Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Top Ten

Boards: the Art and Design of the Skateboard. Universe Publishing. 2003. $18.95. 0-7893-0977-7. bling bling skateboards

Ashanti. Foolish/ Unfoolish: Reflections On Love. Hyperion. 2002. $16.95. 1-4013-0030-8. Ashanti's Poetry : "I used to do a lot of crazy things for love."

Giles, Gail. Dead Girls Don't Write Letters. Millbrook Press / Roaring Brook Press. 2003. $15.95. 0-7613-1727-9. Sunny's sister is dead - so who wrote the letter?

Horowitz, Anthony. Skeleton Key: An Alex Rider Adventure. Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. 2003. $16.99. 0-399-23777-1. Can Alex Rider save the world - again?

Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last. Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers . 2003. $15.95. 0-689-84922-2. Can Bobby raies his daughter on his own?

Macdonald, Andy. Dropping In With Andy Mac: Life of a Pro Skateboarder. Simon & Schuster / Pulse. 2003. $9.99. 0-689-85784-5. From Big Wheels to half pipes: the world of Andy Mac.

Platt, Larry. Only the Strong Survive: The Odyssey of Allen Iverson. HarperCollins / ReganBooks. 2002. $25.95. 0-06-009773-6. Bubbachuck, the answer, AI - who is the real Allen Iverson?

Schiff, Nancy Rica. Odd Jobs: Portraits of Unusual Occupations. Ten Speed Press. 2002. $16.95. 1-58008-457-5. People get PAID for this??

Seate, Mike. Jesse James : The Man and His Machines. Motorbooks International / MBI. 2003. $24.95. 0-7603-1614-7. Custom choppers: big toys for big boys.

Trueman, Terry. Inside Out. HarperCollins / Tempest. 2003. $15.99. 0-06-623962-1. Alan's got a gun, Dirt Bag's not real, who is more dangerous?