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Read for a Lifetime 2016/17
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An Illinois state program for High School students sponsored by the Secretary of State to encourage reading of classics, nonfiction and young adult fiction.
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All American boys
by Jason Reynolds
When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints
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Audacity
by Melanie Crowder
A historical fiction novel in verse detailing the life of Clara Lemlich and her struggle for women's labor rights in the early twentieth century in New York
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Boys don't knit : in public
by Tom Easton
Ordered to perform community service and take up a productive hobby after an incident involving alcohol, his boneheaded friends and a crossing guard, 17-year-old worrier Ben takes a knitting class that helps him deal with his anxieties in spite of his friends' attitudes. Simultaneous eBook.
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Dorothy must die
by Danielle Paige
Whisked to Oz by another Kansas twister, Amy Gumm discovers that the magical land has been systematically destroyed by Dorothy's tyrannical rule, a situation that compels Amy to join the Revolutionary Order of deposed magic-wielders who want to put an end to Dorothy's oppressive reign. 125,000 first printing.
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Dumplin'
by Julie Murphy
Questioning her plus-sized body for the first time when an athletic boy appears to return her affections, Willowdean enters her city's beauty pageant and uses her sassy styles and talents to compete against thinner contestants. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.
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Elena vanishing : A Memoir
by Clare B Dunkle
Documents the author's teenage struggles with anorexia, sharing her and her mother's perspectives regarding a five-year period marked by profound anxiety and self-destructive efforts to manage the disorder. A first book.
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The glass castle : a memoir
by Jeannette Walls
The second child of a scholarly, alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing from the Arizona desert, to Las Vegas, to an Appalachian mining town, during which her siblings and she fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities. Reprint. 125,000 first printing.
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I will always write back : how one letter changed two lives
by Caitlin Alifirenka
It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten letters, and forty kids in his class. But he was the top student, sohe got the first one. That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives. In this compelling dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends -- and better people -- through their long-distance exchange. Their story will inspire you to look beyond your own life and wonder about the world at large and your place in it
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Lady midnight
by Cassandra Clare
A first entry in the new Dark Artifices series, a sequel to the internationally best-selling Mortal Instruments series, finds an adult Emma resolving to avenge the deaths of her parents and foil a demonic plot while her parabatai, Julian, struggles to bond with a returned brother who does not recognize him. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Martian
by Andy Weir
Stranded on Mars by a dust storm that compromised his space suit and forced his crew to leave him behind, astronaut Watney struggles to survive in spite of minimal supplies and harsh environmental challenges that test his ingenuity in unique ways. A first novel. (science fiction).
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Orphan train
by Christina Baker Kline
Close to aging out of the foster care system, Molly Ayer takes a position helping an elderly woman named Vivian and discovers that they are more alike than different as she helps Vivian solve a mystery from her past
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The pregnancy project : a memoir
by Gaby Rodriguez
Details how Gaby was able to fake her own pregnancy--hiding the truth from even her siblings and boyfriend's parents--and what it was like to become an accidental overnight media sensation
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Red Queen
by Victoria Aveyard
Mare is a Red blood, a mere thief in a poor village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court where she discovers she has a supernatural ability of her own, so to cover up this impossibility the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess, but Mare risks everything to help the growing Red rebellion
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Red rising
by Pierce Brown
A tale set in a bleak future society torn by class divisions follows the experiences of secret revolutionary Darrow, who after witnessing his wife's execution by an oppressive government joins a revolutionary cell and attempts to infiltrate an elite military academy
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Riders
by Veronica Rossi
Recovering from an accident that actually killed him, Gideon Blake, who aspired to be a U.S. Army Ranger, discovers that he is manifesting strange new powers and has become one of the four legendary horsemen of the apocalypse who, along with his fellow riders, must save humanity from an ancient evil force. Simultaneous eBook.
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Saint anything
by Sarah Dessen
Sydney's charismatic older brother, Peyton, has always been the center of attention in the family but when he is sent to jail, Sydney struggles to find her place at home and in the world until she meets the Chathams, including gentle, protective Mac, who makes her feel appreciated for the first time. Simultaneous.
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Salt to the sea : a novel
by Ruta Sepetys
Frantically racing to freedom with thousands of other refugees as Russian forces close in on their homes in East Prussia, Joana, Emilia and Florian meet aboard the doomed Wilhelm Gustloff and are forced to trust each other in order to survive. By the award-winning author of Out of the Easy. Simultaneous eBook.
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Six of crows
by Leigh Bardugo
Offered a chance to participate in a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams, criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker recruits a team of talented associates to organize a plot that is threatened by their mutual enmity. Simultaneous eBook.
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Where'd you go, Bernadette : a novel
by Maria Semple
When her notorious, hilarious, volatile, talented, troubled and agoraphobic mother goes missing, teenage Bee begins a trip that takes her to the ends of the earth to find her. By the author of This One is Mine. Reprint.
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Zeroboxer
by Fonda Lee
An up-and-coming weightless combat athlete prepares for the Zero Gravity Fighting Association championship while partnering with a beautiful Martian marketing strategist who renders him an Earth celebrity before he stumbles into a criminal plot. Original.
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