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Cool New Books for December

Do you want to take a break from the holiday festivities and read a good book? Well, check out these cool new titles --- some will transport you to make-believe worlds, while others will make you think long and hard about life in the real world.


BEAUTY SLEEP
Cameron Dokey
Simon Pulse
ISBN: 074342221X
Ages 16-up
224 pages

A young tomboy of a princess embarks on a dangerous journey alongside a prince, only to find a curse activated upon her the moment she attempts to rescue him in a battle. Their mutual love proves the key to her salvation.


BLOOD WAR (Witch Boy)
Russell Moon
HarperTempest
ISBN: 0064407977
Ages 12-17
144 pages

This conclusion to the Witch Boy trilogy pits a strangely powerful teenager against a group of witches, unites him with his absentee father and gives him the power to raise his first love from a watery grave.


THE CORDELIA COLLECTION, VOLUME 1 (Buffy)
Nancy Krulik
Simon Pulse
ISBN: 0743427467
Ages 16-up
240 pages

Cordelia Chase is known throughout Sunnydale High for her blend of tactless principles as much as she is renowned for her beauty. Most students, even the members of her anti-fan club, either want her or want to be her. There is a price to pay, though, for being popular. First, Cordelia is stalked by an invisible being fueled by envy. Later she is deemed an ideal mate for a onetime Sunnydale football star --- the problem is, he's dead. But her most dangerous challenge is the race for Homecoming Queen. Forget the dance --- Cordelia will be lucky to escape with her life!


FOR TEENS ONLY: Quotes, Notes, and Practical Wisdom
Carol Weston
HarperTrophy
ISBN: 006000214X
Ages 13-19
256 pages

Being a teenager can be quite a challenge: making friends, finding true love, enduring rough days at school, or just being yourself. Carol Weston is a teen advice columnist who helps teenagers confront these issues. In FOR TEENS ONLY, she collects the words and thoughts of the wisest and wittiest thinkers of all time from around the world, from Pablo Picasso, Mark Twain and Indira Gandhi, to Jennifer Lopez and Halle Berry. Then she adds her own insights, collected over the years from her conversations and correspondence with thousands of real teens.


THE LONGEST NIGHT, VOL. 1
Various
Simon Pulse
ISBN: 0743427564
Ages 16-up
240 pages

In THE LONGEST NIGHT, tried-and-true series authors join well-known writers new to Angel for a collection of short stories all taking place on December 21st, the longest night of the year. There's one story per hour of darkness, in an anthology that unfolds in near-real time, as Angel and crew stave off forces of evil --- at least until daybreak.

    --- Reviewed by Tom Donadio

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