DANGEROUS GIRLS
R.L. Stine
HarperCollins
ISBN: 0060530804
Ages 12-up
256 pages

Destiny Weller and her twin sister, Livvy, are beautiful, smart and popular. They look forward to a summer of fun (and romance) as junior counselors at Camp Blue Moon. However, Destiny and Livvy don't realize the evil that awaits them at camp --- an evil that will change their lives forever.

Summer ends, but the horror follows them home. The twins are overcome by an inhuman craving for blood and they prowl their town at night, eager to satisfy their hunger. How long can they keep their terrifying secret from their friends, and how much longer can they avoid the vampire hunters who are determined to destroy them?

THE A-LIST
Zoey Dean
Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 0316734357
Ages 15-up
256 pages
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Seventeen-year-old Anna Percy is on her way to Beverly Hills, where she'll live with her estranged dad for the rest of the school year while her mother travels to Europe with a friend. While on the plane, Anna meets Princeton student Ben Birnbaum, who invites her to a famous actor's wedding. There, Anna meets the rich and famous people who will soon be her classmates at Beverly Hills High. But even in La-La Land, Anna is having a difficult time starting over and just can't seem to escape certain problems.

THE AFTERLIFE
Gary Soto
Harcourt Children's Books
ISBN: 0152047743
Ages 12-up
168 pages

You would think that being murdered would signify the permanent end of one's existence, but for Chuy that's when his life starts to become interesting. He finally sees that people love him, faces the consequences of his actions, finds compassion and bravery within himself --- and even stumbles upon what may be true love.

BOY MEETS BOY
David Levithan
Knopf
ISBN: 0375824006
Ages 12-up
192 pages
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When high school sophomore Paul meets Noah, he is convinced he has found true love. But then Paul does something that puts his relationship with Noah in serious jeopardy. As if this wasn't enough to deal with, Paul's best friend Joni is ignoring him, his other best friend Tony is having serious issues with his parents, and his ex-boyfriend Kyle might not be going away anytime soon. Needless to say, Paul is one very confused young man.

THE CODE: The Five Secrets of Teen Success
Mawi Asgedom
Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 0316736899
Ages 12-up
144 pages

At the age of three, Mawi Asgedom fled his war-torn home near the Eritrean/Ethiopian border and lived in a Sudanese refugee camp for three years. While his family subsequently lived on welfare in an affluent Chicago suburb, Mawi was having a difficult time in high school --- he wasn't good at sports and couldn't fit in with his classmates, who constantly made fun of him. But Mawi was able to overcome these obstacles and grew up to deliver the commencement address at the end of his full-scholarship, Harvard education in 1999. He now travels around the country sharing his experiences and insights with teens.

This lively and engaging book contains all the important lessons he has learned, as he inspires teenagers through funny and compelling stories to set their own goals, create stronger friendships, earn better grades, and much more!

FAULT LINE
Janet Tashjian
Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 0805072004
Ages 14-18
248 pages
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Seventeen-year-old Becky Martin, who is smart, funny and ambitious, wants more than anything else to be a stand-up comic. She soon meets Kip, a rising star in the San Francisco comedy-club scene who appears to be quite a charmer. But Becky soon discovers a darker side to Kip, and when the relationship goes from loving to mentally and physically abusive, Becky must find the courage to seek help before it's too late.

FREAKY GREEN EYES
Joyce Carol Oates
HarperTempest
ISBN: 0066237599
Teen Fiction
352 pages
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When her parents separate, fifteen-year-old Franky Pierson has no trouble deciding whose side she's on. After all, her mother is the one who chose to leave. And when her mother is suddenly reported missing, Franky believes that she is responsible for her own disappearance and has deserted the family for good. But Franky's alter ego, Freaky Green Eyes, knows that something is wrong --- and it's up to Freaky to open Franky's eyes to the truth.

JINGLE BOY
Kieran Scott
Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0385731132
Ages 12-up
240 pages

Sixteen-year-old Paul Nicholas simply cannot get enough of Christmas. That's why he's so attracted to Sarah, a girl who smells like peppermint and thinks shopping for presents is the ultimate afternoon activity. But it doesn't take long for the holiday season to turn gloomy for Paul, as he catches Sarah making out with Santa Claus at a mall, his dad's over-the-top lights catch the Nicholas house on fire, and his mom gets fired from her job because of something he did for Sarah. Will this be Paul's worst holiday, or is there still a chance for a merry Christmas?

LBD: It's a Girl Thing
Grace Dent
G.P. Putnam's Sons
ISBN: 0399241876
Ages 12-up
192 pages

Ronnie, Fleur and Claude --- collectively known as the LBD or Les Bambinos Dangereuses --- have a serious problem: their typically unreasonable parents are not allowing them to attend the Astlebury Music Festival.

However, these girls just can't take no for an answer. In true LBD fashion, they come up with a brilliant solution: to stage a concert of their own at Blackwell School, featuring the finest talent (and the most attractive boys) that Blackwell has to offer. But pulling this off will be no easy feat, especially when the LBD's sworn enemy, Panama Goodyear, is the headlining act.

