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Ready to soak up the sun and a good story? Be part of our Beach Blanket Book Club and win big! From paranormal page-turners to sizzlin’ romances, we’ve found your perfect summer read. Click on the covers below to check out each book in the club.
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Poison Apple #1: The Dead End
by Mimi McCoy
Scholastic Inc.
Fiction

Casey Slater can’t believe her bad luck. It’s the summer before seventh grade, and instead of the perfect vacation she’d planned with her best friend, Casey is in a remote country town, where her parents are restoring an old, creaky, creepy house. Worst of all, everyone else in town thinks the old house is haunted. And soon Casey thinks so, too....Casey thought she’d be dying of boredom, but now she’s scared to death!


Poison Apple #2: This Totally Bites!
by Ruth Ames
Scholastic Inc.
Fiction

Twelve-year-old Emma-Rose Paley has always felt different from her bubbly, outgoing parents. Unlike them, Emma-Rose has pale skin and jet-black hair, is quiet and moody and prefers gray weather to sunshine. She also hates the taste of garlic, has very sharp incisors, and loves rare burgers. When Emma-Rose uncovers a dark family secret, she has a sudden revelation. Could Emma-Rose be a real, live vampire?

Candy Apple #25: Wish You Were Here, Liza
by Robin Wasserman
Scholastic Inc.
Fiction

Liza Gold’s biggest nightmare: a cross-country road trip with her parents and two other crazy families; two whole months away from her best friends, Sam and Mina. And it’s all coming true. Liza is convinced that this will be the worst summer ever. But this is one trip that just might surprise her….

Candy Apple #26: See You Soon, Samantha
by Lara Bergen
Scholastic Inc.
Fiction

Samantha Macintosh isn’t excited about spending the whole  summer apart from her best friends, Liza and Mina. But she can’t help being excited about a seaside vacation, complete with fun in the sun, carnivals, surfing lessons—and more than a few surprises!
This is one beach vacation full of unexpected twists and turns.


Candy Apple #27: Miss You, Mina
by Denene Millner
Scholastic Inc.
Fiction

Mina Chestnut loves spending time with her BFFs, Samantha and Liza, in their New Jersey suburb. But this summer, Mina is attending an art camp in New York City! She's so excited—until a snooty girl at the camp makes Mina miss her friends and the comforts of home. Can Mina make it in the big city on her own?

Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker
by Robin Palmer
Penguin Young Readers Group
Fiction

Sixth grade is hard for Lucy B. Parker, but it gets much worse when her mom announces that she’s going to marry Laurel Moses’ dad. Yes, that Laurel Moses—the TV/movie/music star who makes Hannah Montana look like some kid from the sticks. All Lucy wants to do is get through the day without totally embarrassing herself...


Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks
by Lauren Myracle
Penguin Young Readers Group
Fiction

Carly is ready to ditch the Southern princess act and become real. The thing is, she’s always counted on her little sister, Anna, to love and support her—and tell her how right she is. But when Anna turns hot over the course of a single summer, everything goes weird.

 
Thirteen Plus One
by Lauren Myracle
Penguin Young Readers Group
Fiction

Winnie is 14 now and the countdown to high school is eventful. Things are shaky with her boyfriend, her BFFs have been acting weird, her big sister is college-bound, and her baby sister has everything turned upside down. She is so busy worrying about everyone else that she hardly notices that she might be struggling a little bit herself.

Twenty Boy Summer
by Sarah Ockler
Little, Brown and Company
Young Adult Fiction

A debut novel that explores what it truly means to love, to lose and, most importantly, how to make the most of every single moment this world has to offer. This lyrical novel will appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen.

 
Sleepaway Girls
by Jen Calonita
Poppy
Young Adult Fiction

Whispering Pines camp isn’t going to be all Kumbaya sing-alongs for Sam. If Ashley, the camp’s queen bee, doesn’t ruin her summer, then Sam’s raging crush on Hunter just might. At least she has the singular gang of girls that have become fast friends with her—the Sleepaway Girls.

