New Teen Titles - September 2007
Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume I
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The Chants are a family strong in magic, but
neither Christopher Chant nor Cat Chant can work even the simplest of spells.
Who could have dreamed that both Christopher and Cat were born with nine lives
-- or that they could lose them so quickly?
Sara's Face
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Sara wants to be famous, and when legendary rock
star Jonathon Heat offers to take her under his wing and pay for cosmetic
surgery, it's like a dream come true. But beauty ultimately comes with a hidden
price tag, as Sara soon discovers.
Unforgettable
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Jenny Humphrey arrives at elite Waverly Academy
with dreams of turning herself into the sophisticated Jenny shes always wanted
to be. And its finally, finally happening. She's even bunking in the notorious
Tinsley Carmichaels old bed. But now that Tinsleys come back, is Waverly big
enough for Jenny, Callie, Brett, and her?
Bloom
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Lauren has a good life: decent grades, great
friends, and a boyfriend every girl drools over. So why is she unhappy? It takes
the arrival of Evan Kirkland in class for Lauren to figure out why, and she
realizes she needs to make a choice before a choice is made for her.
Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen
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At 15, Tamara has survived the foster care system
through brains, will, and attitude. Now close to getting out, she dreams of
being a model. First, though, there is high school to get through, along with
her teacher's latest community project; volunteering at the local seniors home.
Tamara doubts she can endure either the residents or the smells. Then she's
assigned to Jean Barclay a cranky, wealthy, and extremely frail former school
teacher. As the two warily size each other up, they realize each is the key to
achieving their own very different goals. Miss Barclay wants to attend an opera
in Seattle; a trip doctors insist she's too weak to undertake. Tamara wants to
enroll in modeling school in Vancouver, an expense she can't begin to afford.
Daringly, they plan the road trip of a lifetime.
Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You
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Smoothly translated, this hard-hitting book
chronicles the experiences of Jansen's adopted daughter, Jeanne Arc Umubyeyi,
the sole member of her Tutsi family to survive the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Jansen
first depicts Jeanne's happy, secure life with her educator parents, older
brother and younger sister. Yet the early chapters hint at trouble ahead, as the
eight-year-old overhears her mother and a friend discussing political unrest in
Rwanda and news of the persecution of Tutsis.
Slide or Die
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Part surfing, part racing, drifting--the car craze
popularized in Japanese manga--is the art of sliding a car around a steep,
downhill corner without spinning out of control. This new trilogy features
Kennin, a boy with a mysterious past and an unnatural talent for drifting.
Empty: A Story of Anorexia
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Christie started college as a healthy,
competitive athlete. But soon her perfectionism drove her to take fitness to the
extreme. As she became more and more obsessed with what she ate and how much she
exercised, thoughts about food and working out controlled her mind, her habits,
and even her relationships. Christie was finally forced to admit that she was
losing her battle with her own body. She was starving, but she didn't know it.
Empty recounts Christie's story through her personal journals, showing you how
she turned to the Bible and counseling to find the strength and encouragement to
overcome anorexia.
Sex Kittens and Horn Dawgs Fall in Love
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Meet Felicia, 14-year-old student at the Manhattan
Free Children's School (also known as the Pound). In Felicia's world, she and
her best friends, Jess and Kat, like to refer to themselves as the Sex Kittens,
and the boys they know as the Horn Dawgs.
Felicia is getting tired of waiting for a Horn Dawg to notice her uniqueness,
however. So she devises a project she and the object of her affection, Matthew
the Science Brain, can work on together. Felicia is determined to discover the
Secret of Love with Matthew while winning both Matthew's heart and the science
fair. But love has other plans.
(Doesn't it always?)
Cosmogirl! Make It Yourself: 50 Fun and Funky
Projects
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CosmoGIRLs know: real style is personal,
individual, one-of-a-kind— not plucked ready-made from a shelf. Each person has
to create it for herself… and that’s where this collection of very cool projects
comes in. From a ribbon-front halter top with attitude to chic vintage-inspired
necklaces, from gracefully decorated ballet flats to a warming winter body
treatment, these ideas are fun, fabulous, and fast to finish. Plus, all the
clothes, accessories, and beauty products allow ample room for creativity,
giving young designers free rein with colors, embellishments, and other
detailing, so each item becomes hers and hers alone. All the projects are
labeled for level, with easy-to-follow directions and appealing photos— and
everything fits a teen’ s budget perfectly.
Hail Caesar
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Caesar thinks he can't be touched by anything or
anyone. Boys idolize him. Girls lust after him. And he has power over them,
because he doesn't care about any of them . . . until the new girl comes along,
and turns Caesar's world upside down. A funny, honest, in-your-face portrait of
a guy who has to learn to stop being a legend in his own mind.
