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ARTICHOKE'S HEART by Suzanne Supplee - Rosemary Goode, the daughter of a single mom who is dealing with cancer, faces her first boyfriend and the fact that she's finally determined to lose the weight that has made her a target for the mean girls at school for years. Come along for the ride as Rosie loses weight and faces new challenges! F SUP REALISTIC

GAME by Walter Dean Myers - Drew Lawson knows basketball is taking him places. It has to, because his grades certainly aren't. But lately his plan has run squarely into a pick. Coach's new offense has made another player a star, and Drew won't let anyone disrespect his game. Just as his team makes the playoffs, Drew must come up with something big to save his fading college prospects. It's all up to Drew to find out just how deep his game really is. (istributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.) F MYE SPORTS

THE DEAD AND THE GONE by Susan Pfeffer - In Life as We Knew It veteran writer Pfeffer painted a terrifying picture of what happened in a rural Pennsylvania town after an asteroid hit the moon and cataclysmic changes on land and sea caused familiar life to grind to a halt. For readers who wondered if things were any better in a bustling city, here is the horrifying answer. On the night the moon tilts, 17-year-old Alex and his younger sisters are alone; their mother is at work, and their father is visiting Puerto Rico. No matter how the kids wish, hope, and pray, their parents don't return. It's up to Alex to do what's best. The story's power, as in the companion book, comes from readers' ability to picture themselves in a similiar situation; everything Pfeffer writes about seems wrenchingly plausible. (Cooper, Ilene. From: Syndetics Solutions, Inc. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.) F PFE SCIENCE FICTION

THE GOOD GIRL by Kerry Cohen Hoffmann - After the death of her brother and subsequent departure of her mother, 15-year-old Lindsey is left to hold the pieces of her family together. The relationship between Lindsey, her father and her younger sister is only made rougher by her psychiatrist father’s remoteness and her sister’s aggressive misbehavior, and Lindsey is left with the role of the good girl. The pressure of her position eventually triggers Lindsey’s own coping mechanism, which is to steal from her family and school friends. Hiding her secret becomes more difficult as a new romantic interest comes on the scene and eventually Lindsey must decide to allow her family and friends to see her for who she really is, rather than consistently playing the part of the caretaker and achiever. F HOF REALISTIC

HORNS & WRINKLES by Joseph Helgerson - Twelve year-old Claire and her bully of a cousin, Duke, undergo an adventure after deciding to investigate why Duke’s parents were inexplicably turned to stone, as well as why Duke has grown a horn in place of his nose. This novel is set in a normal environment - aside the Mississippi River in Minnesota – but the similarities to real life end when Claire and Duke encounter river trolls and fairies and, ultimately, a Rock Troll, who may be the catalyst for the quirky turn of events. F HEL FANTASY

CHANGELING by Delia Sherman - Neef, a human changeling, lives in Central Park. Her Central Park, however, is in New York Between, a fantasy world that mirrors New York City, but is populated by creatures of Folklore. Neef longs for adventure and gets it in spades when, after accidentally breaking a fairy law, she is forced to complete three impossible tasks for the Green Lady, the Genius of Central Park. Neef is joined on her quest by her fairy double, a child who is being raised human and has autistic qualities. With the help of old and new friends, the girls navigate New York Between and learn about each other and themselves (written by Ginger Young). F FANTASY SHE