"Chick Lit" -- Fun, Friends, Romance

Beige / Castellucci, Cecil

Katy, a quiet French Canadian teenager, reluctantly leaves Montreal to spend time with her estranged father, an aging Los Angeles punk rock legend.

Cuba 15: a novel / Paz, Violet

A Chicago high school student reluctantly prepares for her upcoming quincinera.

Eggs / Spinelli, Jerry

Mourning the loss of his mother, nine-year-old David forms a friendship with independent, quirky thirteen-year-old Primrose, as the two help each other deal with what is missing in their lives.

Enter Three Witches: a Story of Macbeth / Cooney, Caroline B.

After her father is killed for being a traitor, fourteen-year-old Lady Mary, who is a ward of Lord and Lady Macbeth, is sent to the scullery, where she works as a maid and uncovers the couple's secret plans.

The Girlfriend Project / Friedman, Robin

New Jersey high school senior Reed Walton has never had a girlfriend, but once he gets his braces off, contact lenses, and turns into a "hottie," his two best friends set up a website to remedy the situation.

The Princess Diaries / Cabot, Meg

Fourteen-year-old Mia, who is trying to lead a normal life as a teenage girl in New York City, is shocked to learn that her father is the Prince of Genovia, a small European principality, and that she is a princess and the heir to the throne.

Sandpiper / Wittlinger, Ellen

The life of Sandpiper, a teenage girl with a bad reputation, becomes entwined with that of Walker, a mysterious boy who walks constantly; when Walker intervenes in an argument between Sandpiper and a boy she used to see.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants / Brashares, Ann

Carmen decides to discard an old pair of jeans, but Tibby, Lena and Bridget think they are great and decide that whoever the pants fit best will get them. When the jeans fit everyone perfectly, a sisterhood and a memorable summer begin.

"Guys Read" -- Adventure, Mystery, Suspense

Ark Angel / Horowitz, Anthony

After recovering from a near fatal gunshot wound, teenage spy Alex Rider embarks on a new mission to stop a group of eco-terrorists from sabotaging the launch of the first outer space hotel. (1st in the series of 8).

Artemis Fowl: the Artic Incident

Thirteen-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl must join forces with his nemesis, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon fairy police, in order to save his father--one of the few people in the world that Artemis loves--who has been kidnapped by the Russian mafia. (2nd in the series of 5).

Blood Brothers / Harazin, S.A.

With his best friend on life-support after taking drugs at a party, seventeen-year-old Clay, a medical technician, recalls their long friendship, future plans, and recent disagreement, and tries to figure out who is responsible for the accidental overdose.

Cirque du Freak / Shan, Darren

Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider force them to make life-changing choices.

Eragon / Paolini, Christopher

Map on endpapers. In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

Full Tilt: a Novel / Shusterman, Neal

When sixteen-year-old Blake goes to a mysterious, by invitation-only carnival, he somehow knows that it could save his comatose brother, but soon learns that much more is at stake if he fails to meet the challenge presented there by the beautiful Cassandra.

Nothing to Lose / Flinn, Alex

A year after running away to escape his unbearable home life, sixteen-year-old Michael returns to Miami to find that his mother is going on trial for the murder of his abusive stepfather.

Whale Talk / Crutcher, Chris

Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports and the jocks at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team. He recruits some of his school's less popular students who accomplish amazing feats.