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THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316013680
Ages 12-up
240 pages

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In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, an aspiring cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the reservation to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.

BEFORE I DIE
Jenny Downham
David Fickling Books/Random House
ISBN: 9780385751551
Ages 12-up
330 pages

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Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests and drugs with excruciating side-effects, Tessa compiles a list. It’s her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is Sex. Released from the constraints of “normal” life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa’s feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend and her new boyfriend, all are painfully crystallised in the precious weeks before Tessa’s time finally runs out.

BOOK OF A THOUSAND DAYS
Shannon Hale
Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books
ISBN: 9781599900513
Ages 12-up
320 pages

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When Dashti, a maid, and Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years for Saren’s refusal to marry a man she despises, the two prepare for a very long and dark imprisonment. As food runs low and the days go from broiling hot to freezing cold, it is all Dashti can do to keep them fed and comfortable. But the arrival outside the tower of Saren’s two suitors --- one welcome, and the other decidedly less so --- brings both hope and great danger, and Dashti must make the desperate choices of a girl whose life is worth more than she knows.

BULLYVILLE
Francine Prose
HarperTeen
ISBN: 9780060574970
Ages 12-up
272 pages

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Bestselling author Francine Prose delivers a highly charged and provocative novel about grief, frustration and healing following 9/11. When eighth grader Bart Rangely is granted a "mercy" scholarship to an elite private school after his father is killed in the North Tower, doors should have opened. Instead, he is terrorized and bullied by his own mentor. So begins the worst year of his life.

CLICK
Nick Hornby, Roddy Doyle, Gregory Maguire, Linda Sue Park, David Almond, Tim Wynne-Jones, Ruth Ozeki, Deborah Ellis, Margo Lanagan and Eoin Colfer
Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic
ISBN: 9780439411387
Ages 10-18
256 pages

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A video message from a dead person. A larcenous teenager. A man who can stick his left toe behind his head and in his ear. An epileptic girl seeking answers in a fairy tale. A boy who loses everything in World War II, and his brother who loses even more. And a family with a secret so big that it changes everything.

Ten of the world's most beloved and bestselling authors each contribute a chapter in the life of the mysterious George "Gee" Keane --- photographer, soldier, adventurer and enigma. Under different pens, a startling portrait emerges of a man, his family and the glorious tangle that is his life.

COVER-UP: Mystery at the Super Bowl
John Feinstein
Knopf
ISBN: 9780375842474
Ages 10-up
304 pages

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More than 95 million fans will be watching the Super Bowl, but Steve Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson know that what they'll be watching is a lie. They’re fully aware that the entire offensive line of the California Dreams have failed their doping tests and that the Dreams' owner is trying to cover up the test results. These two teens are sitting on the biggest sports scandal of the decade. What they don't know --- yet --- is how to prove it.

DEADLINE
Chris Crutcher
Greenwillow Books
ISBN: 9780060850890
Ages 14-up
320 pages

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Ben Wolf had big things planned for his senior year. But now all he has is some very bad news and only one year left to make his mark on the world. First, Ben makes sure that no one else knows what is going on. Next, he decides to become the best 127-pound football player Trout High has ever seen; to give his close-minded civics teacher a daily migraine; and to help the local drunk clean up his act. And then there's the amazingly perfect and fascinating Dallas Suzuki. However, living with a secret isn't easy, and Ben's resolve begins to crumble…especially when he realizes that he isn't the only person in Trout with secrets.

EDENVILLE OWLS
Robert B. Parker
Philomel Books
ISBN: 9780399246562
Ages 12-up
224 pages

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Fourteen-year-old Bobby senses something evil in the air. Who is that man he saw arguing with his new English teacher? And what was the real reason she missed school for days afterward? World War II has just ended and the world --- especially Bobby's --- is changing. Why does being friends with Joanie feel awkward all of a sudden? Meanwhile, the junior varsity Edenville Owls, a group of basketball players, is in need of a leader. Can they help each other off the court as well as they can on it? They will need to. Because something evil is in the air.

