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English and American Folk Music , by Richard Carlin, is an in-depth description of the methods and history of the musical genre we call ...

Graystripe's Adventures , by Erin Hunter, is actually a set of three graphic novels centering on the warrior cats who are also featured ...

Heir Apparent , by Vivian Vande Velde, is an amazing combination of science fiction and fantasy. It takes place in the future; however, the ...

Willem de Kooning , by Louise Hawes, is a brief biography of this famous Dutch artist, beginning when he was a young boy, and ending after h...

The Jungle , by Upton Sinclair, is the story of a family of Lithuanian immigrants working in Chicago's Packingtown district. First, I mu...

Last week, I joined the Teen Advisory Board at my local library. We meet once each month and discuss issues involving the library. We volunt...

The Luckiest Girl in the World , by Steven Levenkron, is the story of fifteen-year-old Katie. At first glance, she appears to be the girl wh...

Pedro and Me , by Judd Winick, is the heartbreaking true story of a friendship between two young men--one of whom had AIDS. Pedro Ramora was...

Alanna: The First Adventure , by Tamora Pierce, is the first installment in the Song of the Lioness quartet. The heroine of the story, Alann...

Vacations from Hell is a story anthology with contributions by Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Claudia Gray, Maureen Johnson, and Sarah Mlynow...

My Sister the Vampire: Switched , by Sienna Mercer, is the story of two sisters, Ivy and Olivia. Adopted by different parents when they were...

Hi everyone! I'm signing up for another challenge, the RIP Challenge IV hosted by Carl . I'm joining at the four-book-level. Here ar...

Ophelia Speaks , by Sara Shandler, is actually a collection of essays, poems, stories, and diary entries about various topics affecting teen...

Dramacon Volume 1 , by Svetlana Chmakova, is the story of Christie, who writes a manga along with her artist boyfriend, Derek. Along with a ...

Firegirl , by Tony Abbott, is a heartwarming story that takes place in a small Catholic school. The protagonist is Tom Bender, a chubby boy ...

Pita-Ten Volume 1 , by Koge-Donbo, is the story of a schoolboy named Kotarou. Kotarou's mother is dead, and his father is always on busi...

The Battle of the Labyrinth , by Rick Roirdan, is the fourth book in the Percy Jackson series. In this book, a battle with the titan lord Kr...

Spooky New York , retold by S.E. Schlosser, is a book of supernatural folktales and legends from New York. Part of the book is filled with g...

Fruits Basket Volume 3 , by Natsuki Takaya, is the next episode in the story of Tohru Honda, an orphan who is living with the enigmatic Sohm...

Faerie's Landing Volume 1 , by You Hyun, is the story of 16-year-old Ryang Jegal. Little does he know that faeries and other mystical be...