adult novel follows the journey of success-bound Abe, who struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. A senior in high school, with a loving and wealthy adoptive family, Abe is on track... more
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Countdown (Sixties, Bk 1) by Deborah Wiles
Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her best friend is feuding with her, her sister has disappeared, and her uncle is fighting an old war in his head. Her saintly younger brother is no help, and the cute boy across the street only complicates things. Worst of... more
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500
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Forbidden (Definitions) by Tabitha Suzuma
Sixteen-year-old Maya and seventeen-year-old Lochan have never had the chance to be 'normal' teenagers. Having pulled together for years to take care of their younger siblings while their wayward, drunken mother leaves them to fend alone, they have become much more than brother and... more
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Raised by Wolves (Raised by Wolves, Bk 1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Adopted by the Alpha of a werewolf pack after a rogue wolf brutally killed her parents right before her eyes, fifteen-year-old Bryn knows only pack life, and the rigid social hierarchy that controls it. That doesn't mean that she's averse to breaking a rule or two.
But... more
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The Year of the Sawdust Man by A. LaFaye
Eleven-year-old Nissa’s life has never been perfect. Living in the small town of Harper, Louisiana, with a mama like hers, circa 1933, has led to lots of mean rumors. But now Mama is gone, and all the townsfolk talk about is who she might have run off with. Nissa’s memories of the... more
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