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Trackers

Trackers by Patrick Carman
214 pages; 2010

In the 21st century landscape of bits and bytes, everyone leaves a digital footprint ... even the most advanced cyber criminals. And that’s where the Trackers come in. Four tech-savvy kids armed with high-tech video cameras and esoteric coding skills, the Trackers can find almost anyone, anywhere. Told through a collage of videos, text, and websites, Trackers #1 follows Adam, Finn, Lewis, and Emily as they become entangled in a high-tech, high-stakes game of cat and mouse with Shantorian, the world’s most dangerous hacker. At least, that’s who they think they’re tracking....

As the four dig deeper into the shadowy world of online crime, they soon learn that things aren’t always as they seem.
 

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The Interrogation of Gabriel James

The Interrogation of Gabriel James by Charlie Price
170 pages; 2010

Eyewitness to two killings, fourteen-year-old Gabriel James relates the shocking story behind the murders in a police interrogation interspersed with flashbacks. Step by step, this Montana teenager traces his discovery of a link between a troubled classmate's disturbing home life and an outbreak of local crime. In the process, however, Gabriel becomes increasingly confused about his own culpability for the explosive events that have unfolded. ~ Publisher's Description

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Only the Good Spy Young

Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls Series #4) by Ally Carter
265 pages; 2010

When Cammie Morgan enrolled at the Gallagher Academy, she knew she was preparing for the dangerous life of a spy. What she didn’t know was that the serious, real-life danger would start as soon as her junior year. But that’s exactly what happened two months ago when she faced off against an ancient terrorist organization dead set on kidnapping her.

Now the danger follows her everywhere, and even Cammie “The Chameleon” can’t hide. When a terrifying encounter in London reveals that one of her most trusted allies is actually a rogue double agent, Cammie no longer knows if she can trust her classmates, her teachers — or even her own heart. ~ Publisher's Description

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Legacies

Legacies (Shadow Grail Series #1) by Mercedes Lackey
320 pages; 2010

Who—or what—is stalking the students at Oakhurst Academy?

In the wake of the accident that killed her family, Spirit White is spirited away to Oakhurst Academy, a combination school and orphanage in the middle of Montana. There she learns she is a legacy—not only to the school, which her parents also attended, but to magic.

All the students at Oakhurst have magical powers, and although Spirit’s hasn’t manifested itself yet, the administrators insist she has one. Spirit isn’t sure she cares. Devastated by the loss of her family, she finds comfort with a group of friends: Burke Hallows, Lachlann Spears, Muirin Shae, and Adelaide Lake.

But something strange is going on at Oakhurst. Students start disappearing under mysterious circumstances, and the school seems to be trying to cover it up. Spirit and her friends must find out what’s happening—before one of them becomes the next victim… ~ Publisher's Description
 

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Citrus County

Citrus County by John Brandon
215 pages; 2010

Teenage romance is confusing even in the best of times — but it's even worse when you've also accidentally kidnapped your girlfriend's little sister. John Brandon follows his acclaimed Arkansas with this dark, yearning story of Citrus County — manatees and strip malls, pep rallies and crazy uncles, secret bunkers and whip-smart girls. All the swampy humidity of central Florida, all the blind hunger of first love, and all the endless futility of eighth grade. ~ Publisher's Description

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