Page 74 of North American New Book Catalog Spring/Summer 2008 by International Publishers Marketing

2469 ipm_catss2008_text12 10/2/07 10:08 am page 73 ransom books new titles new series cutting edge new titles cutting edge is a new fiction series for teenagers and young adults dealing with difficult issues and situations the books are fast-paced quick reads focusing on aspects of the tougher side of life a side of life many of the readers will have experienced and can identify with issues covered in the first five books in the series include self-harm incest suicide and gay sexuality april 2008 breaking dawn donna shelton new marty s diary frances cross new seeing red peter lancett new it s so cool having a really close friend somebody you can share secrets with somebody you can trust like dawn s best friend perry but what happens when that trust is broken and secrets become public knowledge sometimes the consequences just become too much to bear donna shelton is an award winning poet and author born in chicago she has had nearly 200 short stories and articles published since she started writing as a child april 2008 paper us $8.95 can $10.00 isbn 978-184167-699-9 144 pages 5x8 reluctant and struggling readers young adult fiction when your dad gets married again it s a good thing right everybody happy all around not when your new stepmother can t stand you and when you don t think too much of her it doesn t help either that s bad enough but then other stuff happens like new babies and people going nuts so that s where marty found herself dealing with all this stuff and trying to keep something special between her and both her mom and her dad frances cross has written a number of books for teenagers and young children frances sadly passed away in april 2007 this is her last and her best novel april 2008 paper us $8.95 can $10.00 isbn 978-184167-697-5 144 pages 5x8 reluctant and struggling readers young adult fiction tom hathaway leads a pretty comfortable life he s only ever seen at school wearing prada ralph lauren or gianfranco ferre because then he s a different person defined by the cut and the cloth cool and confident that s how it is when your parents have money and you have style but then he meets sylvia the other girl he really fancies and discovers a darker underside peter lancett has written many successful books for teenagers and adults including the award-winning dark man series april 2008 paper us $8.95 can $10.00 isbn 978-184167-696-8 144 pages 5x8 reluctant and struggling readers young adult fiction ipm north american new book catalog spring/summer 2008 page 73

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