New Releases by Cherie Bennett

THERE''S A PERFECT GIRL at every school, yours included. You know her. Beautiful. Talented. Smart. Great parents. Cool boyfriend. You can’t even hate her, because, of course, she’s so nice. At Forest Hills High, Lara Ardeche is that girl. But things can change. “Skillfully drawn, resulting in a compelling story. . . . An enjoyable and thought-provoking read.”—School Library Journal “Readers will be totally caught up in Lara’s struggle to find her true self under all that weight.”—Booklist An ALA Best Books for Young Adults

Six girls and guys are invited to be part of a reality television program in New York but the real drama goes on behind the cameras.

Six girls and guys are about to have one hot summer. They''ve been chosen to move to New York City and be interns on the new reality talk show Trash. But the real drama is going on behind the cameras. Features the first two books in the series: Trash Someone is making a secret video to expose the truth behind the Trash television show. Now, hard-nosed exec Rosanne is out for revenge--and one of the interns will pay. Trash: Love, Lies and Video Intern Karma is in love with the most gorgeous male intern at Trash, and he''s crazy about her--or is he mistaking her for someone else?

Before the legend ... Before the icon ... There was the teenager named Clark Kent ... Another action and teen-issues packed visit to the weird mid-western town of Smallville - home of a teenager who is destined to save the world, but right now is just trying to get his head around homework and girls. Look out for: Arrival by Michael Teitelbaum; See No Evil by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld; Flight by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld; Animal Rage by David and Bobbi Weiss; Speed by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld; Buried Secrets by Suzan Colon; Greed by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld; Control by Susan Colon; Shadows by Diane Gallagher; Silence by Nancy Holder; Curse by Alan Grant; City by Devlin Grayson

When Kate's liberal-minded family moves from New York to a small town near Nashville, she joins an effort to replace the school's Confederate flag symbol. Soon, Kate, her family, and new friends are pitted against each other in a bitter controversy.

Clark consigue, sin quererlo, el papel principal de la obra de teatro de su instituto, y la protagonista femenina será su chica favorita, Lana Lang. Además de los nervios que le produce el miedo escénico, se aprecia la intervención de una fuerza inexplicable. Varios miembros del reparto sufren “accidentes” misteriosos, y parece como si alguien se estuviera tomando la tragedia teatral demasiado en serio.

Entre l''enfant qu''il croyait être, et le " surhomme " qu''il est destiné à devenir, il y a Smallville... Cette fois, l''occasion est trop belle : Clark a décroché le rôle principal du spectacle monté par le lycée, et jouera aux côtés de la belle Lana Lang. Il a des raisons d''être anxieux ! D''autant plus qu''au cours des répétitions, d''étranges événements ne tardent pas à se produire. Les incidents se multiplient, allant de la blague de mauvais goût jusqu''à la tentative de meurtre. Une menace invisible semble planer au-dessus des élèves : difficile pour Clark de lutter contre un ennemi non identifié...

Teenage Clark Kent secretly uses his super powers to find the perpetrator of several racial hate crimes in Smallville.

In one moment Nicole Burns''s life changes forever. The sound of gunfire at an Anne Frank exhibit, the panic, the crowd, and Nicole is no longer Nicole. Whiplashed through time and space, she wakes to find herself a privileged Jewish girl living in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II. No more Internet diaries and boy troubles for Nicole-now she''s a carefree Jewish girl, with wonderful friends and a charming boyfriend. But when the Nazi death grip tightens over France, Nicole is forced into hiding, and begins a struggle for survival that brings her face to face with Anne Frank. "This is a powerful and affecting story." (KLIATT)

When her older brother, David, dies in an accident, Darcy feels responsible for his death. Then she meets the boy who received David''s heart in an organ transplant, and learns that life truly does go on.

When Colleen Belmont explores her past lives under hypnosis she discovers that on her eighteenth birthday she must make the right decision about the new boy in town -- or it might cost her her life.

