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____________________________________________________________________ Books from 2006:
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl
Circle the Soul Softly Clay The Concise Nature Encyclopedia Maybe The Melting Season
The Queen of Cool Racing: The Ultimate Motorsports Encyclopedia Raiders Night Set in Stone Sharp North Sold Sparrow Stay with Me Surrender The Taker | |||||||||
Books from 2005:
all rivers flow to the sea
amazing grace anyone but you: Boy Girl Boy The Boyfriend List A Certain Slant of Light
Do You Know the Monkey Man? Girls Dinner Club The Goodness Gene Karoo Boy Magic or Madness Montmorency on the Rocks The Perfect Distance: The Perfect Shot Pinned Prom A Room on Lorelei Street Storky:How I Lost My Nickname and Won the Girl Strong At the Heart: Theories of Relativity Things Left Unsaid: Turn to Stone Upstream Zap; a Play Zoo
____________________________________________________________________ Books from 2004:
Bound
Fat Boy Swim Fighting the Current First Daughters The Flame Tree Fleshmarket Godless Luna: a novel Margaux with an X Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle
by Alison McGhee
(Candlewick, $15.99)
0-76362591-4
When a terrible accident changes Rose's life, she (and others) deal with profound life issues. (15+)
by Megan Shull
(Hyperion, $15.99)
078685690-4
When a teen tennis super-star decides to retire, the transition is more surprising (and positive) than she expects. (14+)
a novel in two voices
by Lara M. Zeises
(Delacorte, $15.95)
0-385-73145-0
Tee has her senior year in high school and her life mapped out--until her father's accident, a new friend and her mother's return change everything. (14+)
by Ron Koertge
(Harcourt, $16.00)
0-15-205325-5
As their sexual identities and personalities mature, three friends realize who they are and want to be after high school. (12-14)
by E. Lockhart
(Delacorte, $15.95)
0-385-73206-6
Friendships, boys, parent! Life can get very complicated, but Ruby finds that therapy really can help. (14+)
by Laura Whitcomb
(HMC, $P8.99)
0-618-58532-X
Helen meets Billy 130 years after her death. How can he alone see her? (14+)
by Dori Hillestad Butler
(Peachtree, $14.95)
1-56145-340-4
Samanthah's search for her absent father uncovers long-buried family secrets, including the fate of her twin. (14+)
by Jessie Elliot
(HarperCollins, $16.89)
0-06-059540-X
Three ethnically diverse Brooklyn high school girls become friends while cooking dinner together. (14+)
by Sonia Levitin
(Dutton, $16.99)
0-525-47397-1
Futuristic adventure addresses major ethical and existential concerns.
by Troy Blacklaws
(Harcourt, $P13.00)
0-15-603065-9
A fourteen-year-old copes with first love, tragedy and new hope in apartheid South Africa. (12-14)
by Justine Larbalestier
(Penguin , $16.99)
1-59514-022-0
Reason learns about her inherited magical abilities. Set in contemporary Sydney and New York. (14+)
by Eleanor Updale
(Orchard, $16.95)
0-439-60676-4
Second in the series, Montmorency and Dr. Fawcett team up to solve a mystery. (14+)
A Novel
by Kim Ablon Whitney
(Knopf, $15.95)
0-375-83243-2
Francie is determined to excel at show riding despite numerous challenges. (14+)
by Elaine Marie Alphin
(Carolrhoda, $16.95)
1-57505-862-6
In the aftermath of the murder of his girlfriend, Brian's passion for basketball helps, but grappling with injustice makes the real difference. (14+)
by Alfred C. Martino
(Harcourt, $17.00)
0-15-205355-7
Two high school seniors battle for the New Jersey State wrestling championship. A gripping tale. (15+) Mature
by Laurie Halse Anderson
(Viking, $16.99)
0-670-05974-9
Ashley has no interest in the prom--but when it is threatened with cancellation, she comes to the rescue to help her best friend. (14+)
by Mary E. Pearson
(Henry Holt, $16.95)
0-8050-7667-0
Seventeen-year-old Zoe's life has revolved around taking care of her alcoholic mother. Now she is struggling against guilt and habit for independence. (15+)
by D.L. Garfinkle
(Putnam, $16.99)
0-399-24284-8
Michael comes to terms with his intelligence, his changing family situation and his burgeoning interest in girls. (14-16)
How it feels to heal from sexual abuse
by Carolyn Lehman, photos
(FSG, $18.00)
0-374-37282-9
Moving stories of childhood sexual abuse and long-term recovery issues related by teens and young adults.
