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Comics Will Break Your Heart
by Faith Erin Hicks
Frustrated when her grandfather, the co-creator of a smash-hit comic series, loses its rights to his co-creator and leaves their family struggling, college hopeful Miriam fights her complicated feelings for the grandson of the man she believes defrauded her loved ones. Simultaneous eBook.
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Dyslexia and leaving school : everything you need to know about college, university and the workplace
by Ann-Marie McNicholas
"This book addresses the most common questions and concerns of teenagers with dyslexia who are preparing for further education or training. Targeted at 14-17 year olds, this engaging and informative guide empowers young people to make informed decisions about the next stage of their education, and helps them plan for a smooth transition to college, university or the workplace. This book ensures that teenagers with dyslexia are aware of their rights and entitlements and offers a short, accessible overviewto the support available, from special exam arrangements to free e-textbooks and assistive technology. Readers are encouraged to ask for support and to develop their own strategies for independent learning, enabling them to better engage with their education and reduce the anxiety of taking this next step. This is a must-read pocket guide for teenagers with dyslexia, and will also be a helpful resource for parents, teachers, SENCOs and career advisors"
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The Antidote
by Shelley Sackier
Tempted to use costly magic to heal her best friend the crown prince, apprentice herbalist Fee is caught in a maelstrom of dark secrets that force her to embrace her latent powers. By the author of The Freemason's Daughter. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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Awake in the World
by Jason Gurley
Coming of age in a small California oil town where his father died in an accident years earlier, Zach evaluates bleak prospects before meeting a girl who aspires to follow in the footsteps of her idol, Carl Sagan, to study astronomy at an Ivy League school. Simultaneous eBook.
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Dr. Stone. 1, Stone world
by Riichiro Inagaki
When all of humanity is suddenly turned to stone, high schooler Taiju awakens to find himself lost in a world of statues along with his friend Senku, who has a grand plan to kick-start civilization with the power of science
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Come November
by Katrin van Dam
Senior year at high school is going to be hard enough for Rooney Harris, desperate to get into a good college and away from her small town, but things get tougher when she ends up as the sole support for herself and her younger brother because of their mother's obsession with the Next World Society, a cult that believes they will be whisked away to a new world paradise on November 17
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The perfect candidate
by Peter Stone
When Cameron Carter goes straight from high school in small-town California to a summer internship with a powerful U.S. Congressman he admires, he soon learns that not everything in Washington, D.C. is as it appears
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Wind rider : tales of a new world
by P. C Cast
Mari, Nik and their newly formed Pack race toward the plains of the Wind Riders in the hope of banding together to stop Thaddeus and the God of Death, an effort that is complicated by the unexpected choices of a rogue Lead Stallion. By the best-selling author of the House of Night series. Simultaneous eBook.
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A sky for us alone
by Kristin Russell
Stuck in Appalachia with a drugged-out mother, missing father, and no way out, Harlowe tries to determine who murdered his brother while navigating a new relationship with Tennessee, a girl with a troubled homelife
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Let's go swimming on doomsday
by Natalie C. Anderson
"Forced to become a child soldier, sixteen-year-old Somali refugee Abdi, must confront his painful past"
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Spin
by L. R. Giles
When the murder of a popular young DJ, Paris Secord, upends the local music scene, her shunned pre-fame best friend, Kya, and her chief groupie, Fuse, are forced to set aside their differences during a crusade for justice on social media and the streets. By the Edgar Award finalist author of Fake ID
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Enchantée
by Gita Trelease
An impoverished orphan must rely on magic to provide for her siblings by impersonating an aristocrat in Versailles, before her political awakening forces her to choose sides in the French Revolution. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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The lonely dead
by April Henry
Discovering that her estranged friend has been murdered, Adele, a teen with the ability to speak with ghosts, risks her life to help stop the killer and clear her own name of suspicion. By the Edgar Award-nominated author of The Girl I Used to Be. Simultaneous eBook
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The birds, the bees, and you and me
by Olivia Hinebaugh
Seventeen-year-old Lacey Burke responds to the failure of her school's abstinence-only sexual education curriculum by handing out advice and contraceptives in the girls' bathroom, even as her own life gets complicated
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Once a king
by Erin Summerill
A lonely young king who seeks to end the persecution of the realm's magic wielders asks a girl with the power to control the wind to help investigate rumors of a deadly magical substance that is fanning local hostilities. 45,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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What you hide
by Natalie D Richards
After a tragic death at Fairview Public Library, frequent patron Mallory and community service volunteer Spencer discover they are not as alone, or as safe, as they thought
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A danger to herself and others
by Alyssa B Sheinmel
Convinced that what happened to her roommate was a straightforward accident, a teen under strict surveillance in an institution endeavors to prove to her doctors and a judge that she does not pose any risk, until a newcomer with her own baggage compels her to confront dangerous secrets.
