Bad
by Jean Ferris
ISBN: 0374404755 EAN: 9780374404758 Farrar Paperback
(12 to 17)
WB Price: $10.95
Inspired by the author's work in a girls' rehabilitation center.Ray called it
skating when we did the crazy things . . . Hot-wiring a fancy car for a joyride
after midnight. Boosting stuff from stores . . .Sixteen-year-old Dallas loves
the rush, the excitement of "skating." But then she and her friends
decide to rob a convenience store and it's Dallas who gets caught while the
others get away. Since it is her first offense, she thinks her father will help
her out - but when the judge says she can go home on probation her father says
no, he can't control her. So the judge gives Dallas six months in the Girls'
Rehabilitation Center. Once there, Dallas meets an assortment of "bad"
girls, many of whom don't expect to change, and those who do often don't make
it. How Dallas comes to terms with herself - both the bad and the good - makes
for a heartfelt and insightful novel about troubled teenagers and the odds they
face in trying to turn their lives around.Awards: An ALA Best Book for Young
Adults, California Young Reader Medal | Winner | Young Adult | 2002 ;17.78 cms L
x 10.57 cms W (0.10 kgs) 192 pages
Staying
Fat For Sarah Brynes by
Chris Crutcher
ISBN: 0060094893 EAN:
9780060094898 Harper Paperback
(12+)
WB Price: $15.95
Sarah Byrnes and Eric have been friends for years. When they were children, his
fat and her terrible scars made them both outcasts. Later, although swimming
slimmed Eric, she stayed his closest friend.Now Sarah Byrnes -- the smartest,
toughest person Eric has ever known -- sits silent in a hospital. Eric must
uncover the terrible secret she's hiding, before its dark currents pull them
both under.Award: California Young Reader Medal | Winner | Young Adult | 1997 ;18
cms L x 13 cms W (0.18 kgs) 304 pages
Of
Sound Mind by Jean
Ferris
ISBN: 0374455848 EAN:
9780374455842 Sunburst Paperback
(12+)
WB Price: $11.95
High school senior Theo is fluent in two languages: spoken English and sign. His
parents and brother, Jeremy, are deaf, but Theo can hear, which has over the
years cast him in the role of interpreter for his family. Unfortunately, it's
not a welcome duty, especially in the case of his mother, Palma. She is a
successful sculptor who, being deeply suspicious of "hearies," expects
Theo to act as her business manager. And Jeremy relies on Theo for company and
homework help. It's become especially frustrating lately because Theo has met a
fascinating new girl at school, Ivy, with whom he wants to spend as much time as
possible. Theo's father, Thomas, is the only one who has never burdened him, but
that changes when Thomas has a stroke. Palma, frightened and self-absorbed,
cannot bring herself to nurse her husband, leaving Theo with the full burden to
bear. But with the help of Ivy and some of her friends, Theo is finally able to
change his family's dynamics and find time to plan his future.Awards: ALA Best Book for Young
Adults, California Young Reader Medal | Nominee | Young Adult | 2005 ; Black-Eyed Susan Award | Nominee | High School | 2003 - 2004 ;
19 cms L x 13 cms W (0.20 kgs) 215 pages
The
Big House by Carolyn
Coman
ISBN: 0142407402 EAN: 9780142407400
Puffin Paperback (8 to 12)
WB Price: $11.95
When the judge declares their parents guilty of embezzlement, sending them to
the big house for twenty-five years, Ivy and Ray are sent to live with Marietta
and Lionel Noland, their parents? accusers. As soon as they arrive at the Noland
mansion, Ivy begins planning their escape . . . and trying to find a way to free
their parents. The two collect evidence, including a shrouded portrait and a
hidden document in Marietta and Lionel's decaying wedding cake. Finally they
bring Marietta to trial with Ivy as the judge and family secrets begin to
emerge. Can Ivy and Ray put the pieces together to convict Marietta of lying?
