When Alice was ten, Ray kidnapped her.  Now fifteen, she is no longer the little girl Ray desires.  Ray begins to speak more and more of her death.  Desperate to get away alive, Ray now wants Alice to find and "train" her replacement.  This book is disturbing, yet gripping.

What would you do if you broke up with your musician boyfriend and he wrote a song about it?  And that song suddenly hit the airwaves, soared to the top of the charts and now the paparazzi follow you everywhere?  Will your life ever be normal again?

Fifteen-year-old Aura Ambrose has been hiding a secret. Her mother, a talented artist and art teacher, is slowly being consumed by schizophrenia, and Aura has been her sole caretaker ever since Aura's dad left them. Convinced that "creative" equals crazy, Aura shuns her own artistic talent. But as her mother sinks deeper into the darkness of mental illness, the hunger for a creative outlet draws Aura toward the depths of her imagination. Just as desperation threatens to swallow her whole, Aura discovers that art, love, and family are profoundly linked—and together may offer an escape from her fears.

After Johnny's father dies, life becomes increasingly difficult to cope with.  After a stint in rehab and ending up in the emergency room nearly overdosing, his mother send him to live in North Carolina to live with his uncle.  Johnny becomes fascinated with the new wave band Blondie and learns of his father's glam rock youth, giving him perspective on himself, his past and his current life.

Cole has been a vampire for a long time, don't let his eighteen-year-old body fool you.  Known for being careful, meticulous and observant, Cole is placed in charge of  "rookie"  vampire, Gordon.  But Gordon really is a teenager and not prepared for eternal life.  Can Cole help Gordon cope with the changes or will he have to dispose of a rogue vampire for the greater good of both vampires and humans?  Not your typical vampire story. 

How far would you go to save someone you love?  Can parents love their child too much?  Seventeen-year-old Jenna has awoken from a coma totally clueless about her life before.  The only glimpses into the person she was come from home movies.  Slowly, Jenna has glimpses into the past which unfortunately raise more questions than answers.  Why won't anyone answer them?

When Wayland North brings rain to a region that's been dry for over ten years, he's promised anything he'd like as a reward. He chooses the village elder's daughter, sixteen-year-old Sydelle Mirabel, who is a skilled weaver and has an unusual knack for repairing his magical cloaks. Though Sydelle has dreamt of escaping her home, she's hurt that her parents relinquish her so freely and finds herself awed and afraid of the slightly ragtag wizard who is unlike any of the men of magic in the tales she's heard. Still, she is drawn to this mysterious man who is fiercely protective of her and so reluctant to share his own past.

The pair rushes toward the capital, intent to stop an imminent war, pursued by Reuel Dorwan (a dark wizard who has taken a keen interest in Sydelle) and plagued by unusually wild weather. But the sudden earthquakes and freak snowstorms may not be a coincidence. As Sydelle discovers North's dark secret and the reason for his interest in her and learns to master her own mysterious power, it becomes increasingly clear that the fate of the kingdom rests in her fingertips. She will either be a savior, weaving together the frayed bonds between Saldorra and Auster, or the disastrous force that destroys both kingdoms forever.

Recommended by Brianna.

Something stopped Nita's hand as it ran along the bookshelf. She looked and found that one of the books had a loose thread at the top of its spine. It was one of those So You Want to Be a . . . books, a series on careers. So You Want to Be a Pilot, and a Scientist . . . a Writer. But his one said, So You Want to Be a Wizard.  I don't believe this, Nina thought. She shut the book and stood there holding it in her hand, confused, amazed, suspicious--and delighted. If it was a joke, it was a great one.
If it wasn't . . . ?

Enter the hilarious world of 10-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's 13 and an "official juvenile delinquent." When Momma and Dad decide it's time for a visit to Grandma, Dad comes home with the amazing Ultra-Glide, and the Watsons set out on a trip like no other. They're heading South. They're going to Birmingham, Alabama, toward one of the darkest moments in America's history.

What would you do with a million in cash?  Set in England, brothers, Anthony and Damian have just 17 days to spend over 229,370 pounds sterling ($329,921.94 at today's exchange rate) before England switches to the Euro.  Unfortunately, it's sounds a lot easier than it is...and there's also the pesky problem of avoiding the thieves who want "their" money back!