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Grace is a graduate of FAHS and is currently pursuing an Elementary Education major with English and Spanish minors at UW-Stevens Point.  She has been an employee of The Velveteen Rabbit since the summer of 2007.  Grace will read anything but especially enjoys reading young adult literature, as well as historical fiction and dystopian novels. 

The Allegra Biscotti Collection: Book 1 (Paperback)

By Olivia Bennett, Georgia Rucker
$8.99
ISBN-13: 9781402243912
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Published: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 11/2010
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Emma Rose is your average seventh grade girl with a flair for fashion. When a famous fashion magazine editor discovers her designs in the backroom of her father's lace shop and offers her a feature in her magazine, Emma panics and a secret identity is born: Allegra Biscotti. But when Emma has to start juggling a secret identity along with homework, a new crush, and friends, she finds out that a double life is not as glamorous as she thought. This book is perfect for the tween girl with a passion for fashion!

Stupid Fast (Paperback)

By Geoff Herbach
$9.99
ISBN-13: 9781402256301
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Published: Sourcebooks Fire, 6/2011
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There aren’t too many good coming-of-age books for boys, but this novel is a sure bet! The story follows Felton Reinstein, a reluctant athlete who is trying to manage friends, a first love, and a family that is falling apart. He has to figure out how to juggle his newfound athletic abilities, a mother who refuses to be a parent, a genius pianist of a little brother, and the new girl in town who wants to kiss him. And even his fantastical speed won’t help him run from the shocking secret about his past! Told through Felton’s witty inner monologue, this book had me laughing out loud more than once. The unique first-person narrative really helps to capture the confusing awkwardness that accompanies being a teenager and will ring true with readers of any age or gender.

Skeleton Creek #1 (Hardcover)

By Patrick Carman
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780545075664
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Published: Scholastic Press, 2/2009
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Finally, an author who combines the quiet of a good book with the visuals of a movie. Readers can discover Ryan's account of what happened that night at the abandoned dredge and then watch Sarah's video (on a related website) to uncover the mystery that clouds the town of Skeleton Creek. This book is sure to thrill readers everywhere!

My Life in Pink & Green (Hardcover)

By Lisa Greenwald
$16.95
ISBN-13: 9780810983526
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Published: Harry N. Abrams, 3/2009
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Lucy Desberg fixes the local homecoming queen's hair crisis in her family's struggling pharmacy and soon finds herself giving makeovers to customers. Now when her mother and grandmother seem to be losing faith, Lucy must find a way to save the pharmacy, go green with the Eco Club and help her friend deal with a first crush. An excellent read filled with tips for applying makeup and going green.

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (Hardcover)

By Gabrielle Zevin

ISBN-13: 9780374349462
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Published: Square Fish, 8/2007
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If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss. She wouldn't have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she wouldn't have hit her head on the steps. She wouldn't have woken up in an ambulance with amnesia. She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might even have remembered why she fell in love with him in the first place. She would understand why her best friend, Will, keeps calling her "Chief." She'd know about her mom's new family. She'd know about her dad's fiancee. She never would have met James, the boy with the questionable past and the even fuzzier future, who tells her he once wanted to kiss her. She wouldn't have wanted to kiss him back.
But Naomi picked heads.
After her remarkable debut, Gabrielle Zevin has crafted an imaginative second novel all about love and second chances.

Wings (Hardcover)

By Aprilynne Pike

ISBN-13: 9780061668036
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Published: HarperTeen, 5/2009
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When a flower blooms in the middle of her back, Laurel discovers that she is a faerie and was placed with human parents as a child. As Laurel learns about her true background and the dangers that face the faerie realm, she struggles to find her place in both worlds.

The Hunger Games (Hardcover)

By Suzanne Collins
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780439023481
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Published: Scholastic Press, 10/2008
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The acclaimed author of the "New York Times"-bestselling Underland Chronicles series delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in a stunning novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to the present.


Elsewhere (Hardcover)

By Gabrielle Zevin
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780374320911
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Published: Square Fish, 8/2005
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Is it possible to grow up while getting younger?  Welcome to Elsewhere. It's quiet and peaceful. You won't become ill or get any older. Elsewhere is where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall finds herself, after she has died. There she will age backward from the day of her death until she becomes a baby again and returns to Earth. But Liz wants to turn sixteen, not fourteen again. She wants to get her driver's license, graduate from high school, and go to college. And now that she's dead, Liz is being forced to live a life she doesn't want with a grandmother she has only just met. How can Liz let go of the only life she has ever known and embrace a new one? Is it possible that a life lived in reverse is no different from a life lived forward? This moving, often funny, book about grief, death, and loss will stay with the reader long after the last page is turned.

Unwind (Hardcover)

By Neal Shusterman
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9781416912040
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 11/2007
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In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would "unwind" them. Connor's parents want to be rid of him and his troublemaking. Risa is an orphan and is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev's unwinding has been planned since his birth as part of his family's strict religion. When brought together by accident and kept together by desperation, these companions make their way cross-country, knowing their lives hang in the balance. If they can make it to their eighteenth birthday, they're home free -- but when every piece of them is wanted by a world gone mad, eighteen seems a long way off. This book is one of my favorite Read On Wisconsin picks and is great for those who like Uglies and The Hunger Games.

The Thieves of Manhattan (Paperback)

By Adam Langer
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781400068913
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Published: Spiegel & Grau, 7/2010
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My favorite review of this book comes from Carl Hiaasen (author of Hoot): "The Thieves of Manhattan is a sly and cutting riff on the book-publishing world that is quite funny unless you happen to be an author, in which case the novel will make you consider a more sensible profession—like being a rodeo clown, for example, or a crab-fisherman in the Bering Sea." With a winning combination of exciting characters, mind-blowing plot twists, and a satisfyingly snarky commentary, this fast-paced novel pokes and prods at the publishing world making the reader think twice about the books they pull off the shelf!

Shades of Grey (Hardcover)

By Jasper Fforde

ISBN-13: 9780670019632
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Published: Viking Adult, 1/2010
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For those who were enthralled by Lois Lowry's The Giver, Jasper Fforde has produced a new dystopia novel sure to get you thinking! This Indie Next List book kept me hooked to the very last page. Welcome to Chromotacia, where society is ruled by a Colortocracy and you are what you can see. Eddie Russett has no real ambition to be anything other than a loyal drone of the Collective. Eddie's life looks colorful until he moves with his father to East Carmince. There, he falls for a Grey named Jane who reveals the painful truth about his seemingly perfect society. Black-and-white certainties are reduced to shades of grey as Eddie, along with Jane, begins to dig up answers. Dystopia junkies will most definitely enjoy this thought-provoking novel to the very last page!

The Maxwell Daily Reader: 365 Days of Insight to Develop the Leader Within You and Influence Those Around You (Hardcover)

By John C. Maxwell
$22.99
ISBN-13: 9781400280162
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Published: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 10/2008
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Featuring timeless wisdom from fourteen of John C. Maxwell's leadership books, The Maxwell Daily Reader is an excellent resource for group inspiration. Each entry delivers a powerful leadership principle, ready for real-world practice. Anyone in need of inspiration or motivation is sure to find The Maxwell Daily Reader a perfect fit!

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