 
Ghostgirl
by Tonya Hurley
Little, Brown and Company
Young Adult Fiction

If you thought high school was a matter of life or death, wait until you see just how true that is. Tonya Hurley’s New York Times bestselling novel featuring Charlotte Usher—aka ghostgirl—is now available in paperback.

Need
by Carrie Jones
Bloomsbury
Teen Paranormal

When Zara moves to a sleepy Maine town, she tries to ignore the signs that things are not normal—like trails of gold dust and rumors about evil pixies with uncontrollable needs. But when a new love appears, Zara must accept her fate... and believe the unbelievable.



Captivate
by Carrie Jones
Bloomsbury
Teen Paranormal

In the mesmerizing follow-up to Need, Zara and her friends have won the battle...but started a war. When the captivating new leader of the pixie world wants Zara to be his queen, a terrible sacrifice lies ahead. 



Hearts at Stake
by Alyxandra Harvey
Walker Books
Teen Paranormal

For Solange Drake, being a vampire princess really bites, since tons of nasty creatures want her dead before she becomes queen on her 16th birthday. Don’t miss this story of two best friends, seven cute but overprotective brothers and hundreds of ruthless vamps. And look for Blood Feud in July!

 
Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
by Beth Fantaskey
Graphia/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Fantasy

Marrying a vampire definitely doesn’t fit into Jessica’s senior year “get a life” plan. But when an incredibly gorgeous exchange student shows up claiming to be her long-lost vampire fiancé, Jessica must decide if she will make the dramatic transition from average American teen to glam European vampire princess. 



The Clearing
by Heather Davis
Graphia/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Romance

Amy thinks she’s found the man of her dreams. He’s sweet, polite and different from all the other boys. He lives just through the misty clearing. But what Amy doesn’t realize is that Henry also lives in 1944. Will their romance be able to survive despite the years between them?



Zen & Xander Undone
by Amy Kathleen Ryan
Houghton/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Fiction

Zen is the responsible, good sister and Xander is the extremely intelligent, wild sister. Since their mom’s death a year ago, Xander has been on a self-destructive streak and Zen has always protected her. Xander’s on the verge of ruining everything. Will Zen step in again or is it time to let Xander go?

 

Drama High: Cold As Ice
by L. Divine
Dafina
Young Adult Fiction

Jayd’s about to take the most important test of her life…and now she’s wondering if the real test is whether she’s ready to move on up and out…



Teenage Love Affair
by Ni-Ni Simone
Dafina
Young Adult Fiction

Some call Zsa-Zsa arrogant, but she calls it confidence. You decide when you find out what she’s working with.



Cool Like That: A So For Real Novel
by Nikki Carter
Dafina
Young Adult Fiction

Now that she’s been accepted into a summer enrichment program in New York City, Gia knows she’s going to have the flyest summer ever. Let the fireworks begin!


The Singing: The Fourth Book of Pellinor
by Alison Croggon
Candlewick Press
Young Adult Novel

Can brother and sister find each other in time to fight an all-powerful enemy, and are they strong enough—even together—to defeat him before all is lost?

The stunning conclusion to the Books of Pellinor series…now in paperback!



The Karma Club
by Jessica Brody
Farrar Straus Giroux
Young Adult Fiction

Good actions are rewarded; evil actions are punished. When Maddy’s boyfriend cheats on her and the universe doesn’t step in to help, she starts the Karma Club to settle the score. But Maddy soon learns that if you mess with Karma, Karma messes back. CLICK HERE to watch the trailer.



Girls’ Life: Head-to-Toe Guide to You
by Karen Bokram
Scholastic Inc.
From pimples to periods, bad breath to braces, eating right and everything in between, this guide delivers the body basics to help every girl look and feel fabulous!

CLICK HERE for more info!


Countdown
by Deborah Wiles
Scholastic Inc.

It’s 1962, and Franny is dealing with some major issues: Her best friend is ditching her; her crush may be crushing on someone else; her big sister is keeping big secrets; and THE WORLD MAY BE COMING TO AN END!

5/14/2010 7:10:00 AM
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