New York: Walker, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first in a series of paranormal suspense novels for young adults, set in the real town of Lily Dale in upstate New York (not far from where the author grew up), a spiritualist community founded in 1879. SIGNED on the title page. 228 pp plus author's note. ISBN: 0-8027-96540.

New York: Hyperion, (2006). First edition - The first novel written under this pseudonym. Told in a light and breezy way by Carly, who thinks her admission to Princeton is a sure thing, until she tanks on the SATs, this is underneath a serious story of the pressures put on high school kids to cheat when it comes to tests and college admissions. 350 pp.

Philadelphia Running Press Books (2006). SIGNED first edition - "Cathy's life seems upside down, her boyfriend Victor broke up with her. Her father died unexpectedly, she ’s failing school, and her best friend is mad at her. But when Cathy decides to investigate Victor’s reasons for ending their relationship, her days go from bad to worse." SIGNED: on title page by author Sean Stewart. Interior design and sketches by Cathy Brigg. Photographs. Unpaginated. ISBN: 978-0-7624-33469.

New York: Hyperion, (2006). First edition - A collection of ten interrelated short stories, set during a single day, each telling the story of a teenager as they cope with problems in their lives - and make decisions that affect others in these stories. 222 pp.

New York: Harper & Row, (1975). Hardcover first edition - A stand-alone young adult novel by this prolific author. "An unhappy teenage girl, unable to cope with problems at home and at school, suffers an accidental blow on the head and is transported 3000 years back in time to another existence in ancient Egypt." 190 pp. Cover art by Edward Frascino. ISBN: 0-060258330.

New York: Scholastic, (2017). Inspired by the author's own experience of depression, this is a young adult novel which focuses not on the events leading up to a suicide attempt, but on how to recover from one - how to go on living when life does not seem worthwhile. 325 pp plus author's note and a preview of his new novel 'Disappeared.'. ISBN: 978-1338032963.

New York: Scholastic - Arthur A. Levine Books, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A young adult thriller by this highly praised author - "Four months ago Sara Zapata's best friend disappeared, kidnapped by the web of criminals who terrorize Juarez. Four hours ago Sara received a death threat - and with it, a clue to the place where her friend is locked away.. . In the next four days, Sara and Emiliano will each face impossible choices, between life and justice, friends and family, truth and love. But when the web closes in on Sara, only one path remains for the siblings: the way across the desert to the United States." SIGNED on the title page. 324 pp. ISBN: 978-0545944472.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2004.). First edition - The first in a series of young adult novels about surfing by the popular author who is, perhaps, best known for his novelization of the movie "Home Alone." 303 pp.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical novel of smuggling and Bonnie Prince Charlie, setduring the reign of King George in England, written for older children. ISBN: 0-374-323445.

New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel of an oddly assorted trio. Miss Eunice Tichenor, a spinsterlibrarian/scholar, subway rider Snake (aka "Dr. I.R.T."), a black Yale drop-out and draft. dodger, who writes songs, and Umberto, a young Mexican student who discovers that "the city's a wonderful if filthy and occasionally terrifying 'total learning experience'." (Kirkus) Tanner's husband was the author of the Auntie Mame novels under the pseudonym of Patrick Dennis. 223 pp. ISBN: 0-698107306.

New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel of an oddly assorted trio. Miss Eunice Tichenor, a spinsterlibrarian/scholar, subway rider Snake (aka "Dr. I.R.T."), a black Yale drop-out and draft. dodger, who writes songs, and Umberto, a young Mexican student who discovers that "the city's a wonderful if filthy and occasionally terrifying 'total learning experience'." (Kirkus) Tanner's husband was the author of the Auntie Mame novels under the pseudonym of Patrick Dennis. 223 pp. ISBN: 0-698107306.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1991) dj. Hardcover - Mystery set in the Powhattan Wildlife Refuge which is the center of a heated battle between environmentalists and local hunters, as a ban on hunting is set to expire. Virginia's Great Dismal Swamp was the inspiration for the Powhattan in this book. Edgar Allan Poe Award winner for best young adult mystery for 1992. 289 pp. ISBN: 0-15-2949526.

New York: Henry Holt, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery and morality collide in this book for young adults, a novel which blurs the line between reality and fiction. . ISBN: 0-805028811.

