August 2020 list by L. Buehler
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10 Things I Hate About Pinky
by Sandhya Menon
A latest entry in the series that includes There’s Something About Sweetie finds Ashish’s friends, Pinky and Samir, pretending to date each other to achieve respective goals during a Cape Cod summer, with disastrously uproarious results.
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Burn Our Bodies Down
by Rory Power
Growing up alongside a mother who refuses to speak about the past, a teen who longs for a family discovers a photograph that leads to her mother’s hometown, where she encounters disturbing revelations.
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Ever Cursed
by Corey Ann Haydu
A feminist princess who seeks to break a curse that keeps her mother in a frozen sleep while she and her sisters endure wrenching disabilities is forced to protect her family and kingdom by teaming up with the young witch who cast the curse in the first place.
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Faith: Taking Flight
by Julie Murphy
A plus-sized high school senior who hides a secret ability to fly pursues an unexpected romantic relationship with the heroine star of her favorite teen drama before her investigation into a new recreational drug puts those she loves in danger.
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Gimme Everything You Got
by Iva-Marie Palmer
Trying out for the soccer team when she realizes that she is impossibly attracted to a new coach, a high school junior embarks on a 1979 sports season that challenges her to take risks and question her original ambition.
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Not Another Love Song
by Olivia Wildenstein
An aspiring teenage singer finds herself playing a different tune when she falls for a boy who could jeopardize her future dreams in this young-adult romance.
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The Peasant's Dream
by Melanie Dickerson
A reverse Cinderella tale follows the experiences of a poor farmer’s son who uses his talents as a woodcarver to help support his family before falling in love with a sweet and beautiful girl he does not recognize, only to become entangled in a royal kidnapping plot.
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The Rise of Kyoshi
by F. C. Yee
A latest origin story follows the life of the longest-living Earth Kingdom-born Avatar, Kyoshi, detailing her humble origins, establishment of the Kyoshi Warriors and secret founding of the corrupt and nation-destroying Dai Li.
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The Voting Booth
by Brandy Colbert
Preparing to vote for the first time, Marva is indignant when she observes a fellow teen turned away from the voting booth and teams up with him to fight a corrupt system and search for a missing cat.
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You Say It First
by Katie Cotugno
Volunteering at a voter registration call center, a teen who has planned out her entire Ivy League life clashes with an underprivileged caller with opposing political views over a series of conversations that gradually lead to a friendship and something more.
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