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Riptide
Scheibe, Lindsey
978-0-73873-594-8 • $9.99
Trade Paperback Original • 5.19 x 8 • 288 pages
Grace Parker’s dream is to earn a surf scholarship to UC San Diego, but her parents’ impossible expectations stand in her way. She has just one summer to train with her best friend, Ford Watson, for the biggest
surf competition of her life. This summer, everything changes.
“This debut about a surfer girl delves into hidden child abuse and scores with strong characterizations.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Surfing is described viscerally . . . and the sport serves as a fine metaphor for building strength and identifying risks worth taking.”—Publishers Weekly
Ollie Oxley and the Ghost: The Search for Lost Gold Schmid, Lisa
978-1-63163-289-1 • $11.99
Trade Paperback Original • 5.25 x 8 • 220 pages
Twelve-year-old Ollie Oxley isn’t expecting his first friend in town to be a ghost, but together they team up to save his mom’s theater and take down the school bully.
“Full of humor, friendship, and new beginnings.” —Booklist
“[A]n engaging story full of mystery and mischief.” —Foreword Reviews
Bestest. Ramadan. Ever.
Sharif, Medeia
978-0-73872-323-5 • $9.95
Trade Paperback Original • 5.19 x 8 • 312 pages
I vow that this will be my first successful fast for Ramadan. My family does this every year, even though I’ve been to a mosque exactly twice. My oppressive parents also forbid dating, even though Peter might be my
soul mate. Now there’s a new Muslim girl in school commanding every boy’s attention— including Peter’s. How can I get him to notice me? Will I ever feel like a typical American girl?
“A humorous, hip look at the ups and downs
of fasting for Ramadan within the context of intergenerational and cultural challenges.”—Kirkus Reviews
Wish You Were Here
Shoup, Barbara
978-0-73871-355-7 • $9.95
Trade Paperback Original • 5.19 x 8 • 336 pages
Jackson Watt’s senior year should have been a blast. Then his best friend Brady runs away without telling anyone, the first of many dramatic changes in Jax’s life. His mom
gets remarried, meaning a new family, a
new house, and a new role as well-adjusted stepbrother. Not until a life-changing road trip to Graceland does Jax learn to accept the past year—and what it means to grow up.
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
“[A] touching, thought-provoking, and very candid coming-of-age tale.”—Booklist
Jerkbait
Siegert, Mia
978-1-63163-066-8 • $14.99
Trade Paperback Original • 5.5 x 8.25 • 350 pages
Identical twins Robbie and Tristan are high school hockey players—but that’s where their similarities end. Secrets, hidden desires, and the high-stakes pressure of the professional sports world combine, forcing each twin to decide just how far he will go.
“Siegert pulls no punches in her debut.”—Publishers Weekly
“[This book] wrecked me. Brace yourselves for tears. It’s gorgeous and gut-wrenching.”—Becky Albertalli, author of the William C. Morris Award-winning novel, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Dead Girl Walking
Dead Girl
Singleton, Linda Joy
978-0-73871-405-9 • $9.95
Trade Paperback Original • 5.19 x 8 • 312 pages High-school senior Amber Borden wants to make a name for herself as the talent agent for the adolescent A-list. But after a near- death experience, there’s a cosmic accident, and Amber returns to someone else’s body— the most popular girl in school, who just tried to commit suicide. Hmm, maybe being queen bee isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
A 2009 ALA Popular Paperback for Young Adults
“This page-turner has wit, love, courage, adventure, and remarkable insight. A must-have purchase for fans of the supernatural and the occult.”—School Library Journal
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