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Search results: The best new books - Book reviews and excerpts from exceptional books for teens and young adults.
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The Carnivorous Carnival: Book the Ninth (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist
Hardcover: Oct 2002
Paperback: 1 Jan 2003
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| In the continuing, appalling tales of the Baudelaire siblings, the children
are on the run having been falsely accused of murder, so they hide in the
carnival, as part of Madame Lulu's House of Freaks. Ages 9+ |
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The Sterkarm Handshake
by Susan Price
Hardcover: Sep 2000
Paperback: 1 Jan 2003
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| The Sterkarm Handshake is a stirring tale of a clash of two cultures, beautifully told by master storyteller Susan Price. |
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The House of The Scorpion
by Nancy Farmer
Hardcover: Oct 2002
Paperback: 1 Nov 2002
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| With undertones of vampires, Frankenstein, dragons' hoards, and killing fields, Matt's story turns out to be an inspiring tale of friendship, survival, hope, and transcendence. A must-read for teenage fantasy fans. |
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What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows
by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Hardcover: Mar 2001
Paperback: 1 Nov 2002
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| A humorous and resonant novel about a girl growing up without a mother, of preteen friendships and the necessity of coming to terms with a loss before being able to move on with one's life. Ages 10+ |
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True Believer
by Virginia Euwer Wolff
Hardcover: Feb 2001
Paperback: 1 Sep 2002
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| LaVaughn is fifteen and big questions separate her from her friends. Wolff (author of Make Lemonade) unmasks the secret thoughts adolescents hold sacred and, in so doing, lets her readers know they are not alone. Ages 12+. |
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Stowaway
by Karen Hesse
Hardcover: Aug 2000
Paperback: 1 Jun 2002
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| Sparkling with humor, poignancy and adventure, this story was inspired by a real boy who stowed away aboard Captain James Cook's ship Endeavour on its 1768 voyage..... Hesse's impeccable research buttresses the narrative with a wealth of detail. Age 11+ |
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On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God: Further, Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
by Louise Rennison
Hardcover: Apr 2001
Paperback: 1 May 2002
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| Readers will be laughing (and groaning!) out loud all through
this "fabbity-fab-fab" sequel to Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal
Snogging! |
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Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli
Hardcover: Aug 2000
Paperback: 1 May 2002
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| A celebration of nonconformity; a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity--and the thrill and inspiration of first love. Ages 12+ |
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