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New Young Adult Books 11/15/2017
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The following books are new to shelves at Kendall Young Library. To reserve an item, click on the image or title to be taken to the library's catalog. (Detailed instructions at the end of the newsletter.)
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Long way down
by Jason Reynolds
Driven by the secrets and vengeance that mark his street culture, 15-year-old Will contemplates over the course of 60 psychologically suspenseful seconds whether or not he is going to murder the person who killed his brother. By the National Book Award finalist author of When I Was the Greatest. Simultaneous eBook.
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Crossing Ebenezer Creek
by Tonya Bolden
Freed from slavery, Mariah and her young brother Zeke join Sherman's march through Georgia, where Mariah meets a free black named Caleb and dares to imagine the possibility of true love, but hope can come at a cost
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Devils & thieves
by Jennifer Rush
A debut entry in a new urban fantasy series by the author of the Altered Saga finds 18-year-old Jemmie, a magically flawed member of her world's kindled community, reluctantly partnering with her biker gang leader ex to investigate local disappearances and rumors of forbidden magic during an annual festival. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Tool of war
by Paolo Bacigalupi
In a future beset with rising seas, corporate government, and constant civil war, a bioengineered half-man/half-beast super-soldier who calls himself Tool breaks his conditioning to overcome his genetically enhanced sense of loyalty to the corporation that created him and seeks revenge against his old masters
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And I darken
by Kiersten White
At first rejected by her father and always ignored by her mother, a girl child born to Vlad Dracula grows up to be Lada Dragwlya, a vicious and brutal princess, destined to rule and destroy her enemies
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The silver mask
by Holly Black
A latest entry in the series that includes The Copper Gauntlet and The Iron Trial continues the magical adventures of Call and his friends in the Magisterium. Co-written by the Newbery Honor-winning author of Doll Bones. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Ship of the Dead
by Rick Riordan
Magnus and his friends set sail for the farthest borders of Jotunheim and Niflheim in pursuit of Asgard's greatest threat, Loki's demonic ship full of zombies
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Piper Perish
by Kayla Cagan
Piper Perish and her two friends, Kit and Enzo, have long planned on getting out of Houston and going to art school in New York City together, but halfway through their senior year Enzo breaks up with her at a dance in the most public, spectacular, and embarrassing manner possible--and suddenly Piper is faced with a series of life and relationship changing events that threaten her dream
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Louis undercover
by Fanny Britt
During the summer holiday Louis and his younger brother spend two weeks with their dad, who appears to have stopped drinking, but a close call with a bee sting brings their mother and the quartet spend a few days together before everything starts back upagain
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Before the devil breaks you
by Libba Bray
The Diviners face ghosts that are haunting an asylum and wreaking havoc all over New York City, forgotten ones with dangerous ties to the King of Crows
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There's someone inside your house
by Stephanie Perkins
When incrementally more violent attacks overshadow life at Osborne High, an intense hunt for the killer leads to the revelation of astonishing secrets. By the best-selling author of Anna and the French Kiss. Simultaneous eBook.
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All the crooked saints
by Maggie Stiefvater
Three cousins who are members of an unusual family that possesses the ability to perform miracles are repeatedly sought out for their gifts while they struggle to establish free lives for themselves and navigate the fallout from miracles that happen in ways other than anticipated. By the award-winning author of the Raven Cycle series. Simultaneous eBook.
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All items can be reserved through the Kendall Young Library catalog: - When viewing an item in the catalog, click "place hold" button.
- Enter your library card number (14 digits on the back of your card) with no spaces.
- Enter your PIN. If you don't know your PIN, try:
- Your 4-digit birth month and day (i.e. August 4 would be 0804), or
- The last 4 digits of your library card number.
- If neither of these options work, call the library at 832-9100.
- You will get a call from the library when the item is available.
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