EVIL GENIUS
Catherine Jinks
Harcourt Children's Books
ISBN: 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?

FLORA SEGUNDA
Ysabeau S. Wilce
Harcourt Children's Books
ISBN: 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.

HERO
Perry Moore
Hyperion Books for Children
ISBN: 9781423101956
Ages 13-up
432 pages

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Thom Creed is used to being on his own. Even as a high school basketball star, he has to keep his distance because of his father. Hal Creed had once been one of the greatest and most beloved superheroes of The League --- until the Wilson Towers incident. After that Thom's mother disappeared and his proud father became an outcast. The last thing in the world Thom would ever want is to disappoint his father. So Thom keeps two secrets from him: that he is gay, and that he has the power to heal people.

IMPULSE
Ellen Hopkins
Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 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.

INTERWORLD
Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves
Eos
ISBN: 9780061238963
Ages 12-up
256 pages

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Joey Harker has always had a terrible sense of direction. And one day he gets lost in his own town and walks right out of his universe. When a version of himself from another dimension tracks Joey down, Joey learns he has the power to travel between dimensions --- and that an army of alternate versions of himself is battling the two evils that want to conquer all the many worlds. Joey finds himself in a fight against powerful forces of magic and science that could destroy him and all the others like him.

THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick
Scholastic Press
ISBN: 9780439813785
Ages 9-up
544 pages

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Orphan, clock keeper and thief, 12-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the station, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender and spellbinding mystery.

JINX
Meg Cabot
HarperTeen
ISBN: 9780060837648
Ages 12-up
272 pages

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The only thing Jean Honeychurch hates more than her boring name is her all-too-appropriate nickname, Jinx. Misfortune seems to follow her everywhere she goes --- which is why she's thrilled to be moving in with her aunt and uncle in New York City. But trouble has definitely followed Jinx to the Big Apple. And it's causing major problems for her cousin Tory, who is not happy to have the family black sheep around. Beautiful, glamorous Tory is hiding a dangerous secret and is certain that Jinx is going to reveal it. Jinx is beginning to realize it isn't just bad luck she's been running from. It's something far more sinister --- and the curse Jinx has lived under since the day she was born might be the only thing that can save her life.

M IS FOR MAGIC
Neil Gaiman
HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780061186424
Ages 12-up
272 pages

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Bestselling author and master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a breathtaking collection of stories for young readers. These tales may chill or amuse, but they always embrace the unexpected. Here’s a sampling of what you’ll find in M IS FOR MAGIC:

- A teenage boy who has trouble talking to girls finds himself at a rather unusual party.

- A sinister jack-in-the-box haunts the lives of the children who owned it.

- A boy raised in a graveyard makes a discovery and confronts the much more troubling world of the living.

- A stray cat fights a nightly battle to protect his adopted family from a terrible evil.

MEMOIRS OF A TEENAGE AMNESIAC
Gabrielle Zevin
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 9780374349462
Ages 12-up
288 pages

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If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss. She wouldn’t have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she wouldn’t have hit her head on the steps. She wouldn’t have woken up in an ambulance with amnesia. She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might even have remembered why she fell in love with him in the first place. She would understand why her best friend, Will, keeps calling her “Chief.” She’d know about her mom’s new family and her dad’s fiancée. She never would have met James, the boy with the questionable past and the even fuzzier future, who tells her he once wanted to kiss her. She wouldn’t have wanted to kiss him back.

But Naomi picked heads.

NOW YOU SEE HER
Jacquelyn Mitchard
HarperTeen
ISBN: 9780061116834
Ages 12-up
208 pages

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Hope, a high school sophomore, has it all: brains, beauty, and acceptance at Starwood, a prestigious arts prep school. She has won the lead in Romeo and Juliet, beating out seniors for the role --- seniors who have been in movies and on Broadway! And with handsome Logan as her Romeo onstage and off, her life couldn't be more perfect. So why would this talented teen throw everything away? Why would she fake her own abduction? Hope wants to explain what really happened, and gradually the truth comes out: Maybe her life wasn't so perfect after all.