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Stolen Time
by Danielle Rollins
Stowing away on a strange aircraft to escape an unwanted marriage, a young con artist from early 20th-century Seattle wakes up in 2077 on the time machine of a desperate young pilot who wants to prevent his terrifying visions from coming true. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Song of the Dead
by Sarah Glenn Marsh
When raising the Dead is outlawed and Karthia opens its borders, a heartbroken Odessa joins a voyage to a land of magic and dragons before political unrest back home exposes the kingdom's vulnerability without its Dead forces. Simultaneous eBook.
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Come find me
by Megan Miranda
A girl determined to continue her late sibling's search through the cosmos and a boy who wants to learn the fate of his missing brother discover a mysterious radio frequency that suggests their family tragedies are mysteriously connected. By the best-selling author of All the Missing Girls. Simultaneous eBook
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Following
by Jeffry W Johnston
Amateur investigator Alden Ross thinks he witnessed a murder, but when the victim shows up alive, he must figure out what he could have seen and what the school's most popular couple is hiding
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Health issues when you're transgender
by Susan Meyer
Discusses some of the health-related issues that transgender people deal with, including gender dysphoria, hormone replacement therapy, and gender affirmation surgeries
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The love and lies of Rukhsana Ali
by Sabina Khan
Hoping to hide her authentic self from her conservative Muslim parents until she can depart for college, 17-year-old Rukhsana is caught kissing her girlfriend and whisked away to Bangladesh, where she fights an arranged marriage by consulting the wisdom she finds in her grandmother's diary.
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When the truth unravels
by RuthAnne Snow
Told in multiple voices, four best friends go to prom together hiding the secret that one of them recently attempted suicide and trying to ensure it never happens again, while also facing their own demons
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The poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
The daughter of devout immigrants discovers the power of slam poetry and begins participating in a school club as part of her effort to understand her mother's strict religious beliefs and her own developing relationship to the world. A first novel. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Ransacker
by Emmy Laybourne
Sixteen-year-old Sissel Hemstad and her siblings have been living peacefully in small-town Montana, but while two men, one a mine owner and one a Pinkerton spy, are courting her, using her gift as a Ransacker could doom them all
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Girls on the line
by Jennie Liu
A story told in two voices follows the experiences of two Chinese teens who grow up in an orphanage together and start working in a factory before one becomes pregnant and disappears, forcing the other to confront difficult realities about China's One-Child Policy.
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Spectacle
by Jodie Lynn Zdrok
A 19th-century daily morgue columnist begins to experience visions of a murder from the killer's perspective before her search for answers leads her into the Parisian Catacombs. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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My hero academia vigilantes : Vigilantes 3
by Hideyuki Furuhashi
Unlicensed hero Koichi receives unexpected help from school friend Makoto Tsukauchi, whose self-confidence unnerves Pop Step, while the scheming Hachisuka continues her distribution of the "instant villain" drug on the streets of the Naruhata district. Original. 40,000 first printing.
