The Last Wild Place
by Rosa Jordan
Published 2008 by Peachtree Publishers

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781561454587

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The Carbon Diaries 2015
by Saci Lloyd
Published 2009 by Holiday House

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780823421909

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In the year 2015, global warming has begun to ravage the environment. In response, the UK becomes the first country to mandate carbon rationing--a well-intentioned plan that goes tragically awry. One girl attempts to stay grounded in a world where disaster has become the norm, and tells her story through diary entries.

Perpetual Check
by Rich Wallace
Published 2009 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780375840586

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Told in alternating points of view between brothers--both of whom are chess champions competing in the same tournament--Wallace's new novel brings to life one of America's favorite pastimes in a suspenseful story about competition and family loyalty. Randy is a chubby ninth grader with a Cub Scout hair cut who guesses M&M colors with his eyes closed and makes up words. He's also a chess whiz who has defeated his older brother Zeke in nine of their last ten matches. Zeke is a high school senior, a soccer champ, and a chess natural who can beat just about anyone if he decides to really concentrate. So why is his loser little brother the better athlete, the better chess player, and the first to have a girlfriend?

The competition heightens when both Randy and Zeke qualify for the Northeast Regional of the Pennsylvania High School Chess Championships (Randy is seeded, Zeke is not)--and play their way right into a brother-tobrother final round. Told in alternating points of view between brothers, Rich Wallace's new novel brings to life one of America's favorite pastimes in a suspenseful story about competition and family loyalty.

Rich Wallace is the author of several books for young adults, including "One Good Punch, "an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and "Wrestling Sturbridge, "an ALA Quick Pick. He lives in Pennsylvania.

The Trouble with Cupid
by Laura Langston
Published 2008 by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781554550593

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At times touching and hilarious, this novel examines a young teens first serious crush, along with the constant struggle to find acceptance while still remaining true to her principles.

"What does Erin Morris have to do to get the school's most popular hottie, Zach Cameron, to ask her out?" When a dog food company announces a competition for the "new face of Cheesebarkers" TV ad campaign, a school committee forms to find a school mascot and train it so they can win the prize money for the school. And Zach Cameron is on the committee. What better place to show off her talents as a dog trainer and impress Zach? At times touching and other times hilarious, "The Trouble with Cupid" examines a young teen_s first serious crush, along with the constant struggle to find acceptance while still remaining true to her principles.