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"It’s okay how some stories leave off without an ending. Life doesn’t always deliver the one you would expect." ~ from Adam Silvera's More Happy Than Not
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| Steeplejack by A.J. HartleyFantasy. On the same day that apprentice steeplejack Berrit is murdered, a priceless glowing stone is stolen. Anglet "Ang" Sutonga, who'd been teaching Berrit how to repair the many steeples and spires of Bar-Selehm, suspects that the two events are connected. Ang's suspicions are confirmed after a shady politician hires her to investigate the crimes, leading her to uncover a conspiracy that could cause the simmering conflicts between the city's various classes and races to boil over into war. Set in a fictional land resembling Victorian-era South Africa, Steeplejack's breathless action and alternate history world-building will appeal to fans of Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan trilogy. |
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Three truths and a lie
by Brent Hartinger
A weekend retreat in the woods and an innocent game of three truths and a lie go horribly wrong in this high-octane psychological thriller filled with romantic suspense by a Lambda Award–winning author.
Deep in the forest, four friends gather for a weekend of fun.
Truth #1: Rob is thrilled about the weekend trip. It’s the perfect time for him to break out of his shell…to be the person he really, really wants to be.
Truth #2: Liam, Rob’s boyfriend, is nothing short of perfect. He’s everything Rob could have wanted. They’re perfect together. Perfect.
Truth #3: Mia has been Liam’s best friend for years…long before Rob came along. They get each other in a way Rob could never, will never, understand.
Truth #4: Galen, Mia’s boyfriend, is sweet, handsome, and incredibly charming. He’s the definition of a Golden Boy…even with the secrets up his sleeve.
One of these truths is a lie…and not everyone will live to find out which one it is.
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| Black River Falls by Jeff HirschScience Fiction. What would you do if everyone you loved forgot about you? It's a question that becomes terrifyingly relevant for 16-year-old Cardinal after a virus sweeps through his hometown of Black River Falls, erasing the memories of everyone it infects. As families break down and chaos takes hold, Card escapes to the forest, where he starts a camp for infected orphans. As one of the few remaining uninfected, Card feels responsible for his town, yet he can't help but wonder if it would be easier to forget. Similar to Megan Crewe's Fallen World trilogy, Black River Falls is a thought-provoking story of survival. |
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Ghostly echoes
by William Ritter
"The highly anticipated third volume of the paranormal detective series perfect for "readers who enjoy Doctor Who, Supernatural, Grimm...and of course, Sherlock Holmes stories, and who are ready to say up into the wee hours." Jenny Cavanaugh, the ghostlylandlord of 926 Augur Lane, has enlisted the services of her detective-agency tenants to solve a decade-old murder--her own. Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, R. F. Jackaby, dive into the cold case, starting with a search for Jenny's fiancé, who went missing the night she died. But when a new, gruesome murder closely mirrors the events of ten years prior, Abigail and Jackaby realize that Jenny's case isn't so cold after all, and her killer may be far more dangerous than they suspected. Fantasy and folklore mix with mad science as Abigail's race to unravel the mystery leads her across the cold cobblestones of nineteenth-century New England, down to the mythical underworld, and deep into her colleagues' grim histories to battle the most deadly foe she has ever faced"
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Finding Abbey Road : an Exile novel
by Kevin Emerson
Torn between wanting to stay with her band Dangerheart and her soulmate Caleb, and taking off in a different direction at her dream college, Summer travels to London, with Caleb, to unlock the missing songs mystery, but the last clues present an impossible challenge
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All we have left
by Wendy Mills
Now: Sixteen-year-old Jesse is used to living with the echoes of the past. Her older brother died in the September 11th attacks, and her dad since has filled their home with anger and grief. When Jesse gets caught up with the wrong crowd, one momentary hate-fueled decision turns her life upside down. The only way to make amends is to face the past, starting Jesse on a journey that will reveal the truth about how her brother died. Then: In 2001, sixteen-year-old Alia is proud to be Muslim . . . it's being a teenager that she finds difficult. After being grounded for a stupid mistake, Alia decides to confront her father at his Manhattan office, putting her in danger she never could have imagined. When the planes collide into the Twin Towers, Alia is trapped inside one of the buildings. In the final hours, she meets a boy who will change everything for her as the flames rage around them . . . Interweaving stories from past and present, All We Have Left brings one of the most important days in our recent history to life, showing that love and hope will always triumph.
