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| This Time It's Real by Ann LiangThe set-up: Aspiring writer Eliza Lin's essay about her devoted boyfriend gained her internet fame and a paid internship at a popular literary website.
The problem: Eliza made the guy up. So she offers her classmate, famous actor Caz Song, help with college essays if he'll pretend to be her boyfriend. And maybe he's a little too good at pretending.
For fans of: fake dating romances like Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before and David Yoon's Frankly in Love. |
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| Chaos Theory by Nic StoneWhat it is: an emotionally raw and realistically messy story tracing the blossoming relationship between Shelbi, whose past trauma is entwined with her bipolar disorder, and Andy, who copes with grief for his deceased younger sister by drinking.
What happens: Andy texts Shelbi accidentally, and the two strike up an unlikely friendship. Despite their honesty and their written friendship agreement, escalating challenges threaten to sever their bond.
Who it's for: anyone who's wondered how to support someone in need. |
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| She Is A Haunting by Trang Thanh TranMeet: Jade Nguyen, who's in Vietnam helping her father restore a French colonial home in exchange for college tuition.
Her worst nightmares: Jade's unsettling experiences inspire her to fake a haunting with a local named Florence, hoping it'll scare off her family. But Florence and Jade's budding romance is real, and Jade's father might withhold his money if he finds out.
What sets it apart: This satisfying novel weaves true horrors from Vietnamese history into an eerie haunted house tale. |
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| Always the Almost by Edward UnderhillThe New Year's resolutions: 16-year-old Miles will achieve victory at the Tri-State Piano Competition and also win back the ex he dated before he came out as trans.
The complications: First, Miles must learn to deeply connect to his music if he wants to stand out. Second is new guy Eric, whose enthusiasm for Miles might make him forget his goals altogether.
Why you might like it: This optimistic queer story celebrates the joy of being truly understood. |
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| Stateless by Elizabeth WeinStarring: Stella North, the only female pilot in a 1937 air race meant to promote peace across Europe as it teeters on war. Representing Britain, Stella keeps her past as a Russian refugee secret.
What happens: Stella witnesses a plane crash after a near in-air collision, and she believes it was murder. With every contestant a suspect, can she identify the murderer?
Author alert: Fans of author Elizabeth Wein's Code Name Verity series should check out this thrilling historical mystery. |
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Tell me three things
by Julie Buxbaum
Struggling to acclimate after moving from Chicago to Los Angeles, high school junior Jessie receives an offer of assistance from an anonymous person through email who becomes her confidante and ally and who Jessie wishes she could meet in person. By the author of The Opposite of Love. Simultaneous eBook.
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Love Times Infinity
by Lane Clarke
Meet: Michie, who struggles with self-love, in part because she was born of sexual assault. College admissions essays asking her to define herself as well as unexpected contact from her estranged mother are magnifying her anxieties.
Enter: the hot new guy in school, Derek de la Rosa. Crushing on Michie, he gently challenges her to believe in herself.
For fans of: Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star, Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X, and other healing, emotional love stories.
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The summer prince
by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Dreaming of fame in a futuristic Brazilian city of technology and tradition, talented artist June befriends the popular but doomed Summer King Enki, a fellow artist with whom she creates sumptuous works that inadvertently fan a growing rebellion against the government's strict limits on new technologies. A first novel.
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My Lady Jane
by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
What it is: the tragic tale of England’s Lady Jane Grey, reimagined as a historical fantasy packed with intrigue, crackling banter, and animal shapeshifters.
Featuring: teenage King Edward VI, who’s weary of pesky usurpers; bookish Jane, who'll inherit the throne; and Gifford, Jane’s new husband, who's sometimes a horse.
Try this next: My Plain Jane, by the same trio of authors, offers an equally irreverent spin on Jane Eyre.
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Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
by Crystal Maldonado
What it's about: Classic rom-com tropes get an update in this story about a young woman trying to balance many identities, friendship, her mother’s body-shaming, and first love.
Why you might like it: Anyone who’s ever struggled with feeling different will relate to Charlie Vega’s life as a fat brown girl in a white Connecticut town.
Who it's for: Author Crystal Maldonado says this book is “for all who are still learning to be kind to themselves, for those who dream.”
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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Beverly Hills Public Library
444 N. Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, California 90210 310-288-2244
http://www.bhpl.org |
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