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"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." ~ from Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes
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New and Recently Released!
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| Let's Get Lost by Adi AlsaidFiction. Seventeen-year-old Leila is driving across the U.S. to Alaska, determined to see the Northern Lights. Why? That depends on who's asking. Leila gives a different answer to each person she meets on the way: mechanic Hudson, hitchhiker Bree, lovesick Elliot, and grieving Sonia. Though Leila boldly encourages each of them to live honestly, she keeps readers guessing about her own past until the very end. Fans of books like John Green's Paper Towns or Nina Lacour's The Disenchantments, as well as anyone who longs for the open road, will enjoy this "achingly beautiful" (School Library Journal) ride. |
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| The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn AndersonFiction. When smart, dutiful Maggie moves to the small town of Gill Creek, Wisconsin, she's quickly befriended by her new neighbor, Pauline, and Pauline's loyal friend, Liam. Privileged and impetuous Pauline claims that she doesn't return Liam's romantic feelings, but Maggie can tell that her presence (and her growing attraction to Liam) is changing the relationship between the longtime friends. Meanwhile, a serial killer is targeting the young women of Gill Creek, and a ghostly observer is watching Maggie and Pauline, drawn by a sense of impending tragedy. With complex characters and a leisurely pace, The Vanishing Season is perfect for readers who like their romance dreamy, yet deliciously foreboding. |
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A new darkness
by Joseph Delaney
A debut installment in a new trilogy story arc by the internationally best-selling author of The Last Apprentice series follows the chilling adventures of fully fledged spook Tom Ward, who takes on an unusual apprentice to defend his county from creatures of the dark. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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Remember me
by Romily Bernard
In the sequel to Find Me, sarcastic teen hacker Wick Tate has to decide between right and wrong as she tries to solve another murder and discover the truth about her mother's suicide. Simultaneous eBook.
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| Otherbound by Corinne DuyvisFantasy. Lots of people might wonder what it's like to see the world through someone else's eyes, but Arizona teen Nolan doesn't have a choice: when he closes his eyes, he experiences life as Amara, a mute slave girl living in the magical Dunelands. Nolan's doctors diagnose him with epilepsy, but his seizures are actually caused by Amara's agony as she shields the fugitive princess Cilla from a painful curse. After a new medication allows Nolan to influence Amara's actions, new possibilities are revealed in both worlds. Fantasy fans who appreciate diverse, authentic characters and creative world-building should definitely pick up this unconventional debut. |
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Echoes of us : the third book in the Hybrid Chronicles
by Kat Zhang
Fifteen-year-old Addie and Eva, still sharing a body as they fight for hybrid freedom, jump at the chance to go undercover and film the wretched conditions of a hybrid institution, but they price they might pay for the hope of a better future is higher than they could have imagined
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Evil Librarian
by Michelle Knudsen
Feeling suspicious about a gorgeous high school librarian who has become the object of her best friend's affections, Cynthia discovers that the man is actually a demon who is sucking the life force from the entire student population. By the best-selling author of Library Lion. Simultaneous eBook.
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The vault of dreamers
by Caragh M. O'Brien
Rosie Sinclair, who attends an elite arts school where students are contestants on a high stakes reality show, skips her sleeping pill one night and discovers that the school is really a cover-up for the lucrative and sinister practice of dream harvesting
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Anatomy of a misfit
by Andrea Portes
A debut novel based on true events recounts a popular teen's journey of self-discovery when she rejects her high school hierarchy to date a mysterious bad boy who wants to escape from a troubled home life. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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| Complicit by Stephanie KuehnPsychological Suspense. Jamie's older sister Cate is about to be released from juvenile detention, and Jamie is terrified…and intrigued. Cate's conviction was the result of her violent, risky behavior after the murder of their mother, an event that left Jamie highly medicated and struggling with memory loss. Now, Jamie is desperate to know about his past and what really happened to their mother -- desperate enough to confront both his volatile sister and his own dark, tattered memories. If you were fascinated by the psychological tension and shocking twists in Stephanie Kuehn's first book, Charm & Strange, you won't be able to tear yourself away from this "fast, black whirlpool of a novel" (Booklist). |
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Kiss of Broken Glass
by Madeleine Kuderick
A tale told through evocative verse chronicles a mandatory 72-hour psych evaluation of a teen who has been caught cutting herself in an effort to feel alive. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook. 40,000 first printing.
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Zac and Mia
by A. J. Betts
A U.S. release of an award-winning book from Australia follows the relationship between a leukemia survivor and the not-so-stoic cancer patient new friend whom he cannot forget after they are released from the hospital. 20,000 first printing.
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The Caller
by Juliet Marillier
A conclusion to the trilogy that includes Raven Flight finds Neryn seeking instruction from two more fey Guardians to prepare for the bloody battle against King Keldec, which must be fought in order to save the people of Alban, an effort that is complicated by her beloved Flint's spy activities pushing him to the breaking point. By the author of the Bridei Chronicles. Simultaneous eBook.
