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The retreat  by Helen Vivienne Fletcher

The retreat

Helen Vivienne Fletcher

"It's not a cult. It's a safe haven. So then why is no one allowed to leave? Instead of dealing with grief like a normal person, Finn's father has moved them to The Retreat. Ruled over by Mother, The Retreat's goal is to keep everyone protected. From...

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Arabella of Mars  by David D. Levine

Arabella of Mars

David D. Levine

"Born on Mars, sixteen-year-old Arabella Ashby enjoys many more freedoms than most girls her age, tramping around the desert with herolder brother. But that liberty is not to last. Finding Mars much too unladylike for her daughters, Arabella's mother takes the...

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Arabella and the battle of Venus  by David D. Levine

Arabella and the battle of Venus

David D. Levine

"Arabella's wedding plans to marry Captain Singh of the Honorable Mars Trading Company are interrupted when her fiancé is captured by the French and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp on swampy Venus. Now, Arabella must find passage to an enemy-controlled planet...

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Within the walls  by Emma Jackson

Within the walls

Emma Jackson

"Elle is the shadows. How much light is needed to forgive the darkness? When Elle Fallon kills a Tranquillity, she finds herself closer to the enemy and with more blood on her hands than she ever thought possible. 109 years after humanity drove itself to the...

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Thief of colours  by Stephen Sinclair

Thief of colours

Stephen Sinclair

"A mysterious greyness has descended on Whitehaven. Something has happened to the colour. Rumours start flying around all over the place. Is something wrong with the sun? Is it because of the chemicals the farmers are using? Mrs Rafferty announces that God is...

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Maisy Hayes is not for sale  by Allayne L. Webster

Maisy Hayes is not for sale

Allayne L. Webster

"I often sit and dream with all my might but nothing's happened. Yet. Maybe I'm not wishing hard enough. Maybe I'm not very good at believing it. It feels like I spend all my time dreaming, waiting for the life I was supposed to have to appear. Maisy Hayes is...

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Together we rot  by Skyla Arndt

Together we rot

Skyla Arndt

"Wil Greene and Elwood Clarke used to be inseparable. That was before she accused his family of killing her mother. These days, Wil obsessively gathers not-so-legal evidence on her mom's disappearance while she and her checked-out dad try to make ends meet at...

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Leaving the station  by Jake Maia Arlow

Leaving the station

Jake Maia Arlow

"When she left Seattle to go to college in New York, she was determined to start fresh, to figure out what being a lesbian meant to her, experiment with clothes and presentation away from home for the first time. Instead, she lost touch with her freshman...

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The white guy dies first

The white guy dies first

"Killer clowns, a hungry hedge maze, and rich kids who got bored. Friendly cannibals, impossible slashers, and the dead who don't stay dead.... A museum curator who despises 'diasporic inaccuracies'. A sweet girl and her diary of happy thoughts. An old house...

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Woven from clay  by Jenny Birch

Woven from clay

Jenny Birch

"High school senior Terra Slater, a golem crafted from magic, must master the power that binds her while forming an unexpected alliance with Thorne, a magical bounty hunter, to save herself, her fellow golems, and the warlock who created them."--Publisher.

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Dream on  by Jennifer Hartmann

Dream on

Jennifer Hartmann

"Lexington Hall and I were never supposed to collide - he, the golden boy of Hollywood, and me, a small-town dreamer with stars in my eyes. But when we shared the stage in our high school musical, something ignited. Then, just as quickly, it all fell apart,...

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Two weeks to fall in love  by Kay Featherly

Two weeks to fall in love

Kay Featherly

"Noah Archer dates girls for two weeks and then moves on - but none of his exes seem to mind. Skyler Fox can't figure it out. When her best friend becomes Noah's latest 'victim,' Sky decides it's time to expose him. Her plan? Be the next girl he dates....

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The Yomigaeri Tunnel  by Kelly Murashige

The Yomigaeri Tunnel

Kelly Murashige

"Grieving the death of her classmate Shun, Monika learns of the Yomigaeri Tunnel--a mythical passage said to resurrect the dead for those who survive its trials. Determined to bring Shun back, she enters the tunnel, only to find rival Shiori on a similar...

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Pretty girl county  by Lakita Wilson

Pretty girl county

Lakita Wilson

"Girls like Reya Samuels always come from Prince George's County. Reya is rich and she's not afraid to show it - she wears designer clothes, drives a custom pink Audi, and lives in a neighborhood tucked behind a fancy cast iron gate. She works hard, but she...

