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Solo by Kwame AlexanderSeventeen-year-old Blade endeavors to resolve painful issues from his past to navigate the challenges of his former rockstar father's addictions, scathing tabloid rumors, and a protected secret that threatens his own identity. Availability:
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Shadow and bone by Leigh BardugoOrphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken to become the protegé of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold. Availability:
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Obsessed : a memoir of my life with OCD by Allison BritzA brave teen recounts her debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder, sharing insights into her painful but ultimately inspirational journey toward recovery. Availability:
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Walk on earth a stranger by Rae CarsonA young woman who possesses a supernatural ability to sense the presence of gold disguises herself as a boy and seeks safety and romance in California. By the best-selling author of the Girl of Fire and Thorns series. Availability:
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North of beautiful by Justina ChenTerra, a sensitive, artistic high school senior born with a facial port-wine stain, struggles with issues of inner and outer beauty with the help of her Goth classmate Jacob. Availability:
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Refugee by Alan GratzAlthough separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together. Availability:
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Rebel belle by Rachel HawkinsSeventeen-year-old Harper Price's charmed life is turned upside down when she discovers she's been given magical powers in order to protect her school nemesis David Stark, who is an Oracle. Availability:
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The girl from everywhere by Heidi HeiligGrowing up beside her father on a time-traveling ship that ventures to real and imaginary places, 16-year-old Nix struggles to preserve her life when her father obsessively pursues a map in a past time period in ways that threaten her existence. Availability:
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The name of the star by Maureen JohnsonRory, of Bénouville, Louisiana, is spending a year at a London boarding school when she witnesses a murder by a Jack the Ripper copycat and becomes involved with the very unusual investigation. Availability:
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Truly Devious by Maureen JohnsonWhen Stevie Bell, an amateur detective, begins her first year at a famous private school in Vermont, she sets a plan to solve the cold case involving the kidnapping of the founder's wife and daughter shortly after the school opened. Availability:
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Under a painted sky by Stacey LeeIn 1845 Missouri, Sammy, a Chinese girl, and Annamae, a runaway slave girl, disguise themselves as boys and travel on the Oregon Trail to California, facing countless dangers together and forging an unforgettable bond of friendship. Availability:
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The Call of the Wild by Jack London Buck lives a content life. Half St. Bernard, half Shepard, he is top dog on a California ranch. But the Gold Rush in the Klondike has produced an enormous demand for sled dogs so, when a gardener at the ranch needs to pay a gambling debt, stealing and selling Buck is a quick way to do it. Availability:
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Warcross by Marie LuA teen hacker and competitive bounty hunter who tracks down rule breakers of a wildly popular alternate-reality game accidentally glitches herself into a championship tournament, where she becomes an overnight sensation before being recruited as a spy for the game's billionaire developer. By the best-selling author of The Young Elites series. Availability:
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Touching Spirit Bear by Ben MikaelsenAfter his anger erupts into violence, Cole agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the Native American Circle Justice, and he is sent to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life. Availability:
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Greenglass House by Kate MilfordAt Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn, 12-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing, but soon guests begin arriving with strange stories about the house, sending Milo and Meddy, the cook's daughter, on an adventure. Availability:
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Cinder by Marissa MeyerAs plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story. Availability:
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We are all made of molecules by Susin Nielsen-FernlundThirteen-year-old brilliant but socially-challenged Stewart and mean-girl Ashley must find common ground when, two years after Stewart's mother died, his father moves in with his new girlfriend--Ashley's mother, whose gay ex-husband lives in their guest house. Availability:
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Bloom by Kevin PanettaAfter graduation, Ari is desperate to move to the big city with his band, but he has to find someone who can replace him at his parent's struggling bakery, so when he meets Hector he thinks his prayers have been answered. Availability:
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Ghost by Jason ReynoldsGhost is a naturally talented runner with a troubled background, but when he is recruited for an elite middle school track team, he must prove to his coach that he can overcome his problems and become the best sprinter in the city. Availability:
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Stamped : racism, antiracism, and you by Jason ReynoldsA timely reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s National Book Award-winning Stamped From the Beginning reveals the history of racist ideas in America while explaining their endurance and capacity for being discredited. Availability:
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The fountains of silence : a novel by Ruta SepetysDrawn back to his mother’s homeland by the utopian promises of the Franco regime in 1957 Madrid, the photographer son of an oil tycoon bonds with a girl who raises his awareness about the lingering shadows of the Spanish Civil War. Availability:
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Scythe by Neal ShustermanIn a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't. Availability:
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Peak by Roland SmithAfter being arrested for scaling a New York skyscraper and then sent to live with his long-lost father and fellow climber, Peak Marcello finds it difficult to rebuild their bond, thus when his father suddenly pushes him to climb Mt. Everest, Peak must take into consideration his father's questionable motives. Availability:
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The Scorpio Races by Maggie StiefvaterThe best-selling author of Shiver follows the experiences of a pair of youths who are swept up by a fantastical horse race across a treacherous cliff that makes them feel supremely alive and threatens dire consequences. Availability:
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They called us enemy by George TakeiThe iconic actor and activist presents a graphic memoir detailing his experiences as a child prisoner in the Japanese-American internment camps of World War II, reflecting on the hard choices his family made in the face of legalized racism. Availability:
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The unlikely hero of room 13B by Teresa TotenStruggling with his parents' divorce, his stepsibling, and the challenges of OCD, teen Adam Spencer Ross can't imagine ever falling in love until he meets Robyn Plummer and is hopelessly drawn to her. Availability:
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The running dream by Wendelin Van DraanenWhen a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running again. Availability:
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The prince and the dressmaker by Jen WangThe best-selling cartoonist of In Real Life presents a graphically illustrated fairy-tale set in Paris at the dawn of the modern age, where a cross-dressing prince hides his identity as a popular fashion icon and falls for a brilliant dressmaker who knows his secret at the same time his royal parents begin searching for a traditional bride for him to marry. Availability:
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American born Chinese by Gene Luen YangA graphic novel by the author of Duncan's Kingdom alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in American popular culture. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Availability:
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