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YA Space New Books http://yaspace.multiply.com/ Thu, 8 May 2008 22:39:26 -0000 Fri, 2 May 2008 22:18:29 -0000 YA Space New Books http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/logo http://yaspace.multiply.com 100 100 Sweethearts by Sara Zarr <IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuTLgoKCD8AAG1PWDw1/3146nVjVRQL__SL500_AA240_.jpg?et=QJX19%2C08FGCqQb8qeP5ooQ&nmid=" border=0>As children, Jennifer Harris and Cameron Quick were both social outcasts. They were also one another's only friend. So when Cameron disappears without warning, Jennifer thinks she's lost the only person who will ever understand her. Now in high school, Jennifer has been transformed. Known as Jenna, she's popular, happy, and dating, everything "Jennifer" couldn't be---but she still can't shake the memory of her long-lost friend. When Cameron suddenly reappears, they are both confronted with memories of their shared past and the drastically different paths their lives have taken. YA F ZARR http://yaspace.multiply.com/journal/item/11/Sweethearts_by_Sara_Zarr Fri, 2 May 2008 22:18:29 -0000 Eulalia! by Brian Jacques <IMG class=alignright src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuSrgoKCD8AAHC9aFU1/9780399242090.jpg?et=VEbEpzeAr0Rn7eFqIFWuAA&nmid=" border=0>Lord Asheye, the Badger Lord of Salamandastron envisions his own demise, prompting him to send a clever haremaid from the Long Patrol on a quest to find his successor. Meanwhile, Gorath, an orphaned warrior badger, has a vision of his own: a sword-wielding mouse tells him to follow a thief to Redwall. Complicating matters are Vizka Longtooth and his scurrilous Sea Raiders who want to capture Redwall for themselves. Readers won't want to miss this installment in the Redwall Chronicles, which, as usual, is filled with colorful characters and high adventure. YA F FACQUES http://yaspace.multiply.com/journal/item/10/Eulalia_by_Brian_Jacques Fri, 2 May 2008 22:16:52 -0000 Bratfest at Tiffany's by Lisi Harrison <IMG class=alignright src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuQTAoKCD8AADc3ZyY1/516BQrsJJfL__SL500_AA240_.jpg?et=GbOJDWLEmmnFd0td3XDEqw&nmid=" border=0>Massie Block: The Briarwood boys have invaded OCD and are taking over everything. Worse, the soccer boys have become so popular that the Pretty Committee's alpha status is in serious jeopardy. So Massie lays out a New Year-New Pretty Committee rule: Anyone caught crushing on a boy will be thrown out of the NPC-forever. But will she be able to follow her own decree when she sees that Derrington has ditched his shorts-obsession in favor of ah-dorable jeans? Alicia Rivera: Is the opposite of onboard with the boyfast. Her crush, the Ralph Lauren-luh-ving Josh Hotz, is more irresistible than crème brûlée fro-yo. But is he worth losing her spot in the NPC? And taking on the wrath of Massie? Dylan Marvil: Is so ready for the boyfast. She's straightened her unruly red hair and permanently pressed boys out of her life. If only she could do the same with curly fries and caramel popcorn. Kristen Gregory: Has traded her sporty-chic Pumas for Billabong board shorts and a shark tooth necklace. She clai... http://yaspace.multiply.com/journal/item/9/Bratfest_at_Tiffanys_by_Lisi_Harrison Fri, 2 May 2008 22:06:18 -0000 Infidel by Ted Dekker <IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuPyQoKCD8AACzGQzE1/9781595543639.jpg?et=A3cLe%2BGz72kvmJGvffiNtw&nmid=" border=0>In this second installment of Ted Dekker's action-fantasy series, The Lost Books, all four main characters --- Johnis, Silvie, Billos and Darsal --- are immediately thrust back into active combat after their celebratory evening. Johnis can't get his mind off the fact that the recovered ring signifies that his mother is still alive. But just how is she living? As a slave? Is she a Horde now? Under what conditions will he find her? Obsessed by this newfound knowledge, Johnis and Silvie sneak out of the city, taking their lives into their own hands and following Johnis's heart instead of his head. Clearly, Johnis wants to rescue his mother, but there is opposition from both inside his ranks and outside. And complications. The power of the book is also another mystery and a compelling one; when someone touches the book after spilling his blood, something otherworldly and intense takes place. But where does this power come from? Is it a tool of Elyon or of Teelah? After battling their way int... http://yaspace.multiply.com/journal/item/8/Infidel_by_Ted_Dekker Fri, 2 