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Paper things
by Jennifer Jacobson
Leaving with her brother when he decides he can no longer stay with their guardian, Ari endures a life of homelessness that challenges her schoolwork, friendships, and the promise made to her mother that she and her brother would stay together
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The Chosen
by Taran Matharu
Boarding a prison plane of teen delinquents in the wake of a wrongful conviction, Cade arrives in an alternate realm filled with prehistoric creatures, ancient relics and discarded people who are forced to compete in their overlords' brutal survival game. By the best-selling author of the Summoner Trilogy.
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Dear Martin
by Nic Stone
Fiction. Justyce McAllister is 17, Ivy League-bound, and one of the few black students at his prep school. Following a disturbing incident of police profiling, Justyce doesn't know how to cope with his anger and frustration -- so he pours them into letters to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. If this powerful debut novel about a black teen facing violent racism resonates with you, be sure to also check out Angie Thomas' The Hate U Give.
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Dance of thieves
by Mary Pearson
Sent by the queen to investigate transgressions committed by the powerful Ballenger dynasty, a talented former street thief unexpectedly falls for the clan's young leader, who becomes her ally and rival in an escalating game of cat and mouse. Simultaneous eBook.
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The wicked king
by Holly Black
A sequel to The Cruel Prince finds Jude navigating the Faerie's constantly shifting political alliances while the wicked but alluring king, Cardan, does everything in his power to undermine her, before the acts of a mysterious traitor threaten the lives of everyone Jude loves. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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For Fans of Karen M. McManus
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The Night She Disappeared
by April Henry
What it’s about: After Kayla, Gabie’s co-worker at Pete’s Pizza, goes missing during a delivery, Gabie is just as shocked and mystified as the police seem to be…until she realizes that she might have been the intended victim.
Why you might like it: layers of intrigue and multiple perspectives -- including the kidnapper’s -- will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way through this thriller from the author of Girl, Stolen.
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| People Like Us by Dana MeleThe setting: Bates Academy, an elite prep school where Kay Donovan has reinvented herself as a popular soccer star, leaving her shady past behind.
The set-up: Kay’s past catches up to her, however, when a murdered classmate leaves behind a digital scavenger hunt that forces Kay to expose her new friends’ darkest secrets...or else have her own secrets revealed.
Read it for: backstabbing, revenge, and an intricate plot that will keep you guessing. |
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American heart
by Laura Moriarty
Imagine a United States in which registries and detainment camps for Muslim Americans are a reality. This is the world of fifteen-year-old Sarah-Mary Williams of Hannibal, Missouri. Sarah-Mary, who has strong opinions on almost everything, isn't concerned with the internments, as she doesn't know any Muslims. She assumes that everything she reads and sees in the news is true, and that these plans are better for everyone's safety. Then she meets Sadaf, a fugitive escaping to Canada. Should she turn her in... or help her?
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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