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  Hex Hall: Book 1

  Hex Hall

  by Rachel Hawkins

  Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch! It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father-an elusive European warlock-only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it's her dad who decides her punishment: exile to Hex Hall, an isolated reform... (more)
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  Bad Girls Don't Die: Book 1

  Bad Girls Don't Die

  by Katie Alender

  Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Dysfunctional like her parents' marriage; her doll-crazy twelve-year-old sister, Kasey; and even her own anti-social, anti-cheerleader attitude.When a family fight results in some tearful sisterly bonding, Alexis realizes that her life is creeping from dysfunction into danger. Kasey is acting stranger than ever: her blue eyes go... (more)
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  Gifted: Book 2

  Better Late Than Never

  by Marilyn Kaye

  Goth girl Jenna Kelley has the ultimate tool to stage a teenage rebellion: she can read people’s minds without even trying. When her alcoholic mother is hospitalized, a stranger shows up who says he’s her long-lost dad and promises a better future. Too good to be true? Her gifted classmates think so, but Jenna is so determined to have a real parent around and a somewhat normal life that she might have lost her... (more)
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  Coffeehouse Angel

  by Suzanne Selfors

  From the author of Saving Juliet comes a romantic comedy that is good to the last drop. When Katrina spots a homeless guy sleeping in the alley behind her grandmother’s coffee shop, she decides to leave him a cup of coffee, a bag of chocolate-covered coffee beans, and some pastries to tide him over. Little does she know that this random act of kindness is about to turn her life upside down.  Because this... (more)
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  Four Truths and a Lie

  by Lauren Barnholdt

  Eighth grader Scarlett is boy crazy -- and not just a little boy crazy. We're talking seriously, utterly, completely, 100-percent boy crazy! So much so that her mother, in an effort to curb Scarlett's enthusiasm, ships her off to a prestigious all-girls charter school. Scarlett thinks her life is absolutely over. But what she doesn't know is that her life is about to get absolutely interesting, because on her desk... (more)
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  Bogus to Bubbly

  An Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies

  by Scott Westerfeld

  THE WORLD OF UGLIES, SET IN OUR NOT-SO-DISTANT FUTURE, is a complex place filled with bubbly technology and lingo, yet bogus rules about status and appearance. That's why a guide to the world of uglies has been requisitioned from the hole in the wall. Inside you'll find: A rundown on all the cliques, from Crims and Cutters to tech-heads and surge-monkeys The complete history, starting with the destruction of the... (more)
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  Yes, I Know the Monkey Man

  by Dori Hillestad Butler

  Thirteen-year-old T.J. always believed that her twin sister and her mother were dead because that s what her father had told her. But Mom and Sam are very much alive. And now they want T.J. to be part of their family. Life with Joe, her troubled but well-intentioned father, is all T.J. has ever known. Joe s erratic lifestyle has meant lying to social workers and searching through garbage cans for food. But T.J.... (more)
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  Airhead: Book 2

  Being Nikki

  by Meg Cabot

  Things aren't pretty for Emerson Watts. Em was sure there couldn't be anything worse than being a brainiac in the body of a teenaged supermodel. But it turned out she was wrong. Because that supermodel could turn out to have a mother who's gone mysteriously missing, a brother who's shown up on her doorstep demanding answers, a former best friend who's intent on destroying Stark Enterprises to avenge the... (more)
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  Simon Pulse Romantic Comedies

  Miss Match

  by Wendy Toliver

  Sasha Finnegan has always had a knack for setting people up, and at sixteen, she's turned her talent into an online business, molding high school crushes into true love. But Sasha finds her toughest match yet when hottie Derek Urban asks her to set him up with Sasha's gorgeous sister, Maddie. It's not that Derek isn't a good catch. In fact, after spending so much time with him, Sasha can't help but think he's... (more)
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  Do You Know the Monkey Man?

  by Dori Hillestad Butler

  FOR THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD SAMANTHA, life consists of too many unanswered questions. Why has her father not tried to contact her all these years? How could he have allowed her twin sister to drown in Clearwater Quarry when they were only toddlers? And how can Samantha's mother expect her to accept some man she hardly knows as her new father? Samantha already has a father out there. Somewhere. A fateful decision... (more)
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  Once Upon a Time

