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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2010
THE GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO GETTING KIDNAPPED
by Yxta Maya Murray
"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. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 12, 2010
THE LESS-DEAD
by April Lurie
"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. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2010
STOLEN
by Lucy Christopher

This debut novel about an English teen's abduction and imprisonment in the Australian outback unfolds as a letter from captive to captor. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2010
ACCOMPLICE
by Eireann Corrigan
"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. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
GIRL, STOLEN
by April Henry
"Constantly interesting and suspenseful. (Thriller. 12 & up)"
This can't-put-it-down crime thriller unfolds through the viewpoints of both victim and criminal. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 8, 2011
Kirkus Star BLINK AND CAUTION
by Tim Wynne-Jones
"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. Read full book review >