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Gravity
by Sarah Deming
What it's about: Sixteen-year-old Gravity Delgado has been breaking records and competitors since she started boxing with a legendary coach at age twelve, and now will reach the Olympics if her home life and romance do not distract her.
You may also like: Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay, "a page-turning portrayal of the struggle to reconcile faith, family, and immigrant identity."
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Ali Cross
by James Patterson
What it's about: Published to coincide with the release of the 25th entry in Patterson’s best-selling Alex Cross thrillers, a series debut starring Alex’s son, Ali, follows his desperate search for a missing friend and clues proving his father’s innocence against a backdrop of neighborhood burglaries.
Want more?: James Patterson has many great titles to his name, stop in and browse our selection anytime.
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| Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi KritzerWhat it’s about: Because Steph and her mom move so often, Steph’s only friends are from CatNet, a social media site for sharing cat photos. With the most recent move, however, Steph finally finds IRL friends -- as well as a disturbing threat that might endanger them all.
Narrated by: both Steph and CheshireCat, CatNet’s self-aware AI admin. |
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| Crying Laughing by Lance RubinStarring: 15-year-old Winnie, who quit comedy after an embarrassing stand-up fail at her own bat mitzvah.
What happens: Flirting with funny guy Ezra tempts Winnie to join an improv group at school; meanwhile, things at home get serious after Winnie’s dad (and comedy mentor) is diagnosed with ALS.
Why you might like it: Hilariously awkward and honest, this realistic read highlights the power of humor even in the most difficult situations. |
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Cinder
by Marissa Meyer
What it's about: As 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 onthe Cinderella story.
Series alert: This is the first book in the Lunar Chronicles series, continue the tale with Scarlet and Cress.
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The Darkest Minds
by Alexandra Bracken
What it's about: Sixteen-year-old Ruby breaks out of a government-run "rehabilitation camp" for teens who acquired dangerous powers after surviving a virus that wiped out most American children.
Series alert: This is the first book in the series, to hear more pick up a copy of Never Fade.
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| The Young Elites by Marie LuIntroducing: Adelina, a "malfetto" who’s marked by mutations (silver hair, a missing eye) and cruelly abused by her father.
What happens: After Adelina realizes that her mutations include unusual powers, she’s recruited by the Young Elites -- a group of similarly talented malfettos -- and targeted by the sinister Inquisitor. |
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Catwoman: Soulstealer
by Sarah J Maas
What it's about: Two years after escaping Gotham City's slums, Selina Kyle returns by day as the mysterious, wealthy Holly Vanderhees, but by night, she teams up with Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn under the guise of Catwoman to wreak havoc throughout Gotham City--and she just may be Batwing's undoing as she tangles with him at night and her devilishly handsome neighbor, Luke Fox, by day.
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City of Bones
by Cassandra Clare
What it's about: Suddenly able to see demons and the Shadowhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster
Series alert: This is the first book in the Mortal Instruments series. Keep reading with City of Ashes.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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