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Kissing Vanessa
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. 2003Anansi boys: A Novel
Par 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. 2005The Wall and the Wing
Par 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. 2006Second honeymoon: a novel
Par 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. 2006Hatching magic
Par 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. 2003How Elizabeth Barrett Browning saved my life: A Novel
Par 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. 2006You, maybe: the profound asymmetry of love in high school
Par 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. 2006Caddy ever after
Par 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. 2006Enthusiasm
Par 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. 2006Hollywood Station: a novel
Par 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. 2006Single in suburbia
Par 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. 2006Fooled you!: fakes and hoaxes through the years
Par 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. 2005Zelda and Ivy, the runaways: Candlewick Sparks (Beginning chapter book)
Par 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. 2006Rash
Par 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. 2006Startled by his furry shorts (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Ser. #No. 7)
Par Louise Rennison. 2006
British teenager Georgia continues her quest for a boyfriend. In her journal she records her feelings for sexy Italian Masimo,…
her old mate Dave, and her ex-crush Robbie. Meanwhile, she prepares for a school play and a Viking wedding and copes with her quirky family. For senior high readers. 2006Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Longstocking Ser.)
Par Astrid Lindgren. 1950
Passport diaries: A Novel
Par Tamara T Gregory. 2005
After being suspended from work for clashing with her boss more than once, African American attorney Kia Carson from L.A.…
takes a European vacation alone. In Greece she bumps into colleague Drew Crokos, who's visiting relatives, and they fall in love. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2005Rococo: a novel
Par Adriana Trigiani. 2005
1970. Bachelor Bartolomeo di Crespi is the renowned interior decorator of Our Lady of Fatima, New Jersey, where he lives…
amongst his large Italian clan. When Bartolomeo is hired to redo the local church, he gets stained glass artisans Rufus McSherry and Pedro Alarcon to help. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2005The best Christmas pageant ever: A Christmas Holiday Book For Kids
Par Barbara Robinson. 2005
The Herdmans are the worst kids in town, so when they take over the lead roles in the church's annual…
Christmas pageant, they cause quite a commotion. For grades 4-7. 1972Frog and Toad together: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (I Can Read Level 2 Ser.)
Par Arnold Lobel. 1999