Before I Die ~ Jenny Downham

Everyone has to die. We all know it. With only a few months of life left, sixteen-year-old Tessa knows it better than most. She's made a list, though - ten things she wants to do before she dies. Number one is sex. Starting tonight. But getting what you want isn't easy. And getting what you want dosn't always give you what you need. And sometimes the most unexpected things become important.

Go Ask Alice ~ Anonymous

It started when she was served a soft drink laced with LSD in a dangerous party game. Within months she was hooked, trapped in a downward spiral that took her from her comfortable home and loving family to the mean streets of an unforgiving city. It was a journey that would rob her of her innocence, her youth - and ultimately her life.

The Gravesavers ~ Sherre Fitch

The school year is over and, in the wake of a family upheavel, 12-year-old Minn Hotchkiss is packed off by her parents to spend the summer with her sour grandmother in seaside village of Boulder Basin. But Minn's feisty temperament and wild imagination help her deal with these less-than-exciting summer prospects. It isn't long before she finds herself caught up in a mystery that reaches back more than a century. Haunted by the aftermath of the most tragic shipwreck in Maritime history before the Titanic, Minn vows to take action to preserve the eroding graves of those lost in sea. Over the course of this extraordinary summer, Minn will discover romance, and learn that her grandmother she resented is more intriguing than she ever guessed. She might even meet a famous rock star! When Minn comes up with a clever but risky plan to save the graves, it could be that this time she's gone too far. Even Minn is unprepared for the shocking events she unleashes. In the end, much depends upon her finding the courage to face the terrible secert that she has locked into her heart for so long.

Killing Britney ~ Sean Olin

Britney is the girl everyone loves to hate. Ever since Britney transformed herself from freak-and-geek to the most popular girl at school, her life has been touched by tragedy. First it was her mom, who drowned on a family rafting trip. Then her hockey-star boyfriend, Ricky, was killed in a hit-and-run. When the deaths start to pile up, everyone fears for Britney. Sure she's popular, blonde, and fabulous. but is that enough reason for someone to want to... kill her?

Saving Zoë ~ Alyson Noël

It's been one year since the brutal murder of her older sister, Zoë, and fifteen-year-old Echo is still reeling from the aftermath. Her parents are numb, her friends are moving on, and the awkward start to her freshman year proves she'll never live up to her sister's memory. Until Zoë's former boyfriend Marc shows with Zoë's diary. At first Echo's not interested, doubting there's anything in there she doesn't already know. But when curiosity prevails, she starts reading, becoming so immersed in her sister's secert world, their lives begin to blur, forcing Echo to uncover the truth behind Zoë's life so that she can start to rebuild her own.

Trapped ~ Laurie Halse Anderson

Brenna Lake is torn in two. It's bad enough that someone is illegally trapping animals in the nature preserve, but her brother, Sage, is going to make things worse with his scheme for revenge. Sage's animal activism is straying into violent territory, and Brenna is worried he's going too far. When she meets the boy who set the trap and learns the struggle of his family, she's more confused than ever. How will she figure out what is right and what is wrong?

The Host ~ Stephanie Meyer

Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy that takes over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. But Wanderer, the invading "soul" who occupies Melanie's body, finds it's former tenant refusing to relinquish possesion of her mind. As Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who has avoided invasion and lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she's never met. Soon Wanderer and Melanie - reluctant allies - set off to search for the man they both love.

Comment from a friend: The host was a blurred line of good and evil, it was an excellent book.

~Nicole

Bad Girls Don't Die ~ Katie Alender

Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Deysfunctional like her parents' marriage; her doll-crazy thirteen-year-old sister, Kasey; and even her own anti-social, anti-cheerleader attitude. When a family fight results in some tearful sisterly bonding, Alexis realizes thar her life is creeping from dysfunctional into danger. Kasey is acting stranger than ever: her blue eyes go green sometimes; she uses old fasioned language; and she even loses track of chunks of time, claiming to know nothing about her strange behavior. Their old house is changing, too. Doors open and close by themselves, water boils on the unlit stove, and an unplugged air conditioner turns the house cold enough to see their breath in. Alexis wants to think that it's all in her head, but soon, what she liked to think of as silly parlor tricks are becoming life-threatening - to her, to her family, and to her budding relationship with the class vice president. Alexis knows she's the only one who can stop Kasey - but what if that green-eyed girl isn't even Kasey anymore?

Comment from a friend: Bad girl's don't die was a thrilling novel... you must read it!

~Amber

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