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  • The A-List-Hollywood Royalty 11/17/2009 6:51 PM
    • What if one day you found out you were the adopted daughter of 2 of Hollywood's Hottest actors?
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  • Steampunk 11/15/2009 4:15 PM
    • Step into the Victorian age
    0 comments
  • I Can't Keep My Own Secrets. . . 11/13/2009 2:41 PM
    • Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous and Obscure. . .
    0 comments
  • DEMONKEEPER 10/28/2009 2:39 PM
    • Even the furniture will attack you. . .
    1 comment
  • Blood and Chocolate 10/21/2009 5:37 PM
    • Werewolves dating. . .
    0 comments
  • Going Bovine 10/12/2009 10:37 AM
    • The feel good, mad cow disease, string theory book of September 2009
    1 comment
  • The Night Dance 9/18/2009 4:59 PM
    • Magic and mystery await. . .
    0 comments
  • Beastly 9/16/2009 12:24 PM
    • Don't mess with the Goth Girl. . .
    0 comments
  • Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Death and Dementia 9/11/2009 2:05 PM
    • 4 shivery stories. . .
    0 comments
  • The Dust of 100 Dogs. . . 8/27/2009 10:32 AM
    • From peasent girl to pirate queen to modern teen. . .
    0 comments
  • Catching Fire: Sneak Peak 8/26/2009 1:21 PM
    • Read/Listen to Chapter 2
    0 comments
  • The Waters & The Wild 8/24/2009 12:33 PM
    • If Bee isn't human, what is she. . .
    0 comments
  • The Sweet Disorder 8/17/2009 3:43 PM
    • Intrigue and love in the Elizabethean court. . .
    0 comments
  • The Young Inferno 8/14/2009 12:03 PM
    • A hip telling
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  • The Season 8/10/2009 3:48 PM
    • Regency intrigue and romance in England
    1 comment
  • For Teen Readers 7/27/2009 2:38 PM
    • Discussion a book @ your local PCLS branch
    2 comments
  • PETA's Vegan College Cookbook 7/13/2009 11:44 AM
    • 275 Easy, Cheap, and Delicious Recipes to Keep You Vegan at School . . .
    0 comments
  • The Teen Girls' Gotta-Have-It Guide To Money 6/29/2009 1:28 PM
    • Getting Smart about Making It, Saving It, and Spending It!
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  • The Complete Maus 6/24/2009 2:29 PM
    • A Survivors Tale I. My Father Bleeds History II. And Here My Troubles Began
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  • Blood is the New Black. . . 6/15/2009 1:44 PM
    • Welcome to Tasty. . .where you're the snack.
    0 comments
  • Ghostgirl 5/19/2009 3:29 PM
    • "If I die before I awake, I pray the popular attend my wake". . .
    1 comment
  • Planet Pregnancy 4/22/2009 4:22 PM
    • It wasn't planned. . .
    0 comments
  • Immersed in Verse 4/22/2009 4:20 PM
    • An Informative, slightly Irreverent & Totally Tremendous Guide to Living the Poet's Life
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  • Shark Girl 4/22/2009 2:02 PM
    • A shark changed her life forvever. . .
    0 comments
  • Well Defined Vocabulary in Rhyme 4/17/2009 11:44 AM
    • Is it poetry or a dictionary?
    1 comment
  • Far From You 4/13/2009 3:02 PM
    • Snow. Standed. Stepmother. . .
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  • The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom 4/10/2009 5:40 PM
    • Slaves. Rebellion. Freedom?
    0 comments
  • T4 4/1/2009 2:21 PM
    • Another Nazis Program. . .
    1 comment
  • Pretty Monsters 2/20/2009 5:44 PM
    • Strange and shivery stories. . .
    4 comments
  • Envy-A Luxe Novel 2/20/2009 3:14 PM
    • Deception, intrigue, and trickery. . .
    0 comments
  • Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak 2/5/2009 6:00 PM
    • "She broke my heart by e-mail."-Dan Rollman
    0 comments
  • Best Teen Books 2/2/2009 1:49 PM
    • Award winning Teen books
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  • Burned. . . 1/23/2009 1:08 PM
    • Hate Kills Love. . .
    1 comment
  • The Redheaded Princess 1/14/2009 11:55 AM
    • If she survived her father, she can survive the tower
    1 comment
  • Less than 24 hours till. . . 1/14/2009 11:29 AM
    • Author chat with Jennifer Donnelly. . .
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  • Wicked Lovely 1/7/2009 11:03 AM
    • She can see things no one else can. . .
    3 comments
  • So you want to be a rock n roll star. . . 1/2/2009 12:54 PM
    • Here's a book to tell you how to do it without American Idol
    0 comments
  • Indie Girl 1/2/2009 12:13 PM
    • Put your creativity out there for 2009
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  • Punk Rock Etiquette. . . 1/2/2009 11:42 AM
    • Advice, rules, and comics. . .
