YA Stars 2008

The list includes both fiction and nonfiction books. Titles are arranged alphabetically by author. The edition listed is the trade book, library bindings are not listed unless that is the only available format. Titles received starred reviews from Booklist, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, School Library Journal, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Horn Book.

The theme information is derived from cataloging information and is not comprehensive. Books are suggested for ages 12 and older. Age and grade designations are approximate, parental judgement should be used.

Notable book information is added as time allows: BBYA= Best Books for Young Adults (ALA/YALSA)

Annotations are from Advance, the Ingram Book Magazine or the Library of Congress CIP description, unless otherwise noted.

Author	Title	Publisher	$	Date	Category	Stars	ISBN
Abel, Jessica	Life Sucks	First Second	19.95	4/29/2008	Comics & Graphic Works	Booklist, Booklist Editors Choice, Quick Picks	9781596431072
Adlington, L. J.	Cherry Heaven	Harpercollins	16.99	2/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, SLJ	9780061431807
Aguiar, Nadia	The Lost Island of Tamarind	Feiwel & Friends	17.95	9/30/2008	Fantasy & Magic	PW	9780312380298
Alsenas, Linas	Gay America: Struggle for Equality	Harry N Abrams Inc	24.95	10/1/2008	306.76	Booklist	9780810994874
Armstrong, Kelley	The Summoning	Harpercollins	17.99	7/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Kirkus	9780061662690
Aronson, Marc	Unsettled: The Problem of Loving Israel	Simon & Schuster	18.99	10/21/2008	956.9405	Kirkus	9781416912613
Aronson, Marc	Bill Gates: A Twentieth-Century Life	Penguin	16.99	12/26/2008	338.7	Booklist, Kirkus	9780670063482
Ashihara, Hinako	Sand Chronicles 1	Viz	8.99	1/1/2008	Comics & Graphic Works	Booklist, YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens	9781421514772
Baldini, Michelle	Unraveling	Random House	15.99	7/8/2008	Family/Parents	PW	9780385735407
Barkley, Brad	Jars of Glass	Penguin	16.99	10/16/2008	Family Problems/Mental Illness	Bulletin, Kirkus	9780525479116
Bauer, Joan	Peeled	Penguin	16.99	5/1/2008	Mystery & Detective	Bulletin, PW	9780399234750
Benway, Robin	Audrey, Wait!	Penguin	16.99	4/10/2008	Social Issues/Sex & Dating	Bulletin, PW, BBYA,	9781595141910
Bertagna, Julie	Exodus	Walker & Co	16.95	4/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist	9780802797452
Block, Francesca Lia	Blood Roses	Harpercollins	15.99	6/1/2008	Short Stories	Booklist, Bulletin	9780060763848
Blundell, Judy	What I Saw And How I Lied	Scholastic	16.99	11/1/2008	Family	Bulletin, PW, SLJ, BBYA, National Book Award Nominee, SLJ Best Books	9780439903462
Bodeen, S. A.	The Compound	Feiwel & Friends	16.95	4/29/2008	General Fiction	PW	9780312370152
Booth, Coe	Kendra	Scholastic	16.99	10/1/2008	Family	Bulletin, BBYA, SLJ	9780439925365
Bradbury, Jennifer	Shift	Simon & Schuster	16.99	5/20/2008	Social Issues/Friendship	Bulletin, Booklsit, Kirkus, BBYA	9781416947325
Brooks, Kevin	Black Rabbit Summer	Scholastic	17.99	7/1/2008	Social Issues/Friendship	PW	9780545057523
Brothers, Meagan	Debbie Harry Sings in French	Henry Holt & Co	16.95	5/27/2008	Social Issues/Adolescence	Bulletin, PW, BBYA	9780805080803
Bryant, Jen	Ringside, 1925: Views from the Scopes Trial	Random House	15.99	2/12/2008	Historica/U.S./20th Century	PW, VOYA Pure Poetry	9780375840470
Busby, Cylin	The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir	Bloomsbury	17.99	8/1/2008	363.2092	PW	9781599901411
