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IF YOU COULD BE MINE.
Edition: First printing.
Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, (2013. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a young adult novel set in modern day Iran. "Seventeen-year-old Sahar has been in love with her best friend, Nasrin, since they were six. Theyve shared stolen kisses and romantic promises. But Iran is a dangerous place for two girls in loveSahar and Nasrin could be beaten, imprisoned, even executed if their relationship came to light." 248 pp. ISBN: 978-1616202514.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 75525More details Price: $16.50 -
THE SEA OF TROLLS.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 59955More details Price: $45.00 -
WHEN ELEPHANTS FLY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harlequin Teen, (2018) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An unusual coming of age story, involving a high school senior at a high risk of developing schizophrenia, and a plan for avoiding stress - but when a newspaper internship results in her "witnessing a mother elephant try to kill her three-week-old calf, Swifty, Lily cant abandon the story or the calf. . . Lily must choose whether to risk everything, including her sanity and a first love, on a desperate road trip to save the calf's life." SIGNED on the title page. 380 pp plus author's note and list of resources. ISBN: 978-1335012364.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 74382More details Price: $25.00 -
SATURNALIA.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1990.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical novel for older children, set in Boston in 1681 which tells the story of a Narraganset Indian boy who had been captured in a raid in 1675 and who still longs for his family, even though he has been apprenticed to a kindly printer. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 113 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0219122.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (crease in dj.)
Book ID: 48379More details Price: $24.50 -
AMERICA.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. First edition - 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.
Condition: Fine.
Book ID: 25515More details Price: $14.00 -
THE JUNIOR CUP.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: The Century Company, 1908 (c 1901). Hardcover - Very uncommon young adult book by this historian best known for his work on the American Revolution. While most of French's novels, whether for children or adults were historical fiction, this book, set at a boy's summer camp and school, is a contemporary story of teenage boys and sports. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 12 internal glossy plates by Bernard J. Rosenmeyer. 246 pp.
Condition: Poor condition, reading copy only (missing one plate and pp 203-4, another plate is loose but still present, some fraying and rubbing and wear to the spine and the corners, prev owner's name dated Christmas 1911) .
Book ID: 67797More details Price: $20.00 -
OPERATION REDWOOD.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Amulet / Harry N. Abrams, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - When Julian Carter-Li intercepts an angry e-mail message meant for his greedy, high-powered uncle , he finds himself caught up in a fight to save some of the oldest trees in the world. A funny and fast-paced young adult novel, but one with a serious environmental message. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Author's note. 353 pp. ISBN: 0-8109-8354-0.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 45610More details Price: $25.00 -
THE MARTIN CHRONICLES.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2019). SIGNED first edition - The author's first book, a coming-of-age novel that follows Martin Kelso as he grows up in 1980s New York - from ages 11 to 17 - and discovers the magic of first experiences, as well as the brutal truth of hard-won life lessons. Colson Whitehead called it "a sumptuous evocation of those adolescent afternoons when every moment was equally fraught and full of possibility. A charming, marvelous debut." SIGNED by Fried on the title page and dated in 2018- that is, before publication. 259 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 88009More details Price: $24.50 -
GRAND COULEE MYSTERY: A Story of the Engineers.
Edition: Reprint.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, n.d. (c 1941.). Hardcover - Adventure story about the beginning of the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River in the state of Washington, built in the 1930's and the largest concrete dam in the United States. Printed for The Parents' Institute, Inc as a title in the 'Teen-age Mystery Classics' series, no date (only orig copyright), probably late 50's or early 60's, bound in dark blue cloth with red magnifying glass on front cover with 'Teen-age Mystery Classics' inside, red panel with title in dark blue on spine. One of a series of books published in a uniform binding. 284 pp
Condition: Very good condition, lacking the dj.
Book ID: 39623More details Price: $12.50 -
DON'T LET GO.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2014.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Out of Time, Nowhere to Run" The author's third novel for young adults, a thriller about a 16 year old girl, an orphan, a victim - and a gifted computer hacker, now on the run with a few other survivors. The final volume in this trilogy. INSCRIBED on the title page with the word "Best." 310 pp. ISBN: 9780062102966.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 68233More details Price: $28.50 -
DON'T TURN AROUND.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2012.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Off the Grid, On The Run" The author's first novel for young adults, a thriller about a 16 year old girl, an orphan, a victim - and a gifted computer hacker. SIGNED on the title page with the word "Best." 310 pp. ISBN: 9780062102904.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 55352More details Price: $30.00 -
GOOD MOON RISING.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel by the author of the classic lesbian young adult novel 'Annie on My Mind', this is also about two young teenage lesbians. Jan and Kerry are aspiring actresses in high school. When they begin working on a production of "The Crucible" - a story about another kind of witchhunt - they find that they are at the center of a social and academic controversy, and when their relationship is threatened with exposure they must face a difficult decision that could change their lives forever. 230 pp. ISBN: 0-374327467.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 84969More details Price: $18.50 -
GOING TO THE SUN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel set in Montana's Mission Mountain Range by this Newbery award winning author. 132 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0219424.
Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket (price-clipped)
Book ID: 58404More details Price: $15.00 -
THE INQUISITOR'S TALE: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 68533More details Price: $40.00 -
JOSHUA FORTUNE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atheneum, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - When 14 year old Joshua moves from San Francisco to Santa Rosa with his mother and sister, he is hoping for a life different from that of the counter culture in which he had been living with his divorced mother and her friends. 152 pp. ISBN: 0-689307772.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder line)
Book ID: 84882More details Price: $18.00 -
TOMORROW THE RIVER.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. First edition - Historical fiction for older children.In 1896, fourteen year old Megan is sent on an adventure for the summer with her sister and her family on a steamboat ride up the Mississippi to St. Paul, Minnesota. Includes floorplan of the 'Oh My' and a map of the route. Different cover art (by David Johnson) than on the final book. 233 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 38018More details Price: $12.00 -
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, (2012) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A young adult novel, both an enormous best seller and the basis of the very popular movie of the same name. SIGNED (in green) by the author on a blank preliminary page. 313 pp. ISBN: 978-0525478812.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 68339More details Price: $40.00 -
PAPER TOWNS.
Edition: First thus- a trade paperback.
New York: Penguin, (2015). Movie tie-in edition of this coming-of-age novel originally published in 2008 and winner of the Edgar award. 305 pp plus an author's note, discussion questions and an excerpt from "The Fault Is in Our Stars.". ISBN: 978-0147517654.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 74568More details Price: $10.00 -
TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.
Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )
New York: Simon & Schuster, (2001) dj. First edition - A young adult novel about a family in turmoil.
Condition: Fine in green printed wrappers with a copy of the dust jacket.
Book ID: 58114More details Price: $15.00 -
WILLIVER'S LUCK.
Edition: First US printing.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1964) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book in 'The Williver Chronicles', a series for older children tracing the history of the Williver family within the setting of British and Commonwealth history from the 18th Century onwards. This focuses on The adventures of Tom Williver, a young boy in a world of poverty, slums and knavery, but also a world of James Watts modern machinery and the changes brought in the turbulent years of the early Industrial Revolution. 186 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in light green cloth in a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 77928More details Price: $18.50 -
THE DEAD FATHERS CLUB.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Viking PressA. L. Burt, (2007). First edition - The author's first novel to be published in the US - a quirky take on the story of Hamlet, this is the story of an 11 year old boy whose father's ghost appears to him at his funeral and introduces him to "The Dead Fathers Club.' 314 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 62790More details Price: $21.00 -
THE DEAD FATHERS CLUB.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Viking PressA. L. Burt, (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel to be published in the US - a quirky take on the story of Hamlet, this is the story of an 11 year old boy whose father's ghost appears to him at his funeral and introduces him to "The Dead Fathers Club.' 328 pp. ISBN: 978-0-670-038336.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 59481More details Price: $18.00 -
TOO NEAR TO THE SUN.
Edition: First printing.
Chicago & New York Follet Publishing Company. 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel set in the utopian community of Icaria in Iowa in 1875 in the years before the 'wings of Etienne Cabot's dream began to melt' as the younger members resisted the socialism of the community. Illustrated with woodcuts by Stefan Martin. ISBN: 0-695-40069X.
Condition: Near fine in very good+ dust jacket.
Book ID: 17970More details Price: $30.00 -
EFFIE'S HOUSE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Greenwillow Books, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first young adult novel: "a teenage girl with a terrible secret runs away from home, seeking counsel from the father she will not believe was killed in Vietnam." 208 pp. ISBN: 0-688093078.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 69349More details Price: $14.50 -
JUNIORS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Putnam, (2015). First edition - Her fourth book, a young adult novel about belonging and learning to fit in on your own terms - Lea is in-between - part Hawaiian, part Mainlander - but as a junior she finds herself back in Hawaii and adjusting to a whole new life. 313 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 68908More details Price: $15.00 -
JAZZ COUNTRY.
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: Harper & Row, (1965) dj. Hardcover - Rather uncommon young adult novel which "probes the complexity of Negro-white relationships with insight and compassion"(Marshall Stearns), Tom, a high school senior is faced with two worlds - that of college, or the unknown challenges in the world of jazz musicians. When he comes to know some of the professional jazz musicians, he is told bluntly "he hasn't paid his dues." 159 pp,
Condition: Near fine in a good dust jacket (tear to front cover, other edgewear, lower corner of flap clipped)
Book ID: 86536More details Price: $14.50 -
DEEP WATERS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Philomel Books, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first young adult novel, the story of a boy at a summer camp who learns about the ambiguities and the moral choices that underlie ordinary actions. ISBN: 0-399-232354.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 23470More details Price: $12.50 -
WITNESS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Scholastic, (2001.). First edition - Novel written in poetic form (like her Newbery Medal winning "Out of the Dust"), and telling an historically accurate story in 11 voices. In 1924 Vermont, a small town falls under the influence of the Ku Klux Klan; two girls, Leanora Sutter and Esther Hirsh, one black and the other Jewish, are among those who are no longer welcome in their community. An intricately woven story of prejudice, poverty and hope, and ultimately of the beginning of understanding; a story not only of the vicious acts that the Klan was known for, but also for the quiet, but devasting, acts of hatred perpetuated every day against those who are different. 161 pp.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 31011More details Price: $16.00 -
WITNESS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Scholastic, (2001.). First edition - Novel written in poetic form (like her Newbery Medal winning "Out of the Dust"), and telling an historically accurate story in 11 voices. In 1924 Vermont, a small town falls under the influence of the Ku Klux Klan; two girls, Leanora Sutter and Esther Hirsh, one black and the other Jewish, are among those who are no longer welcome in their community. An intricately woven story of prejudice, poverty and hope, and ultimately of the beginning of understanding; a story not only of the vicious acts that the Klan was known for, but also for the quiet, but devasting, acts of hatred perpetuated every day against those who are different. 161 pp.
Condition: Fine (as new) in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 39228More details Price: $18.00 -
GIRL IN THE BLUE COAT.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 67766More details Price: $16.50