[bksvol-discuss] Fw: Teen Scene December 2009

From: "Amber Wallenstein" <amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:44:37 -0500
Liar - by Justine Larbalestier
Publisher: Bloomsbury
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Pub Date: 09/29/2009
ISBN-13: 9781599903057
ISBN-10: 1599903059
Fiction. Micah is an admitted compulsive liar--and a suspect in the case of her 
alleged boyfriend's murder. Now she says she wants to come clean and tell
the whole, true story of her family, her special talents, and what happened to 
Zach. But when someone lies all the time, about everything, it can take
a while to get to the real story...and you may not recognize it when you hear 
it. Fans of thrillers and psychological horror novels will be riveted by
the dark and winding path that this tale takes. Think you can tell the truth 
from a lie? Try your luck with Liar.

Betraying Season - by Marissa Doyle
Publisher: Henry Holt
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Pub Date: 09/24/2009
ISBN-13: 9780805082524
ISBN-10: 0805082522
Historical Fantasy. With her twin sister Persephone happily married, 
18-year-old Penelope (Pen) Leland has come to Ireland, where she hopes to hone 
her
magical skills to at least match Persy's. But the amorous attentions of 
debonair Niall Keating prove distracting--and dangerous, not only to Pen, but to
the young Queen Victoria. Blending magic with plenty of 19th-century historical 
detail and a heady romance, this 2nd book in the Leland Sister series (after
Bewitching Season) will enchant readers who love the Victorian romances of 
Amanda Quick and Johanna Lindsey.

Wish you were dead - Strasser, Todd
Publisher: Egmont USA
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Pub Date: 09/22/2009
ISBN-13: 9781606840078
ISBN-10: 160684007X
Thriller. Madison, a senior at a suburban New York high school, tries to 
uncover who is responsible for the disappearance of her friends, popular 
students
mentioned in the posts of an anonymous blogger, while she, herself, is being 
stalked online and in-person.

Pop - by Gordon Korman
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
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Pub Date: 09/01/2009
ISBN-13: 9780061742309
ISBN-10: 0061742309
Realistic Fiction. Marcus Jordan wants to join his new school's undefeated 
football team, so he's spending every spare moment of his summer practicing in
a local park. It's there that he meets Charlie, a mischievous and slightly odd 
middle-aged guy who plays football better than anyone Marcus has ever seen.
As it turns out, Charlie is a former NFL linebacker--and the father of Marcus' 
rival, Troy Popovich. And Troy and the rest of Charlie's family are desperate
to keep the reason for Charlie's strange behavior a secret. If you like stories 
about friendship and family--especially ones with great football action
included--you'll love Pop.

The Ask and the Answer - by Patrick Ness
Publisher: Candlewick Press
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Pub Date: 09/08/2009
ISBN-13: 9780763644901
ISBN-10: 0763644900
Science Fiction. In The Knife of Never Letting Go, author Patrick Ness created 
a uniquely horrifying human society on an alien planet, set his story's heroes
on the run from some very nasty characters, and left readers gasping for 
resolution with a cliffhanger ending. In this 2nd volume of the Chaos Walking
trilogy, Todd and Viola are taken prisoner, separated, and subjected to their 
captors' ruthless attempts to make them enemies. Delving deep into the factions
and characters driving a brutal war, this volume is less frenetic than the 
first--but it's still a riveting and provocative read. Don't even attempt to
step into the world of The Ask and the Answer without having read the first 
book--you'll be hopelessly lost if you do.
If You Like...The Lovely Bones
The movie version of Alice Sebold's bestselling novel The Lovely Bones will be 
in U.S. theatres starting December 11, 2009. The book--narrated from heaven
by 14-year-old Susie Salmon, following her murder--was lauded for its complex 
portrait of a family haunted by tragedy; its "personal, whimsical, yet utterly
convincing heaven" (Kirkus Reviews); beautiful writing; and riveting suspense. 
Looking for more great reads that take a look at death (many of them from
The Other Side)? Check out one of the books featured below.

