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Zen and gone
by Emily France
Watching over her little sister while her mother works, Essence bonds with a tourist boy who accompanies her on a three-day survival game in the Rocky Mountains, where she encounters unexpected dangers at the same time her sister goes missing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Storm-wake
by Lucy Christopher
Moss lives alone with her magician father and a dog on a magical island, until a tempest sweeps a wild, not-quite-human boy, Callan, onto its beaches, and the two grow close, despite her father's worries--and then one day, a young man from the outside world is shipwrecked on her island, and after that nothing will be the same again
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The loneliest girl in the universe
by Lauren James
Stranded on a spaceship speeding away from Earth, Romy is euphoric when she gets word that she will soon be joined by another ship, but as the Eternity gets closer, Romy begins to suspect that the captain has a mission all of their own
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The art of escaping
by Erin Callahan
When Mattie, seventeen, seeks out the reclusive Miyu, daughter of a famed escapologist, to indulge her secret desire to learn the craft, it leads to a friendship with classmate Will, who bears a huge secret of his own
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Unearthed
by Amie Kaufman
When the Earth intercepts a message from a long-extinct alien race, a scholar who studies the alien's technologically advanced culture and a scavenger who seeks to outmaneuver her rivals become unlikely partners to secure a cache of hidden riches. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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For Fans of The Hate U Give |
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| Long Way Down by Jason ReynoldsWhat it's about: When 15-year-old Will boards an elevator with a gun in his waistband, he's ready to avenge his brother's murder. But can his resolve outlast the surprises of his ride to the ground floor?
Read it for: spare, page-turning poetry that packs a strong emotional punch.
Why fans might like it: Like The Hate U Give, Long Way Down focuses on one character's grief and internal conflict in the aftermath of murder. |
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| Piecing Me Together by Renée WatsonStarring: aspiring collage artist Jade, who lives in a poor, mostly black neighborhood and goes to a fancy, mostly white high school.
What happens: After being invited into a mentoring program for "at-risk" African American girls, Jade (who doesn't feel particularly "at-risk") is matched with an unhelpful mentor, prompting her to explore success on her own terms.
Why fans might like it: Jade, like Starr, has to juggle two social identities while trying to stay true to herself. |
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All American boys
by Jason Reynolds
When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend
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Tumbling : Library Edition
by Caela Carter
After sacrificing their childhoods, Grace, Leigh, Camille, Wilhelmina, and Monica are competing in the two days of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, after which their lives will change forever
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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