Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/27/2011
ISBN-13: 9780316127257
ISBN-10: 0316127256

Fiction. Min Green is awkward, sincere, romantic, and loves classic cinema; Ed Stapleton has simple tastes (basketball, girls) and is crazy-popular. Their relationship may have been doomed from the start, but the story -- about how they got together, the details of their forays into each other's worlds, and yes, the reasons why they broke up -- is chock full of the indefinable stuff that makes fans of artsy, offbeat fiction swoon. Great characters, quirky situations, snarky humor, and honest emotion make Why We Broke Up a superb choice for fans of John Green's An Abundance of Katherines (or Will Grayson, Will Grayson, which Green co-authored with David Levithan).

Publisher: Scholastic Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/01/2012
ISBN-13: 9780545113151
ISBN-10: 0545113156

The crumbling friendship between writer Lita and entrepreneurial Adam is compromised by unexpected jealousies over each other's romantic entanglements, stolen blog posts and a premature offer to sell a new self-help book. By the National Book Award-winning author of Godless.

Publisher: Poppy
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/02/2012
ISBN-13: 9780316125062
ISBN-10: 0316125067

Fourteen-year-old Ricki Jo, a Kentucky farm girl, learns that popularity is not all she hoped it would be when the huge changes she makes in her personality and style seem to do more to drive away old friends than to win new ones. A first novel.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2011
ISBN-13: 9780547423159
ISBN-10: 0547423152

Graphic Novel. When Ryoko Kiyama, a Japanese manga character, falls through a dimensional rip into the "real" world of a Western-style comic book, he must learn to survive as the ultimate outsider at a typical American high school. (And, oh yeah: that's while he retains manga traits, such as his extremely ambiguous gender and huge eyeballs that literally turn into hearts when he's near the girl he has a crush on.) This highly inventive and oh-so-meta love story is a good choice for readers who like both Japanese and Western comics, as they're the most likely to get all of the jokes and references.

Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/06/2011
ISBN-13: 9780374302108
ISBN-10: 0374302103

In a near future where chocolate and caffeine are contraband, 16-year-old Anya Balanchine finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight as heir apparent to an important New York City crime family. By the author of Elsewhere.

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Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/30/2005
ISBN-13: 9781580087520
ISBN-10: 1580087523

Nonfiction. Want to make something sweet for your sweetie, bake an assortment of cookies for a party, or just learn how to create fabulous desserts? This clear, easy-to-follow cookbook -- written by a pair of sisters when they were in their teens -- has you covered. More than a third of the recipes in Teens Cook Dessert involve chocolate, including tempting sweets like Triple-Chocolate Biscotti, Chocolate Èclairs, Individual Boston Cream Pies, Molten-Center Chocolate Cakes, Chocolate Crème Brûlée, and Vanilla Soufflé with Chocolate Sauce. Need a general introduction to the culinary arts before you dive into dessert-making? Check out Clueless in the Kitchen by Evelyn Raab.

Publisher: Hyperion
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/01/2003
ISBN-13: 9780786818907
ISBN-10: 0786818905

Cyril, an overweight boy who is good friends with Rose but wishes he could be more, helps his best friend Nick woo her with culinary masterpieces which Cyril himself secretly creates. Includes recipes from the story.

Publisher: HarperTorch
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2002
ISBN-13: 9780061031328
ISBN-10: 0061031321

Humorous Fantasy. In this 26th of the 33 Discworld novels written (primarily) for adults, guild craftsman Jeremy Clockson has been commissioned to create a perfect clock -- but if he finishes building it, time as we know it will come to a complete halt and the world will end. Beloved for its intriguing characters, magical world, pun-laden humor, and sly political commentary, the Discworld series may seem daunting, but this is a book you can enjoy whether you're familiar with previous volumes or not. And, along with the characters of Death's granddaughter, a novice monk, and the Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse, chocolate plays an important role in this particular story.

Publisher: North Point Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/15/2005
ISBN-13: 9780865476356
ISBN-10: 0865476357

Nonfiction. Food journalist Mort Rosenblum explores the history and production of chocolate, from the ancient Aztecs to the modern-day Valhrona company. Talking with artisans, chocolatiers, businesspeople, and cacao harvesters -- and traveling from the cacao plantations of Côte d'Ivoire to the mega-factories of Hershey and Nestlé -- Rosenblum has created a "compelling and tasty read" (Booklist, starred review) that's sure to reveal everything you ever wanted to know about one of the world's tastiest drugs.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/10/2009
ISBN-13: 9781416958635
ISBN-10: 1416958630

Fantasy. Sometimes, children lose their way to the afterlife and end up -- at least temporarily -- in the bizarre in-between world of Everlost. In this 2nd volume of the Skinjacker Trilogy, deceased teens Allie and Nick are waging a sort of war against Mary Hightower, who wants to keep all of the children of Everlost with her forever. With twists and turns, startling revelations, humor, and "a terrible ogre made entirely of chocolate," Everwild is a mesmerizing story set in a uniquely creative imaginary world. Newcomers to the trilogy will want to start with its 1st volume, Everlost.

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Publisher: Harcourt
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2003
ISBN-13: 9780152046156
ISBN-10: 0152046151

Historical Fantasy. In an alternative 1817 England where magic is commonplace, cousins Cecelia (who lives in the country) and Kate (who lives in London) keep in touch by writing letters about their exploits -- which take a sinister turn when the young women are confronted by evil wizards and Kate is almost poisoned. Sorcery and Cecelia's combination of fantasy, romance, and real-world details makes it a great choice for readers enamored of Marissa Doyle's Bewitching Season -- and be sure you don't miss this book's sequel, The Grand Tour, or, The Purloined Coronation Regalia.

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Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/03/2012
ISBN-13: 9780062125910
ISBN-10: 0062125915

Publisher: Philomel Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/03/2012
ISBN-13: 9780399256127
ISBN-10: 0399256121

In the third and final installment of the internationally best-selling trilogy, Calla Tor, the alpha member of her shapeshifting wolf pack, must decide if her illicit love for the human Shay is worth the ultimate sacrifice.

Publisher: Scholastic Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/01/2012
ISBN-13: 9780439929868
ISBN-10: 0439929865

Seventeen-year-old Houston, a cyborg since the age of seven, and a fugitive living on the Moon, joins with other cyborgs all over the world in non-violent protest marches to challenge the Cyborg Act 2130 and hopefully secure increased civil liberties.