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<title><![CDATA[Fall 2008 Children's Indie Next List]]></title>

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<title><![CDATA[Out of the Pocket]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Bobby Framingham is a high school football star. Bobby also is gay. When he's outed by a newspaper reporter, he thinks his life is ending -- but it's just beginning!" -- Carol Schneck, Schuler Books & Music, Okemos, MI]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Out of the Pocket]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Konigsberg]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Dutton Juvenile]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780525479963]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Bobby Framingham is a high school football star. Bobby also is gay. When he's outed by a newspaper reporter, he thinks his life is ending -- but it's just beginning!]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Carol Schneck, Schuler Books & Music, Okemos, MI]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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<title><![CDATA[Chalice]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Exquisitely written in the manner of the most powerful and romantic of all fairy tales, yet wholly original. The chalice binds the land with magic, words, and honey, and McKinley binds her words with insight, whimsy, and beauty. This is my favorite novel of the year, from one of our finest storytellers." -- Melissa Posten, Children's Book World, Haverford, PA]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Chalice]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin McKinley]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Putnam Juvenile]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780399246760]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Exquisitely written in the manner of the most powerful and romantic of all fairy tales, yet wholly original. The chalice binds the land with magic, words, and honey, and McKinley binds her words with insight, whimsy, and beauty. This is my favorite novel of the year, from one of our finest storytellers.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Melissa Posten, Children's Book World, Haverford, PA]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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<xcbl:UnitPriceValue><![CDATA[18.99]]></xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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<title><![CDATA[Elf Realm: The Low Road]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["A tale of politics, environmental concerns, culture, class, and danger in many forms. Oh, and fairies! This debut novel combines many typical fantasy elements with a more human view of the fairy realm. But not to worry, there's still enough magic to keep the fantasy element alive and well!" -- Jen Colson, from my shelf books, Wellsboro, PA]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Elf Realm: The Low Road]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Kirk]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Amulet Books]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780810970694]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[A tale of politics, environmental concerns, culture, class, and danger in many forms. Oh, and fairies! This debut novel combines many typical fantasy elements with a more human view of the fairy realm. But not to worry, there's still enough magic to keep the fantasy element alive and well!]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Jen Colson, from my shelf books, Wellsboro, PA]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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<xcbl:UnitPriceValue><![CDATA[18.95]]></xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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<title><![CDATA[Forever Changes]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Brianna goes through her senior year of high school struggling to keep her equilibrium as her friends prepare for unlimited futures while, because of her cystic fibrosis, she wonders if she'll be able to breathe tomorrow. By turns a celebration of Brianna's life and a meditation on the beauty of math, this novel has a unique, true voice and a compelling story." -- Cathy Berner, Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Forever Changes]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Halpin]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780374324360]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Brianna goes through her senior year of high school struggling to keep her equilibrium as her friends prepare for unlimited futures while, because of her cystic fibrosis, she wonders if she'll be able to breathe tomorrow. By turns a celebration of Brianna's life and a meditation on the beauty of math, this novel has a unique, true voice and a compelling story.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Cathy Berner, Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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<xcbl:UnitPriceValue><![CDATA[16.95]]></xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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<title><![CDATA[The Debs]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Gossip Girl moves to Houston! In this debut series, McBride brings to the young-adult set the humor she has injected in her adult mysteries. She follows a group of four girls as they prepare for debut season, dropping in lots of fashion and romance, too. Young adult readers will love it." -- Vicki Erwin, Main Street Books, St.Charles, MO]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[The Debs]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Susan McBride]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Delacorte Books for Young Readers]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780385735193]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Gossip Girl moves to Houston! In this debut series, McBride brings to the young-adult set the humor she has injected in her adult mysteries. She follows a group of four girls as they prepare for debut season, dropping in lots of fashion and romance, too. Young adult readers will love it.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Vicki Erwin, Main Street Books, St.Charles, MO]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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<xcbl:UnitPriceValue><![CDATA[8.99]]></xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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<title><![CDATA[Sovay]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["A wonderful story about a beautiful girl who dresses as a highwayman for the adventure of it, and opines about politics during a time when the definition of freedom is tested and the power of the government is questioned. Sovay must learn to deal with unexpected betrayal and political distrust between England and France." -- Jessica Palacios, Once Upon a Time, Montrose, CA]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Sovay]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Celia Rees]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Bloomsbury USA Childrens Books]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781599902036]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[A wonderful story about a beautiful girl who dresses as a highwayman for the adventure of it, and opines about politics during a time when the definition of freedom is tested and the power of the government is questioned. Sovay must learn to deal with unexpected betrayal and political distrust between England and France.