Along for Sarah Dessen's Ride

Any girl that is between the ages of thirteen and seventeen has most likely read at least one of Sarah Dessen's teen fiction relationship novels. I myself have devoted hours of my time to dwell in the lives of the characters that she so effortlessly seems to create. For her new book 'Along for the ride', Dessen does it again. In this book the main character Auden is a book smart girl, with book smart parents and little to no friends. She has never kissed a boy and only almost got to go to the prom but was unfortunately stood up for her date's educational opportunity that could not be missed. After her parents divorce Auden is left with her very successful and seemingly close-minded mother and her political discussing dinner parties with grad students with whom she happens to have relations with a select few. Auden feeling like she has never really stepped foot or toe into the world of parties and boyfriends, decides to stay with her once successful author father and blond peppy step-mother for the summer before college. Auden soon discovers what her mother refuses to see, the fact that people are not always what they seem on the outside and to truly see someone you have to look harder and dig deeper. Conquering fears, defying parents, cute boys and bicycles, I think it's safe to say that any teenage girl who's still figuring out life could learn something from this book, as always the case with a Sarah Dessen novel. So go 'Along for the ride' and see what you can find. For more on Sarah Dessen and her works please go to www.sarahdessen.com

The Summoning gets an A+ from me

So with all this Twilight craze in every store in every city, I'm getting a little tired of the whole vampire thing. No offense to Twilight in any way, I liked the series and the movie was ehh, but author Kelley Armstrong offers a different paranormal option for teens that like myself, are over vampires at the moment. In The Summoning, the main heroine Chloe Saunders sees dead people. Stop thinking about The Sixth Sense right now because this book has lots more paranormal teens that will gladly surprise you with their talent and possibly scary abilities. There just might be another Jacob Black in this novel as well, but you have to read it yourself to find out more. Kelley Armstrong creates a strong sympathetic bond between you and the kids who are labeled as crazy and put in a psych ward where they're forced to take pills and are under constant watch by the Edison Group. So whether you are into the paranormal, werewolves, telekinetic powers, or books about a huge corporation scheme, there is something for you in this book. To find out more about Kelley Armstrong's haunting Darkest Powers Trilogy (yes, trilogy) go to http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com/aDarkest.htm.

A new Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist?

David Levithan and Rachel Cohn have indeed done it again. Their new teen angst and relationship problems book is nothing short of witty and touching. The book is called Naomi and Ely's no kiss list and it cleverly follows the relationship of two childhood friends who grew up together from across the hall of a dodgy but entertaining New York City apartment. This book was published in August of 2008, but there are rumors buzzing of it also becoming a movie, just like David and Rachel's Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. In this new dynamic duo's hit, Naomi is deeply in love with her gay best friend Ely and in a attempt to protect their friendship they write "the no kiss list". This list along with their friendship gets greatly tested when Ely breaks the rules and kisses Naomi's boyfriend. There is dancing, drinking, sarcasm and cute gay boys galore in this page-turning teen fiction, but to find out more you will have to read it for yourself. By the way, a little birdie says miss Hayden Panettiere might be playing Naomi, but if it isn't true, you didn't hear it from me. Now go read this book! For More on Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, please visit their seperate websites at http://www.rachelcohn.com/ and http://www.davidlevithan.com/