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The turncoat's gambit
by Andrea Cremer
On the run after a reunion with her mother goes terribly wrong, Charlotte struggles to clarify her goals and gauge the loyalty of her compatriots, in the action-packed conclusion to the alternate-universe steampunk trilogy.
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Tattoo atlas
by Tim Floreen
Tormented by nightmares after his friend is convicted for committing a horrific crime, Rem is chosen to undergo an experimental brain procedure intended to stop violent impulses before he forges a deeper bond with his friend and starts to question the veracity of the conviction.
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The secret of a heart note
by
Stacey Lee
The last in a family of talented aromateurs, 16-year-old Mim and her mother use their heightened sense of smell to craft perfectly scented love elixirs. It's a rare talent, and Mim will lose it if she ever falls in love herself. However, resisting romance (and living up to her mum's expectations) isn't so easy for Mim, especially after a mistakenly delivered elixir puts her in the path of her secret crush. If you love the diverse characters and magical realism of Anna-Marie McLemore's books, or the complex mother-daughter relationships of Sarah Dessen's, don’t miss The Secret of a Heart Note.
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Beatrice Maria Estrella Giovannini has life all figured out. The only problem: All through high school Bea and her best friends Spencer and Gabe have been the targets of horrific bullying. So Bea uses her math skills to come up with The Formula, a 100% mathematically guaranteed path to social happiness in high school. Now Gabe is on his way to becoming Student Body President, and Spencer is finally getting his art noticed. Bea decides it's time to use The Formula for herself. She'll be reinvented as the eccentric and lovable Trixie a quintessential manic pixie dream girl in order to win her boyfriend back and beat new-girl Toile at her own game. Unfortunately, being a manic pixie dream girl isn't all it's cracked up to be, and Trixie is causing unexpected consequences for her friends. As The Formula begins to break down, can Bea find a way to reclaim her true identity and fix everything she's messed up? Or will the casualties of her manic pixie experiment go far deeper than she could possibly imagine?
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Carve the mark
by
Veronica Roth
Though the energy of the Current provides singular powers to everyone in the nearby nation-planets, Cyra's "currentgift" is more of a curse: it plagues her with constant pain that she can transfer to others by touch. Cyra's power-hungry brother, the ruler of the Shotet people, uses her as a weapon, but he also provides relief in the form of Akos, an enemy prisoner from Thuvhe whose gift can stop Cyra's pain. As Akos and Cyra forge an unexpected bond, each has to decide where their true loyalty lies. Blending fantasy and science fiction, author Veronica Roth delivers the immersive world-building her fans expect, this time in a brutal, interplanetary setting.
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History is all you left me
by
Adam Silvera
Griffin and Theo are no longer a couple by the time Theo drowns, yet Griffin is still devastated. Already dealing with OCD and the painful fallout from their thorny breakup, Griffin is disoriented by Theo's death, and his confusion colours his understanding of his past, his future, and his relationships -- with Theo, with his friend Wade, and with Theo's last boyfriend, Jackson. With alternating chapters describing "history" and "today," you can watch Griffin's romance and grief unfold at the same time, each making the other more poignant. For another emotionally intense read about love, loss, and big questions, try Shaun David Hutchinson's We Are the Ants.
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Love and first sight
by
Josh Sundquist
In his first novel, Paralympian and YouTuber Josh Sundquist introduces 16-year-old Will, who's proving his independence by transferring from his school for the blind to a mainstream high school. The transition is rough, but it improves after he makes friends, including shy, artistic Cecily. As Will's feelings for Cecily grow, he makes the tough decision to have experimental surgery, giving him eyesight for the first time…and showing him that his new friends have been lying to him about Cecily. Readers who enjoy this thoughtful, compelling book about a blind character grappling with issues of friendship and trust may also like Eric Lindstrom's Not If I See You First.
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He said, she said
by Kwame Alexander
Staging a civil protest at school, football star Omar T-Diddly Smalls and politically minded Claudia Clark overcome respective differences to work together and then discover an unexpected attraction. The first young adult novel by the author of
The crossover
and
Booked.
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Joyride
by Anna Banks
A chance meeting leads to unexpected consequences for two Florida teens in this moving, realistic story. While Carly is responsible and devoted to her family (especially her parents, who've been deported to Mexico), Arden is reckless and loves causing trouble for his overbearing, racist father (who happens to be the sheriff). After a dramatic encounter outside a convenience store, Carly reluctantly becomes Arden's pranking partner, and they strike up a fragile relationship -- one that might be
too
fragile to withstand the harsh truth about Arden's dad's anti-immigrant activities.
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Sixteen-year-old Leila knows that she likes girls, but she's tried to avoid romantic entanglements -- she's just not ready to deal with judgement from her upscale private school classmates or her conservative Iranian American parents. Then daring, flirty new girl Saskia arrives, and Leila is lovestruck…but also frustrated by Saskia's confusing behaviour. At a loss to figure out what she really wants, Leila confides in both her theatre crew friends and in Lisa, an estranged childhood friend who proves to be surprisingly understanding. Balancing drama, humour, and heartfelt emotion, this romantic read will satisfy those who want more inclusive coming-of-age stories.
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Like no other
by
Una LaMarche
In a meet-cute worthy of a rom-com, Devorah and Jaxon share a promising flirtation while they're trapped together in a stuck elevator. The challenges to their relationship don't begin until after they're back in the real world of Crown Heights, Brooklyn: Devorah's devout Hasidic faith (not to mention her family) forbids her from dating, especially dating someone like Jaxon, who isn't even Jewish. Still, the spark between them is undeniable, leaving Devorah searching for a way to make her own choices without abandoning her beliefs. Fans of Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor and Park are sure to fall for this realistic, heartfelt tale of star-crossed love.
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Aristotle and Dante discover thesecrets of the Universe
by
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
In the summer of 1987, Aristotle meets Dante. Both are 15 years old and Mexican American, but otherwise they're nothing alike: artistic Dante is an only child of intellectual parents who don't believe in secrets, while brooding Ari's family never talks about his brother in prison or his father's traumatic experiences in the Vietnam War. Nevertheless, the boys become close friends, and Dante's open attitudes start to crack Ari's carefully constructed shell. Award-winning author Benjamin Alire Sáenz's "lyric prose and pitch-perfect dialog" (Library Journal) honestly portrays the inner life of a frustrated teen guy figuring out who he is and who he wants to be.
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