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If she could turn back time . . .
she'd probably not tick off
the house spirit.

Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley. Ballantine, 2014, 336 pages.

Gamer girl figures
out the rules aren't always
black-and-white. Hardcore smarts.

In Real Life/IRL by Cory Doctorow, illustrated by Jen Wang. First Second, 2014, 192 pages.

Personal fulfillment
in the modern workaday
world. Plus stealing.

Shoplifter by Michael Cho. Pantheon, 2014, 96 pages.

Weirdo novel about
weirdo people stealing books
and being French.

Petty Theft by Pascal Girard. Drawn & Quarterly, 2014, 104 pages.

Eggs, bacon, cocaine --
just your average 1970s
diner fare.

Over Easy by Mimi Pond. Drawn & Quarterly, 2014, 272 pages.

Crazypants fever
dream of a noir-ish mystery.
Femme fatales rule.

Kill My Mother by Jules Feiffer. Norton, 2014, 148 pages.

Is it creepy that
I want Jackson to be my
boyfriend? Probably.

The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson. Scholastic/Levine, 2014, 240 pages.

I know, I'm the last
one to read it -- and yes,
it's really that awesome.

Hole In My Life by Jack Gantos. FSG, 2004, 208 pages.

I know, I'm the last
one to read it -- and yes,
it's really that awesome.

Hole In My Life by Jack Gantos. FSG, 2004, 208 pages.

Hard-luck kid tries to
do the right thing. It doesn't
quite work out that way.

The Life of Ty: Penguin Problems by Lauren Myracle. Dutton, 2013, 128 pages.

Sweetly old-fashioned,
like a Mickey Rooney/
Judy Garland movie.

Wanderville by Wendy McClure. Razorbill, 2014, 211 pages.

Love among the ruins:
estate sales and hoarding,
graphically told.

Bad Houses by Sara Ryan, illustrated by Carla Speed McNeill. Dark Horse Comics, 2013, 160 pages.

A convoluted plot
concocted by short-sighted
criminals. Cool.

Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin. Scholastic, 2013, 224 pages.

Semi-aquatic
egg-laying mammals of action
are on the case!

Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked by Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Walden Pond Press, 2013, 240 pages.

Classic tale of P.K.
Gone Bad, with added pressure
of coming out.

Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler. Little Brown, 2013, 400 pages.

Another gem about
our favorite neurotic --
with one big loose end!

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night by Lenore Look. Schwartz & Wade, 2013, 192 pages.

Predictable conflict,
unpredictable resolution.
Fun stuff.

Hollywood, Dead Ahead (43 Old Cemetery Road) by Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise. Harcourt, 2013, 144 pages.

Genre-bending sequel

I'm not a fan of
practical jokes, but the ball pit
thing was genius.

Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School by Kim Baker. Roaring Brook, 2012, 240 pages.