Caletti, Deb	The Fortunes of Indigo Skye	Simon & Schuster	15.99	3/25/2008	Social Issues/Values & Virtues	Bulletin, PW, BBYA	9781416910077
Carter, Anne Laurel	The Shepherd's Granddaughter	Pgw	17.95	9/1/2008	Family	Kirkus	9780888999023
Cashore, Kristin	Graceling	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	17	10/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, BBYA, Booklist Editors Choice, SLJ Best Books	9780152063962
Childs, Tera Lynn	Oh. My. Gods.	Penguin	16.99	5/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	PW	9780525479420
Chima, Cinda Williams	The Dragon Heir	Disney Pr	17.99	8/12/2008	General Fiction	Kirkus, VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy And Horror	9781423110705
Cohn, Rachel	You Know Where to Find Me	Simon & Schuster	16.99	3/4/2008	Social Issues/Suicide	Kirkus, PW	9780689878596
Collins, B. R.	The Traitor Game	Bloomsbury	16.99	8/5/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist	9781599902616
Cooper, Elisha	Ridiculous/Hilarious/Terrible/Cool: A Year in an American High School	Penguin	17.99	3/13/2008	373.1809773	Bulleitn, PW	9780803731691
Cornish, D. M.	Lamplighter	Penguin	19.99	5/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist	9780399246395
Coy, John	Box Out	Scholastic	16.99	6/1/2008	Social Issues/Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance	Booklist	9780439870320
Craig, Colleen	Afrika	McClelland & Stewart Ltd	9.95	4/8/2008	Historical/Africa	Booklist, SLJ	9780887768071
De Lint, Charles	Dingo	Penguin	11.99	3/13/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Bulletin, PW	9780142408162
Dessen, Sarah	Lock and Key	Penguin	18.99	4/22/2008	Girls & Women	PW	9780670010882
Doctorow, Cory	Little Brother	St Martins Pr	17.95	4/29/2008	General Fiction	Booklist, Horn Book, PW, SLJ, BBYA, Booklist Editors Choice, SLJ Best Books	9780765319852
Dole, Mayra Lazara	Down to the Bone	Harpercollins	16.99	3/1/2008	Social Issues/Homosexuality	Booklist	9780060843106
Dowd, Siobhan	Bog Child	Random House	16.99	9/9/2008	Social Issues/Adolescence	Booklist, Bulletin, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, BBYA	9780385751698
Doyle, Marissa	Bewitching Season	Henry Holt & Co	16.95	4/29/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklsit	9780805082517
Dunkle, Clare B.	The Sky Inside	Simon & Schuster	16.99	3/25/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, Bulletin	9781416924227
Durrant, Sabine	Bon Voyage, Connie Pickles	Harpercollins	16.99	4/1/2008	Social Issues/General	Kirkus	9780060854829
Engle, Margarita	The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom	Henry Holt & Co	16.95	4/1/2008	811	Bulletin, Booklist, Newbery Medal/Honor Books, Notable Childrens Books, Pura Belpre Awards and Honors, Booklist Editors Choice, BBYA	9780805086744
Evans, Dilys	Show and Tell: Exploring The Fine Art of Children's Book Illustration	Chronicle Books Llc	24.99	3/26/2008	741.6	SLJ, SLJ Best Books	9780811849715
Fehler, Gene	Beanball	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	16	2/18/2008	Sports & Recreation/Football	Kirkus	9780618843480
Fine, Anne	The Road of Bones	Farrar Straus & Giroux	16.95	4/29/2008	Historical/Europe	Kirkus	9780374363161
Fletcher, Christine	Ten Cents a Dance	Bloomsbury	16.95	4/1/2008	Historica/U.S./20th Century	Bulletin, Booklsit, BBYA	9781599901640
Ford, Michael Thomas	Suicide Notes	Harpercollins	16.99	10/1/2008	Social Issues/Suicide	PW	9780060737559
