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2009 Categories:
Dead, Dying & the Undead: Death can be an adventure, but not everyone lives to tell about it. Join us in exploring the often mysterious world of death and those who experience it . . . and those who come back.
Fame & Fortune: Stardom! Wealth! Notoriety! Read all about teens aspiring to make it big.
Journey>Destination: Take a journey of your own by reading about authentic and imagined road trips and journeys by any and all means of transport in the world.
Spies & Intrigue: Political intrigue, daring deeds, great escapes, and more in this thrilling list of fiction and nonfiction about those who operate within the world of shadow.
2008 Titles
Sex is... | What Makes a Family? | Magic in the Real World | Anyone Can Play
2007 Titles
Get Creative; Religion: Relationship with the Divine; Now THAT'S Comedy! Humorous Books; I'm Not Making This Up.
2006 Titles
Criminal Elements, Books That Don't Make You Blush: No Dirty Laundry Here, What Ails You?, GLBTQ .
2005 Titles
Read 'Em & Weep, Gateway to Faerie, Own Your Freak, All Kinds of Creepy
2004 Titles
If It Weren’t For Them: Heroes; On That Note…Music and Musicians; Guess Again: Mystery and Suspense; Simply Science Fiction.
2003 titles
Lock It, Lick, It,Click it: Diaries, Letters and Email, Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, This Small World: A Glimpse at Many Cultures, I've Got a Secret
2002 titles
Relationships: Friends and Family, War: Conflict and Consequences, Tales of the Cities, Graphic Novels: Superheroes and Beyond
2001 titles
Humor, Paranormal, Poetry, Western
2000 titles
Short Takes, Page Turners, Romance, Self-Help
1999 titles
Good Sports, Teen Culture, Changing Dimensions, Different Drummers
1998 titles
Adult Mysteries for Teens, Feel Good Books, Facing Nature Head On, Teens from other Times: Historical fiction
1997 titles
Books for the Soul, Going Alternative: Graphic Novels and Picture Books, Lesbian/Gay Tales, Multicultural Fiction, The Stories of Our Lives
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