CHILDREN'S
Released: April 12, 2012
"A compellingly sinister page-turner. (Suspense. 14 & up)"
In a tense mystery, a former foster kid calling herself Eve Brightman enters a dangerous scheme to impersonate a missing heiress.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 21, 2012
"Readers who like the quick pace of Gail Giles' mysteries and the dark, finely crafted suspense of Kevin Brooks will find the perfect combination here. (Thriller. 12 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 14, 2012
"A pleasing mix of realism, tension, intrigue and romance. (Mystery. 14 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 13, 2011
"Stark, compelling, perceptive: a winner. (Fiction. 12 & up)"
A high-school junior falls in with a reckless companion who leads her into a dangerous lifestyle in this gritty, suspenseful character study.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 5, 2011
"Finally, what of Christopher Creed himself? Fans will have to slog through 400+ pages to spot the subtle and not-so-subtle clues that lead to the truth in this sort-of thriller. (Mystery. 12 & up)"
Ghosts, dead bodies, dark secrets and bad energy still lurk in Steepleton, N.J., the boondocks town made famous by the disappearance of high-school loser Christopher Creed.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 16, 2011
"An emotional roller-coaster ride through adolescent angst and thriller suspense. (Thriller. 12 & up)"
Danger dominates the life of a 16-year-old girl who sees her mother murdered and tries to escape the same fate.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 30, 2011
"Overall, a consistent, well crafted collection. (glossary, author bios) (Short stories. 12-16)"
Cortez complements her adult level Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery (2009) with 18 new tales (from a largely different set of Latino/Latina authors) featuring teen characters and concerns.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2011
"Raw, realistic and compelling. (Fiction. 14 & up)"
When her gay best friend is brutally beaten in contemporary Black Creek, N.C., a withdrawn teen tracks his assailant.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 8, 2011
"Wynne-Jones' finest, most beautifully written novel yet, one more in a career full of distinguished works. (afterword) (Mystery. YA)"
Two teenagers hurt by life "with its never-ending snares and pitfalls and dire consequences" come together in this elegantly constructed noir mystery and love story.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
"Constantly interesting and suspenseful. (Thriller. 12 & up)"
This can't-put-it-down crime thriller unfolds through the viewpoints of both victim and criminal.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2010
"A dark page-turner with a satisfying resolution. (Suspense. 12 & up)"
In the tradition of YA suspense master Gail Giles, Corrigan creates a tense, bare-bones thriller that both provides a nerve-wracking ride and reveals its central characters' greed, selfishness and capacity for evil.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2010
This debut novel about an English teen's abduction and imprisonment in the Australian outback unfolds as a letter from captive to captor.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 12, 2010
"At times the religious themes feel didactic, but when the author adds everything up, the results fall somewhere between a fun, campy, teen horror film and a better-than-average afterschool special. (Mystery. YA)"
When his new friend and two other gay homeless teens are murdered, Noah, a nearly burned-out musician with a penchant for partying and a radio evangelist for a dad, decides to investigate the case.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2010
"This may not be great literature, but it holds strong appeal for teens who can't get enough street lit. (Fiction. YA)"
On the day Michelle Peña wins in the qualifying rounds for All-American track and earns a spot on her school's academic decathlon team, she and her best friend, Kiki, are kidnapped.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2009
"The boys' immediate, assured suspicion of Haberman's complicity in Tommy's disappearance is frightening and realistic, but Tommy's return and his reasons for leaving are a letdown, told and not shown. (Mystery. 15 & up)"
Underachiever Micheal finds that art imitates life a little too closely when his friend Tommy leaves school in a fit of anger and doesn't return for days.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 16, 2008
"Scott provides neither easy answers nor a happy resolution, although the ending provides a grim sense of release. (Fiction. 16 & up)"
Scott, best known for such chick-lit pleasers as Bloom (2008), breaks the mold with this harrowing tale of abuse leavened only by lyric writing à la Adam Rapp (33 Snowfish, 2003, etc.).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 5, 2008
"These minor complaints are not a distraction, and a ten-second booktalk will ignite teen buzz for this outstanding work. (Fiction. YA)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2006
"A damn scary read. (Fiction. YA)"
In this harrowing, brutal mystery, college student Kyle Kirby believes a snarky rejection letter written by popular Cass McBride may have driven his younger, love-thirsty nerd of a brother to hang himself.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2003
"Painful and riveting. (Fiction. YA)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2000
Plum-Ucci makes a memorable fiction debut with this soapy tale of a teenager's disappearance from a small New Jersey town asimmer with dirty secrets.
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