Needham, MA: Silver Burdett Ginn. (1992.). SIGNED - Young adult novel - two 'barrio brothers from San Francisco' go to Japan for the summer. SIGNED on title page. Glossaries of Spanish and Japanese words and phrases. 134 pp. ISBN: 0-663585228.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Young adult novel - two 'barrio brothers from San Francisco' go to Japan for the summer. INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in 1995 Glossaries of Spanish and Japanese words and phrases. 134 pp. ISBN: 0-152591877.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1992.). SIGNED first edition - Young adult novel - two 'barrio brothers from San Francisco' go to Japan for the summer. SIGNED on the title page. Glossaries of Spanish and Japanese words and phrases. 126 pp.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel - two 'barrio brothers from San Francisco' go to Japan for the summer. Glossaries of Spanish and Japanese words and phrases. 134 pp. ISBN: 0-152591877.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel of young people in space, described 'as compellingly readable as the best of the Heinlein juveniles.' 285 pp. Wraparound dustjacket art by Royo. ISBN: 0-312890699.

New York: Razorbill / Penguin, (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second book, a young adult fantasy about redemption and temptation. A boy, an outsider, known to his classmates as 'Pucker' because of scars on his face from a terrible fire, returns to the alternate world Isaura on a quest to save his dying mother. SIGNED on the title page. 273 pp. ISBN: 1595140557.

New York: Harper Collins, (1995.) dj. SIGNED first edition - Author's first suspense novel, the story of a 12 year old boy accused of murder, who becomes the target of a national manhunt. An immediate best-seller, this was also bought by Warner Bros for the movies (although no movie has appeared to date.) SIGNED on title page by the author. Winner of the Alex Award from the American Library Association. 297 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0173858.

Kingston, Rhode Island & London: Moyer Bell Ltd, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A coming of age story by this award-winning Native American writer. "Flutie lives on the dge of an enormous quiet that she wants to transcend. Her family's life on a dirt road in Western Oklahoma, her father's job repairing old cars and tractors belonging to impoverished hay farmers, her brother's betrayal, and her mother's indifference are all parts of a story Flutie wants to tell if she can find the words." Illustrated title page. 130 pp. ISBN: 1559212128.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2008.). SIGNED - SIGNED on title page. Reissue of the author's first book, originally published in paperback only in 1982, and winner of the American Book Award. Described as both a masterpiece of fantasy literature and a notable book about the Holocaust. 205 pp. ISBN: 9780765359124.

New York: Harper & Row, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first of the Sven Dahlgren novels, which take place on a barely habitable planet named for his father - the young four-armed Dahlgren must confront and defeat the "ergs" (man serving machines) who have seized power. He is aided in this task when a small rocket bearing five young runaways crash lands on the planet. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-060116218.

New York: Harper & Row, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first of the Sven Dahlgren novels, which take place on a barely habitable planet named for his father - the young four-armed Dahlgren must confront and defeat the "ergs" (man serving machines) who have seized power. He is aided in this task when a small rocket bearing five young runaways crash lands on the planet. 243 pp. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in. ISBN: 0-060116218.

New York: Tom Doherty Associates, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A stirring adventure of a young man's difficult coming-of-age on a lost colony planet. Third novel by one of the best of the young science fiction writers. SIGNED on the title page. 383 pp. Dust jacket art by Jim Burns. ISBN: 0-312-864604.

New York: Harper Collins, (2016). First edition - An alternate history novel for young adults - a World War II where young women are called up to fight alongside men. this is the story of Rio Richlin and her friends as they go into battle against Hitler's forces. Bibliography. 547 pp.

New York: Dell- Laurel Leaf, (1996.). Young adult novel originally published in 1972 by this award-winning writer - the story of an unlikely friendship between two teenage girls, 14 year old Phyllisia who finds New York City dirty and overwhelming and still misses her Caribbean Island and 15 year old Edith, who wears clothes too big, has no parents, steals and knows nothing of school. 185 pp. ISBN: 0-440-226678.

Boston: Twayne, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - A title in Twayne's United States Authors Series: Young Adult Authors, the first study of this author who was born in Trinidad and raised in Harlem. A "thoughtful study of the many influences that being black has had on Guy's work. Based in part on Norris's in-person interviews with Guy, the book sketchily discusses Guy's life, going more deeply into major cultural movements which threaded through it: the immigration experience of a West Indian family in Harlem in the 1930s and '40s, the Marcus Garvey movement, the Civil Rights movement, etc. [Includes an] in-depth analysis of Guy's books, especially The Friends trilogy. Chronology, frontispiece portrait, selected bibliography, index. [8], 110 pp. ISBN: 0-805782079.