New York: William H. Morrow, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - At first a new student is harassed and bullied just because he is different, but when the name of his father is revealed, the hatred, fear and harassment from the small town high school, take over the community, despite the two teenagers who tried to stand up against the injustice. 198 pp. ISBN: 0-688088015.

New York: Crown, (1982.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second novel for young adults by this poet and award-winning writer, set in England at the time of the great plague. Wraparound dust jacket by Ruth Sanderson. 116 pp. ISBN: 0-517-544261.

New York: Clarion Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, (2015). First edition - 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: Delacorte, (2013). SIGNED first edition - Winner of the Delacorte Press Prize for a First YA Novel. The Horn Book review states that this book "captures both the disheartening helplessness of the situation and the boys' reckless resistance: 'We cross a landfill on our way to school. We swim in creek water that smells like nail polish remover . . . We are not fools. We are brave and brilliant.' There is power and hope in that kind of statement, and Jason's coming-of-age tale, though dark, is full of both. SIGNED on the first page. 185 pp.

New York: Delacorte, (2013). SIGNED first edition - Winner of the Delacorte Press Prize for a First YA Novel. The Horn Book review states that this book "captures both the disheartening helplessness of the situation and the boys' reckless resistance: 'We cross a landfill on our way to school. We swim in creek water that smells like nail polish remover . . . We are not fools. We are brave and brilliant.' There is power and hope in that kind of statement, and Jason's coming-of-age tale, though dark, is full of both. INSCRIBED on the first page. 185 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery for older children/young adults, one of an Edgar-award winning series featuring Sammy Keyes who has been called "an intelligent, gutsy, flawed, and utterly likable heroine" (Booklist) and "the hottest sleuth to appear in children's books since Nancy Drew" (Boston Globe). SIGNED on the title page. 277 pp. ISBN: 0-375-811753.

New York: Harper Collins, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A coming of age novel of a young girl and her brother set in a small midwestern town in the 1950s - "To escape problems with both of her parents throughout her childhood in the 1940s and 1950s, Pearl Harbor Keenan reaches out to Walking Mary, a strange old woman who meets every single passenger train that pulls into the Framburg Depot." 130 pp. ISBN: 9780060284725.

New York: Atheneum, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel derived from Greek mythology by this Newbery award winning writer. "Enny recounts the story of her best friend, Orfe, a talented artist known for the beauty of her music; Orfe's romance with Yuri, a recovering drug addict; and Orfe's doomed struggle to save Yuri - and herself." 120 pp. ISBN: 0-689317719.

New York: Atheneum, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel which pinpoints how the desire to fit in can cause trouble, 211 pp. ISBN: 0-689-851383.

New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, (1955) dj. Hardcover first edition - When their professor-father breaks his leg, two boys are sent to Carson City - the former end of the Texas cattle drives - to oversee the demolition of the now derelict old hotel which had been a glittering monument for cowboys on the trail back in the 1870s. 189 pp.

New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, (1955). Hardcover first edition - When their professor-father breaks his leg, two boys are sent to Carson City - the former end of the Texas cattle drives - to oversee the demolition of the now derelict old hotel which had been a glittering monument for cowboys on the trail back in the 1870s. 189 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - Nine interwoven stories which bring "a small-town high school to life through the sharp, spare voice - and the heart-pounding defeats and triumphs - of an athlete." 127 pp. ISBN: 0-375813519.

New York: Razorbill - Penguin, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First novel by this Northern California educator, musician and songwriter. SIGNED on the title page with the words "Choose kindness." From the dust jacket: Everything was leading up to this moment - the point at which the teasing, the cruelty, the pressure all became too much. And someone finally snapped. Now - six kids, from six different cliques - are trapped in the student store while a shooter terrorizes their school. ... This gripping thriller by C. G. Watson examines in heartrending detail how even the most casual cruelties can build, multiply and eventually tear people apart." 296 pp. ISBN: 1595141383.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1968.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "When Ronald and Lauchlin McLeod decided to wage a private war against the British who were occupying their beloved Isle of Skye in Scotland in 1773 they didn't think they would be taken seriously - or at least so seriously that their parents would pack them off to America to keep them being hanged! . . . A spirited and humourous adventure set against the background of the emerging American Revolution. 246 pp. Wraparound cover and dust jacket art by Michael Lowenbein.