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The grove  by Brooks Whitney

The grove

Brooks Whitney

"Fifteen-year-old Pip and seventeen-year-old Sissy aren't just sisters, they're best friends. Every year, they wait eagerly for the traveling carnival to put its stakes down in their tiny Florida town. It's the only time when the girls can abandon their...

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City of echoes  by Judy I. Lin

City of echoes

Judy I. Lin

"There is no war outside of these walls. This is what the citizens of Ba Sing Se are told to believe, but Jin knows better. As a refugee whose parents were killed by the Fire Nation, she is haunted by her past. Now, she does her best to keep her head down in...

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Grace off the court  by Maddy Proud

Grace off the court

Maddy Proud

"Grace took a deep breath and slowly began to understand where she was and what was happening. Just when Grace Parker thought she had finally figured out her complicated life, disaster strikes on and off the court. After making the state netball team, and...

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A quiet kind of thunder  by Sara Barnard

A quiet kind of thunder

Sara Barnard

"Steffi doesn't talk, but she has so much to say. Rhys can't hear, but he can listen. Steffi has been a selective mute for most of her life. She suffers from crippling anxiety and, despite her wishes, in most situations can't open her mouth to get the words...

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Woken kingdom  by Poppy Rose Solomon

Woken kingdom

Poppy Rose Solomon

"A hundred years ago, a dark fairy cursed an innocent princess, forcing a kingdom to sleep until a brave prince would save them. Maya is fueled by spite towards the royal family and fairies, who trapped ordinary people like her in a curse they didn't deserve....

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We won't all survive  by Kate Alice Marshall

We won't all survive

Kate Alice Marshall

"Two years ago, Mercy Gray was hailed as a hero for saving lives during a shooting. She still carries souvenirs from that day, including the fragment of a bullet lodged in her back, and a mountain of medical debt. So when billionaire turned TV host Damien Dare...

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Once a villain  by Vanessa Len

Once a villain

Vanessa Len

"Joan has failed to stop Eleanor and her monstrous plan. Eleanor now rules ruthlessly over a new London, in which monsters live openly among humans, preying on them and subjugating them. Only Joan, Aaron and Nick remember that there was once a better timeline....

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Odd girl out  by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid

Odd girl out

Tasneem Abdur-Rashid

"Meet Maaryah. 15. Lover of fashion, k-dramas, old school hip hop and trainers - ready to step into Year 11 in the tiny school that she and her friends rule. Only now she's having to say bye-bye to Dubai and her life of luxury... and hello to dreary London,...

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Gay the pray away  by Natalie Naudus

Gay the pray away

Natalie Naudus

"Valerie Danners is in a cult. She just doesn't know it yet. But when she stumbles upon a queer romance novel at the library, everything about her life--centered around a fundamentalist Christian homeschooling group--is thrown into question. And to make things...

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All (dead) girls lie  by Piper L. White

All (dead) girls lie

Piper L. White

"Sixteen-year-old Quinn is a liar, but she isn't a murderer. When the sleepy town of Boiling Springs, North Carolina is roused by the murder of a local teen, Quinn is thrust into a life of danger, disrupting her normally unnoticeable existence. As Quinn...

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Scorched earth  by Danielle L. Jensen

Scorched earth

Danielle L. Jensen

"As a deadly blight spreads and the Empire tightens its grip, Lydia and Killian must escape the Corrupter's influence, Teriana and Marcus confront their inner demons, and Marcus attempts to save those he condemned, as each makes heartbreaking choices to save...

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The lost years  by T. A. Barron

The lost years

T. A. Barron

"Having voyaged to the Otherworld in his quest to find himself, the young wizard Merlin must face fire in many different forms and deal with the possibility of losing his own magical power."--Publisher.

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The seven songs  by T. A. Barron

The seven songs

T. A. Barron

"Having stumbled upon his hidden powers, the young wizard Merlin voyages to the Otherworld in his quest to find himself and the way to the realm of the spirit."--Publisher.

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Under this forgetful sky  by Lauren Yero

Under this forgetful sky

Lauren Yero

"Rumi Sabzwari has spent his entire life behind the armored walls of St. Iago, which protect citizens of the Union of Upper Cities from the outside world's environmental devastation. When rebels infect his father with a fatal virus Rumi leaves, desperate to...

