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New Moon , by Stephenie Meyer, is the sequel to the bestselling book Twilight . Isabella Swan and her boyfriend, a beautiful vampire named E...

Rebel Angels , by Libba Bray, is the sequel to A Great and Terrible Beauty . Gemma Doyle and her friends, Felicity Worthington and Ann Brads...

Red Scarf Girl, by Ji-Li Jiang, is a true story about the Cultural Revolution. The author is twelve years old in the book. At the beginning,...

Nobody's Princess , by Esther Friesner, is a fictional story about Helen of Sparta. She isn't like her prissy sister, Clytemnestra. ...

Stargirl , by Jerry Spinelli, is the story of a normal high school with normal students (including Leo, the story's narrator). But all t...

Back to the Divide , by Elizabeth Kay, is the second book in the Divide Trilogy. Felix is back, and, unfortunately, so is Snakeweed, the evi...

The Ruins of Gorlan , by John Flanagan, is the start of the series Ranger's Apprentice. Fifteen-year-old Will, small for his age, is our...

The Outlaw Varjak Paw, by SF Said, is the author's second novel in this series. In the first, we met Varjak Paw, the brave and noble cat...

Un Lun Dun , by China Mieville, is a story about a fantastical city lying parallel to London. Called Un Lun Dun, it is a city of carnivorous...

A Great and Terrible Beauty , by Libba Bray, is the story of Gemma Doyle. Gemma isn't like other girls, in more ways than one. You could...

Chasing Redbird , by Sharon Creech, is the story of thirteen-year-old Zinny. She lives in a family with six other children, and she is gener...

The Animals of Farthing Wood, by Colin Dann, is the story of the inhabitants of a small patch of trees surrounded by houses and roads. Fart...

A Wolf at the Door is a collection of retold fairy tales by authors such as Garth Nix and Neil Gaiman. Some were funny, some disturbing, so...

Icefire , by Chris D'Lacey, is the continuing story of David, whom I first met in The Fire Within . For nearly a year he has lived with ...

I'd Tell You That I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You , by Ally Carter, is the story of Cammie Morgan. She goes to Gallagher...

Pieces of Georgia , by Jen Bryant, is the extremely moving story of a young girl whose life changes incredibly in one year. Georgia is an ar...

Mimus, by Lilli Thal, is the story of Prince Florin. His home, Moltovia, has been at war with the kingdom of Vinland for years. Now, the kin...

In this exciting sequel to Gregor and the Warmbloods by Suzanne Collins, Gregor and his sister Boots once again find themselves in the myst...

The Real Benedict Arnold, by Jim Murphy, tells the story of Benedict Arnold, the famous traitor of the American Revolution. From his childho...

Starcross , by Philip Reeve, is the exciting sequel to the novel Larklight. In this book, Art Mumby, his mother, and his annoying older sis...