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I WAS A TEENAGE POPSICLE
By Bev Katz Rosenbaum
ISBN: 0425211800
Publisher: BERKLEY JAM
OCTOBER, '06

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Floe Ryan was frozen—well, 'vitrified'—when she was sixteen. She's just been thawed, and guess what, it's ten years in the future and she's still a teenager. And her parents are still, shall we say, chilling out. Floe's little sister is now her older sister (and guardian!), and payback's a beyotch. On top of that, Floe has to get used to a new school, new technology, and a zillion other new things that happened while she was napping in the freezer. Luckily, she has Taz Taber--the hottie sk8er boy who used to make her melt before she was frozen—to reintegrate with. But now they're trying to close the Venice Beach Cryonics Center—with Floe's parents still in it! Now that's cold. It's up to Floe to save the clinic and her parents—so she can finally have a chance at a somewhat normal life…

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Chosen as a Girl's Life Magazine 'Big Book Giveaway' (September '06)!

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BEYOND COOL
By Bev Katz Rosenbaum
ISBN: 0425215636
Publisher: BERKLEY JAM
AUGUST, '07

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Floe Ryan was frozen (well, vitrified) for ten years because of a rare disease. Now she's been thawed back to her normal self, but absolutely everything else has changed. Just when she starts warming up to this new scene, everything falls apart…. Her boyfriend is giving her the cold shoulder, and there are all these cliques she can't fit into--high school can be a chilly place. Worse yet, Dr. Dixon at the Cryonics Center tells her that those who were frozen are more susceptible to illnesses and the one doctor who can cure this immune system weakness has gone AWOL. Now it's up to Floe and her brainy friend Sophie to find him. But they're not the only ones looking for him--and this time, Floe could be iced for good…

"Rosenbaum's style is dominated by dialogue so sharp and realistic that it's eerie." -CM Magazine

"The characters are wonderful and the premise of the book is highly original. A quick read, well-written, funny and interesting." -Flamingnet Young Adult Book Reviews

"Beyond Cool...leaves you wanting more. Bev Katz Rosenbaum makes you wonder what is possible in the near future for our world, and in Floe Ryan's." -Teensreadtoo.com

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