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JUNGLE CROSSING by Sydney Salter

November 2nd, 2009 by Sydney Salter · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publication Season/Year: Fall/2009
  • Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books
  • Release Date: September 28, 2009
  • ISBN (hardcover): 978-0-15-206434-1
  • ISBN (paperback): TBD
Thirteen-year-old Kat can think of dozens of good reasons not to go on a boring family vacation to hot, grungy Mexico. Number one: missing her friend Fiona’s mini-camp. If she’s not there, she’ll begin eighth grade as a social reject. And it looks like she’s the odd girl out on vacation, too. When Kat’s parents arrange for her and her younger sister, Barb, to go on a teen adventure tour, Barb makes more friends than she does. The only person who will talk to Kat is Nando, a… Continue reading

Categories: 2009 Fall · Action/Adventure · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Friendship · Middle Grade · Rated PG · Salter, Sydney · Stand-alone

ROSIE AND SKATE by Beth Ann Bauman

September 4th, 2009 by Beth · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
  • Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books, Random House
  • Release Date: August 11,  2009
  • ISBN (hardcover): 978-0-385-73735-7
  • ISBN (paperback): TBD                         
ROSIE AND SKATE is about two sisters, ages 15 and 16, in a New Jersey shore town.  When their dad, a “nice drunk,” lands himself in jail, they cope in different ways.  Skate and her boyfriend Perry are inseparable, until he goes off to Rutgers leaving her behind.  Rosie is drawn to a boy in her support group.  Within the embrace of their warmhearted community, the girls find hope for the future. The Author: Beth Ann Bauman Location: New York, NY Beth Ann… Continue reading

Categories: 2009 Fall · Author Spotlight · Bauman, Beth Ann · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Family · Interviews · Local · National · New York · Random House · Rated PG-13 · Romance · Stand-alone · Young Adult

AN APPLE PIE FOR DINNER retold by Susan VanHecke, illustrated by Carol Baicker-McKee

May 22nd, 2009 by Susan VanHecke · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publication Season/Year: Fall, 2009
  • Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
  • Release Date: August 20, 2009
  • ISBN (hardcover): 978-0-7614-5452-6
  • ISBN (paperback): TBD
An Apple Pie For Dinner is a whimsical retelling of an English folk tale in which kind old Granny Smith, in need of apples for a pie, makes a series of trades, bringing happiness to all she meets.  Together, Granny and her new friends make and share a delicious apple pie.  The book includes a step-by-step apple pie recipe for children… Continue reading

Categories: 2009 Fall · Debut · Events · Food · Marshall Cavendish · Picture Book · Rated G · Stand-alone · VanHecke, Susan · Virginia

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL SOLDIER: A MEMOIR by Dean Ellis Kohler with Susan VanHecke

May 22nd, 2009 by Susan VanHecke · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publication Season/Year: Fall, 2009
  • Publisher: HarperTeen
  • Release Date: September 1, 2009
  • ISBN (hardcover): 978-0-061242-55-7
  • ISBN (paperback): TBD
In 1966, teen guitar prodigy Dean Kohler landed a record deal and his draft notice the same week. Rather than give up his rock star dreams, Dean improvised some instruments and equipment, taught a few fellow soldiers to play, and formed his own touring rock band right there in the combat zone - all without missing a single patrol.  What started as… Continue reading

Categories: 2009 Fall · Debut · Events · HarperTeen · Music · Nonfiction · Rated PG · Stand-alone · VanHecke, Susan · Virginia · Young Adult

ANOTHER FAUST by Daniel and Dina Nayeri

May 22nd, 2009 by Dina Nayeri · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
  • Publisher: Candlewick Press
  • Release Date: August 25, 2009
  • ISBN (hardcover): 978-0-763637-07-1
  • ISBN (paperback): TBD
One night, in cities all across Europe, five children vanish - only to appear, years later, at an exclusive New York party with a strange and elegant governess. Rumor and mystery follow the Faust teenagers to the city's most prestigious high school, where they soar to suspicious heights with the help of their benefactor's extraordinary "gifts." At once chilling and wickedly… Continue reading

Categories: 2009 Fall · Candlewick Press · Contemporary · Debut · Drama · Events · Family · Fantasy · Friendship · Literature · Local · Magic · National · Nayeri, Daniel · Nayeri, Dina · New York · Rated PG · School · Stand-alone · Young Adult

