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Popular New Fiction for Teens
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The thousandth floor by Katharine McGeeA tale set in a 1,000-story luxury tower one century into the future follows the experiences of an addicted perfectionist, a betrayed teen, a financially strapped girl, a socialite with an illegal A.I. that he designed and a genetically perfect girl who dreams of what she can never have.
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Don't tell, don't tell, don't tell
by Liane Shaw
Enjoying his second friendship ever with fellow outcast Angel, sixteen-year-old Frederick, who has Asperger's, promises to keep a secret for Angel that leads to his being questioned by the police after she disappears
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The sun is also a star by Nicola YoonA scientifically minded girl who avoids relationships to help keep her family from being deported and a dutiful student who endeavors to live up to his parents' high expectations unexpectedly fall in love and must determine which path they will choose in order to be together. By the best-selling author of Everything, Everything.
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The twelve days of Dash & Lily by Rachel CohnTold in alternating chapters, a holiday-themed Dash and Lily romance is set during the 12 days before Christmas as the young couple joins a group traveling to Manhattan in order to recapture the magic of the season for Lily, who is struggling with a loved one's illness.
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The Murdstone trilogy
by Mal Peet
Philip Murdstone's books are not selling, so his agent convinces him to write a high fantasy blockbuster, but Philip is totally unsuited to the task, until he meets a dwarfish stranger and makes a Faustian bargain
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A world without you by Beth RevisA teen boy suffering from the delusion that he can travel through time becomes obsessed with saving his girlfriend, a depressed girl with a tragic past and the superpower of invisibility. By the best-selling author of the Across the Universe series.
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Dan versus nature
by Don Calame
The veteran screenwriter and author of Swim the Fly follows the story of a teen graphic novel artist whose mother sends him on a survivalist camping trip to bond with his soon-to-be-stepdad, a haphazard journey marked by pranks, his germaphobe best friend, an attractive girl and the loss of their guide.
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The memory of things by Gae PolisnerRacing to safety across the Brooklyn Bridge after witnessing the first Twin Tower collapse on September 11, 2001, 16-year-old Kyle, having been separated from his family, impulsively brings home a traumatized girl who has forgotten who she is. By the award-winning author of The Summer of Letting Go.
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Kids of appetite by David ArnoldInterrogated in separate rooms at a New Jersey police department, a young man with a neurological disorder characterized by facial paralysis and a beautiful punk girl explain how they found themselves wrapped up in a murder. By the best-selling author of Mosquitoland.
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Every hidden thing by Kenneth OppelSeventeen-year-old Samuel Bolt and his archeologist father are determined to excavate the skeleton of a massive dinosaur, the "rex," as are Rachel Cartland and her father, creating a rivalry that pushes the two young people together and forces them to decide between joining together to find their quarry and make a new life together or allow enmity to keep them from both the rex and each other.
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Stick by Michael B HarmonA talented athlete who secretly dislikes football and a social misfit who performs anonymous good deeds in memory of his murdered father forge an unlikely friendship that brings healing and help to both boys.
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Goldfish by Nat LuurtsemaA young swimmer is marginalized and bereft after her Olympics ambitions are dashed, compelling her to work as a coach for three popular boys with whom she forges a unique bond that is shaped by their different social statuses at school. A first novel.
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Whisper to me
by Nick Lake
Writing a letter to a heartbroken boy to explain why she pushed him away, Cassie asks for his forgiveness while reflecting on her father's anger over their relationship, the reasons for her occasional disappearances and the traumatic long-ago night that she does not want to remember. By the award-winning author of In Darkness.
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Defending Taylor
by Miranda Kenneally
Taylor, a senator's daughter, was captain of the soccer team and contender for valedictorian at her private school, but gets kicked out, sent to a rival high school, and soon she is falling for her brother's friend Ezra
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Timber Creek Station
by Ali Lewis
Thirteen-year-old Danny Dawson lives on a cattle station in the Australian outback, where his family struggles to cope with the accidental death of his older brother a year earlier and his sister's pregnancy by an Aboriginal
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Every exquisite thing by Matthew QuickReceiving an out-of-print cult classic from a beloved teacher, Nanette, a dutiful student and star athlete, discovers her inner rebel and pursues new relationships before discovering the downside of a rebellious life. By the best-selling author of The Silver Linings Playbook.
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Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey WhaleyAn agoraphobic teen who has not left his house for three years is sought out by an ambitious girl determined to get into a top-tier psychology program by treating him and earning a scholarship, a plan that is challenged by their growing bond.
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Two Summers by Aimee FriedmanA tale told in a split-narrative format that traces the parallel course of two different choices explores questions of fate and self-determination as Summer stays home in one narrative to confront a longtime crush amid secrets, and in the other, spends the season in the south of France, where the mysteries back home are shaped by new experiences.
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