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Grendel's Guide to Love and War
by A. E. Kaplan
A teen misfit resolves to defeat a local bully who upsets the senior community by constantly throwing wild parties, an effort that is complicated by the teen's father's PTSD, his unrequited feelings for the bully's sister, and an existential crisis related to his mother's death.
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Radio Silence
by Alice Oseman
A studious girl and a quiet, straight-A boy start a controversial podcast together that challenges their courage and forces them to confront issues in the form of backlash and censorship.
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Windfall
by Jennifer E. Smith
Buying her crush a lottery ticket for his 18th birthday, Alice is astounded when he wins, creating an unexpected situation that is complicated by her parents' recent deaths, her crush's absent father's gambling debts, and differing opinions about how their relationship is changing.
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Get It Together, Delilah!
by Erin Gough
Forced to manage the family deli when both parents leave, 17-year-old Delilah struggles to keep up with her schoolwork, navigate bullies and retain her closest friendship while watching a woman across the street who performs beautiful dances every night.
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| Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld; illustrated by Alex PuvillandIn the spill zone, Addison is careful to stay on her motorbike in case she needs to make a fast retreat from unnatural beasts or glowing-eyed corpses. Photographing her devastated hometown for cash is dangerous -- but Addison risks it in order to finance an escape. |
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Breakthrough : How One Teen Innovator Is Changing the World
by Jack Andraka
Written by the innovative teen who created an early detection test for cancer at age 15, this uplifting memoir shares the story behind his groundbreaking discovery, an effort marked by his struggles with bullying and depression.
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On a Clear Day
by Walter Dean Myers
Struggling to survive in a near-future world of oppressive security and limited resources, computer whiz Dahlia joins forces with a chess prodigy, a former athlete, and other talented teens to combat a terrorist and sabotage the corporations that dominate their existence.
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The Doubt Factory
by Paolo Bacigalupi
When a radical band of teen activists claim that Alix's powerful father covers up corporate wrongdoing and allows innocent victims to die, she must decide if she will blow the whistle on his misdeeds.
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