CosmoGirl Quiz Book:  All About You

Dr. Ernest Drake's Dragonology

This magical volume presents the long-lost research of 19th-century dragonologist Drake.

The Homer Book

Homer Simpson is a man's man, an Average Joe, a loving father and husband, and a devoted beer drinker. But do you know the "real" Homer? Find out what's on Homer's mind, discover the mysteries of Homer's fridge, hang out in Homer's haunts; meet his friends and enemies; and spend a typical day with the lovable lout who will lift you out of your doldrums.

Ripley's Believe It or Not

A book of facts and records about bizarre feats of the human, material, and natural world, this solid reference of the strange but true is updated for 2005.

So What?  The Good, the Mad and the Ugly:  The Official

Metallica Illustrated Chronicles   From their early days in the 1980s as young, exciting, abrasive, and loud unknowns through their current multimillion-selling album, St. Anger (including the 2004 Grammy-winning title track), Metallica has earned its reputation as one of the most highly regarded and hard-rocking bands of all time. Based on material created for their official fan club's magazine of the same name, So What!: The Good, the Mad, and the Ugly is a unique Metallica "scrapbook."

YM The Best of Say Anything

More than a million readers have written to "ym" magazine over the years with some of the silliest, craziest, most embarrassing stories ever heard. The best of the best--the ones that made the editors shriek with laughter--are collected for this book.

Hailey Abbott.  Summer Boys

From the creators of "Gossip Girl" comes a fresh, edgy take on summertime romance. Cousins Ella, Beth, and Jamie are gearing up for the wildest time of their lives, but nothing can prepare them for the crazy ups and downs of love.

Jamie Brisick.  Have Board, Will Travel

Whether on water, pavement, or fluffy white powder, the history of surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding is a landscape filled with rugged personalities, exotic locales, wild innovation, and most of all the united dream of becoming one with the oceans, streets, and mountains. "Have Board, Will Travel" shows the intricate connection between all three sports. Their histories act as the grand foundation, the images serve as divine inspiration, and each page is filled with enough side-stanced glory to summon even the laziest couch potato to pick up a board and ride.

Niki Burnham.  Royally Jacked

Valerie goes to live with her father who's a protocol chief for a royal family and discovers it was a mistake, until she meets the prince.

Cheo Hodari Coker.  Unbelievable:  The Life, Death and Afterlife

of the Notorious B.I.G.   The larger-than-life story of rapper Biggie Smalls, a.k.a. Notorious B.I.G.--his dealings on the street, his rise to superstardom, and his still-unsolved murder.

Lesley Choyce.  Thunderbowl

Jeremy's band is hot--really hot. Thunderbowl is on the way up and they have had their first big break--a long-term gig at a local bar. The only problem is that while Jeremy should be doing his homework and keeping up in school, he is spending most nights in a rowdy club, trying to keep the band together while his life is falling apart. Trying to balance his dreams of success with the hard realities of the music business, Jeremy is forced to make some tough choices.

Dana Davidson.  Jason and Kyra

Handsome and popular Jason tries to come to terms with his irascible, often absent father and his growing attraction to the quiet, studious Kyra.

Melissa De La Cruz.  The Au Pairs

Three teenage girls from different backgrounds work for a summer in the Hamptons as au pairs for a wealthy family, and in spite of many ups and downs, all three end up changing for the better.

Daniel Ehrenhaft.  Ten Things to Do Before I Die

Just after his best friends make a list of things sixteen-year-old Ted should do to live it up, he learns that he has ingested poison and will be dead in twenty-four hours--which might be enough time to do everything on the list.

Sharon Flake.  Who Am I Without Him?  A Short Story Collection

About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives   A collection of short stories about boys and girls and their relationships.

Alex Flinn.  Nothing to Lose

A year after running away with a traveling carnival to escape his unbearable home life, sixteen-year-old Michael returns to Miami, Florida, to find that his mother is going on trial for the murder of his abusive stepfather.