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What every girl should know : Margaret Sanger's journey : a novel
by Jennifer Ann Mann
A historical novel based on the formative years of feminist and women's health activist Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, depicts a feisty young Margaret who finds the courage to rise up from daunting hardships and poverty. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The wild lands
by Paul Greci
When their family makes the fateful decision not to evacuate when a collapsing U.S. government abandons an Alaska ravaged by earthquakes and wildfires, Travis, his younger sister and their friends are forced to trek hundreds of miles south over life-threatening terrain in search of what remains of civilization. Simultaneous eBook.
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The deceivers
by Kristen Simmons
Leaping at a chance to attend an elite school where her powers of persuasion are honed into sophisticated con-artist skills to be used against corrupt politicians, Brynn is given an assignment to manipulate a senator's son before discovering that her headmaster has dangerous secrets of his own. Simultaneous eBook.
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Unpresidented : a biography of Donald Trump
by Martha Brockenbrough
A meticulously researched, provocative portrait of the 45th American president describes his privileged upbringing, education at a military school, lucrative business dealings and unlikely transformation from a reality television personality to a controversial national leader. By the author of Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary. Simultaneous eBook
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MMA
by Jim Whiting
Book Annotation
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Black butler. XXVII
by Yana Toboso
Recounting the events that have transpired since his tenth birthday when his life changed forever, Earl Ciel Phantomhive discusses everything from the attack on the Phantomhive manor to the moment he made his contract with his demon butler
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Lady smoke
by Laura Sebastian
A sequel to Ash Princess finds an escaped Theo working to build an army to free her enslaved people from the murderous Kaiser, an effort that requires her to join forces with her pirate aunt and take a husband. Simultaneous eBook
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Black enough : stories of being young & black in America
by Ibi Zoboi
Edited by the National Book Award finalist and featuring contributions by a prestigious group of best-selling, award-winning and emerging African American young-adult authors, a timely literary collection shares modern insights into what it is like to be young and black in today's America. Simultaneous eBook.
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Only a breath apart
by Katie McGarry
"A boy who dreams of working his family's land in spite of a daunting curse and a girl who is desperate to escape her ""charmed"" small-town life work together to pursue their separate goals before their secrets and growing attraction complicate their plans. Simultaneous eBook."
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The weight of our sky
by Hanna Alkaf
A music-loving teen with OCD works desperately to find her way back to her mother during the 1969 race riots in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A first novel. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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On the come up
by Angie Thomas
A follow-up to the award-winning The Hate U Give finds an ambitious young rapper pouring her frustrations into a first song only to find herself at the center of a viral controversy that forces her to become the menace that her public reputation has portrayed her to be. 500,000 first printing. Simultaneous Large Print and eBook
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Dragonball : 3-in-1 Edition
by Akira Toriyama
Goku tries to defeat the Red Ribbon Army, battling such enemies as General Blue and the assassin Taopaipai, while also making sure that all Seven Dragon Balls do not fall into the wrong hands
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The waning age
by S. E Grove
A tale set in an alternate-world San Francisco where people gradually lose their emotions as they become adults finds a highly skilled fighter teen confronting the world's most powerful company when she retains a fierce love for her little brother. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Dead Queen's Club
by Hannah Capin
Nosy new student Annie Marck is determined to find out what really happened to two of her popular best friend Henry's last six girlfriends, who both died in mysterious ways, ideally before history repeats itself
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Nelson Mandela : fighting to dismantle apartheid
by Ann Malaspina
Describes the life and accomplishments of the South African activist and leader, from his childhood in a small village and his early life as an anti-apartheid activist to his decades of imprisonment, his release, and his election as the first black president of his nation
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Marijuana : abuse and legalization
by Anna Collins
