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Also Known as Rowan Pohi
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Ralph Fletcher
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books (2011, Nov 15th).
Pages: 208
Will the real Rowan Pohi please stand? To dispel boredom while waiting for tenth grade to begin, Bobby and his friends create an imaginary kid named Rowan Pohi (that’s IHOP backwards) and apply to the prestigious Whitestone Prep in Rowan’s name. When, surprisingly, Rowan’s application is accepted, Bobby impulsively reinvents himself as Rowan and embarks on an edgy life of deception in the rarefied world of Whitestone. Told with Ralph Fletcher’s trademark blend of humor and depth, the story of Rowan’s rise and fall is a funny, poignant, and suspenseful riff on the adolescent search for identity. more
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Away (The Line, Book 2)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Teri Hall
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial (2011, Sep 15th).
Pages: 240
This title has been removed from sale by Penguin Group, USA. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition. more
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Black Boy White School
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Brian F. Walker
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperTeen (2012, Jan 3rd).
Pages: 256
He couldn’t listen to music or talk on the phone without her jumping all over him about what they listened to up in Maine, or how they talked up in Maine, or how he better not go up to Maine and start acting ghetto. Maine. Anthony’s mother didn’t even know where it was until he’d shown it to her on a map, but that still didn’t stop her from acting like she was born there.Anthony “Ant” Jones has never been outside his rough East Cleveland neighborhood when he’s given a scholarship to Belton Academy, an elite prep school in Maine.But at Belton things are far from perfect. Everyone calls him “Tony,” assumes he’s from Brooklyn, expects him to play basketball, and yet acts shocked when he fights back. more
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Way We Fall, The (Fallen World trilogy, The)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Megan Crewe
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH (2012, Jan 24th).
Pages: 320
It starts with an itch you just can't shake. Then comes a fever and a tickle in your throat. A few days later, you'll be blabbing your secrets and chatting with strangers like they're old friends. Three more, and the paranoid hallucinations kick in.And then you're dead.When sixteen-year-old Kaelyn lets her best friend leave for school without saying goodbye, she never dreams that she might not see him again. But then a strange virus begins to sweep through her small island community, infecting young and old alike. As the dead pile up, the government quarantines the island: no one can leave, and no one can come back.Those still healthy must fight for the island's dwindling supplies, or lose all chance of survival. more
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Pink Smog: Becoming Weetzie Bat
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Francesca Lia Block
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperTeen (2012, Jan 24th).
Pages: 208
The girl in the mirror wasn’t who I wanted to be, and her life wasn’t the one I wanted to have.Despite how much Louise insists, no one will call her Weetzie. It’s her dad’s nickname for her, but it won’t stay put. Neither will her dad. Charlie left Louise and her mom and he took everything with him: her family, her home—and her understanding of who she’s meant to be.But Los Angeles is a city full of strange angels, and Louise embarks on a journey to sift through the smog of her heartbreak, to grow her own wings, to become Weetzie. more
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Cosmic Storm (Galahad)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Dom Testa
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Tor Teen (2011, Sep 27th).
Pages: 272
Just a year into their mission, the crew of Galahad has endured a sabotage attempt, alien encounters, and a dangerous passage through an asteroid belt. Now, as unpredictable waves of radiation threaten the very survival of the ship, Council leader Triana has disappeared. Not knowing if she is alive or dead, the crew must hold an election to replace her. Council member Gap seems the most likely candidate—until an old flame shocks him by adding her name to the ballot. Does she want what’s best for the ship? Or are her motivations more personal? Facing threats both internal and external, Galahad and its crew must confront…a cosmic storm. more
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Don't Expect Magic
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Kathy McCullough
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (2011, Nov 8th).
Pages: 256
If KATHY McCULLOUGH had one wish, it would be for world peace—or a continuously self-replenishing bar of chocolate. A graduate of Cornell University, she lives in Los Angeles, where she works as a novelist and screenwriter. This is her first book. Visit Kathy online at kathymcculloughbooks.com or follow her on Twitter @kathymccullough.From the Hardcover edition. more
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Fix Me
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Rune Michaels
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2011, Dec 6th).
Pages: 160
Orphaned as a child, terrorized by her abusive brother, and haunted by memories, Leia feels exposed, powerless, and vulnerable. When her tormented mind can stand it no longer, she escapes to the zoo, where she finds shelter and seeks refuge. The zoo is a sanctuary: a protective space for families, and a safe place for the traumatized to forget. But can she ever feel safe? Can she ever forget? Once again, Rune Michaels brings us a harrowing psychological drama that raises questions about the very nature of humanity. This chilling tale will challenge our preconceptions of family, memory, and self, leaving readers wondering, are we the pinnacle of evolution—or are we just animals on display? more
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Incarnate
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jodi Meadows
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (2012, Jan 31st).
Pages: 384
NEWSOUL Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why. NOSOUL Even Ana's own mother thinks she's a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she'll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are suspicious and afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame? HEART Sam believes Ana's new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana's enemies--human and creature alike--let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else's life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all? Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life. more
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Kiss Crush Collide
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Christina Meredith
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwillow Books (2011, Dec 27th).
Pages: 336
Kiss What Leah did—only she really shouldn’t have—one hot night at a country club party. Crush What Leah has—only she really shouldn’t have—on the guy with the green eyes, the guy who is not her perfect boyfriend, the guy who does not fit in her picture-perfect life, the guy her sisters will only mock and her mother will never approve of. Not in a million years. Collide What happens when everything you always thought you wanted—having cool friends, being class valedictorian and homecoming queen—runs smack into everything it turns out you really do want. Kiss. Crush. Collide. For Leah and Porter, summer is only the beginning. more
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