Gail Giles.  Playing in Traffic

Shy and unremarkable, seventeen-year-old Matt Lathrop is surprised and flattered to find himself singled out for the sexual attentions of the alluring Skye Colby, until he discovers the evil purpose behind her actions.

Andrew Gottlieb.  In the Paint:  Tattoos of the NBA and the

Stories Behind Them   This collection of photos of the wildest, weirdest and most interesting tattoos of the NBA is accompanied by firsthand accounts of what the tattoos mean and why they're there.

John Grandits.  Technically, It's Not My Fault:  Concrete Poems

An eleven-year-old boy named Robert voices typical-and not so typical-middle-grade concerns in this unique, memorable collection of hilarious poems. His musings cover the usual stuff, like pizza, homework, thank-you notes, and his annoying older sister. In addition, he speculates about professional wrestling for animals, wonders why no one makes scratch-and-sniff fart stickers, designs the ultimate roller coaster (complete with poisonous spiders), and deconstructs the origins of a new word, snarpy. A playful layout and ingenious graphics extend the wry humor that is sure to resonate with readers of all ages.

John Hareas.  NBA's Greatest

Amazing photographs and accessible text tell the story of basketball--from James Naismith's nailing a peach basket to a gym wall to the incredible feats of basketball's super-size stars of today.

Lisi Harrison.  The Clique

Wealthy Massie is determined to exclude middle class Claire, the daughter of her father's old friend, from her seventh-grade clique at a very exclusive private school in Westchester, New York, but after Massie steals her only friend, Claire strikes back.

Brent Hartinger.  Last Chance Texaco

Troubled teen Lucy Pitt struggles to fit in as a new tenant at a last-chance foster home.

Jason Heimberg and Justin Heimberg.  The Official Movie Plot

Generator:  27,000 Hilarious Movie Plot Combinations

James Heneghan.  Hit Squad

Aiming to get back at the bullies at school, a group of kids swear vengeance against their tormentors. This is Mickey's first year at Grandview High. After transferring, all he wants to do is keep his head down, work hard and fit in with the upscale crowd. He is approached, because of his tough reputation, to join a group of students to take back the school from the bullies. Mickey finds himself caught up in a shadowy world of violence and retribution. When their planned payback goes horribly wrong, Mickey is forced to acknowledge the thin line between victim and victimizer.

Kohta Hirano.  Hellsing series:  Volume 1

There's a secret organization somewhere in England created to defend the Queen and country from monsters of all sorts. Yes, it's hard to believe in this day and age...but really, isn't this the true age of monsters? Enter Hellsing, an agency, long in tooth, with the experience, know-how, and...er...equipment to handle the problems that arise when vampires, ghouls, and the like take on these dark forces. "What equipment?" you may say. How about another vampire, and a big pistol loaded with special silver bullets? That oughta do the trick. But what really knocks 'em dead is the sharp wit, awesome artwork, and crazy, bloody action that make up the manga.

Kohta Hirano.  Hellsing series:  Volume 2

Hellsing continues with more blood, guts, ghouls, and gothic murder. Created by Kohta Hirano, and making its way into an incredibly popular anime, Hellsing pushes the boundary of horror, yet looks so visually stunning and graphically cool that instead of being scary, it's super fun. Certainly not intended for younger readers, this series follows the Hellsing Organization, an old institution created by English royalty to squash the ghoulish undead of the world, as they face an insurgence of murderous monsters running rampant across the isles, fueled by...could it be...Nazi's?

Kohta Hirano.  Hellsing series:  Volume 3

It's a siege! What's left of the Hellsing crew and their new team of hired bodyguards have traveled to South America to investigate the Millennium threat. While they crossed the border, parties unknown pulled some strings branding them as terrorists and matching a small country's power structure against the ultimate undead! Join them in a battle of blood, guts, ghouls, gore...and a lot of Kohta Hirano's signature offbeat comedy. This punk-goth-vampire-action-comedy-fun-as-hell nightmare just keeps rolling, as Kohta has even more fun than he probably ought to.