"Sirens are blaring. Passions are flaring. Things are really heating up at University Hospital"-- Cover.

"Zink is about true courage in the face of unpredictable predators. In an age where too many are quick to confront fears and differences with senseless violence, Zink exemplifies the importance of tolerance and acceptance. Imaginative, funny, and heartbreaking, this allegory features a pre-teen girl with leukemia and a herd of talking African zebras whom she meets when she is diagnosed with her life-threatening illness. The zebras include street-smart Ice Z, grandfatherly Papa Zeke and pompous Zilch, along with Shlep, a furry green monkey who''s certain he''s also a zebra. The zebras recount to her their legend of Zink, a mythical polka-dotted zebra once an outcast but later a hero. As Becky''s condition worsens and she is mistreated by some classmates, she zaps back and forth between real life and the zebra world, until the shattering, breathtaking, and uplifting climax."--Publisher''s description."

By the bestselling author of "Trash" and "Sunset Island" comes the third book in a new series about teenage girls and the competition and situations they face on the road to the national pageant. This novel introduces readers to the girls from the Northeast: Sierra, a rich girl in love with a poor boy; Kimber, a teenager with a shocking family secret; Tamara, a proud, strong young woman with a weakness for a playboy; and, Allison, a.k.a, The Virus, the winner of the Southern pageant, who wreaks havoc wherever she goes.

Alex had plastic surgery, Christy is writing a secret paper on the pageant, Heather is a music video babe, and Allison is known as the Virus who is determined to win the West States Miss Teen Spirit pageant.

Best friends Annie, Breezy, and Cassie have begun their own wedding business, ABC Weddings, to help brides-to-be with all sorts of jobs. The girls never dreamed how many things could go wrong with a simple ceremony.

Alexis Lavin, an ugly duckling fashioned into a swan by plastic surgery, may pay the ultimate price for beauty as the regional pageant draws near and the national competition for Miss Teen Spirit begins.

Four very different girls from the Midwest--Molly, Sarah, Shylo, and Pepper--confront their own individual problems and fears, build new friendships, and follow their own dreams as they compete for the coveted title of Miss Teen Spirit.

Tara, Erin, and Noelle are 17-year old best friends who live in Love, Michigan, famous for its annual Winterfest. As the celebration heats up, Noelle trains to be a figure skating star, and Tara and Erin meet two handsome, cool athletes. The girls learn t

When her little sister is injured in a terrible accident, Cindy is overwhelmed with guilt. The only thing that takes her mind off her unhappiness is helping out in the hospital''s pediatric ward.

The charming inspirational teen series continues as one of the celestial trio confronts a former nemesis. Melody has adapted to her after-lifestyle--she has met a wonderfully sympathetic spirit Chaz and has her two good fellow angels for friends. Heaven in truly paradise until Scarlett, Melody''s earthly rival, arrives and succeeds, as she did in life, in making Melody miserable.

When Veronica accepts a dangerous dare to win the friendship of the popular girls at school, she lands up in Hope Hospital.

Assigned a job in a juvenile detention center for first offenders in order to save a troubled girl, reluctant teen angel Cisco has trouble feeling sympathy for the mean Caitlyn and fears that she will be trapped on Earth for good. Original.

A new bride faces a grim secret that could ruin her life.

Going into angel training, Nicole Van Owen is sent to Earth to save sixteen-year-old Nicole, who is desperately unhappy and believes that having a baby will solve her problems. Original.

Training to become an angel, Cisco McCaine performs intervention services for teen rock star Shayne, who despite a promising career is slowly killing himself with drugs and alcohol. Original.

Emma''s mother drops in and can''t deal with seeing Emma and Kurt so happy together. She threatens to disinherit Emma if she and Kurt don''t break up.

The Flirts get a recording deal with Polimar Records. Everyone gets back together for one more tour, and their lives may be changed forever.