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Synopsis: While on a short trip to Hollywood, California, Jessie renews her acquaintance with a handsome movie star and unexpectedly lands an internship at a new entertainment magazine.
Publication Date: 06/27/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: Rachel has finally come to terms with the outrageously unfair fact that her younger sister, Miri, has inherited magical powers from their mom. But now the whole witchcraft thing is spiraling out of control. Mom is a magicaholic, Miri’s on a Save the World kick, and the one teeny tiny love spell that Rachel begged for has gone embarrassingly, horribly wrong.
Suddenly, the fate of everything is in Rachel’s hands.
Her family.
The world.
Senior prom.
Suddenly, the fate of everything is in Rachel’s hands.
Her family.
The world.
Senior prom.
Publication Date: 06/13/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: Write On! presents the winners of the site’s many competitive writing contests—all voted best by visitors to the site. Friendships and family, school, crushes, adventure, and more are the topics of these remarkable stories and poems, creating an inspiring, endearing compilation in the tradition of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Written by girls, for girls, the book’s positive message, attractive format, and affordable price will delight girls everywhere.
• Features the winners of the writing contest from Miss O's website
• Low price, high quality, real girls, empowering message
• Features the winners of the writing contest from Miss O's website
• Low price, high quality, real girls, empowering message
Publication Date: 06/01/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis:
Girl next door . . . or Mayan sorceress ?
Martika Gálvez's "To Do" list:
1. Research final project for art class–on the jaguar
2. Study the arts of telepathy (ESP) and pyrokinesis (starting fires at will)
3. Build an altar and pray to Mayan deities
4. Use psychic powers to recover stolen ancient statue and help rescue abducted teen girl...
5. and convince Mom I'm really studying at the library
Introducing Martika Gálvez, the Latina Nancy Drew of the new millennium.
Ages 12+
Publication Date: 05/30/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: “I’m going to have to come up with something really good to get you back into the public’s good graces. I have no idea what, but trust me. I’ll think of something.”
Well that’s what Theodora pays her agent $100,000 a year for, isn’t it? Theodora Twist is the girl everyone wants to be. She’s Hollywood’s hottest young actress. Producers court her, fans mob her, and the tabloids cover everything.
Emilys life is Boring with a capital B. She’s a 16-year-old nobody to everyone, including her own mother. The only thing remotely interesting about Emily? She lives in Theodora Twist’s former house. But she’s about to get Twisted.
How? On a reality show meant to clean up Theodora’s party girl rep—with Emily’s family as host. It’s just another role for Theodora. Emily is in panic mode. This isn’t just a part . . . it’s her life.
Well that’s what Theodora pays her agent $100,000 a year for, isn’t it? Theodora Twist is the girl everyone wants to be. She’s Hollywood’s hottest young actress. Producers court her, fans mob her, and the tabloids cover everything.
Emilys life is Boring with a capital B. She’s a 16-year-old nobody to everyone, including her own mother. The only thing remotely interesting about Emily? She lives in Theodora Twist’s former house. But she’s about to get Twisted.
How? On a reality show meant to clean up Theodora’s party girl rep—with Emily’s family as host. It’s just another role for Theodora. Emily is in panic mode. This isn’t just a part . . . it’s her life.
Publication Date: 05/23/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: Now sixteen years old, Ronnie, Fleur, and Claude try to repair an unexpected rift in their friendship by getting summer waitressing jobs together at a seaside resort.
Publication Date: 05/18/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: Still the only non-blonde on her Florida cheerleading squad, sixteen-year-old Annisa makes some decisions about how far she will go to fit in with her team while also staying true to herself.
Publication Date: 05/18/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: Trying to sample all that New York City has to offer before her internship at Flirt magazine ends, sixteen-year-old Kiyoko overdoes it and gets in trouble at work and with her housemother, but help from unexpected sources leads her to her one true passion.Trying to sample all that New York City has to offer before her internship at Flirt magazine ends, sixteen-year-old Kiyoko overdoes it and gets in trouble at work, but help from unexpected sources leads her to her one true passion.
Publication Date: 05/18/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: Instead of following the traditional college route after graduation, four best friends--Harper, Sophie, Kate, and Becca--decide to follow their dreams as they each embark on a year-long adventure filled with hope, tears, laughter, romance, and self-discovery. 50,000 first printing.