  Violet Eyes

  A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea

  by Debbie Viguié

  After a storm leaves the injured Prince Richard in her family's temporary care, Violet, a farmer's daughter, discovers romance with someone she could have never imagined. However, Richard is destined to marry the most sensitive girl from another kingdom as determined in a contest conducted by his parents. Knowing that she has no other choice, Violet rides out to enter the contest herself. To be united with her one... (more)
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  Missing in Action

  by Dean Hughes

  Dirty. Lazy. Good-For-Nothing. Jay Thacker is used to being called names because his dad is half Navajo. But he gets a chance at a new life and a new identity when he and his mom move from Salt Lake City to the small town of Delta. In Delta, Jay's grandfather is a beloved and well-respected man. And in Delta, Jay can convince everyone, and maybe even himself, that his dad, who is Missing in Action as he fights... (more)
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  The Wish Series: Book 1

  Wish

  by Alexandra Bullen

  If you could have anything, what would you wish for? The impossible...or a real chance at being happy? Olivia Larsen's twin sister, Violet, is dead. Olivia knows nothing that can change that . . . until the day she receives a beautiful dress. The dress doesn't just look magical: it has the power to grant wishes. And all Olivia wants is her sister back. But Violet's return isn't what Olivia expected. As love,... (more)
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  Hero.com: Book 1

  Rise of the Heroes

  by Andy Briggs

  Toby, Pete, Lorna, and Emily are just average kids—until they stumble upon a Web site called Hero.com and download powers that turn them into superheroes. At first, flying, teleporting, and shooting lasers from their eyes seems like nothing but fun. But when the supervillain Doc Tempest kidnaps Toby and Lorna’s mom, things take a darker turn. Now the heroes must band together and use their new skills—from... (more)
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  Raven

  by Allison Van Diepen

  Zin dances with fire in every step, speaks in a honey-sweet voice, and sees with eyes that can peer into your soul. Nicole's friendship with him is the only thing that saves her from the boredom of school and the turmoil of her family life. It's no wonder she is madly in love with him. But she can't understand why he keeps her at a distance, even though she can feel his soul reaching out for hers. Zin is like no... (more)
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  The Teashop Girls

  by Laura Schaefer

  The Official Rules of the Teashop Girls 1. Teashop girls are best friends forever. 2. Tea is held every week, no matter what. 3. All tea and scones must be split equally at all times. Annie, Genna, and Zoe have been hanging out at the Steeping Leaf since elementary school. The Teashop Girls do everything together -- at least they used to. With the end of eighth grade approaching, Genna's too busy with theater,... (more)
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  The Musician's Daughter

  by Susanne Dunlap

  Publication Date: January 5, 2010Amid the glitter and glamour of musical and court life in 18th century Vienna, fifteen-year-old Theresa Maria Shurman is trying to solve a brutal mystery. Who killed her father, an acclaimed violinist, and stole his valuable Amati violin? When Haydn himself offers her a position as his assistant, it gives Theresa access to life in the palace–and to a world of deceit. Theresa... (more)
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  Maggie Bean: Book 3

  Maggie Bean in Love

  by Tricia Rayburn

  Tricia Rayburn's Maggie Bean in Love is the third in the super-sweet tween Maggie Bean trilogy from M!X.At the start of eighth grade, Maggie is really, truly, 100 percent happy. She's successfully maintained her weight, moved into a beautiful new house, and -- best of all -- fallen in love. Maggie wants nothing more than to bask in the joy of having a boyfriend. But nothing ever comes that easy.
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  Lips Touch

  Three Times

  by Laini Taylor, Jim DiBartolo

  Three tales of supernatural love, each pivoting on a kiss that is no mere kiss, but an action with profound consequences for the kissers' souls: Goblin Fruit: In Victorian times, goblin men had only to offer young girls sumptuous fruits to tempt them to sell their souls. But what does it take to tempt today's savvy girls? Spicy Little Curses: A demon and the ambassador to Hell tussle over the soul of a... (more)
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  Give Up the Ghost

  by Megan Crewe

  Cass McKenna much prefers ghosts over "breathers." Ghosts are uncomplicated and dependable, and they know the dirt on everybody...and Cass loves dirt. She's on a mission to expose the dirty secrets of the poseurs in her school.But when the vice president of the student council discovers her secret, Cass's whole scheme hangs in the balance. Tim wants her to help him contact his recently deceased mother,... (more)