Many Stones - by Carolyn Coman
Publisher: Puffin Books
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Pub Date: 06/01/2002
ISBN-13: 9780142301487
ISBN-10: 0142301485
Fiction. Berry Morgan was never her father's favorite--that was her older 
sister, Laura--but since their parents' divorce, she's hardly seen him at all.
Now, a year and a half after Laura was murdered while volunteering at a school 
in Cape Town, South Africa, Berry's dad wants her to accompany him on a
two-week trip to the place where Laura died. This wrenching book that VOYA 
calls "an ode to the grieving process" deftly parallels the struggle for 
forgiveness
of a father and daughter with that of post-apartheid South Africa. If you were 
riveted by the disintegration of Susie Salmon's family after her death (in
The Lovely Bones), you'll appreciate the similar psychological complexity of 
Many Stones.

Waves - by Sharon Dogar
Publisher: Chicken House
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Pub Date: 04/01/2007
ISBN-13: 9780439871808
ISBN-10: 0439871808
Fiction. Hal Ditton and his family have always spent blissful summers at their 
Brackinton beach house. This year's trip, however, will only intensify the
pain the whole family has suffered since Hal's older sister Charley's 
late-night surfing accident last summer. She's been comatose ever since, but 
when
the Dittons go to Brackinton without Charley, Hal is overwhelmed by thoughts 
that seem to belong to her. Is Charley sending Hal her thoughts? And if she
is, why? This suspenseful book should especially appeal to readers who like 
Jodi Picoult's stories about families in crisis, or the supernatural narration
of Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones.

The Afterlife - by Gary Soto
Publisher: Harcourt
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Pub Date: 09/01/2003
ISBN-13: 9780152047740
ISBN-10: 0152047743
Fiction. While trying to get his hair combed just right in the men's room of 
Club Estrella, 17-year-old Chuy offhandedly compliments the shoes of the guy
standing next to him--and gets stabbed to death in return. Chuy's spirit leaves 
his body and, like Susie Salmon in The Lovely Bones, he wanders his hometown,
looking in on family and friends as they grieve over his untimely death. He 
even has a chance to do some good and to fall in love before his "ghost body"
fades away. The Afterlife vividly depicts the richness of barrio life in 
Fresno, California, and shows how precious Chuy's seemingly average life was.
First Chapter

The Stolen Child: A Novel - by Keith Donohue
Publisher: Anchor Books
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Pub Date: 05/08/2007
ISBN-13: 9781400096534
ISBN-10: 1400096537
Adult Fantasy. What if you were stolen from your family...but you never knew 
it? That's what happens when the fey are about. Set in a mid-20th century 
American
suburb, The Stolen Child features two boys adapting to life with each other's 
families. Taken by faeries, seven-year-old Henry Day is given the name Aniday
and lives in the forest with other stolen ones, but he misses books and clean 
sheets. The new "Henry Day," a changeling, tries to adapt to life with the
Days, even as his persistent memories of life in another place surface. If you 
liked the haunting quality of The Lovely Bones and the idea of characters
who don't quite fit in the worlds that they inhabit, give this mesmerizing 
debut novel a try.
First Chapter

Where I Want to Be - by Adele Griffin
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
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Pub Date: 04/21/2005
ISBN-13: 9780399237836
ISBN-10: 0399237836
Fiction. Jane Culvert was the perfect big sister to Lily when they were little 
girls--Jane taught Lily how to play make-believe, and it seemed that Jane's
imagination made the whole world enchanted. But as the sisters grew older, Jane 
stayed rooted in unreality while Lily started making friends and dating.
Soon after this story begins, we learn that Jane has died in a tragic accident. 
Lily, however, continues to feel her presence, and fears that she may never
be able to move forward with her own life. The two sisters, separated by death 
but still connected, narrate alternating chapters of this poignant story
about letting go of loss and guilt.
First Chapter

Elsewhere - by Gabrielle Zevin
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Pub Date: 09/09/2005
ISBN-13: 9780374320911
ISBN-10: 0374320918
Fiction. Liz Hall is nearly 16 when she is hit by a taxicab while riding her 
bike to the mall. The next thing she knows, she's on a boat headed to Elsewhere,
the place where people go when they die. After learning that everyone in 
Elsewhere ages backward and, upon reaching infancy, returns to Earth, Liz is 
distraught
and angry about everything she missed by dying so young. She becomes utterly 
preoccupied with watching her family and friends from Elsewhere's special
observation deck and nearly misses her chance at finding peace, love, and 
fulfillment...in the afterlife. Author Gabrielle Zevin's fully imagined and 
intriguing
version of the hereafter will have fans of The Lovely Bones on cloud nine.
First Chapter



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