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New York:: Delacorte,, (2009.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The fifth novel in the bestselling 'Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants' series. SIGNED on the title page. 318 pp.

Tarrytown, NY:: Marshall Cavendish,, (2007). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. 1st trade paperback printing. Historical mystery for older children set in 1896, winner of an Agatha Award. "Wick and Miles, two brothers touring Europe in the 19th century, become embroiled in a mystery involving Albrecht Durer's knot woodcuts and a secret German society when they go in search of their uncle's enigmatic missing valet." 149 pp plus author's historical note.

New York:: Henry Holt,, (1999.). SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in a fine dustjacket (a new, unread copy.). 2nd printing. Young adult novel about a young boy, who, in his lonliness after his father, a police officer, was killed began to draw cartoons of a super hero he called the Blue Avenger. On his 16th birthday, he decided to change his name to the Blue Avenger, and thus became an unlikely hero of San Pablo High School. SIGNED on the half title page. 230 pp, .

New York & Boston:: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,, (2018). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Told in alternating voices, this is the story of two teenage boys from a tough inner city neighborhood and how their lives change when one wins a basketball scholarship to an elite private school. SIGNED on the title page. 325 pp.

New York:: Putnam,, (2004.). Hardcover -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket - silver Newbery sticker on front cover.. Later printing. A coming of age novel of two kids in1935, set against the backdrop of Alcatraz Island - the rock in the middle of San Francsico Bay with a maximum security prison - when Al Capone was confined there. Written with humor and sensitivity. A Newbery Honor Award book. Map of the island, notes. 228 pp.

New York:: Dial Press - Penguin,, (2009.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. The second book which follows the adventures of Moose Flanagan, growing up on Alcatraz as the son of a prison guard in 1935 when Capone was an inmate of Alcatraz. Humorous, but dealing with some serious topics, and very well-written. SIGNED on the title page by the author, with Capone's stamped signature. Author'r notes and references. 272 pp. Signed by Choldenko. Humorous & well-written Young Reader's novel on

New York:: Clarion / Houghton Mifflin,, (2010). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Novel for older children and young adults by this Newbery Award winning author, set in Elizabethan England. Meggy has been summoned to London from the country town where she was raised, by her alchemist father. Not only does she find London dirty and teeming with thieves, she feels unwanted by her father also. Includes an author's historical note and brief bibliography. 167 pp.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, 2002.. First edition -. Fine.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The story of a 15 year old boy, America (as one character says, it's a good name for him, because he is a little bit of everything) who has spent most of his life lost in the 'system' and is angry and suicidal as a result. Told from the viewpoint of America, you find yourself rooting for this kid to be able to connect to people again: he survived a mother addicted to crack, violent half-brothers, and much more.

New York:: Greenberg Publisher,, (1945). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in orange cloth with blue panels on spine., no dust jacket.. First edition. A book which is designed to be a "lively, idea-packed" book full of information for boys - ranging from hiking, camping, first aid, signaling, fun in the snow, magic tricks, caring for pets and more. Illustrated with explanatory drawings by Abraham Hersh. xii, 384 pp. There was a companion book for girls.

London and Glasgow:: Blackie & Son Limited., n.d. (ca 1930). Hardcover -. Very good in very good dust jacket (missing front endpaper, some foxing to the first few pages, etc, but the green cloth cover is bright and attractive as is the uncommon dust jacket) . Hardcover. An adventure story for boys "based on adventures taken from life . . . in the state of Sumatra when Mrs Ker and I visited it in the year of the eruption" - that is, the eruption of Krakatoa. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and three inserted plates by Frances Ewan. 296 pp.

New York:: Clarion Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,, (2015). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The author's first novel, a young adult thriller - "when an elusive killer stalks the neighborhood, only the boy who breaks all the rules can piece together the truth."Finalist for the 2016 Edgar award. 250 pp.

New York:: Harcourt Brace & Company,, (1954). Hardcover -. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall good condition in a good dust jacket (no statement of edition, but an early printing based on $3.00 price on dj flap). Early printing. A young adult spy thrillers, the third (and last) of her "Sword" novels set in the post-WW2 / early cold war era. Set mostly in the Netherlands, this features Quin Anders who is in a search both to discover lost artifacts and solve the mystery behind his brother's death. 279 pp.

New York:: Pulse - Simon & Schuster,, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket. Promotional bookmark laid in. . First printing. A young adult thriller about the darkness that lurks inside all of us. SIGNED on the title page. 288 pp.

Asheville, North Carolina:: Front Street Books,, (1998.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder line.). First US printing. This story of two boys who trespass on the land of a lonely farmer, and of what began as a prank, but spiraled out of control, is a powerful parable of power and impotence by one of the most innovative Flemish writers for young adults. Winner of the 1996 Book Lion award and of the 1998 Deutscher Jungenliteraturpreis, and nominated for the Golden Pencil award. Translated from the Flemish by David Colmer. 111 pp. Dustjacket art by Peter van Popple.

Cambridge, MA:: Candlewick Press, , (2007). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Young adult novel about a nice, quiet girl who winds up in the middle of the punk-rock scene in Los Angeles, when she is sent to spend a couple of weeks with her father, a recovering addict and drummer. Castellucci was a rock musician herself in Canada and Los Angeles - where she recorded under the name Cecil Seaskull. SIGNED on title page. 307 pp.

New York:: Julian Messner, Inc, , (1956). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (gift inscription, edgewear to dj).. First printing. A biography of Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) for young adults and older children which attempts to answer what leads a man to betray his country. Bibliography, index. 190 pp.

New York:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,, (1982). Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine unmarked dj. An uncommon title. . First printing. For a black 13 year old boy who is having problems in school, the only way out seems to be to drop out and work for a janitor, but a dedicated teacher helps him realize that he has potential and can choose another way.

New York:: Macmillan,, (1983.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (prev owner's name blacked out on front endpaper, one small chip and several small peeled spots to the dj.). First printing. Novel for older children and young adults about a 14 year old Amish girl who, with her father, travels West to California, during the 1849 Gold Rush. When her father becomes ill, they are abandoned by the other travelers and left to survive - or die - in the snowy mountains near Mt Lassen. 254 pp.

New York:: Atheneum,, (1986). Hardcover -. Good in a fair only dust jacket with a large chip on the back cover, other tears and edgewear.. 2nd printing. Young adult novel by this Newbery Honor award winning author - Fifteen-year-old Summer, daughter of a northern California hippy, is torn by confused feelings about her mother and friends, and especially a desire to protect her 8 year old sister. 195 pp.

New York:: Atheneum,, (1971.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A collection of ten short stories, four of which were originally published in Seventeen Magazine. Each is about a person isolated from others; many of her stories are recollections of her own uncommon adolescent years, "telling of things that happened to her or to those she knew." SIGNED on the title page. 149 pp. Wraparound dust jacket design by Don Crews