Secrets of the First Daughter by Cassidy Calloway is about the first daughter of the United States, and the problems that follow her everywhere - including England! Senior Morgan Abbott, the first daughter, is perfectly happy. She gets to see her boyfriend, although its in secret, and she takes the role of class president after her enemy Brittany Whittaker is removed from office! Unfortunately for Morgan, nothing can go smoothly along. With a secret relationship, Brittany, and now collages, Morgan has her hands full. This is a sequel to Confessions of a First Daughter.
Solid by Shelley Workinger is about a seventeen-year-old girl named Clio. This summer she finds out she is part of a genetic experiment done by an army doctor, exploring chromosome 9. She goes off to a camp for two weeks with the rest of the genetic experiments so the army can study them to see if the genetic experiment had any effects. While Clio is there, some things start to seem like they aren't adding up. With her new friends, they set out to get some answers.
Poser by Sue Wyshynski is a realistic fiction book about a teenage girl named Talluah. Talluah is used to moving, but she is still anxious to make friends. She wants friends so badly that she could even lie to become popular. Throughout the book her tendency to say just the wrong thing at the wrong time, especially around certain people, can make her life miserable. Somehow, Talluah always ends up making it through the trouble and learning lessons about friendship on the way. She may even make a few friends in the process!
Princess of Glass, a retelling of Cinderella, is a companion novel to Princess of the Midnight Ball. In this book, Poppy and her unmarried sisters are sent to different countries through a royal exchange program of sorts, to promote better relationships between countries and, hopefully, result in some marriages. A second aspect of the story is Elenora, a girl who went from riches to poverty when her father's business transactions did not pay for their lifestyle and both her parents died. She changed her name to Ellen, and started working as a maid.
The Letter Writer by Ann Rinaldi is a historical fiction novel. It takes place pre-Civil War, in 1831. The main character, eleven-year-old Harriet, writes letters for her blind stepmother. She feels left out with her strict stepbrother in charge and knowing she will never meet her real parents. This story takes you through the events and Harriet's decisions leading to and after the Nat Turner Slave Rebellion.
Vintage Veronica is about Veronica, a fifteen-and-half year old girl who has learned to live with herself as "fat" and "friendless". This summer, things change. Veronica gets a job at a vintage clothing store, where she works in "Employees Only!". There, she can avoid Bill, who seems to still be in the 70's, Ginger and Zoe, two typical teenage salesgirls, and a helpless but lovable boy, Lenny. These four are always around to make life interesting.