PANTS ON FIRE
Meg Cabot
HarperTeen
ISBN: 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.

PROM NIGHTS FROM HELL
Meg Cabot, Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe, Stephenie Meyer and Lauren Myracle
HarperTeen
ISBN: 9780061253096
Ages 12-up
320 pages

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In this exciting collection, bestselling authors Meg Cabot (HOW TO BE POPULAR), Kim Harrison (A FISTFUL OF CHARMS), Michele Jaffe (BAD KITTY), Stephenie Meyer (TWILIGHT) and Lauren Myracle (ttyl) take bad prom nights to a whole new level --- a paranormally bad level. Wardrobe malfunctions and two left feet don't hold a candle to discovering your date is the Grim Reaper --- and he isn't here to tell you how hot you look.

RACE: A History Beyond Black and White
Marc Aronson
Ginee Seo Books/Atheneum
ISBN: 9780689865541
Ages 12-up
336 pages

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Where did racial prejudice come from? Why is it so powerful? What has allowed it to endure? Why have millions been enslaved, murdered or denied their rights because of the color of their skin or the shape of their eyes? Acclaimed young-adult historian Marc Aronson tackles these and other questions in this astounding book, which traces the history of racial prejudice in Western culture back to ancient Sumer and beyond.

SAVING ZOE
Alyson Noel
St. Martin’s Griffin
ISBN: 9780312355104
Ages 12-up
240 pages

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Meet 15-year-old Echo, a typical teen trying to survive high school without being totally traumatized by boy trouble, friend drama, and school issues. As if she didn't have enough on her plate, Echo is also still dealing with the murder of her sister Zoë Although it's been over a year, Echo is still reeling from tragedy that changed everything. When Zoë's old boyfriend Marc shows up one day with Zoë's diary, Echo doesn't think there's anything in there she doesn't already know. But as she gives in to curiosity and starts reading, she learns that her sister led a secret life that no one could have guessed --- not even Echo.

SLAM
Nick Hornby
G. P. Putnam's Sons
ISBN: 9780399250484
Ages 12-up
304 pages

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Just when everything is coming together for Sam, he learns that his girlfriend Alicia is pregnant. Sam, a teenager, does not want to be a father, so the two break up. There’s only one person Sam can turn to --- his hero, Tony Hawk. Sam believes that the answers to life’s biggest obstacles can be found in Hawk’s autobiography. But even the skating legend isn’t offering answers this time --- or is he? In bestselling author Nick Hornby’s first novel for young adults, it’s up to Sam to make the right decisions so the bad things that could happen don’t.

TWISTED
Laurie Halse Anderson
Viking Children's Books
ISBN: 9780670061013
Ages 12-up
256 pages

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High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background --- an average student with so-so looks and a typical dysfunctional family. But since getting in trouble for spray painting graffiti on the school and spending the summer doing outdoor work to pay for it, he stands out so much more than he ever did before this unfortunate incident. His new physique attracts the attention of queen bee Bethany Milbury, who just so happens to be his father's boss's daughter, the sister of his biggest enemy --- and Tyler's secret crush. And this sets off a string of events and changes that have Tyler questioning his place in the school, in his family and in the world.

ZEN AND THE ART OF FAKING IT
Jordan Sonnenblick
Scholastic Press
ISBN: 9780439837071
Ages 12-18
272 pages

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When eighth-grader San Lee moves to a new town and a new school yet again, he doesn't try to make new friends or be a loner or play cool. Instead he sits back and devises a plan to be totally different. When he accidentally answers too many questions in World History on Zen (only because he just had Ancient Religions two schools ago), all heads turn and San has his answer: he's a Zen Master. And just when he thinks everyone (including the cute girl he can't stop thinking about) is on to him, everyone believes him…in a major Zen way.

