Title: But Is It Garbage?
Author: Stephen L. Hamelman
Year of Publication: 2004
Genre: Nonfiction
Pages: 272
First Line: "American culture is trash culture."
Summary: Hamelman says that "analysis of rock as trash is needed because it reveals a fundamental yet complex interrelationship between trash, both literal and figurative . . and rock music ( Read more... )

Title: Wings
Author: Aprilynne Pike
Year of Publication: 2009
Genre: YA, fantasy
Pages: 294
First Line: "Laurel's shoes flipped a cheerful rhythm that defied her dark mood."

Summary: Laurel's life is the very definition of normal. . .until the morning when she wakes up to discover a flower blooming from her back. As it turns out, nothing in ( Read more... )

Title: The Good Neighbors: Book One, Kin
Author: Holly Black and Ted Naifeh
Year of Publication: 2008
Genre: YA, fantasy, manga
Pages: 117
First Line: "My name is Rue, like kangaroo or like 'you'll rue the day we met, mwa-ha-ha!'"

Summary: Rue Silver's lief isn't at all what it appears to be. Her mother has disappeared -- and her father is being ( Read more... )

Title: Boys That Bite
Author: Mari Mancusi
Year of Publication: 2006
Genre: YA, fantasy
Pages: 262
First Line: "You know, being bitten by a vampire one week before prom really sucks."
Summary: My mom is so going to kill me if she finds out I'm turning into a vampire ( Read more... )

Title: Grace's Turn
Author: Christy Carlson Romano
Year of Publication: 2006
Genre: YA
Pages: 264
First Line: "The weekend before school starts, my best friend, Emily, comes over."

Summary: Grace di Giovanni is a small-town girl with a dream: she wants to be a Broadway star. But Grace has a long way to go. After all, she's never even played a ( Read more... )

Title: To Catch a Pirate
Author: Jade Parker
Year of Publication: 2007
Genre: YA
Pages: 226
First Line: "Annalisa Townsend didn't know which terrified her more: the razor-sharp edge of the dagger pressed against her throat or the ruthless glare of the pirate who'd shoved her against the harsh words, "Hold your tongue or I'll remove it."

Summary: ( Read more... )

Title: Wintergirls
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Year of Publication: 2009
Genre: YA
Pages: 278
First Line: "So she tells me, the words dribbling outwith the cranberry muffin crumbs, commas dunked in her coffee."

Summary: Lia and Cassie were best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies. But now Cassie is dead. Lia's mother is busy ( Read more... )

Title: Feathered
Author: Laura Kasischke
Year of Publication: 2008
Genre: YA
Pages: 261
First Line: "Oh, he is not a human."

Summary: It was supposed to be the perfect vacation: hot guys, impeccable tans, and no parents. But for two high school seniors, an innocent car ride will drive them into the heart of their worst nightmare.

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Title: Geek Magnet
Author: Kieran Scott
Year of Publication: 2008
Genre: YA
Pages: 308
First Line: "Okay, so I was dizzy with power."

Summary: Everybody loves KJ. Especially the geeks. See, KJ is supernice, smart, pretty, the stage manager of her high school's spring musical Grease...and a total geek magnet. She's like the geek Pied Piper of ( Read more... )

Title: How to Take the Ex out of Ex-boyfriend
Author: Janette Rallison
Year of Publication: 2007
Genre: Young Adult
Pages: 265
First Line: "I bet you Cinderella didn't get along with Prince Charming's friends."

Summary: Boyfriends are supposed to be loyal, caring, and handsome. Jesse may have the last two down, but Giovanna thinks he's seriously ( Read more... )