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Holly Black. Ironside
As the possessor of Roibin's true name, sixteen-year-old Kaye returns to Faeryland to try and complete a nearly-impossible quest that will release him from the spell of the faery queen who holds him in thrall.
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Cecil Castellucci. Beige
Katy, a quiet French Canadian teenager, reluctantly leaves Montréal to spend time with her estranged father, an aging Los Angeles punk rock legend.
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Alan Dean Foster. Transformers: a Novel
The official novelization of the eagerly anticipated, live-action, motion picture adaptation of "Transformers."
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Valerie Hobbs. Anything But Ordinary
Bernie and Winifred have been in love since they were fourteen, but when Winifred goes away to college in California and Bernie stays in New Jersey, things change for the two of them, and each must try to forge an identity separate from the other.
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David Lubar. True Talents
Over a year after fourteen-year-old Eddie "Trash" Thalmeyer and his friends from Edgeview Alternative School find out about their psychic abilities, Trash is kidnapped and Torchie, Cheater, Lucky, Flinch, and Martin must join forces to rescue their friend, discovering their true talents in the process.
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Robert B. Parker. Edenville Owls
Fourteen-year-old Bobby, living in a small Massachusetts town just after World War II, finds himself facing many new challenges as he tries to pull together his coachless basketball team, cope with new feelings for his old friend Joanie, and discover the identity of the mysterious stranger who seems to be threatening his teacher.
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Kelly Parra. Graffiti Girl
A Mexican American high school student in a small California town is drawn into the underground world of graffiti art, feeling that it is the only way to express herself artistically and still remain true to her cultural identity.
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Michael Dylan Scott. The Alchemyst
While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
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Doug Wilhelm. Falling
Fifteen-year-old Matt's life has been turned upside-down, first when the brother he idolizes turns to drugs, then when a visit to a chat room leads him to a classmate, Katie, who he likes very much but cannot trust with his family secret.
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New Young Adult Nonfiction
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Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg. The Plain Janes
When Jane moves to the suburbs, she thinks her life is over, but she meets three friends who form a club P.L.A.I.N., but can art really save a group of misfits from high school? Graphic Novel
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Rosa Waters. Beyonce
A biography of the popular and successful singer and role model.
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Lemony Snicket. Horseradish: Bitter Truths You
Can't Avoid Lemony Snicket's newest work is the ultimate treat for fans as the master of misfortunes serves up an alarming collection of life's delectably discouraging truths.
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Ed Sobey. A Field Guide to Household Technology
This fascinating handbook explains how everyday household devices function and operate. More than 180 different household technologies are covered. With helpful sidebars describing related technical issues, such as why a cheap dimmer switch can interfere with radio reception, this handbook for curious readers provides carefully detailed descriptions and the history behind many of the older household technologies like toasters and faucets to newer technologies like motion detectors, TiVo, and satellite radio.
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John H. Ritter. Under the Baseball Moon
Andy and Glory, two fifteen-year-olds from Ocean Beach, California, pursue their respective dreams of becoming a famous musician and a professional softball player. Read by Dan Woren.
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Sharon Dogar. Waves
While on vacation Hal begins to channel his hospitalized sister's memories of the accident that has left her comatose. Read by James Clamp.
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Mary Hoga. Perfect Girl
Ninth-grader Ruthie Bayer realizes that she is in love with her best friend Perry, the boy next door, but when competition appears, Ruthie calls on her glamorous aunt for advice. Read by Ann Marie Lee.
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Robert Cormier. The Chocolate War
A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies. Read by Frank Muller.
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Laura Ruby. The Chaos King
Thirteen-year-old Georgie and Bug, a year older, have been pulled apart by the demands of their newfound fame and fortune, but join forces again when a punk, vampires, a giant sloth, and other creatures come after them on the streets of a New York City of the future. Read by Renee Raudman. |
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