Bird
by Rita Murphy
Published 2008 by Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385730181

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Years ago, a gust of wind deposits Miranda outside Bourne Manor. Wysteria Barrows, the Manor's sole inhabitant, takes the girl in. But aside from shelter and clothing, Miranda receives little warmth from the aging widow. Then a boy appears and helps Miranda uncover the Manor's hidden past.... More...

Wintergirls
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Published 2009 by Viking Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780670011100

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Six years after Cassie and Lia resolved to become the skinniest girls in their school, Cassie dies. Unable to bear the sadness and guilt following Cassie's death, Lia spirals deeper into her own eating disorder. Elijah, the last person to see Cassie alive, helps Lia find the strength to face her own demons and enter recovery.... More...

3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows
by Ann Brashares
Published 2009 by Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385736763

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The author of the bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series introduces the girls in a new sisterhood in this new series. Summer is a time to grow, and Polly, Joe, and Ama each sprout into young adulthood over the course of one summer. "summer is a time to grow"
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Ten Things I Hate about Me
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Published 2009 by Orchard Books (NY)

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780545050555

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In Abdel-Fattah's breakthrough first novel, "Does My Head Look Big in This?," an Australian Muslim teen defies prejudice and wears the hijab as a badge of her deeply held faith. This story looks at the issues from the opposite viewpoint: Jamilah, a 16-year-old Lebanese Muslim. hides her Muslim identity, even from her best friend. More...

Freeze Frame
by Heidi Ayarbe
Published 2008 by Harper Teen

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061351730

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In this chilling psychological novel about living with consequences, a debut author delves into the depths of a young man's psyche as he wrestles with his inner demons. No matter how many times Kyle rewrites the scene, he can't get it right. He tries it in the style of Hitchcock, Tarantino, Eastwood, all of his favorite directors--but regardless of the style, he can't remember what happened that day in the shed.... More...

Bones of Faerie
by Janni Lee Simner
Published 2009 by Random House Books for Young Readers

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780375845635

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The war between humanity and Faerie has devastated both sides, or so 15-year-old Liza has been told. Then she discovers she has the Faerie ability to see into the past and future. Liza is taken into Faerie and back again, and what she finds along the way may be the key to healing both worlds.... More...

Exposed
by Susan Vaught
Published 2008 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781599901619

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In this timely novel, Vaught sends readers on a fast-paced and gripping ride through cyberspace, as a teenage girl is targeted by an online predator. Chan Shealy's got most things going right in her life--straight A's, a shot at the regional majorette championships in baton twirling, and the best best friend a girl could wish for.... More...

Dead Is a State of Mind
by Marlene Perez
Published 2009 by Graphia Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780152062101

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There's a gorgeous new guy at Nightshade High: Duke Sherrad, a fortune-teller. Even though she's psychic herself, Daisy is skeptical of Duke's powers. But when a teacher who was the subject of one of his predictions ends up dead, she begins to wonder if Duke is the real deal.... More...