The Whirlwind
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Benjamin Friedman, a 15-year-old Jewish boy, fears
for his life in Nazi Germany. Fortunately, his family is able to escape Hitler,
arriving in Seattle in the summer of 1941. Ben is relieved to be there but is
upset and confused by his experiences. He blames his father for not taking
action earlier as well as for his inability to secure American visas for the
boy's grandparents. The teen tries to settle into his new life but faces
bullying because he is German. He is afraid for John, his Japanese-American
classmate, and tries to convince his friend and his own family that America is
not safe and that they must flee to Canada. No one understands Ben's concerns,
they believe he is ill and this only makes him more determined to take matters
into his own hands. After John's family is sent to an internment camp and the
Friedmans' house is attacked, Ben runs away to Canada. It is not the safe haven
he imagined, and he realizes that perhaps he was mistaken about many things.
Our Day to End Poverty: 24 Ways You Can Make a
Difference
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Imagine ending poverty at home and around the
globe in our own lifetimes. Imagine your actions combining with others; actions
to make poverty history. With originality and imagination, this book invites us
to look at our very ordinary days, from waking up in the morning to going to bed
in the evening, and to begin to think about poverty in new and creative ways.
"Our Day to End Poverty" is organized into 24 "hour/chapter" segments. Each
chapter/hour of the day proposes a variety of fun and practical actions one can
take to help overcome domestic and global poverty. The chapters are short and
pithy, full of specific facts and a menu of alternative action steps. Each
chapter connects with your day, from breakfast to bedtime, relatinng these steps
to ending poverty to our daily routines. Some times a problem gets to be so big,
we feel there is nothing we can do about it. "Our Day to End Poverty" reminds us
that if we all do just a little, a lot can get done.
Kidnapped: A Diary of My 373 Days in Captivity
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By turns gripping and poignant, "Kidnapped" is
Kalli's compilation of empowering and spiritual journal entries made during her
373-day captivity in a desolate jungle in Colombia.
Waking Up to Boys
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My Summer To-Do List:
Practice wakeboard front flip
Host late-night island party
Build a bonfire
Seduce Todd!!!
Chelsea's more comfortable strapped onto her wakeboard on Lake Tahoe than
laced into platform espadrilles— or flirting with Todd, the adorable watersports
instructor she's been crushing on for years. So instead she concentrates on
winning this summer's Northwest Extreme Watersports Competition. That is, until
Sebastian, a hot Brazilian tennis prodigy, wakes her up to the fact that she can
get a boy. But can she get the one she really wants, even if she's competing
against him for the gold?
The Pretty Committee Strikes Back
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The holidays are over, and Massie gets a new
roommate. As Clair moves in, Alicia's hot cousin, Nina, shows up from Spain and
starts edging in on all the Briarwood boys--including Massie's crush.
The Lion Hunter
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It is the sixth century in Aksum, Africa. Young
Telemakos--King Arthurs half-Ethiopian grandson--is still recovering from his
ordeal as a government spy in the far desert, trying to learn who was breaking
the Emperors plague quarantine.
Freak Show
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Billy Bloom, a scrawny, pale redhead, plays the
novel's underdog and champion. A 17-year-old for whom the phrase "drag queen" is
scarcely sufficient. Frenetically narrating with a tongue seemingly dipped in
both acid and silver, Billy recounts his abrupt transplant from life with his
mother in Darien, Conn., to Fort Lauderdale, where he now lives with his wealthy
and distant father. Billy finds himself a high school senior enrolled at the
Eisenhower Academy, populated with Stepford teens in full preen. On a day when
he comes to school outfitted as a primeval swamp queen Billy's peers so brutally
attack him that he goes into a coma. Yet he finds an unlikely ally in the
gorgeous and universally adored football player Flip Kelly. Rather than leave
the academy, Billy takes a stand for outcasts everywhere by running for
homecoming queen, and attracts statewide media attention.
The Straight Road to Kylie
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This hilarious debut novel chronicles the
misadventures of out-and-proud high school senior Jonathan, whose quest to see
his celebrity obsession, Kylie Minogue, in person leads him into a place he
definitely doesn't want to be.
Exit Here.
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Because he was so high, Travis doesn't know if he
killed the girl he abandoned in a motel room during a trip to Hawaii, or if she
died of an overdose. Before he ultimately turns himself in, he returns home to
Minnesota, where excessive drugs and alcohol, lots of partying, and plenty of
sex are the norm. Cliff, with whom he shared his memorable first times using
cocaine, becomes a junkie and ends up killing a friend of Travis' sister in a
repulsive concluding scene. Kyle, while high, kills his girlfriend in a car
crash. Travis works hard to reconnect with his own old girlfriend, but after a
steamy reunion, he backs off when he discovers that she had aborted Cliff's
baby. From jail, Travis claims that he intends to wipe the slate clean after
gaining "the truth."