Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Top Ten
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Boards: the Art and Design of the Skateboard
. Universe Publishing. 2003. $18.95. 0-7893-0977-7. bling bling skateboards
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."
Giles, Gail.
Dead Girls Don't Write Letters
. Millbrook Press / Roaring Brook Press. 2003. $15.95. 0-7613-1727-9. Sunny's sister is dead - so who wrote the letter?
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?
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?
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.
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?
Schiff, Nancy Rica.
Odd Jobs: Portraits of Unusual Occupations
. Ten Speed Press. 2002. $16.95. 1-58008-457-5. People get PAID for this??
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.
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?