New Teen Titles - October 2007


Eclipse Eclipse
by Stephenie Meyer



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As Seattle is ravaged by a string of
mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella Swan once again finds herself surrounded by danger.

Runnerland Runnerland
by John Burns



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Peter's just a normal teenager living a normal life until his father suddenly dies and his world is turned upside
down. Already teetering on the brink of despair, Peter goes over the edge when he accidentally discovers that he was adopted. Feeling betrayed,overwhelmed, and confused, Peter runs away from home and goes underground, living with other street children in a squat ruled by the creepy yet charismatic Dekman....

The End of the World as We Know It The End of the World
as We Know It

by Lesley Choyce



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Asked to write something for English class
that expresses who he really is, 16-year-old Carson blisters the page with
hate for everything in his life. Stuck in a private school for kids who have
repeatedly flunked out elsewhere, Carson knows hes got nowhere lower to sink
to. Then he meets someone who is even less optimistic than he is.

Flora Segunda: Being the Magickal Mishaps of a Girl of Spirit, Her Glass-Gazing Sidekick, Two Ominous Butlers (One Blue), a House wit Flora Segunda

by Ysabeau S. Wilce



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From an compelling new voice in teen fantasy comes this extraordinary first novel that tells of the magickal mishaps of a spirited girl, her glass-gazing sidekick, two ominous butlers, a house with 11,000 rooms, and a red dog.

The Chalk Cross The Chalk Cross
by Berthe Amoss



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A young girl living in 19th-century New Orleans struggles between her growing familiarity with voodoo and the precepts of the church.

Notes from the Midnight Driver Notes from the
Midnight Driver

by Jordan Sonnenblick



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In this novel some describe as "Tuesdays with Morrie"; for teens, a troubled 16-year-old boy discovers a friendship of a lifetime when he is sentenced to do community work at an old folks' home.

The Mud Girl The Mud Girl
by Alison Acheson



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Aba Zytka Jones (Abi) doesn't expect to
get anything from anybody. Her dad's stuck in his chair and her mom's taken off, but she's going to work out what to do on her own. At least that's what she thinks. Sixteen, almost seventeen, Abi Jones hasn't got cool clothes, friends, or, since last year, a mother....

The 3-Hour Diet for Teens: Lose Weight and Feel Great in Two Weeks! The 3-Hour Diet for
Teens: Lose Weight and Feel Great in Two Weeks!

by Jorge Cruise



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Cruise, television personality and "New
York Times" bestselling author of "The 3-Hour Diet," shows teens how to lose
weight and feel great by eating right.

Dogs and Water Dogs and Water
by Anders Nilsen



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Dogs and Water chronicles a piece of a lonely journey, without origin or destination. A young man wandering a nameless path has only a stuffed bear as a companion, which inertly endures his desperation, anger, and musings along the way. The landscape is cold and bleak with few landmarks, and offers only precarious encounters with animals and armed men.

Upstate Upstate
by Kalisha Buckhanon



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Two young, star-crossed
lovers--17-year-old Antonio and 16-year-old Natasha--face tragedy when Antonio is convicted of murder. Their story, told through a decade of letters, captures their anger, hope, and frustrations in this coming-of-age story.

Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature Evolution, Me & Other
Freaks of Nature

by Robin Brande



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Mena's year is starting off in the worst way possible. Her best friend hates her and no one will talk to her except for Casey, her supersmart lab partner. When their science class begins studying evolution, school becomes more dramatic that Mena could ever imagine.

Mismatch Mismatch
by Lensey Namioka



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Sue Hua just moved from racially diverse Seattle to a suburban white-bread town where she feels like the only Asian American for miles. Then she meets Andy, a handsome and passionate violin player who just happens to be Asian like herself. Sue feels an instant attraction to Andy, and her white friends think they're made for each other

Aya Aya
by Marguerite Abouet



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Nineteen-year-old Aya, her easygoing friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors star in this breezy and wryly funny story of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yopougon, a.k.a. Yop City.

In the Name of God In the Name of God
by Paula Jolin



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Seventeen year-old Nadia is an excellent
student, daughter and  sister, and above all wants to be the best Muslim she can be. But she's conflicted about her Westernized peers, the economic, social and political struggles of her country, and the war raging in Iraq.

Two-Way Street Two-Way Street
by Lauren Barnholdt



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Jordan and Courtney, totally in love. Sure, they were an unlikely high school couple. But they clicked; it worked. They're even going to the same college, and driving cross-country together for orientation.  Then the day of their trip, Jason breaks up with Courney.

Hairstyles of the Damned Hairstyles of the
Damned

by Joe Meno



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"Hairstyles" is an honest depiction of growing up punk on Chicago's south side: a study in the demons of racial intolerance, Catholic school conformism and class repression. It is the story of the riotous exploits of Brian, a high school burnout, and his best friend Gretchen, a punk rock girl fond of brawling.

Red Moon at Sharpsburg Red Moon at Sharpsburg
by Rosemary Wells



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One word describes 13-year-old India: Moody—perseverance. She has heard of a college in Ohio that accepts women and is determined to go there, an unthinkable dream for a girl in 1862. She is tutored by her neighbor, Emory Trimble, an eccentric scientist who teaches her about biology and chemistry, and with whom she later forms a romantic relationship. When her father, an ambulance wagon driver for the Confederate Army, is missing in action, she sets off to find him, ending up in the middle of the Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest of the war

The Rules for Hearts: A Family Drama The Rules for Hearts:
A Family Drama

by Sara Ryan



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Ryan delivers this follow-up to her award-winning "Empress of the World." Battle Hall Davies is spending her summer in Portland, where's she's quickly swept into a community Shakespeare production, its all-night card games, and into the arms of her new roommate.

The Road of the Dead The Road of the Dead
by Kevin Brooks



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Blood runs thick when two brothers leave their London home on a journey to the ghostly moors of Devon to hunt down the truth about their sister's savage death.

Stuck in the 70's Stuck in the 70's
by Debra Garfinkle



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One night in 1978, Tyler Gray wakes up to find a beautiful girl named Shay lying in his bathtub. For inexperienced, nerdy Tyler, this is not a common occurrence, but its even stranger because Shay insists that shes from 2006. Of course Tyler doesnt believe her, but once she proves it, they strike a deal: Tyler will try to help get Shay back to 2006 if Shay helps him become more popular.



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