Kohta Hirano.  Hellsing series:  Volume 4

What's the result when the Nazis hiding in South America engineer an army of vampires and mount an all-out campaign of deathly dominance? Well, one thing you get is a little unity - seems the Protestant Hellsing Organization and the Catholic Iscariot agency might just have to think about teaming up. Looks like the First World War of the undead is about to erupt in history's biggest battle of blood and fangs.

Valerie Hobbs.  Letting Go of Bobby James, or How I Found My

Self of  Steam   After being left by her husband at a gas station in Florida, sixteen-year-old Sally Jo Walker, also known as Jody, makes some difficult decisions and a better life for herself.

Cathy Hopkins.  The Princess of Pop

Becca missed the fun of the school production of Grease, and she has a reputation of being fickle and a dreamer. But the Pop Princess challenge makes her determined to try harder than she has ever tried before. She has the voice, but has she got the staying power?

Cathy Hopkins.  Teen Queens and Has-Beens

When Lia gains the interest of the school heartthrob she thereby alienates "teen queen" Kaylie, who then launches a campaign of bullying against Lia.

Cathy Hopkins.  White Lies and Barefaced Truths

Cat has to make some decisions about whether to tell the truth or not.

Ellen Hopkins.  Crank

Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter, gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina. Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul - her life.

Anthony Horowitz.  Eagle Strike

After a chance encounter with assassin Yassen Gregorovich in the South of France, teenage spy Alex Rider investigates international pop star and philanthropist Damian Cray whose new video game venture hides sinister motives involving Air Force One, nuclear missiles, and the international drug trade.

Shelley Hrdlitschka.  Kat's Fall

Darcy, 15 takes care of himself and his 11 year old sister, Kat who is deaf and sufferes epileptic seizures.  His mother is about to be released from prison after serving 10 years for dropping baby Kat from a balcony.

Thomas Jacobs.  They Broke the Law; You Be the Judge:  True

Cases of Teen Crime   Letters from and interviews with twenty-one children and teenagers who broke the law reveal what it is like to be arrested, attend legal proceedings, and be held accountable for one's actions.

Geoff Johns.  Teen Titans:  A Kid's Game

Cyborg, a former teen hero, realizes that the adolescent sidekicks of the world's most powerful heroes need to be guided and trained, so he recruits the young adventurers Robin, Superboy, Wonder Girl, and Impulse into the new Teen Titans.

Patrick Jones.  Things Change

Sixteen-year-old Johanna, one of the best students in her class, develops a passionate attachment for troubled seventeen-year-old Paul and finds her plans for the future changing in unexpected ways.

Lee Klancher.  Monster Garage:  How to Customize Damn Near

Everything   If you want to get a little taste of what it's like to create your own monster, How To Customize Damn Near Anything is your ticket to the world of custom vehicles. You'll learn the ins and outs of custom painting, engine building, chassis construction, welding, and more.

Kool Moe Dee.  There's a God on the Mic:  The True 50 Greatest

MCs   An original member of rap's old school separates the masters from the "suckas" with his definitive list of the 50 greatest MCs of all time.

Clam Lynch.  Ruby Gloom's Keys to Happiness

Ruby Gloom interprets a variety of well-known sayings to reveal their unintended meanings, for example, "misery loves company--but watch out, she can also be very annoying."

Carolyn Mackler.  Vegan Virgin Valentine

Mara's niece, who is only one-year-younger, moves in bringing conflict between the two teenagers because of their opposite personalities.

Sarra Manning.  Guitar Girl

Molly has become a popular pop star and is about to find out what it is going to cost her.

Jeremy McGrath.  Wide Open:  A Life in Supercross

The mechanics of Supercross are simple: Buy a bike. Enter a competition. Ride to win. Become a legend. He was a young kid from Cali who could barely afford a bike and had no factory ride, but he practiced like a champion, rode to win, never gave up, and soon went on to make stadium history and redefine the sport. They call him MC. This is his story. Long live Supercross.

