Series Books

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

FOREVER IN BLUE: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
Ann Brashares
Delacorte Press
ISBN-10: 0385729367
ISBN-13: 9780385729369
Ages 12-up
400 pages

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The Traveling Pants are back for one last, glorious summer. It's a summer that will forever change the lives of Lena, Carmen, Bridget and Tibby --- here and now, past and future, together and apart.

Lena immerses herself in her painting and an intoxicating summer fling, fearing that the moment she forgets about Kostos will be the moment she sees him again. Carmen falls under the spell of a sophisticated college friend for whom a theatrical role means everything and the heritage of the Pants means nothing. Bridget joins a dig for an ancient city on the coast of Turkey and discovers that her archaeology professor is available in every way except one. And Tibby leaves behind someone she loves, wrongly believing he will stay where she has left him.

The Princess Diaries

VALENTINE PRINCESS: A Princess Diaries Book
Meg Cabot
HarperTeen
ISBN-10: 0060847182
ISBN-13: 9780060847180
Ages 12-up
96 pages

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Grandmère seems determined to prove that Michael isn't the right boy for the crown princess of Genovia. And Mia isn't having much luck proving otherwise, since Michael is no fan of Valentine's Day. Boris can declare his love openly to Lilly, and even Kenny comes through with a Whitman's Sampler. So why can't Michael tell Mia he loves her --- preferably with something wrapped in red or pink and accompanied by roses --- in time to prove that he's Mia's true prince?

PRINCESS ON THE BRINK: The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII
Meg Cabot
HarperTeen
ISBN-10: 0060724560
ISBN-13: 9780060724566
Ages 12-up
256 pages

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In the eighth Princess Diaries novel, Princess Mia finds herself facing some very tough problems. She's a junior now, and even though she survived freshman Algebra and sophomore Geometry, there's no guarantee she'll make it through Precalculus. On top of all the mathematical strife, her beloved boyfriend, Michael, is leaving for Japan for a year. Precalculus doesn't seem like much of a challenge when you're preparing yourself for the worst separation ever.

Follow-up to GINGERBREAD and SHRIMP

CUPCAKE
Rachel Cohn
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10: 1416912177
ISBN-13: 9781416912170
Ages 13-up
256 pages

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Following her graduation from high school, Cyd Charisse is ready to start her fabulous independent life --- until she breaks her leg. Fortunately, CC has a few things to distract her while she's recovering in her half-brother Danny's New York City apartment. But just as CC begins to feel comfortable with her new friends, Shrimp (the love of her former life) shows up on her doorstep. He has given up on his plans to live and surf in New Zealand and arrives in New York with nothing to do other than to be with CC. This time CC is determined that they will not repeat their old mistakes.

Alias

MIND GAMES
Paul Ruditis
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
ISBN-10: 1416924450
ISBN-13: 9781416924456
Ages 12-up
336 pages

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Agents Sydney Bristow and Marcus Dixon are hot on the trail of a drug lord who has created a mind-control drug so potent that in the wrong hands it could be one of the world's most dangerous bioweapons. Determined to halt production of the substance, the agents go undercover as dealers. Their approach proves to be successful when the drug lord invites them to his estate --- the perfect chance for Sydney to snoop around and find the location of the main lab. But things don't go quite as planned…

A TOUCH OF DEATH
Christina F. York
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
ISBN-10: 1416924469
ISBN-13: 9781416924463
Ages 12-up
352 pages

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A brilliant Alliance geneticist who disappeared years ago walks into a police station in Siberia wearing a hazmat suit and claims to be responsible for the deaths of his wife and three children. But before he can be questioned, he is kidnapped by his former employer, Gai Dong Jing, an ex-Alliance officer who is head of a terrorist network conducting bioweapon research of deadly proportions. With the threat of a worldwide epidemic looming, Sydney and the APO team must locate Jing and decode the toxic scientist's medical diary, which holds the answers to the virus he carries and the fate of the scientist's family.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

BAD BARGAIN
Diana G. Gallagher
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
ISBN-10: 1416919198
ISBN-13: 9781416919193
Ages 16-up
208 pages

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A fund-raising rummage sale at Sunnydale High gets out of control when shoppers suddenly begin to be bewitched by their purchases. After the school is quarantined in the hopes that will quench the infestation, Giles discovers that the items from the sale --- which had been stored in the school basement --- have been infected with a sort of demonic vermin that escaped from the Hellmouth directly below the school. As usual, it's up to Buffy and her gang to fight them off…or risk these strange vermin helping worse things to escape from the Hellmouth below.