Freitas, Donna	The Possibilities of Sainthood	Farrar Straus & Giroux	16.95	8/5/2008	Social Issues/Adolescence	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	9780374360870
Gehrman, Jody	Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty	Penguin	16.99	4/17/2008	Love & Romance	SLJ	9780803732476
George, Madeleine	Looks	Penguin	16.99	6/12/2008	Social Issues/Emotions & Feelings	Booklist, Bulletin, Kirkus, BBYA	9780670061679
Goldman, Steven	Two Parties, One Tux, and a Very Short Film about The Grapes of Wrath	Bloomsbury	16.99	10/14/2008	Social Issues/Homosexuality	SLJ	9781599902715
Gonzalez, Julie	Imaginary Enemy	Random House	15.99	3/11/2008	Social Issues/Adolescence	Bulletin, PW	9780385735520
Goodman, Alison	Eon: Dragoneye Reborn	Penguin	19.99	12/26/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, PW	9780670062270
Goodman, Allegra	The Other Side of the Island	Penguin	16.99	9/4/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Bulletin, PW	9781595141958
Grant, K. M.	Blue Flame	Walker & Co	16.99	10/28/2008	Historical/Europe	Booklist	9780802796943
Grant, Michael	Gone	Harpercollins	18.89	7/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, VOYA: Best Science Fiction, Fantasy And Horror	9780061448775
Green, John	Paper Towns	Penguin	17.99	10/16/2008	Love & Romance	Booklist, SLJ, BBYA, Booklist Editors Choice, SLJ Best Books	9780525478188
Halam, Ann	Snakehead	Random House	16.99	6/10/2008	Legends, Myths, Fables/Greek & Roman	Bulletin, Kirkus	9780375841088
Harmon, Michael	The Last Exit to Normal	Random House	15.99	3/11/2008	Family/Parents	Bulletin, PW, SLJ, BBYA	9780375840982
Hearn, Julie	Ivy	Simon & Schuster	17.99	6/17/2008	Historical/Europe	Bulletin, Kirkus, PW	9781416925064
Heiligman, Deborah	Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith	Henry Holt & Co	18.95	12/23/2008	576.8	Booklist, PW, SLJ	9780805087215
Herlong, M. H.	The Great Wide Sea	Penguin	16.99	10/2/2008	General Fiction	Booklist	9780670063307
Hernandez, David	Suckerpunch	Harpercollins	16.99	1/1/2008	Family	PW, BBYA	9780061173301
Hesse, Karen	Brooklyn Bridge	Feiwel & Friends	17.95	9/2/2008	Historica/U.S./20th Century	Kirkus, PW	9780312378868
Hinds, Gareth (ADP)	The Merchant of Venice	Candlewick Pr	11.99	5/22/2008	Comics & Graphic Works	Kirkus	9780763630256
Hopkins, Ellen	Identical	Simon & Schuster	17.99	8/26/2008	Family	Kirkus, PW, VOYA Pure Poetry Picks	9781416950059
Hurley, Tonya	Ghostgirl	Little Brown & Co	17.99	8/1/2008		Kirkus, PW, SLJ, VOYA: Best Science Fiction, Fantasy And Horror	9780316113571
Ibbotson, Eva	The Dragonfly Pool	Penguin	17.99	9/4/2008	Historical/Europe	SLJ, SLJ Best Books	9780525420644
Ives, David	Voss: How I Came to America and Am Hero, Mostly	Penguin	17.99	10/2/2008	Humorous Stories	Bulletin, PW	9780399247224
Jimenez, Francisco	Reaching Out	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	16	8/25/2008	813/.54	Booklist, Notable Children's Books, Pura Belpre Awards and Honors , BBYA	9780618038510
Jinks, Catherine	Genius Squad	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	17	5/1/2008	Genius	Kirkus, PW	9780152059859
Jocelyn, Marthe	Would You	Random House	15.99	7/8/2008	Family	Booklist, Horn book, PW	9780375837036
Johnson, Maureen	Suite Scarlett	Scholastic	16.99	5/1/2008	Social Issues/Friendship	Booklist, BBYA	9780439899277
Juby, Susan	Getting the Girl: A Guide to Private Investigation, Surveillance, and Cookery	Harpercollins	16.99	10/1/2008	Social Issues/Adolescence	Bulletin, Kirkus	9780060765255
