 | Fire Study (Study, Book 3) by Maria V. Snyder
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $4.97 I couldn't put the first two books in the series down, so I'm expecting much the same from this one. (March 1)
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 | You Know Where to Find Me by Rachel Cohn
Buy new: $14.44 / Used from: $0.50 Rachel Cohn is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. One of the best things about her is her writing gets better and better with each book. (March 4)
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 | Wake by Lisa McMann
Buy new: $11.51 / Used from: $4.99 This book has such an interesting premise that I can't wait to see where it takes me. (March 4)
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 | Personal Demon (Women of the Otherworld, Book 8) by Kelley Armstrong
Buy new: $15.00 / Used from: $0.28 Though these books aren't exactly destined to become classics, I have an odd obsession with the Women of the Otherworld series. (March 25)
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 | Up All Night by Peter Abrahams
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $0.61 This book is featuring some of my favorite authors. After all, what is the summer without a good compilation? (April 22)
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 | Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely) by Melissa Marr
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $3.44 We'll see if this book can keep Marr out of the "sophomore slump" that many new authors experience. I sure hope it does! (April 29)
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 | Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli
Buy new: $14.44 / Used from: $0.25 I love Jerry Spinelli, and how can you have a summer reading list without Jerry Spinelli? (April 29)
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 | Dodger and Me by Jordan Sonnenblick
Buy new: $12.71 / Used from: $0.12 When I first read "Drums Girls and Dangerous Pie," I fell in love with Sonnenblicks writing, a love affair that only strengthened after reading "Notes from the Midnight Driver." I still havent read his newest book Zen and the Art of Faking It, but I look forward to reading all of his new books. (April 29)
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 | Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $0.29 Maureen Johnson is quirky, funny and totally contemporary. You know this book will have a little bit of mystery, a little bit of romance and a whole lot of fun. (May 1)
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 | The Host: A Novel by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $14.97 / Used from: $9.97 From supernatural to sci-fi, from YA to adult. I can't wait to see what Meyer does with something completely different. (May 6)
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 | Ever by Gail Carson Levine
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $3.99 I was not impressed with "Fairest," but I loved Levine's other books enough to look forward to this one. Plus, the story seems so intriguing, who wouldn't want to pick it up? (May 6)
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 | Airhead by Meg Cabot
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $0.26 Meg Cabot's books are really the perfect summer read. I'm looking forward to a quick read with a lot of great dialogue. (June 1)
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 | This Charming Man: A Novel by Marian Keyes
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $1.01 Keyes' last novel "Is Anybody Out There?" was heartbreaking yet hysterical and one of the best books I read last year. I hope to love this one just as much. (June 17)
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 | Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Meg Cabot
Buy new: $17.90 / Used from: $0.60 Yes, another book by Meg Cabot. I just hope the final chapter for this royal of chatter is better than where the last one left off. (June 24)
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 | Avalon High: Coronation #2: Homecoming by Meg Cabot
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.29 With three books coming out wall in the same month, I'm a little nervous about the quality of this book in particular. But I'm still excited to get it and find out where Ellie's adventures take her. (June 24)
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 | Hotter Than Hell
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.71 I love supernatural compilations! I'm really excited that this has a Kitty Norvelle story in it, especially since the next new Kitty book won't be coming out until March 2009. (June 24)
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 | Stop in the Name of Pants! (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson) by Louise Rennison
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $5.50 Hooray for Georgia Nicolson! This series is like the Bridget Jones for teens. (July 1)
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 | The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, Book 6) by Eoin Colfer
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $1.45 Hooray for one of the best series out there! These books just keep getting better and better. Colfer really knows how to spin a good story. (July 15)
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 | Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14) by Janet Evanovich
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $0.01 Every summer readers look forward to getting a little more of Stephanie Plum's wild antics, and this summer will be no different. (July 17)
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 | Cry Wolf (Alpha and Omega, Book 1) by Patricia Briggs
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.39 I loved Brigg's Mercy Thompson books, and the short story about Anna and Charles from "On the Prowl" was also really intriguing. I look forward to reading this book and finding out just what an "Omega" wolf really is. (July 29)
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 | Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $10.50 / Used from: $8.99 The final installment of the Twilight saga will probably be the biggest book of the summer. (Aug 2)
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 | When Twilight Burns: The Gardella Vampire Chronicles by Colleen Gleason
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.75 A little Buffy, a little Jane Austen--it's just about the coolest historical vampire romance series out there. Okay, it's just about the only historical vampire romance series out there. (Aug 5)
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 | Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale
Buy new: $12.91 / Used from: $9.80 I love that so many beloved YA authors are publishing graphic novels. And after the amazing "Book of a Thousand Days," I'm looking forward to anything Hale writes. (Aug 19)
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 | The Summoning (Darkest Powers, Book 1) by Kelley Armstrong
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $2.44 Another best-selling author is moving from adult fiction to YA. (Aug 26)
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 | Venomous by Christopher Krovatin
Buy new: $13.25 / Used from: $1.14 This book might seem a little out of place on this list, but Krovatin is an AMAZING author. And after reading "Heavy Metal and You," I wouldn't miss reading another book by him for the world. (Aug 26)
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 | Inkdeath (Inkheart) by Cornelia Funke
Buy new: $14.61 / Used from: $13.34 I am so excited! I loved "Inkheart" and "Inkspell," and it feels like I've been waiting forever for this book to come out. (Sept 9)
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 | The Dragon Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $4.96 This is the third in a fantastic modern fantasy series. (Sept 9)
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 | Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) by Christopher Paolini
Buy new: $18.15 / Used from: $5.50 Only two more books to go. There are a lot of mixed feeling about this series, but I hope I'm really going to enjoy this book. (Sept 23)
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 | The Diamond of Darkhold: The Fourth Book of Ember (Books of Ember) by Jeanne DuPrau
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $6.46 I'm not sure how I feel about this coming out. The first book in the series was amazing. The second was good, but the third was marginal at best. I'm hoping that this one will pick up the pace. (Sept 23)
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