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Landscape With Invisible Hand
by M. T Anderson
What it's about: When the vuvv bring alien technology to Earth, lost jobs lead to poverty and the pay-per-minute dating videos Adam and his girlfriend, Chloe, provide in order to survive soon erode their relationship.
Want more?: Give Anderson's Feed a try. It's another futuristic read available on BRIDGES.
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The Conference of The Birds
by Ransom Riggs
What it's about: A latest entry in the best-selling series continues the story of Jacob Portman, who takes a brave leap into The Conference of the Birds while pursued by dangerous enemies.
Series alert: This is the fifth book in Ransom Riggs' popular series. Catch the beginning with the series titled book Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children.
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Be Not Far From Me
by Mindy McGinnis
What it's about: Feeling more at home in the woods than under a roof, Ashley finds the limits of her survival abilities tested when a betrayal and an accident strand her in untracked territory. By the Edgar Award-winning author of A Madness So Discreet.
Want more?: You might also want to try McGinnis' The Female of The Species, available for Curbside and on BRIDGES.
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The Queen's Assassin
by Melissa De la Cruz
What it's about: A first entry in a planned duology finds a royal assassin and a secret magical apprentice teaming up to reclaim their land’s stolen magic from an adversarial sect only to confront dangerous lies that bring everything they believe into question.
Series alert: As mentioned above this is the first in the Queen's Secret series. The second is due this fall, but if you're looking for something in the meantime, take a look at De la Cruz's other books, we've got a great selection to choose from.
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Gold Rush Girl
by Avi
What it's about: Finding freedom and friendship in 1848 San Francisco while her father searches for gold, Tory embarks on a mud-caked search for her kidnapped brother throughout San Francisco Bay’s treacherous Rotten Row area and its hundreds of abandoned ships.
Want more?: This is just one of many great novels from Avi, try more through Curbside Pick-up or BRIDGES.
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| Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn BowmanWhat it's about: A visit with her aunt in Hawaii holds no excitement for Rumi Seto after the death of her sister and songwriting partner, Lea. Grief-stricken and detached from the music she loves, Rumi finds solace with her aunt's neighbors, surfer Kai and prickly old Mr. Watanabe.
Who it's for: readers in search of a sophisticated, emotionally charged story and a character whose asexuality is clearly stated, but not front-and-center. |
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Sawkill Girls
by Claire Legrand
What it's about: A lovelorn newcomer, a grief-stricken pariah and a privileged liar intersect on the island of Sawkill Rock, where they become unlikely defenders against an insidious monster that has been preying upon the girls in their community for decades.
Want more?: You might also like Some Kind of Happiness, also by Legrand.
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Seven Ways We Lie
by Riley Redgate
What it's about: Seven high-school students engage in personal battles against the seven deadly sins in the face of exposed secrets and school scandals that threaten everything they care about.
You might also like: Four Weeks, Five People by Jennifer Yu. It's another tale of facing your demons amidst the chaos of high school.
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| Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireWelcome to: Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, an unorthodox boarding school for young people who’ve returned, often unwillingly, from journeys to fantasy realms.
What happens: New student Nancy longs to return to the Underworld, but when a killer starts stalking the school, she has to put aside her dreams of death to keep her friends alive. |
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Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland
What it's about: When families go missing in Baltimore County, Jane McKeene, who is studying to become an Attendant, finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy that has her fighting for her life against powerful enemies.
Series alert: This is the first in series by the same name. Catch the sequel when it comes out this year.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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