DREAMING ANASTASIA by Joy Preble

May 22nd, 2009 by Joy Preble · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publication Season/Year: Fall, 2009
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks
  • Release Date: September 1, 2009
  • ISBN (hardcover): TBD
  • ISBN (paperback): 978-1402218170
Sixteen year old Anne thinks her life is pretty ordinary - until she smacks into handsome, mysterious, and okay, annoying Ethan on her way to chemistry class. Now Anne has powers she doesn't understand, a history altering mission she may not want, and a growing attraction to this blue-eyed stranger. And Ethan - who at eighteen made some choices he's starting to… Continue reading

Categories: 2009 Fall · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Family · Fantasy · Grief · Preble, Joy · Romance · Sourcebooks · Stand-alone · Texas · Young Adult

The Shifter by Janice Hardy

May 22nd, 2009 by Janice Hardy · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publication Season/Year: Fall, 2009
  • Publisher: Balzer & Bray
  • Release Date: October 6, 2009
  • ISBN (hardcover): 978-0-06-174704-5
  • ISBN (paperback): TBD
Nya is an orphan, struggling for survival in a city ravaged by war. She's also a Taker - someone who can heal injuries by drawing that pain into her own body. But unlike her sister Tali and other Takers, Nya can't push the pain into pynvium, an enchanted metal used to store it. All she can do is shift it… Continue reading

Categories: 2009 Fall · Action/Adventure · Balzer & Bray · Debut · Events · Fantasy · Friendship · Georgia · Hardy, Janice · Local · Middle Grade · National · Rated G · Stand-alone

THE OTHER SIDE OF BLUE by Valerie O. Patterson

March 31st, 2009 by Valerie O. Patterson · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publisher: Clarion
  • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
  • Release Date: October 19, 2009
  • ISBN (hardcover): 978-0-547-24436-5
  • ISBN (paperback): TBD
Fifteen-year-old Cyan, named after the color blue by her artist mother, feels blue in all its shades, when she returns to the Caribbean one year after the loss of her father, drowned in an inexplicable boating accident.  Expected to play host to a potential stepsister, Cyan's past and future seem colored by mystery.  Did her mother drive her father away?  If he killed himself, why didn't he leave her a note to help her understand?  And what is she to make of the ice bucket and shattered… Continue reading

Categories: 2009 Fall · Arts, Theater, Film · Clarion · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Family · Grief · Local · Mystery · National · Patterson, Valerie O. · Rated PG-13 · Stand-alone · Virginia · Young Adult

FIONA FINKELSTEIN, BIG-TIME BALLERINA! by Shawn K. Stout

March 31st, 2009 by Shawn K. Stout · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publication Season/Year: Fall, 2009
  • Publisher: Aladdin
  • Release Date: September 8, 2009
  • ISBN (hardcover): TBD
  • ISBN (paperback): TBD
Nine-year-old Fiona Finkelstein has a chance to become a Big-Time Ballerina-to dance on a real stage with a real curtain!--and the only thing standing in her way is a flat out awful case of stage fright. With a mom who's a soap opera actress, a father who's a TV meteorologist, and a little brother who thinks he's a superhero, Fiona's family seems to be full of natural performers. But Fiona can't figure out why she didn't get their cool-as-a-creamsicle genes. FIONA FINKELSTEIN, BIG-TIME BALLERINA! is illustrated by… Continue reading

Categories: 2009 Fall · Aladdin · Arts, Theater, Film · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Family · Friendship · Humor · Local · Maryland · Middle Grade · National · Rated G · Stand-alone · Stout, Shawn K.

