Stand-Alone Titles

BEIGE
Cecil Castellucci
Candlewick Press
ISBN-10: 0763630667
ISBN-13: 9780763630669
Ages 14-up
320 pages

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Katy is in Los Angeles to spend two weeks with her father. His punk name is the Rat, a recovered addict and drummer for the infamous band Suck. The truth is, Katy doesn't want to be there and feels abandoned by her mother. Even though the Rat's place is a mess and he isn't what most people would consider to be a typical father, Katy won't make a fuss. After all, she's a nice girl --- a quiet and polite young lady who is, well, beige. Or is she?

THE BLACK SHEEP
Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout
Hyperion Books for Children
ISBN-10: 1423101561
ISBN-13: 9781423101567
Ages 12-up
352 pages

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Fed up with her parents and all their ridiculous rules, 15-year-old Kendra Bishop writes away to "The Black Sheep," a reality TV show that offers the chance to swap families with another teen. But when the camera crew shows up at her Manhattan apartment, Kendra starts to have second thoughts. But it's too late. Kendra is whisked away to Monterey, California, to live with the Mulligans, whose carefree household couldn't be more different from her own -- complete with hippie parents, their five kids and a pet ferret.

THE DECODING OF LANA MORRIS
Laura & Tom McNeal
Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN-10: 0375831061
ISBN-13: 9780375831065
Ages 12-up
304 pages

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Sixteen-year-old Lana Morris wishes that her life was different. Her foster mother wants her gone, she must take care of the other kids in the house, she longs to become closer to her foster father, and the only cool people around refuse to acknowledge her. Then Lana stumbles into Miss Hekkity's mysterious shop, and she begins to realize that she might actually have the power to change things --- to make some of her wishes come true. But wishing isn't always as harmless as it seems.

EVIL GENIUS
Catherine Jinks
Harcourt Children's Books
ISBN-10: 0152059881
ISBN-13: 9780152059880
Ages 12-up
496 pages

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Cadel Piggott has a genius IQ and a fascination with systems of all kinds. At seven, he was illegally hacking into computers. Now he's 14 and studying for his World Domination degree, taking classes like embezzlement, misinformation, forgery and infiltration at the institute founded by criminal mastermind Dr. Phineas Darkkon. Although Cadel may be advanced beyond his years, at heart he's a lonely kid. When he falls for the mysterious and brilliant Kay-Lee, he begins to question the moral implications of his studies for the first time. But is it too late to stop Dr. Darkkon from carrying out his evil plot?

KISS & BLOG
Alyson Noel
St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN-10: 0312355092
ISBN-13: 9780312355098
Ages 12-up
240 pages

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As freshmen at Ocean High last year, Winter and her best friend Sloane thought they could ditch their nerdy past. So after another miserable year of standing on the social sidelines they make a pact to do whatever it takes not to go unnoticed in their sophomore year, promising each other that whoever makes it into the cool group first will bring the other along. But once Sloane gets a taste of life on the A-list, she ditches Winter without so much as a second thought. Suddenly cast out of her former best friend's life, Winter takes revenge by announcing all of Sloane's dirty little secrets on an anonymous blog.

THE NOAH CONFESSIONS
Barbara Hall
Delacorte Press
ISBN-10: 0385733283
ISBN-13: 9780385733281
Ages 12-up
224 pages

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On her 16th birthday, Lynnie Russo is taken by surprise when she opens a small gift box from her father. It doesn't contain the shiny new set of car keys she was expecting, but rather a worn-out bird charm bracelet. To say Lynnie is disappointed would be an understatement. When she ditches school on her special day, her father hands her a manuscript box and says, "Your mother wanted you to have this when it seemed you were losing perspective. I think now's the time." Through "The Noah Confessions," Lynnie uncovers her family's secrets, loves and tragedies, and comes to recognize that their past may not necessarily determine her future.

PANTS ON FIRE
Meg Cabot
HarperTeen
ISBN-10: 0060880155
ISBN-13: 9780060880156
Ages 12-up
272 pages

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Katie Ellison knows she shouldn't be making out behind her boyfriend's back. She should probably admit that she can't stand eating quahogs (clams), especially since she's running for Quahog Princess in her hometown's annual Quahog Festival. And it would be a relief to finally tell someone what really happened the night Tommy Sullivan is a freak was spray-painted on the new wall outside the junior high school gymnasium. When Tommy Sullivan returns to the town he left fours years ago, Katie is sure he's out for revenge, and she'll do anything to hang on to her perfect (if slightly dishonest) existence.

