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Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

2000 Top 10

Brooke, Michael. The Concrete Wave (The History of Skateboarding). Nonfiction. Warwick. April 1999. 1894020545. $19.95. 200p. Paperback.

Haddix, Margaret Petersen. Among the Hidden. Fiction. Simon & Schuster. September 1998. 0689817002. $16.00. 160p. Hardback.

Holt, David and Bill Mooney, collected and retold by. Spiders in the Hairdo: Modern Urban Legends. Nonfiction. August House. 1999. 0874835259. $7.95. 111p. Paperback.

Kalergis, Mary Motley. Seen and Heard: Teenagers Talk About Their Lives. Nonfiction. Stewart Tabori & Chang. September 1998. 1556708343. $24.95. 128p. Hardback.

Menzel, Peter and Faith D'Aluisio. Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Bugs. Nonfiction. Ten Speed Press. November 1998. 1580080227. $19.95. 192p. Paperback.

Reynolds, David West. Star Wars: Episode 1 Incredible Cross-Sections. Nonfiction. DK Publishing. May 1999. 078943962X. $19.95. 64p. Hardback.

Scalora, Suza. The Fairies: Photographic Evidence of the Existence of Another World. Fiction. HarperCollins. November 1999. 0060282347. 19.95. 48p. Hardback.

Sleator, William. Rewind. Fiction. Dutton. July 1999. 0525461302. $15.99. 120p. Hardback

Sones, Sonya. Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Sister Went Crazy. Fiction. HarperCollins. October 1999. 0060283874. $14.95. 232p. Hardback.

Zindel, Paul. Rats. Fiction. Hyperion. September 1999. 0786803398. $15.99. 203p. Hardback.