Will they be able to spring their parents from the big house? "The Big
House" is multiple award-winning author Carolyn Coman's first book for
younger readers..Awards: Bluebonnet Awards | Nominee | Children's | 2007 ; Parents Choice Award (Fall) | Winner | Silver | 2004 ;
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Childrens Book Award | Nominee | Children's | 2006
;
21.16 cms L x 11.66 cms W (0.18 kgs) 220 pages
Ida B. and And Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
by Katherine Hannigan
ISBN: 0060730269 EAN: 9780060730260 Harper Paperback (10 to 14)
WB Price: $11.95 Who is Ida B. Applewood? She is a fourth grader like no other, living a life like no other, with a voice like no other, and her story will resonate long after you have put this book down. How does Ida B cope when outside forces— life, really— attempt to derail her and her family and her future? She enters her Black Period, and it is not pretty. But then, with the help of a patient teacher, a loyal cat and dog, her beloved apple trees, and parents who believe in the same things she does (even if they sometimes act as though they don't), the resilience that is the very essence of Ida B triumph...and Ida B. Applewood takes the hand that is extended and starts to grow
up..Awards: Book Sense Book of the Year Award | Honor Book | Children's Literature | 2005 ; Parents Choice Award (Fall) | Winner | Gold | 2004 ; Young Readers Choice Award | Nominee | Junior Grades 4-6 | 2007 ; California Young Reader Medal | Nominee | Intermediate | 2007 ; Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award | Nominee | Grades 4-8 | 2007;18.75 cms L x 12.8 cms W (0.26
kgs) 246 pages
The
Iron Giant by Ted
Hughes
ISBN: 0375801537 EAN: 9780375801532 Random Paperback
(8 to 12)
WB Price: $8.95
A mysterious creature stalks the land, eating barbed wire and devouring tractors
and plows. The farmers are mystified-and afraid. And then they glimpse him in
the night: the Iron Giant, taller than a house, with glowing headlight eyes and
an insatiable appetite for metal. Where has he come from? Nobody knows. How was
he made? Nobody knows. What they do know is the Iron Giant must be stopped.Only
a young boy named Hogarth is brave enough to lead the Iron Giant to a safe home.
And only Hogarth knows where to turn when the earth needs a hero--a "giant
hero--like never before...First published in 1968, written by poet laureate, Ted
Hughes, this classic tale is a powerful tribute to
peace on earth -- and in all the universe.19.38L x 13.18 cms W (0.07 kgs) 96
pages
The
Land I Lost Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam by Huynh
Quang Nhuong
ISBN: 0064401839 EAN: 9780064401838 Harper
Paperback
(8 to 12)
WB Price: $10.50
The land I love was lost to me forever.These stories are my memories.... Huynh
Quang Nhuong grew up in the highlands if Vietnam, next to the jungle teeming
with wildlife. Encounters with tigers, wild hogs, and deadly snakes were as much
a part of his life as tending the rice fields while on the back of his pet water
buffalo, Tank. Here are fifteen tales that will transport you into a world of
lush beauty and terrible danger -- and a way of life that is gone forever.19.38
cms L x 13 cms W (0.11 kgs) 144 pages
Nancy Drew Pocketbook Mysteries
by
Carolyn Keene
ISBN: 0448445441 EAN: 978044844544 Grosset Paperback (9 to 12) Usual:
$34.95 Now: $19.50 While Stocks Last!
Paperback editions of two classic Nancy Drew mysteries ("#1
The Secret of the Old Clock" and "#2 The Hidden Staircase")
accompany a functional, collectible purse in this special package. Available in
time for the June 15th release of the feature film "Nancy Drew" from
Warner Bros.22 cms L x 14.6 cms W (0.65 kgs) 192 pages
Kit's
Wilderness by David Almond
ISBN: 0440416051 EAN: 9780440416050
Yearling Paperback (12+) WB Price: $10.95
The Watson family moves to the old coal-mining town of Stoneygate to care for
Kit's recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose
family had worked and died in the mines, he invites Kit to join him in playing a
game called Death. Kit's association with Askew takes him into the mines where
the boys look for the childhood ghosts of their long-gone ancestors. Award:
Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award.17.4 L x 10.7 cms W (0.13 kgs) 229 pages
The
Flip Flop Girl by Katherine Paterson
ISBN: 0140376798 EAN: 9780140376791
Puffin Paperback (8 to 12)
WB Price: $11.95
Uprooted following the death of their father, nine-year-old Vinnie and her
five-year-old brother, Mason, cope in different ways--one in silence--but
both with the help of Lupe, the flip-flop girl. Vinnie Matthews needs a real
lifesaver - one that will bring her father back to life and let her family go
home. Living with Grandma means having to be responsible for her little brother,
Mason, who refuses to speak, and ignoring the kids who ask why he's so crazy.
Then Vinnie meets Lupe, the mysterious "flip-flop girl" - who
might just be the friend she needs, if only Vinnie can ignore the rumors about
her past...19.6 cms L x 13.3 cms W (0.10 kgs)
128 pages
Code
Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
by
Joseph Bruchac
ISBN: 0142405965 EAN: 9780142405963 Puffin Paperback
(12 to 17)
WB Price: $13.95
Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo
code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and
forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some
of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless
American lives. Yet their story remained classified for more than twenty
years.But now Joseph Bruchac brings their stories to life for young adults
through the riveting fictional tale of Ned Begay, a sixteen-year-old Navajo boy
who becomes a code talker. His grueling journey is eye-opening and inspiring.
