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NOBODY DOES IT BETTER: A Gossip Girl Novel by Cecily von Ziegesar (Fiction)
In Cecily von Ziegesar's seventh Gossip Girl novel, Blair, Serena, Nate and the rest of the Upper East Side crew are getting fidgety as the end of senior year --- and decision time --- approaches. Reviewed by Amy Alessio and excerpted.
RUBY TUESDAY by Jennifer Anne Kogler (Fiction)
Jennifer Anne Kogler's promising debut novel is the story of a gambling father, a card-shark grandmother, and a family of women inhabiting a Las Vegas casino. At the center of it all is Ruby Tuesday, a girl who never noticed they were different. Reviewed by Hannah Gomez and excerpted.
FAR FROM XANADU by Julie Anne Peters (Fiction)
Softball champion Mighty Mike Szabo is in love with Xanadu, the new girl in Mike's small Midwestern town. The only problem is that Mike is a girl and Xanadu likes boys. Reviewed by Sarah A. Wood.
BOY PROOF by Cecil Castellucci (Fiction)
This fun and thought-provoking novel centers on Egg (aka Victoria Jurgen), a girl who has trouble relating to people and obsesses over sci-fi flicks. Her sheltered life has the potential to change dramatically thanks to the arrival of a young man named Max Carter, who is immediately intrigued by Egg. Reviewed by Paula Jolin.
A THIEF IN THE HOUSE OF MEMORY by Tim Wynne-Jones (Mystery)
Sixteen-year-old Declan Steeple begins to question the hazy memories of his mother Lindy who left him six years ago, when the mysterious death of a thief sets off repercussions within his family. Reviewed by Sarah Sawtelle.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT by Peter Moore (Fiction)
Ethan Lederer is an honors student who has a great girlfriend. Life is almost normal until Lydia Krane shows up in chemistry class. She's not really Ethan's type, but he feels an unexplainable attraction to her and they grow close. But can Ethan grasp who she really is? Reviewed by Kristi Olson.
SURVIVING ANTARCTICA: Reality TV 2083, by Andrea White (Historical Science Fiction)
The year is 2083, and five teenagers embark on the adventure of a lifetime that just might end their lives. They are contestants on a reality television show called "Antarctic Survivor," which is set up to recreate Robert F. Scott's doomed 1912 attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. But in 2083 reality TV is not just an act. Reviewed by Chris Shanley-Dillman.
WHERE I WANT TO BE by Adele Griffin (Fiction)
This story of sibling rivalry is about two sisters struggling with mental illness and maturity, and narrated through alternating voices from opposite sides of the grave. Reviewed by Sarah A. Wood.
GOING GOING by Naomi Shihab Nye (Fiction)
National Book Award finalist Naomi Shihab Nye's latest novel is a highly politicized story about a young girl and her attempt to take on Big Business in San Antonio, Texas. With plenty of rhetoric, idealism, and broad, sweeping themes to go around, GOING GOING is a go-get-'em read for any budding social activist. Reviewed by Alexis Burling.
STORKY: How I Lost My Nickname and Won the Girl, by D.L. Garfinkle (Fiction)
In this funny and realistic journal of teen trials and tribulations, high school freshman Michael "Storky" Pomerantz talks about his struggles to lose his unflatterring nickname and win the girl of his dreams. Reviewed by Amy Alessio.
PINNED by Alfred C. Martino (Fiction)
Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane couldn't be more different --- they come from different backgrounds, different lifestyles, and they have very different values and ways of looking at the world. Yet they both have the drive, determination, and commitment necessary to become the state wrestling champion. Reviewed by Carlie Webber.
QUICKSILVER by Stephanie Spinner (Mythology)
Stephanie Spinner brings the famous winged messenger Hermes --- and the best-known gods and mortals of mythology --- to life in this enjoyable follow-up to her previous book, QUIVER. Reviewed by Amy Alessio.
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