July 2019 list by K. Pearson
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The Arrival of Someday
by Jen Malone
When hard-charging, irrepressible 18-year-old Amelia Linehan experiences an unexpected flare-up of a rare liver disorder she was born with and her need for an organ transplant becomes dire, everything in her life is called into question, including her future hopes, dreams and the possibility of romance with a friend from the past who reappears in her life.
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The Beckoning Shadow
by Katharyn Blair
Vesper Montgomery can summon your worst fear and turn it into a reality—but she’s learned the hard way that it’s an addicting and dangerous power. One wrong move and you could hurt someone you love.
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Before the Broken Star
by Emily R. King
Surviving an attack on her family through the ingenuity of a clockwork heart, Everley works to expose the navy admiral behind the murders on a cursed penal colony where she is directed to build a new world of hidden treasure, family secrets and unexpected love.
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Contagion
by Teri Terry
Kidnapped after her rare survival of an epidemic triggered by a biological experiment gone wrong, a teen endures torturous experiments before escaping and joining a group of kids who seek to discover a cure.
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Destroy All Monsters
by Sam J. Miller
Ash struggles to remember details about a traumatic tree-house accident that is causing her best friend, Solomon, to retreat into a dark, nightmarish reality.
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How We Became Wicked
by Alexander Yates
When an insect-borne plague begins to envelop the world, three sixteen-year-olds struggle to survive amongst the healthy “trues” and the infected “wickeds” in this gripping dystopian tale.
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Immunity
by Erin Bowman
In a high-suspense sequel to Contagion, Thea, Coen and Nova find themselves imprisoned by their rescuers and are forced to confront the evil on the planet of Achlys in order to escape.
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In the Woods
by Carrie Jones
Witnessing a violent attack by a mysterious enemy in his Oklahoma farming community, Logan teams up with investigator's daughter Chrystal to uncover the cause of a string of disappearances.
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The Last Word
by Samantha Hastings
In 1861 London, eighteen-year-old Lucinda Leavitt evades plans to find her a suitable husband by enlisting the help of childhood friend David to seek the ending of her favorite author's last, unfinished book.
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Maybe This Time
by Kasie West
Attending most of her community's milestone occasions through her work as a florist, artistic Sophie bonds with Andrew, a caterer's son, whose difficult attitude complicates Sophie's plans for design school.
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The Merciful Crow
by Margaret Owen
Fie, a sixteen-year-old chieftain from a lowly cast of mercy-killers, must rely on her wits and bone magic to smuggle the crown prince of Sabor to safety.
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My Ideal Boyfriend is a Croissant
by Laura Dockrill
Sent to the doctor after a bad asthma attack, a plus-sized girl who has always lived life unapologetically is ordered to lose weight, before a family tragedy compels her to document more than her diet in her food journal.
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Past Perfect Life
by Elizabeth Eulberg
Seventeen-year-old Ally is focused on college scholarship applications, spending time with her widowed father, friends, and possible boyfriend, when she learns that everything she knows about herself is a lie.
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Season of the Witch
by Sarah Rees Brennan
A prequel tie-in to the new Netflix series finds 15-year-old Sabrina Spellman preparing to leave the mortal world before a mysterious wood spirit's spell forces her to make a difficult choice.
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The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate
by Sandy Hall
Paisley is really looking forward to college. She is ready to take charge of her destiny and embrace some new experiences! Finding a hot guy to make out with at her first ever college party seems like a great start...until her best friend informs her that mystery guy is actually Carter Schmitt, Paisley's sworn enemy who basically ruined their lives in middle school.
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Soul of Stars
by Ashley Poston
Once Ana was an orphaned space outlaw. Then she was the Empress of the Iron Kingdom. Now, thought dead by most of the galaxy after she escaped from the dark AI program called the HIVE, Ana is desperate for a way to save Di from the HIVE’s evil clutches and take back her kingdom.
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Spin the Dawn
by Elizabeth Lim
Risking her life by disguising herself as a boy to secure the position of imperial tailor, Maia is given the impossible task of sewing three magic gowns representing the sun, moon and stars for the emperor's reluctant bride-to-be.
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Stealing Home
by Becky Wallace
Ryan Russell has life perfectly planned. She’s going to take over her family’s team, the Buckley Beavers, and become one of the only female General Managers in minor league baseball. Then Sawyer Campbell shows up, and Ryan’s carefully laid plans are thrown a major curveball. Sawyer is far more charming than the arrogant jocks she usually manages, though fraternizing is against every rule in the Beaver’s handbook.
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The Storm Crow
by Kalyn Josephson
After their mother's death when the Illucian empire invaded, Princess Anthia and her sister Princess Caliza start a rebellion to bring back the magical elemental crows that were taken from her people.
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The Surface Breaks
by Louise O'neill
Deep beneath the sea off the cold Irish coast, Gaia is a young mermaid who dreams of being human... but at what terrible price? Hans Christian Andersen's dark original fairy tale is reimagined through a searing feminist lens, with the stunning, scalpel-sharp writing and world building that has won Louise her legions of devoted fans.
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