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Read for a Lifetime 2023/2024
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After dark with Roxie Clark
by Brooke Lauren Davis
"A year after her sister Skyla's boyfriend was found murdered, Roxie, from the cursed Clark family, helps Skyla find closure by searching for the killer and soon discovers that some scary stories might be better left untold. 50,000 first printing."
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The Agathas
by Kathleen Glasgow
Alice Ogilvie's disappearance last summer is the biggest scandal at Castle Cove High School--until her ex-boyfriend is accused of murdering his new girlfriend, and Alice must pair up with her tutor Iris Adams to clear his name by relying on the wisdom ofAgatha Christie
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Ain't burned all the bright
by Jason Reynolds
This smash-up of art and text visually captures what it is to be Black in America—and what it means to REALLY breath. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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All my rage
by Sabaa Tahir
When his attempts to save his family's motel spiral out of control, Salahudin and his best friend Noor, two outcasts in their town, must decide what their friendship is worth and how they can defeat the monsters of their past and in their midst. Simultaneous eBook.
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Escape from asylum
by Madeleine Roux
Follows the experiences of teen Rick, who after being wrongfully committed to Brookline at the height of warden Crawford's regime, must escape before becoming a subject in an evil experiment and losing his mind to the forces haunting the asylum
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Beartown : a novel
by Fredrik Backman
In a forgotten town fractured by scandal, an amateur hockey team might just be able to change everything. By the New York Times best-selling author of A Man Called Ove.
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Chaos theory
by Nic Stone
Told in two voices, an accidental text exchange brings together sixteen-year-old Shelbi, a certified genius living with a diagnosed mental disorder, and eighteen-year-old Andy, a politician's son struggling with his past and alcoholism
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Daughter of the deep
by Rick Riordan
In this story inspired by Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," Ana Dakkar, a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world, makes astounding discoveries about her heritage and puts her leadership skills to the test against deadly enemies from a rival school
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The Davenports
by Krystal Marquis
Inspired by the real-life story of C.R. Patterson and his family, this sweeping novel is centered around the Davenports, one of the few Black families of immense wealth, and follows four determined and passionate young Black women who discover the courage to take charge of their lives?—?and love. Simultaneous eBook.
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Five total strangers
by Natalie D. Richards
Desperate to reach her grieving mother, Mira joins a group of college students driving home after their flight is stranded, but the road conditions are not the only mortal danger they face
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Hide : a novel
by Kiersten White
Fourteen contestants, including Mack, a homeless shelter resident who lost everything, embark on a seven-day competition and the chance to win $50,000 if they can successfully play hide-and-seek in an abandoned amusement park without being found and eliminated
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Hollow fires
by Samira Ahmed
Aspiring journalist Safiya Mirza investigates the murder of a 14-year-old boy who was wrongfully arrested, labeled a terrorist and eventually killed, seeking to tell the whole truth about the boy and those who killed him because of their hate-filled beliefs. 75,000 first printing.
