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Quick Picks for Young Adults - 2005

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Selected annually by the American Library Association, these books were published in 2004.
Call numbers for the Duluth Public Library are in ( ).
If it looks good to you and the Library doesn't have it, ask about interlibrary loan,
and we'll get it for you from another library.


CosmoGirl Quiz Book: All About You.
"Figure out your social prowess and work it."

Dr. Ernest Drake's Dragonology.
"A flameproof cloak may prove invaluable."

The Homer Book.
Mmmmm . . . Homer.

Ripley's Believe It or Not.
The twisted cousin of Guiness Book of World Records. (j031.02)

So What? The Good, the Mad and the Ugly: The Official Metallica Illustrated Chronicles.
"Saint Anger's yearbook."

YM The Best of Say Anything.
"One of the fake nails was hanging halfway out of my nostril." (YA 152.4)

Abbott, Hailey.
Summer Boys.
It's summer, it's hot, and it's time to hook up.

Brisick, Jamie.
Have Board, Will Travel.
Water, snow, and street.

Burnham, Niki.
Royally Jacked.
Someday her prince will come . . . upstairs. (YA Fic)

Choyce, Lesley.
Thunderbowl.
Watch the bands battle. (YA Fic)

Coker, Cheo Hodari.
Unbelievable: The Life, Death and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G.
The tragedy of Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, aka Big Poppa.

Davidson, Dana.
Jason and Kyra.
Party boy Jason meets his his total opposite, Kyra.

De La Cruz, Melissa.
The Au Pairs.
Hot chicks make big bucks babysitting for the rich and famous. (Fic)

Ehrenhaft, Daniel.
Ten Things To Do Before I Die.
Ted Burger (yeah, that's his name) has 24 hours to live and a list of things to do.

Flake, Sharon.
Who Am I Without Him? A Short Story Collection About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives.
Anything to get the guy. (YA Fic)

Flinn, Alex.
Nothing to Lose.
From the carnival to the courtroom. (YA Fic)

Giles, Gail.
Playing in Traffic.
Sexy Skye picks Matt for a very dangerous reason. (YA Fic M)

Gottlieb, Andrew.
In the Paint: Tattoos of the NBA and the Stories Behind Them.
Who sports what and why.

Grandits, John.
Technically, It's Not My Fault: Concrete Poems.
Murray the fart and much, much more. (j811.6)

Hareas, John.
NBA's Greatest.
The best of all time. (j796.323)

Harrison, Lisi.
The Clique.
Seventh grade is going to be hell. (YA Fic)

Hartinger, Brent.
Last Chance Texaco.
Next stop, juvie. (YA Fic)

Heimberg, Jason and Justin Heimberg.
The Official Movie Plot Generator: 27,000 Hilarious Movie Plot Combinations.
"Single mom invades Poland with the ghost of Elvis" . . . and more.

Heneghan, James.
Hit Squad.
Bullying: just can't take it anymore. (YA Fic)

Hirano, Kohta.
Hellsing series (volumes 1-4)
Vampires, Nazis, zombies.

Hobbs, Valerie.
Letting Go of Bobby James, or How I Found My Self of Steam.
Left at gas station, sleeps in movie theater. Will she make it? (YA Fic)

Hopkins, Cathy. Truth or Dare series. (#1
The Princess of Pop; #2 Teen Queens and Has-Beens; #3 White Lies and Barefaced Truths)
Which will cause the most trouble, truth…or dare? (YA Fic)

Hopkins, Ellen.
Crank.
Doing lines unleashes the monster. (YA Fic)

Horowitz, Anthony.
Eagle Strike.
This time, Alex is on his own. (YA Fic)

Hrdlitschka, Shelley.
Kat's Fall.
After Kat's fall, can her family land on its feet?

Jacobs, Thomas.
They Broke the Law; You Be the Judge: True Cases of Teen Crime.
Justice is not always blind. (YA 364.36)

Johns, Geoff.
Teen Titans: A Kid's Game.
"This time the kids are wearing the costumes."

Jones, Patrick.
Things Change.
Paul's touch is not always kind. (YA Fic)

Kenner, Rob and Pitts, George.
VX: 10 Years of Vibe Photography.
Hot hip hop icons and more.

Klancher, Lee.
Monster Garage: How to Customize Damn Near Everything.
Small engine blocks and chrome plated springs are chick magnets. (629.26 H83)

Kool Moe Dee.
There's a God on the Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs.
Kool Moe Dee rates the top MCs.

Leiker, Ken.
Unscripted.
Smackdown!

Lynch, Clam.
Ruby Gloom's Keys to Happiness.
Move over, Emily the Strange.

