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Fourteen and Up

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SWEETHEARTS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Zarr
Author's First Name: 
Sara
Publisher: 
Little, Brown
Publication Date: 
2008

After losing her soul mate, Cameron, when they were nine, Jennifer, now seventeen, transformed herself from the unpopular fat girl into the beautiful and popular Jenna, but Cameron's unexpected return dredges up memories that cause both social and emotional turmoil.

IMPOSSIBLE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Werlin
Author's First Name: 
Nancy
Publisher: 
Dial
Publication Date: 
2008

When she is raped the night of her prom, Lucy falls under the age-old spell that has haunted the women in her family for generations and now threatens her unborn child. The ballad "Scarborough Fair" inspired this masterful blend of fantasy, romance, and suspense.

BECOMING BILLIE HOLIDAY

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Weatherford
Author's First Name: 
Carole
Publisher: 
Wordsong
Publication Date: 
2008

CLIMBING THE STAIRS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Venkatraman
Author's First Name: 
Padma
Publisher: 
Putnam
Publication Date: 
2008

In British-occupied Bombay during World War II, 15-year old Vidya lives a comfortable life and plans on college rather than an arranged marriage until her father is injured and the family is forced to move in with relatives.

ME, THE MISSING, AND THE DEAD

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Valentine
Author's First Name: 
Jenny
Publisher: 
Harper Teen
Publication Date: 
2008

Fifteen-year-old Lucas, his absent father, and the ashes of a deceased pianist are the title characters in this comic mystery that nevertheless asks important questions about loss and the meaning of family.

SKIM

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Tamaki
Author's First Name: 
Mariko
Publisher: 
Groundwood
Publication Date: 
2008

This expressive, vibrantly drawn graphic novel in black and white features an Asian-American protagonist who deals with issues of weight, inappropriate relationships, her own maturation, and the loss of friends.

NATION

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Pratchett
Author's First Name: 
Terry
Publisher: 
HarperCollins
Publication Date: 
2008

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STREAMS OF BABEL

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Plum-Ucci
Author's First Name: 
Carol
Publisher: 
Harcourt
Publication Date: 
2008

What caused Cora’s mother’s death? Was it an aneurysm, brought on be years of morphine use, or is there a connection to a mysterious substance called “Red Vinegar?” This nightmarish bio-thriller asks many questions about our post 9/11 world.

THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Pearson
Author's First Name: 
Mary E.
Publisher: 
Henry Holt
Publication Date: 
2008

In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeen-year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence.

THE DISREPTUABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Lockhart
Author's First Name: 
E.
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Publication Date: 
2008

Frankie’s boyfriend at her elite boarding school leads an all-male secret society, The Loyal Order of the Basset Hounds. Her frustration at being excluded leads her to infiltrate the group with wildly unpredictable results.

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