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Wings
by Aprilynne Pike
Published 2009 by Harper Teen
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061668036

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Jacket Notes:  When a flower blooms in the middle of her back, Laurel discovers that she is a faerie and was placed with human parents as a child. As Laurel learns about her true background and the dangers that face the faerie realm, she struggles to find her place in both worlds. Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things with wide eyes. They were terrifyingly beautiful--too beautiful for words. Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost like wings.

 
 

Wings

 
 
 
 
 

Along for the Ride

 
 

Along for the Ride
by Sarah Dessen
Published 2009 by Viking Children's Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780670011940

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Jacket Notes: Following her parents' bitter divorce, Auden has the chance to spend the summer with her dad and his new family in a charming beach town. There she meets Eli, and together they embark on parallel quests: for Auden, to experience the carefree life she's been denied; for Eli, to come to terms with the guilt he feels for the death of a friend.

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn
by Alison Goodman
Published 2009 by Viking Children's Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780670062270

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Jacket Notes:  Eon has been studying the ancient art of Dragon Magic for four years, hoping he'll be able to apprentice to one of the 12 energy dragons of good fortune. But he also has a dark secret. He is actually Eona, a 16-year-old girl who has been living a dangerous lie for the chance to become a Dragoneye, the human link to an energy dragon's power.

 
 

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn

 
 
 
 
 

Graceling

 
 

Graceling
by Kristin Cashore
Published 2008 by Harcourt Children's Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780152063962

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Jacket Notes:  With elegant, evocative prose and a cast of unforgettable characters, a debut author creates a mesmerizing medieval world, a death-defying adventure, and a heart-racing romance that will captivate readers.

If I Stay
by Gayle Forman
Published 2009 by Dutton Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780525421030

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Jacket Notes:  A sophisticated, layered, and heartachingly beautiful story about the power of family and friends, the choices we all make, and the ultimate choice one teenage girl commands, this emotionally arresting novel is sure to captivate readers.

 
 

If I Stay

 
 
 
 

Alligator Bayou

 
 

Alligator Bayou
by Donna Jo Napoli
Published 2009 by Wendy Lamb Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385746540

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Jacket Notes:  It's 1899, and to a 14-year-old Sicilian immigrant, Louisiana is a lush world full of hidden rules and tension between the Negro and white communities. He's thrilled by a 'gator hunt in the bayou, and by his powerful feelings for a sweet Negro girl.  

The Last Olympian
by Rick Riordan
Published 2009 by Hyperion Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781423101475

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Jacket Notes:  In this momentous final book in the "New York Times"-bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy's 16th birthday unfolds. As the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate.

 
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