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Eight Rivers of Shadow
by Leo Hunt
It’s been a few months since Luke Manchett inherited a Host of eight hostile spirits from his dead father and made a deal with the devil to banish them. Luke’s doing his best to blend in to the background of high school, to ignore the haunting dreams spawned by his father’s Book of Eight, and to enjoy the one good thing to come from the whole mess: his girlfriend, Elza. And then it all begins again. Ash, a strange new girl with stark white hair, requests his help—and his Book of Eight—to save her twin sister, who was attacked by a demon. Ash knows a lot more about necromancy than Luke and seems to know what she’s doing, but can she be trusted? As Luke is drawn into a spiral of ever more dangerous favors, he finds himself not only summoning the deadliest members of his father’s Host, but returning to Deadside in a terrifying quest to save what he holds dearest—or die trying.
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The gilded cage
by Lucinda Gray
After growing up on a farm in Virginia, Walthingham Hall in England seems like another world to sixteen-year-old Katherine Randolph. Her new life, filled with the splendor of upper class England in the 1820s, is shattered when she discovers the corpse of her brother George in a lake on the estate-the tragic accidental drowning of a young man, the coroner reports, despite the wound to George's head. Katherine is expected to observe the mourning customs and get on with her life, but she can't accept that her brother's death was an accident. A bitter poacher prowls the estate, and strange visitors threaten the occupants of the house. There's a rumor, too, that a wild animal stalks the woods of Walthingham. Can Katherine retain her sanity long enough to find out the truth? Or will her brother's killer claim her life, too?
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| Run by Kody KeplingerFiction. Their families couldn't be more different, but maybe that's why Bo and Agnes are best friends. Agnes, who's legally blind and fed up with her hyper-protective parents, is drawn to the free-spirited Bo, who's rumored to be just as wild as her notorious family. So when Bo tells Agnes that she's got no choice but to run away from their narrow-minded Kentucky town, Agnes decides to go with her. The secrets they reveal on the road, however, may push their loyalty to the breaking point. Alternating between past and present, Agnes and Bo take turns narrating this up-close look at a strong yet stormy friendship. |
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Wax
by Gina Damico
Seventeen-year-old Poppy stumbles into a secret workshop at the infamous Grosholtz Candle Factory and soon, a wax boy called Dud is helping her uncover an evil plot that threatens her hometown of Paraffin, Vermont
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| The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love by Sarvenaz TashFiction. From their childhood love of Harry Potter to their more recent passion for comics, Graham and Roxy's close friendship is founded on shared fandoms. When Graham finds out that the reclusive creator of their favorite comic will be appearing at New York Comic Con, he sees it as a sign: the event will be the perfect time to finally confess his love for Roxy. Once they arrive at the con, however, Graham discovers that grand romantic gestures are lot easier in fiction than in real life. Pop culture in-jokes, quippy dialogue, and diverse characters all add to the charm of this quirky romantic comedy. |
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| And I Darken by Kiersten WhiteHistorical Fiction. She might not be a vampire, but Lada Dragwlya, daughter of Wallachian prince Vlad Dracul, has a biting personality. Along with her brother Radu, Lada is sent as a royal hostage to the court of the Ottoman Sultan, where she has to be brutal if she wants to survive long enough to restore her country's power. Even so, she can't ignore her dangerous attraction to the Sultan's son, Mehmed. If you're captivated by this trilogy opener, check out Eleanor Herman's Blood of Gods and Royals for another historically-inspired series featuring twists, treachery, and ruthless female characters. |
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Poisoned blade : a Court of Fives novel
by Kate Elliott
"Now a Fives Challenger, Jes travels the countryside to compete against adversaries of similar skill levels, using the opportunity to search for her missing twin sister, Bettany, only to be thrown into the center of the war that Lord Kalliarkos--the boy she still loves--is fighting against their country's enemies"
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Tell me something real
by Calla Devlin
"The three Babcock sisters must travel to a Mexican clinic across the border so their mother, ill with leukemia, can receive alternative treatments. The sisters' world is about to shatter under the weight of an incomprehensible betrayal. . . an illness far more insidious than cancer that poisons their home"
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Running girl
by Simon Mason
Garvie Smith is a sixteen-year-old with a genius level IQ, who can not be bothered with school, smokes cannabis, and hangs out with the bad boys--but when fifteen-year-old Chloe Dow is murdered he comes up against the ambitious Detective Inspector Singh,and both of them are determined to solve the case
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When We Was Fierce
by Eunice Charlton-trujillo
Fifteen-year-old Theo isn’t looking for trouble, but when he and his friends witness a brutal attack on Ricky-Ricky, an innocent boy who doesn’t know better than to walk right up to the most vicious gang leader around, he’s in trouble for real. And in this neighborhood, everything is at stake.
