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GOLDEN, CHRISTOPHER
AND FORD LYTLE GILMORE
THE HOLLOW
Shane and Aimee Lancaster’s arrival in
Sleepy Hollow, a town of myth and terrifying
legend, triggers a series of events
that will bring them face-to-face with the
evils of the Headless Horseman himself.
#1 HORSEMAN
Rec: SLJ
4 3/16 x 7 256 pp. 2005
978-1-59514-024-1 $5.99
#2 DROWNED
4 3/16 x 7 240 pp. 2005
978-1-59514-025-8 $5.99
#3 MISCHIEF
4 3/16 x 7 224 pp. 2006
978-1-59514-026-5 $6.99
#4 ENEMIES
4 3/16 x 7 240 pp. 2006
978-1-59514-027-2 $6.99
GOLDSCHMIDT, JUDY
RAISIN RODRIGUEZ &
THE BIG TIME SMOOCH
“In this sequel to The Secret Blog of
Raisin Rodriguez, seventh-grader Raisin
continues her blog with two California
girlfriends. Her current preoccupation
is classmate CJ Mullen (who works
as a cartoonist with Raisin on a zine,
CoolerThanYou) and getting him to kiss
her…Goldschmidt’s strength—her ear
for frank middle-school dialogue—will
endear her to readers…” —Booklist
Rec: BL, K, SLJ, V
5 x 7 208 pp. 2007
978-1-59514-125-5 $5.99
THE SECRET BLOG OF
RAISIN RODRIGUEZ
Twelve-year-old Raisin Rodriguez has
been uprooted from her life in California
and plopped down in Philadelphia with
her mother, sister, step-father, step-sister
Samantha, and Samantha’s cross-dressing
poodle Countess. The only way Raisin
can survive the painful transition is by
recording every detail in a secret blog she
keeps for her best friends from home.
Rec: BL, C, K, PW, SLJ, V
5 x 7 224 pp. 2006
978-1-59514-071-5 $5.99
GOODMAN, ALISON
SINGING THE DOGSTAR BLUES
“Daughter of a sperm donor and a
mother who is a famous newscaster, Joss
is a wild, fun-loving girl who plays the
harmonica. She’s also a student of time
travel at the Centre for Neo-Historical
Studies. Her life turns upside down
when Mavkel, the first Chorian to visit
Earth, comes to study time travel and
selects Joss to be his roommate and
study partner…This wildly entertaining
novel successfully mixes adventure, humor,
mystery, and SF into a fast-paced,
thrilling story that will appeal to a wide
audience.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, C, KH, PW, SLJH. V
4 1/4 x 7 272 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240246-7 $6.99
GORE, AL
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
Former Vice President Al Gore’s
documentary and book An Inconvenient
Truth were daring calls to action, exposing
the shocking reality of how humankind
has damaged the Earth through
global warming. Now his book has been
adapted for perhaps the most importance
audience of all: today’s youth, who have
no choice but to confront this planetary
emergency head-on. Bursting with color
photos, vivid graphs, and powerful writing,
this book clearly and captivatingly
explains global warming: what it is, what
causes it, and its continued devastating
effects on our environment. An Inconvenient
Truth may change the way young
people understand global warming—and
inspire them to impact the course of
history.
Rec: SLJH
7 1/2 x 9 192 pp. 2007
978-0-670-06272-0 $16.00
GOULD, EMILY
HEX EDUCATION
When Sophie Stone moves from LA
to a small town in Massachusetts she
is immediately accepted into the most
popular clique at school. But what she is
doesn’t know is that her new best friends
are a coven of witches formed to save the
town from a rising evil!
4 1/4 x 7 192 pp. 2007
978-1-59514-118-7 $8.99
GRAHAM, ROSEMARY
MY NOT-SO-TERRIBLE TIME AT THE
HIPPIE HOTEL
Tracy’s summer vacation couldn’t start
off any worse. Her father has dragged
her to Farnsworth House, a.k.a. the
Hippie Hotel, on Cape Cod. It’s a place
where divorced parents bring their children
for quality “Together Time.” Tracy
dreads the whole idea, until she meets
the other girls her age at the hotel. They
seem friendly and fun. But they’re also
great at flirting, which Tracy definitely
isn’t. “A tender, funny debut.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, SLJ, V
4 1/4 x 7 224 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240303-7 $5.99
GRANT, CYNTHIA D.
THE CANNIBALS
Some people think that Tiffany Spratt
is a shallow ditz. But as she herself puts
it: “Unlike me, life isn’t always pretty.”
Even though she’s Head Yell Leader of
the cheerleading squad, going steady
with the best-looking guy in school, and
making her acting debut in a major motion
picture, she has her bad days, too.
And when everything goes down the
drain, and she goes from Miss Popularity
to Miss Reject of the Universe, she
somehow finds a way to carry on.
4 1/4 x 6 3/4 192 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240127-9 $5.99
GRAY, ELIZABETH JANET
ADAM OF THE ROAD
Illustrated by Robert Lawson
Eleven-year-old Adam loved to travel
through the open roads of thirteenthcentury
England with his father, a
wandering minstrel, and his red spaniel,
Nick. But when his father suddenly
disappears and Nick is stolen, Adam finds
himself alone and searching for them
both. “Elizabeth Gray has re-created
with superb effect, a period of English
history glowing with life and color.”
—The Horn Book
Rec: AN, BL, C, CE, H, SLJ, TE, W
Newbery Medal
4 3/8 x 7 1/8 320 pp. 1987
978-0-14-240433-1 $6.99
Puffin Modern Classic
5 x 7 320 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240659-5 $6.99
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