September 2108 list by Kara Pearson
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by Gregory Scott Katsoulis
A follow-up to All Rights Reserved finds Speth leaving Vermaine in the hands of her friends to promote freedom outside their city and continue searching for the parents who were sold into indentured servitude years earlier.
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The Chaos of Now
by Erin Jade Lange
Eli is coasting through high school, spending most of his time writing code. Each day is as boring as the next--until he receives a cryptic message in binary code, leading him to Seth and Mouse. They're seeking a third member for a prestigious hacking competition, after their teammate and friend Jordan committed suicide last year. Intrigued by the challenge, Eli agrees.
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Copyboy
by Vince Vawter
Newspaper copyboy Victor Vollmer sets out from Memphis to spread the ashes of Mr. Spiro, his friend and mentor, at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and with the help of new friend Philomene he may meet the challenge.
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Damsel
by Elana K Arnold
Waking up in the arms of Prince Emory, Ama has no memory of him rescuing her from a dragon's lair, but she soon discovers there is more to the legend of dragons and damsels than anyone knows and she is still in great danger.
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Grim Lovelies
by Megan Shepherd
When their mistress is murdered, Anouk and her fellow beasties have only three days until their enchantment ends and they are transformed back into animals, but in seeking to remain human, they threaten the hierarchy imposed by the society of magic handlers in Paris called the Haute.
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Harbor Me
by Jacqueline Woodson
Traces the experiences of a group of kids who meet weekly to support each other through their struggles with racism, a parent's imprisonment, financial setbacks and other challenges.
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Hidden Pieces
by Paula Stokes
Admired as a hero in the aftermath of a fire involving a homeless person, Embry hides the truth about what really happened before she begins to receive anonymous threats that blackmail her into putting her loved ones at risk.
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In Another Time
by Caroline Leech
Volunteering for the Scottish Highlands' Women's Timber Corps while World War II rages in Europe, Maisie McCall bonds with mysterious fellow lumberjack, John Lindsay, who reveals that he has been fighting the pain of a heartbreaking past.
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The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
by Mackenzi Lee
A year after an accidentally whirlwind grand tour with her brother Monty, Felicity Montague has returned to England with two goals in mind—avoid the marriage proposal of a lovestruck suitor from Edinburgh and enroll in medical school.
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Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
by Pablo Cartaya
When a fight at school puts him on probation, Marcus reluctantly accompanies his mother and younger brother to Puerto Rico to spend a week with relatives he has never met, a situation that is complicated by his awareness of his absent father's presence on the island.
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The Prodigy
by John Feinstein
A talented golf star set to earn a full scholarship to the university of his choice is thwarted by his father's ambitions for him to skip school and go straight to the pros, a situation that leads the boy to work with an advisor and navigate the challenges of remaining an amateur long enough to bring home the legendary green jacket.
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Seafire
by Natalie C. Parker
When her loved ones are killed by a corrupt warlord and his bloodthirsty armies, Caledonia Styx becomes the captain of a crew of women determined to bring the killers of their families to justice, a situation that is complicated when an enemy asks to defect to her ship.
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The Second Life of Ava Rivers
by Faith Gardner
Vera, eager to start college and escape the celebrity her family has endured since her twin's disappearance twelve years earlier, finds her world turned upside-down again when Ava returns.
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See All the Stars
by Kit Frick
Ellory's once inseparable group of friends are torn apart by secrets and deception, but when a shocking incident changes their lives forever, Ellory finds that even in the present the past is everywhere.
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That's Not What Happened
by Kody Keplinger
In the three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre, a story has grown up around one of the victims, Sarah McHale, that says she died proclaiming her Christian faith--but Leanne Bauer was there, and knows what happened, and she has a choice: stay silent and let people believe in Sarah's martyrdom, or tell the truth.
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