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Exciting undertakings involving risk and physical danger
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Rebel of the sands
by Alwyn Hamilton
Longing to escape her dead-end, completely non-magical town, gunslinger Amani unexpectedly falls in love with exotic stranger Jin, who reveals his identity as a magical rebel in a secret movement to overthrow the Sultan. A first novel.
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Hideout
by Watt Key
Using his fishing boat to explore the forbidden swampy areas near his Gulf Shore home, 12-year-old Sam discovers a mysterious boy in an abandoned cabin and resorts to telling lies to help his new friend as danger increases for both boys and hidden truths become harder to uncover.
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The fixer
by Jennifer Barnes
When her grandfather develops dementia, 16-year-old Tess, who has been maintaining his Montana ranch, is whisked away to Washington, D.C. by a sister she barely knows and thrown into a world of politics, power, wealth, love triangles and family secrets.
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Edgeland
by Jake Halpern
Coming of age on an island where people prepare for the afterlife before entering a turbulent whirlpool from which nobody returns, orphan Wren dreams of escaping her home on a trading boat only to be accidentally sucked into the whirlpool, where she discovers a reality beyond the abyss that is worse than anyone could have imagined. By the best-selling authors of Nightfall.
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Monument 14
by Emmy Laybourne
Trapped inside a chain superstore by an apocalyptic sequence of natural and human disasters, six high school kids from various popular and unpopular social groups struggle for survival while protecting a group of younger children. A first novel.
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Refugee
by Alan Gratz
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.
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The drowned cities
by Paolo Bacigalupi
In a dark future America that has devolved into unending civil war, orphans Mahlia and Mouse barely escape the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities, but their fragile safety is soon threatened and Mahlia will have to risk everything if she is to save Mouse, as he once saved her. A companion to the Printz Award winner and National Book Award finalist Ship Breaker.
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The raft
by S. A. Bodeen
When her last-minute cargo flight to the Pacific Islands Midway Atoll is brought down by a catastrophic storm, lone passenger Robie finds herself drifting in the middle of the ocean on a raft with the co-pilot, Max, with whom she struggles to survive without supplies. By the author of The Compound.
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The traitor's game
by Jennifer A Nielsen
Embroiled in a cruel immortal king's palace politics in spite of having spent three years in exile, the daughter of a high-ranking official is kidnapped by a group of rebels who require her to search for a lost weapon capable of destroying the throne, a plan that she endeavors to sabotage despite conflicting loyalties. By the best-selling author of the Ascendance Trilogy.
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Ascent
by Roland Smith
Visiting Alessia in oppressed Myanmar, Peak Marcello accepts an invitation to climb Hkakabo Razi, one of the world's most isolated mountains, in an effort that pits him against dangerous wildlife and violent local corruption.
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Blonde ops : a novel
by Charlotte Bennardo
Expelled from yet another boarding school for hacking, 16-year-old Bec Jackson is shipped off to Rome to intern at a top fashion magazine and discovers—in the midst of snarky models, a demanding boss, a hunky bike messenger and, in her editor-in-chief's mysterious accident—a plot to kidnap the First Lady.
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Trapped
by Michael Northrop
A follow-up to Gentlemen finds three boys trapped at school by a record-breaking blizzard that forces them to employ extreme measures to survive and keep their heads, an effort that is complicated by the presence of two attractive fellow shut-ins.
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Safekeeping
by Karen Hesse
In a tale set against the backdrop of a near-future America where an oppressive political party has assumed control over the government in the wake of the president's assassination, young Radley struggles through difficult travel restrictions to return home only to discover that her parents have gone missing and her credit cards are not working. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Out of the Dust.
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Storm Warriors
by Elisa Carbone
Having been chased away from his hometown by the KKK, Nathan is determined to make a stand when prejudice shows its ugly face again as he pursues his dream of becoming a rescuer of men from sinking ships like the other African-American crewmen on Pea Island. An ALA Notable Book.
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Wonder Woman : Warbringer
by Leigh Bardugo
Determined to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters, Diana throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law, risking exile, to save a mere mortal who is unwittingly fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery. Movie tie-in.
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In darkness
by Nick Lake
Trapped in the ruins of a Haitian hospital after a devastating earthquake, young Shorty is terrified by the bodies of victims and dwindling supplies before finding inspiration to rescue himself through the example of revolutionary leader Toussaint L'Ouverture.
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Avalanche
by Melinda Braun
When a deadly avalanche traps their group of thrill-seeking cross-country skiers in an abandoned cabin near a Rocky Mountain pass, Matt is challenged to overcome deadly environmental elements, mountain lions and limited supplies to bring them all to safety. A first novel.
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Warcross
by Marie Lu
A teen hacker and competitive bounty hunter who tracks down rule breakers of a wildly popular alternate-reality game accidentally glitches herself into a championship tournament, where she becomes an overnight sensation before being recruited as a spy for the game's billionaire developer. By the best-selling author of The Young Elites series.
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Endangered
by Eliot Schrefer
Reluctantly accompanying her advocate mother to a bonobo sanctuary, a teen girl participates in a desperate effort to rescue the bonobos and survive in the jungle when a revolution breaks out and the sanctuary is attacked. By the author of The School for Dangerous Girls.
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The bitter side of sweet
by Tara Sullivan
Frantically working to escape punishment by their overseers, Ivory Coast child slaves Amadou and Seydou befriend a slave newcomer whose constant attempts to escape compel the brothers to plan their own flight. By the award-winning author of Golden Boy.
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Murder, magic, and what we wore
by Kelly Jones
Deciding to become a spy when her father is killed and his money goes missing, an early 19th-century teen uses her talent for sewing to run a dressmaking shop, navigate around her naysaying contemporaries and create magical glamours to disguise herself.
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Touching Spirit Bear
by Ben Mikaelsen
After his anger erupts into violence, Cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the Native American Circle Justice, and he is sent to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life.
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Adrift
by Paul Griffin
Taking a job in Montauk for the summer, best friends Matt and Mike meet three girls who enjoy lives of privilege before the group becomes lost at sea in a small boat and must overcome respective differences in order to survive. By the author of Burning Blue.
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Feral nights
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Tracking his sister to Austin only to discover that she is a key suspect in a murder case, free-spirited werecat Yoshi embarks on a personal search for answers, while werepossum Clyde and human Aimee pursue their own investigation in an effort to avenge the brutal killing of werearmadillo friend Travis.
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Black helicopters
by Blythe Woolston
Surviving in an underground den for more than a decade after her people are attacked by the forces of a hostile government, 15-year-old Valkyrie and her older brother emerge in a near-future Montana after the disappearance of their father and struggle to acclimate to a world filled with fear and violence. By the award-winning author of The Freak Observer.
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