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The paper girl of Paris  by Jordyn Taylor

The paper girl of Paris

Jordyn Taylor

"Sixteen-year-old Alice is spending the summer in Paris, but she isn't there for pastries and walks along the Seine. When her grandmother passed away two months ago, she left Alice an apartment in France that no one knew existed. An apartment that has been...

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Say you'll remember me  by Katie McGarry

Say you'll remember me

Katie McGarry

"Drix thought his life was over. But the opportunity to get his life on track came with the Second Chance Program, the governor's newest initiative to get delinquents off the streets and back into society. Now he's the program's poster child. Elle, the...

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Wintour's fate  by Brian (Novelist) Dungan

Wintour's fate

Brian (Novelist) Dungan

"Saved from the fire that claimed The Temple and its Disciples, Alex is unexpectedly reunited with Christine, a figure from her past who may hold the key to her future. But when she disappears, it's up to Alex to journey into the Temporal underworld to get her...

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Solo Stan  by Talia Tucker

Solo Stan

Talia Tucker

"Dakarai (Kai) Barbier was supposed to be at CYPHR's sold-out show with his best friends. Instead, he finds himself going solo, reeling from the news that they've decided to accelerate the next chapter of their lives, leaving him alone the summer after high...

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The protégée  by Erica Ridley

The protégée

Erica Ridley

"Eighteen-year-old Angélique, a talented young seamstress from a working-class background, seeks vengeance on the factory owner who destroyed her family, all while navigating a cutthroat competition for a coveted position in Paris's fashion world."--Publisher.

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Into the oblivion  by Johnny Marciano

Into the oblivion

Johnny Marciano

"Fourteen-year-old Frankie works as a summer counselor at her school's retreat where she recovers memories from her past lives and learns she is one of the institute's founders reincarnated."--Publisher.

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Lady or the tiger  by Heather M. Herrman

Lady or the tiger

Heather M. Herrman

"When nineteen-year-old Belle King turns herself in for murder, the last thing she expects to see is her abusive husband standing outside her Dodge City jail cell. He was the first man she ever meant to kill (but certainly not the last!). Somehow, though, her...

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The summer Hikaru died. 1  by Mio Nukaga

The summer Hikaru died. 1

Mio Nukaga

"The bond between Yoshiki and Hikaru is a welcome escape from their isolated village. But one day when the two boys meet up, Yoshiki can immediately tell something is off. Though the person standing before him looks and acts exactly like Hikaru, Yoshiki knows...

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Buzz Club  by Xena Knox

Buzz Club

Xena Knox

"When Tavi's boyfriend dumps her, days before her seventeenth birthday, friends Ella and Liss gift her the perfect post-breakup present: a vibrator. Tavi is mortified, but Ella is inspired. It's time for the girls to take matters into their own hands and start...

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Peak  by Roland Smith

Peak

Roland Smith

"Peak Marcello knows he's in trouble when a SWAT team plucks him from a late night climb up a New York City skyscraper. Given the option of Juvenile Detention or a trip to Thailand to live with his long-lost father who runs a climbing company, the choice seems...

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Fatima Tate takes the cake  by Khadijah VanBrakle

Fatima Tate takes the cake

Khadijah VanBrakle

"Seventeen-year-old Fatima Tate, aspiring baker (100% against her conservative parents' wishes), leads a pretty normal life in long drives with BFF Zaynab, weekly services at the mosque, big family parties, soup kitchen volunteering (the best way to perfect...

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Hit me with your best charm  by Lillie Vale

Hit me with your best charm

Lillie Vale

"In the superstitious town of Prior's End, seventeen-year-old Nova Marwood mistakenly puts a hex on her crush, Kiara, and, along with Kiara's exes turned friends, goes on a quest to find a mythical wishing well, unraveling secrets and long-buried magic along...

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Love unmasked  by Becky (Becky Lynn) Dean

Love unmasked

Becky (Becky Lynn) Dean

"People pleaser Evie Whitmore can't believe her art and architecture class trip has brought her to Venice--Rumors about an underground Elven Realms fan club swirl, and Evie, wearing a costume and mask, sneaks out at night to find it. There's no way she can...