Kadohata, Cynthia	Outside Beauty	Simon & Schuster	16.99	6/3/2008	Family/Siblings	Bulletin, Kirkus, PW	9780689865756
Kamara, Mariatu	The Bite of the Mango	Firefly Books Ltd	24.95	9/12/2008	971	Kirkus, PW, SLJ	9781554511594
Kamara, Mariatu	The Bite of the Mango	Firefly Books Ltd	12.95	9/12/2008	971	Kirkus, PW, SLJ	9781554511587
Kephart, Beth	House of Dance	Harpercollins	16.99	6/1/2008	Family/Marriage & Divorce	PW	9780061429286
Kluger, Steve	My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins & Fenway Park	Penguin	16.99	3/13/2008	Humorous Stories	Bulletin, Kirkus, SLJ	9780803732278
Koja, Kathe	Headlong	Farrar Straus & Giroux	16.95	10/28/2008	Social Issues/Friendship	Bulletin, PW	9780374329129
Korman, Gordon	The Juvie Three	Disney Pr	15.99	9/2/2008	General Fiction	Booklist, Bulletin	9781423101581
Kostick, Conor	Saga	Penguin	18.99	5/15/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Bulletin, Kirkus	9780670062805
Kuklin, Susan	No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row	Henry Holt & Co	17.99	8/5/2008	364.66092	Bulletin, Horn Book, SLJ, BBYA, Quick Picks, SLJ Best Books	9780805079500
Lanagan, Margo	Tender Morsels	Random House	16.99	10/14/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, Horn Book, PW, SLJ, VOYA: Best Science Fiction, Fantasy And Horror, BBYA, Booklist Editors Choice, SLJ Best Books, Printz Award Honor Books	9780375848117
Lecesne, James	Absolute Brightness	Harpercollins	17.99	2/1/2008	Family	PW	9780061256271
L'Engle, Madeleine	The Joys of Love	Farrar Straus & Giroux	16.95	4/29/2008	Historica/U.S./20th Century	Booklist	9780374338701
Lester, Julius	Guardian	Harpercollins	16.99	11/1/2008	Social Issues/Prejudice & Racism	Kirkus, BBYA	9780061558900
Levchuk, Lisa	Everything Beautiful in the World	Farrar Straus & Giroux	16.95	10/28/2008	Social Issues/Adolescence	Booklist, Bulletin, PW	9780374322380
Li, Moying	Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution	Farrar Straus & Giroux	16	3/18/2008	951.05	booklist, PW	9780374399221
Link, Kelly	Pretty Monsters: Stories	Penguin	19.99	10/2/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, BBYA, Booklist Editors Choice	9780670010905
Lockhart, E.	How to Be Bad	Harpercollins	16.99	5/1/2008	Social Issues/Friendship	PW	9780061284229
MacKel, Kathy	Boost	Penguin	16.99	9/4/2008	Sports & Recreation/Football	Bulletin, SLJ	9780803732407
Marchetta, Melina	Jellicoe Road	Harpercollins	17.99	9/1/2008	Social Issues/ Homelessness & Poverty	Kirkus, BBYA, Printz Award For Excellence In Young Literature - Award Winner	9780061431838
Margulies, Phillip	The Devil on Trial: Witches, Anarchists, Atheists, Communists, and Terrorists in America's Courtrooms	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	22	9/8/2008	345.73	Booklist	9780618717170
Marillier, Juliet	Cybele's Secret	Random House	16.99	9/9/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, BBYA	9780375833656
Marr, Melissa	Ink Exchange	Harpercollins	16.99	5/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Bulletin, SLJ	9780061214684
Martin, C. K. Kelly	I Know It's Over	Random House	16.99	9/23/2008	Social Issues/Sex & Dating	Bulletin, Kirkus, PW	9780375845666
Mazer, Norma Fox	The Missing Girl	Harpercollins	16.99	2/1/2008	Horror 7 Ghost Stories	Booklist, Kirkus, SLJ	9780066237763
McClafferty, Carla Killough	In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret Mission of Varian Fry	Farrar Straus & Giroux	19.95	9/2/2008	940.53	Booklist	9780374382049
McKinley, Robin	Chalice	Penguin	18.99	9/18/2008	Love & Romance	Bulletin, Kirkus, PW, BBYA	9780399246760
