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WHAT TO GIVE, WHAT TO GET 2001
Begin Your Holiday Shopping With Us

I thought about writing "Far be it from us to tell you what to buy people for the holidays..."but then I realised we tell you all the time what to buy. Teenreads tells you every update what books to read and buy and check out from the library without any intention of ever returning. So here is our list of cool books that would make perfect gifts. Buy one for a pal, ask for one for yourself, donate one to a local women's shelter. You won't be sorry.

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY LITERATURE COMPANION
edited by Anne Skillion
Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0684868903

Not just for book nerds, this totally entertaining and super informative collection is a must for teens, especially those who are college-bound. With over 800 pages and subjects ranging from where Starbucks got its name to the definition of irony, no young reader will be able to resist browsing through this witty, wise and wonderful volume.

EMILY THE STRANGE
by Cosmic Debris
Chronicle Books
ISBN: 0811831477

Not so much a book as a series of hip quotes, this volume starring the grim and darkly funny Emily will be treasured by angsty teens the world over.

HEY, DAY!: Super Amazing, Funk-da-Crazing, Ultra-Glazing Things to Do, Make and Ponder Every Day of the Year
by Super Clea and Keva Marie
HarperTrophy
ISBN: 0064462412

Banish boredom! This ever-so-clever and crazy book-length 'zine gives a year's worth of tips, quotes, art, and projects to inspire any teen (or never-want-to-grow-up adult) to turn off the TV and get creative.

THE WITCHES AND WIZARDS OF OBERIN
by Suza Scalora
Joanna Cotler Books
ISBN: 006029535X

This gorgeously photographed volume will delight teens who like romance, fantasy, or celebrities (models include rocker Billy Corrigan). Short on plot but long on intricately designed tales of magic, this volume is a charmer!

YOU HEAR ME?: Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys
edited by Betsy Franco
Candlewick Press
ISBN: 076361159X

The direct, frank and urgent poems and prose in this volume speak to the realities of being a teenager today --- and the especially complicated world of growing up male. Teens will recognize their own emotions in these riveting pages and may even be inspired to write, themselves.