Publication Date: 05/10/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where the girls are dazzling, the guys are gorgeous, and the summer heat is the perfect excuse to throw a fabulous roof-deck pool party. As if we need a reason! It's our last summer together before heading off to college, and things are sizzling - no, it's not just the weather. Despite that steamy kiss on graduation night, Blair, Serena, and Nate have gone their separate ways...though not for long. Blair is off to London with her English Lord boyfriend, Serena's about to become a movie star - as if she wasn't a star already! - and Nate's rolling up his well-worn khakis and heading to the Hamptons. Back in New York, Dan and Vanessa are rekindling their love. Fiery! Watch out, this summer is going to be hotter than ever.
Publication Date: 05/10/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: Samantha Rose, a bookish recent high-school graduate from Massachusetts, moves in with her cousin Kate and uncle in California in order to undertake an internship at a Hollywood production company.
Publication Date: 05/04/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: When Colby Blanchard is attacked and turned into a half-vampire, her senior year of high school becomes surreal as she vacillates between trying to save her life and worrying about losing her place on the cheerleading squad.
Publication Date: 05/02/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis:
Ultra-snobby Clara Frankofile has everything an eleven-year-old girl could want. She’s fabulously wealthy, she lives alone in a penthouse apartment with its own roller coaster, and all of New York City is afraid of her! Each night at the Pish Posh restaurant, she watches the glittery movie actresses and princesses, and decides who is important enough to stay and who she will kick to the sidewalk in disgrace. But Clara’s world is turned upside down when she discovers that a peculiar mystery is happening in the restaurant, right under her upturned nose.With the help of a whip-smart twelveyear- old jewel thief, Clara embarks on a wildly dangerous mission through the streets of New York to solve a 200-hundred-year-old secret.
Publication Date: 04/20/06
Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: Eighth grade is torture–at least it is for Bindy!
(1) Her best friend since kindergarten becomes her worst enemy.
(2) She’s stuck taking yoga in sports ed, where she unleashes the Very Bad Thing that gets the whole school talking.
(3) She suffers total humiliation when certain unmentionables are tossed around at assembly.
What’s more, Bindy’s divorced parents are behaving badly.
(1) Her laid-back father looks like he’s falling for–could it be?– none other than her ex-best friend’s mother. Which means that . . .
(2) . . . Bindy’s worst enemy might just end up as her sister!
(3) Her domineering mom always wants Bindy to do things her way.
Enough is enough! To survive the drama in her life, Bindy must make some tough decisions in this funny, searching novel about being true to yourself.
(1) Her best friend since kindergarten becomes her worst enemy.
(2) She’s stuck taking yoga in sports ed, where she unleashes the Very Bad Thing that gets the whole school talking.
(3) She suffers total humiliation when certain unmentionables are tossed around at assembly.
What’s more, Bindy’s divorced parents are behaving badly.
(1) Her laid-back father looks like he’s falling for–could it be?– none other than her ex-best friend’s mother. Which means that . . .
(2) . . . Bindy’s worst enemy might just end up as her sister!
(3) Her domineering mom always wants Bindy to do things her way.
Enough is enough! To survive the drama in her life, Bindy must make some tough decisions in this funny, searching novel about being true to yourself.
Publication Date: 04/11/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: A New York Times bestseller
To find the truth you’ve got to be willing to hear it.
When she’s modeling, Annabel is the picture of perfection.
But her real life is far from perfect.
Fortunately, she’s got Owen. He’s intense, music-obsessed, and dedicated to always telling the truth.
And most of all, he’s determined to make Annabel happy. . .
“This is young adult fiction at its best.” —School Library Journal
Also by Sarah Dessen:
Along for the Ride
Dreamland
Keeping the Moon
Lock and Key
The Moon and More
Someone Like You
That Summer
This Lullaby
The Truth About Forever
What Happened to Goodbye
To find the truth you’ve got to be willing to hear it.
When she’s modeling, Annabel is the picture of perfection.
But her real life is far from perfect.
Fortunately, she’s got Owen. He’s intense, music-obsessed, and dedicated to always telling the truth.
And most of all, he’s determined to make Annabel happy. . .
“This is young adult fiction at its best.” —School Library Journal
Also by Sarah Dessen:
Along for the Ride
Dreamland
Keeping the Moon
Lock and Key
The Moon and More
Someone Like You
That Summer
This Lullaby
The Truth About Forever
What Happened to Goodbye
Publication Date: 04/06/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: Half Asian and half white, Patty Ho has never felt completely home in her skin. When a Chinese fortuneteller foresees a white guy on Patty's horizon, things go from bad to worse in this debut novel by a bright new talent.
Publication Date: 04/05/06
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Chick Lit