McNamee, Eoin	City of Time	Random House	16.99	6/24/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Kirkus	9780375839122
McNish, Cliff	Angel	Lerner Pub	16.95	2/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist	9780822589006
Meehl, Brian	Suck It Up	Random House	15.99	5/13/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Bulletin, PW	9780385733007
Meldrum, Christina	Madapple	Random House	16.99	5/13/2008	Family	Booklist, Bulletin, Kirkus, PW. SLJ, Booklist Editors Choice, BBYA	9780375851766
Menzel, Peter	What the World Eats	Tricycle Pr	22.99	8/1/2008	641.3002	Booklist, Bulletin, PW, SLJ, BBYA, Booklist Editors Choice, SLJ Best Books	9781582462462
Meyer, Stephenie	Breaking Dawn	Little Brown & Co	22.99	8/2/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist	9780316067928
Michaelis, Antonia	Tiger Moon	Harry N Abrams Inc	18.95	11/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, Kirkus, SLJ, Notable Books, Mildred L. Batchelder Awards & Honors	9780810994812
Millar, Martin	Lonely Werewolf Girl	Pgw	15.95	2/28/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist	9780979663666
Mitchard, Jacquelyn	All We Know of Heaven	Harpercollins	16.99	5/1/2008	Social Issues/Special Needs	PW	9780061345784
Murdock, Catherine Gilbert	Princess Ben	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	16	3/18/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, Horn Book, SLJ, SLJ Best books	9780618959716
Mussi, Sarah	The Door of No Return	Simon & Schuster	17.99	8/26/2008	General Fiction	Kirkus, SLJ, SLJ Best Books	9781416915508
Mustashrik (ILT)	Manga Shakespeare: Julius Caesar	Harry N Abrams Inc	9.95	8/1/2008	Manga	Booklist	9780810970724
Myers, Edward	Storyteller	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	16	7/21/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Kirkus, SLJ	9780618695416
Myers, Walter Dean	Sunrise Over Fallujah	Scholastic	17.99	5/1/2008	Historical/Military &  Wars	Booklist, Bulletin, Horn Book, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLj Best books	9780439916240
Myers, Walter Dean	Game	Harpercollins	16.99	2/1/2008	Sports & Recreation/Basketball	Bulletin, Kirkus	9780060582944
Myracle, Lauren	Bliss	Harry N Abrams Inc	16.95	9/1/2008	Mystery & Detective	Booklist, Kirkus,	9780810970717
Neumeier, Rachel	The City in the Lake	Random House	18.99	7/8/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, Bulletin	9780375947049
Olson, Tod	How to Get Rich in the California Gold Rush: An Adventurer's Guide to the Fabulous Riches Discovered in 1848	Natl Geographic Soc	16.95	9/9/2008	979.04	Booklist, Bulletin, SLJ	9781426303159
Padian, Maria	Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress	Random House	15.99	3/11/2008	Social Issues/Friendship	PW	9780375846755
Pearson, Mary E.	The Adoration of Jenna Fox	Henry Holt & Co	16.95	4/29/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Bulletin, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, BBYA, SLJ Best Books, VOYA: Best Science Fiction, Fantasy And Horror	9780805076684
Pena, Matt De La	Mexican WhiteBoy	Random House	15.99	8/12/2008	Sports & Recreation/Football	Booklist, Bulletin, BBYA	9780385733106
Pfeffer, Susan Beth	The Dead and the Gone	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	17	6/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, PW	9780152063115
Phillips, Suzanne	Burn	Little Brown & Co	16.99	11/1/2008	Social Issues/Bullying	PW, SLJ	9780316001656