    0 comments
  • PeaceJam 12/31/2008 1:08 PM
    • How to work for peace in the New Year. . .
    0 comments
  • Little Brother 12/10/2008 12:54 PM
    • With an XBox and a little know-how, you too can take on a police state.
    0 comments
  • Vibes. . . 12/1/2008 3:07 PM
    • What if you could read everyone in your schools mind?
    1 comment
  • Secrets of My Hollywood Life 11/21/2008 1:09 PM
    • High School is harder than Hollywood. . .
    1 comment
  • A Northern Light 11/21/2008 12:37 PM
    • Mattie knows a secret about Grace. . .
    1 comment
  • Genghis Khan 11/14/2008 4:46 PM
    • How to rise to the top & conquer all. . .
    0 comments
  • Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? 11/14/2008 3:10 PM
    • Jogging can be lethal. . .
    0 comments
  • Series- What do you read? 11/13/2008 3:18 PM
    • 6 comments
  • AlternaCrafts 10/30/2008 2:39 PM
    • I'm dreaming of a green Christmas. . .
    4 comments
  • Identical 10/17/2008 5:26 PM
    • Twins. Trouble. Tragedy.
    7 comments
  • Kiss My Math 9/26/2008 2:49 PM
    • You can conquer pre-alegbra. . .
    0 comments
  • Crimson Thread 9/8/2008 7:07 PM
    • An updated fairy tale
    0 comments
  • Books that stab you 9/8/2008 4:33 PM
    • What are the best books you've ever read
    22 comments
  • Teen Read Week 9/5/2008 5:23 PM
    • 0 comments
  • Knitted Icons. . . 8/22/2008 5:49 PM
    • Pop-culture for the crafty and clever
    0 comments
  • Evernight. . . 8/8/2008 5:23 PM
    • A boarding school with bite. . .
    1 comment
  • Breaking Dawn 8/1/2008 12:12 PM
    • is hours away
    2 comments
  • The Luxe Life Continues 7/29/2008 1:36 PM
    • Gossip abounds as society heads into New Year's Eve 1899. . .
    0 comments
  • The Dead & The Gone 7/21/2008 2:55 PM
    • Will Alex and his sisters be among the dying in NYC or the leaving?
    1 comment
  • Have you read Speak or Twisted? 7/17/2008 8:33 PM
    • 0 comments
  • What are you reading? 7/17/2008 2:37 PM
    • What are you reading this summer
    3 comments
  • Who's your favorite Twilight Character? 7/10/2008 9:21 PM
    • 16 comments
  • The Poison Apples 7/2/2008 3:26 PM
    • Life in boarding school. . .
    5 comments
  • Life As We Knew It 6/27/2008 12:24 PM
    • One tiny event changed everything. . .
    2 comments
  • What's your favorite Summer Read? 6/26/2008 1:20 AM
    • 4 comments
  • The Squad: Perfect Cover 6/19/2008 2:03 PM
    • Cheerleader CIA Operatives. . .
    0 comments
  • Slash 6/13/2008 10:49 AM
    • Guitar hero and hedionist. . .
    0 comments
  • Breaking Dawn 6/2/2008 1:55 PM
    • Cover is revealed
    3 comments
  • Working for a Living 5/28/2008 2:23 PM
    • A book for Teen Job Hunters
    0 comments
  • The Day The Music Died. . . 5/1/2008 1:21 PM
    • Murder,mayhem and musicians. . .
    2 comments
  • Bad Boys. . . 4/30/2008 11:24 AM
    • Books about boys facing difficult choices. . .do they make the right ones?
    0 comments
  • Hot History. . . 4/22/2008 2:10 PM
    • Historical fiction with an attitude...
    0 comments
  • Nominate an Award Winning Title 4/9/2008 1:51 PM
    • Nominate a book you love for one of the YALSA book lists.
    0 comments
  • April is Poetry Month- 4/7/2008 4:12 PM
    • So here are a couple of poetry books that won't bore you to death, and a couple of novels written in prose.
    1 comment
  • The Image of Chick Lit 3/28/2008 11:15 AM
    • 3 comments
  • Attn Manga Lovers 2/21/2008 4:46 PM
    • Check out some of the newest additions to the library
    2 comments
  • New Books at the Library 2/15/2008 6:47 PM
    • Check out some of the newest books added to your local library.
    2 comments
  • Reserve the New Twilight Novel 2/14/2008 11:04 AM
    • Place a hold on Breaking Dawn or find out more info on being an extra in the movie.
    1 comment
  • Sequel to Eragon and Eldest 2/5/2008 5:55 PM
    • Paoli's New book is scheduled to come out September 20, 2008
    13 comments
  • Listen to that book 2/4/2008 5:20 PM
    • There are many ways to listen to books at Pierce County Library
    1 comment
  • Which Book would you live in? 1/31/2008 1:37 PM
    • 33 comments

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