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P.S. I still love you  by Jenny Han

P.S. I still love you

Jenny Han

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"Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren't. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean's feelings for him return too. Can a...

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Mockingjay  by Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins

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"Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge"--Publisher's description.

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Scythe  by Neal Shusterman

Scythe

Neal Shusterman

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"Two teens must learn the "art of killing" in this, the chilling first book in the award-winning Arc of a Scythe series.In a world where disease, war and crime have been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ("gleaned") by professional...

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The queen of nothing  by Holly Black

The queen of nothing

Holly Black

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"After being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including squaring up to a...

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Queen of shadows  by Sarah J. Maas

Queen of shadows

Sarah J. Maas

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""No masters. No limits. No regrets. Aelin Galathynius takes her place as queen in the fourth book of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. Celaena Sardothien has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before...

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The bitter kingdom  by Rae Carson

The bitter kingdom

Rae Carson

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"Elisa is a fugitive in her own country. Her enemies have stolen the man she loves in order to lure her to the gate of darkness. As she and her daring companions take one last quest into unknown enemy territory to save Hector, Elisa will face hardships she's...

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A curse of salt  by Sarah Street

A curse of salt

Sarah Street

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"In a kingdom that fears the sea, Ria Lucroy longs to be brave. Bodies are washing ashore and everyone knows who's to blame. Legends of the Heartless King shroud the continent in fear; they call him a pirate, a monster, a god. When his mercenaries raid her...

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Fake dates and mooncakes  by Sher Lee

Fake dates and mooncakes

Sher Lee

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"Meet Dylan Tang: he juggles school and delivery runs for his aunt's struggling Chinese takeout in Brooklyn. Winning a mooncake competition could bring the publicity they need to stay afloat. Enter Theo Somers: charming, wealthy customer who convinces Dylan to...

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Painted devils  by Margaret Owen

Painted devils

Margaret Owen

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"After taking down a corrupt margrave, breaking a deadly curse, and finding romance with the vexingly scrupulous junior prefect Emeric Conrad, Vanja had one great mystery left: her long-lost birth family...and whether they would welcome a thief. But in her...

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Nexie  by Scott Cawthon

Nexie

Scott Cawthon

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"Can you keep a secret?... Astrid doesn't tell anyone about the strange things her Buddytronic doll has been up to. Kara convinces a Pizzaplex employee no one will know if he lets her spend a little more time in the VR attraction. And a Fazbear Entertainment...

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The heir  by Kiera Cass

The heir

Kiera Cass

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"Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon's heart. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn doesn't expect her Selection to be anything like her parents' fairy-tale love story ... but...

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The stolen heir  by Holly Black

The stolen heir

Holly Black

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"A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both. Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient...

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Cold the night, fast the wolves  by Meg Long

Cold the night, fast the wolves

Meg Long

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"Sena Korhosen hates the sled race, especially after it claimed both her mothers' lives five years ago. Alone on her frozen planet, she makes money any way she can-- until she double-crosses a gangster and steals his prize fighting wolf, Iska. To escape, Sena...

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You've reached Sam  by Dustin Thao

You've reached Sam

Dustin Thao

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"Seventeen-year-old Julie fell in love with Sam the day she met him, and planned to attend college with him; but Sam died, and getting rid of his things, trying to erase him from her life is not working, so desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie...

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A taste for love  by Jennifer Yen

A taste for love

Jennifer Yen

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"Both high school senior Liza Yang and her mother share a love and talent for baking but disagree on the subject of dating, especially when Mrs. Yang turns her annual baking contest into a matchmaking scheme"--Publisher's description.

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Like real people do   by E. L. Massey

Like real people do

E. L. Massey

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"Nineteen-year-old hockey phenom Alexander Price is the youngest-ever captain in the NHL. With a polarizing social media presence and a predilection for dirty play, he typifies the stereotype of young, out-of-control athlete. But away from the cameras, Alex is...

