Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books by Francesca Lia Block
Francesca Lia Block probably has a lot to do with why I moved to Los Angeles in 2003 after spending all of my first 25 years in the Northeast. She romanticizes the city in such a powerful-yet-subtle manner that, if you really absorb it, continues to color the whole L.A. landscape in a really exciting and beautiful way. I always go back to the Dangerous Angels series when I need an enduring pick-me-up and a little break from the sometimes-not-so-lovely realities of living in Shangri-La/Hell-A.
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Really great new YA novel from HarperCollins! Oh, and I wrote it :)
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Read over 10 times before age 10. (Age: 9)
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Love. (Age: 10)
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In Elijah’s Coin the principal character is given a coin by a mysterious mentor. The coin bears some engraved letters, but other than possessing it, the main character has no idea what the coin is or what it is about. He encounter... In Elijah’s Coin the principal character is given a coin by a mysterious mentor. The coin bears some engraved letters, but other than possessing it, the main character has no idea what the coin is or what it is about. He encounters others with the same coin and slowly learns that possession of the coin
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Business|I was hooked from the first page.Elijah's Coin defines success in a way contrary to popular culture and
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Steve O’Brien is a lawyer specializing in international corporate law and litigation. He has extensive experience in overseas business, including joint"
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An intense look at the life of a teenager. The story is told through a series of letters written to a friend by the narrator. It explores hot topics such as drug use, abuse and sexuality.
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Written completely in IM messages between three teen girls, this book manages to construct a detailed, funny and compelling narrative of their lives. This YA bestseller shocked many parents into challenging it's place in the libr... Written completely in IM messages between three teen girls, this book manages to construct a detailed, funny and compelling narrative of their lives. This YA bestseller shocked many parents into challenging it's place in the library or on required reading lists because of it's sexually explicit content, offensive language and content inappropriate for the age group.
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Earning a surprise (to me, at least) place at number three is Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes. Haunted by the loss of a girl she barely knew, 12-year-old Martha heads to Cape Cod where she confronts the confusions and disasters of p... Earning a surprise (to me, at least) place at number three is Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes. Haunted by the loss of a girl she barely knew, 12-year-old Martha heads to Cape Cod where she confronts the confusions and disasters of puberty. Challenged for explicit language and sexual situations this Newberry Honor winner features a distressing first romance in which a boy leads her on only so he can kiss her on camera and a brief reference to the parents having sex. Henke's best known for his picture books ("Chrysanthemum," "Wemberly Worried," "Kitten's First Full Moon") so adults may have been surprised to find him writing about characters that weren't cartoons.
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I'm a librarian so I've gotta love this. I would love to have about 100 of these to hand out to all the teens that hang around the stacks.
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