This deeply affecting novel honors all of those young men, like Ned, who dared
to serve, and it honors the culture and language of the Navajo Indians.18.59 cms
L x 14.88 cms W (0.24 kgs) 231 pages
Up
A Road Slowlyby
Irene Hunt
ISBN: 0425202054 EAN: 9780425202050 Berkeley Paperback
(9 to 12)
WB Price: $9.95
This coming-of-age story follows a young girl from the
age of seven to 17, who recalls her many happy days at her Aunt Cordelia's, and
the sad times that she faces while growing up. Award: Newbery Medal Winner 1967;
17.3 cms L x 10.8 cms W (0.10 kgs) 208 pages
SOS
Titanic by
Eve Bunting
ISBN: 0152013059 EAN: 9780152013059 Harcourt
Paperback (12 to 17)
WB Price: $11.95
Barry O'Neill is journeying to New York on the "Titanic"'s fateful
maiden voyage. He's homesick and worried about the Flynn boys traveling in
steerage who have threatened to throw him overboard. Little does Barry know that
a struggle with the Flynns is the least of the dangers that await him. This
suspenseful young adult adventure story is based on the true and terrible events
that occured as the Titanic sank. "A dread sense of the inevitable drives
this taut disaster story-and makes it nearly impossible to put
down."--"Publishers Weekly" Award: Young Readers Choice Award | Winner | Grades 9-12 | 1999
; 17.88 cms L x 10.67 cms W (0.17 kgs) 256 pages
Choose
Your Own Adventures (1-6)by
RA Montgomery
ISBN: 1933390913 EAN:
9781933390918 Chooseco Boxed Paperback (9 to 12)
WB Price: $59.95
The classic, interactive series Choose
Your Own Adventure( returns to the marketplace in this exciting boxed set of
titles 1-6. Readers are the heroes of the story and get to choose the story's
ending. Beloved by readers the world over, the set includes "The Abominable
Snowman, Journey Under the Sea, Space and Beyond," House of Danger, Mystery
of the Maya and the Lost Jewels of Mabooti.17.73
cms L x 10.92 cms W (0.58 kgs)
The Battle Of Jericho ISBN 0689842333 EAN: 9780689842337 Simon Paperback (13 to 17) WB Price: $11.95
Sixteen-year-old Jericho is psyched when he and his cousin and best friend, Josh, are invited to pledge for the Warriors of Distinction, the oldest and most exclusive club in school. Just being a pledge wins him the attention of Arielle, one of the hottest girls in his class, whom he's been too shy even to "talk" to before now.But as the secret initiation rites grow increasingly humiliating and force Jericho to make painful choices, he starts to question whether membership in the Warriors of Distinction is worth it. How far will he have to go to wear the cool black silk Warriors jacket? How high a price will he have to pay to belong? The answers are devastating beyond Jericho's imagination.17.93 cms L x 10.80 cms W (0.19 kgs) 352 pages Awards: Coretta Scott King Award | Honor Book | Author | 2004 ; Young Hoosier Book Award | Nominee | Middle Grades | 2006 ; Grand Canyon Reader Award | Nominee | Teen | 2007
The
Last Holiday Concert
ISBN 0689845251 EAN: 9780689845253 Paperback (8
to 12) WB Price: $10.50 For Hart Evans,
being the most popular kid in sixth grade has its advantages. Kids look up to
him, and all the teachers let him get away with anything -- all the teachers
except the chorus director, Mr. Meinert. When Hart's errant rubber band hits Mr.
Meinert on the neck during chorus practice, it's the last straw for the chorus
director, who's just learned he's about to lose his job due to budget cuts. So
he tells the class they can produce the big holiday concert on their own. Or
not. It's all up to them. And who gets elected to run the show? The popular Mr.
Hart Evans.Hart soon discovers there's a big difference between popularity and
leadership, and to his surprise, discovers something else as well -- it's really
important to him that this be the best holiday concert ever, and even more
important, that it not be the last.
