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Colfer, Eoin.FICThe wish list / Eoin Colfer. -- New York : Scholastic/Hyperion BooksCOL for Children, [2004], c2000.SUMMARY: “Forced out of her home by her stepfather after her mother'sdeath, Meg Finn becomes a wanderer, until an attempted robbery goeswrong, leaving Meg's spirit in limbo, where she becomes involved in a battlebetween good and evil.”Colt, Jennifer.FIC The vampire of Venice Beach : a novel / Jennifer Colt. -- 1st ed. --COL New York : Broadway Books, c2006.SUMMARY: “Colt's lovable detective duo, redheaded twins Kerry and Terry McAfee,last seen in The Mangler of Malibu Canyon (2006), find themselves on security dutyfor a group of vampire wannabes at the Venice Goth Parade. The last thing theyexpect is to end up with an actual dead body on their hands, but that's precisely whathappens when the coffin they're carrying opens up to reveal a very dead Queen of theUndead. Ephemera--or Darby Applewhite as the twins knew her in high school--appears to be missing a fatal amount of blood, and tooth marks on her neck suggestthe work of vampires. Unwilling to leave the investigation to the police, the McAfeetwins question a bevy of suspects, including Darby's fellow goth roommates and atruly frightening rival. But when Darby's body disappears, the twins start to suspectshe might not be dead after all. Colt's enjoyably fun series holds up well in its thirdinstallment and will have mystery lovers reading rapidly to reach the excitingconclusion. --Kristine Huntley Copyright 2007 Booklist” ((BooksInPrint Online)Conroy, Robert (Joseph Robert), 1938-.FIC1942 : a novel / Robert Conroy. -- New York : Ballantine Books,CON c2009.SUMMARY: "The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was aresounding success-except for one detail: a second bombing mission, todestroy crucial oil storage facilities, was aborted that day. Now, in thisgripping and stunning work of alternate history, Robert Conroyreimagines December 7, 1941, to include the attack the Japanese didn'tlaunch, and what follows is a thrilling tale of war, resistance, sacrifice,and courage.".D'Amato, Brian.FIC In the courts of the sun / Brian D'Amato. -- New York : Dutton, c2009.DAMSUMMARY: "Traveling from 2010 to 664, from the fall of the temples of Disney Worldto the peaks of the tallest towers of the ancient world...glimpse into history's mostfascinating and misunderstood civilization and ...odyssey from the distant past to thenear future and beyond..." "..an ancient book...contains an account of a Gamepredicting the end of the world..." Will Jed save the world?.Dermansky, Marcy, 1969-.FICTwins / Marcy Dermansky. -- 1st ed. -- New York : William Morow,DER c2005.Page 27 of 433/10/2011SUMMARY: “A beguiling story of the powerful ties between identical twins,Dermansky's lively debut also takes on bulimia, lesbian relationships, and thepressures of high-school academics and sports. In the alternating voices ofChloe, who is four minutes older, taller, smarter, and prettier, and Sue, who isalways playing catch-up, Dermansky weaves the ever--changing story of thetwins' lives from eighth grade through high school. Sue becomes obsessive