New York: Greenwillow Books, (2004.). SIGNED first edition - Poems for older children (and adults) - "an amazing journey through 65 million years of horse history honoring the beloved horse. These 104 poems are by turns heartbreaking, astonishing and funny. But what resounds most in every stanza -- and in every hoofbeat -- is our love for these powerful, elegant, loyal creatures." Laid in is a SIGNED typed letter from the author (12 paragraphs, 2 pages) dated in July the year before publication in which she mentions that "I can't wait until March to hear your reaction. This is a radical departure for me; it's as exciting as a first book, which is saying something after 24 or so." Glossary, bibliography. 208 pp.

New York: Ace Books, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A young girl and her family are selected by lottery to be among those going on an expedition to Mars. A coming of age novel set on the frontiers of space. SIGNED on the title page. 296 pp. ISBN: 9780441015955.

New York: Harper & Row, (1985.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel by this award-winning African American writer (including the MacArthur "genius" award.) Junius and his father travel "over far" - back to the Caribbean to rescue his grandfather and to reclaim their lost heritage. 277 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Pat Cummings. ISBN: 0-06-0221941.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A young adult novel set in the near future - in 2028 -when a deadly flu virus has ravaged the earth and only 1 in 2000 survive. SIGNED on the title page. Map frontispiece, 179 pp plus author's notes. ISBN: 0-689831188.

New York: Henry Holt, (2017). First edition - Written for young adults, and based on over 600 letters that Vincent wrote to his brother Theo, this is story of a deep and enduring friendship between these brothers - and also of Jo, Theo's widow, who perserved Vincent's paintings, believing in their importance, and eventually organized a successful exhibition. A Printz Honor Book, YALSA Nonfiction Award Winner, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner and more. Include a list of the people, a timeline, bibliography and notes. 451 pp.

New York: Ballantine, (1977). Classic juvenile science fiction novel. The Stone twins were in the interplanetary bicycle business, wheeling and dealing their way into adventure. 253 pp. Cover art by Darrell Sweet. ISBN: 0-345260678.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896. Hardcover first edition - Adventure story for boys set in the early years of the bloody conflict between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy. Illustrated with 12 plates by Wal. Paget. vi, 356 pp plus a 32 pp publisher's catalogue bound in.

New York: Atheneum, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - First book for young adults by the Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of THE MAMBO KINGS PLAY SONGS OF LOVE. Set in the 1960's, this is the story of a young Cuban-American boy, raised in Harlem, who runs away to a farm in Wisconsin, and of his struggle to define his identity and to deal with the pressures around him - including drug use. Boldly INSCRIBED by Hijuelos on the title page. "For.... .. with best wishes." 435 pp.

New York: Atheneum, (2008.). First edition - First book for young adults by the Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of THE MAMBO KINGS PLAY SONGS OF LOVE. Set in the 1960's, this is the story of a young Cuban-American boy, raised in Harlem, who runs away to a farm in Wisconsin, and of his struggle to define his identity and to deal with the pressures around him - including drug use. 435 pp.

New York: The Viking Press, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A group of young teenagers discover the secrets of a haunted house in their neighborhood - and in doing so, one of them discovers the courage to confront the dangerous secrets in her own house and to change her life. 211 pp. ISBN: 0-670-035513.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The sixth book in the Jupiter series, young adult coming-of-age novels set in the near future. From the dustjacket: "Fifteen-year -old Linc Marani is from the wrong side of twenty-second century L.A.'s tracks. Everyone he knows is addicted to dope, booze, and the violence that masquerades as bravado in life on the streets. When a chance at some cold hard cash is offered to him by a slick associate in a fancy Cadillac, Linc jumps at the bait - only to find himself sentenced to a juvenile labor camp when the heist goes sour." SIGNED on the title page. Dustjaket art by Vincent Di Fate. 220 pp. ISBN: 0-312862431.

New York: Lothrup, Lee & Shepherd, (1969.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Story for older children set during the Yukon gold rush of the 1890's and based on the real Norman Macauley who built a tramway to portage newcomers around teh Whitehorse Rapids of the Yukon. Tillicum - whose name means friend - is a reindeer who becomes a companion to the younger brother. Wraparound dust jacket art by Michael Lowenbein. 160 pp.

New York: Lothrup, Lee & Shepherd, (1969.). Hardcover first edition - Story for older children set during the Yukon gold rush of the 1890's and based on the real Norman Macauley who built a tramway to portage newcomers around teh Whitehorse Rapids of the Yukon. Tillicum - whose name means friend - is a reindeer who becomes a companion to the younger brother. Wraparound dust jacket art by Michael Lowenbein. 160 pp.