19.7cms L x 13.4 cms W (0.12 kgs) 166 pages. Awards:
Garden State Childrens Book Awards | Winner | Children's Fiction | 2007 ; North Carolina Childrens Book Award | Nominee | Junior Book | 2006 ; Virginia Readers Choice Award | Winner | Elementary | 2007 ; Young Hoosier Book Award | Nominee | Intermediate | 2007 ; Nevada Young Readers Award | Nominee | Young Reader | 2006 ; Volunteer State Book Awards | Nominee | Grades 4-6 | 2006 - 2007 ; Massachusetts Childrens Book Award | Nominee | Children's Book | 2007 - 2008 ; William Allen White Childens Book Award | Nominee | Grades 3-5 | 2007 ; Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award | Nominee | Grades 3-5 | 2007
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
ISBN 006440966X EAN: 9780064409667 Harper Paperback WB Price: $11.95 When a plague strikes Bamarre, Princess Addie must save her
sister.Brave and adventureous, Princess Meryl dreams of fighting dragons and
protecting the kingdom of Bamarre. Shy and fearful, Princess Addie is content to
stay within the safety of the castle walls. The one thing that the sisters share
is their unwavering love for each other.The tables are turned, however, when the
Gray Death leaves Meryl fatally ill. To save her sister, meek Princess Addie
must find the courage to set out on a dangerous quest filled with dragons,
unknown magic, and death itself. Time is running out, and the sisters'
lives--and the future of the kingdom of Bamarre--hang in the balance.Awards: Young Hoosier Book Award | Nominee | Intermediate | 2005 ; Colorado Blue Spruce Award | Nominee | Young Adult | 2004 ; Massachusetts Childrens Book Award | Honor Book | Children's Book | 2003 - 2004 ; Beehive Awards | Winner | Fiction | 2003
;19.66 cms L x 13 cms W (0.18 kgs) 256 pages
Chu Ju's House
ISBN 0060507268 EAN: 9780060507268 Harper Paperback (10 to 14) WB Price: $11.95
One girl too many . . .When a girl is born to Chu Ju's family, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that every family should have a boy. To make room for one, this girl will have to go.Fourteen-year-old Chu Ju knows she cannot allow this to happen to her sister. Understanding that one girl must leave, she sets out in the middle of the night, vowing not to return.With luminescent detail, National Book Award-winning author Gloria Whelan transports readers to China, where law conspires with tradition, tearing a young woman from her family, sending her on a remarkable journey to find a home of her own.19.35 cms L x 13.26 cms W (0.16 kgs) 227 pages Awards:Young Hoosier Book Award | Nominee | Middle Grades | 2007 ; Dorothy Canfield Fisher Childrens Book Award | Nominee | Children's | 2006 ; Grand Canyon Reader Award | Nominee | Intermediate | 2007 ; William Allen White Childens Book Award | Nominee | Grades 6-8 | 2007
Millions
ISBN 0060733322 EAN: 9780060733322 Harper Paperback (8 to
12) WB Price: $11.95
It was a one-in-a-million chance. A bag crammed with cash comes tumbling out of
the air and lands right at Damian's feet. Suddenly the Cunningham brothers are
rich. Very rich. They can buy anything they want. There's just one problem --
they have only seventeen days to spend all the money before it becomes
worthless. And the crooks who stole the cash in the first place are closing in
-- fast.A funny, brilliantly clever and utterly thrilling debut novel that is,
quite simply, unforgettable.19.18 cms L x 13.41 cms W (0.17 kgs) 247 pages
Award: Carnegie Medal | Winner | Children's | 2004
Seven Wonders in Sassafras
ISBN 1416934898 EAN: 9781416934899 Aladdin Paperback (8 to 12) WB Price: $11.95
Life in Sassafras Springs has always been predictable, boring even, but one afternoon that changes when Eben McAllister's pa challenges him to find Seven Wonders in Sassafras that rival the real Seven Wonders of the World. The reward? An adventure that Eben's been craving -- a trip to Colorado.Even doesn't think he'll have any luck -- he can't think of one single thing that could be considered wondrous in Sassafras -- but he's willing to try. Little does he know that the Wonders he'll discover among his neighbors, friends, relatives, and family will give him the adventure of a lifetime...without ever leaving his home.19.43 cms L x 13.31 cms W (0.15 kgs) 210 pages Awards: California Young Reader Medal | Nominee | Intermediate | 2008 ; Sunshine State Young Readers Award | Nominee | Grades 3-5 | 2008 ; Dorothy Canfield Fisher Childrens Book Award | Nominee | Children's | 2007 ; Keystone to Reading Book Award | Nominee | Intermediate | 2007 ; Black-Eyed Susan Award | Nominee | Grades 4-6 | 2007 - 2008 ; Volunteer State Book Awards | Nominee | Grades 4-6 | 2007 - 2008 ; Great Stone Face Book Award | Nominee | Grades 4-6 | 2006 - 2007 ; Beehive Awards | Nominee | Fiction | 2007
