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Bibliography: Dolamore, Jacklyn.  (2009).  Magic Under Glass. New York: Bloomsbury.  ISBN: 978-1599904306 Plot Summary:  In her home country, Nimira’s mother was an artist, but after her death, Nimira leaves to look for better life.  Instead, she finds herself singing and dancing in a low class music hall.  That’s where she is discovered by the mysterious [...]

Bibliography:  Smith, Andrew.  (September 2009).  In the Path of Falling Objects.  New York: Fewiel and Friends.  ISBN: 9780312375584 Plot Summary:  Jonah and Simon are on a road trip, but it isn’t a teenage lark.  Abandoned by their mother, out of food and water, they pack the little precious possessions they own and set out across [...]

Bibliography: Nayeri, Daniel and Dina Nayeri.  (August 2009).  Another Faust. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN: 978-0763637071 Plot Summary:  Five beautiful and gifted teens are about to start at the prestigious Marlowe School in New York.  Helped by their icy governess Madame Vileroy, there is nothing they won’t do to get what they want:  academic awards, [...]

Bibliography: Zink, M. (August 2009). Prophecy of the Sisters. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers: New York. ISBN: 9780316027427 Plot Summary: Teenaged twins Alice and Lia are made orphans by their father’s death, their mother having died tragically when they were young. When Lia discovers a mark on her wrist and an ancient poem hidden [...]

Bibliography:  Williams, Carol Lynch. (May 2009).  The Chosen One.  New York: St. Martin’s Press.  ISBN: 9780312555115 Plot summary:  13 year old Kyra loves her family, all twenty of her brothers and sisters, and even her three mothers.  She has never questioned their polygamous way of life unless sneaking visits to the mobile library to read [...]

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