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Finding famous  by Candice Jalili

Finding famous

Candice Jalili

"An Iranian American girl discovers she is part of the most powerful family in reality tv history."--

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Take three girls  by Cath Crowley

Take three girls

Cath Crowley

"Ady - not the confident A-Lister she appears to be. Kate - brainy boarder taking risks to pursue the music she loves. Clem - disenchanted swim-star losing her heart to the wrong boy. All are targeted by PSST, a toxic website that deals in gossip and lies. St...

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The rebel girls of Rome  by Jordyn Taylor

The rebel girls of Rome

Jordyn Taylor

"Grieving the loss of her mother, college student Lilah is hoping to reconnect with a grandfather who refuses to talk about his past. Then she receives a mysterious letter from a fellow student, Tommaso, claiming he's found a lost family heirloom, and her...

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Ashfall  by Mike Mullin

Ashfall

Mike Mullin

"Under the bubbling hot springs and geysers of Yellowstone National Park is a supervolcano. Most people don't know it's there. The caldera is so large that it can only be seen from a plane or satellite. It just could be overdue for an eruption, which would...

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The summer she went missing  by Chelsea Ichaso

The summer she went missing

Chelsea Ichaso

"The case was cold...until a clue leads to dark secrets about their quiet resort town. A suspenseful new thriller from the author of Little Creeping Things! Last summer, they searched for Audrey Covington. This summer, they'll search for the truth. Paige...

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The disappearing circus  by Kate Gordon

The disappearing circus

Kate Gordon

"When Emme and Ivy - two runaway girls weighed down by grief - stumble upon a strange circus on the moors, they are flung together, as they discover a world unlike any other. Ghostly performers, mythical creatures, and a Ringmistress with dark secrets await...

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This fatal kiss  by Alicia Jasinska

This fatal kiss

Alicia Jasinska

"Cursed to haunt the river where she drowned, Gisela, a water nymph longing for humanity, strikes a deal with Kazik, a spirit-hunter losing his magic, to help her gain a mortal's kiss, but complications arise when both fall for Aleksey, an enigmatic young man...

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The Wildest Dreams bookshop  by Gracie Page

The Wildest Dreams bookshop

Gracie Page

"Seventeen-year-old Anna is not having a good summer. She's pretty sure she's flunked her exams and to make matters worse, her boyfriend, Max, has unceremoniously dumped her. So when her aunt invites her to stay at her bookshop by the sea for the summer, she...

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Heartbroken  by Serena Valentino

Heartbroken

Serena Valentino

"You may think you know the story of the Queen of Hearts, the bloodthirsty tyrant known for seeing red. Surely you've heard of the young girl Alice, who fell through the rabbit hole to a place called Wonderland, and how she defeated its villainous ruler in...

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Holding Back  by Frances Prentice

Holding Back

Frances Prentice

"Nick is a fifteen-year-old boy whose best friend is his little sister, and who tends to be a bit of a loner. While Nick is the older brother Nick finds that his little sister does better in the sport of campdrafting than he does. He tends to get nervous,...

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Glorious rivals  by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Glorious rivals

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

"The impossible puzzles, irresistible romance and shocking twists continue in the second instalment in the Grandest Games series. Seven players arrived on Hawthorne Island to play a billionaire's game. Now only five remain, and the race to the finish line is...

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The romance rivalry  by Susan (Novelist) Lee

The romance rivalry

Susan (Novelist) Lee

"Irene Park loves romance novels - so much so she's made a career of them as an online book reviewer with a massive following. But Irene's real life dating story? Nonexistent. So when she starts her freshman year of college, she sets her sights on finding true...

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The Pinhoe egg  by Diana Wynne Jones

The Pinhoe egg

Diana Wynne Jones

"When Cat Chant finds the egg in Gammer Pinhoe's attic, he knows he has to have it. Marianne Pinhoe isn't sure what Gammer will think about that, but she lets him take it anyway. The egg eventually hatches within the safety of Chrestomanci Castle, and chaos...

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Drift  by Pip Harry

Drift

Pip Harry

"Fourteen-year-old Nate has just moved back to Australia and is finding it hard to navigate a new city, school and changed home life. His next-door neighbour, Luna, is dealing with her own issues: a viral video, friends who have dropped her, and a subsequent...

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Weaving us together  by Lay Maloney

Weaving us together

Lay Maloney

"When I look back, I realise everything I needed was there all along. I'm Jean O'Ryan and this is my story. I didn't know who I was or where I belonged when I moved with my dad to a little town surrounded by hills. In that valley where the rivers meet the sea,...