Plum-Ucci, Carol	Streams of Babel	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	17	5/1/2008	Mystery & Detective	Bulletin, Kirkus	9780152165567
Polak, Monique	What World is Left	Orca Book Pub	12.95	10/1/2008	Historical/Holocaust	Booklist, Booklist Editors Choice	9781551438474
Powell, Randy	Swiss Mist	Farrar Straus & Giroux	16.95	10/28/2008	Social Issues/Adolescence	Kirkus	9780374373566
Pratchett, Terry	Nation	Harpercollins	16.99	10/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, Bulletin, Horn Book, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, BBYA, Booklist Editors Choice, Notable Books , SLJ Best Books, Printz Award Honor Book	9780061433016
Pullman, Philip	Once Upon a Time in the North	Random House	12.99	4/22/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, Bulletin, VOYA: Best Science Fiction, Fantasy And Horror	9780375845109
Puvilland, Alexandre (ILT)	Prince of Persia	First Second	16.95	9/2/2008	Comics & Graphic Works	Booklist, Kirkus	9781596432079
Qamar, Amjed	Beneath My Mother's Feet	Simon & Schuster	16.99	6/17/2008	Family/Marriage & Divorce	Bulletin, Kirkus	9781416947288
Rees, Celia	Sovay	Bloomsbury	16.99	8/19/2008	Historical/Europe	PW	9781599902036
Reeve, Philip	Here Lies Arthur	Scholastic	17.99	11/1/2008	Legends, Myths, Fables/General	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, BBYA, Booklist Editors Choice, Notable Childrens Books, SLJ Best Books	9780545093347
Reinhardt, Dana	How to Build a House	Random House	15.99	5/27/2008	Family/Marriage & Divorce	Bulletin, PW, SLJ, BBYA	9780375844539
Rhodes-courter, Ashley	Three Little Words: A Memoir	Simon & Schuster	17.99	1/8/2008	36273	PW	9781416948063
Robinson, Mary (FRW)	Every Human Has Rights: A Photographic Declaration for Kids	Natl Geographic Soc	17.95	11/25/2008	323	SLJ	9781426305108
Rosenwald, Laurie	All the Wrong People Have Self Esteem: An Inappropriate Book for Young Ladies, or Frankly, Anybody Else	Bloomsbury	16.99	12/9/2008	305.235	PW	9781599902401
Runholt, Susan	The Mystery of the Third Lucretia	Penguin	16.99	4/17/2008	Mystery & Detective	Booklist, bulletin	9780670062522
Ryan, Amy Kathleen	Vibes	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	16	10/6/2008	Social Issues/Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance	PW	9780618995301
Saenz, Benjamin Alire	He Forgot to Say Goodbye	Simon & Schuster	16.99	6/17/2008	Social Issues/Friendship	Bulletin, PW, SLJ	9781416949633
Schmidt, Gary D.	Trouble	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	16	4/21/2008	Social Issues/Prejudice & Racism	Bulletin, SLJ, BBYA	9780618927661
Schumacher, Julie	Black Box	Random House	15.99	8/26/2008	Family/Siblings	Bulletin, Booklist, SLJ, BBYA	9780385735421
Scott, Elizabeth	Living Dead Girl	Simon & Schuster	16.99	9/2/2008	Social Issues/Sexual Abuse	Booklist, Bulletin, PW, BBYA	9781416960591
Scott, Michael	The Magician	Random House	16.99	6/24/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Bulletin, Kirkus	9780385733588
Selfors, Suzanne	Saving Juliet	Walker & Co	16.95	1/22/2008	Fantasy & Magic	PW	9780802797407
Shusterman, Neal	Antsy Does Time	Penguin	16.99	9/18/2008	Social Issues/Friendship	Booklist, Kirkus, SLJ, BBYA	9780525478256
Smith, Andrew	Ghost Medicine	Feiwel & Friends	17.95	9/2/2008	Social Issues/Friendship	PW, BBYA	9780312375577
Smith, Emily Wing	The Way He Lived	Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd	9.95	10/1/2008	Social Issues/Death & Dying	PW	9780738714042