Charmed

PHOEBE WHO?
Emma Harrison
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
ISBN-10: 1416925325
ISBN-13: 9781416925323
Ages 16-up
208 pages

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The life of a Charmed One, as everyone knows, is never easy. She must balance work, her sisters and her secret second job --- saving the world, one vanquish at a time. So it's no wonder that Phoebe feels like she needs a break. Little do she and her sisters know, though, that she's about to get one. After a huge battle, Phoebe wakes up completely unaware of where --- or who --- she is. A woman named Sandy finds her, and Phoebe is eager to embrace Sandy's laid-back lifestyle…not knowing, of course, that her sisters are in a panicked search. And she doesn't think twice when Sandy says they have to track down two evil sisters.

THE BOOK OF THREE, Volume 2
Diana Gallagher,
Paul Ruditis and Phyllis Ungerleider
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
ISBN-10: 1416925309
ISBN-13: 9781416925309
Ages 16-up
320 pages

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This second volume of the only authorized companion guide to "Charmed" contains everything you need to know about the hit show, which aired on the WB Network. Covering seasons six, seven and eight (the final season), it lets you inside the enchanted world of Phoebe, Paige and Piper. Included are exclusive in-depth interviews with the cast and crew, episode guides, character profiles, notable quotes and so much more!

Stand-Alone Titles

ANATOMY OF A BOYFRIEND
Daria Snadowsky
Delacorte Press
ISBN-10: 0385733208
ISBN-13: 9780385733205
Ages 14-up
272 pages

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Dominique is a high school student whose first boyfriend is a fellow senior, a track star named Wes. She can't believe how intense her feelings have become and that she is now seeing --- and touching --- parts of the body she had only read about in her Gray's Anatomy textbook. Dominique and Wes experience a lot of firsts as a couple during the spring. Their times together are both scary and fun, but there's no denying the fact that they're in love. And then comes the fall…

FLORA SEGUNDA
Ysabeau S. Wilce
Harcourt Children's Books
ISBN-10: 0152054332
ISBN-13: 9780152054335
Ages 12-up
448 pages

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Flora Fyrdraaca knows better than to take shortcuts in her family home, Crackpot Hall --- the house has 11,000 rooms, and ever since her mother banished the magickal butler, those rooms move around at random. But Flora is late for school, so she takes the unpredictable elevator anyway. This turns out to be a huge mistake. Lost in her own house, she stumbles upon the long-banished butler --- and into a mind-blowing muddle of intrigue and betrayal that changes her world forever.

IMPULSE
Ellen Hopkins
Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10: 1416903569
ISBN-13: 9781416903567
Ages 14-up
672 pages

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Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted suicide. In one instant Vanessa, Tony and Conner each decided that enough was enough. They grabbed the blade, the bottle, the gun --- and tried to end it all. Now they have a second chance, and with each other's help, perhaps they can find their way to a better life --- but only if they're strong and can fight the demons that brought them to Aspen Springs in the first place.

STORY OF A GIRL
Sara Zarr
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN-10: 0316014532
ISBN-13: 9780316014533
Ages 12-up
208 pages

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When she is caught in the backseat of a car with her older brother's best friend, Deanna Lambert's teenage life is changed forever. Struggling to overcome the lasting repercussions and the stifling role of "school slut," she longs to escape a life defined by her past.

TAMAR: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal
Mal Peet
Candlewick Press
ISBN-10: 0763634883
ISBN-13: 9780763634889
Ages 14-up
432 pages

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When her grandfather dies, a young woman inherits a box containing a series of clues and coded messages. From its contents, the story of a much different man emerges --- a resistance fighter stationed in the terrifying state of Nazi-occupied Holland half a century ago. His story is one of passionate love, keen jealousy and deep tragedy --- and unraveling it is about to transform this young woman's perception of her grandfather and her life forever.

AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP: The Childhoods of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley
Ann Rinaldi
Harcourt Children's Books
ISBN-10: 0152055975
ISBN-13: 9780152055974
Ages 10-up
256 pages

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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. In AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP, Ann Rinaldi delves into the very different childhoods of these two fascinating women who became devoted friends and confidantes amid the turbulent times of the Lincoln administration.