2007 Quick Picks

Top Ten and ten other titles

2007 Top Ten Quick Pick

• Cohn, Rachel and Levithan, David. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist . 2006. Random House/Alfred A. Knopf, $16.95. (ISBN-10, 0-375-83531-8; ISBN-13, 9780375835315).  The book of love goes punk rock.

2007 Top Ten Quick Pick

• Davidson, Dana. Played. 2005. Hyperion/ Jump at the Sun, $16.99. (ISBN-10, 0-7868-3690-3; ISBN-13, 9780786836901).  Kylie, duped and dumped by a playa.

2007 Top Ten Quick Pick

• de la Cruz, Melissa. Blue Bloods. 2006. Hyperion, $15.99. (ISBN-10, 0-7868-3892-2; ISBN-13, 9780786838929).  Gossip Girls meets Anne Rice.

2007 Top Ten Quick Pick

• Giles, Gail. What Happened to Cass McBride . 2006. Little, Brown, $16.99. (ISBN-10, 0-316-16638-3; ISBN-13, 9780316166386).  Two words: Buried. Alive.

2007 Top Ten Quick Pick

• Gruner, Jessica and Parker, Buzz. Emily the Strange: The Lost Issue. 2005. illus. Dark Horse, $7.95. (ISBN-10, 1-59307-429-8; ISBN-13, 9781593074296).  Emily the Strange visits the Wizard of Odd.

2007 Top Ten Quick Pick

• Saltz, Ina. Body Type: Intimate Messages Etched in Flesh . 2006. illus. Abrams, $19.95. (ISBN-10, 0-8109-7050-3; ISBN-13, 9780810970502).  It's all about the tats.

2007 Top Ten Quick Pick

• Seckel, Al. Optical Illusions: The Science of Visual Perception . 2006. illus. Firefly Books, $35.00. (ISBN-10, 1-55407-172-0; ISBN-13, 9781554071722).  Now you see it, now you don't.

2007 Top Ten Quick Pick

• Sniegoski, Tom. The Sleeper Conspiracy . 2006. Penguin/Razorbill, $6.99 ea.Sleeper Code . (ISBN-10, 1-59514-052-2; ISBN-13, 9781595140524)Sleeper Agenda . (ISBN-10, 1-59514-053-0; ISBN-13, 9781595140531)Are two personalities better than one?

2007 Top Ten Quick Pick

• van Diepen, Allison. Street Pharm. 2006. Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse, $6.99. (ISBN-10, 1-4169-1154-5; ISBN-13, 9781416911548).  Drugs, women, being in control…it's all part of the business…

2007 Top Ten Quick Pick

• Warren, Frank. PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives. 2006. HarperCollins/Regan Books, $24.95. (ISBN-10, 0-06-089919-6; ISBN-13, 9780060899196).  Strangers from around the world bare their souls.

• My So-Called Digital Life: 2,000 Teenagers, 300 Cameras, and 30 Days to Document Their World. Ed. by Bob Pletka. 2005. illus. Santa Monica Press, $24.95. (ISBN-10, 1-59580-005-0; ISBN-13, 9781595800053).  A sneak peek into real teen life.

• Scott, Damien and Ex, Kris. How to Draw Hip Hop. 2006. illus. Watson-Guptill, $19.95. (ISBN-10, 0-8230-1446-0; ISBN-13, 9780823014460).  Form, fashion, gear, graffitti.

• Booth, Coe. Tyrell. 2006. Scholastic/Push, $16.99. (ISBN-10, 0-439-83879-7; ISBN-13, 9780439838795).  Tyrell's gritty journey to get off the streets.

• McClintock, Norah. Tell. 2006. Orca, $14.95. (ISBN-10, 1-55143-672-8; ISBN-13, 9781551436722).  David hides the truth when his stepfather is murdered.

• Nelson, Blake. Paranoid Park. 2006. Penguin/Viking, $15.99. (ISBN-10, 0-670-06118-2; ISBN-13, 9780670061181).  Preppy, skater-punk wannabee accidentally commits murder.

• Stone, Tanya Lee. A Bad Boy Can be Good for a Girl. 2006. Random House/Wendy Lamb, $14.95. (ISBN-10, 0-385-74702-0; ISBN-13, 9780385747028).  He's not different. He's playing you

• Volponi, Paul. Rooftop. 2006. Viking, $15.99. (ISBN-10, 0-670-06069-0; ISBN-13, 9780670060696).  A policeman's bullet changes Clay's life.

• Werlin, Nancy. The Rules of Survival. 2006. Penguin/Dial, $16.99. (ISBN-10, 0-8037-3001-2; ISBN-13, 9780803730014).  Matthew's wreck of a mother makes home hell.

• Stewart, Sean and Weisman, Jordan and others. Cathy's Book: If Found Call 650-266-8233. 2006. illus. Running Press, $17.95. (ISBN-10, 0-7624-2656-X; ISBN-13, 9780762426560).  See the evidence. Dial 911. Now.

• Pick Me Up: Stuff You Need to Know. 2006. illus. DK Publishing, $29.99. (ISBN-10, 0-7566-2159-3; ISBN-13, 9780756621599).  Random cool stuff you need to know.