June 2017 list by Donalee Jacobs
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Avenged
by Amy Tintera
Returning home after rescuing her sister, Emelina vows to restore their kingdom only to be challenged by her sister's combative nature, her own growing sympathies for their enemies and her enduring feelings for Cas.
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Bang
by Barry Lyga
A decade after accidentally shooting and killing his infant sister when he was four years old, Sebastian is haunted by the guilt and horror of the incident and bonds with a new friend before resolving to get another gun in the hope of rectifying his past.
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Flame in the Mist
by Renée Ahdieh
The daughter of a prominent samurai in feudal Japan is targeted by a dangerous gang of bandits who want to prevent her political marriage, a situation that compels her to disguise herself as a boy and infiltrate the gang's ranks in order to stop the individual behind the plot.
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The Gauntlet
by Megan Shepherd
A conclusion to the popular Cage series finds Cora and her friends enslaved by a power-hungry sheriff while Mali and Leon attempt to rescue Cassian as Nok's due date approaches.
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House of Furies
by Madeleine Roux
Escaping from her harsh school before taking work as a maid in a northern England boarding house, Louisa gradually realizes that her mysterious employer and his staff execute cruel judgments on the guests.
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How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child
by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
A memoir by the co-creator of the Foundation of Hope Ministries shares the remarkable story of her survival during the Gatumba massacre and how after moving to America she found healing through art and activism.
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Just Dreaming
by Kerstin Gier
When her achievements as a person with the ability to visit the dreams of others does not protect her from her own troubles, Liv endures a rocky romance, a malicious anonymous blogger, a wedding and classmates who are intent on exacting revenge. The action packed conclusion to the Silver Trilogy.
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Lord of Shadows
by Cassandra Clare
This sequel to Lady Midnight finds Emma torn between her love for Julian and her need to protect him from the consequences of their forbidden relationship, a situation that is challenged by her relationship with Mark and his efforts to reclaim his Shadowhunter capabilities.
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The Noble Servant
by Melanie Dickerson
This fairy tale reimagining by the award-winning author of The Healer's Apprentice follows the experiences of penniless Lady Magdalen and Steffan, the cast-out Duke of Wolfberg, who enter a marriage of convenience together and work to reclaim their rightful titles in the aftermath of an evil conspiracy.
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Once and for All
by Sarah Dessen
Is it really better to have loved and lost? Louna's summer job is to help brides plan their perfect day, even though she stopped believing in happy-ever-after when her first love ended tragically. But charming girl-magnet Ambrose isn't about to be discouraged now that he's met the one he really wants. Maybe Louna's second chance is standing right in front of her.
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The One Memory of Flora Banks
by Emily Barr
A girl with no short-term memory experiences a miraculous connection in her fractured mind upon kissing a certain boy and embarks on a remarkable, against-all-odds journey to reunite with him on the other side of the world as part of an effort to reclaim her life.
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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.
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Seeker
by Veronica Rossi
Plagued with guilt after sealing Sebastian in a dark dimension with the demon Samrael, Daryl loses her visions and must rely on her instincts in order to lead the riders into a shadowy realm where she fears she will have to wield evil powers in order to defeat her enemy.
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Umberland
by Wendy Spinale
A reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass finds Gwen, Pete and their companions escaping from Everland only to encounter a dying Queen of England in Alnwick Castle, where a dangerously mutated Horologia virus compels a journey in search of an extinct poisonous apple.
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When It's Real
by Erin Watt
Wealth, fame and a real-life romance she never expected—seventeen-year-old Vaughn Bennett lands it all when she agrees to become a pop star's fake girlfriend in this smart, utterly addictive novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Erin Watt.
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The Whole Thing Together
by Ann Brashares
Sasha's dad was once married to Ray's mom and in the aftermath of their breakup, neither parent would give up the beach house—Sasha and Ray vacation in this same beach house year after year but never meet until one summer when their lives and those of their siblings intersect in ways none of them could have ever dreamed. By the best-selling author of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series.
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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, 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. By the author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight.
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