Discusses the history of marijuana in the United States, its physical and mental effects, and some potential problems with substance legalization
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A curse so dark and lonely
by Brigid Kemmerer
A lush retelling of Beauty and the Beast finds a cursed prince reliving the same autumn over and over in the form of a dangerous monster, hoping to save his kingdom and win the heart of a girl from the real world. By the author of the Elementals series
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Imprison the sky
by A. C Gaughen
Aspasia, eighteen, an Elementae who controls air, gets caught in a battle between Cyrus, who forces her to capture slaves for market, and a queen whose husband experiments on Elementae
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One of us is lying
by Karen M. McManus
When one of five students in detention is found dead, his high-profile classmates—including a brainy intellectual, a popular beauty, a drug dealer on probation and an all-star athlete—are investigated and revealed to be the subjects of the victim's latest gossip postings. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Crown of feathers
by Nicki Pau Preto
Shockingly betrayed by her controlling sister, a war orphan disguises herself as a boy in the hope of joining her empire's legendary Phoenix Riders, an ambition that is complicated by a last Rider queen's resolve to destroy the empire rather than see it fall into corrupt hands. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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No one here is lonely
by Sarah Everett
When her crush dies in a car accident at the same time her best friend drifts away, a bereft Eden grows attached to a digital companion designed to resemble the boy who died before discovering that she is starting to have real feelings for her friend's twin. Simultaneous eBook.
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Dragonball
by Akira Toriyama
Son Goku, a young boy with a monkey's tail, and Bulma, a teenaged genius, search for the legendary seven Dragon Balls, relics that have the power to summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered together
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Death prefers blondes
by Caleb Roehrig
Committing high-stakes cat burglaries with a team of kickboxing drag-queen jewel thieves, teen socialite Margo Manning finds the lives of her crew turned upside down by a job that puts her much-needed resources at risk. By the author of Last Seen Leaving. Simultaneous eBook
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Dragonball
by Akira Toriyama
Son Goku, a young boy with a monkey's tail, is one of seven finalists in a martial arts tournament to determine which fighter is the "Strongest Under the Heavens" before being forced to confront new dangers in the quest for the Dragonballs
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Dragonball
by Akira Toriyama
Son Goku, a kung fu student of the Turtle Hermit, is looking forward to the upcoming martial arts tournament until his teacher's rival, the Crane Hermit, instructs his students to kill the Turtle Hermit's disciples during the competition
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Goodbye, perfect : a novel
by Sara Barnard
When her best friend runs away with a teacher, Eden is forced to question her friendship and herself
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Painless pre-algebra
by Amy Stahl
Presents a guide to pre-algebra using word problems and number puzzles, and includes easy-to-utilize methods for solving equations and examples of using pre-algebra in everyday life
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Roam
by C. H. Armstrong
When Abby and her family find themselves living on the streets, she must decide if she trusts her new friends at school to help her find a normal life
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Dark of the west
by Joanna Hathaway
Dispatched halfway around the world on a mission to overthrow the queen behind his mother's murder, an undercover pilot falls in love with a quick-witted princess and discovers different perspectives about the war between their families. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Courting darkness
by Robin LaFevers
A first in a planned duology set in the world of the best-selling His Fair Assassin series traces the alternating perspectives of two St. Mortain's convent-trained assassins who must navigate the French court's deadly royal politics to find each other and protect a newly crowned queen. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Rebels of Eden : a novel
by Joey Graceffa
"Follows Rowan as she leaves behind the paradise she's always dreamed of to save Eden--and the world--from a terrible fate"
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Henry Ford : industrialist
by David Long
Shares the life of Henry Ford and explains how he made buying a car affordable for the average person
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King of scars
by Leigh Bardugo
A talented young king journeys to his country's most magical places to vanquish a dark magical force within him that is challenging his efforts to forge new alliances and build a defense against a rising threat. Simultaneous eBook.
