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Product Description: Judi Liebowitz thinks she's fat. And she's convinced, as she confides in her diary, that she'd be happier if she were skinnier. So when Judi becomes friendly with pencil-thin, glamorous Nancy Pratt, she learns Nancy's secret and joins her in the secret binge-and-purge cycles of bulimia. Before long, Judi's life spins out of control and her obsession with food, calories, and pounds is no longer another typical eighth-grade problem--it's a matter of life and deathAbout the Author: Lesléa Newman is the author of 64 books for readers of all ages including the short story collection, A Letter to Harvey Milk. Her literary awards include poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Foundation. Nine of her books have been Lambda Literary Award finalists. A past poet laureate of Northampton, Massachusetts, she is a faculty member of Spalding University's brief-residency MFA in Writing program. Please visit her at www.lesleanewman.com.

Andrea Robin Kaplan has no friends and her family life leaves something to be desired. Her only goal is get through high school with the least amount of humiliation possible, which should be easy— nothing ever happens in the suburbs, right? Wrong. One day, as Andi walks home from school, a little brown VW drives up and she meets Frank. Frank makes her feel beautiful and special and Andi forgets how alone she is. From boundary breaking author Lesléa Newman comes a haunting story about a girl who is all alone, and a man old enough to know better.

Don't go into the woods.Sixteen-year-old Anna Lambert knows that the woods near her new home aren't safe. She's seen the wolves that stalk through that dark forest, but Anna doesn't scare easily. Anna is cursed--or gifted, depending on how you look at it--with the ability to find anyone or anything that is lost. So when folks start disappearing in the small town of Haven, Anna's father, the sheriff, has to use her special skills as they begin to hunt for a killer. But the killer isn't exactly human. As Anna is pulled deeper into the secrets of Haven--a town that is truly cursed--she finds herself falling for two, equally mysterious boys. With the danger closing in, one of those boys may just turn out to be her savior. And the other? He could be a very big, very bad...beast.Beware of beasts...and boys...with bite.Author's Note: THE BETTER TO BITE is a paranormal young adult romance. It contains a tough heroine, some very dangerous werewolves, and a killer with one serious appetite for blood. USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden writes tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. Her books have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, and her novel, DEADLY FEAR, was named a RITA® finalist for best romantic suspense. THE BETTER TO BITE is Cynthia Eden's first young adult novel.

When sixteen-year-old Alex accepts a summer job as caretaker of an old mansion, he thinks it'll be a breeze—he plans to lay by the pool, drive around in a nice car and meet girls. But the moment he sees the sinister-looking house, he remembers why he's there: a murder suicide has left it empty and it's his job to look after things until the new owner arrives. Alone on the sprawling property, Alex becomes the victim of strange, unexplainable events and he soon realizes something is horribly wrong. He knows he is being sucked into an uncontrollable situation—a terrifying battle between two ghosts—and there seems to be no way out.

Twelve-year-old Kim is spending a summer on Shag Island in Maine. The island has been in her family for generations, but now Kim and her mom have to help her great-grandfather prepare to sell both the island and the mansion that sits on it. Everything goes smoothly until Mom is called away on business and Kim and her great-grandfather find themselves alone on the island with some strange happenings. The more Kim investigates the spooky music and bright flashing lights, the more she realizes that they are in grave danger. Now Kim must discover what—or who—is haunting Shag Island.

“Sell your kids to the gypsies,” a local newspaper ad posts. Few believed it was a real advertisement, others thought the option sounded intriguing, and a few wise folks realized the truth. But the result was all too real: a group of teenagers is kidnapped and taken to a Gypsy Utopian world by its king and queen. Renamed upon arrival, the teens are tested as an experiment to see how they cope in a place where the earth and its gifts are not abused.

Taunted because of a harelip, Anne has to flee her village, leaving behind everyone and all she has grown to love and hate there. It does not matter the Baron died from the sickness that is sweeping the land, the villagers of Foxleigh blame Anne’s curse. For months she is forced to hide in the great marsh far from home, spending lonely days in solitude. But Anne refuses to give up and spends her days trapping her food and gathering herbs as Gran had taught her – all the while looking ahead to the day when it would be safe to return.

Medraut is the eldest son of Artos, high king of Britain and, but for an accident of birth, would be heir to the throne. Instead, his younger half-brother, Lleu, fragile and inexperienced, is chosen. Medraut cannot bear to be commanded and contradicted by this weakling brother who he feels has usurped both his birthright and his father's favor. Torn and bitter, he joins Morgause, the high king's treacherous sister, in a plot to force Artos to forfeit his power and kingdom in exchange for Lleu's life. But this plot soon proves to be much more-a battlefield on which Medraut is forced to decide, for good or evil, where his own allegiance truly lies.

In this sequel to Gloria Miklowitz’s After the Bomb, Philip, his brother Matt, and their friend, Cara Sherman, set off on a search for Philip’s family in the indescribable, brutal landscape of Los Angeles in the aftermath of nuclear devastation. LA is now a military state, where everyone is under surveillance. Seven million people are trying to make their way to refugee shelters out in the desert. Water is scarce; the heat is unrelenting. Philip does not know what is ahead, but he does know that he can’t survive alone.About the Author: Gloria Miklowitz, a graduate of the University of Michigan, is the author of more than 60 fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults. Her books have won national and international awards and deal with important issues such as nuclear war, racial injustice, steroid abuse, date violence and militia involvement. Three of her novels were made into award-winning television specials, including one which won the Emmy for Best Children's Special in 1986 (The War Between the Classes). A frequent speaker at schools, Gloria currently lives in California.

Based on the author’s popular column, which ran in lesbian and gay periodicals all over the country, this collection of humorous stories stars Lesléa Newman and her butch, Flash, who live in Lesbianville, U.S.A. Nothing is sacred and nobody's feelings are spared in this clever and caustic collection which will make readers laugh, think, and want to shop.

There’s something strange happening in Dustin, even stranger than the fact that Dustin is set under a huge dome. The town is supposed to be a community for the future, but the students are growing uneasy. Three zealots are elected to run the town’s schools and suddenly everything falls under their moral scrutiny. Sweethearts Gabe and Dori conspire to find out what is happening and how to prevent the new regime’s moral compass from controlling everyone.From Children’s Book Review Service:Dustin was an antiquated town, but with the addition of a glass domelike structure the town is transformed into a city of the future. Sixteen year old Gabe and his girlfriend Dori question the ideals that are now being taught in the high school. Goofbang Value Daze is an amusing futuristic novel that examines changing values.From VOYA:Thompson has written another interesting story about two teenagers with different styles of life at home and who are not understood by society. This is done in his unpredictable but realistic style. SF fans will enjoy the domed community. The letters to the editor that Gabe writes are also full of humor.