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A darkling plain  by Philip Reeve

A darkling plain

Philip Reeve

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"Agents for peace are bringing an end to the devastating conflict between the roaming Traction Cities and their fanatical enemies while Wren and her father Tom travel the Bird Roads in their airship, trying to forget that Hester has betrayed them. In the...

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All the bright places  by Jennifer Niven

All the bright places

Jennifer Niven

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"Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her...

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The memory eater  by Rebecca Mahoney

The memory eater

Rebecca Mahoney

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"For generations, a monster called the Memory Eater has lived in the caves of Whistler Beach, Maine, surviving off the unhappy memories of those who want to forget. And for generations, the Harlows have been in charge of keeping her locked up--and keeping her...

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The stars of Mount Quixx  by S. M. Beiko

The stars of Mount Quixx

S. M. Beiko

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"Even the best intentions can bring down a mountain. Sent away for the summer, the Ivyweather sisters were promised a family vacation by their wealthy, indifferent parents. Two at-odds opposites -- Constance an anxious society sweetheart and Ivory an...

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Last canto of the dead  by Daniel José Older

Last canto of the dead

Daniel José Older

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"Healer. Destroyer. Creator. Mateo Matisse and Chela Hidalgo are not just two teenagers in love--they're powerful gods in human form. Powerful enough to have saved their Brooklyn diaspora community from the wrath of an ancient enemy and to have raised their...

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Julieta and the Romeos  by Maria E. Andreu

Julieta and the Romeos

Maria E. Andreu

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"Julieta isn't looking for her Romeo--but she is writing about love. When her summer writing teacher encourages the class to publish their work online, the last thing she's expecting is to get a notification that her rom-com has a mysterious new contributor,...

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The siren  by Kiera Cass

The siren

Kiera Cass

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"Years ago, Kahlen was rescued from drowning by the Ocean. To repay her debt, she has served as a Siren ever since, using her voice to lure countless strangers to their deaths. Though a single word from Kahlen can kill, she can't resist spending her days on...

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Traitor  by Amanda McCrina

Traitor

Amanda McCrina

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"Poland, 1944. After the Soviet liberation of Lwów from Germany, the city remains a battleground between resistance fighters and insurgent armies. Tolya Korolenko is half Ukrainian, half Polish, and he joined the Soviet Red Army to keep himself alive and fed....

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The in between  by Marc (Screenwriter) Klein

The in between

Marc (Screenwriter) Klein

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"In alternating chapters, budding photographer and high school senior Tessa meets and falls in love with Skylar, and recovers from the accident that took his life, aided by his spirit"--Publisher's description.

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Breaking dawn  by Stephenie Meyer

Breaking dawn

Stephenie Meyer

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"Having made her choice between living a fully human life or joining the world of immortals to be with her beloved Edward, Bella finds her future threatened by a series of events with potentially disastrous consequences"--Publisher's description.

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Carry on  by Rainbow Rowell

Carry on

Rainbow Rowell

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"Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts...

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The Bromeliad trilogy  by Terry Pratchett

The Bromeliad trilogy

Terry Pratchett

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"All three instalments of the amazing Bromeliad trilogy available in one very special edition. To the thousands of tiny nomes living under the floorboards of a large department Store, there is no Outside. No Day or Night, no Sun or Rain. They're just daft old...

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My mechanical romance  by Alexene Farol Follmuth

My mechanical romance

Alexene Farol Follmuth

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"Nerds are so hot. Especially battle-robot-building nerds. When Bel accidentally reveals a talent for engineering at school, she's forced into joining the robotics club. Enter Mateo Luna, perfect on paper - captain of the football team and the robotics club -...

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Salvation  by Caryn Lix

Salvation

Caryn Lix

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"Fall down seven times ; get up eight. These are the words Kenzie has always lived by. The problem is, she's fallen down too many times to count. Kenzie and her friends have already escaped two vicious alien attacks -- not to mention the corporate bounty...

