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College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation, where the popular girls never let her forget just where she ranks in the school's social scene: somewhere less than zero.When Claire heads off-campus, the imposing old house where she finds a room may not be much better. Her new roommates don't show many signs of life. But they'll have Claire's back when the town's deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh blood.Watch a Windows Media trailer for this book...

Can two people forge a future when their secret pasts collide?As Christmas nears, high school sophomore Ainslie Avalon-Bennett works hard to hide her Crazy Girl past. But as long as her best friend’s disappearance remains unsolved, she can’t shake the obsessive-compulsive disorder that once landed her in a mental ward. Then she meets Thor Grael, a teen dragon shaman who spikes her pulse and calms her OCD. But will Ainslie lose him once he discovers her past? Or will Thor’s deadly secret be their...

Grace returns to the Apache camp, where some good friends of hers are preparing to wed - and where she's reunited with Joe. The loving atmosphere is not lost on them, but as their relationship repairs, Grace catches a lead on her most prized target - the Guiltless Gang's ringleader, Elijah Hale. And it seems he's not alone. Together with his mistress and fellow gang-member Bella, he's been committing confidence scams and violent crimes, with Bella posing as a travelling medium. The end of her go...

A timely and honest coming-of-age story that explores the complicated relationship between identity, culture, family, and love. Seventeen-year-old Pakistani immigrant, Zara Hossain, has been leading a fairly typical life in Texas since her family moved there for her father's work. While dealing with the Islamophobia that she faces at school, Zara has to lay low, trying not to stir up any trouble and jeopardize their family's dependent vis...

Sarah has spent the last few weeks wondering what’s going on between her and Robert. They got close during their class project, but then he had to rush off and she hasn’t seen him since. She’s starting to think that she’s wasting her time. That is, until she gets a phone call from him saying that his father wants to meet her. In the blink of an eye everything changes and suddenly things start getting serious. But when Rob’s father makes it clear that she will never be family, what will she do?...

Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pin. She's just moved from New York City to the suburbs, and she's anxious to fit in with her new friends, so when they form a secret club to talk about boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong. But none of them can believe Margaret doesn't have a religion. And Margaret can't tell them the truth: that she can talk to God anyway, about everything that's on her mind--in...

As the clans gather for the coronation of the next vampire queen, new alliances are beginning to form and the power of the clan leaders is threatened by a would-be usurper.

Verene has survived first year. But discovering she possesses a new and dangerous ability has only complicated her tenuous position at the Kallorwegian Academy. Not yet ready to share her new powers with anyone, Verene finds herself with even fewer friends than before.Darius has returned to the cold and distant prince she first met. And the more she tries to convince him of the danger still lurking in their midst, the further he pushes her away.Determined to master her new abilities, Verene disc...

Mean Girls meets Gone Girl - a gripping, dark, psychological thriller for YA readers, perfect for fans of We Were Liars. There were two things everyone knew about Miranda Vaile. The first was that she had no parents they were dead. And the second was that they were dead because Miranda had killed them. Olive hasn't always been a loner she used to be the school queen-bee. But that was before her breakdown. Now she can only watch as new girl Miranda latches on to her ex-best fr...

'Armstrong deftly works suspense into the narrative...more than just a typical murder mystery.' - Booklist'A powerful thriller that will surprise you at every turn.' - KirkusThree years after losing her brother Luka in a school shooting, Skye Gilchrist is moving home. But there's no sympathy for Skye and her family because Luka wasn't a victim; he was a shooter. Jesse Mandal knows all too well that the scars of the past don't heal easily. The shooting cost Jesse his brother and also his best fr...