Series Books

Debut Series

Angels on Sunset Boulevard

Angels on Sunset Boulevard
Melissa de la Cruz
Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781416927679
Ages 14-up
240 pages

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Johnny Silver is the world's soon-to-be biggest rock star, but on the eve of his debut concert in Los Angeles, he mysteriously vanishes. His friend Taj tries to discover the truth about his disappearance, which leads her to TAP.com and its shadowy founder, Sutton Werner, who throws the wildest parties in Bel-Air. One night Taj meets Nick, a Westside preppie whose younger sister never came home from attending one of TAP's blow-out bashes. Slowly the two of them are drawn to TAP and to each other. But Taj just might know more than she's letting on….

Lily Dale

LILY DALE: AWAKENING
Wendy Corsi Staub
Walker Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10: 0802796540
ISBN: 9780802796547
Ages 12-up
240 pages

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Calla thought that her boyfriend breaking up with her in a text message was the worst thing that could ever happen to her. But just two weeks later, her mother died in a freak accident, and life as she knew it was completely over. With her father heading to California for a new job, they decide that Calla should spend a few weeks with the grandmother she barely knows while he gets them set up.

To Calla’s shock, her mother’s hometown of Lily Dale is full of psychics --- including her grandmother. Suddenly, the fact that her mother never talked about her past takes on more mysterious overtones. The longer she stays in town, the stranger things become, as Calla starts to experience unusual and unsettling events that lead her to wonder whether she has inherited her grandmother’s unique gift. Is it this gift that is making her suspect that her mother’s death was more than an accident, or is it just an overactive imagination?

The Luxe

THE LUXE
Anna Godbersen
HarperTeen
ISBN: 9780061345661
Ages 14-up
448 pages

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Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone --- from the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes, to the debonair bachelor Henry Schoonmaker, to the spiteful maid Lina Broud --- threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future.

With the fate of the Hollands resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family duty and true love. But when her carriage overturns near the East River, the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is swallowed by the rough current. As all of New York grieves, some begin to wonder whether life at the top proved too much for this ethereal beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most celebrated daughter disappear.

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

THE ALCHEMYST
Michael Scott
Delacorte Press
ISBN: 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.

The Seems

THE SEEMS: THE GLITCH IN SLEEP
John Hulme and Michael Wexler
Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books
ISBN: 9781599901299
Ages 10-14
288 pages

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Twelve-year-old Becker Drane works as a Fixer for The Seems, a secret organization that ensures our world keeps running --- and more importantly, sticks to The Plan that’s been made for it. When a Glitch is reported in the Department of Sleep, Becker is dispatched to Fix it, but he’s not so sure this is a routine mission. Could the Bed Bugs, who are behind our Worst Nightmares, be responsible for the problems? Or maybe it’s The Tide, an underground organization determined to destroy The Seems? No matter what, Becker is in for quite an adventure, and it’ll take all his training, a little luck and the coolest Tools™ known in (or out of) the Seems to Fix the problem.

Series Updates

The A-List

HEART OF GLASS: A-List #8
Zoey Dean
Megan Tingley/Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316010962
Ages 15-up
320 pages

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High school is officially over and that means one thing for the A-List: time to party! But the celebration is cut short for Anna and Cammie when they're caught trespassing on a celebrity's beach estate. Luckily for them, their hotshot lawyer pulls off the impossible --- instead of jail time, the unlikely pair will help plan a charity fashion show to fulfill their community service hours. But while it may seem like a dream job, Anna and Cammie are in for a challenge. Can the girls handle the pressures of the vicious fashion world?

BEAUTIFUL STRANGER: A-List #9
Zoey Dean
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316113526
Ages 15-up
304 pages

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Anna decides to get away from her drama-filled LA life for a little while and heads to the Big Apple with her close friend Sam. Between trips to the Met and shopping at Bendel's, the girls are living the A-List life on Anna's home turf. But their trip isn't exactly a vacation. Sam is here to spy on Eduardo and decode his recent strange behavior. Will what she discovers send her hopping on the next private jet back to Beverly Hills? And who is the beautiful stranger who appears on Anna's Upper East Side doorstep?

