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Take a Thief Take a Thief Mercedes Lackey Mercedes Lackey's triumphant return to the best-selling world of Valdemar, Takes a Thief reveals the untold story of Skif-a popular character from Lackey's first published novel, Arrows of the Queen.… OL112564W
Spud Spud John Van de Ruit It's 1990. Apartheid is crumbling. Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison. And Spud Milton—thirteen-year-old, prepubescent choirboy extraordinaire—is about to start his first year at an el… OL12253538W
The secret lives of boys The secret lives of boys Malina Saval Teenage boys have come a long way since the staid 1980s when they were all lumped into the Breakfast Club categories of Brains, Druggies, and Jocks. Crisscrossing the country—meeting with boys from d… OL13654114W
The Road to Samarcand The Road to Samarcand Patrick O'Brian "This story begins with a sloop in the South China Sea barely surviving a killer typhoon. The time is the 1930s, and the protagonist is a teenaged American boy whose missionary parents have just died… OL14870978W
The Wizard The Wizard Gene Wolfe Young teen Able, previously transported to a magical world into the body of an adult hero, returns to Mythgarthr in possession of special powers that he has vowed he will not use in his service to th… OL14871969W
Demons and druids Demons and druids James Patterson,Adam Sadler As Daniel X continues to hunt for intergalactic aliens, he and his friends go to England searching for Beta, an outlaw who takes the form of fire and who killed Daniel's parents when he was two years… OL14920136W
In a flash In a flash Eric Walters The first flash mob Ian puts together himself is a sixty-plus person, four-minute pillow fight in a department store. His friend Oswald is thrilled with the event, but Julia, the one Ian really wants… OL14960598W
Infinity Infinity Sherrilyn Kenyon At fourteen, Nick Gautier thinks he knows everything about the world around him. Streetwise, tough and savvy, his quick sarcasm is the stuff of legends. . .until the night when his best friends try t… OL14978473W
Guitar boy Guitar boy Mary Jane Auch After his mother is severely injured in an accident and his father kicks him out of the house, thirteen-year-old Travis attempts to survive on his own until he meets a guitar maker and some musicians… OL15043359W
Le club des incorrigibles optimistes Le club des incorrigibles optimistes Jean-Michel Guenassia Michel Marini reads a an awful lot of novels, even while walking through the crowded Paris of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. If people tell him not do so so since it’s dangerous, he ignores them. … OL15089384W
Disobedience Disobedience Jane Hamilton A young man awaits the consequences of his mother's extramarital affair with a violin-maker, information he discovers when he accidentally stumbles across her e-mailbox. From Jane Hamilton, author of… OL15137937W
Scarlet Monster lives here Scarlet Monster lives here Marjorie Weinman Sharmat New in the neighborhood, Scarlet Monster keeps herself so busy preparing for guests she doesn't have time to realize they are waiting to visit. OL15151341W
The Left Hand of God The Left Hand of God Paul Hoffman (English Writer) "Listen. The Sanctuary of the Redeemers on Shotover Scarp is named after a damned lie for there is no redemption that goes on there and less sanctuary."The Sanctuary of the Redeemers is a vast and de… OL15168598W
Across the nightingale floor Across the nightingale floor Lian Hearn The story of a boy who is suddenly plucked from his life in a remote and peaceful village to find himself a pawn in a political scheme filled with treacherous warlords, rivalry and the intensity of f… OL15697097W
Ashfall Ashfall Mike Mullin After the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano destroys his city and its surroundings, fifteen-year-old Alex must journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to Illinois to find his parents and sister, tryin… OL15932766W
The last four things The last four things Paul Hoffman (English Writer) To the warrior-monks known as the Redeemers, who rule over massive armies of child slaves, "the last four things" represent the culmination of a faithful life. Death. Judgement. Heaven. Hell. The las… OL16020955W
Growing up boy talk Growing up boy talk Caroline Plaisted "Discusses body changes that happen to boys during puberty, such as acne, body hair, body odor, mood swings, crushes, and more, and gives suggestions to teen boys for taking care of their hygiene and… OL16239270W
Dying to know you Dying to know you Aidan Chambers,Aidan Chambers Struggling through his dyslexia to try to fulfill his girlfriend Fiorella's request for a letter revealing his secret self, eighteen-year-old Karl asks Fiorella's favorite author for help, and he agr… OL16546768W
Shoulder the Sky Shoulder the Sky Lesley Choyce Martin Emerson's family, friends, and even his therapist have trouble figuring him out. He neer showed much of a reaction to the death of his mother, and his behaviour of late has been getting more … OL1680818W
The devil's labyrinth The devil's labyrinth John Saul For more than three decades, bestselling novelist John Saul has been summoning macabre masterpieces from the darkest realms of his imagination. With each new book, his instinct for playing upon our d… OL1729023W
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