by Barbara Haworth-Attard
(Henry Holt, $16.95)
0-8050-7790-1
Dylan lives on the streets when his family turns him away, but he is determined to lead a better life. (12-14)
A Novel in Poems
by Stephanie Hemphill
(Hyperion, $16.99)
0-7868-1850-6
Struggling to free herself from her bond with a disturbed friend, Sarah develops her own strength. (14+)
by Philip Gross
(Dial, $16.99)
0-8037-3005-5
A sixteen-year-old runaway in London is willingly recruited into Antonin's school for street mimes, but he finds that leaving is another story. (14+)
by Melissa Lion
(Random, $15.95)
0-385-74643-1
Struggling to deal with the accidental death of her boyfriend, Marty is helped by her supportive family, her teacher and her dream of becoming a marine biologist. (14+)
by Paul Fleischman
(Candlewick, $16.99)
076362774-7
A play comprised of seven different plays in a staccato rendering interrupted by the "zap" of the remote. (14+)
by Graham Marks
(Bloomsbury, $P8.95)
1-58234-991-6
After seventeen-year-old Cam Stewart escapes from kidnappers, a dangerous adventure leads him to question his identity. (14+)
Donna Jo Napoli
(Atheneum, $16.95)
0-689-86175-3
In ancient China, Xing Xing must serve a cruel stepmother, until she plans an escape. Graphic scenes. (12-14)
by Catherine Forde
(Delacorte, $15.95)
0-385-73205-8
A new coach teaches Jimmy, obese and cruelly bullied, to swim, changing his life in many ways. (14+)
by Heather Waldorf
(Lobster Press, $19.95)
189422293-8
Tee has her senior year in high school and her life mapped out--until her father's accident, a new friend and her mother's return change everything. (14+)
by by Gerard W. Gawalt, and Ann G. Gawalt
(Black Dog and Leventhal, $17.95)
1-57912-370-8
The Library of Congress collection of private lettters from U.S. Presidents to their daughters provide some interesting insights into the the relationships of the American leaders. (15+)
by Richard Lewis
(S&S, $16.95)
0-689-86333-0
In the aftermath of an anti-american riot on Java, Islamic fundamentalists try to convert the captured young son of Christian missionary doctors. (14+)
by Nicola Morgan
(Delacorte, $15.95)
0-385-73154-X
In 1800s Edinburgh, Robbie becomes obsessed with the surgeon whose brutal operation precedes his mother's death, bringing ruin to the family. Historically based. (14+)
by Pete Hautman
(S&S, $15.95)
0-689-86278-4
Sixteen-year-old Jason grapples with religious, social, peer influence, and identity issues in this thought provoking novel. (14+)
by Julie Anne Peters
(Little, $16.95)
0-316-73369-5
Regan tries to understand and support her older brother as he comes to terms with his sexual identity in this story of a transgendered teen. (14+)
by Ron Koertge
(Candlewick, $15.99)
076362401-2
Beautiful, popular Margaux finds a soul-mate in Danny Riley, a "dweeby" loner and animal rescue enthusiast. (14+) Mature
by Gordon Korman
(Hyperion, $15.99)
078680918-3
While at college in Los Angeles, Vince and Kendra encounter labor unions, organized crime, a corrupt congressman, and a student grant money scandal. Sequel to Son of the Mob. (14+)