Series Books

Twilight Saga

BREAKING DAWN
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316067928
Ages 12-up
768 pages

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To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.

Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life --- first discovered in TWILIGHT, then scattered and torn in NEW MOON and ECLIPSE --- seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed…forever?

The Clique Summer Collection

CLAIRE: The Clique Summer Collection #5
Lisi Harrison
Poppy/Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316027502
Ages 12-up
144 pages

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Back in Orlando for the summer, Claire is reunited with Florida best friends Sarah, Sari and Mandy, after a long year apart. Her FBFs haven't changed at all. Too bad they think Claire has…and not for the better. Claire sets out to prove her loyalty by entering Kissimmee's Miss Kiss pageant. But when a very special visitor shows up and vows to win the crown, Claire finds herself torn between Keds and couture. Will Claire finally kiss-immee her past goodbye, once and for all?

Ghostgirl

GHOSTGIRL
Tonya Hurley
Little, Brown for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316113571
Ages 12-up
336 pages

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Charlotte Usher feels practically invisible at school, and then one day she really is invisible. Even worse: she's dead. And all because she choked on a gummy bear. But being dead doesn't stop Charlotte from wanting to be popular; it just makes her more creative about achieving her goal.

If you thought high school was a matter of life or death, wait until you see just how true that is!

Stand-Alone Titles

ALL WE KNOW OF LOVE
Nora Raleigh Baskin
Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763636234
Ages 14-up
208 pages

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Four years, four months and 15 days ago, Natalie Gordon's mother walked out mid-sentence, before she finished what she was going to say. Now Natalie is traveling 24 hours on a bus to Florida to find her mother, to find herself, to find out something about love. Along the way, Natalie struggles to understand her relationship with Adam, a boy with whom she is borderline obsessed. To her surprise, she meets people with stories like her own, stories about giving love and getting lost in the desire to be wanted.

BLACK BOX
Julie Schumacher
Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780385735421
Ages 12-up
176 pages

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When Dora, Elena's older sister, is diagnosed with depression and has to be admitted to the hospital, Elena can't seem to make sense of their lives anymore. At school, the only people who acknowledge Elena are Dora's friends and Jimmy Zenk --- who failed at least one grade and wears black every day of the week. And at home, Elena's parents keep arguing with each other. Elena will do anything to help her sister get better and get their lives back to normal --- even when the responsibility becomes too much to bear.

THE DOOR OF NO RETURN
Sarah Mussi
Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781416915508
Ages 12-up
400 pages

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Zac Baxter's grandfather has always told him that he's the descendant of African kings, whose treasure was stolen when his ancestors were sold into slavery. Of course, Zac brushes this off as a tall tale --- until his grandfather is murdered and their apartment is completely ransacked. Clearly somebody is after something.
Heeding his grandfather's dying words, Zac is off to Ghana to track down his family's history. But what did his grandfather mean when he said that Zac had the map to the treasure? With no one he can trust and with everything to lose, Zac races against time as he tries to uncover the truth about the past --- and a fortune in gold.

THE GHOSTS OF KERFOL
Deborah Noyes
Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763630003
Ages 14-up
176 pages

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In her classic ghost story "Kerfol," Edith Wharton tells the tale of Anne de Barrigan, a young Frenchwoman convicted of murdering her husband, the jealous Yves de Cornault. The elderly lord was found dead on the stairs, apparently savaged by a pack of dogs, though there were no dogs --- no live dogs --- at Kerfol that day. In this remarkable collection of intertwining short stories, Deborah Noyes takes us back to the haunted manor and tells us Anne de Barrigan's story through the sympathetic eyes of her servant girl.

I AM APACHE
Tanya Landman
Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763636647
Ages 12-up
320 pages

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After watching helplessly as Mexican raiders brutally murder her little brother, 14-year-old Siki is filled with a desire for vengeance and chooses to turn away from a woman's path to become a warrior of her Apache tribe. Though some men, like envious Keste, wish to see Siki fail, she passes test after test, and her skills grow under the guidance of her tribe's greatest warrior, Golahka. But Keste begins to whisper about Siki's father's dishonorable death, and even as Siki earns her place among the warriors, she senses a dark secret in her past --- one that will throw into doubt everything she knows.