Roxie and the Hooligans
ISBN 1416902449 EAN: 9781416902447 Aladdin Paperback (7 to 10) WB Price: $8.95
Nine-year-old Roxie Warbler knows to stay calm when faced with danger. She learns this from her favorite book, but there's no advice on how to handle Helvetia's Hooligans, the bullies who torment her at school. Or is there? "Do not panic.""Lord Thistlebottom's Book of Pitfalls and How to Survive Them" has taught Roxie Warbler how to handle all sorts of situations. If Roxie's ever lost in the desert, or buried in an avalanche, or caught in a dust storm, she knows just what to do. But Lord Thistlebottom has no advice to help Roxie deal with Helvetia's Hooligans, the meanest band of bullies in school.Then Roxie finds herself stranded on a deserted island with not only the Hooligans but also a pair of crooks on the lam, and her survival skills may just save the day -- and turn the Hooligans into surprising allies.Illustrations.19.35 cms L x 13.16 cms W (0.09 kgs) 116 pages
The
Cry of The Icemark
ISBN 043968627X EAN: 9780439686273 Scholastic Paperback (12 to 17) WB Price: $16.95
The Icemark is a kingdom in grave danger. Its king has been killed in battle,
its enemy lies in wait, and its fate rests on the shoulders of one girl. Thirrin
Freer Strong-in-the-Arm Lindenshield, a beautiful princess and an intrepid
warrior, must find a way to protect her land from a terrible invasion. She will
forge an extraordinary alliance of noble Snow Leopards, ancient Vampires, and
ferocious Wolf-folk. She will find unexpected strength in her friendship with a
young warlock. And she will lead her allies to victory with her fierce battle
cry: "Blood! Blast! And Fire!"18.95 cms L x 14.43 cms W (0.33 kgs) 490
pages Award: Beehive Awards | Nominee | Young Adult | 2007
Drums,
Girls & Dangerous Pie
ISBN 0439755204 EAN: 9780439755207 Scholastic Paperback (12 to 17)
WB Price: $12.95
Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life: he plays drums in the
All-Star Jazz band, has a crush on the hottest girl in the school, and is
constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey. But when Jeffrey is
diagnosed with leukemia, Steven's world is turned upside down. He is forced to
deal with his brother's illness and his parents' attempts to keep the family in
one piece. Salted with humor and peppered with devastating realities, DRUMS,
GIRLS, AND DANGEROUS PIE is a heartwarming journey through a year in the life of
a family in crisis.18.44 cms L x 12.55 cms W (0.24 kgs) 273 pages
Awards: Sunshine State Young Readers Award | Nominee | Grades 6-8 | 2008 ; Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award | Nominee | Grades 4-8 | 2008 ; Iowa Teen Award | Nominee | Young Adult | 2008 ; Black-Eyed Susan Award | Nominee | Grades 6-9 | 2007 - 2008 ; Texas Lone Star Reading List | Commended | Young Adult | 2006 - 2007 ; Volunteer State Book Awards | Nominee | Young Adult | 2007 - 2008 ; Beehive Awards | Nominee | Young Adult | 2007 ; Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award | Nominee | Grades 6-8 | 2008
Missing
Abby
ISBN 0553494880 EAN: 9780553494884 Laurel Paperback (12 to 14) WB Price: $10.95
When 13-year-old Emma bumps into her old friend Abby on the bus one Saturday
afternoon, she later realizes that she was the last person to see Abby before
her mysterious disappearance. Amidst the media frenzy and everyone's struggle to
come to terms with the possibility of Abby's death, Emma starts a terrifying
journey of her very own, as she uncovers things that lead to a discovery even
the police have not thought of. . . .From the acclaimed author of "Child
X" comes a thrilling and memorable novel for readers of all
abilities.Praise for "Child X":"It is compelling, heartfelt, and
sadly, totally believable. British slang will not deter the reader from racing
through this gripping tale."--"VOYA," 17.78 cms L x 10.16 cms W
(0.10 kgs) 198 pages Awards:Texas Lone Star Reading List | Commended | Young Adult | 2006 - 2007 ; Beehive Awards | Nominee | Young Adult | 2007
Bad
by Jean Ferris
Staying
Fat For Sarah Brynes by
Chris Crutcher
Of
Sound Mind by Jean
Ferris
The
Big House by Carolyn
Coman
Ida B. and And Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
The
Iron Giant by Ted
Hughes
The
Land I Lost 
Nancy Drew Pocketbook Mysteries
by
Kit's
Wilderness by David Almond
The
Flip Flop Girl by Katherine Paterson
The Battle Of Jericho
Chu Ju's House 
Seven Wonders in Sassafras 
Roxie and the Hooligans
The
Cry of The Icemark