Hugh McManners.  Ultimate Special Forces

Ultimate Special Forces offers a unique illustrated insight into the training, skills, organization, and equipment that together create the extraordinary military expertise of the world's most highly trained global warriors.

Timothy Miller and Steve Milton.  Nascar Now

NASCAR Now takes you behind the wheel for the inside scoop on drivers, cars and crews.

Kelly Milner-Halls.  Albino Animals

Everyone has probably seen the white mice or rabbits with pink eyes. Learn about these and other albino animals, the genetics that cause albinism, and the survival challenges albinos face.

J. Minter.  The Insiders

In downtown New York City, a sophisticated, stylish high school junior is already having trouble keeping his group of lifelong friends together when his wild cousin Kelli arrives from St. Louis and stirs things up.

David Lee Morgan.  LeBron James:  The Rise of a Star

An unusual inside look at the rise of sport's hottest young prospect, now poised at the brink of superstardom.

Walter Dean Myers.  Shooter

Written in the form of interviews, reports, and journal entries, the story of three troubled teenagers ends in a tragic school shooting.

Lauren Myracle.  TTYL

Chronicles, in "instant message" format, the day-to-day experiences, feelings, and plans of three friends, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela, as they begin tenth grade.

Haruno Nagatomo.  Draw Your Own Manga:  All the Basics

The textbook of choice at Tokyo Animation College, the leading school for manga artists, this book outlines all of the basic techniques one needs to know through easy-to-draw characters of all ages and detailed instructions.

Naomi Nash.  You are So Cursed

Posing as a witch, an outcast high school student attempts to use street magic and a dangerous persona to make her life easier. But she is about to learn that real magic lies in knowing her true friends.

Caroline Naylor.  Beauty Trix for Cool Chix:  Easy-to-Make

Lotions, Potions, and Spells to Bring Out a Beautiful You   This fun, jazzy craft book features more than 20 step-by-step projects to help tweens and teens create their own cool beauty products. Each project comes with clear instructions and three interactive quizzes that help girls decide which recipes suit their moods and personalities.

Blake Nelson.  Rock Star, Superstar

When Pete, a talented bass player, moves from playing in the high school jazz band to playing in a popular rock group, he finds the experience exhilarating even as his new fame jeopardizes his relationship with girlfriend Margaret.

Tyne O'Connell.  Pulling Princes

Hoping to become more popular at her elegant English boarding school, fifteen-year-old Californian Calypso Kelly invents a fake handsome boyfriend, until she realizes that her wit and skill at fencing may be enough to attract the attention of a real-life handsome prince.

Kenneth Oppel.  Airborn

Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface.

Daniel Parker and Lee Miller.  Break the Surface

High school senior Tom Sinclair's journal chronicles events leading up to the disappearance of Alice, the only person he has confided in after moving from Vermont to Manhattan in an attempt to run away from his past.

Daniel Parker and Lee Miller.  Walk on Water

Alice's diary reveals her true, hidden reason for pursuing Tom; her secret meetings in a downtown hospital with a mysterious bed-ridden patient; and her desperation to escape her aggressive ex-boyfriend, Carter. In his effort to find Alice , Tom publishes her diary. He implores the reader to aid him in decoding the cryptic entries inside

Marlene Perez.  Unexpected Development

In a series of papers for Honors English, a senior girl relates the difficulties of being blessed with a voluptuous body that began appearing in fifth grade.

M. E. Rabb.  The Chocolate Lover

Trying to locate someone who has been missing for over fifty years is a challenge for any private investigator. But for Sophie and Sam, the real challenge is trying to figure out whether Professor Leo Shattenberg is also "Cousin" Leo... without exposing who they really are.

M. E. Rabb.  The Rose Queen

The Chief of Police thinks Noelle is dead, and all the evidence points to Sophie. If she and Sam can't find out soon what really happened, they're in big trouble!

