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*Vampire Academy, Richelle Mead If you're looking for an average high school drama, then this is not the book for you. Oh sure, you have your cliques and dating problems, but at St. Vladimir's Academy the student body itself is different. Rose Hathaway, a Dhampir (half human/half vampire) is a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa. Did I mention Lissa is a vampire? Rose and Lissa have been on the run from St. Vlad's, but now that they've been caught and returned, they both have to learn to fit in again. But Lissa and Rose have a secret, and keeping that secret while dealing with forbidden romance, the treacherous social scene, and horrible nighttime rituals may be more than they can handle. The second novel, Frostbite, is due out April 2008.*
*Zen and the Art of Faking It, Jordon Sonnenblick It's a good thing San Lee has a good sense of humor about himself, because his story of how he starts out at a new school is mostly one embarrassing thing after another, especially once he starts pretending to be a Zen Buddhist to impress a certain girl. For ages 12+.*
*Born to Rock, Gordon Korman President of the Young Republicans and a straight-A student, Leo was set to go to Harvard on a full scholarship. But he slips up doing a favor for childhood friend Melinda and is caught talking during a test. When it looks like he's going to lose his scholarship, he decides it's time to get to know his real father, a big-time punk rocker known as King Maggot. Funny! For ages 14+.*
*Wicked Lovely, Melissa Marr Aislinn ("Ash" for short) has always been able to see faeries, and not the tiny, sweet kind, but the ones that like to cause trouble for humans. Like her mother and grandmother before her, Ash has to be careful not to let on that she sees more than other humans, but when a certain faery king takes a special interest in her, she has to be more careful than ever. If you like urban fantasy, try this book. For ages 16+.*
*Tattoo, Jennifer Lynn Barnes Bailey, Annabelle, Zo, and Delia, buy some temporary tattoos and some other accessories at the mall at a stall manned by a saleslady with the bluest eyes Bailey has ever seen. When Bailey starts hearing strange voices in her head telling her mystical things, her friends notice the tattoos have changed them, too. As they investigate the tattoos' symbols, the girls realize that the fate of the world is in their hands. For ages 12+.*
*Twisted,* Laurie Halse Anderson The latest book from the author of Speak. Tyler sees himself as "a zit on the butt of the student body" going into his senior year of high school. He's always been a victim before, but that seems to be changing, and beautiful Bethany Milbury is interested. For ages 15+.
*Raven's Gate,* Anthony Horowitz From the author of the popular Alex Rider spy series comes a frightening tale of dark magic. The first time Matt sees the words "Raven's Gate", they are scrawled on a wall by a dying man. One after another, violent deaths follow Matt's attempts to escape the powers of evil that have him trapped. For ages 12+.
*American Born Chinese,* Gene Luen Yang The only Chinese-American in his new school, Jin Wang is stereotyped, humiliated, or ignored until he doesn't care whom he hurts as long as he fits in. A graphic novel that ties in legends of the Monkey King with Jin Wang's journey to self-acceptance, this funny and touching book won the 2007 Printz Award for the best young adult book of 2006. For ages 12+.
*The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp,* Rick Yancey Alfred Kropp would probably be voted Most Unlikely to Save the World in his high school yearbook, but when his uncle gets involved in some shady dealings with mysterious knights over a sword, Alfred finds out he has some pretty special qualities straight out of the legends of King Arthur . For ages 12+.
*An Abundance of Katherines,* John Green Colin Singleton didn't mean for it to happen, but somehow he has only dated girls named Katherine, and when Katherine #19 dumps him, he decides to figure out the formula for love so everyone can decide where they fit on the Dumper/Dumpee scale. For ages 13+.
*The Blood Confession,* Alisa M. Libby Your mother's insane and locked up in an isolated wing of the castle. Your father, a handsome count, ignores you except when he's talking about marrying you off to some old rich guy for political reasons. Your youth and beauty are your only source of power. To what lengths will you go to keep that power? Inspired by the legend of a real 16th-century countess who bathed in the blood of virgins, this book puts you right inside the head of the imprisoned Erzebet as she writes out her confession. For ages 13+.
*Runaways,* Brian K. Vaughan Six California teenagers see each other only once a year when their parents get together for an annual meeting of what the bored kids think is a charity fundraising organization. Until the year that they spy on their parents’ meeting and see a ritual human sacrifice. That’s when they also discover their own hidden powers. This book collects the complete Runaways series of comics in one volume. For ages 13+.
*Pretty Little Devils,* Nancy Holder Hazel Stone is thrilled to be noticed by Sylvia, the queen bee of the Pretty Little Devils (the PLDs), the popular bad-girl group of Brookhaven High. But when really bad things start happening, just like they do in the horror movies Sylvia likes, Hazel starts to wonder if she has made a fatal mistake. For ages 14+.
*Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List,* Janette Rallison Jessica will do almost anything to make sure the high school play goes on. When she realizes the new student is the son of a famous Hollywood hunk, she decides that he's the key to getting the drama club funded. Jessica gets herself into a hilarious mess. For ages 12+.
*Inexcusable,* Chris Lynch Despite his nickname, high school senior Keir "Killer" Sarafian knows he's a good guy. He is. Anyone around school will tell you that. So why is his friend Gina crying and screaming at him? To do what she said he did would be inexcusable. So, he couldn’t have done it...Could he? Mature themes. For ages 16+.
*The Boyfriend List,* E. Lockhart Ruby Oliver is fifteen and is seeing a shrink. Her mother is making her see a shrink because she had five panic attacks in ten days. Ten crucial days in which she lost both her boyfriend and her best friend, and became a social leper at Tate Prep, which she had been attending since kindergarten. Ruby will make you laugh and cringe while she outlines the story of her romantic life from boyfriend #1 “Adam (but he doesn’t count)” to #15 “Cabbie (but I’m undecided)”. For ages 14+.

Fiction	*Shattering Glass ,* Gail Giles Simon Glass was easy to hate. I never knew exactly why, there was too much to pick from. I guess, really, we each hated him for a different reason, but we didn't realize it until the day we killed him. When four senior boys start helping Simon - the kid that everyone in their high school loves to hate - become popular, things quickly get out of hand. For mature readers, grades 9 and up.
Fiction	*The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things ,* Carolyn Mackler Fifteen-year-old Virginia Shreves thinks she's: 1) fat 2) talentless, and 3) unattractive. Especially compared to the rest of her brilliant, skinny, good-looking family. But when her brother comes home from college in disgrace, Virginia finds out that things are not always as they seem. For grades 7-10.
Fiction	*Things Not Seen,* Andrew Clements Ever felt like you're invisible? Well, fifteen-year-old Bobby wakes up one day and really IS invisible. His parents keep him out of school to keep the whole problem a secret. Bobby is upset to be stuck in the house, but then decides to go out anyway, invisible or not. He meets a girl he likes. Think of the possibilities... For grades 6-8.
Fiction	*The First Part Last ,* Angela Johnson Winner of the 2004 Michael J. Printz Award for Best Fiction for Young Adults What is it like to be a father at age sixteen? This short, powerful story alternates between Bobby's present life with a newborn baby daughter who is totally dependent on him, and flashbacks to what his life was like before he found out his girlfriend was pregnant. For grades 8 and up.