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Life used to be so simple for Andrew Zansky–hang with the Model UN guys, avoid gym class, and eat and eat and eat. He’s used to not fitting in: into his family, his sports-crazed school, or his size 48 pants. But not anymore. Andrew just met April, the new girl at school and the instant love of his life! He wants to find a way to win her over, but how? When O. Douglas, the heartthrob quarterback and high-school legend, saves him from getting beaten up by the school bully, Andrew sees his chance to get in with the football squad. Is it possible to reinvent yourself in the middle of high school? Andrew is willing to try. But he’s going to have to make some changes. Fast. Can a funny fat kid be friends with a football superstar? Can he win over the Girl of his Dreams? Can he find a way to get his mom and dad back together? How far should you go to be the person you really want to be? Andrew is about to find out.

Twilight fans, this book is not really for you; an unromanticized, irreverent, hilarious look at the blood-sucking life, through the eyes of Nina Harrison, fanged at 15 and still living with her mother. She's stuck in a support group for reformed vamps that has never had anything exciting happen to them...until one of them is murdered. With the help of a priest and Nina's mom soon the whole cast of weak misfit vampires bands together to surprise themselves: saving a werewolf, solving a mystery and keeping the world safe from blood-thirsty unreformed vamps. Through it all, Nina learns to stop fighting fate, accepts that she's a vampire, and realizes she actually kind of does like that cute Dave guy even if he's a vampire.

One life. Six words. What's yours? True tales of love, loss, good friends, and bad hair days filled Not Quite What I Was Planning, the New York Times bestselling first book in the Six-Word Memoir series—and an international phenomenon. Some of the most compelling were by teens, so now SMITH Magazine has compiled a book written entirely by these bold, brash truth-tellers. From cancer to creativity, prom dates to promiscuity, and breaking hearts to breaking laws, the memoirs in this collection reveal that often the youngest writers have the most fascinating stories to tell.

In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Un-consecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her. She’s learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Un-consecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future—between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?

Quentin is a gifted, nerdy-but-cool high school student who's just flaked out on his shot at calling Princeton University his alma mater when he is mysteriously transported to another institution of higher learning. Only it isn't the Ivy League, and it isn't life as most of us know it. Quentin has just become the newest co-ed at Brakebills College, a post-secondary school of magic. At Brakebills, Quentin soon learns that magic isn't - well, all that magical. It's actually kind of boring. But he does learn about sex and romance, drugs, and the other highs and lows usually attending a newly minted adult. Feeling increasingly adrift as he sinks further into an unfulfilling life of parties and not much else, Quentin discovers that his beloved Fillory - a magical land from a series of books he grew up obsessed with - is actually real. And not just real but one in need of his magical skills and moral courage.

If you’ve always wanted to make your own clothes, this book by Cal Patch, a crafting heavyweight and former designer with Urban Outfitters, will help you translate that design in your head into a made-to-fit garment. And with fifteen super-cute styles to choose from, you won’t have trouble finding a project to suit your style.  The designs have a pretty, demure, and naïve quality about them that recalls the effortless, understated cool of A.P.C. and the quirky girlishness of Built By Wendy.  The instructions, while clear and logical, are laid-back and encourage experimentation.  Most importantly, they demystify what often comes across in other sewing books as a really intimidating process.  So, grab a copy of the book and unleash your inner designer.

It is 1936. Sophia is sixteen, and she is the kind of self-deprecating, gentle person who prefers to stay in the background. At any rate, there is no opportunity for adventure or drama where she lives - on the tiny, rundown island of Montmaray off the coast of France. And, yet, Sophia has the makings of a heroine, with her credentials as a member of the impoverished but royal ruling family of Montmaray. Yes, Sophia is a princess but an unusual one. She lives in a dilapidated castle with no electricity and a leaking roof. She lives with her younger sister Henry (a tomboy) and older cousin Veronica and their housekeeper Rebecca, and they all pitch in to do what they can to get by. It seems as though Sophia will always live out of step and out of touch with the rest of the world until two German soldiers suddenly appear on the island bringing along with them the life-and-death stakes of continental pre-war Europe.

Here are 12 phenomenal stories about the LGBT experience from some of teen lit's best writers. This short story collection has real range, detailing the myriad situations, complications, and emotions LGBT youth encounter. Julie Anne Peter's "First Time" describes the excitement and trepidation two girls feel about their first time. Ariel Schrag's "San Francisco Dyke March" is a graphic novel(la) and provides an "as if you were there" look at the parade. William Sleator's "Fingernail" is a raw look at the sex trade of underage boys in Thailand. Emma Donoghue's "Dear Lang" is about a woman, a lesbian, who had her son taken away from her 16 years ago. Jacqueline Woodson's "Trev" is about a transgendered youth whose mother both loves him and remains deeply conflicted about his emerging identity. Good short stories linger after they've been read, like a scent or perfume, and this collection certainly stays with you long after you've closed the cover.

Tired of all of the Vampire/Werewolves Romance novel? If you are looking for the new wave of witty Supernatural Romances, then this book is for you. In a world where Zombies, Werewolves and Vampires are out of the Coffin, Alley (aka the Ice Queen) is the one not only making fun of the girls who are waiting for their "Edward" to show up and sweep them off of their feet, but also of all of the fake goths in her town. Until one night, she's reviewing a bad local band, and they bring up a guest singer, Doug, who grabs Alley's attention. Doug can't really talk for that long, he wears the same suit over and over again, and he's kind of smells. Alley comes to realizes that she's in love with a zombie and he is taking her to prom, and the vampires don't like it very it much.

Not for the faint of heart, Barry Lyga's second novel explores how sexual abuse affects a teenage boy. Everyone in the community knows what happened to Josh when he was 13, although no one talks about it. Now with graduates weeks away, Josh is trying to make decisions that will affect the rest of his life. Should he choose a school based on the strength of their baseball or their science department? Rachel, a girl he's avoided for the last five years, is back in his life. His parents aren't talking to each other, and to top it all off. Eve, his former history teacher, is back in town. Eve's return forces Josh to face a past that he's run away from for the last five years, and to figure out the truth about what happened to him.