AS YOU WISH by Jackson Pearce

March 4th, 2009 by Jackson Pearce · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publisher: Harper Teen
    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Release Date: September 1, 2009
    • ISBN (hardcover): 9780061661525
    • ISBN (paperback): 9780061661532
    Seven months ago, Viola's boyfriend told her he was gay-moments before she was going to lose her virginity to him. Heartbroken, Viola has resigned herself to near invisibility, until she inadvertently summons a young jinn out of his world, Caliban, and into her own. Here he will remain until she makes three wishes. Jinn is anxious to get back to Caliban, but Viola is terrified of wishing, afraid her wishes will be manipulated into curses. Jinn knows that should she wait too long, the Ifrit, guardians… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Debut · Events · Georgia · HarperTeen · Local · National · Pearce, Jackson · Stand-alone

    GONE FROM THESE WOODS by Donny Bailey Seagraves

    March 4th, 2009 by Donny Bailey Seagraves · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Delacorte Press
    • Release Date: August 25, 2009
    • ISBN (hardcover): 978-0-385-73629-9
    • ISBN (paperback): TBD
    Eleven-year-old Daniel Sartain didn't want to go hunting with Uncle Clay that cold November morning. But he went. Now he feels like a monstrous villain in one of his comic books as he tries to cope with the guilt after accidentally killing his beloved uncle. Mom tries to hold the family together with her comfort and love. Mrs. Hardy, Daniel's guidance counselor at school, offers a sanctuary in her office as she tries to help Daniel survive after losing his role model and best friend… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Contemporary · Death · Debut · Delacorte · Events · Family · Georgia · Local · Middle Grade · National · Rated PG · Seagraves, Donny Bailey · Stand-alone · Suicide

    THE SECRETS OF THE CHEESE SYNDICATE by Donna St. Cyr

    March 4th, 2009 by Donna St. Cyr · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall, 2009
    • Publisher: CBAY Books
    • Release Date: August 4, 2009
    • ISBN (paperback):  978-1-933767-10-9
    Robert Montasio didn't think his day could get any worse until his sister drinks a bizarre soda that causes her to start shrinking.  Robert's only hope is a mysterious organization known as the Secret Cheese Syndicate.  Unfortunately, they can't help without a special cheese that has been lost for years.  Now, with a tiny little sister in his pocket, Robert has to travel the world to find the Mystic Cheese of Eliki and, perhaps, discover secrets from his family's past. The Author: Donna St. Cyr Location: Baton Rouge, LA I… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · CBAY Books · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Fantasy · Humor · Local · Louisiana · Middle Grade · Mythology · National · Rated G · Secrecy · Siblings · St. Cyr, Donna · Stand-alone

    FINDING LINCOLN by Ann Malaspina

    March 4th, 2009 by Ann Malaspina · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
    • Release Date: September 1, 2009
    • ISBN (hardcover): TBD
    • ISBN (paperback): TBD
    Louis needs to find a book about President Lincoln for a class report, but the main library is open to whites only. He searches in the small library in the church basement for African Americans, but he can't find any books about presidents.  His parents tell him to be patient.  Some day soon, he'll be allowed to borrow books from the main library, but Louis refuses to wait. The Author: Ann Malaspina Location: Ridgewood, NJ Ann has written many nonfiction books for young people, some of them… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Albert Whitman · Debut · Events · Family · Historical Fiction · History · Local · Malaspina, Ann · National · New Jersey · Picture Book · Prejudice · Rated G · Stand-alone

    CANDOR by Pam Bachorz

    February 8th, 2009 by Pam Bachorz · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Egmont USA
    • Release Date: September 22, 2009
    • ISBN (hardcover): 978-1-606840-12-2
    • ISBN (paperback): TBD
    In a town where his father brainwashes everyone, Oscar Banks has found a way to secretly fight the subliminal Messages. But when he falls in love, he must choose whether to let Nia be lost to brainwashing or to sacrifice himself. The Author: Pam Bachorz Location: Washington, DC Pam Bachorz grew up in a small town in the Adirondack foothills, where she participated in every possible performance group and assiduously avoided any threat of athletic activity. With a little persuasion she will belt out tunes from "The Music Man"… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Bachorz, Pam · Conformity · Contemporary · Debut · District of Columbia · Egmont USA · Events · Local · Love · National · Science Fiction · Stand-alone · Young Adult

    THE HOLLOW by Jessica Verday

    February 7th, 2009 by Jessica Verday · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Simon Pulse
    • Release Date: October 6, 2009
    • ISBN (hardcover): 978-1-4169-7893-0
    • ISBN (paperback): TBD
    When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone else is all too quick to accept that Kristen is dead...and rumors fly that her death was no accident. Abbey has never felt so desperately alone. Then she meets Caspian, a gorgeous and mysterious stranger who shows up out of nowhere at Kristen's funeral and keeps reappearing in Abbey's life. Caspian clearly has secrets of his own, but he's the only person who makes Abbey feel normal again...but also special. Just when Abbey… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Death · Debut · Events · Fantasy · Friendship · Local · Mystery · National · Rated PG · Romance · Simon Pulse · Stand-alone · Tennessee · Verday, Jessica · Young Adult

