June 2017 list by Donalee Jacobs
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And Then There Were Four
by Nancy Werlin
Five very different students at a private high school unite under mysterious circumstances and struggle to survive after discovering that their parents are trying to kill them. By the Edgar Award-winning author of The Killer's Cousin.
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Crazy House
by James Patterson
In a future world where teenagers are taken, imprisoned, and forced to fight for their survival, well-behaved Cassie will do whatever it takes to save her rebellious twin sister from Death Row.
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The Crown's Fate
by Evelyn Skye
A sequel to The Crown's Game finds new Imperial Enchanter Vika struggling with dangers in her once-coveted position while Pasha grapples with disputes about his legitimacy and Nikolai considers how far he is willing to go to return to the world.
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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
by Pablo Cartaya
A relaxing summer under the banyan trees in Miami is turned upside-down by Arturo's cute new neighbor, who helps him in his quest to use the power of poetry, protest and family stories to stop the plans of a land developer who wants to demolish his Abuela's restaurant and surrounding community.
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Flame in the Mist
by Renee Ahdieh
The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. Dressed as a peasant boy, Mariko sets out to infiltrate the ranks of the Black Clan, determined to track down the person responsible for the target on her back.
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House of Furies
by Madeleine Roux
Escaping from her harsh school before taking work as a maid in a northern England boarding house, Louisa gradually realizes that her mysterious employer and his staff execute cruel judgments on the guests.
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Just Dreaming
by Kerstin Gier
The course of dream travel never did run smooth in Liv Silver's experience. Able to visit other people's dreams, Liv has solved mysteries, unearthed difficult truths, fought madmen, and escaped life-threatening peril, all from the comfort of her own bed. But Liv's troubles are just beginning.
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Monstrous
by Thomas E. Sniegoski
When the storm that decimated Benediction reaches an ill-prepared Boston, Sydney and her friends race to protect the city from a newly crazed rampage of animals while working to uncover the origin of the storm and its power. By the author of The Brimsone Network series.
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The Noble Servant
by Melanie Dickerson
This fairy tale reimagining by the award-winning author of The Healer's Apprentice follows the experiences of penniless Lady Magdalen and Steffan, the cast-out Duke of Wolfberg, who enter a marriage of convenience together and work to reclaim their rightful titles in the aftermath of an evil conspiracy.
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Once and For All
by Sarah Dessen
Is it really better to have loved and lost? Louna's summer job is to help brides plan their perfect day, even though she stopped believing in happy-ever-after when her first love ended tragically. But charming girl-magnet Ambrose isn't about to be discouraged now that he's met the one he really wants. Maybe Louna's second chance is standing right in front of her.
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The One Memory of Flora Banks
by Emily Barr
A girl with no short-term memory experiences a miraculous connection in her fractured mind upon kissing a certain boy and embarks on a remarkable, against-all-odds journey to reunite with him on the other side of the world as part of an effort to reclaim her life.
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One of Us is Lying
by Karen M. McManus
When one of five students in detention is found dead, his high-profile classmates—including a brainy intellectual, a popular beauty, a drug dealer on probation and an all-star athlete—are investigated and revealed to be the subjects of the victim's latest gossip postings.
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The Upside of Unrequited
by Becky Albertalli
Avoiding relationships to protect her sensitive heart, plus-sized Molly supports her once-cynical twin, Cassie, when the latter has her own bout of lovesickness, a situation that is complicated by sibling dynamics and an unexpected romantic triangle.
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When Dimple Met Rishi
by Sandhya Menon
A heartfelt romantic comedy told from the alternating perspectives of two Indian-American teens whose parents have arranged their marriage follows the efforts of one to distance herself from the agreement and the other to woo his intended during a summer program they are attending together.
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