May 2008 22:04:01 -0000 Chosen by Ted Dekker <IMG class=alignright src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuPPwoKCD8AADRXYcc1/9781595543592.jpg?et=wBo9U%2CF1ftmXhw1AttCleA&nmid=" border=0>In CHOSEN, the first installment of the Lost Books series, Dekker has the famed Thomas Hunter inciting his forest dwellers to fight for the chance to win one of four top leadership positions. As an unlikely candidate because of his size and interest in books, Johnis doesn't think he has a chance. But by using his mind and his heart, he outwits and outfights other choice warriors and is appointed one of the four to go on a mission issued by Hunter. With little to recommend himself, Johnis is at first ridiculed by his fellow warriors, who see little worth in this upstart. Together, Johnis, Darsal, Billos and Silvie head toward the desert and the Horde. En route, Johnis begins seeing signs of the evil bat-like mythical creatures, the Shataiki, swarming in the trees above their heads. They are attacked and divided, and all too soon are confronted by Teeleh, the originator of all evil and instigator of much pain against Elyon's people, the forest dwellers. Johnis must try to save his comrade... http://yaspace.multiply.com/journal/item/7/Chosen_by_Ted_Dekker Fri, 2 May 2008 22:01:45 -0000 City of Bones by Cassandra Clare <IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuOgAoKCD8AACdANjA1/51jBgAyKOFL__SL500_AA240_.jpg?et=gzsppBVwL73UVJDv02jIXA&nmid=" border=0>This Buffy-esque YA novel does not translate well to the audio medium, and part of the problem lies in the story's pacing. Teenager Clary discovers she can see supernatural beings that no one else can, gets drawn into the world of the Shadowhunters (teens who kill demons and monsters) and learns that her mother is somehow mysteriously connected to all the strange happenings around her. As a result, a good chunk of the novel consists of long explanatory passages, as various characters fill Clary in on supernatural creatures, the history and rules of the Shadowhunters and her mother's entanglements—all of which come across as tedious lectures. In addition, narrator Graynor makes almost no attempt to differentiate the various teen characters' voices. Only the minor character Dorothea, played as a faux witch with a gravelly New York accent, is memorable. Graynor also frequently ignores the author's explicit textual directives, such as [Simon] came back, sounding worried or The tone of arro... http://yaspace.multiply.com/journal/item/6/City_of_Bones_by_Cassandra_Clare Fri, 2 May 2008 21:58:35 -0000 Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff <IMG class=alignright src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuOEwoKCD8AABaId@Q1/51w5rNOBG8L__SL500_AA240_.jpg?et=svGfESD5AGR%2BYXNQMtURKg&nmid=" border=0>Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and Ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer in California to convince him otherwise. In a voice that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling, heartbreaking, and true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. As we watch Nic plunge the mental and physical depths of drug addiction, he paints a picture for us of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself. It's a harrowing portrait -- but not one without hope. YA BIOG SHEFF http://yaspace.multiply.com/journal/item/5/Tweak_Growing_Up_on_Methamphetamines_by_Nic_Sheff Fri, 2 May 2008 21:56:44 -0000 Three Little Words: A Memoir by Ashley Rhodes-Courter <IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuNnAoKCD8AABawe3I1/41I446OrnfL__SL500_AA240_.jpg?et=jAwZ5kD9rO4VbMsSbwQLSg&nmid=" border=0>"Sunshine, you're my baby and I'm your only mother. You must mind the one taking care of you, but she's not your mama." Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent nine years of her life in fourteen different foster homes, living by those words. As her mother spirals out of control, Ashley is left clinging to an unpredictable, dissolving relationship, all the while getting pulled deeper and deeper into the foster care system. Painful memories of being taken away from her home quickly become consumed by real-life horrors, where Ashley is juggled between caseworkers, shuffled from school to school, and forced to endure manipulative,humiliating treatment from a very abusive foster family. In this inspiring, unforgettable memoir, Ashley finds the courage to succeed - and in doing so, discovers the power of her own voice. YA BIOG RHODES