M. E. Rabb.  The Unsuspecting Gourmet

Sam and Sophie, two sisters from Queens, New York trying to create new lives in Venice, Indiana are at it again-- this time trying to solve a missing persons case involving Wilda Higgins and Griffin Gateaux all the while trying to keep themselves from being discovered.

M. E. Rabb.  The Venetian Policeman

Sophie and Sam thought they knew everything there was to know about Gus Jenkins, the private detective they're working with. But when Gus's life takes a turn for the worse, the girls discover that he has a missing son (who happens to be a total stud), and they decide that they just have to find him. Can they manage to find Gus's son, while keeping their identity and their motives a secret?

Russ Rohrer.  Ten Days in the Dirt:  Spectacle of Off-Road

Motorcycling   The history of motocross racing in America would be told with the help of the AMA Museum exhibit. With a mix of amazing archival photographs, original studio photography of the bikes in the exhibit, and reminisces from the legendary riders who made the sport.

Davy Rothbart.  Found:  The Best Lost, Tossed and Forgotten

Items from Around the World   From discarded valentines to a breakup letter written on the back of an air sickness bag, this tribute to everyday life takes an uncensored, poignant and hilarious peek into other people's lives.

Mike Seate.  Choppers:  Heavy Metal Art

When a motorcycle has been built from the ground up, stripped of anything not needed for speed, power, and striking looks, and draped in rich colors and chrome, it has been transformed into a chopper.

Maria Shaw.  Maria Shaw's Star Gazer:  Your Soul Searching,

Dream Seeking, Make Something Happen Guide to the Future   You don't want to miss this secret stash of inside info about yourself, your friends, and anyone else you'd like to know more about. Wouldn't you like to learn more about someone's personality and what kind of friendship (or possible romance) the two of you will have just by knowing his or her birthday? How about developing your psychic powers -- interested? Curious about how to read palms, auras, and tarot cards? Maria Shaw put together Star Gazer so that you can learn the basic techniques of all of these things in one place.

Tucker Shaw.  Confessions of a Backup Dancer

Kelly Kimball spent a summer as a backup dancer for Darcy Barnes, the biggest pop star in the world. Kelly's got the real story on Darcy, her life, her family, and her entourage -- and she's spilling it here for the first time.

William Sleator.  The Boy Who Couldn't Die

When his best friend dies in a plane crash, sixteen-year-old Ken has a ritual performed that will make him invulnerable, but soon learns that he had good reason to be suspicious of the woman he paid to lock his soul away.

Sonya Sones.  One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother

Dies   Fifteen-year-old Ruby Milliken leaves her best friend, her boyfriend, her aunt, and her mother's grave in Boston and reluctantly flies to Los Angeles to live with her father, a famous movie star who divorced her mother before Ruby was born.

J. B. Stephens.  The Big Empty

After half of the world's population is killed by a plague, seven teenagers seek a better life in a nightmarish future by deciphering coded messages and trying to avoid the Slashers.

J. B. Stephens.  Paradise City

The secret community of Novo Mundum promised everything seven teens craved when the world they knew crumbled around them. But soon they realize that Novo Mundum is far from perfect. In fact, someone inside has the power to create an even scarier crisis than Strain 7.

Laurie F. Stolarz.  Blue is for Nightmares

Sixteen-year-old hereditary witch Stacey Brown has nightmares of her roommate being murdered and hopes that her magick will be enough to protect Drea--unlike the last person whose death Stacey dreamed.

Todd Strasser.  Can't Get There From Here

Tired of being hungry, cold, and dirty from living on the streets of New York City with a tribe of other homeless teenagers who are dying, one by one, a girl named Maybe ponders her future and longs for someone to care about her.

Joyce Sweeney.  Takedown

A murderer on the run from the authorities crashes thirteen-year-old Joe's pizza party and takes him and his friends as hostages.