    A MATCH MADE IN HIGH SCHOOL by Kristin Walker

    January 26th, 2009 by Kristin Walker · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Spring 2009
    • Publisher: Razorbill
    • Release Date: May 14, 2009
    • ISBN (paperback): 978-1-59514-257-3
    When a mandatory course forces Fiona to "try the knot" with super-jock Todd Harding, she's convinced life could not possibly get any worse.  Until moments later, when her long-time crush is paired with her arch-enemy (otherwise known as Todd's obscenely hot, slightly sadistic girlfriend).  But that's nothing compared to her best friend's fate - a year with the very shy, very goofy, very big Johnny Mercer. A series of hilarious pranks and misunderstandings leave Fiona wondering: is there something her supposed "best friend" hasn't told her? Could there be more… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Friendship · Humor · Illinois · Local · National · Rated PG-13 · Razorbill · Romance · School · Stand-alone · Walker, Kristin · Young Adult

    THE RING by Bobbie Pyron

    January 26th, 2009 by Bobbie Pyron · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: WestSide Books
    • Release Date: September 30, 2009
    • ISBN (hardcover): TBD
    • ISBN (paperback): TBD
    In THE RING, fifteen-year-old Mardie is on a downhill slide as she tries to fit in at high school. She sneaks out of the house, drinks, and lies. After she hits rock bottom, she discovers an unlikely place of acceptance and salvation: the boxing ring and the other "misfits" who train in the ring for there own reasons. Through months of training, Mardie learns to focus… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Action/Adventure · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Local · National · Pyron, Bobbie · Self-esteem/Self-image · Siblings · Sports · Stand-alone · Utah · WestSide Books · Young Adult

    THE BODY FINDER by Kimberly Derting

    January 26th, 2009 by Kimberly Derting · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Winter 2010
    • Publisher: HarperCollins
    • Release Date: March 16, 2010
    • ISBN (hardcover): 978-0061779817
    • ISBN (paperback): TBD
    THE BODY FINDER is about Violet Ambrose, a 16-year-old girl who can locate dead bodies. Or at least, those that have been murdered. She can sense the echoes they leave behind ... and the imprints they leave on their killers.  As if that weren't enough to deal with during her junior year, she also has a sudden, inexplicable, and consuming crush on her best friend since childhood, Jay Heaton. Now a serial killer has begun terrorizing Violet's small town . . . and she realizes she might be the… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Crime · Debut · Derting, Kimberly · Events · First Love/First Crush · HarperCollins Children's Books · Local · National · Paranormal · Rated PG-13 · Romance · Stand-alone · Thriller · Washington · Young Adult

    HAVEN by Beverly Patt

    January 8th, 2009 by Beverly Patt · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Blooming Tree Press
    • Release Date:  November 3, 2009
    • ISBN (paperback): 978-1-933831-24-4
    With his Christmas wish for an ATV dashed, Rudy Morris isn't sure how he fits into his family anymore. Latonya Dennis just wants a family to fit into. Their paths cross on Christmas Day, when Latonya ends up as the annual orphan at the Morris household. But Latonya doesn't disappear from their lives the day after Christmas like the other orphans have. She pulls Rudy and his best friend, Stark, into a scheme to fix up a rusty, old ATV and use it to help her run… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Blooming Tree Press · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Foster Care · Friendship · Humor · Illinois · Local · Middle Grade · National · Patt, Beverly · Rated G · Stand-alone

    HUSH HUSH by Becca Fitzpatrick

    January 5th, 2009 by Becca Fitzpatrick · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
    • Release Date: October 13, 2009
    • ISBN (hardcover): 1416989412
    • ISBN (paperback): 978-1416989417
    A sexy and dangerous love story about a teenage girl who falls for a fallen angel with a dark agenda to get his wings back. The Author: Becca Fitzpatrick Location: Fort Collins, CO Becca Fitzpatrick grew up reading Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden with a flashlight under the covers.  She graduated college with a degree in health, which she promptly abandoned for storytelling.  When not writing, she's most likely prowling sale racks for reject shoes, running, or watching crime dramas on TV.  HUSH, HUSH is her first novel. Contact Information:
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    Categories: 2009 Fall · Colorado · Debut · Events · First Love/First Crush · Fitzpatrick, Becca · Local · National · Paranormal · Romance · Simon & Schuster BFYR · Stand-alone · Thriller · Young Adult

