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The White Darkness
by Geraldine McCaughrean
Published 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780060890360
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I have been in love with Titus Oates for quite a while now--which is ridiculous, since he's been dead for ninety years. But look at it this way. In ninety years I'll be dead, too, and the age difference won't matter. Sym is not your average teenage girl.... More... |
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One Whole and Perfect Day
by Judith Clarke
Published 2007 by Front Street
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781932425956
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Freakish, thought Lily. That was the word for her family. Not freaks exactly, but getting there. Sometimes Lily wishes she weren't so sensible. If she were less reliable, then perhaps she'd have more fun. As it is, her hardworking but flaky mom and her dreamy older brother count on her to run the house.... More... |
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Repossessed
by A. M. Jenkins
Published 2007 by Harperteen
Library Binding, English. ISBN: 9780060835699
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Don't call me a demon. I prefer the term Fallen Angel. Everybody deserves a vacation, right? Especially if you have a pointless job like tormenting the damned. So who could blame me for blowing off my duties and taking a small, unauthorized break? Besides, I've always wanted to see what physical existence is like.... More... |
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Dreamquake: Book Two of the Dreamhunter Duet
by Elizabeth Knox
Published 2007 by Farrar Straus Giroux
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780374318543
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In this inventive and richly imagined finale of the Dreamhunter series, Tziga Hame discovers that he can enter the Place and share his dreams with other people. When he disappears, his daughter knows that the art of projecting dreams has turned sour--leaving a puzzle only she can unravel, a puzzle having to do with the very nature of the Place itself. More... |
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Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath
by Stephanie Hemphill
Published 2007 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Library Binding, English. ISBN: 9780375937996
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On a bleak February day in 1963 a young American poet died by her own hand, and passed into a myth that has since imprinted itself on the hearts and minds of millions. She was and is Sylvia Plath and "Your Own, Sylvia" is a portrait of her life, told in poems.... More... |
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Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
Published 2002 by Starscape Books
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780765342294
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The Earth is under attack from aliens known as "buggers." The only hope is a brilliant general named Ender Wiggin. The only problem is that he is a child. More... |
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American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
by Matthew Polly
Published 2007 by Gotham Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781592402625
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Laced with humor and illuminated by cultural insight, this coming-of-age tale explores one young American's quest to become a kung fu master at China's legendary Shaolin Temple. 8-page photo insert. More... |
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah
Published 2007 by Farrar Straus Giroux
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780374105235
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Unforgettable testimony that Africa's children . . . have eyes to see and voices to tell what has happened. And what voices! . . . No outsider could have written this book, and it's hard to imagine that many insiders could do so with such acute vision, stark language, and tenderness. It is a heart-rending achievement. -Melissa Fay Greene, "Elle." More... |
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The Spellman Files
by Lisa Lutz
Published 2007 by Simon & Schuster
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781416532392
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Meet Izzy Spellman, a 28-year-old private eye working for her family's investigative business--a family that puts the fun in dysfunctional--in this irresistible, laugh-out-loud debut novel. Simon & Schuster More... |
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An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Published 2006 by Dutton Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780525476887
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In this new novel from the acclaimed author of "Looking for Alaska," Colin Singleton always falls for girls named Katherine--and he's been dumped 19 times, to be exact. Letting expectations go and allowing love are in the heart of his hilarious quest to find his missing piece and avenge dumpees everywhere. More... |
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume One: The Pox Party
by M. T. Anderson
Published 2006 by Candlewick Press (MA)
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780763624026
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Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age 16, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. More... |
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The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Published 2006 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780375831003
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Liesel Meminger, a foster child living outside Munich during World War II, scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist--books--in this unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul. More... |
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The First Part Last
by Angela Johnson
Published 2003 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780689849220
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With powerful language and keen insight, Johnson tells the story of a teen father's struggle to figure out what "the right thing" is and then to do it. More... |
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I Am the Messenger
by Markus Zusak
Published 2005 by Alfred A. Knopf
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780375830990
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Meet Ed Kennedy--underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer, and useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog, the Doorman, and he's hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery.... More... |
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The Book of Lost Things
by John Connolly
Published 2006 by Atria Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780743298858
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The bestselling author of "The Black Angel" offers a creative coming-of-age story about one boys journey into adulthood, combining dramatic themes with edge-of-your-seat suspense and a fantastical imagination. More... |
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How I Live Now
by Meg Rosoff
Published 2004 by Wendy Lamb Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385746779
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""EVERY WAR HAS turning points and every person too."
Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she's never met: three boys near her age, and their little sister. Her aunt goes away on business soon after Daisy arrives.... More... |
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Chanda's Secrets
by Allan Stratton
Published 2004 by Annick Press
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781550378344
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A young adult novel set in modern Africa tells the story of Chanda, a 16-year-old girl who must confront the realities of HIV/AIDS, as well as the corrosive nature of secrets and the healing power of truth. More... |
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My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
Published 2005 by Washington Square Press
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780743454537
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Written with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity, this novel is about a teen who was conceived as a bone marrow match for her sister Kate, and what happens when she begins to question who she really is. More... |
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The God of Animals
by Aryn Kyle
Published 2007 by Scribner Book Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781416533245
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In her stunning debut, Kyle produces an emotionally powerful coming-of-age story that deftly and movingly captures not only the complexity of love, loss, and human relationships but also the fierce and powerful bond between horses and humans. More... |
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