Publisher: Delacorte Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/12/2010
ISBN-13: 9780385906784
ISBN-10: 0385906781

Fiction. Andi Alpers is so full of grief, rage, and antidepressants that nothing matters to her anymore--nothing except playing guitar and trying to take care of her severely depressed mother. She's on the verge of being expelled from her exclusive prep school when her father hospitalizes her mom and forces Andi to go to Paris with him on a business trip (where he expects her to make up the schoolwork she's missed). But then Andi finds the diary of a young woman who lived through the French Revolution and becomes unexpectedly obsessed with her life and the historical mystery it could solve. This complex, emotionally raw, and beautifully written novel will thrill readers who enjoy historical fiction, romance, or family dramas--and musicians will especially enjoy Andi's intriguing senior thesis.

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Publisher: Flux
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/08/2010
ISBN-13: 9780738718682
ISBN-10: 0738718688

Fiction. After the drunk-driving accident that changed both of their lives, Maggie Armstrong and Caleb Becker had a brief yet intense romantic relationship. Then Caleb left town, and Maggie did her best to move on. When a month-long summer program called Re-START results in their unexpected reunion, Caleb and Maggie try to deny their feelings and avoid one another. But Caleb knows that he must finally face the truth of what really happened on the night of the accident...or lose Maggie forever. This satisfying sequel to Leaving Paradise is a dramatic tale packed with heavy emotion and difficult choices, and it's sure to sate readers with an appetite for romance.

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Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/14/2010
ISBN-13: 9780375944550
ISBN-10: 0375944559

Fiction. Levi Katznelson’s older brother, Boaz, has finally returned home to Boston after a three-year tour of duty fighting in "some desert country half a world away." While it's been tough being golden-boy-Boaz's kid brother, Levi is glad to have him home...except he can tell immediately that Boaz isn't quite right. In this moving, thoughtful story, Levi does everything he can to help his big brother recover from his experiences--including following Boaz when he takes off on foot, supposedly to hike the Appalachian Trail. Touches of humor and romance lighten the mood of this powerful tale about the very personal aftereffects of war.

Publisher: Scholastic Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2010
ISBN-13: 9780545107105
ISBN-10: 0545107105

Fiction. On Christmas Day, the Sullivan sisters' rich, domineering grandmother, Almighty, announces that someone in the girls' immediate family has deeply offended her--and that, unless the guilty party confesses by the New Year, Almighty is cutting the whole brood out of her will. So, Norrie, Jane, and Sassy each write letters to Almighty in the hope that revealing their deepest secrets and begging for forgiveness might save their family's inheritance...and, as it turns out, they've got a lot to apologize for. Not only does Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters offer finely crafted characters and hilarious family drama, it "absolutely nails the world of old-moneyed Baltimore" (Horn Book).

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/11/2007
ISBN-13: 9780375840395
ISBN-10: 0375840397

Psychological Suspense. Adam Farmer is biking from Massachusetts to Rutterberg, Vermont, desperate to see his father, who's in the hospital there. But Adam's head seems oddly full of blank spaces where memories should be--for instance, he doesn't know why his dad is in the hospital--and as he pedals furiously down the road, mostly he remembers being questioned about his childhood by a doctor. Little bits of truth filter through the blank spaces as this menacing, intricately plotted story barrels toward a startling ending.

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Publisher: HarperTrophy
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2003
ISBN-13: 9780064410274
ISBN-10: 0064410277

Mystery. With a swimming medal, the key to a run-down mansion, and a comic book about a half-man/half-rat as her only clues, 12-year-old Margaret Clairmont seeks the true story of her father's mysterious death four years earlier. Interspersed with comic-book illustrations and filled with quirky characters, this compelling, fast-paced read takes many twists and turns and builds suspense right up to its satisfying conclusion.

Publisher: Puffin Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/15/2007
ISBN-13: 9780142407219
ISBN-10: 0142407216

Short Stories. Imagine being trapped forever in someone else's nightmare...or being caught on one of the most terrifying roller coasters of all time when the tracks ahead suddenly disappear. Or refereeing a soccer game with really, really far-reaching consequences. Nothing is as it seems in these highly entertaining, extremely creepy, and slightly offbeat tales that are full of surprising twists. Fans of Anthony Horowitz's Horowitz Horror should enjoy Darkness Creeping, as the stories in both books make everyday things seem completely sinister.