Keturah and Lord Death

By Martine Leavitt

(YA F Leav) (CV only)

214 pages. 2006 Fantasy

When Keturah meets death in the form of a cloaked man in the forest, she desperately tells a tale of romance so intriguing that Death himself would let her live just to find out the ending. With a spunky Jane Austen-like main character, this is one story that is both humorous and heartbreaking causing readers to turn pages quickly so they too can know if it will end happily ever after. (Grades 6 & Up)

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The Rules of Survival

By Nancy Werlin

(YA F Werl)

260 pages. 2006 Realistic

In a lengthy letter to his youngest sister, Emmy, seventeen year old Matthew chronicles the story of their mother’s abusive and psychotic behavior. While Nikki never physically harms her children, they must endure her violent mood swings, manic behavior, and escalating rage. Matthew thinks he has found an adult who will save his siblings from his mom, but as events unfold, he learns to “be sure of nothing about other people” and to “expect danger around every corner.” (Grades 9 & Up)

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I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

By Ally Carter
(YA F Cart)
284 pages. 2006 Mystery/Thriller

Sophomore Cammie would be like any other Roseville girl if it weren’t for the fact she can speak 14 languages and her mother is the headmistress of the private all-girl, spy training school. Sure she can tell Josh that she can tap his phone, hack into his computer and track his every move. When it comes to telling Josh how she feels about him, her feelings go undercover. (Grades 7 & Up)

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Golden

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes
(YA F Barn)
247 pages. 2006 Fantasy

New girl Lissy can see auras, usually beautiful colorful areas around a person. Lissy’s math teacher has no aura, no colors at all. Lissy calls this garn, a colorless area that represents evil. With the help of her new friends, Lissy sets out to stop the teacher from his sinister activities. (Grades 9 & Up)

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