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Schizo
by Nic Sheff
The best-selling author of Tweak presents the story of teen schizophrenic patient Miles, who becomes increasingly obsessed with finding a younger brother and pursuing a romance that may or may not be real. Simultaneous eBook.
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| I Am the Mission: The Unknown Assassin, Book Two by Allen ZadoffThriller. Sixteen-year-old assassin Boy Nobody -- currently known as Daniel -- is on a mission to take down Camp Liberty, a secret paramilitary program for teens. But before he can kill the camp's leader, he has to infiltrate the ranks of the terrorists-in-training and gain their trust. When he loses contact with his own leaders in the enigmatic Program, Daniel's loyalty to the organization -- and his will to survive -- are put to the test. Older readers who prefer Jason Bourne to Alex Rider will relish the tech, tension, and relentless, bloody action in this gripping 2nd book in the Unknown Assassin series. |
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| The Obsidian Mirror by Catherine FisherScience Fiction/Fantasy. Fans of Incarceron will be thrilled by this spellbinding series opener from Catherine Fisher. Determined to avenge his father’s murder, Jake Wilde is shocked to discover that his father is still alive, lost within the perilous time-travel portal created by a mysteriously powerful obsidian mirror. But Jake is not the only one seeking the mirror: fairies, revolutionaries, ghosts from the past, and replicants from the future all collide in this intricately plotted science fiction/fantasy fusion with touches of steampunk and hints of dystopia. Be sure to have The Slanted Worlds (the 2nd book in the Chronoptika trilogy) on hand, because The Obsidian Mirror will leave you “dazzled, captivated, frustrated and desperate for the next installment” (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| Hourglass by Myra McEntireParanormal Romance. Just before her parents died in a car accident, 17-year-old Emerson Cole began seeing ghosts, and now, four years later, she's desperate for relief. (Her tendency to have conversations with thin air has resulted in her dismissal from two schools and her hospitalization for a nervous breakdown.) When Emerson's brother hires handsome Michael Weaver, a consultant from a shadowy organization called Hourglass, to help her, Emerson is skeptical. But she doesn't realize that time traveler Michael wants to help her use her gift, not get rid of it. Set in Emerson's small, Southern hometown and narrated in her saucy and memorable voice, this unusual novel mixes X-Men-style superhero action with steamy romance, time travel, and comedy. |
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| Intertwined by Gena ShowalterParanormal Romance. Misunderstood and misdiagnosed as a violent schizophrenic, 16-year-old Aden Stone serves as the physical host to the souls of not one, not two, not even three, but four supernatural beings. Each of these entities has a special power -- such as raising the dead or traveling through time -- and when one of the souls uses its power, Aden gets the blame. This means that he's always in trouble...until he meets Mary Ann, who has an uncanny ability to still the four beings inside him. Fast-paced and packed with both action and romance (although not between Aden and Mary Ann -- each of them finds a supernatural sweetheart), Intertwined is an multifaceted, page-turning read. |
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Artemis Fowl : the time paradox
by Eoin Colfer
When the only hope for his mother recovering from a deadly disease lies in the brain fluid of the African lemurs he made extinct five years ago, Artemis must turn to his fairy friends to get him back in time to undo the damage he did while avoiding danger at the hands of his deadly younger self in the process.
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| Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland StoneFantasy Romance. Set mostly in 1995, Time Between Us focuses on aspiring adventurer Anna, whose boring suburban life is transformed by weird (but attractive) newcomer Bennett. Though Bennett's behavior seems odd at first, a near-tragedy forces him to tell Anna his secret: he's actually a time traveler from 2012. Anna is exhilarated by Bennett's ability -- he can whisk her away to Italy and back before anyone notices they're gone -- but even as their romance ignites, she's all too aware that he can't stay in 1995 forever. Similar to The Here and Now by Ann Brashares, Time Between Us balances the dizzying drama of star-crossed love with the thorny rules of time travel. |
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Always a witch
by Carolyn MacCullough
Haunted by her grandmother's prophecy that she will soon be forced to make a terrible decision, witch Tamsin Greene risks everything to travel back in time to 1887 New York to confront the enemy that wants to destroy her family
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| All Our Yesterdays by Cristin TerrillScience Fiction. If you could save the world by murdering your best friend, would you do it? It might be the only option for Em and Finn. Again and again, they've escaped from prison in a grim, dystopian future to travel back in time and stop their brilliant friend James from inventing the time machine that corrupts the world as they know it. But each time, they fail. Now, in a desperate final attempt, Em and Finn will have to kill James -- and, in doing so, destroy the future in which they fall in love with each other. If you like high stakes, intricate plotting, and poignant emotions, you won't be able to put down All Our Yesterdays. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Prince George's County Memorial Library System 6532 Adelphi Rd. Hyattsville, Maryland 20782 301-699-3500http://www.pgcmls.info/ |
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