January 2019 list by L. Buehler
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And the Ocean was Our Sky
by Patrick Ness
The best-selling author of A Monster Calls presents a twist on themes from Moby Dick in the story of a proud warrior whale pod that attacks a ship before pursuing a near-mythical adversary on a vengeful hunt that risks the worlds of both whales and humans.
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A Blade So Black
by L. L. McKinney
By day, Alice juggles a slipping GPA, a high-maintenance best friend, and an overprotective mom, but by night she heads to the dark realm known as Wonderland to battle monstrous creatures to save her mentor.
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Endless Water, Starless Sky
by Rosamund Hodge
In order to stave off the end of the world, Juliet is tasked with sacrificing the remaining members of her family, but she discovers a different, darker path that leads to her love, Romeo, and together they journey into death to find the key to saving them all.
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Just Mercy: Adapted for Young Adults
by Bryan Stevenson
A young adult adaptation of the best-selling Just Mercy shares stories from the author's work as a lawyer and social advocate to reveal how racial and class biases in America are leading to false convictions and mass incarcerations.
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Light Years
by Kass Morgan
Hidden secrets and forbidden love collide at an interstellar military boarding school designed to integrate students from the solar system's exclusive planets.
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My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life
by Rachel Cohn
Discovering that her long-lost father is a Japanese hotel mogul, a 16-year-old foster kid endeavors to please critical new relatives by spending time with her school's wealthy elite, who turn up their noses at her new crush.
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This Lie Will Kill You
by Chelsea Pitcher
Five teens who were partly responsible for a death a year earlier are lured by the promise of a $50,000 prize to an isolated mansion by someone bent on revenge.
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West
by Edith Pattou
A sequel to East finds Rose embarking on a perilous journey in search of her beloved Charles when his ship is destroyed by a mysterious force.
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White as Silence, Red as Song
by Alessandro D'Avenia
When sixteen-year-old Leo decides to win over Beatrice, a girl who doesn't know he exists, and after an accident lands him in the hospital where Beatrice has been admitted, his mission to be there for her will send him on a heartbreaking journey.
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