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The right resources can save lives. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or questioning teens are disproportionately at risk for being bullied, becoming homeless, and attempting suicide. Despite an increased representation [...]

Street lit those raw, gritty stories of relationships, business, and survival in poor urban neighborhoods is bigger than ever. and libraries are finally taking notice. This year, a committee of [...]

GOODMAN, Alison. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn. 544p. Viking. 2008. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-0-670-06227-0. LC number unavailable. Gr 8 Up--In this Asian-inspired fantasy world, political power belongs to the emperor, but also [...]

NESS, Patrick. The Knife of Never Letting Go. Bk. 1. 479p. (Chaos Walking Series). Candlewick. 2008. RTE $18.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3931-0. LC 2007052334. Gr 9 Up--Todd Hewitt lives in a world [...]

ANDRYSZEWSKI, Tricia. Same-Sex Marriage: Moral Wrong or Civil Right? 144p. photos, reprods, bibliog, chron. further reading, glossary, index, notes. Web sites. CIP. 21st Century Bks. 2008. PLB $38.60. ISBN 978-0-8225-7176-6. [...]

WILKINS, Ebony Joy. Sellout. 267p. CIP. Scholastic. 2010. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-545-10928-4. LC 2009020522. Gr 7-10--This warm if message-heavy novel about race, fitting in, and finding oneself stars high school [...]

RYAN, Carrie. The Dead-Tossed Waves. Bk. 2. 407p. CIP. Delacorte. 2010. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73684-8; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90632-6. LC 2009030113. Gr 9 Up--Timid, thoughtful Gabry has grown up safely [...]

FANTASKEY, Beth. Jekel Loves Hyde. 282p. CIP. Harcourt. 2010. Tr $17. ISBN 978-0-15-206390-0. LC 2009019390. Gr 9 Up--This melodramatic romance updates Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story. At the funeral for [...]

LURIE, April. The Less-Dead. 229p. bibliog. further reading. Web sites. CIP. Delacorte. 2010. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73675-6; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90626-5. LC 2009018127. Gr 9 Up--Part mystery, part morality tale, [...]

MCKISSACK, Patricia C., Fredrick L. McKissack, & John McKissack. The Clone Codes. 192p. Scholastic. Feb. 2010. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-439-92983-7. LC number unavailable. Gr 5-8--A clunky, didactic science-fiction allegory. Leanna, [...]

VOLPONI, Paul. Rikers High. 246p. Viking. Feb. 2010. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-670-01107-0. LC number unavailable. Gr 8 Up--Martin Stokes is awaiting trial at Rikers Island, a New York City correctional [...]

RUBY, Laura. Bad Apple. 247p. CIP. HarperTeen. 2009. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-124330-1. LC 2009001409. Gr 8 Up--As in Good Girls (HarperTempest, 2006), Ruby explores how technology affects the high school [...]

BALOG, Cyn. Fairy Tale. 248p. CIP. Delacorte. 2009. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780-385-73706-7; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0385-90644-9. LC 2008035665. Gr 8 Up--Morgan Sparks and her foothall-star boyfriend, Cameron, were born on [...]

WHARTON, Thomas. The Shadow of Malabron. Bk. 1. 382p. (The Perilous Realm Series). CIP. Candlewick. 2009. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3911-2. LC 2009007768. Gr 6-9--Wharton's above-average quest fantasy begins when Will [...]

* Straightlaced: How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up. DVD. 67 min. GroundSpark. 2009. K-12 schools/public libraries: $100. Gr 9 Up--This heartfelt, fast-moving, and fully multicultural documentary explores the many [...]

* COLLINS, Suzanne. Catching Fire. Bk. 2. 400p. (The Hunger Games Trilogy). CIP. Scholastic. Sept. 2009. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-439-02349-8. LC 2008050493. Gr 7 Up--Every year in Panem, the dystopic [...]

BROWN, Chris Carlton. Hoppergrass. 232p. CIP. Holt. 2009. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-0-8050-8879-3. LC 2008040603. Gr 9 Up--In Virginia in 1969, 15-year-old Bowser gets sent to the Hill, an institution for [...]

VAUGHT, S R & J B Redmond. Assassin's Apprentice. Bk. 1. 500p. (Oathbreaker Series). Bloomsbury. 2009. pap. $10.99. ISBN 978-1-59990-162-6. LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up--The first part of a [...]

Odd Ones Out: Transforming Identity Against the Odds. DVD. 47 min. Cinema Guild. 2008, 2009 release. ISBN 0-78151288-3. $99.95. Gr 9 Up--This documentary follows three ethnically diverse transgender young people [...]

SCOTT, Elizabeth. Something, Maybe. 217p. S & S/Pulse. 2009. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-7865-7. LC 2008925771. Gr 9 Up--In this often astute, occasionally awkward take on family and unwanted fame, Hannah [...]

WOLFF, Virginia Euwer. This Full House. 496p. (Make Lemonade Trilogy). HarperCollins/Bowen Press. Feb. 2009. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-158304-9; PLB $18.89. ISBN 978-0-06-158305-6. LC number unavailable. Gr 8 Up--The third verse [...]

WASSERMAN, Robin. Skinned. 361 p. CIP. S & S/Pulse. 2008. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-3634-3. LC 2008015306. Gr 9 Up--In a high-tech future, Lia Kahn is a rich, glamorous, 'it' girl [...]

GOLDING, Julia. Mines of the Minotaur. Bk. 3. 269p. (The Companions Quartet). CIP. Marshall Cavendish. 2008. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7614-5302-4. LC 2007015852. Gr 5-8--This fantasy follows Secrets of the Sirens [...]

GAIMAN, Neil. The Graveyard Book. illus. by Dave McKean. 368p. HarperCollins. Oct. 2008. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06053092-1; PLB $18.89. ISBN 978-0-06053093-8. LC number unavailable. Gr 5-8--Somewhere in contemporary Britain, 'the [...]

KONIGSBERG, Bill. Out of the Pocket. 256p. Dutton. Sept. 2008. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-525-47996-3. LC number unavailable. Gr 9 Up--Senior quarterback Bobby Framingham is gay and tired of keeping it [...]

HAARSMA, PJ. The Softwire: Betrayal on Orbis 2. 298p. CIP. Candlewick. 2008. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-2710-2. LC 2007038285. Gr 5-9--A sequel to The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1 (Candlewick, 2006). [...]

The article discusses how librarians decide which self-published books will be displayed on their shelves. It states that librarians are turning to nontraditional review sources to learn everything from graphic novels to street literature. It mentions that public demand also affect the decision of librarians. It adds that librarians usually prioritize self-published material by local authors who generate demand by giving readings in the area.