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Anderson, Laurie Halse. Twisted. YA/ AND/ CD BOOK
After finally getting noticed by someone other than school bullies and his ever-angry father, seventeen-year-old Tyler enjoys his tough new reputation and the attentions of a popular girl, but when life starts to go bad again, he must choose between transforming himself or giving in to his destructive thoughts.

Cabot, Meg. Jinx. YA/ CAB/ CD BOOK
Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhattan after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them and the boy they both like.

Lyga, Barry. The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl. YA/ LYG/ CD BOOK
A fifteen-year-old "geek" who keeps a list of the high school jocks and others who torment him, and pours his energy into creating a great graphic novel, encounters Kyra, Goth Girl, who helps change his outlook on almost everything, including himself.

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Card, Orson Scott. Ender in Exile. YA/ CAR
Having made the difficult choice to leave his home world to travel to the colonies, twelve-year-old military genius Andrew Wiggin shares a series of daring adventures with his sister Valentine and the artificial intelligence Jane.

Card, Orson Scott. A War of Gifts. YA/ CAR
In a short novel set during Ender Wiggins's first years at Battle School, where it is forbidden to celebrate religious holidays, chaos erupts when older student Dink Meeker places a gift in another student's shoe on Sinterklaaus Day, a small act of rebellion that ignites a struggle between the students and staff and forces everyone to make a choice during the War over Santa Claus.

Ruditis, Paul. Drama! Everyone's a Critic. YA/ RUD
The third book in the Drama! series. When Hartley Blackstone, the famous Broadway icon, chooses Orion Academy to hold auditions for one lucky guy and girl to attend his summer theater program in New York City, Bryan Stark knows he has to bring his A-game for this big break.

Staub, Wendy Corsi. Lily Dale: Connecting. YA/ DAL
Now that Calla has finally accepted her ability to communicate with the dead, ominous supernatural signs seem to imply that her mother's death was not an accident, and Calla sets out to uncover the truth. The third book in the Lily Dale series.

Whelan, Gloria. The Disappeared. YA/ WHE
Silvia tries to save her brother, Eduardo, after he is captured by the military government in 1970s Argentina.

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The Dark Crystal
Ghostworld
The Lorax
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

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