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Popular New Fiction for Teens
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After the shot drops
by Randy Ribay
Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood
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When light left us
by Leah Thomas
Comforted by a shimmering figure who helps them see, hear and write in inspired ways, three siblings struggle to heal in the aftermath of their father's departure and wonder how they will ever be the same after their transformative experiences. By the award-winning author of Because You'll Never Meet Me.
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I have lost my way by Gayle FormanA talented singer who is losing her voice, a gay teen on the brink of running away to find the boy he loves and a city newcomer reeling from a tragedy collide in Central Park and gradually reveal to each other the losses that have made them feel out of control.
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Damselfly : a novel
by Chandra Prasad
Indian-American teenager Samantha Mishra, her best friend Mel Sharpe, and the other members of the Drake Rosemont Academy fencing team are on their way to Tokyo when their plane crashes on a jungle-choked island, so while they hope for rescue, the teens will need to use all their ingenuity to survive the jungle, the old man who is stalking them--and each other
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The apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David HutchinsonA teen born via parthenogenesis to a virgin mother discovers her baffling ability to heal when she saves her longtime crush from a gunshot wound, a situation that is complicated by other seeming miracles and manifestations.
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All we can do is wait : a novel by Richard LawsonKeeping vigil in the waiting room of Massachusetts General Hospital in the hours after a bridge collapse rocks the city, a group of teens endure painful secrets and fears for their injured loved ones while struggling to resolve the difficulties of their pasts and the uncertainty of their futures.
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A land of permanent goodbyes by Atia AbawiWhen the city where he lives with his large, loving family is destroyed by Daesh fighters who bomb buildings, commit acts of violence and publicly execute anyone who resists, a heartbroken Tareq embarks on the perilous life of a refugee traveling a dangerous route from Syria through Turkey and Greece.
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American panda by Gloria ChaoStruggling with guilt stemming from her parents' cultural expectations about her future as a proper wife and doctor, a 17-year-old Taiwanese-American college freshman hides the truth about her germ phobia and her crush on a Japanese classmate before reconnecting with her brother, who is estranged from the family for dating the wrong woman.
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The ocean in my ears
by Meagan Macvie
In small-town Alaska in the 1990s, high school senior Meri's determination to escape for a more exciting place wanes as she struggles with family, grief, friends, and hormones
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The day the angels fell
by Shawn Smucker
"When tragedy shakes young Samuel Chamber's family, his search for answers entangles him in the midst of an ancient conflict and leads him on an unexpected journey to find the Tree of Life"
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Dress codes for small towns by Courtney C StevensThe tomboy daughter of a preacher rebels against conventional beliefs about the proper role she should conform to and ends up getting into trouble with her posse of friends before a love triangle complicates her relationships and makes her aware of her gender identity.
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Broken Beautiful Hearts by Kami GarciaEscaping to a small southern town when an injury that nobody believes was caused by her ex puts her athletic future at risk, Peyton resists her attraction to a local MMA fighter before her old and new lives collide, forcing her to confront difficult truths.
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Far from the tree by Robin BenwayFeeling incomplete as an adopted child after placing her own baby up for adoption, teen Grace tracks down her biological siblings and finds herself struggling with the dynamics of being a middle child between an embittered older brother and an outspoken younger sister.
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That inevitable Victorian thing by E. K JohnstonPreparing for her arranged marriage and coronation in an alternate-universe near-future where the British Empire never fell, crown princess Victoria-Margaret, a descendent of Victoria I, embarks on a final summer filled with balls and freedom before forging an unusual bond with a geneticist's daughter and a shipping heir.
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Into the Bright Unknown by Rae CarsonA conclusion to the trilogy that includes the best-selling Walk on Earth a Stranger finds Lee, her fiancé Jefferson and their magical friends targeted by a dangerous billionaire and working to develop their talents in ways that could alter the California landscape forever.
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erikca L. SánchezWhen the sister who delighted their parents by her faithful embrace of Mexican culture dies in a tragic accident, Julia, who longs to go to college and move into a home of her own, discovers from mutual friends that her sister may not have been as perfect as believed.
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The grave keepers
by Elizabeth Byrne
In a society obsessed with grave keeping, two teenaged sisters, whose parents own a small-town cemetery in upstate New York, must deal with the world outside their insular family
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You bring the distant near by Mitali PerkinsTold in alternating teen voices across three generations, an exploration of sisterhood, first loves, friendship and the inheritance of culture traces a family that is shaped by Indian-American identity, a forbidden biracial love affair and social activism.
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Little & Lion by Brandy ColbertReturning home to Los Angeles from her New England boarding school, Suzette considers staying home for good so that she can be near her friends, her crush, and her recently diagnosed bipolar brother, a situation that is complicated by her growing feelings for the girl her brother loves.
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Saints and misfits by S. K. AliStruggling to secure her identity as an Arab Indian-American hijabi teen who loves pop culture and aspires to a career in photography, Janna Yusuf falls for a boy she cannot date and considers exposing a person with a monstrous nature who is pretending to be a saint in their tightknit Muslim community.
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The Art of Starving by Sam J. MillerA gay teen with an eating disorder that he believes gives him supernatural mental clarity decides to infiltrate the life of a bully responsible for driving away his sister, an effort that leads to a greater awareness of body image, self-acceptance and the things he cannot control.
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