Crist-Evans, Craig Amaryllis

Amaryllis by Craig Crist-Evans

Jimmy is tryin= g to sort out the familial relationships in his life. His Dad, when drinking, which seem= s to be always, is mean, angry and dictatorial.= His mom avoids life, concentrating on her ‘moon tan.’ Frank, his much admired, older bro= ther, reveals through his letters that he is losing his soul in the jungles of Vietnam= . And Jimmy?? He just wants to know who he is.

Shattering Glass b= y Gail Giles

Simon is fat, = ugly and nerdy. Rob is handsome, athletic, and charismatic. So when Rob decides to reinvent Si= mon by making him into one of the school’s elite, he and the others are not prepared for the results. What Rob forgets is that Simon is smart-very smart and worse yet, he has learned Rob’s secret. A clash of wills is inevitable and= the results are tragic.

Stravaganza: City of Ma= sks by Mary= Hoffman

Duchessa of Bellezza , about to ‘marry’ the sea for th= e 25th time, catches sight of a young girl who reminds her of all she has lost. It is this young girl, Arianna, an= d her strange, young, time-traveling friend, Lucien, who change the Duchessa̵= 7;s predictable life.

The earth, my butt and other big r= ound things by Carolyn Mackler

Virginia Shrev= es feels that she can’t live up to others in her family and in fact wonders if= she was switched at birth --- she’s overweight and blond, they’re s= lim and brunette. When Virginia’s older God-like brother is suspende= d from college for date rape, Virgin= ia begins to question her worship of family members and makes some freeing decisions on her own.

The River Between Us by R= ichard Peck

Young Howard L= eland Hutchings learns his father’s true history when he makes a special tr= ip to his father’s old home “astride the Devil’s Backbone.” He meets his grandmother Tilly, her husband Doctor Hutchin= gs (his grandfather) and Noah, Tilly’s twin brother and his wife, Delphi= ne. He discovers his family’s secret.

After by Francine Prose

Nothing has be= en the same at Central High since the student shootings at = Pleasant Valley High, fifty miles away. Tom b= egins to wonder what is happening to his school, his friends and even his father.= His school implements new strict rules enforced by Dr. Willner, the grief and crisis counselor. And the lar= ge number of e-mails that the parents are receiving from the school seems to be having a curious, disconnecting effect on them. His friends are disappearing. He is worried.

Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber

Since she was = five, Raven has known that she wants to be a vampire. Now, with the arrival of the new inhabitants fresh from Romania to live in the old mansion on the hill, she might have her chance, BUT only= if she can defeat Trevor, her life-long nemesis. So it’s Goth vs. Prep—= who will win?

Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman

Though brother= s, 16-year-old Blake is the cautious one and his younger brother, 13-year-old Quinn is always pushing toward the edge.&n= bsp; Yet, when Quinn’s fate becomes linked to an unusual amusement park, it is Blake who must reach out beyond his safety zone or face losing = his brother and his friends.

Inside Out by Terry Trueman<= /b>

Zach has probl= ems. First, he is caught in the middle of a holdup. Second, he is schizophrenic = and needs his meds. Third, his schizophrenia causes him to exist in two worlds: the world of Dirtbag and R= at in which he is a “wasteoid;” and the everyday world where he is that weird kid or untrustworthy idiot. So when the holdup goes bad, Zach of= fers to be held hostage, not realizing the danger he is in.

Double Helix: a novel by Nancy Werlin<= o:p>

Eli has decide= d not to go to college right after high school. In fact, he has ‘lucked’ into a job with Dr. Wyatt, a Noble prize winning molecular biologist. His girlfriend is happy about it, but not his dad, who objects vehemently. Eli realizes there is some link fr= om the past with Wyatt and his mother’s Huntington’s disease. But what is it and is it still imp= ortant today??