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Love at second sight  by F. T. Lukens

Love at second sight

F. T. Lukens

"A clairvoyant and a werewolf must work together to solve a mystery at the heart of their school... Cam is planning to fly under the radar at his new school, which should be easy as a human among kids with super-cool paranormal powers. But after a very public...

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Island of influencers  by Monique Turner

Island of influencers

Monique Turner

"Harper wants to be an influencer. Badly. She'll do anything to be like her famous Tubeify-star cousin, Bellee. When Bellee is the latest victim in a string of influencer kidnappings, Harper discovers the kidnappings are fake - 'victims' are put on an island...

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The Vulpine  by Polly Crosby

The Vulpine

Polly Crosby

"Ora has always been fascinated by chilling fairy stories of the Vulpine - the mythical, fox-like monsters who live below ground, emerging at night to snatch 'imperfect' babies and children. Because Ora knows that disability and illness have no place in her...

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Of flame and fury  by Mikayla Bridge

Of flame and fury

Mikayla Bridge

"A fiery alliance. An explosive secret. The race is on. Phoenix racing: it's profitable, it's deadly. No one knows this better than Kel Varra and her crew, the Crimson Howlers. They live on the edge of survival. When a mysterious tech billionaire offers them a...

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Love at full tilt  by Jenny L. Howe

Love at full tilt

Jenny L. Howe

"Lia Baker has spent the last few months wishing time would stand still. Soon her friends will head off to college while she's left behind, buried under her mom's anxiety and working a job she doesn't want. But life throws her for a loop when she wins a spot...

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This side of falling  by Eunice Chan

This side of falling

Eunice Chan

Not real. The mantra seventeen-year-old Nina repeats to herself the morning after her almost-boyfriend, Ethan Travvers, jumped onto the tracks in front of a freight train. The two words that keep the truth just far enough away so the loss can't touch her,...

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The mirror world  by Femi Fadugba

The mirror world

Femi Fadugba

"With her mentor, Dr Esso, by her side, Peckham born and bred Rhia is beginning her first week at the University of Oxford. She's determined to have a fresh start and put the Upper World behind her. But fitting into the hallowed halls of Oxford proves more...

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Bad Creek  by author Peyton June

Bad Creek

author Peyton June

"Iris, Gum, and Aidan are vacationing in Bad Creek, just like every summer. Except Iris's older sister, Glory, drowned in the lake last year, and Iris can't seem to move on; Gum is hiding his sexuality from his family while being viciously haunted by Glory's...

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Rebel hearts  by Tanya Byrne

Rebel hearts

Tanya Byrne

"For Renee Barbosa (5 million followers) and Pearl Newman (GreenGirlPearl) the feeling's mutual - deep, undeniable loathing. Ren hates Pearl's calmly righteous perfectionism just as Pearl can't stand the 'burn it down' disruption Ren carries out with her...

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Ricochet  by Kellyn Carni

Ricochet

Kellyn Carni

"History got it wrong. I survived. Anastasia Romanov and her younger brother Alexei escape their family's execution when a bullet strikes Anastasia's garnet necklace, transporting them to a parallel universe. This alternate Russia is a second chance. Anastasia...

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Summer girls  by Jennifer Dugan

Summer girls

Jennifer Dugan

"Cass has a rule about dating summer girls - just say no. Every year, her idyllic beach town is flooded with summer girls, the obnoxious daughters of the rich, who stay in their families' summer homes, sail their yachts, and generally make things unbearable...

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Kaiju cold war  by John 'Jack' (Archaeologist) Blackburn

Kaiju cold war

John 'Jack' (Archaeologist) Blackbu...

"What happens after a tragedy? That is a question countless people across history have had to find their own answer to. And for a small group of survivors after a devastating kaiju attack leaves Tokyo leveled and irradiated in 1954, they and a whole country...

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Sky on fire  by E. K. Johnston

Sky on fire

E. K. Johnston

"Morgan Enni has things to do. A science prodigy in a university full of mage-scientists, she's notable for having no magical ability, which only increases her ambition and drive to prove herself. Her research has the potential to devastate every aetherworker...

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Write me for you  by Tillie Cole

Write me for you

Tillie Cole

"Seventeen-year-old June Scott has always dreamt of becoming a novelist. To write the greatest love story ever told. One that would fill hearts and souls with happiness and joy. However, June has never been in love and when she receives some devastating news,...

