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Teens will find plenty of heat in this summer's hot titles, which cover everything from tech paranoia to ancient demons to Mr. T-citing crime solvers (hey, he's vintage). Chick-lit fans, save the top spot in your beach reading pile for Michele Jaffe's hilarious "Kitty Kitty" (HarperCollins, 320 pp., $16.99, ages 13 and up). Despite the title, it has little to do with cats or, for that matter, its ostensible plot, a murder mystery set in Venice. It's all about attitude, and high-school senior Jasmine has plenty of that as she channels Mr. T (WWMrTD?), assigns everyone labels (CAUTION: HOT SURFACE for a cute boy) and fends off her ridiculous cousins (who prefer to be called by their faerie names, "Sapphyre with a Y and Tiger's*Eye but the star is silent"). This stand-alone sequel to 2007's "Bad Kitty" is over-the-top fun, so don't bother wondering how Jas' friends manage to turn an arm floatie (to prevent drowning in Venice's canals, natch) into both a fashion statement and a weapon. A...
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