Tattoo, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Delacorte Press, 2007)

Four friends – sensible Bailey, fashionable Delia, intellectual Annabelle and tomboy Zo – are granted amazing powers through the application of magical temporary tattoos, and given a deadline – three days – to defeat the dark plans of an ancient … Continue reading

Tantalize, by Cynthia Leitich-Smith (Candlewick, 2007)

Quincie Morris has a lot on her plate, literally. Helping to finish revamping her family’s restaurant as Austin’s first vampire-themed restaurant, while juggling schoolwork and a somewhat confusing relationship with her werewolf boyfriend, has stretched her to the limits. Things … Continue reading

Starcross, by Philip Reeve (Bloomsbury, 2007)

Art and Myrtle Mumby are back, in an all-new adventure that’s sure to challenge the imagination. Together with their recently-returned mother, they travel to the asteroid hotel of Starcross, only to learn that it’s a trap. Together and separately, with … Continue reading

Prom Dates From Hell, by Rosemary Clement-Moore (Delacorte Press, 2007)

Maggie Quinn has way too much on her agenda, what with yearbook, photography, and not being a brainless idiot like some people she could name, to worry about prom. Unfortunately, it looks like she’s going to have to attend whether … Continue reading

Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (Hyperion, 2007)

Peter Pan is back, in the final volume of this prequel trilogy. This time, he and his friends, including Tink, Molly, and George, must go against the evil Sultan of Rundoon and the vile Lord Ombra, with the fate of … Continue reading

Nobody’s Princess, by Esther Friesner (Random House, 2007)

Helen, Princess of Troy, may be beautiful, but she is fiercely determined to forge her own path, as an independent, strong woman, regardless of what anyone else says. Unfortunately, as a child, barely even a teen, she has to get … Continue reading

Midnight Alley, by Rachel Caine (NAL Jam Books, 2007)

Claire Danvers’ gradual descent into the world of the vampires who utterly control the small Texas town of Morganville continues, as Amelie, the most powerful vampire in town, reveals her plans for Claire. Now Claire has to juggle friendships and … Continue reading

Little (Grrl) Lost, by Charles de Lint, (Viking, 2007)

T.J.’s still getting over her family moving from the countryside to the Newford suburbs, and she’s not taking it well at all. Unexpectedly, she finds an unlikely friend and ally in Elizabeth, who’s several years older, likewise at odds with … Continue reading

Ironside, by Holly Black (McElderry Books, 2007)

After foolishly proclaiming her love for her faerie boyfriend Roiben in the middle of his coronation as the Unseelie Court’s new King, Kaye is dispatched on an impossible quest: to find a faerie who cannot lie. This quest leads her … Continue reading

Iris, Messenger, by Sarah Deming (Harcourt, 2007)

When Iris Greenwold receives a mysterious book of Greek myths for her birthday, it begins a series of quests in which she discovers the Greek gods, alive if somewhat diminished and existing in secret all around her – performing in … Continue reading