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A wicked magic  by Sasha Laurens

A wicked magic

Sasha Laurens

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"When their feelings for the same boy, Johnny, cause a rift in their friendship, Liss and Daniela, who practice witchcraft on California's northern coast, must work together to rescue him when a misguided spell makes him a prisoner of an ancient...

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Challenger Deep  by Neal Shusterman

Challenger Deep

Neal Shusterman

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"Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behaviour. Caden Bosch is designated...

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Someone is always watching  by Kelley Armstrong

Someone is always watching

Kelley Armstrong

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"When their friend Gabrielle is found covered in blood in front of their dead principal, with no recollection of what happened, Blythe, Tucker, and Tanya soon discover their lives are a lie as the walls built around their real memories come crashing...

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Only this beautiful moment  by Abdi Nazemian

Only this beautiful moment

Abdi Nazemian

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"2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new...

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The island  by Natasha Preston

The island

Natasha Preston

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"They said goodbye to their friends and family for the weekend. They weren’t counting on forever. Jagged Island: a private amusement park for the very rich—or the very influential. Liam, James, Will, Ava, Harper, and Paisley—social media influencers with...

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Stand up  by Nikesh Shukla

Stand up

Nikesh Shukla

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"More than anything in the world, Madhu wants to be a stand-up comedian, but her parents are rooting for her to do something sensible that involves uni and a law degree. Just as she thinks they're probably right, a clip of Madhu goes viral and a comedy legend...

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Eleanor & Park  by Rainbow Rowell

Eleanor & Park

Rainbow Rowell

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"This is a sweet, moving novel about two misfits finding love in the most unexpected of places. Meet Eleanor. She's just moved to a new town, is struggling to make friends and is finding it even harder living under the same roof as her dysfunctional family....

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Ruin and rising  by Leigh Bardugo

Ruin and rising

Leigh Bardugo

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"Soldier. Summoner. Saint. The nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. The Darkling rules from his shadow throne while a weakened Alina Starkov recovers from their battle...

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Love & gelato  by Jenna Evans Welch

Love & gelato

Jenna Evans Welch

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"The dying wish of 16-year-old Lina's mother was for her daughter to live in Tuscany and get to know her father, whom Lina has never met. "Howard is the best man I've ever known," her mother says, "he'll keep you safe." Why did her mother wait so long to tell...

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Scythe  by Neal Shusterman

Scythe

Neal Shusterman

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"In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete each other to become a scythe -- a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe...

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The giver  by Lois Lowry

The giver

Lois Lowry

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"Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives."--Publisher's description.

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Everything, everything  by Nicola Yoon

Everything, everything

Nicola Yoon

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"The story of a teenage girl who's literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she's ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts,...

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28 days  by David Safier

28 days

David Safier

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"Inspired by true events, David Safier's 28 Days: A Novel of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto is a harrowing historical YA that chronicles the brutality of the Holocaust. Warsaw, 1942. Sixteen-year old Mira smuggles food into the Ghetto to keep herself and her...

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Eventide  by Sarah Goodman

Eventide

Sarah Goodman

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"Wheeler, Arkansas, 1907. When their father descends into madness after the death of their mother, Verity Pruitt and her little sister Lilah find themselves on an orphan train to rural Arkansas. In Wheeler, eleven-year-old Lilah is quickly adopted, but...

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Lord of shadows  by Cassandra Clare

Lord of shadows

Cassandra Clare

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"Emma Carstairs has finally avenged her parents. She thought she'd be at peace. But she is anything but calm. Torn between her desire for her parabatai, Julian, and her desire to protect him from the brutal consequences of parabatai relationships, she has...

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Lady midnight  by Cassandra Clare

Lady midnight

Cassandra Clare

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"It's been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses....

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Enna burning  by Shannon Hale

Enna burning

Shannon Hale

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"Enna and Princess Ani became fast friends in The Goose Girl, but now that Ani is married to Prince Geric, Enna returns to the forest. Then Enna's simple life changes for ever when she learns of her power to wield fire. Enna is convinced that she can use her...

