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Children's Young Adult


Children's Young Adult

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    House of Many Ways

    Diana Wynne Jones
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    The Otherworldlies

    Jennifer Anne Kogler
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    Black Rabbit Summer

    Kevin Brooks

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Peak
Peak
by Roland Smith
Staff Pick
When 14-year-old Peak Marcello is caught scaling a skyscraper to place his signature graffiti tag, he is offered a choice: spend three years in juvenile detention, or climb Mt. Everest with his long-absent father.  And though the choice might be easy... (read more)

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    Blood and Chocolate

    Annette Klause
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    10 Things to Do Before I Die

    Daniel Ehrenhaft
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    Anne of Green Gables

    L. M. Montgomery
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    Breaking Point

    Alex Flinn

Short Stories
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The Van Gogh Cafe
The Van Gogh Cafe
by Cynthia Rylant
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At the Van Gogh Cafe, anything can happen. Clara's dad owns the cafe, and she's seen it all — from food that cooks by itself to poems that foretell the future. This award-winning collection of vignettes by Newbery medalist Cynthia Rylant is a treat... (read more)

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Social Issue Fiction-Friendship
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Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
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Two lives are bridged -- and nothing will be the same. Jess Aaron's greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first day... (read more)

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Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment
by Jeanne W Houston
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Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was sent to live at Manzanar internment camp. This is the true story of one spirited Japanese-American family's attempt to survive the indignities of forced detention.... (read more)

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Newbery Award Winners
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Aladdin Fantasy)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Aladdin Fantasy)
by Robert C Obrien
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Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be... (read more)

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Social Issue Fiction-Adolescence
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Twisted
Twisted
by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Another New York Times bestseller from Laurie Halse Anderson! High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background. But since he got busted for doing graffiti on the school, and spent the summer doing outdoor work to... (read more)

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Teen Issues
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Way to Be!: Nine Ways to Be Happy and Make Something of Your Life
Way to Be!: Nine Ways to Be Happy and Make Something of Your Life
by Gordon B Hinckley
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From one of the world's foremost spiritual leaders, an inspiring book that provides young adults and their parents with a game plan for leading a better life. This inspiring, upbeat, life-affirming book shows teenagers and their families how to navigate... (read more)

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Social Issue Fiction-Emotions and Feelings
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Someday
Someday
by Alison McGhee and Peter Reynolds
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Hand lettering and whimsical illustrations by Peter H. Reynolds bring to life this powerful ode to a mother's dreams for her child. A perfect gift book for anyone at any age.... (read more)

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In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack Adventures)
In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack Adventures)
by Louis A Meyer
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The British crown has placed a price on Jacky's head, so she returns to the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston to lay low. But the safe haven doesn't last--a school outing goes awry as Jacky and her classmates are abducted and forced into... (read more)

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Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga #4)
Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga #4)
by Stephenie Meyer
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I can't remember a more highly anticipated book that doesn't begin with "Harry Potter and the...." Far from just a young adult horror book, this last volume in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga is an old-fashioned romance of the highest order, with legions... (read more)

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Bestsellers

Friday, July 3, 2009
Peak
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    by Roland Smith
  2. Twilight (Twilight Saga #1)
    by Stephenie Meyer
  3. New Moon (Twilight Saga #2)
    by Stephenie Meyer
  4. Ghostgirl: Homecoming
    by Tonya Hurley
  5. The Van Gogh Cafe
    by Cynthia Rylant

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Children's Young Adult

Sunday, July 12, 2009
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Kids' Q&A, Q&A | June 23, 2009

All posts by Lenore Look Kids' Q&A: Lenore Look

"I wanted to be a Princess, but if I couldn't be that, I'd settle for being the Queen." Continue »


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Guests | June 22, 2009

All posts by Richard Sandomir Bracketology

"who needs Top 10 lists when you can bracketize, and along the way, discover how much more fascinating it is to pick winners through the prism of great one-on-one matchups?" Continue »


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    The Final Four of Everything

    Mark Reiter and Richard Sandomir
Rare Books | June 17, 2009

All posts by Kirsten Berg Bright Angel

At the Bright Angel Lodge at the head of the Bright Angel Trail on the south rim of the Grand Canyon, there is a statue honoring a burro named... Continue »


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Guests | June 10, 2009

All posts by Krista Wheeler You Can't Judge Honey by Looking at the Bee

Don't listen to Bo Diddley. You're welcome to judge the cover of Portland Noir. It's a good one, in my opinion. I shot the cover photograph. I feel... Continue »


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Interviews | June 6, 2009

All posts by Doug Powells.com Interview: China Miéville

China Miéville is one of the bright lights in the new breed of fantasy/weird fiction writers. His works often take place in cities, where the... Continue »


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    The City and the City

    China Mieville
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