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	Taisha Turner BellaOnline's Children's Books Editor

Asking About S*x and Growing Up
Joanna Cole´s Asking About Sex and Growing Up : A Question-and-Answer Book for Boys and Girls is an excellent book to open discussions of sex with your preteen.

Beowulf
Beowulf is now available for the graphic novel readers. Gareth Hinds introduces Young adults (ages 12-16) to the epic warrior and his mighty deeds.

Boy Proof
The self-proclaimed High School nerd, Victoria Jurgen, retreats from the world. A new student reveals she has a lot to give and receive.

Buffalo Before Breakfast
Mary Pope Osborne´s Buffalo before Breakfast Magic Tree House Book #18 takes Jack and Annie to the American West. The time travelers meet, Black Hawk, a ten-year-old Lakota boy. List of Magic Tree House Books.

Claiming Georgia Tate
Gigi Amateau writes Claiming Georgia Tate. Young Georgia Tate survives sexual abuse from her father. Ages 14 & up.

Copper Sun - Book Review
Copper Sun by Sharon Draper. Modern young adults learn of the American slave trade through the eyes of teenage slave, Amari. Black History Month Books. Coretta Scott King Award winner. Young Adult Book (ages 12-16)

Eragon, Inheritance Book 1
Read Christopher Paolini´s Eragon (Inheritance Book 1) and enter the world of Dragon Riders. These special elves and humans ride dragons as steeds. Dragon Riders have impressive powers as well as their dragons. The great conflict is between good and evil Riders and their allies.

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke´s Inkheart is a thrilling tale about Meggie and her father, Mo. Mo has an unusual gift. Capricorn and Basta wants to control this gift. How far will they go to obtain it?

Tantalize - Book Review
Tantalize is a dark fantasy by Cynthia Leitich Smith. Werewolves and Vampires inhabit Austin, Texas with humans. Quincie Morris, a human, narrates the vampire romance book.

The Conch Bearer
The Conch Bearer, Anand, and his friends, Abhaydatta and Nisha, travel forth to the Silver Valley in the Himalayas to return the magical conch. This is the first book in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni´s The Brotherhood of the Conch series.

The Golden Compass (Northern Lights)
Lyra Belacqua is on a quest to find Roger in Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass (Northern Lights) published by Random House. The epic fantasy novel is Volume 1 in His Dark Materials trilogy. Join Lyra and Pan, a daemon, in their alternative world.

The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming
The Conch Bearer series continues with The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the author. In the second volume, the time travel fantasy slips backwards to the time of Muslim Nawabs in Bengal, India.

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden is about a wealthy girl, Mary, in the 1800's. Her only companions are Colin and Dickon.

Treasure Island
Treasure Island is Robert Louis Stevenson´s classic pirate book. Come and meet Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, Dr. Livesey, Ben Gunn and other famous pirate characters in the sea story book.

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island is Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate book. Come and meet Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, Dr. Livesey, Ben Gunn and other famous pirate characters in the sea story book.