NIGHTMARE
Joan Lowery Nixon
Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0385730268
Ages 12-up
176 pages
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Emily hasn't been living up to the standards set by her overachieving family, and so her parents have enrolled her at Camp Excel --- an academic camp for underachievers. But Emily has been plagued by a recurring nightmare since she was a child. With the help of two new friends at the camp, Emily discovers that her nightmare is not merely confined to her head. Because someone at Camp Excel has a secret --- and will do anything, including murder, to keep Emily from learning the truth.

PREP
Jake Coburn
Dutton Books
ISBN: 0525471359
Ages 14-up
176 pages

Nick and his friends seem to be leading perfect lives --- they have expensive clothes, beautiful homes in Manhattan, and a private-school education. Unfortunately, they are living in an area where binge drinking, heavy drug use, casual sex and vandalism are widespread. Nick is in love with his best friend Kris and longs for a future with her away from all the violence. But when Kris's younger brother becomes the target of a gang, Nick is forced to come to terms with his past gang experience and put his own life at risk.

THE TIME CAPSULE
Lurlene McDaniel
Delacorte Press
ISBN: 055357096X
Ages 12-up
224 pages
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In first grade, twins Alexis and Adam wrote down what they wanted to be when they grew up and put it in their teacher's time capsule. Now entering their senior year in high school, they are surprised to find out what they wrote: Alexis wanted to "help people" and Adam wanted to be a firefighter. But that was before Adam got sick and their family fell apart. It now appears as if their dreams are sadly out of reach --- or are they?

UNSEEN COMPANION
Denise Gosliner Orenstein
HarperTempest
ISBN: 0060520566
Teen Fiction
368 pages

The year is 1970. The place is Bethel, a small frontier town in Alaska. Four teens grapple with the mysterious disappearance of Dove Alexie, who has been beaten and put in the town's jail. One day Dove vanishes suddenly, and there is nothing in the prison records concerning his arrival or departure. Four young people soon step forward to tell their stories. At the core of each narration is Dove --- and the mystery of his disappearance.

WE JUST WANT TO LIVE HERE: A Palestinian Teenager, an Israeli Teenager - An Unlikely Friendship
Amal Rifa'i and Odelia Ainbinder with Sylke Tempel
St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 0312318944
208 pages
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Palestinian Amal Rifa'i and Israeli Odelia Ainbinder are two teenage girls who live in the same city, yet they are worlds apart. They met on a student exchange program to Switzerland. Weeks after they returned, the latest, violent Intifada broke out in the fall of 2000.

Two years later, Middle East correspondent Sylke Tempel encouraged Amal and Odelia to develop their friendship by exchanging letters. In their letters, Amal and Odelia discuss the Intifada, their families and traditions, suicide bombers, and military service. They write honestly and openly about their anger, frustrations and fears, but also of their hopes and dreams for a brighter future.

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CLOSE QUARTERS: A Michael Vaughn Novel (Alias Vol. 6)
Emma Harrison
Random House Children's Books
ISBN: 0553494031
Ages 12-up
192 pages

Michael Vaughn is a newly minted CIA officer, so keeping tabs on Marianna, the daughter of Italy's president, isn't exactly the type of assignment he was expecting. However, Michael is well aware that there is a plot to assassinate Marianna's father. He also realizes that he is in the presence of an incredibly beautiful undercover girl.

MORTAL FEAR: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Scott and Denise Ciencin
Simon Pulse
ISBN: 0743427718
Ages 16-up
496 pages

When Sunnydale's citizens start turning into zombies, Buffy becomes so preoccupied with this new threat that she doesn't even recognize the signs that her own friends and sister are turning into zombies as well.

BUFFY, THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: The Script Book - Season Three, Volume 2
Simon Pulse
ISBN: 0689863462
Ages 16-up
336 pages

This latest collection of Buffy scripts --- complete with production notes, inside jokes and cut dialogue --- is all about revelations. What would life in Sunnydale be like if the town were Slayerfree? What if Buffy had to give up her Slayer powers? And even more pressing, how are the Scoobies going to react to Angel's return?

BETWEEN WORLDS: Charmed
Bobbi J. G. Weiss and Jacklyn Wilson
Simon Pulse
ISBN: 0689857926
Ages 12-up
224 pages

In their latest adventure, the Halliwell sisters learn that the demolished buildings throughout the city that they've been hearing so much about are actually melting. These sites are in fact the location of dimensional portals, and they're under attack. Piper, Phoebe and Paige know they need to secure these barriers, but the demon working against them is no ordinary monster --- it's an apparition of a grief-stricken young witch seeking to resurrect her lost love.

LUST (Fearless #29)
Francine Pascal
Simon Pulse
ISBN: 0689857667
Ages 16-up
240 pages

Gaia and possible new love interest Jake are off to Siberia to rescue her father Tom with the help of an unlikely ally --- Loki! But Gaia is going to have a hard time convincing her father --- and herself --- that Loki can be trusted again. And unfortunately, it appears as if Tom and Gaia have been betrayed by the two people who are closest to them.

PURSUIT: Roswell
Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin
Simon Pulse
ISBN: 0689855222
Ages 16-up
256 pages

Although the gang has left Roswell, they have not managed to escape danger. The FBI has been tracking them through the e-mails they've sent home, and if Liz's predictions are to be believed, at least one of them may be confronted with a deadly fate.