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Swimming in the Monsoon Sea  by Shyam Selvadurai

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea

Shyam Selvadurai

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"The setting is Sri Lanka, 1980, and it is the season of monsoons. Fourteen-year-old Amrith is caught up in the life of the cheerful, well-to-do household in which he is being raised by his vibrant Aunty Bundle and kindly Uncle Lucky. He tries not to think of...

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Our chemical hearts  by Krystal Sutherland

Our chemical hearts

Krystal Sutherland

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"Love is never quite what you expect... Henry Page fancies himself quite a romantic, but he has yet to find the slo-mo, heart palpitating, can't eat-can't sleep kind of love that he's been hoping for. But then Grace Town walks into his class and he knows...

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This is how we fly  by Anna Meriano

This is how we fly

Anna Meriano

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"Grounded for the summer by her sometimes-evil stepmother, seventeen-year-old vegan feminist Ellen Lopez-Rourke gets permission to join a Quidditch team, where she makes new, if nerdy, friends"--Publisher's description.

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When all the girls are sleeping  by Emily Arsenault

When all the girls are sleeping

Emily Arsenault

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"Prestigious, historic Windham-Farnswood Academy is the perfect place for girls to prep for college. But each January, the Winter Girl comes knocking: she's the spirit who haunts the old senior dorm. This month marks the one-year anniversary of the death of...

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Wintersmith  by Terry Pratchett

Wintersmith

Terry Pratchett

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"Tiffany Aching put one foot wrong, made one little mistake. And now the spirit of winter is in love with her. He gives her roses and icebergs, says it with avalanches and showers her with snowflakes which is tough when you're 13, but also just a little bit...

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Ellie Pillai is (almost) in love  by Christine Pillainayagam

Ellie Pillai is (almost) in love

Christine Pillainayagam

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"Ever since Ellie and Ash got together, Ellie has been discovering love, and kissing and questions... so... many... questions. Like, what happens when your boyfriend's hand is fumbling at the place on your back where a bra hook should be, but instead there's a...

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The coming storm  by Regina Marie Hansen

The coming storm

Regina Marie Hansen

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"There's a certain wild magic in the salt air and the thrum of the sea. Beet MacNeill has known this all her life. It added spice to her childhood adventures with her older cousin, Gerry, the two of them thick as thieves as they explored their Prince Edward...

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Lost roads  by Jonathan Maberry

Lost roads

Jonathan Maberry

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"Gabriella "Gutsy" Gomez lost her mother, and now she's losing her home. Gutsy and her friends, along with Benny and his crew, have just survived a massive attack on New Alamo by the Night Army - a mix of mindless shambling los muertos and sentient half-zombie...

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This is where it ends  by Marieke Nijkamp

This is where it ends

Marieke Nijkamp

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"Minutes after the principal of Opportunity High School in Alabama finishes her speech welcoming the student body to a new semester, they discover that the auditorium doors will not open and someone starts shooting as four teens, each with a personal reason to...

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Ruling destiny  by Alyson Noël

Ruling destiny

Alyson Noël

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"Following her triumphant return from the past and the shock of finding her best friend Mason newly ensconced at Gray Wolf, Natasha is looking forward to her new assignment in Renaissance Italy where she'll be accompanied by her boyfriend Braxton, only to...

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Some shall break  by Ellie Marney

Some shall break

Ellie Marney

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"After a harrowingly close contact with juvenile sociopath Simon Gutmunsson, junior FBI consultants Emma Lewis and Travis Bell went their separate ways: Emma rejected her Quantico offer and Travis stayed to train within a new unit of the FBI Behavioral Science...

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The Lake of Souls  by Darren Shan

The Lake of Souls

Darren Shan

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"Evolution according to Darren Shan: human to half-vampire to Vampire Prince. The war with the vampaneze was just the beginning. Now, Darren Shan's destiny takes an unexpected turn. What shocking discoveries will the Vampire Prince make at the Lake of...

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The Broken Hearts Club  by Susan Bishop Crispell

The Broken Hearts Club

Susan Bishop Crispell

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"Imogen Finch has never been in love...despite being the daughter of a matchmaker. Her only relationship to date was a fake one with a near stranger named August Tate that she made up to stop people from asking about her love life. To fill the void, she's...

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The buried and the bound  by Rochelle Hassan

The buried and the bound

Rochelle Hassan

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"Seventeen-year-old Aziza El-Amin, the only hedgewitch in Blackthorn, Massachusetts, teams up with a cursed boy looking for answers and a young necromancer in order to eradicate a new threat in the woods and take back her hometown"--Publisher's description.