Spollen, Anne	The Shape of Water	Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd	9.95	4/1/2008	Family/Parents	Kirkus	9780738711010
Staples, Suzanne Fisher	The House of Djinn	Farrar Straus & Giroux	16.95	4/1/2008	People & Places/Asia	Bulletin, Kirkus, PW	9780374399368
Stiefvater, Maggie	Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception	Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd	9.95	10/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, PW	9780738713700
Stone, Tanya Lee	Ella Fitzgerald: A Twentieth-Century Life	Penguin	16.99	1/10/2008	782.421651	Kirkus	9780670061495
Strahan, Jonathan (EDT)	The Starry Rift: Tales of New Tomorrows: An Original Science Fiction Anthology	Penguin	19.99	4/17/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, Bulletin, SLJ	9780670060597
Stratton, Allan	Chanda's Wars	Harpercollins	17.99	3/1/2008	People & Places/Africa	Bulletin, Kirkus	9780060872625
Tamaki, Mariko	Skim	Pgw	18.95	2/28/2008	Comics & Graphic Works	Booklist, Bulletin, Horn Book, BBYA, YALSA Great Graphic Novels For Teens	9780888997531
Tamako, Mariko	Emiko Superstar	Dc Comics	9.99	10/14/2008	Comics & Graphic Works	SLJ, YALSA Great Graphic Novels For Teens	9781401215361
Tharp, Tim	The Spectacular Now	Random House	16.99	10/20/2008	General Fiction	PW	9780375851797
Thompson, Kate	The Last of the High Kings	Harpercollins	16.99	6/1/2008	People & Places/Europe	Bulletin, Horn BOok, PW	9780061175954
Tomlinson, Heather	Aurelie: A Faerie Tale	Henry Holt & Co	16.95	9/2/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, Bulletin	9780805082760
Vail, Rachel	Lucky	Harpercollins	16.99	5/1/2008	Social Issues/Friendship	Bulletin, PW	9780060890438
Valentine, Jenny	Me, the Missing, and the Dead	Harpercollins	16.99	4/1/2008	Social Issues/Adolescence	Booklist, Bulletin, PW, SLJ, BBYA	9780060850685
Venkatraman, Padma	Climbing the Stairs	Penguin	16.99	5/1/2008	Historical/Asia	Booklist, PW, BBYA, Booklist Editors Choice	9780399247460
Vidal, Clara	Like A Thorn	Random House	14.99	6/10/2008	Family/Parents	Kirkus	9780385735643
Werlin, Nancy	Impossible	Penguin	17.99	9/18/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Booklist, Bulletin, Kirkus, SLJ, BBYA, Booklist Editors Choice, SLJ Best Books	9780803730021
White, Ellen Emerson	Long Live the Queen	Feiwel & Friends	9.99	7/22/2008	People & Places/General	PW	9780312374907
White, Ellen Emerson	White House Autumn	Feiwel & Friends	9.99	7/22/2008	People & Places/General	PW	9780312374891
White, Ellen Emerson	The President's Daughter	Feiwel & Friends	9.99	7/22/2008	People & Places	Booklist, PW	9780312374884
Wilce, Ysabeau S.	Flora's Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from a Shaky Doom	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	17	9/1/2008	Fantasy & Magic	Kirkus	9780152054274
Wilson, Martin	What They Always Tell Us	Random House	15.99	8/12/2008	Family/Siblings	Booklist, Bulletin, PW	9780385735070
Winston, Sherri	The Kayla Chronicles	Little Brown & Co	16.99	1/1/2008	African American	Booklist, Bulletin	9780316114301
Woodson, Jacqueline	After Tupac and D Foster	Penguin	15.99	1/10/2008	Social Issues/Friendship	PW, SLJ, BBYA, Newbery Medal/Honor Books, Notable Childrens Books	9780399246548
Wright, Bil	When the Black Girl Sings	Simon & Schuster	16.99	1/1/2008	African American	PW	9781416939955
Zarr, Sara	Sweethearts	Little Brown & Co	16.99	2/1/2008	Social Issues/Friendship	Booklist, Bulletin, PW, BBYA	9780316014557
Zemser, Amy Bronwen	Dear Julia	Harpercollins	16.99	10/1/2008	Cooking & Food	PW	9780060294588