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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
by Ben Philippe
Uprooted from his native Montreal to Austin, Texas, a black French-Canadian teen navigates the joys and clichés of the American high school experience, including falling in love, before challenging himself to accept friendship into his life. A hilarious debut novel.
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Just My Luck
by Jennifer Honeybourn
While working as a housekeeper at the ritzy Grand Palms hotel in Maui, Marty made it a habit to steal small items from the guests. What better way to stick it to the rich snobs they have to clean up after? But now she's having terrible luck, and to turn it around Marty knows she just has to return all of the items she stole. She meets a new guest, Will, who is different from the other guests at the hotel. After a string of misunderstandings and accidents threaten their relationship, Marty has to find a way to fix her luck for good-- or say goodbye to Will forever.
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| Wilder Girls by Rory PowerEver since the Tox infected the Raxter School for Girls, killing some and leaving others distorted, the survivors have been under strict quarantine -- but that doesn’t stop student Hetty from venturing into the Tox-ravaged woods in search of a missing friend. The gruesome mutations and brutal violence of the Tox might be too much for some readers, but those who like things dark and disturbing will be hooked by this dystopian/horror hybrid. |
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Swipe Right for Murder
by Derek Milman
Finding himself alone in a posh New York City hotel room for the night, Aidan does what any red-blooded seventeen-year-old would do--tries to hook up with someone new. But that lapse in judgement leads him to a room with a dead guy and a mysterious flash drive...two things that spark an epic case of mistaken identity that puts Aidan on the run--from the authorities, his friends, his family, the people who are out to kill him--and especially from his own troubled past.
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| The Merciful Crow by Margaret OwenWhen a routine job takes an unexpected turn, Fie -- future chief of the Crows, Sabor’s lowly caste of undertakers and mercy-killers -- has to decide if the promise of protection for the Crows is worth the risk of a dangerous quest. Diverse characters, pulse-pounding adventure, and an intriguing system of magic. |
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Rough Patch
by Nicole Markotić
Keira, a figure skater entering high school, finds herself conflicted when she is interested in both boys and girls--especially Jayne, a new girl who seems perfect for her.
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Riot School
by Robert Rayner
After their school is shut down, five students, led by Bilan, occupy the school in protest, but when the school board intends to remove them by force, the group must determine how far they are willing to go to have their school reopened.
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School Spirits
by Rachel Hawkins
A spin-off story from the best-selling author of the Hex Hall series features feisty monster-fighting heroine Izzy Brannick, who relocates to a new town after the work-related disappearance of her older sister only to tackle a bizarre series of hauntings at her new high school, where she develops a crush and resists trusting new friends.
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Permanent Record by Leslie StellaHaving left public school under mysterious circumstances, sixteen-year-old junior Badi Hessamizadeh enters Magnificat Academy, where he struggles with his Iranian-American identity, his clinical depression, and bullies.
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Yo, Miss: A Graphic Look at High School
by Lisa Wilde
In an autobiographical novel in graphic format, teacher Lisa Wilde recounts a year at John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy, a charter high school for at-risk students in New York City, as a group of teens facing heavy odds attempt to earn diplomas.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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