Natsuki Takaya.  Fruits Basket series:  Volume 1

The enigmatic Sohma family shares a great secret--they are possessed by the spirits of the Chinese zodiac. When Tohru Honda, an orphaned high school freshman, is given lodging in the Sohma household, they realize what a blessing she is in their lives.

Natsuki Takaya.  Fruits Basket series:  Volume 2

When her best friends Hana-chan and Uo-chan come to the Sohma house for a sleepover, Tohru has her work cut out for her keeping the "Cat" in the bag and the "Dog" on a leash.

Natsuki Takaya.  Fruits Basket series:  Volume 3

An orphaned high school freshman who lives with a family possessed by the spirits of the Chinese zodiac is grateful for their generosity, but the longer she lives with them, the more they realize what a blessing she is, as well.

Natsuki Takaya.  Fruits Basket series:  Volume 4

An orphaned high school freshman who lives with a family possessed by the spirits of the Chinese zodiac is grateful for their generosity, but the longer she lives with them, the more they realize what a blessing she is, as well.

Natsuki Takaya.  Fruits Basket series:  Volume 5

While the Sohmas vacation at their lake house, the silence is deafening as Yuki and Kyo are once again not on speaking terms. Will Tohru's klutzy kindness get the dueling duo back to their old cat-and-mouse antics once again?

Celia Thomson.  The Fallen

Chloe King was a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She did her homework and got good grades, but she wasn't afraid to ditch class sometimes to hang out with her best friends. She slept at home, but otherwise avoided all human contact with her mom. The usual stuff. Then she fell from San Francisco's highest tower, and her life changed. For starters, she died. And then, she woke up. Now Chloe's life is anything but normal: Suddenly guys are prowling around her, she's growing claws, and someone's trying to kill her. Luckily for Chloe, she still has eight lives to go.

Celia Thomson.  The Stolen

She argues with her mother, she occasionally skips class. And she alternately crushes on two totally different boys. But Chloe King is by no means your typical teenager. The girl can scale buildings and see in the dark. Sometimes, at night, she even likes to leap from rooftop to rooftop. Yes, Chloe has the instincts and ability of a cat. And that makes her unique, indeed.

Ned Vizzini.  Be More Chill

Badly in need of self-confidence and a change of image, high school nerd Jeremy Heere swallows a pill-sized super computer that is supposed to help him get whatever he wants.

Eric Walters.  Overdrive

Jake has finally got his driver's license, and tonight he has his brother's car. He and his friend Mickey take the car out and cruise the strip. When they challenge another driver to a street race, a disastrous chain reaction causes an accident. Jake and Mickey leave the scene, trying to convince themselves they were not involved. Jake finds he cannot pretend it didn't happen and struggles with the right thing to do. Should he pretend he was not involved? Or should he go to the police?

Scott Westerfeld.  The Secret Hour

Upon moving to Bixby, Oklahoma, fifteen-year-old Jessica Day learns that she is one of a group of people who have special abilities that help them fight ancient creatures living in an hour hidden at midnight; creatures that seem determined to destroy Jess.

Suzanne Weyn.  Bar Code Tattoo

It's the near future. When you turn seventeen, you get a barcode tattoo. It's a rite of passage. It's the be-all and end-all of identity. Everybody does it. But what if you say no? What if you don't want to become a code? For Kayla, this one choice changes everything. She becomes an outcast in high school. Dangerous things happen to her family. And eventually she finds herself on the run.

Joss Whedon.  Fray

Hundreds of years in the future, Fray is destined to clean up Manhattan of all the crime.

Brenda Woods.  Emako Blue

Monterey, Savannah, Jamal, and Eddie have never had much to do with each other until Emako Blue shows up at chorus practice, but just as the lives of the five Los Angeles high school students become intertwined, tragedy tears them apart.

Jacqueline Woodson.  Behind You

After fifteen-year-old Jeremiah is mistakenly shot by police, the people who love him struggle to cope with their loss as they recall his life and death, unaware that 'Miah is watching over them.