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New Teen Books October 2008!

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Merlin's Dragon

Merlin's Dragon
by T. A. Barron

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Summary

In his most thrilling adventure yet, the author of "The Lost Years of Merlin" creates a new and unforgettable character in the first book of a brand-new trilogy. More...

Crossing to Paradise

Crossing to Paradise
by Kevin Crossley-Holland

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Completing a story begun in Crossley-Holland's acclaimed Arthur trilogy, this stand-alone adventure reveals a medieval world as rich and compelling as the contemporary world it foresees--and, in Gatty, an unforgettable character. More...

Antsy Does Time

Antsy Does Time
by Neal Shusterman

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Fueled by friendship and sympathy, Antsy Bonano, the narrator of the award-winning "The Schwa Was Here," signs a month of his life over to his dying classmate Gunnar Umlaut. But does Gunnar really have six months to live, or has news of his imminent death been greatly exaggerated? More...

Suck It Up

Suck It Up
by Brian Meehl

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Summary

ARE YOU UP to your neck in bloodsucking vampire stories?

Tired of those tales about dentally enhanced dark lords?

Before I wrote this book I thought all vampires were night-stalking, fangpopping, bloodsucking fiends. Then I met Morning McCobb.... More...

Write Naked

Write Naked
by Peter Gould

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Sixteen-year-old Victor, a thoughtful loner who tries to live his life "under the radar," wants to test out the saying "You have to be naked to write." When he sneaks off with an old Royal typewriter to his uncle's cabin deep in the Vermont woods and strips off his clothes, he expects Thoreau-like solitude.... More...

Cherry Heaven

Cherry Heaven
by L. J. Adlington

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Kat and Tanka J are starting over. The New Frontier is nothing like war-stricken City Five--no battle scars, no memories of their parents. It's a perfect society, where everyone lives in harmony. Or so they say. There's me, the ghost in the glass, and there's everyone else on the warm side of the windows.... More...

The Declaration

The Declaration
by Gemma Malley

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Summary

In the year 2140, longevity drugs have all but eradicated old age. That means Anna should never have been born. Nor should any of the children she lives with. This searing debut novel asks readers to imagine a dystopian world where they might not be allowed to exist. More...

Bliss

Bliss
by Lauren Myracle

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The author of "ttyl"returns with a hypnotic horror novel. After she's dumped by her hippie parents on her aloof grandmother in Atlanta, Bliss is enrolled in Crestview Academy, an elite institution where the tensions of the present and the dark secrets of the past threaten to simmer into violence. More...

When It Happens

When It Happens
by Susane Colasanti

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Summary

Reminiscent of the film "Say Anything," this debut novel is a sweet story about teens who are searching for The One. More...

Bog Child

Bog Child
by Siobhan Dowd

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Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him, a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls. More...

Aurelie: A Faerie Tale

Aurelie: A Faerie Tale
by Heather Tomlinson

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Long ago, three children and a river dragon were the best of friends--until a promise was broken. Years later, Princess Aurelie still feels the loss of her companions and finds comfort in the beauty of a fairyland. But a princess can't hide from her duties forever. More...

Audrey, Wait!

Audrey, Wait!
by Robin Benway

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When her ex writes a break-up song about her that rockets up the charts, Audrey is suddenly famous--she can't go out without being mobbed by fans and paparazzi. Take a wild ride with Audrey as she makes headlines, confronts her ex on MTV, and shows the world who she really is.Sleuth RazorBill More...

The Other Book

The Other Book
by Philip Womack

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Summary

With a gift for dark, terrifying storytelling reminiscent of Stephen King, a new talent in childrens books offers a gripping debut fantasy about an ancient book of magic and a young man who tries to protect it. More...

Flora's Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from

Flora's Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from
by Ysabeau S. Wilce

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Summary

Wilce delivers her second novel featuring Flora Frydracca, who in this installment gambles all to confront a bouncing boy terror and save the city of Califa from a shaky doom (despite being confined to her room). More...

Smiles to Go

Smiles to Go
by Jerry Spinelli

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Summary

The author of the Newbery Medal-winning "Maniac Magee" introduces Will Tuppence, a young man whose world is suddenly tipped on its side. Will soon begins to see that the beauty and wonder of life's journey is in "not" knowing what comes next. More...

Deadline

Deadline
by Chris Crutcher

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Summary

At the beginning of his senior year, Ben Wolf discovers he has an aggressive form of leukemia. Ben decides to tell no one; he wants his last year of school to be normal. Only, not telling the truth is the same as lying, and it takes Ben almost a year to figure that out. And what a year it is. More...

Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances

Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances
by John Green

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A Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a glittering, romantic holiday haven. Three of today's bestselling YA authors whip up a recipe for holiday romance, in this trio of hilarious interconnected tales of love. More...

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins

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The acclaimed author of the "New York Times"-bestselling Underland Chronicles series delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in a stunning novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to the present. More...

The Possibilities of Sainthood

The Possibilities of Sainthood
by Donna Freitas

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Summary

Antonia Lucia Labella wants to be a saint. For eight years, 15-year-old Antonia has sent a petition to the Vatican proposing a new patron saint and offering herself for the post. She soon learns that in matters of the heart and sainthood, things are about as straightforward as wound-up linguini. More...

Paper Towns

Paper Towns
by John Green

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Summary

With his trademark brilliant wit and heart-stopping emotional honesty, the Printz Medal-winning author of "Looking for Alaska" returns with a novel about a teenage girl who has mysteriously vanished, and the boy who looks for her by following the clues she left behind just for him. More...

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