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The wee free men  by Terry Pratchett

The wee free men

Terry Pratchett

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"A young witch-to-be named Tiffany teams up with the Wee Free Men, a clan of six-inch-high blue men, to rescue her baby brother and ward off a sinister invasion from Fairyland"--Publisher's description.

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The unstoppable Bridget Bloom  by Allison L. Bitz

The unstoppable Bridget Bloom

Allison L. Bitz

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"Sixteen-year-old Bridget Bloom has to find a new way to shine when she is challenged not to sing for an entire year by her prestigious Broadway-pipeline boarding school's dean"--Publisher's description.

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My life as a chameleon  by Diana Anyakwo

My life as a chameleon

Diana Anyakwo

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"Lily is a sixteen-year-old living in Manchester. It is nearly five years since her father's death, and she is soon to return to her birthplace in Nigeria to reunite with her mother and siblings for the anniversary. As cold rain thunders on the streets of Moss...

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This one's for you  by Kate Sweeney

This one's for you

Kate Sweeney

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"After their high school graduation, former best friends Cass and Syd are gearing up for their futures. Cass has planned to go to college to become an engineer, while Syd--despite the fact that her family thinks she's messed up her whole life--has lined up a...

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You think you know me  by Ayaan Mohamud

You think you know me

Ayaan Mohamud

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"People like me are devils before we are angels. Hanan has always been good and quiet. She accepts her role as her school's perfect Muslim poster girl. She ignores the racist bullies. A closed mouth is gold - it helps you get home in one piece. Then her friend...

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Sisters of midnight  by Katherine Livesey

Sisters of midnight

Katherine Livesey

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"Lily, Alice, Grace, and Jem are back in the third and final spellbinding instalment in the Sisters of Shadow trilogy by Katherine Livesey! She couldn't work out if it was the world that had changed, or herself... When lightning shatters the darkness into a...

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Warrior girl unearthed  by Angeline Boulley

Warrior girl unearthed

Angeline Boulley

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"Perry Firekeeper-Birch was ready for her Summer of Slack but instead, after a fender bender that was entirely not her fault, she's stuck working to pay back her Auntie Daunis for repairs to the Jeep. Thankfully she has the other outcasts of the summer...

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The last words we said  by Leah Scheier

The last words we said

Leah Scheier

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"Nine months ago, Danny disappeared. His closest friends, Ellie, Rae, and Deenie, are all dealing with the loss differently. Rae's pouring herself into rage-baking. Deenie's deepening her commitment to Orthodox Judaism. And Ellie - who was Danny's girlfriend...

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The art of loving Libby Green  by Bellebird James

The art of loving Libby Green

Bellebird James

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"Seventeen-year-old Dylan Marshall is practically invisible. No-one knows he is homeless and caring for his alcoholic father - and no-one knows he's the infamous street artist 'Xavier', whose portraits are painted all over town. Dylan's only glimmer of hope is...

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Inheritance  by Christopher Paolini

Inheritance

Christopher Paolini

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"Not so very long ago, Eragon - Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider - was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now, the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders. Long months of training and battle...

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This is how you fall in love  by Anika Hussain

This is how you fall in love

Anika Hussain

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"Zara and Adnan are just friends. Always have been, always will be. Even if they have to pretend to be girlfriend and boyfriend. Zara loves love in all forms: 90s romcoms and romance novels and grand sweeping gestures. And she's desperate to have her own great...

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Hatchet  by Gary Paulsen

Hatchet

Gary Paulsen

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"There was a wild crashing sound, a ripping of metal, and the plane blew through the trees, out over the water and down, down to slam into the lake ... Brian is a city boy. Not used to living rough. Until his plane crash-lands in the Canadian wilderness. All...

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Gone  by Michael Grant

Gone

Michael Grant

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"In the blink of an eye, everyone disappears. Gone. Except for the young. There are teens, but not one single adult. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened. Hunger...

