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Countdown by M. J. McIsaacMyles has it all: he's popular, has an amazing girlfriend and won a full athletic scholarship to a top university. But on the day of his high school graduation ceremony, while he struggles to write his valedictorian speech, Myles receives a text that changes everything. Somehow, through text conversations in the next six hours, Myles has to discover the identity of the person threatening to reveal his darkest secret: his role in a rugby team hazing. And with so much to lose, Myles is willing to do whatever it takes to stop them.
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| Promise Boys by Nick BrooksThe crime: the murder of Kenneth Moore, principal of Washington, D.C.'s Urban Promise Prep.
The suspects: three students. Trey, a jokester basketball player who supposedly supplied the gun; Ramon, a future chef whose hairbrush was found at the scene; and J.B., a quiet guy covered in the principal's blood. To clear their names, the boys must identify the killer themselves.
For fans of: Jason Reynolds' examinations of systemic injustice and Karen McManus' twisty thrillers. |
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Take a bow, Noah Mitchell by Tobias MaddenSeventeen-year-old gaymer Noah Mitchell only has one friend left: the wonderful, funny, strictly online-only MagePants69. After years playing RPGs together, they know everything about each other, except anything that would give away their real life identities. And Noah is certain that if they could just meet in person, they would be soulmates. Noah would do anything to make this happen--including finally leaving his gaming chair to join a community theater show that he's only mostly sure MagePants69 is performing in. Noah has never done anything like theater--he can't sing, he can't dance, and he's never willingly watched a musical--but he'll have to go all in to have a chance at love.
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Then Everything Happens At Once by M-E GirardWhen her secret crush, Freddie, makes a move on her and COVID-19 shuts the world down, 16-year-old Baylee is torn between her feelings for him and a boy she met online as she navigates the messy waters of love and desire.
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The Wrong Kind Of Weird by James RamosSecretly hooking up with popular cheerleader Karla Ortega, who repeatedly snubs him in public, multicultural geek and nerd club member Cameron Carson meets Mackenzie Briggs, who isn't afraid to be herself, and unexpectedly bonds with this girl who accepts him for who he is.
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| All My Rage by Sabaa TahirStarring: estranged friends Salahudin and Noor, trying to find their way back to each other while dealing with family strife, grief, and Islamophobia in their small desert town of Jupiter, California.
How it's told: in Salahudin and Noor's alternating perspectives, with lyrical glimpses into Salahudin's mother Misbah's past, plus tons of music references throughout.
Adaptation alert: This Printz Award-winning novel from the author of the popular Ember in the Ashes series is set for a television adaptation. |
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The First Stone by Don AkerWhen Reef throws a stone over a bridge, causing a horrific car accident that sends Leeza to the hospital, he faces a group home and volunteer work as punishment, but fates collide when Reef is assigned to help Leeza in a rehabilitation center.
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It's Kind Of A Funny Story by Ned VizziniAn ambitious new student at Manhattan's prestigious Executive Pre-Professional High School, Craig Gilner suddenly discovers that he has become an average kid among a group of brilliant students, a discovery that leads to increasing anxiety and a battle with clinical depression, during which he encounters a motley crew of fellow patients battling their own problems.
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L8r, G8r by Lauren MyracleThroughout their senior year in high school, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela continue to share "instant messages" with one another about their day-to-day experiences as they consider college, sex, the importance of prom, and the inevitable end of their inseparable trio.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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