New Releases by Cherie Bennett

Molly, a brilliant and beautiful athlete; Sarah, an ugly duckling turned swan; Shylo, a hot MTV video come to life; and Pepper will do anything to win the Miss Teen Spirit pageant.

"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.

For four Pageant books, readers have followed the drama of the regional competitions. Now the moment of truth is finally here--as the finalists prepare for the chance they''ve all been waiting for--the national Miss Teen Spirit title.

Everyone''s eyes are glued to TV''s trashiest talk show. But the real dirt is behind the scenes. Someone is making a secret video to expose the truth behind "Trash". Now, hard-nosed exec Rosanne is out for revenge--and one of the interns will pay. Meanwhile, Sky will stop at nothing to get the woman of his dreams. Even if she''s dating his best friend. And just when Lisha thinks she''s finally free from the past, a surprise phone call brings her terrifying news.

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.

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.

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.

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Teen Spirit magazine sponsors a teen beauty pageant, which brings a variety of girls from all over the country together, as they attempt to deal with self-image, boyfriends, physical handicaps, and vindictive competitors who will do anything to win.

Krystal, who thinks looks are everything, learns a valuable lesson from eight-year old Marissa who is undergoing a series of operations to reconstruct her face following an accident.

Carrie, Emma, Sam, and the rest of their friends face the end of a fun-filled and eventful summer as they prepare to pursue their individual dreams and goals, forever changed by their summer on Sunset Island.

Preparing for the annual Winterfest, Tara vows to win the heart of an unresponsive skier, Erin is afraid she will lose her boyfriend to a newcomer, and Noelle fears her secret problem is threatening her skating career.

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 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.

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.

Even though it has been some time since her death, Cisco learns that her younger sister is still tormented by the loss of her older sibling. Nicole is chosen to return to Earth and help her come to terms with Cisco''s death and to get on with the process of living.

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.

When her mother threatens to send her away to boarding school, Kimmy must decide whether to give in to her mother''s demands or to stand up for what she wants to do with her life.

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

After Sam is fired from her job as au pair for the Jacobs'', she desperately starts searching for a new one so she can stay on Sunset Island.

Spending the holidays at Emma''s aunt''s vacation house in the Vermont White Mountains, the band members of Flirting With Danger are hired to perform a promising gig, until Erin''s laryngitis places Diana on lead vocals. Original.

When Carrie''s boyfriend Billy asks her to move to Seattle with him, she''s faced with the most difficult decision of her life. She doesn''t want to drop out of Yale, yet she can''t bear the thought of losing Billy. Then Carrie seeks the advice of a fortune teller, and starts relying on her for all life''s answers. Now friends must convince Carrie to make her own decisions.