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An abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Always being dumped by girls named Katherine, Colin Singleton, a washed-up child prodigy with a Judge-Judy obsessed best friend, embarks on a quest to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which will impact all of his future relationships and change his life. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint.
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Au revoir, crazy European chick
by Joe Schreiber
Preferring to play with his band during a much-anticipated gig, Perry is forced by his mother to escort a quiet, socially awkward Lithuanian exchange student to the prom and is astonished to learn that she is actually an undercover assassin on a high-stakes mission in Manhattan. A first young adult novel by the author of Red Harvest. 75,000 first printing.
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Boy 21
by Matthew Quick
Finley, an unnaturally quiet boy who is the only white player on his high school's varsity basketball team, lives in a dismal Pennsylvania town that is ruled by the Irish mob, and when his coach asks him to mentor a troubled African American student who has transferred there from an elite private school in California, he finds that they have a lot in common in spite of their apparent differences
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Center field
by Robert Lipsyte
Mike has his junior year under control: he has a solid group of friends, is dating one of the hottest girls in school and Coach Cody has all but given him the starting spot as varsity center fielder on his high school baseball team, but then Oscar Ramirez shows up and it's not long before Mike begins to lose control …
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Curveball: the year I lost my grip
by Jordan Sonnenblick
Forced to abandon his athletic ambitions after a bizarre injury, high school freshman Peter Friedman develops his photography hobby and is surprised by a generous gift of camera equipment from his grandfather and the attentions of two girls at school--a star swimmer and a photography classmate. Book available.
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Dead end in Norvelt
by Jack Gantos
In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore
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The enemy
by Charles Higson
After a disease turns everyone over sixteen into brainless, decomposing, flesh-eating creatures, a group of teenagers leave their shelter and set out of a harrowing journey across London to the safe haven of Buckingham Palace
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Epic
by Conor Kostick
Knowing that successfully playing the game Epic will determine the quality of one's life on New Earth, Erik decides to risk it all to avenge his parents and subvert the rules of the game, but he ends up coming face-to-face with the Committee--the tyrannical rulers of the land. Reprint.
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The Eye of Minds
by James Dashner
A debut installment in a series set in a world of hyper-advanced technology, cyberterrorism and extreme gaming finds talented young hacker Michael enlisted by the government to stop a violent fellow hacker who is trapping hostages in nightmarish, brain-damaging virtual reality environments. By the best-selling author of the Maze Runner series.
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The 5th Wave
by Richard Yancey
Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them
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Gone
by Michael Grant
When everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears from a California town, a battle erupts between the remaining residents and the students from a local school, as well as those who have "The Power" and those who do not
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I hunt killers
by Barry Lyga
Jazz learned all about being a serial killer from his father, but believes he has a conscience that will help fight his own urges and right some of his father's wrongs, so he helps the police apprehend the town's newest murderer
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It's kind of a funny story
by Ned Vizzini
An ambitious new student at Manhattan's prestigious Executive Pre-Professional High School, Craig Gilner suddenly discovers that he has become an average kid among a group of brilliant students, a discovery that leads to increasing anxiety and a battle with clinical depression, during which he encounters a motley crew of fellow patients battling their own problems. Reprint.
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Me and Earl and the dying girl : a novel
by Jesse Andrews
Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia. 25,000 first printing.
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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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The perks of being a wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
In a thought-provoking coming-of-age novel, Charlie struggles to cope with complex world of high school as he deals with the confusions of sex and love, the temptations of drugs, and the pain of losing a close friend and a favorite aunt. Original.
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Proxy
by Alex London
Born into one of the City's wealthiest families and paired with a Proxy named Syd, who endures punishments for Knox's misdeeds, Knox discovers that he has more in common with Syd than either of them previously understood when his father's manipulations prompt a cross-country chase that forces the boys to save each other.
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QB 1
by Mike Lupica
From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Travel Team, Heat and Million Dollar Throw comes a cheer-worthy, family-friendly novel about 14-year-old Jake Cullen, who lives in the shadows of his father and older brother until he becomes the starting quarterback for the high school football team and finally gets his chance to shine.
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Ranger's Apprentice
by John Flanagan
With Morgarath, Lord of the Mountains of Rain and Night, on the brink of attacking the kingdom, fifteen-year-old Will is chosen as the Ranger’s new apprentice and must learn all the skills necessary to take part in the fierce battle ahead with their unique form of magic in the hopes of saving the villagers from pending annihilation.
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Reality Boy
by A. S. King
Haunted by his past as a child reality television celebrity, teen Gerald Faust struggles with violent anger that has relegated him to a very lonely world and the special education program at school, where he starts to feel dangerously close to snapping--until he chooses to create possibilities for himself that he never knew he deserved.
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Revolver
by Marcus Sedgwick
In a tense, psychological drama set in the snowy wilderness of the Arctic Circle during the Alaska Gold Rush, 14-year-old Sig confronts a stranger who has come to settle the score with Sig's now-dead father.
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Ship breaker
by Paolo Bacigalupi
A tale set in a Gulf Coast shanty town 100 years in the future finds teen Nailer dreaming of a better life on the sea before discovering a beached clipper ship and lone survivor. By the Nebula- and Hugo-nominated author of Pump Six and Other Stories.
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The Spectacular Now
by Tim Tharp
Known by all as the best party guy in town, Sutter Keely lives a carefree life with no responsibility, but when he meets Aimee, a socially inept girl with a real need for change, Sutter ends up in unfamiliar territory when his feelings for her suddenly become more real than anything he's ever felt in his life. Book available.
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Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz
After his uncle dies in an accident, fourteen-year-old Alex suspects foul play and seeks to solve the mystery of his death, making himself the target of terrorists in the process.
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Tyrell
by Coe Booth
While living in a homeless shelter with his disconnected mother and little brother, Tyrell has to come to terms with the life he has been given and a father in prison, thus seeking to improve his situation, Tyrell believes that money is the answer and starts to consider illegal pursuits to get it. Reprint.
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Ungifted
by Gordon Korman
Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.
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When we wuz famous
by Greg Takoudes
Winning a full scholarship to an elite boarding school, straight-A student and gifted basketball athlete Francisco Vicioso is bombarded with questions about his barrio background by hostile classmates who assume the worst of him. A first novel by the award-winning creator of the film, Up with Me.
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Zom-B
by Darren Shan
B wonders about a zombie outbreak in Ireland and finds himself struggling for survival while forging precarious alliances in the serpentine corridors of his high school
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