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Adoff, Jaime. Jimi and Me. YA/ ADO
After his father is murdered, Keith discovers comfort in his own music and that of his father's idol, the late legend Jimi Hendrix. Just as he begins to get a handle on his father's death, Keith learns secrets about his father's life.
Dessen, Sarah. The Truth About Forever. YA/ DES
Faced with a long, dull summer while her boyfriend is away at Brain Camp, Macy is surprised when things don't turn out as badly as she expected in this novel about a teen coming to terms with her emotions after the death of her father.
Gross, Philip. Turn To Stone. YA/ GRO
Nick, a sixteen-year-old runaway, is selected for training at a secluded mansion to become one of the elite of living statues, actors who can live a life of ease if they are willing to train hard enough and please their mysterious benefactor, but who may be destroyed if they do not measure up.
Kidd, Ronald. Monkey Town. YA/ KID
When her father hatches a publicity plan by arresting a local high school teacher for teaching about evolution, the resulting 1925 Scopes trial prompts fifteen-year-old Frances to rethink many of her beliefs.
Reiss, Kathryn. Blackthorn Winter. YA/ REI
An idyllic seaside artists' colony in England is the scene of murder, and fifteen-year-old American-born Juliana Martin-Drake attempts to solve the crime while unraveling the mystery of her own past.
Westerfeld, Scott. Peeps. YA/ WES
One year ago, Cal Thompson was a college freshman more interested in meeting girls and partying in New York City than in attending classes. Now, after a fateful encounter with a mysterious woman, biology has become, literally, Cal's life.
Vande Velde, Vivian. Witch Dreams. YA/ VAN
Sixteen-year-old Nyssa uses her ability to see into people's dreams to discover who murdered her parents six years ago.
Bibliographic Information © 2006 BWI
After his father is murdered, Keith discovers comfort in his own music and that of his father's idol, the late legend Jimi Hendrix. Just as he begins to get a handle on his father's death, Keith learns secrets about his father's life.
Dessen, Sarah. The Truth About Forever. YA/ DES
Faced with a long, dull summer while her boyfriend is away at Brain Camp, Macy is surprised when things don't turn out as badly as she expected in this novel about a teen coming to terms with her emotions after the death of her father.
Gross, Philip. Turn To Stone. YA/ GRO
Nick, a sixteen-year-old runaway, is selected for training at a secluded mansion to become one of the elite of living statues, actors who can live a life of ease if they are willing to train hard enough and please their mysterious benefactor, but who may be destroyed if they do not measure up.
Kidd, Ronald. Monkey Town. YA/ KID
When her father hatches a publicity plan by arresting a local high school teacher for teaching about evolution, the resulting 1925 Scopes trial prompts fifteen-year-old Frances to rethink many of her beliefs.
Reiss, Kathryn. Blackthorn Winter. YA/ REI
An idyllic seaside artists' colony in England is the scene of murder, and fifteen-year-old American-born Juliana Martin-Drake attempts to solve the crime while unraveling the mystery of her own past.
Westerfeld, Scott. Peeps. YA/ WES
One year ago, Cal Thompson was a college freshman more interested in meeting girls and partying in New York City than in attending classes. Now, after a fateful encounter with a mysterious woman, biology has become, literally, Cal's life.
Vande Velde, Vivian. Witch Dreams. YA/ VAN
Sixteen-year-old Nyssa uses her ability to see into people's dreams to discover who murdered her parents six years ago.
Bibliographic Information © 2006 BWI
