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J. -fr wi -k, "'W -S qr ft ft 'MLwiafr- A. tr HO H. kl -A- 1 -4 9 BY SAMANTHA IHLINGER McOatchy Newspapers Whether youre shopping for yourself or someone else, here are three teen books you should check out: "Hemlock" by Kathleen Peacock appeal to readers missmg summer lovin' and looking for a well written comedy A high school Whitefish Bay, Wis suffers a series of unfortunate events leadmg to a significant lack of boys, and a sea of desperate girls who just want somebody to love and, more importantly, to take to the prom Smnlar to the novel Scrambled Eggs at Midnight, (another great read) by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler, the story is narrated from two perspectives that of Kelly Robbins, a flute player with unique friends, and Hunter Fahrenbach, the most chill" person whoever lived The Hunter sections definitely make the book. His couldnt care less attitude on everything is hysterical, which makes him even more entertaining when he finally does care about something (01 someone you 11 have to read') for the first time The clev er chapter titles actually ai fictional titles of Kelly 's friend blog about the bov recession Funnv titles such as It's Raining Women Female Performers Make Up 80 Percent of Open Mic Night Performance" start the chap ters ith a chuckle If The Bov Recession" appeals, check out Meaneys Bloodthirsty" While you're out shopping for presents, snag some of these books for friends (or yourself).

If you like this book, voure in luck it is the first of a planned trilogy Submitted Andrew Doyle, Hailey Fulkerson and Emily Flippo show off the sweaters they plan to wear to the upcoming Christmas sweater contest at Salem Lutheran Church in Moline. MV)IIIWIKRK a creature ith memories of her life as a human fighting to stay compassionate in her new world of soulless beings Celia Rey nolds can see into the past, a power she thought was useless until she encoun tered Lo The two meet the most unlikely of circumstanc es and form the most unlikely of ft lendships to tn and empower each other to take chai ge of their futures Forget Disney This twist on Andersen's tale has no kiss the girl" section Itisafughtenmg elusive mv ster, suhtlv di opping plot hints until the last 100 pages, hei it bombards the i eadei ith tw ist after tw ist Fans of the show Once Upon a Tune" ill likely enjov this stoi Much like the TV show, this book is like a magical detec five novel The goal9 Figure out hy the "mer maids ai the av they are The answer makes this book more than a happy go lucky famy tale "Fathomless is a com panion to Sisters Red and Sweetly" "The Boy Recession" by Flynn Meaney The Boy Recession is a laugh out loud read sure to Anwin 'Hemlock' by Kathleen Peacock. Overloaded with vampires, but cravmg the supernatu ral9 In Hemlock, lupine syndrome, aka the werewolf virus, is spreadmg and the government is on high alert The mam character, 17-year-old Mac, does not have exactly what you could call the normal high school experience Her life is forever changed when a werewolf murders her best friend, Amy Haunted by dreams of her lost friend, Mac needs to find Amys killer, protect her friends, and figure out what exactly is going on between her and her friend Kyle. Mac doesnt know whether to trust the government or her heart Maybe werewolves arent all as dangerous as they seem9 Her empathy and compassion drive the novel, and make this a nail-bitmg read as she encounters the unfortunate events someone living a werewolf filled world would have to deal with. The realistic characters and almost apocalyptic style of Hemlock will keep you captivated until the last page 'Fathomless' by Jackson Pearce.

"Fathomless" by Jackson Pearce Fathomless is a chilling retelling of Hans Christian Andersens The Little Mermaid Lo was human, until some thing or someone changed her into a sea creature who is slow ly losmg her soul She is frightenmg and endearing, Kristen Henning, 20, of Moline, goofs around before heading to the Eric Church concert. or tQT 'The Boy Recession' by Flynn Meaney. 'Victorious' star Ariana Grande talks style and dream role Gage and Carly DeShane pose fora picture in front of the sunset near Aledo. Packed schedule9 My schedule is very packed I rarely get any tune to take breaks, but I'm doing-what I love, so that's enough for me If you could sing a duet with anyone, wrho would that be9 If I could smg a duet, I would love to smg with Bruno Mars, Id love to smg ith Justin Bieber Do you have any pets, and if so, what kind9 I have a dog A very' peculiar dog. a very quirky dog named Coco Shes almost three years old Shes, like, my favorite thing about living in LA Shes my favorite part of coming home at the end of the day If you could star in any mm le, what would it be9 I would love to be in a remake of Little Shop of Horrors and play Audrey I would love that Thats one of my dream roles What is your favorite episode of Victorious? I think Terror on Cupcake Street, because I love the ones that we get to be together a lot Like, some of the story lines, were split up and doing all different things.

Now' were pretty much all together, like, even Trina Are you going to be sad when Victorious ends9 1 Yeah I dont even know what Im going to do because its been such a huge part of my life and I love the cast so much Theyre like family. Like, w'hen its over, I thmk Im going to be so sad. Are you supporting any big events or charities9 I do a lot of w'ork ith St. Judes childrens hospital. My brother cofounded an organization called Broadway and South Africa that Im involved ith.

Yeah, I think its a ay of giv mg back. BY YOUTH REPORTERS CLARE DUTHIE, BRIONNA ELDRIDGE, MIA FLORES AND MARYMALHAME Newsday We met Ariana Grande, who stars as Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon show' Victorious, while she recently was in Manhattan We watched her perform a few songs at a special concert Question: What is your favorite store, and describe your sense of style9 Answer: My favorite store right now I love shopping online. One of my favorite sites to shop on is Nasty Gals. They have a bunch of really cute clothes and I love ModCloth as well because they have like a bunch of old 50s dresses, which is very cute to me. My style is very girlie and classic and old school.

Anything girlie, flowery and pastel I like, really Ive worn this dress like 600 times How do you manage going mto places without the paparazzi bothering you? Well, I dont think Im that famous yet. But they have gotten me a few times and its really scary and annoying. Theyve caught me at some of my worst times. Sometimes you dont even know theyre there. Its nice because its nice to know that somebody cares enough to want to take your picture So, of course, its flattering, but its like, Boy, come on, cant you, like, give me some warning or something so I could put on some makeup9 Are there any downsides to being famous? I dont know.

I dont like calling myself that. But if I had to say sometimes you dont really get much privacy, and sometimes people are a Submitted Olivia Henning, 15, and Katelynn McChesney, 15, both of Rock Island, pose for some pictures before heading to homecoming. CONTRIBUTE Share your photos in Your Space! Go to QCOnline com and dick on the link to QC Capture. Follow the instructions to upload your photo to the South of 20 category Or email your photo to southof20qconline com. EDITOR Ariana Grande attends the premiere of Summit Entertainment's 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2' at Nokia Theatre LA.

Do you have any siblings9 I have a brother His name is Frankie and hes wonderful little bit invasive, but other than that, its nice to know that people like what youre doing and they appreciate your work So its cool Laura Anderson Shaw (309) 797-0320 landersonqconlme.com i.