Annals of the Western Shore

POWERS
Ursula K. Le Guin
Harcourt Children’s Books
ISBN: 9780152057701
Ages 12-up
512 pages

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Young Gav can remember the page of a book after seeing it once, and, inexplicably, he sometimes “remembers” things that are going to happen in the future. As a loyal slave, he must keep these powers secret, but when a terrible tragedy occurs, Gav, blinded by grief, flees the only world he has ever known. And in what becomes a treacherous journey for freedom, Gav’s greatest test of all is facing his powers so that he can come to understand himself and finally find a true home.

The Au Pairs

CRAZY HOT: The Au Pairs #4
Melissa de la Cruz
Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 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 Clique

IT'S NOT EASY BEING MEAN: The Clique #7
Lisi Harrison
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316115056
Ages 12-up
224 pages

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Massie Block is determined to find the key that unlocks an amazing legendary secret room at Octavian Country Day. Alpha eighth grader Skye Hamilton and her clique have stashed the key in the bedroom of a mystery Briarwood boy --- but which one?

Kristen Gregory has always been a star on the soccer field, but her style gets significantly cramped when her friends are forced to join the team, too.

Dylan Marvil has heard that depression makes people lose weight. She's hoping for some sad news soon because she's inhaling donut holes at an alarming rate.

Claire Lyons isn't enjoying fame as much as she thought she would, as her days are filled with constant meetings with lawyers and movie execs, and her agent forces her to do some very bad things to make her more "edgy."

SEALED WITH A DISS: The Clique #8
Lisi Harrison
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316115063
Ages 12-up
272 pages

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Massie Block: Stands at the threshold of the most amazing secret room at OCD. But to prove the Pretty Committee is worthy of the honor, the girls need dates to Skye Hamilton's "famous couples" costume party.

Kristen Gregory: Loves supersensitive guys. And thanks to ESP, she has her eye on a boy who loves The Notebook as much as she does. So why on earth is she going to Skye's party as the Bride of Chucky?

Alicia Rivera: Dismissed her crush, Josh Hotz, for having a bizarrely clean room. Then ESP tells her Josh's sister is actually the neat freak, and suddenly Josh is looking hotter than ever.

Dylan Marvil: ESP clues her in to the fact that guys like a girl who is not afraid to eat. Will gaining six pounds make her regret trusting her sixth sense?

Claire Lyons: As the only Pretty Committee girl with a real boyfriend, the date-mission should be a breeze. But then her newfound clairvoyance tells her that Cam is hiding a huge secret from her.

The Demonata

BEC: The Demonata, Book 4
Darren Shan
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 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...

BLOOD BEAST: The Demonata, Book 5
Darren Shan
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316003773
Ages 15-up
240 pages

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Grubbs Grady has so far escaped the family curse, but when he begins to experience alarming symptoms at the onset of the full moon, he is scared that the jaws of fate are opening and about to swallow him whole. He has cheated death, defeated demons and moved on with his life. But Grubbs is torn between the world of magic and his wolfen genes. Can he fight the beast inside, or will he fall victim to his tainted blood?

The Gatekeepers

NIGHTRISE: Book Three of The Gatekeepers
Anthony Horowitz
Scholastic Press
Horror/Fantasy
ISBN: 9780439680011
368 pages

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The world is in great danger --- and only five kids can save it. But to do that, they must face off against some of the most powerful people in the world.

Two of the five, Scott and Jamie, have always known they were different. Twins whose birth is shrouded in mystery, they’ve always been able to communicate with each other telepathically. Their supernatural talent has landed them no farther than a gig in a Z-grade sideshow in Reno, Nevada...until they garner the attention of a very scary clientele. Soon their lives are in jeopardy, with one of them trapped and one of them on the run.

Gossip Girl

DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME: Gossip Girl #11
Cecily von Ziegesar
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 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

IT HAD TO BE YOU: The Gossip Girl Prequel
Cecily von Ziegesar
Poppy/Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316017688
Ages 15-up
416 pages

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Taking place over their sophomore year, IT HAD TO BE YOU unveils the secrets behind the hot and sultry summer that Blair, Serena and Nate's love triangle begins --- and there's a lot more to this story than anyone realizes. Find out how Blair first snagged Nate, why Serena really left for boarding school and how the legendary Gossip Girl column began. This latest addition to the #1 bestselling series will thrill author Cecily von Ziegesar's fans and will undo some of the myths created in the 11 previous novels, so don't believe everything you've read so far. And keep your eye out for more Gossip Girl novels --- featuring a brand-new cast of characters --- coming in Spring 2008!