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Immoral Code
by Lillian Clark
The loyal friends of a deadbeat billionaire's abandoned daughter orchestrate a 21st-century Robin Hood plot to hack into her father's company and steal the tuition money she needs to follow her dreams. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Blood Spell
by C. J. Redwine
"A dark romantic fantasy inspired by ""Cinderella"" finds a girl hiding the magic in her blood from a cruel custodian while teaming up with a bride-seeking prince she despises in order to stop a series of disappearances throughout the kingdom. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook."
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Dear heartbreak : YA authors and teens on the dark side of love
by Heather Demetrios
A teen anthology in the tradition of Dear Sugar features responses from such leading young-adult authors as Nina LaCour, Libba Bray and A. S. King to letters from real teens from all walks of life who have asked for advice about the darker side of love, including dating violence, cheating and breakups. Simultaneous eBook
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Parkland speaks : survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas share their stories
by Sarah Lerner
"Featuring art and writing from the students of the Parkland tragedy, this is a raw look at the events of February 14, and a poignant representation of grief, healing, and hope. The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School share their emotional journeys that began on February 14, 2018, and continue today. This revealing and unfiltered look at teens living in the wake of tragedy is a poignant representation of grief, anger, determination, healing, and hope. The intimate collection includes poetry, eyewitness accounts, letters, speeches, journal entries, drawings, and photographs from the events of February 14 and its aftermath. Full of heartbreaking loss, a rally cry for change, and hope for a safe future, these artistic pieces will inspire readers to reflect on their own lives and the importance of valuing and protecting the ones you love"
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The Cerulean
by Amy Ewing
A first book in a planned duology finds a young misfit longing for the day her world will be freed from its earthly tether and sent to a new planet, before her selection as a sacrifice leads to unexpected discoveries. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Grand theft horse
by Greg Neri
Recounts the experiences of horse trainer Gail Ruffu, who stole a racehorse in order to save it, and ended up taking on the whole racing industry to fight for the humane treatment of animals
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Pretty in Punxsutawney
by Laurie Boyle Crompton
Stuck repeating her first day at a new school over and over, seventeen-year-old Andie is convinced that a miracle kiss will break the Sisyphean curse, but she instead discovers how a high school filled with cliques and misfits can find common ground despite their differences
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Ready for it
by Chusita Fashion Fever
Offers a guide to sex and sex-related topics that takes on the subject matter with a sexy, irreverent tone
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Someday we will fly
by Rachel DeWoskin
Fleeing 1940 Poland when her mother disappears, the 15-year-old daughter of circus performers struggles to care for a dangerously malnourished sibling in Shanghai, one of the few places that accepts Jewish refugees without visas, before the war arrives at the hands of the Japanese. Simultaneous eBook.
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Match me if you can
by Tiana Smith
When her best friend, Athen High's most trusted matchmaker, refuses to match her with the guy of her dreams, Mia takes matters into her own hands, with uproariously disastrous consequences. Simultaneous eBook.
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Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss
by Kasie West
Leaping at a chance to star in a movie alongside one of Hollywood's hottest actors, Lacey struggles with the realities of life in the spotlight before a malicious saboteur changes her perspective about her ambitions and her straitlaced tutor. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Our year of maybe
by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Aspiring choreographer Sophie Orenstein, eighteen, wonders if seventeen-year-old Peter Rosenthal-Porter, gifted pianist, best friend, and secret crush, will love her back after receiving her kidney
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Look closer
by Stewart Lewis
After strange messages start appearing, Tegan has the chance to save others' lives--and possibly her own
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Mist, Metal, and Ash
by Gwendolyn Clare
Forced to leave her friends behind to search for a special worldbook that can either change or destroy the Earth, Elsa works as a double agent to confront the handsome and brilliant young man who betrayed her. Simultaneous eBook.
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The case study of Vanitas. 5
by Jun Mochizuki
When the Beast of Gévaudan, which once terrorized France, rises again, Noé and Vanitas investigate the connection between the Beast and the vampires, only to find the paladin Astolfo and Jeanne, the Hellfire Witch, standing in their way
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