http://yaspace.multiply.com/journal/item/4/Three_Little_Words_A_Memoir_by_Ashley_Rhodes-Courter Fri, 2 May 2008 21:54:50 -0000 Tsubasa: Reservoir Volume 3 and 4 <IMG class=alignright src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuNGQoKCD8AAA3qW5E1/51GR0QQE3DL__SL500_AA240_.jpg?et=3dq8izFV4szF5%2ChcHS%2Ck9Q&nmid=" border=0><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuNCAoKCD8AABCtaBU1/51PK1Z6CX0L__SL500_AA240_.jpg?et=l%2BFvbxqoTdn8JsXnQkbc3A&nmid=" border=0>Tsubasa: Reservoir Volume 3 CAN PURE DETERMINATION DEFEAT A MASTER MAGICIAN? Sakura is awake, but she remembers almost nothing–certainly not Syaoran, who has sacrificed everything to help her. Accompanied by the happy-go-lucky Fai, the intense Kurogane, and the strikingly odd creature Mokona Modoki, Sakura and Syaoran make their way into a new universe where a traveling magician has suddenly become frighteningly powerful and is terrorizing an entire town. Only a few independent-minded stragglers remain to battle for control of their own lives. Fai, the lone magician in the group, traded his magical powers to the dimension witch, xxxHOLiC’s Yûko, before the journey started. Without a weapon with which to fight, can the extraordinary group of friends defeat a master magician who can control the Earth’s elements? Volumn 4 Young Syaoran embarks on a worlds-spanning adventure to restore the memory of the most important person in his life, the princess Sakura– even though he knows that she’... http://yaspace.multiply.com/journal/item/3/Tsubasa_Reservoir_Volume_3_and_4 Fri, 2 May 2008 21:52:38 -0000 Fruits Basket Volumn 1-3 by Natsuki Takaya <IMG class=alignright src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuMUAoKCD8AAASHQRU1/513SF77ZH6L__SL500_AA240_.jpg?et=KP6TI%2BSSRLGiVBW%2ClNR4NQ&nmid=" border=0><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuMNQoKCD8AAHyMLFI1/519ZF686F4L__SL500_AA240_.jpg?et=BNfp4ZU1R84ensBJoEdNYw&nmid=" border=0><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuMPwoKCD8AAASHQQ81/51Z5A0JAWXL__SL500_AA240_.jpg?et=EwUpXHzbZotdtD0vo4BuAQ&nmid=" border=0>Volume 1 Tohru Honda was an orphan when one day fate kicked her out of the house and on to land belonging to the mysterious Sohma family. After stumbling upon the teenage squatter, the Sohmas invite Tohru to stay in their house in exchange for cooking and cleaning. Everything goes well until she discovers the Sohma family's secret, when hugged by members of the opposite sex, they turn into their Chinese Zodiac animal!    Volume 2 Ever since Tohru Honda discovered the Zodiac secret of the Sohma clan, her eyes have been opened to a world of magic and wonder. But with such a great secret comes great responsibility. When her best friends Hana-chan and Uo-chan come to the Sohma house for a sleepover, Tohru has her work cut out for her keeping the "Cat" in the bag and the "Dog" on a leash. Volume 3 It’s Valentine’s Day and you know what that means—lots of chocolates for the cutest boys at school! In this case it’s a pretty close tie between hot-headed Kyo Sohma and "Prince Charming... http://yaspace.multiply.com/journal/item/2/Fruits_Basket_Volumn_1-3_by_Natsuki_Takaya Fri, 2 May 2008 21:49:18 -0000 The New Totally Awesome Money Book by Arthur Bockner <IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.yaspace.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBuKwgoKCD8AAGt68Cg1/51vMSWZbtNL__SL500_AA240_.jpg?et=BhuU7vVblEGUEbHfAbl3YA&nmid=" border=0>Originally written by Arthur Bochner when he was just 11 with his mom, financial planner Adriane G. Berg, The Totally Awesome Money Book for Kids has been widely praised as a terrific introduction to money for kids. Now 24 and a successful political speechwriter, Arthur teams up with his kid sister, Rose, on a completely revised and updated edition of this guide to the basics of saving, investing, working, and taxes—all offered in a smart, entertaining style just right for kids age 8-14. Jam-packed with useful, easy-to-understand information on every area of money, The Totally Awesome Money Book for Kids includes cartoons, quizzes, games, and other activities to make learning about money fun. Topics covered include: • Budgets and savings (great ways to get the stuff you really want!) • The basics of stocks, bonds, and other ways of investing • Credit cards ("The Plastic Flash") and borrowing • A brand-new chapter on the Internet with useful Web links • Paying for college • And much more YA 3... http://yaspace.multiply.com/journal/item/1/The_New_Totally_Awesome_Money_Book_by_Arthur_Bockner Fri, 2 May 2008 21:42:35 -0000