IDENTICAL
Ellen Hopkins
Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781416950059
Ages 14-up
576 pages

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Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical down to the dimple. As daughters of a district-court judge father and a politician mother, they are an all-American family --- on the surface. Behind the facade each sister has her own dark secret, and that's where their differences begin.
 
For Kaeleigh, she's the misplaced focus of Daddy's love, intended for a mother whose presence on the campaign trail means absence at home. All that Raeanne sees is Daddy playing a game of favorites --- and she is losing. If she has to lose, she will do it on her own terms, so she chooses drugs, alcohol and sex.
 
Secrets like the ones the twins are harboring are not meant to be kept --- from each other or anyone else. Pretty soon it's obvious that neither sister can handle it alone, and one sister must step up to save the other. But the question is, who?

JET SET
Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman
HarperTeen
ISBN: 9780061431777
Ages 12-up
256 pages

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Lucy Peterson is not your typical Van Pelt Academy student. She's American, she's on scholarship, and she's clueless about posh designers, international royalty and the best shopping spots in Milan. But now she's falling all over herself to impress her crush (who just happens to be a prince), is trapped in the middle of a tabloid disaster (literally) and is the unfortunate object of the "It" clique's evil scorn.

THE ORDER OF ODD-FISH
James Kennedy
Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780385735438
Ages 12-up
416 pages

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Jo LaRouche has lived her 13 years in the California desert with her Aunt Lily, ever since she was dropped on Lily's doorstep with this note: This is Jo. Please take care of her. But beware. This is a dangerous baby. At Lily's annual Christmas costume party, a variety of strange events take place that lead Jo and Lily out of California forever --- and into the mysterious, strange, fantastical world of Eldritch City. There, Jo learns the scandalous truth about who she is, and she and Lily join the Order of Odd-Fish, a collection of knights who research useless information. Glamorous cockroach butlers, pointless quests, obsolete weapons and bizarre festivals fill their days, but two villains are controlling their fate.

THE POSSIBILITIES OF SAINTHOOD
Donna Freitas
Farrar Straus Giroux
ISBN: 9780374360870
Ages 12-up
280 pages

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Antonia Lucia Labella has two secrets: at 15, she's still waiting for her first kiss, and she wants to be a saint. To her, saints are royalty, and she wants her chance at being a princess. All her life she has kept company with these kings and queens of small favors, knowing exactly whom to pray to on every occasion. Unfortunately, the two events Antonia has prayed for seem equally unlikely to happen. It's not for lack of trying. For how long has she been hoping to gain the attention of the love of her life --- the tall, dark and handsome Andy Rotellini? Too long to mention. And every month for the last eight years, Antonia has sent a petition to the Vatican proposing a new patron saint and bravely offering herself for the post. So what if she's not dead?

SAVVY GIRL
Lynn Messina
Harcourt Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780152061616
Ages 14-up
272 pages

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Seventeen-year-old Chrissy Gibbons has landed her dream job --- a summer internship at her favorite magazine, Savvy. Being an intern is hard work, but the job becomes a lot more fun when Chrissy is befriended by a glamorous fashion editor who takes her to all the best parties. As the summer winds down, though, Chrissy realizes that in the whirlwind of parties and boys, she’s been neglecting what could be her big break in the magazine business: an opportunity to compete against other interns to become Savvy’s first teen columnist. Can Chrissy prove herself before it’s too late?

SOVAY
Celia Rees
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
ISBN: 9781599902036
Ages 12-up
416 pages

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It's England, 1783. When the rich and beautiful Sovay isn't sitting for portraits, she's wearing a man's cloak and robbing travelers --- in broad daylight. But in a time when political allegiances between France and England are strained, a rogue bandit is not the only thing travelers fear. Spies abound, and rumors of sedition can quickly lead to disappearances. So when Sovay lifts the wallet of one of England's most powerful and dangerous men, it's not just her own identity she must hide, but that of her father.