BC-KRTEENS-SNEAKPEEK:KRT - youth, lifestyle, entertainment

BC-KRTEENS-SNEAKPEEK:KRT - youth, lifestyle, entertainment
The buzz on books
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Seventeen magazine
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The stuff you really gotta see, hear and read right this sec.
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Need a good read? Try one of these new books.
- "Pretty Good for a Girl," by Tina Basich
In her inspiring autobiography, Basich explains how she became one of America's top snowboarders.
- "The Beast," by Walter Dean Myers
Myers' latest winner is about a 16-year-old African-American kid from Harlem whose life gets a twist when he's sent to a fancy boarding school.
- "Sickened," by Julie Gregory
A harrowing memoir from a girl whose mother's mental illness compels her to keep her daughter constantly sick and even hospitalized.
- "Purple Hibiscus," by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This first novel from a Nigerian woman chronicles the coming-of-age story of a 15-year-old girl in Africa during a military takeover.
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For more reviews, check out the latest issue of Seventeen or visit the magazine's Web site at www.seventeen.com.