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Love in English
by Maria E. Andreu
Feeling blocked after moving from Argentina to New Jersey, a 16-year-old poet finds herself torn between a cute American boy in her math class and a Greek student who understands the struggles she is facing in an ESL class.
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My Long List of Impossible Things
by Michelle Barker
"The arrival of the Soviet Army in Germany at the end of World War II sends sixteen-year-old Katja and her mother and sister into turmoil. With their father gone and few resources available to them, Katja and her sister are forced to flee their home. Their harrowing journey to find a safer haven brings danger and violence as Katja deals with her new reality and confronts her country's role in the war"
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Ignite the Sun
by Hanna Howard
Based on the author’s personal struggles with anxiety and depression, an allegorical teen novel follows the experiences of a girl who is raised to fear the sun after a witch shrouds the kingdom in shadows.
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| Like Home by Louisa OnoméStarring: 16-year-old Chinelo “Nelo” Agu and Kate Tran, two best friends on a mission to save their neighborhood from gentrification and find their places in the world.
For fans of: If you like books by Angie Thomas and Elizabeth Acevedo, you’ll enjoy this inclusive coming-of-age story centered on friendship, community, and what it means to call a place “home.” |
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The Meet-Cute Project
by Rhiannon Richardson
High school junior Mia, who hates romantic comedies, must endure the "meet-cute" encounters her best friends set up to help her find a date for her sister's wedding
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For Fans of Leigh Bardugo
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The Never Tilting World
by Rin Chupeco
"After an ancient prophecy is betrayed, a world ruled by a long line of goddesses is split in two--one half in perpetual day, and the other in an endless night--and two young twin goddesses set out on separate and equally dangerous journeys to the Breachthat divides them, hoping to save their broken world"
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| Courting Darkness by Robin LaFeversWhat it is: the 2nd in a new series set in the same 15th-century universe as His Fair Assassin. This time, the perspective alternates between that of Sybella and Genevieve, two trained assassins working from within the French court. Why you might like it: Both Sybella and Genevieve are icons of strength who struggle to make choices, and to ultimately understand themselves. |
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| The Crown's Game by Evelyn SkyeIntroducing: Vika Andreyeva and Nikolai Karimov, two sorcerers dueling to win the coveted role of Imperial Enchanter in their native Russia.
The twist: Whoever wins the duel becomes Imperial Enchanter. Whoever loses is sentenced to death.
Read it for: action-packed, operatic fiction, a shocking climax, and maybe a little romance. |
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An Ember in the Ashes
by Sabaa Tahir
"Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire's greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution"
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| Strange the Dreamer by Laini TaylorWelcome to: a world where cities lose their names, where a quiet librarian can become a hero, and where the aftermath of war masks devastating secrets.
What's inside: Laini Taylor’s lush writing, intricate plots, carefully crafted characters, and penchant for star-crossed romance show up in full color in this 1st volume of two, followed by Muse of Nightmares. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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New Castle Public Library 207 E. North St. New Castle, Pennsylvania 16101 724-658-6659www.ncdlc.org |
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