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New Young Adult Books 5/12/2021
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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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Finding my voice
by Marie G. Lee
A rerelease of a groundbreaking Own Voices classic finds a Korean American senior navigating community racism and family disapproval when she begins dating a popular football player in her mostly-white school. By the author of Saying Goodbye. Simultaneous eBook.
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Kissing lessons
by Sophie Jordan
Determined to escape her conservative Texas hometown, a girl with a wild reputation gives a nerdy classmate lessons in how to attract guys before unexpectedly falling for her client’s popular golden-boy older brother, who disapproves of her methods. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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You say it first
by Katie Cotugno
Volunteering at a voter registration call center, a teen who has planned out her entire Ivy League life clashes with an underprivileged caller with opposing political views over a series of conversations that gradually lead to a friendship and something more. By the best-selling author of 99 Days. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Set fire to the gods
by Sara Raasch
The daughter of a family of gladiators and a street fighter who possesses a rare elemental gift are forced to choose between loyalties when a revenge plot gone wrong inadvertently triggers a deadly conflict between their world’s elemental gods. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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River of dreams
by Jan Nash
Preparing to leave for college while her brother lies in a coma, Finn experiences nightmares about her brother’s pleas for her help before discovering her identity as a Dreamwalker and resolving to save her brother’s life. A first novel. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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They wish they were us
by Jessica Goodman
Determined to make the most of her senior year at an elite Long Island prep school, Jill investigates the death of her best friend three years earlier when the latter’s imprisoned ex begins sending her texts proclaiming his innocence. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Running
by Natalia Sylvester
Seeing her father with new eyes when he launches a presidential campaign, a sheltered Cuban-American teen is exposed to unwanted media attention, scandals and devastating truths before finding the courage to speak out. By the award-winning author of Everyone Knows You Go Home. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Fake plastic world
by Zara Lisbon
A follow-up to Fake Plastic Girl finds social-media darling Justine Childs confronting notoriety and public accusations when she is declared a main suspect in the murder of her best friend, a former child star. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Nobody knows but you
by Anica Mrose Rissi
The loyalty between a painfully obsessed teen and her best friend is tested by an on-again, off-again boyfriend and a murder at the end of summer camp that reveals the secrets the girls have and have not shared with each other. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Seven devils
by Laura Lam
Eris has been assigned a new mission: to infiltrate a spaceship ferrying deadly cargo and return the intelligence gathered to the Resistance, but her partner for the mission, mechanic and hotshot pilot Cloelia, bears an old grudge against Eris, making analready difficult infiltration even more complicated
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I kissed Alice
by Anna Birch
Fiercely competing for a coveted scholarship, Alabama Fine Arts Academy rivals Rhodes and Iliana discover unexpected feelings for one another while unknowingly collaborating on a graphic novel for an anonymous fan-fiction website. Simultaneous eBook.
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This is my America
by Kim Johnson
Sending weekly letters to an organization she hopes will save her innocent father from death row, 17-year-old Tracy uncovers racist community secrets when her track star brother is wrongly accused of murder. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Essentially Charli : The Ultimate Guide to Keeping It Real
by Charli D'Amelio
"Everyone knows Charli D'Amelio as the only TikTok personality to have--at age 16--surpassed 100 million followers. For the first time ever, Charli is ready to share the intimate details of her life: how she navigated challenges and stayed positive in the face of cyberbullying, who she was as a little girl, what family means to her, and how you too can navigate your social media presence and IRL friendships in order to develop a strong and confident identity"
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Roses and radicals : the epic story of how American women won the right to vote
by Susan Zimet
An account of the work of brave activists who secured voting rights for women in America shares insights into the everyday prejudices that inhibited equal rights before 1920, profiling such notables as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul while tracing the events that led up to the passage of the triumphant 19th Amendment. 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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