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The Spook's destiny  by Joseph Delaney

The Spook's destiny

Joseph Delaney

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"'You belong to the blade now. You'll belong to it until the day you die.' The Spook, Tom and Alice travel to Ireland, fleeing from the war in the County. There, Tom must tackle a group of evil mages who are desperate to rid their land of the Spook and his...

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Thunderhead  by Neal Shusterman

Thunderhead

Neal Shusterman

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"Professional scythes control death. The Thunderhead controls everything else. It's a perfect system. Until it isn't. It's been a year since Rowan had gone off grid. Hunted by the Scythedom, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt...

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The Hunger Games  by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

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"In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she...

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The maze runner  by James Dashner

The maze runner

James Dashner

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"Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a bizarre and terrible maze. The others who are there already call themselves Gladers and, like Thomas, don't know why or how they came to be there, or what's happened to the world outside....

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Death cure  by James Dashner

Death cure

James Dashner

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"The Trials are over. WICKED have collected all the information they can. Now it's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test. But something has happened that no-one at WICKED has foreseen: Thomas has...

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The degenerates  by Jennifer Ann Mann

The degenerates

Jennifer Ann Mann

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"In 1928, Maxine, Rose, Alice, and London face vicious attendants and bullying older girls at the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded, each determined to change her fate at all costs. Includes historical notes about eugenics"--Publisher's description.

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The last magician  by Lisa Maxwell

The last magician

Lisa Maxwell

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"In an alternate version of present-day Manhattan, magic is dying, and Esta, a Mageus with a talent for manipulating time, travels back to 1901 to stop the destruction of a book that can possibly restore magic, but in Old New York, Esta must navigate gangs,...

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A golden fury  by Samantha Cohoe

A golden fury

Samantha Cohoe

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"Thea Hope has trained her entire life in the magic and science of alchemy. When she and her mother are close to creating the legendary Philosopher's Stone--whose properties include immortality and turning any metal into gold--Thea's mother succumbs to a...

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Diaries of a haunting  by M. Verano

Diaries of a haunting

M. Verano

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"The Haunting of Hill House meets Paranormal Activity in these bone-chilling accounts of hauntings that torment average teens - two novels in mixed-media journal format in one terrifying package. Letters, photographs, and two journals...all left behind in the...

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The 5th wave  by Richard Yancey

The 5th wave

Richard Yancey

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"The 1st Wave; Took out half a million people. The 2nd Wave; Put that number to shame. The 3rd Wave; Lasted a little longer. Twelve weeks . . . Four billion dead. In the 4th Wave; You can't trust that people are still people. And the 5th Wave? No one knows....

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Nightrise  by Anthony Horowitz

Nightrise

Anthony Horowitz

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"Nevada, USA. Fourteen-year-old twins Jamie and Scott Tyler are performing a mind-reading act in a dingy theatre. But when a sinister multinational corporation, Nightrise, kidnaps Scott, Jamie is left alone - and wanted for murder. He becomes embroiled in a...

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King of scars  by Leigh Bardugo

King of scars

Leigh Bardugo

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"The much-anticipated first book in a brand-new duology by New York Times bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo. Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war - and he intends to keep it...

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Earth called  by P. C. Cast

Earth called

P. C. Cast

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"The God of Death and his terrifying army are marching ever closer in Death's quest to rule the Wind Rider Plains-- and to kill or enslave anyone who stands in his way. Mari, Niki, and their newly formed Pack have only one hope: Ralina, Death's Storyteller....

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Of light and shadow  by Tanaz Bhathena

Of light and shadow

Tanaz Bhathena

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"Of Light and Shadow is a novel about magic, mayhem, love, and betrayal - the story of a bandit and a prince who change each other in unexpected ways. When they don't give us our birthright, we steal it. Roshan Chaya is out for justice. Abandoned by her...

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Ravencave  by Marcus Sedgwick

Ravencave

Marcus Sedgwick

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"While mucking about in the ruins of an old farmwhile on holiday in Yorkshire, James hears strange laughter echoing around the walls. The ghost of a young girl appears to him and urges James to follow her, but at first he's too afraid. When she appears again,...

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Creep  by Lygia Day Peñaflor

Creep

Lygia Day Peñaflor

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"Laney Villanueva and Nico Fiore are the perfect couple: beautiful, popular, talented, and hopelessly in love. Everyone looks up to them at Holy Family High School. But Rafi doesn't just admire them. She watches them. She's drawn to them. Intent on becoming...

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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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