SONG OF THE SPARROW
Lisa Ann Sandell
Scholastic Press
ISBN-10: 0439918480
ISBN-13: 9780439918480
Ages 12-up
416 pages

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The year is 490 AD. Fiery 16-year-old Elaine of Ascolat, the daughter of one of King Arthur's supporters, lives with her father on Arthur's base camp, the sole girl in a militaristic world of men. Elaine's only female companion is the mysterious Morgan, Arthur's older sister, but Elaine can't tell Morgan her deepest secret: She is in love with Lancelot, Arthur's second-in-command. However, when yet another girl --- the lovely Gwynivere --- joins their world, Elaine is confronted with startling emotions of jealousy and rivalry. Can her love for Lancelot survive the birth of an empire?

STRAYS
Ron Koertge
Candlewick Press
ISBN-10: 0763627054
ISBN-13: 9780763627058
Ages 14-up
176 pages

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Sixteen-year-old Ted O'Connor's parents just died in a car crash, and now he's stuck with a set of semi-psycho foster parents, two foster brothers --- Astin, the cocky gearhead, and C.W., the sometimes gangsta --- and an inner-city high school full of delinquents. He's having pretty much the worst year of his miserable life. Or so he thinks. Is it possible that becoming an orphan is not the worst thing that could have happened to him?

SUMMER INTERN
Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman
HarperTeen
ISBN-10: 0061153753
ISBN-13: 9780061153754
Ages 12-up
192 pages

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When Kira Parker wins a coveted internship at Skirt, the preeminent fashion magazine, she thinks all her dreams have come true. That is, until she meets the Trumpettes, New York City's teen society heiresses who are wined and dined by the senior editors, leaving Kira to pick up the dirty work. Behind the glossy façade, fashion is never just a stroll down the catwalk.

Series Books

The Au Pairs

CRAZY HOT: The Au Pairs #4
Melissa de la Cruz
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10: 141693961X
ISBN-13: 9781416939610
Ages 14-up
288 pages

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It's been a year since the hottest au pairs ever saw the Hamptons, and they're certainly older --- though not necessarily wiser. Or drama-free. Eliza, Jacqui and Mara thought they'd be spending the summer apart, but when Eliza's new stepmother finds herself in need of some nannying help around the megamansion, Eliza makes a call...and Jacqui and Mara wind up with two first-class tickets to the Hamptons. Can our three favorite Hamptons girls survive the craziest, hottest summer yet?

The Demonata

BEC: The Demonata, Book 4
Darren Shan
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN-10: 0316013897
ISBN-13: 9780316013895
Ages 12-up
256 pages

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As demonic Fomorii ravage their land, Bec and a band of warrior companions leave their devastated wrath to answer a plea for help. An orphaned priestess-in-training, Bec hopes the journey will help her solve the mysteries of her birth. But fighting demons has a steep price...

Gossip Girl

DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME: Gossip Girl #11
Cecily von Ziegesar
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN-10: 0316011843
ISBN-13: 9780316011846
Ages 15-up
304 pages

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Forget the tearful goodbyes, people --- let's get on with the fabulous farewell parties! We're almost off to college, and these last days are like a perpetual New Year's Eve ball drop --- total kiss-who-you-can-now insanity. So will everyone break down and spill their secrets at the last goodbye? I'll be there to find out, and I certainly can't keep quiet…

You know you love me,
gossip girl

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

THE ALCHEMYST: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Michael Scott
Delacorte Press
ISBN-10: 0385733577
ISBN-13: 9780385733571
Ages 12-up
304 pages

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The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. Nearly 700 years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life. The records show that he died in 1418. But his tomb is empty.

The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. But only because he has been making the elixir of life for centuries. The secret of eternal life is hidden within the book he protects --- the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed. In the wrong hands, it will destroy the world.

Sequel to SHADOWMANCER

THE SHADOWMANCER RETURNS: The Curse of Salamander Street
G. P. Taylor
G. P. Putnam's Sons
ISBN-10: 0399243461
ISBN-13: 9780399243462
Ages 12-up
272 pages

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Kate and Thomas have barely escaped the evil sorcerer Demurral, and are sailing to London to make a fresh start. But someone knows they're coming and is waiting to lure them into the darkest heart of the city. Meanwhile, Raphah, who has had a narrow escape of his own, sets out on a terrifying journey to find his friends, all the time haunted by a shadowy beast. Eventually, the friends' paths meet on a cursed street, hidden from the world --- a place where fates are decided and old enemies seek revenge.