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I shall wear midnight  by Terry Pratchett

I shall wear midnight

Terry Pratchett

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"Tiffany Aching, the young witch from The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky and Wintersmith is back in a new adventure featuring Discworld characters both familiar to fans, like Granny Weatherwax and new, meet Wee Mad Arthur, the Nac Mac Feegle on the City...

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I like me better  by Robby Weber

I like me better

Robby Weber

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"This is not how soccer star Zack Martin thought his summer would go. When the captain’s prank means trouble for the whole squad, Zack’s left with no choice but to take one for the team and cover for him. Now he’s trading parties and beach days for community...

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Snow & poison  by Melissa De la Cruz

Snow & poison

Melissa De la Cruz

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"Known as Snow White, Lady Sophie has led a sheltered life in the mountains of Bavaria. Until now. Her father, the widowed Duke Maximilian, is at last remarrying, and on the day of his historic wedding, Sophie is making her high-society debut. But as Philip...

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Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe  by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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"Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they...

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A court of silver flames  by Sarah J. Maas

A court of silver flames

Sarah J. Maas

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"Nesta Archeron has always been prickly, proud, swift to anger and slow to forgive. And since the war, since being made High Fae against her will, she's struggled to forget the horrors she endured and find a place for herself within the strange and deadly...

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A court of mist and fury  by Sarah J. Maas

A court of mist and fury

Sarah J. Maas

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"Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court - but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people. Nor has Feyre...

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Chosen  by P. C. Cast

Chosen

P. C. Cast

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"Dark forces are at work at the House of Night and fledging vampyre Zoey Redbird's adventures at the school take a mysterious turn. Those who appear to be friends are turning out to be enemies. And oddly enough, sworn enemies are also turning into friends. So...

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Tempted  by P. C. Cast

Tempted

P. C. Cast

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"Zoey Redbird, High Priestess-in-training, finds herself juggling three guys--one of which is so into protecting her that he can sense her emotions. Meanwhile the dark force lurking in the tunnels under the Tulsa Depot is spreading, and only Zoey has the power...

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The last field party  by Abbi Glines

The last field party

Abbi Glines

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"Lawton, Alabama. Five years after the Lawton High football team last took the field, coming back together brings up memories from the past. Asa and Ezmita continue to run from what their hearts truly want. Nash and Tallulah face trust concerns. West and...

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The last city  by H. J. Nelson

The last city

H. J. Nelson

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"The first rule of living through the apocalypse. Trust no one. Ara: Is desperate to reunite with her father and put the events that happened in Boise behind her. Ara hopes to find sanctuary in The Last City, an almost-mythical place where the plague is...

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Dear Mothman  by Robin Gow

Dear Mothman

Robin Gow

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"Halfway through sixth grade, Noah's best friend and the other trans boy in his school, Lewis, passes away in a car accident. Feeling lost and alone, Noah starts writing letters to Mothman, Lewis's favourite cryptid, wondering if he would understand how Noah...

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Wild song  by Candy Gourlay

Wild song

Candy Gourlay

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"The year is 1904. Luki has lived a tribal life in the mountains of the Philippines. Now she's growing up, she is expected to become a wife and a mother, but Luki isn't ready to give up her dream to become a warrior. When her tribe are offered a journey to...

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Just one day  by Gayle Forman

Just one day

Gayle Forman

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"Sparks fly when American good girl Allyson encounters laid-back Dutch actor Willem, so she follows him on a whirlwind trip to Paris, upending her life in just one day and prompting a year of self-discovery and the search for true love"--Publisher's...

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Promises stronger than darkness  by Charlie Jane Anders

Promises stronger than darkness

Charlie Jane Anders

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"They're the galaxy's most wanted--and our only hope. When Elza became a space princess, she thought she'd be spending her time at the palace, wearing gorgeous couture and soaking up everything there is to know--but instead, she's on the run, with everyone...