    DANI NOIR by Nova Ren Suma

    January 5th, 2009 by Nova Ren Suma · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Aladdin
    • Release Date: September 22, 2009
    • ISBN (hardcover): 978-1-4169-7564-9
    • ISBN (paperback): TBD
    Life is nothing like a noir movie. Or so you think. Fade in on thirteen-year-old Dani Callanzano. It's the summer before eighth grade, and Dani's stuck in her nowhere mountain town with only her favorite noir mysteries at the Little Art Movie Theatre to keep her company. But when a big secret invades the scene in real life, Dani decides to bring the truth to light. Armed with a vivid imagination, a flair for the dramatic, and her knowledge of all things Rita Hayworth, Dani sets out to solve… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Aladdin · Arts, Theater, Film · Contemporary · Debut · Divorce · Events · Friendship · Local · Middle Grade · Mystery · National · New York · Rated PG · Stand-alone · Suma, Nova Ren

    ASH by Malinda Lo

    January 5th, 2009 by Malinda Lo · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
    • Release Date: Sept. 1, 2009
    • ISBN (hardcover): 978-0316040099
    • ISBN (paperback): TBD
    In the wake of her father’s death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother.  Consumed with grief, her only joy comes by the light of the dying hearth fire, re-reading the fairy tales her mother once told her. In her dreams, someday the fairies will steal her away, as they are said to do. When she meets the dark and dangerous fairy Sidhean, she believes that her wish may be granted. The day that Ash meets Kaisa, the King’s Huntress… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · California · Debut · Drama · Events · Faeries · Fantasy · Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) · Grief · Little, Brown · Lo, Malinda · Local · National · Romance · Stand-alone · Young Adult

    THE BRILLIANT FALL OF GIANNA Z by Kate Messner

    December 12th, 2008 by Kate Messner · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers
    • Release Date: September 1, 2009
    • ISBN (hardcover): TBD
    • ISBN (paperback): TBD
    Gianna Zales has a lot on her plate this fall - a father who drives her to school in the family hearse, a mother who's turned into the junk food police, a little brother who thinks he's a member of the paparazzi, and a grandmother who leaves false teeth in the refrigerator. Worst of all, she's left her 7th grade leaf collection to do at the last minute. It's a monster project, and Gianna will miss cross-country sectionals if she doesn't meet the… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Family · Friendship · Humor · Local · Messner, Kate · Middle Grade · National · New York · Rated G · School · Stand-alone · Walker Books

    THE FOURTH STALL by Chris Rylander

    December 9th, 2008 by Chris Rylander · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year:  2011
    • Publisher: Harpercollins
    • Release Date: TBD
    • ISBN (hardcover): TBD
    • ISBN (paperback): TBD
    Christian "Mac" Barrett is a fifth grade "Godfather" who runs a business operation out of the fourth stall of the boy's bathroom and has the answer to everyone's problems -- be it help with a bully, test answers, candy, or even dates with girls.  But his business is threatened when Staples, a bookie and high school dropout, sets up shop in Mac's school.  Now Mac has to deal not only with the day-to-day problems of running his business, but also a legendary villain and his group of high school lackeys… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Action/Adventure · Aladdin · Bullies · Contemporary · Crime · Debut · Espionage · Events · Friendship · Humor · Local · Middle Grade · National · North Dakota · Rated PG · Rylander, Chris · Sports · Stand-alone

    STUPID CUPID by Rhonda Stapleton

    November 27th, 2008 by Rhonda Stapleton · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Simon Pulse
    • Release Date: December, 22, 2009
    • ISBN (paperback): 978-1-4169-7464-2
    Felicity's no ordinary matchmaker...she's a cupid! Felicity Walker believes in true love. That's why she applies for a gig at the matchmaking company Cupid's Hollow. But when Felicity gets the job, she learns that she isn't just a matchmaker...she's a cupid! (There's more than one of them, you know.) Armed with a hot pink, tricked-out PDA infused with the latest in cupid magic (love arrows shot through email), Felicity works to meet her quota of successful matches. But when she bends the rules of cupidity by matching her best friend Maya… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · 2009 Spring · Contemporary · Contests · Debut · Events · Family · Friendship · Local · Love · National · Ohio · Paranormal · Rated G · Rated PG · Romance · Simon Pulse · Stand-alone · Stapleton, Rhonda · Young Adult

