What's New in the Junior Room? Chick Lit J/F/ANDERSON Anderson, Jodi LynnPeaches Three teenagers spend the summer picking peaches and pursuing the right boy, the truest friend and the perfect peach. J/F/BRASHARES Brashares, AnnThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Four girlfriends spend the biggest summer of their lives while sharing a magical pair of pants. J/F/CABOT Cabot, MegAvalon High Ellie’s the new student at Avalon High, where the students seem to bear a striking resemblance to King Arthur and his court. J/F/COLLINS Collins, YvonneIntroducing Vivien Leigh Reid: Daughter of the Diva Leigh is not thrilled to be reunited with the mother who left her for fame and fortune in Los Angeles when she was three. J/F/DE LA CRUZ De La Cruz, MelissaFresh Off the Boat New to the U.S., Vincenza tries to fit in at her exclusive, all-girls school. J/F/DUNBAR Dunbar, FionaThe Truth Cookie Armed with a strange recipe book, Lulu plans to outwit her wicked stepmother-to-be with special cookies that make her tell the truth. This is the first book in the Lulu Baker series. J/F/GOLDSCHMIDT Goldschmidt, JudyThe Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriguez Raisin keeps her California friends updated on her new life in Philadelphia through her blog. Read the next book in the series, Raisin Rodriguez and the Big Time Smooch. J/F/GRAHAM Graham, RosemaryMy Not-So-Terrible Time at the Hippie Hotel Forced to go spend time with her divorced father in a house on Cape Cod, Tracy finds the experience bearable after meeting a local boy named Kevin. J/F/GRAHAM Graham, RosemaryThou Shalt Not Dump the Skater Dude and Other Commandments I Have Broken After her skateboarder ex-boyfriend spreads vicious rumors about her, Kelsey Wilcox tries to salvage her reputation and earn a place on her high school newspaper. J/F/GRIFFIN Griffin, AdeleMy Almost Epic Summer Stuck babysitting during the summer while her friends take glamorous vacations, Irene learns about life after meeting the beautiful yet troubled lifeguard, Starla. J/F/HUGHES Hughes, Mark PeterI Am the Wallpaper Floey Packer is determined not to be the wallpaper anymore, but to become the new, glamorous Floe through Buddhism, haiku and violet-dyed hair. J/F/KANTOR Kantor, MelissaIf I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where’s My Prince? When Lucy’s father remarries, she finds herself tormented by two bratty stepsisters and a wicked stepmother. J/F/JOHNSON Johnson, Kathleen JeffrieDumb Love While doing research to become a romance writer, Carlotta realizes the course of true love does not run smoothly. J/F/JOHNSON Johnson, Maureen13 Little Blue Envelopes Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her favorite aunt, and is off to Europe on some sort of scavenger hunt that will transform her life. J/F/LENHARD Lenhard, ElizabethChicks with Sticks: It’s a Purl Thing Four teenage girls from very different social cliques at their Chicago high school become friends after forming a knitting club. J/F/LIMB Limb, SueGirl, 15, Charming But Insane Jess, who lives with her mum, is separated from her father, and has a best friend who seems to do everything perfectly, relies on humor to deal with her life. Book two of the Jess Jordan series is Girl, (Nearly) 16: Absolute Torture. J/F/LOCKHART Lockhart, E.The Boyfriend List: (15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver) Ruby’s panic attacks may be caused by her breakup with her boyfriend, or losing her friends, or tensions between her mother and her father… maybe her new shrink will figure it all out. J/MLYNOWSKI Mlynowski, SarahBras and Broomsticks Rachel turns to her younger sister Miri, who has recently become a witch, to help her stop their divorced father’s wedding. J/F/MORIARTY Moriarty, JaclynThe Year of Secret Assignments Three girls from Ashbury High write to three boys from rival Brookfield High as part of a pen pal program, leading to romance, humiliation, revenge and war between the schools. J/F/RALLISON Rallison, JanetteAll’s Fair in Love, War and High School Head cheerleader Samantha does poorly on the SATs, so she tries to help her college chances by running for student body president. Also read: Life, Love and the Pursuit of Free Throws and Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List. J/F/ROBERTS Roberts, Laura PeytonQueen of Second Place Cassie has always come in second to the school’s popularity queen, so when she and Sterling are interested in the same boy, Cassie is determined not to come in second place this time. J/F/ROSENBLOOM Rosenbloom, FionaYou Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah! As her Bat Mitzvah approaches, Stacy has a lot on her mind. Her parents have separated, her younger brother is totally embarrassing, and she is in love with Andy Goldfarb. J/F/RUSHTON Rushton, RosieThe Dashwood Sisters’ Secrets of Love The three Dashwood sisters, left poor after their dead father’s new wife inherits everything, must leave their family estate and posh London school to live like common people. J/F/SCHANBACK Schanback, MindyPrincess from Another Planet Gracie Quicksilver impersonates her rich cousin at an exclusive summer camp where a series of weird events convinces her that her mother may really be the queen of a distant planet. J/F/SCOTT Scott, KieranI Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader Annisa is the only brunette on her new school’s otherwise all-blonde cheerleading squad. J/F/SHELDON Sheldon, DyanSophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers America While spending the summer in Brooklyn, sheltered English teenager Sophie finds a new side to her formerly dull personality. J/F/SHELDON Sheldon, DyanPlanet Janet Janet Bandry keeps a diary as she tries to find herself through vegetarianism, literature, romance, and her “Dark Phase.” Book two in the series is: Planet Janet in Orbit. J/F/SHELDON Sheldon, DyanConfessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Mary Elizabeth sets her sights on the lead in the school play, a role usually taken by the most popular girl in school. Continue the series with Confessions of a Hollywood Star. J/F/SHULMAN Shulman, PollyEnthusiasm Julie and Ashleigh, friends and Jane Austen fans, both fall for the same Mr. Darcy-like boy. J/F/SONES Sones, SonyaOne of those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies After Ruby’s mother dies, she leaves her life in Boston and flies to L.A. to live with her father, a famous movie star that Ruby doesn’t really know. J/F/VAIL Vail, RachelIf We Kiss Charlie develops a crush on her best friend’s boyfriend. Meanwhile, her mother is dating the boyfriend’s father. J/F/VEGA Vega, DeniseClick Here: (To Find Out How I Survived Seventh Grade) Erin writes about her friends and classmates in her private blog, but when it accidentally gets posted on the school’s website, she learns some important lessons about friendship. J/F/WILKINS Wilkins, RoseSo Super Stylish Octavia is trying to maintain a low profile at her new public school, but with her actress-mother’s new romance in all the tabloids, Octavia’s life is just too complicated. Prepared by SRP, November 2006