New Releases by Daniel Ehrenhaft

Sometimes the night of your dreams can be a total nightmare. Here, 21 of the funniest, most imaginative writers today create their own kind of prom stories. Some are triumphs. Some are disasters. But each one is a night you''ll never forget.

Presents a blend of humor and a civic textbook to cover American politics, international relations, religion, and culture.

You know things are bad when your dreams come with a washed-up ''80s soundtrack Henry "Hen" Birnbaum''s sister, Sarah, missing for over a year, has come home unexpectedly, with no explanation at all. But he can''t leave well enough alone; Hen needs to figure out why she disappeared, even if she won''t tell him. It''s not like he has anything better to do. His girlfriend just dumped him and kicked him out of their band. He can''t play the bass worth crap anyway. His social life consists of night after night of VH1 marathons with his best friend and next-door neighbor, the neurotic Emma Wood. Hen''s sure the answers to Sarah''s lost year lie with Gabriel Stern—Sarah''s friend from college who also happens to be a twenty-two-year-old fugitive from the law and Hen''s bass teacher . . . too bad he can''t play bass worth crap either. A month into his quest, Hen has had countless consultations with Emma, watched approximately fifty-three reruns of Behind the Music, and made one new Facebook friend. Unfortunately, he''s no closer to any revelations about his sister. The thing is, he''s too distracted to notice it, but while Hen''s been looking for all the answers, something mind-blowing happened: He got a life.

"FUNNY! I''m officially jealous."--Gordon Korman, author of ONE FALSE NOTE Is playing blackjack in the school cafeteria that bad? Samara Brooks doesn''t think so. She isn''t out to hurt anybody. She just wants to create some drama. And she does. Drama . . . and trouble. When the principal threatens to call her parents, Samara proposes a way to save herself. She''ll prove she''s not a bad person by conducting a scientific experiment to show she has the same DNA as one of the friendliest girls in school: class president Lily Frederick. But then Nathan Weiss—a kid obsessed with UFOs and mysterious codes, gets involved. And things get really weird. . . . "If you like your mystery with a side of science and some delightful snark, you''re in the right place," says New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray. And Leslie Margolis, author of Girls Acting Catty and Boys Are Dogs says, "Hilarious, wacky and charming."

WHAT IF MAN’S BEST FRIEND TURNED INTO MAN’S WORST ENEMY? It’s Stephen King meets Shiloh in this thrilling action-adventure survival story perfect for fans of Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet, #1 New York Times bestselling author D.J. MacHale’s the Sylo Chronicles, and anyone who appreciates the loyal bond between a boy and his dog. Logan Moore hates everyone. Everyone except Jack. A mangy mutt that nobody wants. Except Logan. But Jack is in terrible danger. A mysterious disease is sweeping across the country, turning dogs into vicious, raging predators. Jack isn’t infected, but that won’t keep her safe. People are shooting dogs on sight, and asking questions later. Logan’s own parents want to hand Jack over to the authorities. Now Logan and Jack are on the run. There’s nowhere they can turn and no one they can trust. Except each other.

He''s fifteen. He''s a dork. And he''s a boy. So why is he writing a high school advice column called ''Tell it to Naomi''? Ages 12+.

Carli, a teen actress who has gone undercover at a New England boarding school in order to research a role, hooks up with a student graffiti artist to investigate the disappearance of another of the school''s pupils.

A teenaged graphic novelist''s life changes dramatically when he receives word that his father''s been kidnapped. If only his comic book superheroine, Signy the Super-Bad, were able to help him save the day.

1) Lose my virginity 2) Apologize to Rachel 3) Get back at Biff 4) Jam and party with Shakes the Clown 5) Laugh in death’s face 6) Go to Africa 7) Rob a bank 8) Tell Mark to screw himself 9) Find out why Grandpa and Dad don''t talk 10) Tell the truth

When Will Shephard''s estranged millionaire father dies, a bizarre clause in the will sends him on a drug- and alcohol-fueled road trip from Miami to New York with his twin half-siblings.

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In desperation, high school senior Tom Sinclair turns to the Internet for help in locating his missing and possibly kidnapped girlfriend, Alice Brown, when he publishes her diary online.

In a harebrained scheme concocted by his neurotic older sister to forge a romantic relationship with the girl of his dreams, fifteen-year-old Dave Rosen pretends to be a female advice columnist for his school newspaper.

Profiles Marc Andressen, and describes how his interest in developing a way to have everyone access and surf the Internet led him to develop an Internet browser called Netscape along with Silicon Graphics founder Jim Clark.

Profiles the software tycoon and founder of the software company Oracle, describing his devotion to software development and his personal life.

Betsy Haynes delivers hair-raising chills and revolting humour in this tale of horror.