October 2017 list by L. Buehler
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Allegedly
by Tiffany D. Jackson
Relocated to a violent group home after enduring years in prison for allegedly killing a white baby, black teen Mary B. Addison falls in love with a fellow resident and becomes pregnant before finding the courage to set the record straight about what really happened.
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The Forbidden Wish
by Jessica Khoury
A fantasy romance inspired by the classic Tales of the Arabian Nights features teen female genie Zahra, who is forced to disguise her true identity when she's found in a world where magic is forbidden and where her chance for freedom is challenged by her love for her master.
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The Memory of Light
by Francisco X Stork
After her failed suicide attempt, Victoria Cruz meets Dr. Desai and three of the other patients in the psychiatric ward of a Texas hospital and reflects on the reasons why she feels like a loser compared with the rest of her family.
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Moon Chosen : Tales of a New World
by P. C Cast
When her clan is torn apart by a deadly attack, Mari, an Earth Walker with unique healing powers, is chosen by a special animal ally, reveals her forbidden dual nature and forges a tumultuous alliance with a rival clan to save her people.
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Of Beast and Beauty
by Stacey Jay
Raised to be a sacrifice to protect her people in the domed city of Yuan, blind princess Isra endeavors to help Banished citizens who were cast out because of their Monstrous traits and enlists the help of mutant boy Gem while uncovering dark secrets from her society's past.
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The Serpent King
by Jeff Zentner
Struggling through his senior year of high school, where he is targeted by bullies because of his father's extreme faith, Dill teams up with fellow outcast Lydia, who is determined to escape their tiny town by pursuing a career in fashion, and Travis, whose obsession with an epic book series and a fangirl turns his reality into real-life fantasy.
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A Thousand Boy Kisses
by Tillie Cole
One kiss lasts a moment. But a thousand kisses can last a lifetime.One boy. One girl. A bond that is forged in an instant and cherished for a decade. A bond that neither time nor distance can break. A bond that will last forever. Or so they believe.When seventeen-year-old Rune Kristiansen returns from his native Norway to the sleepy town of Blossom Grove, Georgia, where he befriended Poppy Litchfield as a child, he has just one thing on his mind. Why did the girl who was one half of his soul, who promised to wait faithfully for his return, cut him off without a word of explanation?
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