    NOTHING LIKE YOU by Lauren Strasnick

    November 24th, 2008 by Lauren Strasnick · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Simon Pulse
    • Release Date: October 20, 2009
    • ISBN (hardcover): 978-1-4169-82647
    • ISBN (paperback): TBD
    When Holly loses her virginity to Paul, a guy she barely knows, she assumes their encounter is a one-night stand. After all, Paul is too popular to even be speaking to Holly… and he happens to have a long-term girlfriend, Saskia. But ever since Holly's mom died six months ago, Holly has been numb to the world, and she's getting desperate to feel something, anything—so when Paul keeps pursuing her, Holly relents. Paul's kisses are a welcome diversion… and it's nice to feel like the kind of… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · California · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Friendship · Grief · Infidelity · Local · National · Rated PG-13 · Simon Pulse · Stand-alone · Strasnick, Lauren · Young Adult

    PERFECT SHOT by Debbie M. Rigaud

    November 2nd, 2008 by Debbie Rigaud · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Simon Pulse
    • Release Date: December 1, 2009
    • ISBN (hardcover): TBD
    • ISBN (paperback): TBD                             
    London Abrams is all about spiking volleyballs, not wearing spike heels. But in one ker-azy moment, she signs up for a modeling contest as an excuse to meet its cute photography intern.  Never in a million years did London expect to get selected as a finalist. Before she knows it, she's in an online reality show competition against 14 super chic chicks--including her childhood frenemy. As the lone (read: token) sporty girl, London feels way out of her league and wants to quit. But when the cutie… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · 2009 Winter · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Family · Friendship · Humor · Local · Multicultural · National · New Jersey · Rated G · Rigaud, Debbie M. · Romance · Self-esteem/Self-image · Simon Pulse · Stand-alone · Young Adult

    STRUTS AND FRETS by Jon Skovron

    October 19th, 2008 by Jon Skovron · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall, 2009
    • Publisher: Abrams Amulet
    • Release Date: November 1, 2009
    • ISBN (hardcover): TBD
    • ISBN (paperback): TBD
    More than anything, Sammy wants to play guitar in a famous indie rock band. The problem is that his front man is a jerk who can't sing, his bassist is a burn-out who can't remember the songs, and his drummer is just out to lunch. But Sammy needs this band because it's the only good thing he's got going. His father skipped out before he was born, his mother is an overworked therapist with a drinking problem, his grandfather is slowly… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Alzheimer's · Amulet · Contemporary · Debut · District of Columbia · Events · Family · Humor · Local · Music · National · Rated PG-13 · Romance · Skovron, Jon · Stand-alone · Young Adult

    THE KULAK’S DAUGHTER by Gabriele Goldstone

    October 10th, 2008 by Gabriele Goldstone · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall, 2009
    • Publisher: Blooming Tree Press
    • Release Date: December 8, 2009
    • ISBN: 10-1933831146
    THE KULAK'S DAUGHTER Content Quiz for Kids The KULAK'S DAUGHTER History Quiz for Kids THE KULAK'S DAUGHER is historical fiction for ages 9 -12. Told through 11 year old Olga's eyes, this novel explores the impact of communism upon a family in a small village in current Ukraine (part of the former Soviet Union). It's a story about the early Stalin years and about collectivization, Siberian exile and survival. This is the story that the author wanted to read as a child - her family's story - but it… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Blooming Tree Press · Debut · Events · Goldstone, Gabriele · Historical Fiction · History · Local · Middle Grade · Multicultural · National · Quiz/Discussion Guide/Activity · Rated G · Stand-alone · Survival · _CANADA Manitoba

