At his father’s insistence, seventeen-year-old Marcelo is leaving behind the familiar sheltered world of his special-ed school to spend the summer working in the mail room of his father’s high-powered law firm. The real world, as seen through Marcelo’s eyes, turns out to be an often confusing mix of true and false friends, honesty and lies, that he must first learn to navigate and then choose to accept or reject for himself.

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This book is a 21st-century version of Beauty and the Beast set in New York City and starring a super rich, handsome and popular prep student, Kyle. After a senseless act of social cruelty directed at an unsuspecting girl, Kyle is turned into a beast and must come to grips with his new reality.

Fans of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series will love this story of a paranormal romance featuring werewolves.

Originally published in Japanese, this story of a female warrior and the young prince whose life she must protect will appeal to fans of manga and anime.

Author Wendy Mass talks about her writing, her life, and how they overlap in her latest work, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life.

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Budding detective Jas is disappointed when her father insists she join him and her stepmother on a family vacation to Las Vegas. She soon finds herself in the middle of a mystery, however, that involves a young boy and his cat, as well as a very attractive stranger. Her escapades range from the hilarious to the dangerous as she is joined by her best friends in a race to find – and stop – the villain.

Winner of the 2008 Caldecott Medal, this work is an unusual combination of pages featuring only text and long sequences of double-spread illustrations in black and white. A gripping tale of a young orphan hiding out in a Paris train station is played out in scenes reminiscent of an old silent movie.

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A very young Bod (short for Nobody) is kept safe from death by the dead themselves, namely, the inhabitants of a graveyard across the street from the house where his family was murdered. You can find out a little about what it’s like to grow up with ghosts as surrogate parents by clicking on the Browse Inside this book link above, which allows you to read the first two chapters online. Or click here to watch video clips of author Neil Gaiman reading the entire book aloud during his 9-city tour.

Based on a true story, this novel recounts 17-year-old Helmuth Hubener’s courageous struggle to share the truth about the Nazis with his fellow Germans.

Found, a new sci-fi thriller by best-selling author Haddix, is sure to delight fans of her popular Among the Hidden series.