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Between these broken hearts  by Lexi Ryan

Between these broken hearts

Lexi Ryan

"Princess Jasalyn has eleven days to live. Jasalyn is facing the repercussions of a deadly bargain. Her life, and the future of the shadow court, will be forfeit on her birthday unless she can stop the evil fae king Mordeus. She needs to confront her greatest...

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The set-up girl  by Sasha Vey

The set-up girl

Sasha Vey

"Amalia's life runs like clockwork: school, family book club, hanging out with her best (and only) friend Mae. It's comfortable in its predictability. So when Mae announces she's ready to start dating - against the wishes of her strict parents - Amalia's world...

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The last tiger  by Julia Riew

The last tiger

Julia Riew

"A young adult fantasy novel about the power of love to give voice to a broken people. In a colonised land where tigers are being hunted to extinction and ancient magic stirs, two star-crossed teens - Lee Seung, a servant yearning for freedom, and Choi Eunji,...

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Roll for love  by M. K. England

Roll for love

M. K. England

"Harper Reid's summer is not off to a great start. After the death of her grandpa, she moves across the country, leaving her friends and Dungeons & Dragons group behind. She wasn't exactly planning to start her senior year on the farm where she spent her...

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The girl with the red boots  by Alex Wheatle

The girl with the red boots

Alex Wheatle

"Fourteen-year-old aspiring footballer Kadeen Best is sent to stay with her Aunt Mel in London after her beloved older brother is tragically killed and she identifies the shooter - a dangerous crime lord. She must carry her grief while adjusting to her new...

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The hybrid cure  by Jackie (Young adult author) McCarthy

The hybrid cure

Jackie (Young adult author) McCarth...

"A devastating plague. Kids treated like lab rats. Can a teenager develop her powers in time to rescue the ones she loves? London, 2042. Ofelia Stykes can't forgive herself. Having lost her older sibling to the snatchers, the nearly sixteen-year-old scavenger...

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Things I learned while I was dead  by Kathryn (Young adult author) Clark

Things I learned while I was dead

Kathryn (Young adult author) Clark

"How much is one life worth and what would you sacrifice to save it? For Calico, the answer is simple. Nothing is more important than preserving her sister's life. No cost is too great. Until it is . . . Saving Asha. That's my religion. That's my science . . ....

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To steal from thieves  by M. K. Lobb

To steal from thieves

M. K. Lobb

"Within the dazzling halls of London's Crystal Palace, the event of the season has arrived: The Great Exhibition. An opportunity for the greatest minds of the century to come together under one roof in an unprecedented display of art and invention. And for two...

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Island creatures  by Margarita Engle

Island creatures

Margarita Engle

"Cuban childhood friends Vida and Adán rediscover each other in Florida where they work together to protect endangered animals while navigating their complicated homelives."--Provided by publisher.

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The bone witch  by Rin Chupeco

The bone witch

Rin Chupeco

"Tea's gift for death magic means that she is a bone witch, a title that makes her feared and ostracized by her community, but when an older bone witch trains her to become an asha--one who can wield elemental magic--Tea will have to overcome her obstacles and...

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Flawless  by Sara Shepard

Flawless

Sara Shepard

"After their friend who has been missing for more than three years turns up dead, four former best friends continue to receive frightening messages from someone who knows damaging secrets about them"--Publisher's description.

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Best summer ever  by Jessica Cunsolo

Best summer ever

Jessica Cunsolo

"Jenna doesn't like to appear out of control . . . ever. But when she learns her best friend has accepted a place at a university on the other side of the country, her father is moving to Vancouver and selling the family properties, and her cousin/BFF Olivia...

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Hot young royals  by Katy Birchall

Hot young royals

Katy Birchall

"After the death of her mother, Ruby is thrust into the glittering world of London's upper-class. At Clairmont Hall, the corridors are ruled by the Elites - a group made up not only of London's richest but actual royalty. Princess Caroline is rumoured to be...

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The last star  by Richard Yancey

The last star

Richard Yancey

"The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They're down here, they're up there, they're nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us. But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. So has...

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The infinite sea  by Rick Yancey

The infinite sea

Rick Yancey

"Cassie Sullivan and her companions lived through the Others' four waves of destruction. Now, with the human race nearly exterminated and the 5th Wave rolling across the landscape, they face a choice: brace for winter and hope for Evan Walker's return, or set...

