New YA Titles for December!

Abel, Jessica. La Perdida. Pantheon Books, 2006.
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A young woman, Carla, takes a trip to Mexico City to "find" herself and gets mixed up with a rough crowd.

Carlson, Melody. Diary of a Teenage Girl: Becoming Me. Multnomah Publishers, 2000.
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Read Caitlin's journal and discover what she is feeling and how her faith impacts her future!

Carlson, Melody. Diary of a Teenage Girl: It's My Life. Multnomah Publishers, 2001.
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More excerpts from Caitlin's diary: see what happens when she goes on a mission trip to Mexico!

Carlson, Melody. Diary of a Teenage Girl: Who I Am. Multnomah Publishers, 2002.
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Learn how Caitlin's faith keeps her strong during a tumultuous senior year!

Childress, Alice. A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich. Speak, 2003 (1973).
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Find out if Benjie can end his drug habit it this poignant title.

Ellis, Deborah. Jackal in the Garden: An Encounter with Bihzad. Watson-Guptill Publications, 2006.
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Discover more about art through a moving story of an abandoned child!

Geary, Rick. The Beast of Chicago: The Murderous Career of H.H. Holmes. Comicslit, 2003.
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Intrigued by The Devil in the White City? Try this graphic novel version of this horrible man!

Geary, Rick. The Borden Treasury. Comicslit, 1997.
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Horrid history made more accessible through the graphic novel medium!

Geary, Rick. The Case of Madeleine Smith. Comicslit, 2006.
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Did Madeleine poison her lover?! You will have to read this graphic novel to find out!

Giles, Gail. Dead Girls Don't Write Letters. Roaring Brook Press, 2003.
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Did Sunny's sister really die in a fire, or is the girl who shows up claiming to be Jazz, an imposter?

Going, K.L. Saint Iggy. Harcourt, Inc., 2006.
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Will Iggy redeem himself after being kicked out of high school?

Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines. Dutton Books, 2006.
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Can Colin find a Katherine who won't end up dumping him?!

Mayer, Melody. The Nannies. Delacorte Press, 2005.
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How will these young nannies survive in Hollywood?!

Miller, Mary Beth. Aimee. Speak, 2002.
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What would you do if you were accused of killing your best friend?

Paterson, Katherine. Bread and Roses, Too. Clarion Books, 2006.
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Try this historical fiction piece based on the events of a 1912 labor strike.

Paulsen, Gary. The Legend of Bass Reeves: Being the True and Fictional Account of the Most Valiant Marshal in the West. Wendy Lamb Books, 2006.
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Git yerself caught up in this wild, Western cowboy story!

Richardson, V.A. The House of Windjammer. Bloomsbury, 2003.
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Can a young man keep his family name in good graces?!

Tachibana, Yutaka. Gatcha Gatcha: Volume 1. Tokyopop, 2006.
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See if you can figure out the love triangle in this new manga series!

Tachibana, Yutaka. Gatcha Gatcha: Volume 2. Tokyopop, 2006.
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What happens between friends Motoko and Yuri when the Hirao and Yabe's feelings are revealed?!

Tharp, Tim. Knights of the Hill Country. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
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Enjoy the excitement of this football story!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl 5. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Sae is out to break up Toji and Momo! Will she succeed?!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl 6. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Find out what happens between Toji and Momo!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl 7. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Will Kiley and Momo's revenge plan turn deadly for Sae?!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl 8. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Is Momo really in love with Toji or is Kiley meant to be her true love?

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 2. Tokyopop, 2003.
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Now that Momo and Kiley are a couple what will happen when Ryo, Kiley's brother, tries to steal Momo?!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 3. Tokyopop, 2003.
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Ryo is still after Momo!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 4. Tokyopop, 2003.
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Toji is back on the scene! What will Momo do?!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 6. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Momo is caught between Kiley and Toji. Again.

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 7. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Momo ends up in a romantic situation with Toji? Will she give up on Kiley for good?

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 8. Tokyopop, 2004.
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The Momo-Kiley-Toji love triangle gets even messier!

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Change of Heart 9. Tokyopop, 2004.
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Sae is acting really weird.

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Sae's Story 1. Tokyopop, 2005.
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In this spin-off series, Sae is the featured character after Momo is off to college!

Vollmar, Rob and Pablo G. Callejo. Bluesman: Book One. Absence of Ink Comic Press, 2004.
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Will a hit song turn fate around for two wandering blues players?

Vollmar, Rob and Pablo G. Callejo. Bluesman: Book Two. Comicslit, 2006.
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Is Lem Taylor guilty? Who will help him prove his innocence?

Vollmar, Rob and Pablo G. Callejo. Bluesman: Book Three. Comicslit, 2006.
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Lem is on the run in this volume!

Westerfield, Scott. The Last Days. Razorbill, 2006.
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Find out if it is really the end of the world in this sequel to Peeps.