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When dark roots hunt  by Zena Shapter

When dark roots hunt

Zena Shapter

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"Don't go out onto the lake. Wyann trees search the shallows to spear passing prey with their roots. Giant water-ants hunt anything that moves on the water-skin. Sala's village survives hidden behind a wall of poisonous ivy, because everyone agrees: don't go...

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The Bobbiedots conclusion  by Scott Cawthon

The Bobbiedots conclusion

Scott Cawthon

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"Outsourcing their storytelling to artificial intelligence comes with unintended results for the executives of the Fazbear Entertainment board of directors. Tony's search for the player behind the impossibly high scores at the Pizzaplex Fazcade leads him down...

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Missing Clarissa  by Ripley Jones

Missing Clarissa

Ripley Jones

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"In August of 1999, dazzlingly popular cheerleader Clarissa Campbell disappears from a party in the woods outside the rural town of Oreville, Washington and is never seen again. The police question her friends, teachers, and the adults who knew her--who all...

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The princess games  by Cordelia Castel

The princess games

Cordelia Castel

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"The stakes are higher and the competition more brutal in round two of the Princess Trials. Zea's relationship with Prince Kevon intensifies, and she must choose between the prince and the rebel who holds her heart. When her enemies uncover a secret that...

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Waking fire  by Jean (Jean-Paul) Louise

Waking fire

Jean (Jean-Paul) Louise

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"Her village has been hidden from the world for centuries. Until now. Naira Khoum has only known life in Lagusa, a quiet village at the desert's end where she spends her days combat training with her obba and twin brother, Nez. But to the rest of the world,...

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You wouldn't dare  by Samantha Markum

You wouldn't dare

Samantha Markum

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"When Juniper Nash Abreheart kissed Graham Isham for the first time, she had no idea it would nearly be the end of their friendship. More specifically, she had no idea that the terrible, unforgivable thing she did to keep their summer fling a secret wouldn't...

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Master of souls  by Rena Barron

Master of souls

Rena Barron

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"Immortal magic, shocking twists, and star-crossed romance collide in the electrifying conclusion to Rena Barron's trilogy. A king with a score to settle. A demon sowing rebellion. A girl who holds the power of the gods. Arrah has sacrificed almost everything...

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Lucha of the night forest  by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Lucha of the night forest

Tehlor Kay Mejia

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"One girl caught between the freedom she always wanted and a sister she can't bear to leave behind. Under the cover of the Night Forest, will Lucha be able to step into her own power ... or will she be consumed by it? This gorgeous and fast-paced fantasy novel...

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Court of the Undying Seasons  by AdriAnne Strickland

Court of the Undying Seasons

AdriAnne Strickland

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"When nineteen-year-old Fin volunteers to take her secret love's place in their village's Finding, she is terrified. Those who are chosen at the Finding are whisked away to Castle Courtsheart, a vampire school where human students either succeed and become...

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Lose you to find me  by Erik J. Brown

Lose you to find me

Erik J. Brown

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"Tommy Dees dreams of being a chef. He's been working as a waiter to get the experience he needs to attend one of the best culinary schools in the world. And all is going to plan. Until old crush Gabe shows up and Tommy is assigned to train him. Gabe, with the...

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This is the way the world ends  by Jen Wilde

This is the way the world ends

Jen Wilde

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"As an autistic scholarship student at a prestigious school in New York, Waverly is used to masking to fit in, in more ways than one. While her classmates are the children of the one percent. Waverly gets by on tutoring gigs and the dean's generosity. So when...

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The first move  by Jenny Ireland

The first move

Jenny Ireland

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"Juliet believes girls like her -- girls with arthritis -- don't get their own love stories. She exists at the edges of her friends' social lives, preferring to play online chess. There, she isn't just 'the girl with crutches'. Ronan is good looking, smart, a...

