Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

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Asai, Carrie.
Samurai Girl series
. Simon & Schuster / Pulse. 2003.Heaven must become a ninja or die in this series



Samurai Girl: The Book of the Shadow
. $6.99. 0-689-85949-X.



Samurai Girl: The Book of the Sword
. $6.99. 0-689-85948-1.

Ashanti.
Foolish/ Unfoolish: Reflections On Love
. Hyperion. 2002. $16.95. 1-4013-0030-8. Ashanti's Poetry : "I used to do a lot of crazy things for love."

Beatty, Scott.
JLA: The Ultimate Guide to the Justice League of America
. Dorling Kindersley Publishing. 2002. $19.99. 0-7894-8893-0. The defenders of justice explained.

Bendis, Brian Michael.
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 2
. Marvel. 2003. $29.99. 0-785-11061-5. Further adventures of the webbed slinger.

Bonnell, Jennifer.
D.I.Y. Girl: The Real Girl's Guide to Making Everything From Lip Gloss to Lamps
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Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. 2003. $12.99. 0-14-250048-8. Dismembered Barbie jewelry box, anyone?

Brian, Kate.
The Princess and the Pauper
. Simon & Schuster. 2003. $14.95. 0-689-86173-7. Rich girl, poor girl, who's got it best?

Cabot, Meggin.
The Boy Next Door
. HarperCollins / Avon. 2002. $13.95. 0-06-009619-5. The Princess Diaries meets Sex and the City.

Chandler, Elizabeth.
Dark Secrets: The Deep End of Fear
. Simon & Schuster. 2003. $4.99. 0-689-85259-2. Kate finds the past might be better left buried.

Christe, Ian.
Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal
. HarperCollins / HarperEntertainment. 2003. $24.95. 0-06-052362-X. Rock On!

Clarke, Miranda.
Night of a Thousand Boyfriends
. Fiction. Quirk Books. 2003. $7.95. 1-931686-35-1. You decide how your night will end.

Collier-Thompson, Kristi.
The Girls' Guide to Dreams
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Sterling. 2003. $12.95. 1-4027-0032-6. Are we keeping you up?

Dean, Zoey.
The A List
. Little Brown and Co. 2003. $8.99. 0-316-73435-7. West coast gossip girls.

DeFalco, Tom.
The Hulk: The Incredible Guide
. Dorling Kindersley Publishing. 2003. $24.99. 0-7894-9260-1. You thought knew it all…

Edut, Tali and Ophira .
Astrostyle: Star-studded advice for love, life, and looking good
. Simon & Schuster / Fireside. 2003. $12.00. 0-7432-4985-2. Hey Baby whats your sign?

Flake, Sharon.
Begging for Change
. Hyperion. 2003. $15.99. 0-7868-0601-X. Raspberry needs cash, who has some?

Fricke, Jim.
Yes Yes Y'all: The Experience Music Project Oral History of Hip-Hop's First Decade
. Da Capo Press. 2002. $35.00. 0-306-84484-7. Old School!

Fulghum, Hunter.
Don't Try This at Home: How to Win a Sumo Match, Catch a Great White Shark, and Start an Independent Nation and Other Extraordinary Feats (For Ordinary People)
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Broadway Books. 2002. $14.00. 0-7679-1159-8. A how-to for everything you shouldn't do.

Giles, Gail.
Dead Girls Don't Write Letters
. Fiction. Millbrook Press / Roaring Brook Press. 2003. $15.95. 0-7613-1727-9. Sunny's sister is dead - so who wrote the letter?

Gregory, Leland.
Hey Idiot!: Chronicles of Human Stupidity
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Andrews McMeel. 2003. $9.95. 0-7407-3902-6. How dumb can you get?

Gregory, Leland.
Stupid Crook Book
. Andrews McMeel. 2002. $9.95. 0-7407-2694-3. No wonder they got caught.

Halliday, John.
Shooting Monarchs
. Simon & Schuster / Margaret K. McElderry. 2003. $15.95. 0-689-84338-0. A serial killer, an outcast and an unexpected ending.

Halvorson, Marilyn.
Bull Rider
. Orca Book Publishers. 2003. $7.95. 1-55143-233-1. Can Layne survive what killed his father?

Hart, Christopher.
Manga Mania Fantasy Worlds: How to Draw the Enchanted Worlds of Japanese Comics
. Watson-Guptill. 2003. $19.95. 0823-02972-7. Draw new worlds!