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Jessica Palacios, Once Upon a Time, Montrose, CA]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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<xcbl:UnitPriceValue><![CDATA[16.99]]></xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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<title><![CDATA[What They Always Tell Us]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["A stunningly tender first novel that explores friendship, family, and first love. Two brothers discover that, even through puzzling and difficult times, their bond is much stronger than they imagined." -- Jean Ernst, Wild Rumpus, Minneapolis, MN]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[What They Always Tell Us]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wilson]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Delacorte Books for Young Readers]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780385735070]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[A stunningly tender first novel that explores friendship, family, and first love. Two brothers discover that, even through puzzling and difficult times, their bond is much stronger than they imagined.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Jean Ernst, Wild Rumpus, Minneapolis, MN]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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<xcbl:UnitPriceValue><![CDATA[15.95]]></xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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<title><![CDATA[The Possibilities of Sainthood]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Antonia Lucia Labella, who lives with her family over their deli in Providence, Rhode Island, regularly writes to the Pope with petitions for new saints: the Patron Saint of the Kiss, the Patron Saint of Figs, and more. In each letter, she volunteers herself to become the first living saint in Catholic history. Clever and highly entertaining." -- Cathy Berner, Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[The Possibilities of Sainthood]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Freitas]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780374360870]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Antonia Lucia Labella, who lives with her family over their deli in Providence, Rhode Island, regularly writes to the Pope with petitions for new saints: the Patron Saint of the Kiss, the Patron Saint of Figs, and more. In each letter, she volunteers herself to become the first living saint in Catholic history. Clever and highly entertaining.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Cathy Berner, Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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<xcbl:UnitPriceValue><![CDATA[16.95]]></xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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<title><![CDATA[The Year We Disappeared: A Father - Daughter Memoir]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["This is truly a page-turner, and that it's a true story adds another dimension. This family memoir deals with a real crime, but it reads like a terrific mystery/thriller novel. An absolutely riveting read." -- Leslie Hawkins, Spellbound Children's Bookshop, Asheville, NC]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[The Year We Disappeared: A Father - Daughter Memoir]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cylin Busby, John Busby]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Bloomsbury USA Children's Books]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781599901411]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[This is truly a page-turner, and that it's a true story adds another dimension. This family memoir deals with a real crime, but it reads like a terrific mystery/thriller novel. An absolutely riveting read.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Leslie Hawkins, Spellbound Children's Bookshop, Asheville, NC]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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<xcbl:UnitPriceValue><![CDATA[17.99]]></xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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<title><![CDATA[ghostgirl]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Charlotte Usher has a problem: she's invisible. She's also dead -- but she was invisible long before she was dead. In fact, she died at the very moment her dream date was about to notice her. How unfair is that? Now, she's a ghost, apparently with unfinished business with someone at Hawthorne High. Hurley has written an insightful novel about giving everything you've got to get noticed." -- Keri Holmes, The Kaleidoscope: Our Focus Is You, Hampton, IA]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[ghostgirl]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tanya Hurley]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Little, Brown Young Readers]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780316113571]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Charlotte Usher has a problem: she's invisible. She's also dead -- but she was invisible long before she was dead. In fact, she died at the very moment her dream date was about to notice her. How unfair is that? Now, she's a ghost, apparently with unfinished business with someone at Hawthorne High. Hurley has written an insightful novel about giving everything you've got to get noticed.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Keri Holmes, The Kaleidoscope: Our Focus Is You, Hampton, IA]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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<xcbl:UnitPriceValue><![CDATA[17.99]]></xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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<title><![CDATA[Looks]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Looks ostensibly is about two high school girls, each with an eating disorder, one with near-morbid obesity and one tending toward anorexia. Their slowly converging lives allow George to explore the concept of vision and visibility in an incisive and original manner. In the end, the book suggests the only way to become invisible to the unwanted tyranny of hostile looks is to be truly seen. A challenging and beautiful book." -- Kenny Brechner, Devaney, Doak & Garrett Booksellers, Inc., Farmington, ME]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Looks]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madeleine George]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Viking Juvenile]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780670061679]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Looks ostensibly is about two high school girls, each with an eating disorder, one with near-morbid obesity and one tending toward anorexia. Their slowly converging lives allow George to explore the concept of vision and visibility in an incisive and original manner. In the end, the book suggests the only way to become invisible to the unwanted tyranny of hostile looks is to be truly seen. A challenging and beautiful book.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Kenny Brechner, Devaney, Doak & Garrett Booksellers, Inc., Farmington, ME]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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<xcbl:UnitPriceValue><![CDATA[16.99]]></xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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<title><![CDATA[Moribito: Guardian Of The Spirit]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Fans of Japanese folktales and Japanese movies will like this combo fantasy/Japanese fairy tale. Moribito is a warrior for hire. She saves Prince Chagum's life, but his father, the emperor, wants him dead. Chagum must flee the comfort of the palace, and Moribito must discover the meaning of the spirit that has taken over his body to save the prince's life -- and save the empire." -- Margaret Brennan Neville, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Moribito: Guardian Of The Spirit]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nahoko Uehashi, Yuko Shimizu (illus.)]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Arthur A. Levine]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780545005425]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Fans of Japanese folktales and Japanese movies will like this combo fantasy/Japanese fairy tale. Moribito is a warrior for hire. She saves Prince Chagum's life, but his father, the emperor, wants him dead. Chagum must flee the comfort of the palace, and Moribito must discover the meaning of the spirit that has taken over his body to save the prince's life -- and save the empire.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Margaret Brennan Neville, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[55]]></bsbl:rank>

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