Amy's Diary #1: Space Alien...Almost? (1)

At fourteen, Amy Van Brandt doesn't feel particularly close to anyone. Since her father died, her mother has become some sort of a zombie, except all of a sudden, she's back to life (and even wearing edgy underwear!). Could there be a connection with Dennis Belcher, the school principal? (OMG!) As for her best friend, Kat, love has rendered her brain uncharacteristically mushy. No way that's happening to her, either! But it seems no one is truly safe from love at first sight... And in the middle of all this chaos, there's only one thing Amy really wants: to find her place in the universe.

Amy's Diary #1: Space Alien...Almost?

Children's Books

Grisseaux, Véronique

Desjardins, India

Comics & Graphic Novels

Charmz

At fourteen, Amy Van Brandt doesn't feel particularly close to anyone. Since her father died, her mother has become some sort of a zombie, except all of a sudden, she's back to life (and even wearing edgy underwear!). Could there be a connection with Dennis Belcher, the school principal? (OMG!) As for her best friend, Kat, love has rendered her brain uncharacteristically mushy. No way that's happening to her, either! But it seems no one is truly safe from love at first sight... And in the middle of all this chaos, there's only one thing Amy really wants: to find her place in the universe.\nFrom School Library Journal\nGr 5-8-Amy is a middle school student whose life has been getting more complicated lately. She's been fighting with her best friend Kat, she's been struggling to keep her grades up, and her mother is starting to date again. After making fun of girls (like Kat) who are boy-crazy, Amy meets a boy who makes her realize that romance isn't a bad idea after all. Published originally as a series of French novels, the story alternates between excerpts from Amy's diaries and comic book panels. The book has plenty of visual appeal, with bright colors and doodles scrawled throughout the journal entries. Amy's mixed emotions about boys, her best friend's taste in boys, and her mother's dating habits will resonate with young people. The humor also rings true, and readers will feel for Amy as she copes with pimples or runs away when a cute boy talks to her. Unfortunately, some of the cultural references are outdated (Britney Spears songs, Dance Dance Revolution, One Tree Hill). VERDICT For middle school students looking for a sweet tale about the highs and lows of adolescence.-Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Libraryα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Papercutz

<div>A new half-brother joinsthe chocolate empire? Honey takes a trip down under? A reality TV focuses on thethe candy shop? This volume of Sweeties is rich with newflavor! </div> <div>Honey Tranberry is theoldest of her sisters. Some see her as selfish but really she is just sad andmissing her father who moved to Australia. She acts out and goes to visit herdad there, where she learns that the grass is not always greener in the downunder, and people can be just as cruel no matter the place. Then, meet Honey'shalf-brother Jake "Cookie" Cooke. Living in London, he justdiscovered he has four half-sisters from his dad's side. Is it time for Jake tovisit his new family and their chocolate empire in Somerset? Do they have aplace for him? Little does he know the family chocolate shop is the basis for anew reality series, and things are about to get realer than Jake can everimagine! </div>

Sweeties #3: Honey & Cookie

Graphic Novels

Amy's Diary #3: Moving on! (3)

Since Amy's been going out with John, she has become the most popular girl in the halls. But she spends so much time with her new friends that she forgets Kat, her best friend. As for her ex, Nick, he still thinks about his lost love, Amy. And the icing on the cake: Amy's mom tells her that they're moving in with her new fiancé, Francis. Aaaaargh! Help! Noooo! Gross! Even if change terrifies her, Amy must try to brave the future with style!

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

Dip into the world of the Tanberry sisters and their love lives and friendships with these delicious stories. First, 15 year old Shay is Cherry's current boyfriend, and her step-sister Honey's ex. Beneath his cool, guitar playing exterior, lies some dark secrets about his home life. When Honey desperately needs his help, can he juggle his friendship, family drama, and still be with Cherry? Then, it's chocolate and flowers for Alfie who is ready to celebrate both Valentine's Day and his friend Summer's birthday, who has been having a tough time since leaving ballet behind. Can he work up the nerve to surprise her with a special night? Meanwhile, Summer's friend Jodie is ridden with guilt after taking her spot at the prestigious Dance academy. Can she take her place in the spotlight? Featuring the Sweeties sisters Cherry, Honey, Summer, Skye, and Coco in stories about family, friendship, and love. Based on the best selling YA novels THE CHOCOLATE BOX GIRLS by Cathy Cassidy

Sweeties #4: Assorted Flavors

Lucy has just turned 30 and is single. Surrounded by a circle of married friends or ones starting families, she feels alone and hopeless. Determined to find "Mr. Right," Lucy begins evaluating different suitors to various degrees of success and absurdity. Creators Catel ("Kiki de Montparnasse") and Veronique Grisseaux paint a touching, humoristic, and realistic picture of what it is to be a young, independent…and sometimes lost…woman in today’s modern world.

Bluesy Lucy: The Existential Chronicles of a Thirtysomething

Catel

Humanoids, Inc.

Cherry Costello’s father owns a successful candy store franchise with best-selling chocolates. As the father remarries to the Tanberry family, Cherry now has four new half-sisters and must start at a new school in a new town. Trouble arises as Cherry meets Shay, the boyfriend of her older half-sister, Honey! Plus, the Tanberry twins Skye and Summer learn life is not identical for the both of them. It’s going to take a sweet miracle to overcome the sour tensions in this household!

Sweeties Volume 1: Cherry Skye (Sweeties, 1)

Cassidy, Cathy

NBM/Papercutz

Sweeties Volume 1: Cherry Skye

Amy's Diary #2: The World's Upside Down (2)

Fourteen year-old Amy Von Brandt's life is upside down. In order to forget Nicolas who has just broken-up with her, her bad grades and the possible devilish fiancé of her mother slash principal, she escapes to Grandma Von Brandt's farm. Plenty of Mother Nature and peace and quiet are on the agenda but listening to chirping sparrows, counting ants, observing the mating dance of earthworms ... gets old (and depressing) real fast! But not even Amy can imagine what is to come that willassure her summer will be one for her diary! Based on the novels by India Desjardins, this is another great Charmz title designed to capture young female (and even male) audiences.

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Amy's Diary #1: Space Alien...Almost?

Amy's Diary #1: Space Alien...Almost? (1)

Sweeties #3: Honey & Cookie

Amy's Diary #3: Moving on! (3)

Amy's Diary #3: Moving on! (3)

Sweeties #4: Assorted Flavors

Bluesy Lucy: The Existential Chronicles of a Thirtysomething

Sweeties Volume 1: Cherry Skye (Sweeties, 1)

Sweeties Volume 1: Cherry Skye

Amy's Diary #2: The World's Upside Down (2)