PRINCESS IN LOVE

By: Cabot, Meg

Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo may seem the luckiest girl ever. She's a princess, for starters. She also lives in New York City. And while she's no supermodel, mirrors do not crack at her reflection. The truth is, however, that Mia spends all her time doing one of three things: preparing for her nerve-racking entry into Genovian society, slogging through congestion unique to Manhattan in December, and avoiding further smooches from her hapless boyfriend, Kenny. TitlePeek

FALLOUT

By: Tate, Nikki

"Tara's sister died a year ago, on the day that Tara didn't answer her phone when Hannah called. And Hannah stepped in front of a bus. Now Tara lives with the guilt of wondering if things would be different if she had been there when Hannah needed her most. Competing in slam poetry competitions is the only way Tara can keep her sister's memory alive and deal with all the unanswered questions. But at some point, Tara is going to have to let Hannah rest in peace, and she will need to find a way to move on." TitlePeek

PLASTIC 

By: Harvey, Sarah N.

 When his best friend Leah decides to have plastic surgery for her sixteenth birthday, Jack is horrified--and then determined to stop her. Researching the surgery and the results, he finds that there are unscrupulous surgeons operating on the very young, and no one does anything about it. Jack organizes a protest and becomes an instant celebrity. But when someone else takes up the cause and the protest turns violent, Jack is forced to make some tough decisions. TitlePeek

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE RENAISSANCE AND THE REFORMATION

                                            By: Goddard Bergin, Thomas; Speake, Jennifer 

The original edition of this encyclopedia was devoted to the Renaissance only; the addition of the Reformation, together with a more extensive focus on religion and popular culture, make this a substantially new product. Many of the entries are biographies, with the dates and career title of the figure noted beside the name. A few of the entries on large topics include suggestions for further reading and a general bibliography is supplied in the appendix. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

PEACEKEEPERS

By: Linden, Dianne

Nell's trying to be understanding about her mother's chosen mission, to go halfway around the world to be a peacekeeper, even though she's a single mom and has to leave Nell and her brother with their uncle Martin. --Even though a classmate, Sam, emerges as a friend, Nell finally has to face her fears and tormenters. Dianne Linden has pulled no punches in this compelling, dramatic, often humorous, portrait of children struggling to cope with absent parents in difficult times. TitlePeek