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 Beige
by Cecil Castellucci. Katy, a quiet French-Canadian teenager,
reluctantly leaves Montreal to spend time with her estranged father, an
aging Los Angeles punk rock legend.
 Such
a Pretty Face: Short Stories edited by Ann Angel. A
collection of short stories invites young readers to explore what is
truly beautiful in a culture where image often seems more important than
virtue and reason.
 Homeboyz
by Alan Lawrence Sitomer. When his attempt to exact revenge on
his little sister's killer places him under house arrest, Teddy Anderson
is forced by his probation officer to tutor a twelve-year-old orphan--a
community service assignment that changes his life.
 Does
My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah. Year Eleven
at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia,
would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for Amal when she
decides to wear the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, full-time as a badge
of her faith--without losing her identity or sense of style.
 Nightrise
by Anthony Horowitz. As fourteen-year-old telepathic twins
struggle to escape the clutches of the Nightrise Corporation, one of
them travels through dreams to a time when the evil Old Ones ruled and
learns the role that he, his brother, and three other Gatekeepers must
play to keep the world safe from the Old Ones' return.
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Reprinted
with the permission of the Young Adult Library Association, a division
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