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New Young Adult Books 3/22/2017
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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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Stranger than fanfiction
by Chris Colfer
When four fans jokingly invite a world-famous kid actor on a cross-country trip, his surprising acceptance leads to a paparazzi-laden adventure of friendship, loss and revelations. Simultaneous eBook.
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Ronit & Jamil
by Pamela L Laskin
A lyrical novel in verse retells the story of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the modern-day Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza, where an Israeli girl and a Palestinian boy are brought together by their distrustful fathers' business arrangements and fall into a forbidden love. Simultaneous eBook. 40,000 first printing.
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The hate u give
by Angie Thomas
After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died
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One Blood Ruby
by Melissa Marr
A conclusion to the story that began with Seven Black Diamonds finds Lily helping the Queen of Blood broker a peace with the human world only to be confronted by a mysterious adversary who is orchestrating violent attacks to sabotage the peace process. Simultaneous eBook. 50,000 first printing.
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The valiant
by Lesley Livingston
The 17-year-old daughter of a proud Celtic king is captured by a band of brigands and sold to an exclusive training school for women gladiators under the patronage of Julius Caesar, circumstances that force her to put her survival in the hands of an enemy who was responsible for a beloved sister's death. Simultaneous eBook.
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American street
by Ibi Zoboi
Separated from her detained mother after moving from Haiti to America, Fabiola struggles to navigate the home of her loud cousins and a new school on Detroit's gritty west side, where a surprising romance and a dangerous proposition challenge her ideas about freedom. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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Goodbye days : a novel
by Jeff Zentner
When a simple text causes a fatal crash, ending the lives of his three best friends, a guilt-ridden Carver becomes subject to a criminal investigation and receives support from a few loving people before his friends' families ask him to share a goodbye day with them. Simultaneous eBook.
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Lifeblood
by Gena Showalter
Having chosen her realm in the Everlife, Ten faces the consequences of her decision and endeavors to save her Secondlife while the war between Troika and Myriad rages, a situation that is further complicated by Ten's inability to forget Killian. Simultaneous eBook. 150,000 first printing.
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Camp So-and-So
by Mary McCoy
"Twenty five girls are invited to attend the mysterious Camp So-and-So over the summer where they work with their cabin mates to compete in the All-Camp Sports 7 Follies"
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Waking in time
by Angie Stanton
Abbi Thorp is in mourning for her beloved grandmother when she arrives at the University of Wisconsin for her freshman year, but when she wakes up in her dorm room she finds herself transported to 1983--and that is only the beginning of a trip back in time that exposes her to some of the secrets in her family's past, and to a fellow time traveler named Colton
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Traitor to the throne
by Alwyn Hamilton
A sequel to Rebel of the Sands finds reluctant heroine gunslinger Amani al'Hiza taken captive by the forces of the Sultan, whose agenda seems less tyrannical than originally believed. Simultaneous eBook.
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Escape to Australia
by James Patterson
Underdog hero Rafe Khatchadorian ventures into the dangerous wilds of Australia after winning an art competition and encountering the hostility of an unwelcoming host family that forces him to bond to misfit new friends in order to survive. Simultaneous eBook.
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Dog's best friend
by James Patterson
Spotting his grandmother standing in line at the local soup kitchen, Rafe decides to start a dog-walking business that he hopes will become a huge money-making empire to help his struggling family, a plan that is thwarted by two sabotaging twins. Simultaneous eBook. 350,000 first printing.
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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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