    ONCE UPON A TWICE by Denise Doyen

    October 10th, 2008 by Denise Doyen · Email post Email post · Print Print

    SCBWI National Conference attendees,e-mail me at: denisedoyenbooks@earthlink.net  for the handout from "The Seven Deadly Sins of Rhyming Picture Books" lecture.  
    •  Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Random House BFYR
    • Release Date: Aug.25, 2009
    • ISBN: 978-0-375-85612-9
    • GLB: 978-0-375-95612-6
    Once Upon a Twice is a nonsense adventure reminiscent of Jabberwocky. The story of a hero mouse, Jam Boy, and his nemesis, a water snake, will keep kids on the edge of their seats--waiting to see how  Jam's moonlit antics play out. Once Upon a Twice is an exciting, dramatic read-aloud for children, 4 - 10. This picture book is illustrated by renowned artist, Barry Moser, in a series of dark emotive images. Mr. Moser has won major awards for his illustration and letterpress… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · California · Debut · Doyen, Denise · Events · Local · National · Picture Book · Poetry · Random House · Rated G · Stand-alone

    GIVE UP THE GHOST by Megan Crewe

    October 10th, 2008 by Megan Crewe · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Henry Holt BFYR
    • Release Date: September 15, 2009
    • ISBN: 0-8050-8930-6
    Cass McKenna much prefers the company of 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, and Cass reluctantly agrees. As Cass becomes increasingly entwined in Tim's life, she's surprised to realize he's not so bad--and… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Crewe, Megan · Debut · Drama · Events · Friendship · Henry Holt BFYR · Local · National · Paranormal · Rated PG-13 · Stand-alone · Young Adult · _CANADA Ontario

    THE ESPRESSOLOGIST by Kristina Springer

    October 8th, 2008 by Kristina Springer · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
    • Release Date: October 27, 2009
    • ISBN: 0374322287
    The Espressologist is In Fridays 6-10 p.m. Come in for a little latte and love. That's the sign outside of a local Chicago Wired Joe's every Friday night when jerky boss Derek Peters finds out about 17-year old barista and high school senior Jane Turner's unique talent to match couples based on their favorite coffee drink (which she calls Espressology). He decides to capitalize on it-turning Jane into the holiday promotion for the month of December. She's never been wrong, sales are through the roof, and the line of people… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Farrar, Straus, and Giroux · Humor · Illinois · Local · National · Romance · Springer, Kristina · Stand-alone · Young Adult

    FLASH BURNOUT by L.K. Madigan

    October 8th, 2008 by L.K. Madigan · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
    • Release Date: October 19, 2009
    • ISBN: 978-0547194899
    Fifteen-year-old Blake has a girlfriend and a friend who's a girl. One of them loves him; the other one needs him. When he snapped a picture of a street person for his photography homework, Blake never dreamed that the woman in the photo was his friend Marissa's long-lost meth addicted mom. Blake's participation in the ensuing drama opens up a world of trouble, both for him and for Marissa. He spends the next few months trying to reconcile the conflicting roles of Boyfriend and Friend. His experiences range from the… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · Contemporary · Debut · Drugs · Events · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt · Local · Madigan, L.K. · National · Oregon · Stand-alone · Young Adult

    MY INVENTED LIFE by Lauren Bjorkman

    October 8th, 2008 by Lauren Bjorkman · Email post Email post · Print Print

    • Publication Season, Fall 2009
    • Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
    • Release Date: September 29, 2009
    • ISBN 13: 978-0-8050-8950-9
    Roz and Eva are sisters, friends, and rivals. Roz fantasizes about snagging the lead in the school play and landing sexy skate god Bryan as her boyfriend. Sadly, a few obstacles stand between her and her dream. For one, Eva is the more talented actress. And Bryan happens to be Eva's boyfriend. But does Eva have a secret life with her cheerleading partner? Inquiring minds need to know. Roz, who prides herself on random acts of insanity, hatches a scheme to get Eva to open up. The… Continue reading

    Categories: 2009 Fall · 2009 Winter · Author speaking availability · Bjorkman, Lauren · Body Image · Book Trailer · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Friendship · Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) · Henry Holt BFYR · Humor · Infidelity · Local · Love · Multicultural · National · New Mexico · Peer Pressure · Prejudice · Quiz/Discussion Guide/Activity · Rated · Rated PG · Rated PG-13 · School · Secrecy · Self-esteem/Self-image · Siblings · Societal Pressure · Stand-alone · Topic · Young Adult