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Enter the body  by Joy McCullough

Enter the body

Joy McCullough

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"In the room beneath a theater stage, the ghosts of Juliet, Ophelia, Cordelia, and other teenage girls who died tragically in Shakespeare's plays, share their experiences and trauma and get the chance to retell the stories of their lives in their own...

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Afterglow  by Phil Stamper

Afterglow

Phil Stamper

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"After a life changing summer, Gabriel, Reese, Sal, and Heath are finally ready for senior year, but as graduation nears and the boys prepare to enter the real world, it is clear their friendship will never be the same"--Publisher's description.

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The sparrow  by Tessa Duder

The sparrow

Tessa Duder

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"In September 1840, two ships arrive on the shores of the Waitematā Harbour to establish Auckland, the new capital of New Zealand. Among the settlers on board the Platina is young Harry, travelling alone and determined to return to family in England. But the...

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In the city of time  by Gwendolyn Clare

In the city of time

Gwendolyn Clare

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"After an experiment goes wrong, three science prodigies from two differnet time periods meet in a strange, seemingly adandonded city, and burdened with a glitchy time machine, an android time cop hot on their trail, and some tangled temporal mechanics to...

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House of yesterday  by Deeba Zargarpur

House of yesterday

Deeba Zargarpur

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"Struggling with her parent's divorce and her grandmother's dementia, fifteen-year-old Sarah Khan tries to distract herself in a home renovation project. She finds that the house is full of dark family secrets that give rise to ghostly apparitions. The plaster...

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Saints of the household  by Ari Tison

Saints of the household

Ari Tison

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"When brothers Max and Jay help a classmate in trouble, they struggle with the consequences of their violent actions and worry they may be more like their abusive father than they thought, so the brothers turn to their Bribri roots to find their way...

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New dawning  by A. M. Dixon

New dawning

A. M. Dixon

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Happs  by Scott Cawthon

Happs

Scott Cawthon

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"Have you ever wanted something badly, even though you shouldn't? Steve's dreams of a video game programming career and starting a family lead him to take a job that seems too good to be true. Aiden and Jace can't resist scaring some young kids in the tube...

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The bone wars  by Erin Evan

The bone wars

Erin Evan

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"Rome, A.D. 306. Emperor Constantine converts the Roman Empire to Christianity. Over the next two decades, his armies destroy pagan idols across Europe and the Middle East. England, A.D. 1830. Paleontologist Mary Anning writes to Sir Richard Owen, describing a...

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Glow up Lara Bloom /  by Dee Benson

Glow up Lara Bloom /

Dee Benson

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"When dreamy new boy Caiden arrives at school, Lara decides to give herself the ultimate glow up. With the help of her friends, she'll win Caiden's heart in no time! But as she sets to work on becoming her best self, she pours her top-secret dilemmas into her...

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If tomorrow doesn't come  by Jen St. Jude

If tomorrow doesn't come

Jen St. Jude

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"On the morning Avery Byrne plans to end her life, the world discovers there are only nine days left to live: an asteroid is headed for Earth, and non one can stop it. As time runs out and secrets slowly come to light, Avery fights her way home to save the...

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein  by Tanya Landman

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Tanya Landman

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"A thrilling gothic tale of hubris gone badly wrong. A young man's search for the secret of the spark of life leads him to a horrific experiment in which he creates a gigantic creature from dismembered body parts. Rejected by his creator, the initially gentle...

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Liar's beach  by Katie Cotugno

Liar's beach

Katie Cotugno

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"Michael Linden - or just Linden to his preppy boarding school pals - doesn't belong in wealthy, storied Martha's Vineyard. But when his roommate Jasper invites him to spend the end of summer at his massive beachfront home, August House, Linden tries his best...

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Imogen, obviously  by Becky Albertalli

Imogen, obviously

Becky Albertalli

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"Imogen may be hopelessly heterosexual, but she's got the World's Greatest Ally title locked down. And when she visits her best friend, Lili, at college who is newly-out, newly-graduated, and newly thriving, with a cool new squad of queer college friends, no...

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