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YA Picks from CFPL December 2017
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Long Way Down
by Jason Reynolds
15-year-old Will has 60 seconds whether or not he is going to murder the person who killed his brother. Another tough read by Reynolds about a kid trying to live by the rules of the street - no crying, no snitching and revenge.
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The Book of Dust
by Philip Pullman
Pullman's much anticipated "equel" series follows the classic His Dark Materials trilogy. This begins 10 years before the events of The Golden Compass - baby Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon! Lord Asriel! Dust! - and follows the adventures of a boy, Malcolm, his canoe La Belle Sauvage, a girl, Alice, and their demons as they try to save Lyra for the destiny the reader knows is coming for her. Pullman is the "equel" to Lewis and Tolkien, and he doesn't let his readers down in this rich, roaring adventure.
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The librarian of Auschwitz
by Antonio Iturbe
Based on true events follows the experiences of a teen prisoner in Auschwitz who risks her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust. Dita Kraus' legacy of courage and love of community and culture lives on through her life story.
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Piper
by Jay Asher
An evocative graphic novel adaptation of the classic Pied Piper legend follows the experiences of a shunned girl who believes her dream of a fairy-tale love has come true when she falls for a mysterious man with a dark past. .
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The Dark Intercept
by Julia Keller
Violet lives in comfort and isolation in a future where everything is controlled by the Intercept, a Big Brother Crime Prevention Device that monitors everyone's emotions and actions. But is total security worth giving up more than an ounce of freedome? Smart girl faces tough questions and becomes a hero in the process.
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That inevitable Victorian thing
by E. K Johnston
Princess Victoria-Margaret, a descendent of Victoria I, embarks on a final summer of freedom before she enters an arranged marriage and prepares to rule in this alternate world. She finds her happiness by forming relationships with a geneticist's daughter and a shipping heir.
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The gentleman's guide to vice and virtue
by Mackenzi Lee
If you want to learn about what exactly a Grand Tour meant, take one with these band of merry aristocrats in Europe. Not hard realism but great fun!
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Selections by Fiona Stevenson of the Kids & Young Adult Departments.
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