Monday, January 14, 2008

More January teen books

White Magic by Kelly Easten -- "Spells to Hold You"... Three high school girls form a coven to fill a hole in their lives. This novel was originally a play.

Freak by Marcella Pixley -- Twelve-year-old Miriam Kroupa, poetic, smart, and quirky, is considered a freak by the popular girls at her middle school, and she eventually explodes in response to their bullying, revealing an inner strength she did not know she had.


Deadline by Chris Crutcher-- Given the medical diagnosis of one year to live, high school senior Ben Wolf decides to fulfill his greatest fantasies, ponders his life's purpose and legacy, and converses through dreams with a spiritual guide known as "Hey-Soos."

Heaven Looks a lot like a Mall by Wendy Mass -- When high school junior Tessa Reynolds falls into a coma after getting hit in the head during gym class, she experiences heaven as the mall where her parents work, and she revisits key events from her life, causing her to reevaluate herself and how she wants to live.

Sight by Adrienne Vrettos -- Sixteen-year-old Dylan uses her psychic abilities to help police solve crimes against children, but keeps her extracurricular activities secret from her friends at school.

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