Harry Potter

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
J.K. Rowling
Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic
ISBN: 9780545010221
Ages 9-18
759 pages

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It all comes down to this --- a final faceoff between good and evil. You plan to pull out all the stops, but every time you solve one mystery, three more evolve. Do you stay the course you started, despite your lack of progress? Do you detour and follow a new lead that may not help? Do you listen to your instincts, or your friends?

Lord Voldemort is preparing for battle and so must Harry. With Ron and Hermione at his side, he's trying to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes, escape danger at every turn, and find a way to defeat evil once and for all. How does it all end? Find out in HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS.

The Looking Glass Wars Trilogy

SEEING REDD
Frank Beddor
Dial Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780803731554
Ages 12-up
384 pages

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Alyss of Wonderland’s rule has only just begun and already those who prefer chaos to peace are threatening to destroy everything worth imagining. Trailed by newly appointed Royal Bodyguard Homburg Molly, Alyss does her best to keep pace with the spiraling, non-stop demands of being Queen while attempting to evade Molly for a few private moments with Dodge. Alyss’s life is already a challenging mix of duty, love and imagining when a series of phantom sightings set fire to an urban myth of her Imperial Viciousness’s return and have everyone…Seeing Redd.

Has Redd somehow freed herself and her chief assassin, the Cat, from the confines of the Heart Crystal to challenge her niece once again? If not, then who has resurrected Redd’s brutal footsoldiers, the Glass Eyes, and set them loose to attack Wonderland on all sides?

Maximum Ride

MAXIMUM RIDE #3: SAVING THE WORLD AND OTHER EXTREME SPORTS
James Patterson
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316155601
Ages 12-up
416 pages

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The time has arrived for Max and her winged "Flock" to face their ultimate enemy and discover their original purpose: to defeat the takeover of "Re-evolution," a sinister experiment to re-engineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race...and to terminate the rest. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel have always worked together to defeat the forces working against them --- but can they save the world when they are torn apart, living in hiding and captivity, halfway across the globe from one another?

The Princess Diaries

PRINCESS ON THE BRINK: The Princess Diaries, Volume VIII
Meg Cabot
HarperTeen
ISBN: 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.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

FOREVER IN BLUE: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
Ann Brashares
Delacorte Press
ISBN: 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.

Uglies

EXTRAS
Scott Westerfeld
Simon Pulse
ISBN: 9781416951179
Ages 12-up
432 pages

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It's a few years after rebel Tally Youngblood took down the uglies/pretties/specials regime. Without those strict roles and rules, the world is in a complete cultural renaissance. "Tech-heads" flaunt their latest gadgets, "kickers" spread gossip and trends and "surge monkeys" are hooked on extreme plastic surgery. And it's all monitored on countless different cameras. Whoever is getting the most buzz receives the most votes. Popularity rules.

Fifteen-year-old Aya Fuse's rank of 451,369 is so low, she's a total nobody. An extra. Then Aya meets a clique of girls who pull crazy tricks yet are deeply secretive of it. Aya wants desperately to kick their story, to show everyone how intensely cool the Sly Girls are. But doing so would propel her out of extra-land and into the world of fame, celebrity...and extreme danger.

Companion to GEOGRAPHY CLUB

SPLIT SCREEN: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies / Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
Brent Hartinger
HarperTeen
ISBN: 9780060824082
Ages 14-up
304 pages

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It's a horror-movie extravaganza as best friends Min and Russell sign up to be extras on the set of a zombie film --- then learn that there's nothing scarier than high school romance! In ATTACK OF THE SOUL-SOUCKING BRAIN ZOMBIES, Russell must choose between his long-distance boyfriend and a close-to-home ex who wants to get back together. Then flip the book over to read BRIDE OF THE SOUL-SUCKING BRAIN ZOMBIES, in which Min struggles to accept her new girlfriend's decision to stay in the closet.