Mackler, Carolyn.
Vegan Virgin Valentine.
Is V really the vixen that she seems? (YA Fic)

Manning, Sarra.
Guitar Girl.
The Hormones have left the building.

McGrath, Jeremy.
Wide Open: A Life in Supercross.
Nac-nacs and nuts.

McManners, Hugh.
Ultimate Special Forces.
Mission possible.

Miller, Timothy and Steve Milton.
Nascar Now.
Behind the scenes and in the pits. (796.72 M618n)

Milner-Halls, Kelly.
Albino Animals.
They're a whiter shade of pale.

Minter, J.
The Insiders.
Things are about to get stirred up in downtown NYC.

Morgan, David Lee.
LeBron James: The Rise of a Star.
All LeBron all the time

Myers, Walter Dean.
Shooter.
Why? (YA Fic)

Myracle, Lauren.
TTYL.
IM-ing about the highs and lows of high school. (YA Fic)

Nagatomo, Haruno.
Draw Your Own Manga: All the Basics.
Do it like they do in Tokyo. (YA 741.5)

Nash, Naomi.
You are So Cursed.
Back off, Sabrina.

Naylor, Caroline.
Beauty Trix for Cool Chix: Easy-to-Make Lotions, Potions, and Spells to Bring Out a Beautiful You.
Head to toe beauty to go. (YA 646.72)

Nelson, Blake.
Rock Star, Superstar.
From the basement to the big time. (YA Fic)

O'Connell, Tyne.
Pulling Princes.
If you kiss a prince, will he turn into a toad? (YA Fic)

Oppel, Kenneth.
Airborn.
Sky pirates versus cabin boy. (Juv Fic SF)

Parker, Daniel and Lee Miller.
Watching Alice series. (#1 Break the Surface; #2 Walk On Water)
Lots of questions, few answers, and you can't ask Alice.

Perez. Marlene.
Unexpected Development.
There are bigger problems in life than a D-cup.

Rabb, M.E. The
Missing Persons series. (#1 The Chocolate Lover; #2 The Rose Queen; #3 The Unsuspecting Gourmet; #4 The Venetian Policeman)
You can run, but can you hide? (YA Fic M)

Riley, Andy.
The Book of Bunny Suicides.
It's not easy being fluffy

Rohrer, Russ.
Ten Days in the Dirt: Spectacle of Off-Road Motorcycling.
Souped-up toys and the best sandboxes to play in.

Rothbart, Davy.
Found: The Best Lost, Tossed and Forgotten Items from Around the World.
If you've lost it, someone's found it.

Seate, Mike.
Choppers: Heavy Metal.
Outlaws in the mainstream.

Shaw, Maria.
Maria Shaw's Star Gazer: Your Soul Searching, Dream Seeking, Make Something Happen Guide to the Future.
All about you-past, present, and future.

Shaw, Tucker.
Confessions of a Backup Dancer.
Celebrities uncensored.

Sleator, William.
The Boy Who Couldn't Die.
Is there a downside to living forever? (YA Fic M)

Sones, Sonya.
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies.
Not just another cliché. (YA Fic)

Stephens, J.B.
The Big Empty series. (#1 The Big Empty; #2 Paradise City)
Strain 7 killed half of the world's population before we even had a name for it. (Juv Fic SF)

Stolarz, Laurie F.
Blue is for Nightmares.
"I know your secret . . . " (YA Fic M)

Strasser, Todd.
Can't Get There From Here.
Down and out on the streets of New York City. (YA Fic)

Sweeney, Joyce.
Takedown.
Serial killer holds teens hostage.

Takaya, Natsuki.
Fruits Basket series. (volumes 1- 5)
What animal would you be? (YA 741.5)

Thomson, Celia.
The Nine Lives of Chloe King series. (#1 The Fallen; #2 The Stolen)
One down . . . how many to go? (YA Fic M)

Thorley, Joe.
Avril Lavigne: The Unofficial Book.
Turn on the TV, guess who you'll see, sk8r grrl rockin' on MTV.

Vizzini, Ned.
Be More Chill.
Dude, you need a squip. (YA Fic)

Walters, Eric.
Overdrive.
Too fast, too furious.

Westerfeld, Scott.
The Secret Hour.
Times freezes, and the night belongs to the dark creatures. (YA Fic M)

Weyn, Suzanne.
Bar Code Tattoo.
Are you sure you want to be tattooed? (Juv Fic SF)

Whedon, Joss.
Fray.
Someone has a plan to let the demons out . . .

Woods, Brenda.
Emako Blue.
"My friend, Emako Blue, was supposed to be a star." (YA Fic)

Woodson, Jacqueline.
Behind You.
Sometimes it's hard to put grief behind you. (YA Fic)

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11/29/05
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