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"I am a blood-soaked girl." ~ from Stephanie Oakes' The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
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This Savage Song
by Victoria Schwab
Urban Fantasy. Kate Harker wants to follow in her father's footsteps and let the monsters roam free and destroy the city. August Flynn is a monster who wants to use his power to protect the innocent and make peace. The city is divided and this unlikely pair--one a ruthless opportunist and one a protector of the innocent—must choose between their friendship and enmity at the risk of their city's future, because they may be the only ones who can save it from crumbling to the ground.
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The Leaving
by Tara Altebrando
Mystery. Six kindergarteners were taken. Eleven years later, five come back as teens--with no idea of where they've been. They struggle to reacclimate to life with their families in spite of trauma and an inability to remember the sixth victim, Max. Avery, Max's sister, needs to find her brother--dead or alive--and isn't buying this whole memory-loss story. By the award-winning co-author of Roomies | .
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| All We Have Left by Wendy MillsFiction. On September 11, 2001, Alia (age 16, aspiring comic book artist, Muslim) is visiting the World Trade Center when it's attacked by terrorists, and she finds herself fighting for survival alongside a guy named Travis. Fifteen years later, Travis' sister Jesse (age 16, prone to hateful graffiti, white) is grappling with the racism and rage she learned after her brother's death. No matter how much (or how little) you know about 9/11, these intertwining stories will break your heart, make you think, and give you hope. For a different take on the experiences of modern Muslim teens, pick up Amélie Sarn's I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister.
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| Gemini by Sonya MukherjeeFiction. Is there a life beyond small-town safety for two sisters who are literally joined at the hip? Conjoined twins Clara and Hailey are very close, but also very different: anxious, astronomy-loving Clara hates being ogled whenever they go somewhere new, while rebellious, artistic Hailey longs for adventure. Neither wants to let go of their powerful bond, but as they look to the future and begin to explore romantic relationships, the sisters consider surgical separation for the first time. Are the privileges of typical individuality worth the risks of separation? Find out in this unusual, insightful book that’s perfect for readers who love Sarah Crossan's One. |
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The geek's guide to unrequited love
by Sarvenaz Tash
Fiction. Secretly harboring feelings of love for his best friend, Roxy, for years on end, Graham learns that the creator of their favorite comic series is making a rare appearance at New York Comic Con and thinks of a perfect plan to score tickets while declaring his feelings, a goal that is complicated by the wacky costumed activities of their fan world.
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The Smaller Evil
by Stephanie Kuehn
Suspense. Chronically sick and anxiety plagued Arman Dukoff runs away to attend a self-actualization retreat where he eventually discovers both a bloody corpse and a sense of self that was not what he bargained for"
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| The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie OakesFiction. Leaving behind a murdered "prophet" and the burning remains of a cult compound, Minnow Bly commits a violent assault that lands her in juvenile detention -- and she does it all without hands. The questions of how Minnow lost her hands, and how she survived her childhood in the oppressive cult of the Prophet Kevin, are answered in careful revelations throughout the book, which alternates between Minnow's grim past and uncertain present. Brutal, "bone-chillingly beautiful" (Booklist), and as page-turning as anything by Ellen Hopkins, Minnow's story (inspired by the fairy tale "The Handless Maiden") is one you won't soon forget.
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| Gated by Amy Christine ParkerThriller. Doomsday is coming, and 17-year-old Lyla is no longer sure if she wants to be saved. Though Lyla loves the safety of living in the gated Community, and is pleased that their leader, Pioneer, has chosen to protect her family, she's also having doubts. As the apocalypse that Pioneer predicted looms closer and the Community prepares to move into an underground silo, Lyla sees Pioneer's charisma crumbling. Is it salvation or suicide to follow his plan? And what will happen if she refuses? Gripping psychological tension and an unflinching style make Gated (and its sequel, Astray) very difficult to put down. |
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The Dead-Tossed Waves
by Carrie Ryan
Horror. Gabry lives a quiet life in a town surrounded by the dead who hunger for the living, but her mother's secrets, a cult that worships the dead, and a stranger from the forest who seems to know her threaten to destroy Gabry's world
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The Chosen One
by Carol Lynch Williams
Fiction. In a polygamous cult in the desert, Kyra, not yet fourteen, sees being chosen to be the seventh wife of her uncle as just punishment for having read books and kissed a boy, in violation of Prophet Childs' teachings, and is torn between facing her fate and running away from all that she knows and loves
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