Hart, Christopher.
Manga Mania Villians: How To Draw the Super Villians of Manga and Anime
. Watson-Guptill. 2003. $19.95. 0-823-02971-9. Inking evil!

Hopkins, Cathy.
Mates, Dates, and series
. Simon & Schuster / Pulse.

. . . .Guys, girls, and a new series from across the pond.



Mates, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses
. 0-689-85545-1.



Mates, Dates, and Designer Divas
. 0-689-85546-X.

Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras
. 0-689-85544-3.

Horowitz, Anthony.
Skeleton Key: An Alex Rider Adventure
. Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. 2003. $16.99. 0-399-23777-1. Can Alex Rider save the world -
again?

Huebner, Mark.
Sports Bloopers: All-star Flubs and Fumbles
. Firefly Books. 2003. $19.95. 1-55297-627-0. Streaking, pantsing, and wedgies!

Johnson, Angela.
The First Part Last
. Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. 2003. $15.95. 0-689-84922-2. Can Bobby raies his daughter on his own?

Kleh, Cindy.
Snowboarding Skills: The Back-To-Basics Essentials for All Levels
. Firefly Books, Ltd. 2002. $16.95.1-55297-626-2. Carve past the competition.

Koon, Jeff and Andy Powell.
Wearing of This Garment Does Not Enable You To Fly: 101 Real Dumb Warning Labels
. Free Press. 2003. $12.95. 0-7432-4475-3. And do not use this book as a flotation device.

Kyi, Tanya Lloyd.
Truth
. Orca Book Publishers. 2003. $9.95. 1-55143-265-X. Should Jen keep a shocking murder secret?

Levithan, David.
Boy Meets Boy
. Random House. 2003. $15.95. 0-375-82400-6. Biker cheerleaders, a drag queen quaterback … is this the school for you?

Levy, Joel.
Really Useful: Origins of Everyday Things
. Firefly Books. 2002. $39.95. 1-55297-623-8. Bet you didn't know.

Little, Jason.
Shutterbug Follies
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Doubleday. 2002. $24.95. 0-385-50346-6. Bee tracks down grisly murderer in this edgy graphic novel.

Macdonald, Andy.
Dropping In With Andy Mac: Life of a Pro Skateboarder
. Simon & Schuster / Pulse. 2003. $9.99. 0-689-85784-5. From Big Wheels to
half pipes: the world of Andy Mac.

Malone, Bonz.
Hip-Hop Immortals: Volume 1: The Re-Mix
. Avalon Publishing Group. 2003. $39.95. 1-56025-518-8. Old and new in full color.

Marz, Ron.
The Path: Crisis of Faith
. CrossGen Comics. 2002. $19.95. 1-931484-32-5. Samurai warriors, vengeful gods, and invading hordes.

McDonald, Janet.
Twists and Turns
. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. 2003. $18.95.0-374-39955-7. Two sisters and their hip hop hair salon.

McNamee, Graham.
Acceleration
. Random House. 2003. $15.95. -385-73119-1. "It's like the Hardy boys meet Hannibal Lecter."

Milano, Selene.
Unforgettable Color: Revlon Makeup With Confidence
. Firefly. 2003. $24.95. 1-55297-670-X. The experts show you how.

Mirra, Dave.
Mirra Images: The Story of My Life
. HarperCollins. 2003. $15.95. 0-06-098916-5. BMX-treme!

Montano, Mark.
Super Suite: The Ultimate Bedroom Makeover Guide for Girls
. Universe Publishing. 2002. $17.95. 0-7893-0811-8. Easy decorating on the cheap.

Morse, Jennifer Corr.
Scholastic Book of World Records 2004
. Scholastic Reference
. 2003. $9.95. 0-439-54250-2 . Biggest, Fastest, Most, Least

Nixon, Joan.
Nightmare
. Random House Children's Books. 2003. $15.95. 0-385-73026-8. What if your worst nightmare was real?

Payment, Simone.
Navy SEALs: Special Operations for the U.S. Navy
. Rosen Publishing Group. 2003. $26.50. 0-8239-3809-3. Do you have what it takes?

Peretti, Frank.
Nightmare Academy (Veritas Project, No. 2)
. Tommy Nelson. 2002. $16.99. 0-8499-7617-0. The dress code here is the least of your worries.

Platt, Larry.
Only the Strong Survive:
The Odyssey of Allen Iverson

. HarperCollins / ReganBooks. 2002. $25.95. 0-06-009773-6. Bubbachuck, the answer, AI - who is the real Allen Iverson?