Follow-up to GINGERBREAD and SHRIMP

CUPCAKE
Rachel Cohn
Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 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.

Follow-up to TWILIGHT and NEW MOON

ECLIPSE
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316160209
Ages 12-up
640 pages

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Readers captivated by TWILIGHT and NEW MOON will eagerly devour ECLIPSE, the much anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob --- knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?

Follow-up to VEGAN VIRGIN VALENTINE

GUYAHOLIC
Carolyn Mackler
Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763625375
Ages 12-up
192 pages

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V Valentine is the queen of meaningless hookups. Ever since her mom dumped her with her grandparents, she has bounced from guy to guy. But in the spring of senior year, a fateful hockey puck lands her in the lap of Sam Almond. Right from the start, things with Sam are different. V is terrified to admit it, but this might be meaningful after all. On the afternoon of graduation, V receives some shocking news. Later, at a party, she makes an irreversible mistake and risks losing Sam forever. When her mom invites her to Texas, V embarks on a cross-country road trip with the hopes of putting 2,000 miles between herself, Sam and the wreckage of that night.

Sequel to DAIRY QUEEN

THE OFF SEASON
Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
ISBN: 9780618686957
Ages 12-up
288 pages

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Life is looking up for D.J. Schwenk. After a rocky summer, the now-11th grader is reconnecting in a big way with her best friend, Amber. She’s hanging out with cute, popular and smart Brian Nelson, who seems to like her. And then there's the fact that she's starting for the Red Bend High School football team. As autumn progresses, D.J. struggles to understand Amber, Schwenk Farm, her relationship with Brian, and most of all, her family. As a whole lot of trouble comes her way, she discovers she’s much stronger than she --- or anyone --- ever thought.

Sequel to THE SEA OF TROLLS

THE LAND OF THE SILVER APPLES
Nancy Farmer
Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
ISBN: 9781416907350
Ages 10-14
512 pages

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Thirteen-year-old Jack, only a bard-in-training, is amazed to have caused an earthquake. But his sister, Lucy, has been stolen by the Lady of the Lake. Caught between belief in the old gods and Christianity (this is 790 AD Britain), Jack calls upon his ash wood staff to subdue a passel of unruly monks, and, for his daring, ends up in a knucker hole. It’s unforgettable (for the boy and for readers), as are the magical reappearance of the berserker Thorgil from a burial by moss; new characters Pega, a slave girl from Jack's village, and the eager-to-marry-her Bugaboo (a hobgoblin king); kelpies; yarthkins; and elves (not the enchanted sprites one would expect but the fallen angels of legend).

Sequel to TITHE

IRONSIDE: A Modern Faery's Tale
Holly Black
Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9780689868207
Ages 12-up
336 pages

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In the realm of Faerie, the time has come for Roiben's coronation. Uneasy in the midst of the malevolent Unseelie Court, pixie Kaye is sure of only one thing --- her love for Roiben. But when Kaye, drunk on faerie wine, declares herself to Roiben, he sends her on a seemingly impossible quest. Now Kaye can't see or speak to Roiben unless she can find the one thing she knows doesn't exist: a faerie who can tell a lie.

Miserable and convinced she belongs nowhere, Kaye decides to tell her mother the truth --- that she is a changeling left in place of the human daughter stolen long ago. Her mother's shock and horror sends Kaye back to the world of Faerie to find her human counterpart and return her to Ironside.

Pop-Up Book
 

STAR WARS: A POP-UP GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Matthew Reinhart
Orchard Books/Scholastic
ISBN: 9780439882828
All Ages
6 pages

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Sabuda and Reinhart Studios have created another spectacular pop-up book for George Lucas's epic Star Wars movies! Bestselling pop-up artist and engineer Matthew Reinhart has designed a 30th anniversary commemorative edition that comes packed with a variety of novelty features --- pop-ups, working light sabers, pull tabs, and other interactive looks at the exciting and popular movies. This beautiful book will impress all fans of Star Wars and gives a whole new perspective to the films.