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The real-life diary of a teenager whose life is dominated by her drug problems follows her experiences from her indoctrination into the world of drugs to th...

Growing up in a world of wealth and pastel-tinted entitlement, fifteen-year-old Carly has always relied on the constancy—and authenticity—of her sister, A...

“It’s rare that a book can be as funny and absolutely delightful as it is moving and thought provoking, and Anatomy of a Misfit is both.” —Lauren O...

In this contemporary YA for fans of Becky Albertalli, one girl decides it's time to be really be herself--but will that cost her the best friend who once ...

For fans of Hatchet and Island of the Blue Dolphins comes Theodore Taylor’s classic bestseller and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award winner, The Cay. Phillip i...

Dead End in Norvelt is the winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal for the year’s best contribution to children’s literature and the Scott O’Dell Award for ...

"It's not the big, tragic things in life that do you in-" For Jed Berg, life is good: He's landed a major girlfriend, made number one singles in varsity t...

"Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner prove they are two living goddesses of writing, creating two compelling worlds with high stakes and gripping emotions." -...

In an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different.Buran cannot — Buran will not-sit quietly at home and wait to be married to the man her father...

Winner of the Society of School Librarians International’s Best Book Award – Language Arts, Grades 7-12 NovelsWinner of the 2005 White Pine Awards, Fictio...

The only thing you’ll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below. – Peak Marcello After fourteen...

Jersey Cameron has always loved a good storm. Watching the clouds roll in and the wind pick up. Smelling the electricity in the air. Dancing barefoot in the...

An achingly authentic, emotional summer romance about learning to color outside the lines. You can’t have the breakthrough without the breakdown… No one...

The year is 1915 when sixteen-year-old Eliza Williams arrives at the Billings School for Girls in Easton, Connecticut. Her parents expect her to learn the q...

A stunning novel of the Holocaust from Newbery Medalist, Jerry SpinelliHe's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Filthy son of Abraham.He's a boy who lives ...

Blood brothers . . . After his brother, Damon Salvatore, betrays him in New Orleans, Stefan starts over in Manhattan. Vowing never to harm another human, h...

Adventure is in Tory Brennan's blood. After all, she’s the grandniece of world-famous forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Always up for a challeng...

She wants to put an end to the Testing In a scarred and brutal future, The United Commonwealth teeters on the brink of all-out civil war. The rebel resista...

It's the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won't stop pounding on the door...

Molly Moon has spent her entire life in a miserable orphanage run by the hairy, snaggletoothed Miss Adderson. But when she finds a mysterious book, Molly d...

Living in the aftermath of the Event means that seeing the dead is now a part of life, but Veronica wishes that the ghosts would just move on. Instead, the ...

dad’s An Aging L.a. Punk Rocker Known As The Rat. Daughter’s A Buttoned-up Neat Freak Who’d Rather Be Anywhere Else. Can This Summer Be Saved? now That Sh...

This sequel to The Carrie Diaries brings surprising revelations as Carrie learns to navigate her way around the Big Apple, going from being a country "spar...

"If she'd waited less than two weeks, my sister would be June who died in June. But I guess she never took that into account." Harper Scott's older sister,...

nominated For The Governor General's Literary Awards 2005, (children's Literature, Text)the Setting Is Sri Lanka, 1980, And It Is The Season Of Monsoons. F...

"It's rare and exciting to discover a talented new writer like Gigi Amateau." — Judy BlumeTwelve-year-old Georgia Tate wishes she could stay home forever...

Teri Brown’s YA novel Born of Illusion launches a thrilling new series laced with romance and magic. Each book is linked to a real-life secret society fo...

Princess of Egypt... Cleopatra Selene is the only daughter of the brilliant Queen Cleopatra of Egypt and General Marcus Antonius of Rome. She’s grown up w...

In the second book of the Midnight Twins trilogy, Meredith and Mallory Brynn are finally coming to terms with their special gifts: Meredith to see into the...

Eva Tilling wakes up in the hospital to discover she possesses a strange new skill—the ability to foresee people's deaths when they touch her. While she ...

Nita's Mother Hunts Monsters And, After Nita Dissects And Packages Them, Sells Them Online But When Nita Follows Her Conscience To Help A Live Monster Escap...

Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend, hunted by the vampire clan — Darren Shan, the Vampire's Assistant, faces certain death. Can Darren reverse the od...

Amy Curry thinks her life sucks. Her mom decides to move from California to Connecticut to start anew—just in time for Amy's senior year. Her dad recently...

I'm Madison Avery, in charge of heaven's hit squad . . . and fighting it all the way. When Madison died the night of her prom, she knew her life would neve...

High School Senior, Autumn Falls, Has Important Decisions To Make, So When She Receives A Magical Watch That Enables Her To Time Travel, Autumn Hopes She Ca...

siena Bernstein Is Leaving Her Yoga Mat Behind For A Semester Of Study Abroad In Munich. She S Thrilled With The Prospect Of A German Adventure (her Horosc...

Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. Though she is desperately poor, her life is full of sim...

Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie, the New York Times bestselling authors of the Wicked series, have created an entirely new trilogy with the passion of Twilig...

millions Of Readers Of Hatchet, The River, Brian’s Winter, And brian’s Return Know That Brian Robeson Is At Home In The Canadian Wilderness. He Has Stood U...

when A Teenage Boy Begins To Hear Voices, His Uncle Offers Him An Alternative Explanation In This Poignant, Provocative Novel From Award-winning Author Jo...

This follow-up to the critically acclaimed Don't Turn Around—which Kirkus Reviews called "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for teens, a surefire hit"—ra...

She can feel sorry for herself.Or she can listen…to the voice in her head.For Indigo Phillips, life has always been about basking in the shadow of her id...

From the author of Come Back to Me comes a heartwrenching novel about a forbidden romance, a wounded marine, and the girl who’s determined to save him.Did...

Aaron Rowe walks in his sleep and haunted by dreams he can’t explain and memories he can’t recover. Death doesn’t scare him—his new job with a funer...

Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year—the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white...

Out walking alone one rainy night, Lucy becomes convinced that someone—or something—is following her. Spooked, she ducks into a cemetery to try and lose...

From National Book Award finalist Patricia McCormick, a new look for her debut novel, which THE BOSTON GLOBE called "Riveting and hopeful, sweet, heartbrea...

In was a one-in-a-million chance. A bag crammed with cash comes tumbling through the air and lands right at Damian’s feet. Suddenly Damian and his brother...