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Book Scavenger Mystery By Jennifer Cahmbliss Bertman Book Scavenger is a captivating, engaging mystery set in San Francisco with a 12 -year-old girl as protagonist. It includes puzzles, ciphers, and codes, in addition to detective work. Author Website: http: //jenniferchamblissbertman. com/ Book Website http: //bookscavenger. com/

House Arrest Realistic Fiction By K. A. Holt Author Website: http: //kaholt. com/ Book Trailer: https: //youtu. be/j. Cq. WJKw-mw. U Touching, funny, and always original, House Arrest is a novel in verse about a good boy's hard-won path to redemption. Author Interview: (Questions and answers) https: //austin. scbwi. org/2015/11/01/ member-interview-k-a-holt/

I Am Princess X Fantasy (A Mysterious Cyber-Thriller) By Cherie Priest Author’s Website: https: //www. cheriepriest. com/ Years after writing stories about a superheroine character she created with a best friend who died in a tragic car accident, sixteen-year-old May is shocked to see stickers, patches, and graffiti images of the superheroine appearing around Seattle. Book Trailer: http: //www. scholastic. com/bookfairs/books/bo ok-trailers/i-am-princess-x

I Will Always Write Back Non-Fiction By Caitlin Alfrenka & Martin Ganda Book information and audio interview with Caitlin. http: //www. wbur. org/hereandnow/2015/05/04/pen-pals-book-caitlin-martin The true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. Video interview with Martin. https: //youtu. be/mg. Us. Kn. RYFMA

Listen, Slowly Realistic Fiction By Thanhha Lai A California girl born and raised, Mai can’t wait to spend her vacation at the beach. Instead, she has to travel to Vietnam with her grandmother, who is going back to find out what really happened to her husband during the Vietnam War. Author Website: http: //www. thanhhalai. com/ A Skype session with Thanhha Lai: (25 minutes) https: //www. youtube. com /watch? v=7 Gr. RKH 9 P 3 FI

Nightbird Fantasy By Alice Hoffman Author’s Website: http: //alicehoffman. com/books/ Twig lives in Sidwell, where people whisper that fairy tales are real. After all, her town is rumored to hide a monster. And two hundred years ago, a witch placed a curse on Twig’s family that was meant to last forever. But this summer, everything will change when the red moon rises. It’s time to break the spell. Book Trailer https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=P 0 Emn. Gr 2 AOg&app=desktop Audio Book Excerpt (10 min. ) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ma. F v. JFzj. Mx. A

No Summit Out of Sight Memoir (Non-Fiction) By Jordan Romero Scroll down for the interview with Jordan. http: //www. everestfiles. com/information/int erview-with-jordan-romero. html Jordan Romero was the youngest person to climb Mount Everest (age 13)—and he didn’t stop there. In this inspiring young adult memoir that includes color photos, he tells how he achieved such great heights. Presentation by Jordan Romero: (11 min. ) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=m. TYABq 2 Jtg. E

Orbiting Jupiter Realistic Fiction Joseph, a father at thirteen, has never seen his daughter, Jupiter. After spending time in a juvenile facility, he’s placed with a foster family on a farm in rural Maine. Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets twelve-year-old Jack, who narrates the account of the troubled, passionate teen who wants to find his baby at any cost. By Gary D. Schmidt Author’s Website: http: //www. hmhbooks. com/schmidt/ Interview with the author about Orbiting Jupiter: (Click screen in the right. ) http: //www. hmhbooks. com/schmidt/resources. html Book Trailer: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=k. Yf. H 7 be. WMh. E

The Thing About Jellyfish Realistic Fiction After her best friend dies in a drowning accident, Suzy is convinced that the true cause of the tragedy must have been a rare jellyfish sting-things don't just happen for no reason. Retreating into a world of imagination, she crafts a plan to prove her theory— even if it means traveling the globe, alone. By Ali Benjamin Author’s Website: http: //alibenjamin. com/site/ Book Trailer: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Qn. H 7 Rtysh 7 o

When Fantasy By Victoria Laurie Author’s Website: http: //victorialaurie. com/youngadults. html Sixteen-year-old Maddie Flynn cannot help but see the death date of everyone she meets or sees in a photograph or on-screen, and her alcoholic mother exploits this by having her do readings for money, but when Maddie predicts the death of a young boy, she becomes the center of an FBI investigation. Book Trailer: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=t 9 jofx. Gjlxg