Rees, Douglas.
Vampire High
. Delacorte. 2003. $15.95. 0-385-73117-5. This school Really Sucks!

Roeper, Richard.
Ten Sure Signs a Movie Character is Doomed and Other Surprising Movie Lists
. Hyperion. 2003. $14.00. 0-7868-8830-X. Is your favorite here?

Rylant, Cynthia.
God Went to Beauty School
. HarperCollins Children's Book Group / Tempest. 2003. $15.99. 0-06009-433-8. These poems ask, what if God was one of us?

Schiff, Nancy Rica.
Odd Jobs: Portraits of Unusual Occupations
. Ten Speed Press. 2002. $16.95. 1-58008-457-5. People get PAID for this??

Schreiber, Ellen.
Vampire Kisses
. HarperCollins. 2003. $15.99. 0-06-009334-X. Careful what you wish for.

Seate, Mike.
Jesse James : The Man and His Machines
. Motorbooks International / MBI. 2003. $24.95.0-7603-1614-7. Custom choppers: big toys for big boys.

Shaw, Tucker.
"What's That Smell?" (Oh It's Me): 50 Mortifying Situations and How to Deal With Them
. Alloy / 17th Street Productions. 2003. $7.99. 0-14-250011-9. You never thought it would happen to you.

Shields, Genie.
Fairie-ality: The Fashion Collection from the House of Ellwand
. Candlewick Press. 2002. $40.00. 0-7636-1413-0. En vogue Tinkerbell

Simpson, Jessica.
Jessica Simpson I Do: Achieving Your Dream Wedding
. NVU/Innerworkings. 2003. $29.95. 0-9724-5753-4.Before she was a Newlywed.

Soto, Gary.
The Afterlife
. Harcourt, Inc.2003. $16.00. 0-15-204774-3. You live, you're murdered, your life begins.

Springer, Nancy.
Blood Trail
. Holiday House. 2003. $16.95. 0-8234-1723-9. Even if he lies the blood trail won't.

Stine, R. L..
Dangerous Girls
. HarperCollins. 2003. $13.99.0-06-053080-4. Destiny is always thirsty - for blood.

Traig, Jennifer.
Makeup: Things To Make and Do
. Chronicle Books. 2003. $12.95. 0-8118-3679-7. Melt, mix, and make your self up.

Trueman, Terry.
Inside Out
. HarperCollins / Tempest. 2003. $15.99. 0-06-623962-1. Alan's got a gun, Dirt Bag's not real, who is more dangerous?

Willingham, Bill.
Animal Farm (Fables series)
. DC Comics: Vertigo. 2003. $12.95. 1-40120-077-X. Fairy tales are not for children any more.

Willingham, Bill.
Legends in Exile (Fables series)
. DC Comics: Vertigo. 2003. $9.95. 1-56389-942-6. "No more happily ever after."

Wood, Nick.
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New York
. Harry N. Abrams. 2003. $24.95. 0-8109-4624-6. Big city panorama

Boards: the Art and Design of the Skateboard
. Universe Publishing. 2003. $18.95. 0-7893-0977-7. bling bling skateboards

Crime Scene: The Ultimate Guide to Forensic Science
. Dorling Kindersley Publishing. 2003. $25.00. 0-7894-8891-4. From profiling to postmortems.

How To Hold a Crocodile
. Firefly Books. 2003. $19.95. 1-55297-805-2. Do almost everything.

Japanese Comickers: Draw Anime and Manga Like Japan's Hottest Artist
. HarperCollins / Harper Design International. 2003. $24.95. 0-06-051355-1. Draw like the pros!

MX: The Way of the MotoCrosser
. Harry N. Abrams. 2003. $29.95. 0-8109-4272-0. Roger DeCoster to James Stewart

Paint Me Like I Am: Teen Poems From Writerscorps
. HarperCollins / Tempest. 2003. $6.99. 0-06-447264-7. Tells it like it is.

Simpsons Comics Madness
. Harper Collins / Perennial. 2003. $14.95. 0-06-053061-8. D'oh!

Spoken Word Revolution: (slam, hip hop & the poetry of a new generation)
. Sourcebooks Inc./Media Fusion. 2003. $24.95. 1-4022-0037-4. Anyone can slam.

Tattoo Nation: Portraits of Celebrity Body Art
. AOL Time Warner Book Group / Bulfinch Press. 2002. $35.00. 0-8212-2781-5. Stars show skin.

Tupac: Resurrection 1971-1996
. Atria Books. 2003. $29.95. 0-7434-7434-1. He lives.