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The call
by Peadar Ô Guilin
For the last twenty-five years every teenager in Ireland has been subject to "the call" which takes them away to the land of the Sídhe, where they are hunted for twenty four hours (though only three minutes pass in this world)--handicapped by her twisted legs, Nessa Doherty knows that very few return alive, but she is determined to be one of them
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The smaller evil
by Stephanie Kuehn
"Chronically sick and anxiety plagued Arman Dukoff runs away to attend a self-actualization retreat where he eventually discovers both a bloody corpse and a sense of self that was not what he bargained for"
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| Conjured by Sarah Beth DurstFantasy. Bizarre abilities and visions of a grotesque carnival are the only clues Eve has to her true identity. Ever since she woke up with a new face, a new name, and no memories, she's had to depend on Witness Protection, who tell her that she's being targeted by a magic-using serial killer who's been murdering supernaturally gifted teens. Though she tries to build a new life (even starting a tentative relationship with sweet coworker Zach), Eve soon realizes that she can't trust Witness Protection -- or herself. Readers with a taste for dark fantasy will be spellbound by this unsettling blend of magic, horror, and psychological suspense. |
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| Loud Awake and Lost by Adele GriffinMystery. After a near-fatal car crash, 17-year-old Ember returns home from the hospital, but she's not the same. Though her body has healed, she can't remember the accident or the six weeks that came before it. As the jagged pieces of her memory slowly start to resurface, Ember follows a hunch to a dance club where she meets Kai, a strangely alluring artist who might be able to help her put the pieces together. The pace in this angsty psychological mystery accelerates steadily as Ember remembers more and more, building to a stunning conclusion that mystery fans won't want to miss. |
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| We Were Liars by E. LockhartFiction. Cadence "Cady" Sinclair is one of the Sinclairs, a powerful, privileged New England family. Every year, Cady looks forward to summer, when she reunites with her cousins Mirren and Johnny and their friend, Gat, on the family's private island. But during their 15th summer, something happens -- something so shattering that Cady can't remember it, and her family won't talk about it. A richly atmospheric setting combines with Cady's captivating narration to create a steadily increasing suspense that will keep you turning pages right up to the ending, which -- well, we won't spoil it, but it will definitely get people talking. |
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Scars
by C. A. Rainfield
Fifteen-year-old Kendra, a budding artist, has not felt safe since she began to recall devastating memories of childhood sexual abuse, especially since she cannot remember her abuser's identity, and she copes with the pressure by cutting herself.
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| Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am by Harry Mazer and Peter LerangisFiction. A talented high school actor, Ben Bright is expected to chase his Broadway dreams after graduation. Instead, he joins the army and suffers a devastating brain injury while deployed in Iraq. After waking from a coma, Ben can barely remember how to speak, much less remember anything about his identity or his loved ones. As Ben battles to relearn his own life, his parents, fiancée, and brother (who has autism) all try to find ways to connect with the person he's become. Though it's a quick read, this story of a young soldier is "as illuminating as a hand grenade, and just as powerful" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| More Happy Than Not by Adam SilveraScience Fiction. If you could erase your worst memories, would you do it? In Aaron Soto's near-future Bronx neighborhood, the Leteo Institute offers to do precisely that with their "cutting-edge memory-relief" procedure. Though Aaron certainly has awful memories (such as his father's bloody suicide), he's also got the support of his family, friends, and girlfriend. But would that support disappear if they knew about his attraction to Thomas, a fellow fantasy geek from a neighboring housing project? Would it be better for Aaron to just forget that he might be gay? If you like wrestling with complex issues surrounding identity, memory, and the cost of happiness, don't miss this gritty and provocative debut. |
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