November 2019 list by B. Goodman
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Behind These Hands
by Linda Vigen Phillips
Piano prodigy Claire Fairchild, 14, has always known music would be her life. So when she has the opportunity to enter a prestigious contest, she goes all in - until she realizes she's also competing against Juan, a close childhood friend and one of the most talented musicians she knows. It doesn't help that her thoughts about him are turning romantic.
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Buried Secrets
by John R. Petrie
Teen detectives Wyatt and Timothy investigate an old missing persons case. As they grow closer, they uncover secrets someone is willing to kill to protect.
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The Justice Project
by Michael Betcherman
High-school football champion Matt Barnes was on the top of the world until a freak snowboarding accident left him permanently disabled, ending his promising sports career. Instead of college football camp, he lands an internship at the Justice Project, an organization that defends the wrongly convicted. The other intern is his high-school nemesis, Sonya Livingstone. The two investigate the case of Ray Richardson, who was convicted of murdering his parents twenty-one years ago. Matt and Sonya are soon convinced that Ray is innocent—but how will they prove it?
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In the Hall With the Knife
by Diana Peterfreund
When a storm strikes at Blackbrook Academy, an elite prep school nestled in the woods of Maine, a motley crew of students--including Beth 'Peacock' Picach, Orchid McKee, Vaughn Green, Sam 'Mustard' Maestor, Finn Plum, and Scarlet Mistry--are left stranded on campus with their headmaster. Hours later, her body is found hanging in the conservatory and it's very clear her death was no suicide. With this group of students who are all hiding something, nothing is as it seems, and everyone has a motive for murder.
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Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience
by Patrice Vecchione
A treasury of 65 poems by some of today's most compelling young writers explores themes ranging from homesickness and social exclusion to human rights and identity, in a volume that reflects the experiences of today's teen immigrants and refugees.
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Into the Crooked Place
by Alexandra Christo
A group of deadly young crooks who excel at using magic and trickery embark on a quest to save their city.
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The Liar's Daughter
by Megan Cooley Peterson
Desperate to escape deprogramming after being rescued from a cult, seventeen-year-old Piper wants to rejoin her family, but the truth about that family, her past, and herself cannot be denied.
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Love, Heather
by Laurie Petrou
Stevie never meant for things to go this far. When she and Dee started all this, there was a purpose to their acts of vengeance: to put the bullies of Woepine High School back in their place. And three months ago, Stevie believed they deserved it. It was Dee's idea to get the bullies back with a few clever pranks, signing each act Love, Heather--an homage to her favorite 80's revenge flick. But when anonymous students begin joining in, punishing perceived slights with increasingly violent ferocity, the line between villain and vigilante begins to blur.
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The Memory Thief
by Lauren Mansy
In the city of Craewick, memories reign. The power-obsessed ruler of the city, Madame, has cultivated a society in which memories are currency, citizens are divided by ability, and Gifted individuals can take memories from others through touch as they please. Seventeen-year-old Etta Lark is desperate to live outside of the corrupt culture, but grapples with the guilt of an accident that has left her mother bedridden in the city's asylum. When Madame threatens to put her mother up for Auction, Etta will do whatever it takes to save her. Even if it means rejoining the Shadows, the rebel group she swore off in the wake of the accident years earlier.
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Meridian Divide: Battle Born
by Cassandra Rose Clarke
It's been three months since the colony world of Meridian was invaded by the alien alliance known as the Covenant. Under the close watch of the military, Evie, Dorian, Saskia, and Victor have been put into an accelerated training program with ONI, the Office of Naval Intelligence. And to the teens' surprise, ONI has a mission for them: Return to their hometown on Meridian and monitor the Covenant's efforts to retrieve an ancient Forerunner artifact of untold power. What seems like a simple job quickly spirals out of their control.
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Michigan Vs. the Boys
by Carrie S. Allen
Michigan Manning lives for hockey, and this is her year to shine. That is, until she gets some crushing news: budget cuts will keep the girls' hockey team off the ice this year. If she wants colleges to notice her, Michigan has to find a way to play. Luckily, there's still one team left in town ... The boys' team isn't exactly welcoming, but Michigan's prepared to prove herself. She plays some of the best hockey of her life, in fact, all while putting up with changing in the broom closet, constant trash talk and "harmless" pranks that always seem to target her. But once hazing crosses the line into assault, Michigan must weigh the consequences of speaking up — even if it means putting her future on the line.
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Resurrection Girls
by Ava Morgyn
Drawn out of her grief by new neighbors, the Hallas women, sixteen-year-old Olivia Foster perceives a darkness surrounding them that goes beyond Kara Hallas's habit of writing to men on death row.
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Speak No Evil
by Liana Gardner
My name is Melody Fisher. My daddy was a snake handler in Appalachia until Mama died. Since then, I've been passed around from foster home to foster home. I didn't think anything could be as bad as losing Mama.I was wrong.But I will not speak of things people have done to me. Every time I do, worse evil follows. Now, the only thing I trust is what saved me years ago. Back when I would sing the snakes calm.
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The Stars Never Rise
by Rachel Vincent
When she discovers her sister is keeping a secret that threatens their lives, sixteen-year-old Nina joins forces with rogue exorcists to survive and protect her sister from the wrath of the brutal Church and its army of exorcists that rule the town.
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