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New Young Adult Books 11/7/2018
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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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Sometime after midnight
by L. Philips
Forging a brief but intense connection with a famous social media star over a shared love of the same indie band, gay music prodigy Nate flees when he discovers his crush's connection to the record label that destroyed his father's life, only to become the subject of a romantic viral manhunt. Simultaneous eBook.
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The letting go
by Deborah Markus
Everyone Emily has ever been close to has been brutally murdered so she sequesters herself at a boarding school, maintaining her distance, but a new student is determined to be her friend
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Finding miracles
by Julia Alvarez
Fifteen-year-old Milly Kaufman is an average American teenager until Pablo, a new student at her school, inspires her to search for her birth family in his native country
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Nine
by Zach Hines
In a dystopian alternate-world debut novel, humans have nine lives and are encouraged by the government to use them up, offering death incentives aimed at controlling overpopulation, but when Julian finally succumbs, he uncovers suspicious gaps in the rebirth system and is soon on the verge of exposing the greatest conspiracy ever unleashed on the world. Simultaneous eBook.
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Shade me
by Jennifer Brown
Perpetual outsider and synesthesia sufferer Nikki Kill is linked to an attack on ultra rich and popular Peyton Hollis, and as Nikki is thrust into the world of the Hollis family it is clear that someone wants Peyton dead
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Making friends
by Kristen Gudsnuk
When she and her friends are placed in different classes and begin liking different things at the start of seventh grade, Dany inherits a magic sketchbook and uses it to create a perfect best friend, but this best friend soon becomes far from perfect
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Tips & tricks : over 100 essential techniques to sharpen your skills
by Christopher Hart
"The third title in Christopher Hart's bestselling Master Guide to Drawing Anime series is essential for all anime artists who want to fine-tune their skills. This is the guide that all anime and manga artists--of any level--need! Chris Hart delves deep into the specifics of drawing anime characters and scenes and explores every aspect of anime forms. He reveals his secrets for composing a complete picture, and discusses rarely covered topics. Entirely new tutorials include instruction on drawing hands and feet in different gestures or positions, arranging characters within the action, and creating nuanced expressions. Fans of The Master Guide books will find this title to be invaluable in strengthening their drawing skills, while newcomers will see thisas a perfect introduction to the series"
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The dark descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
by Kiersten White
The events of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein unfold from the perspective of Elizabeth Lavenza, who is adopted as a child by the Frankensteins as a companion for their volatile son Victor
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Give the dark my love
by Beth Revis
Told in two voices, seventeen-year-old alchemy student Nedra turns to dark magic when a deadly plague sweeps through her homeland leaving her new friend, Grey, to pull her from the darkness
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Spellbook of the Lost and Found
by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
Six teenagers come together one stormy Irish summer and after they discover a tattered spellbook, find out they are connected in ways they could never have imagined
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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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