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Par Simon Cheshire. 2004
Fifteen-year-old Kevin falls in love at first sight with Vanessa, the new girl at his British school. Kevin tries out…
the pointers his best friend Jack gives him to win her but only looks more nerdy when the ideas backfire. For senior high readers. 2003Par Neil Gaiman. 2005
Fat Charlie considers his father's behavior so embarrassing that even the way he dies in a karaoke bar seems undignified.…
Then the arrival of a previously unknown brother named Spider, who is so much like their father, turns Charlie's life upside down. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2005Par Laura Ruby. 2006
In a wacky, futuristic New York, Gurl can't fly like most other people but she can become invisible. Her orphanage…
matron, a reclusive professor, a rat man, and a gangster, all figure in Gurl's adventures as she and her friend Bug team up on a quest. For grades 5-8. 2006Par Joanna Trollope. 2006
Londoner Russell Boyd, hoping to reconnect with his wife, is ecstatic when the last of his three children leaves home.…
Meanwhile, wife Edie suffers from empty-nest syndrome but resurrects her acting career. When Matt, Rosa, and Ben experience setbacks and return home, the parents rethink their situation. 2006Par Ann Downer. 2003
When a thirteenth-century wizard seeking his lost pet dragon lands in twenty-first-century Boston, he is trailed by a rival wizard…
and a very unhappy demon. But eleven-year-old Theodora Oglethorpe may hold the secret to setting everything right. For grades 4-7. 2003Par Mameve Medwed. 2006
Mourning her mother's death and her own romantic breakup, Abigail Randolph drops out of Harvard to run an antique stall.…
When, on Antiques Roadshow, Abigail discovers that her inherited chamber pot belonged to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, former friends and lovers return with demands. Some strong language. 2006Par Rachel Vail. 2006
Fifteen-year-old sophomore Josie is strong and independent until popular jock Carson charms her and she falls in love. But shortly…
after they've begun dating, Carson dumps Josie for his former girlfriend--leaving Josie brokenhearted. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Par Susan Palwick. 2005
Darroti's entire family is exiled to the planet Earth after he is accused of killing a high-born woman. The clan…
is interned in a Nevada refugee camp where Darroti commits suicide. Surviving family members escape with the help of an American. For senior high and older readers. Alex Award. 2005Par Hilary McKay. 2006
Casson siblings Rose, Indigo, Saffy, and Caddy present individual accounts of events leading up to Caddy's wedding, including a helium…
balloon stalking and a Ghost Club accident. Rose, upset that the groom is not darling Michael, intervenes. Sequel to Permanent Rose (DB 61209, BR 16274). For grades 4-7. 2006Par Polly Shulman. 2006
Julie and Ashleigh are high school sophomores, best friends, and Jane Austen fans. Looking for their own Mr. Darcy, both…
girls fall for the same boy and hide their feelings while rehearsing for a school play. Despite comic errors, everyone experiences a happy ending. For senior high readers. 2006Par Keith Brooke. 2006
Flint, a truebred human, becomes separated from his sister, Amber, at a market festival where genetically impure "mutts" are auctioned.…
Flint believes their abusive father sold Amber to the mutt trade and ventures into the wildlands to find her. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006Par Joseph Wambaugh. 2006
While trying to avoid allegations of racial profiling, a seasoned LAPD sergeant known as the Oracle dispatches veteran cops with…
rookies to deal with the addicts, crazies, and gangbangers that inhabit Hollywood. After a jewelry-store robbery, the investigation leads to the Russian Mafia. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006Par Wendy Wax. 2006
Soon-to-be-divorced mother-of-two Amanda Sheridan befriends trophy wife Brooke Mackenzie and three-time divorcée Candy Sugarman. The trio decides to earn money…
and self-respect by disguising themselves as French maids and cleaning houses, including that of former pro baseball player Hunter James. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006Par Elaine Pascoe. 2005
Presents the facts behind eleven famous hoaxes. Includes an 1844 newspaper report of balloonists crossing the Atlantic, the 1869 "discovery"…
of a stone giant, 1917 alleged photographs of fairies, accounts of crop circles in 1980 England, and a 2001 e-mail about a giant mutant cat. For grades 4-7. 2005Par Jon Courtenay Grimwood. 2005
Ashraf Bey, chief of detectives in El Iskandryia, Ottoman North Africa, investigates a series of brutal murders seemingly linked to…
wealthy industrialist Hamzah Effendi--the father of Zara, the girl he should have married. Sequel to Pashazade (BR 16404). Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002Par Catherine Fisher. 2006
Avebury, England. While his younger sister Chloe lies in a coma after a riding accident, talented teen Rob works at…
a secret archaeological dig. There he encounters a centuries-old shapeshifting Druid called Vetch, who promises to help retrieve Chloe from her imprisonment. For grades 6-9. 2005Par Liz Williams. 2004
Martian Matriarchy elders send warrior Dreams-of-War to Earth to protect Lunae, a genetically engineered girl who can manipulate time. Perceiving…
the child as a threat, rival clan leader Elaki orders her niece Yskatarina to kill Lunae and destroy the Matriarchy's power. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2004Par Andrea White. 2005
By 2083 a deteriorating American civilization is dominated by "reality" television programs. Five fourteen-year-olds reenact Scott's 1910 failed expedition to…
the South Pole as contestants on the Historical Survivor series. They overcome obstacles with the covert help of a Department of Entertainment employee. For junior and senior high readers. 2005Par Laura McGee Kvasnosky. 2006
Three short stories featuring fox sisters Zelda and Ivy. They run away from home, but only as far as their…
own backyard; bury a time capsule; and try a secret concoction when Zelda has writer's block. Beginning chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2006Par Pete Hautman. 2006
United Safer States of America, 2070s. Sixteen-year-old Bo Marsten is locked up for unsociable behavior like fighting. At an Arctic…
work camp, he's recruited to play the illegal game of football until the disgruntled warden releases him into a wilderness full of polar bears. For senior high readers. National Book Award. 2006