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I kissed Shara Wheeler : a novel
by Casey McQuiston
When her rival, prom queen Shara Wheeler, kisses her and disappears, leaving behind cryptic notes, Chloe Green hunts for answers and discovers there is more to this small town than she thought—and maybe more to Shara, as well. 300,000 first printing. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Instructions for dancing
by Nicola Yoon
Experiencing visions of heartbreak and trying to understand why this is happening, Evie signs up for lessons at a dance studio, where she falls for her dance partner, forcing her to question all she thought she knew about life and love
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Man made monsters
by Andrea L. Rogers
Haunting illustrations are woven throughout these horror stories that follow one extended Cherokee family across the centuries and well into the future as they encounter predators of all kinds in each time period
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Messy roots : a graphic memoir of a Wuhanese American
by Laura Gao
Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American's immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school and figure out why she is attracted to girls. 12,000 first printing. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
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Nothing more to tell
by Karen M. McManus
"Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favorite teacher--a story that made headlines after the teacher's body was found by three Saint Ambrose students in the woods behind their school. The case was never solved. Now that Brynn is moving home and starting her dream internship at a true-crime show, she's determined to find out what really happened. The kids who found Mr. Larkin are her way in, and her ex-best friend, Tripp Talbot, was one of them. Without hisaccount of events, the other two kids might have gone down for Mr. Larkin's murder--but instead, thanks to Tripp, they're now at the top of the Saint Ambrose social pyramid. Tripp's friends have never forgotten what Tripp did for them that day, and neither has he. Just like he hasn't forgotten that everything he told the police was a lie. Digging into the past is bound to shake up the present, and when Brynn begins to investigate what happened in the woods that day, she uncovers secrets that might changeeverything--about Saint Ambrose, about Mr. Larkin, and about her ex-best friend, Tripp Talbot. Four years ago someone got away with murder. More terrifying is that they might be closer than anyone thinks"
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Parachutes
by Kelly Yang
A teen from a privileged Asian family navigates culture shock, unexpected freedom, and a new relationship while attending school in California and renting a room from the family of an Ivy League hopeful whose debate coach has undermined her plans
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Promise boys
by Nick Brooks
Becoming prime suspects in the murder of their principal known for doling out extreme discipline, three Urban Promise Prep School students team up to catch the real killer and clear their names. 250,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Roxy
by Neal Shusterman
"The victim of the bet between two manufactured gods: the seductive and lethal Roxy (Oxycontin), who is at the top of her game, and the smart, high-achieving Addison (Adderall), who is tired of being the helpful one, and longs for a more dangerous, less wholesome image. The wager a contest to see who can bring their mark to "the Party" first is a race to the bottom of a rave that has raged since the beginning of time"
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Solito : a memoir
by Javier Zamora
"When Javier Zamora was nine, he traveled unaccompanied by bus, boat, and foot from El Salvador to the United States to reunite with his parents. This is his memoir of that dangerous journey, a nine-week odyssey that nearly ended in calamity on multiple occasions. It's a miracle that Javier survived the crossing and a miracle that he has the talent to now tell his story so masterfully. While Solito is Javier's story, it's also the story of millions of others who have risked so much to come to this country. A memoir that reads like a novel, rooted in precise and authentic detail, Solito is destined to be a classic of the immigration experience"
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They'll never catch us
by Jessica Goodman
Sisters Stella and Ellie Steckler are both determined to win a scholarship and escape their stifling small town, but their plans are upset when a new girl joins the cross country team and then disappears
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Three girls from Bronzeville : a uniquely American story of race, fate, and sisterhood
by Dawn Turner
"The three girls formed an indelible bond: roaming their community in search of hidden treasures for their "Thing Finder box," and hiding under the dining room table, eavesdropping as three generations of relatives gossiped and played the numbers. The girls spent countless afternoons together, ice skating in the nearby Lake Meadows apartment complex, swimming in the pool at the Ida B. Wells housing project, and daydreaming of their futures: Dawn a writer, Debra a doctor, Kim a teacher. Then they came to a precipice, a fraught rite of passage for all girls when the dangers and the harsh realities of the world burst the innocent bubble of childhood, when the choices they made could-- and would-- have devastating consequences. There was a razor thin margin of error -- especially for brown girls. With a keen investigative eye and intimate detail, Dawn chronicles the dramatic turns that send their lives careening in very different -- and shocking -- directions over the decades. The result is a powerful tour de force on the complex interplay of race and opportunity, class and womanhood and how those forces shape our lives and our capacity for resilience and redemption"
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Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice
by Tommie Smith
"A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports--and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, receiveddeath threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships"
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We are all so good at smiling
by Amber McBride
Whimsy, who is clinically depressed, befriends a boy named Faerry, with whom she feels a magical connection, and together they brave the Forest, a place of monsters, fairy tales and pain that they have both been running from for 11 years. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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