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Stunning  by Sara Shepard

Stunning

Sara Shepard

"After Alison DiLaurentis tried to kill them, Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna tried to get their lives back on track. But these girls just can't stay out of trouble. First there was their disastrous trip to Jamaica, and their summer breaks were no less...

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Call your boyfriend  by Olivia A. Cole

Call your boyfriend

Olivia A. Cole

"Cynical but sensitive Beau Carl is on a mission. She needs to know if ultra-popular Maia Moon--the girl she's been secretly hooking up with for months--really has feelings for her. But when she shows up at the last big party of the year before prom, she sees...

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Predatory natures  by Amy Goldsmith

Predatory natures

Amy Goldsmith

"Lara Williams is desperate to get away. When she gets a job working aboard the luxury train The Banebury for her gap year, she this is her chance to reinvent herself, after the incident that wrecked her relationships and her college prospects several months...

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This is where we die  by Cindy R. X. He

This is where we die

Cindy R. X. He

"Sadie, Will, Isla, Anthony, Emily, and Charlie are survivors. They were the six (out of eight) to return from a ski holiday turned nightmare two years ago. Although... nobody knows exactly what happened; the details hushed up via the wealth and connections of...

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Real when I'm with you  by Lucy Powrie

Real when I'm with you

Lucy Powrie

"Seventeen-year-old Effie is fed up of playing third-wheel. She can often be found hanging out at the local coffee shop 'Love You a Latte' while her so-called friend Chelsea and her boyfriend kiss in front of her. One day, following a snide remark from Chelsea...

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Homecoming  by Cynthia Voigt

Homecoming

Cynthia Voigt

"Dicey began to panic. The four of them had been waiting in the car for hours now. Why wasn't their mother back? Why had she just walked off like that? What would they do if she never came back? Dicey had known for a while that something was not right with her...

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Get real, Chloe Torres  by Crystal Maldonado

Get real, Chloe Torres

Crystal Maldonado

"Chloe Torres' birthday has always marked the end of summer - but as she turns eighteen and prepares to leave for her freshman year of art school, it feels like the end of more than that. It's the end of her adolescence, which means it's time to leave the past...

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Murder between friends  by Liz Lawson

Murder between friends

Liz Lawson

"Told in three voices, Grace questions her eyewitness testimony that convicted Henry's brother in a murder trial, leaving former childhood friends Henry and Ally no choice but to join forces with her to prove Jake's innocence."--Provided by publisher.

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My salty Mary  by Cynthia Hand

My salty Mary

Cynthia Hand

"Don't call this mermaid 'little' call her 'captain,' unless you want to walk the plank. Mary is in love with the so-called prince of Charles Town, except he doesn't love her back. Which is inconvenient. Since she's a mermaid, being brokenhearted means she'll...

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Matched up  by Jenny Ireland

Matched up

Jenny Ireland

"When Lexie sees Shane for the first time, she's blown away. Not only by the way he plays football (although that is great), but by his looks, and how he's not like the other boys. Best of all, he feels the same way about her. Electricity at first sight. But...

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At first sight  by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

At first sight

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

"There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away. That's why they make perfect assassins. The Institute finds these people when they're young and...

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I love you s'more  by Auriane Desombre

I love you s'more

Auriane Desombre

"Ivy Raines, reeling from a public breakup with her ex-girlfriend, a teen TV star, seeks solace at a summer camp as a counselor, hoping for a peaceful escape. However, when she's tasked with running the camp's musical production, she unexpectedly clashes with...

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Every other day  by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Every other day

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

"Every other day, Kali D'Angelo is an average teenager. She goes to public high school. She attends pep rallies (reluctantly). She's human. And every other day in between, she's not. Though she's not quite sure what she is on those days, Kali knows what she...

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Take a chance on me  by Elizabeth Eulberg

Take a chance on me

Elizabeth Eulberg

"17-year-old Evie flees to London to stay with her estranged father for the summer after a video of her breakup goes viral, but finds herself desperate for a distraction from his controlling attitude. She meets a busker named Aiden who seems funny and kind,...

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Bladestay  by Jackie (Novelist) Johnson

Bladestay

Jackie (Novelist) Johnson

"When a violent, decades-long feud between two powerful men comes to a head in the small settlement of Bladestay, Colorado, cunning resident Theo Creed must use her wits to stay alive. Disguising herself as a young boy, seventeen-year-old Theo bluffs her way...

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