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OCD, the dude, and me : a novel
by Lauren Roedy Vaughn
In attitude and appearance, Danielle Levine stands out even at her alternative high school, and when her scathing and sometimes raunchy English essays land her in a social skills class, she meets Daniel, another social misfit who may just break her resolve to keep everyone at arm's length. 20,000 first printing.
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A little wanting song
by Cath Crowley
Singing in secret while mourning the deaths of her mother and grandmother, Charlie visits her grandfather in the country and befriends neighbor Rose, who hopes to convince her parents to allow her to accept a scholarship to attend school in the city.
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Dark water
by Laura McNeal
Instantly drawn to a migrant worker hired by her avocado-farmer uncle, 15-year-old Pearl wonders about the undocumented teen's inability to talk and pursues a forbidden romance after discovering his makeshift hut by the creek, a situation that is disrupted by a wildfire that threatens their lives.
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Turtles all the way down
by John Green
Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there's a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her best and most fearless friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett's son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. In his long-awaited return, John Green, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars, shares Aza's story with shattering, unflinching clarity in this brilliant novel of love, resilience, and the power of lifelong friendship.--INSIDE FLAP
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Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell
Being consummate fans of the Simon Snow series helped Cath and her twin sister, Wren, cope as little girls whose mother left them, but now, as they start college but not as roommates, Cath fears she is unready to live without Wren holding her hand--and without her passion for Snow
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Why we broke up
by Daniel Handler
Writing a letter to her ex-boyfriend about the reasons for their breakup, Min Green assembles items from their relationship to put into a box of mementos including a movie ticket from their first date, an old cookbook and a comb from a motel room. By the author of A Series of Unfortunate Events titles.
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Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass
by Meg Medina
Informed that a bully she does not know is determined to beat her up because of her pale skin, good grades and lack of accent, Latin American teen Piddy struggles to stay on top of a busy work schedule and learn more about the father she has never met until the bully's gang forces her to confront more difficult challenges. By the award-winning author of The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind.
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Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents and his family that he has never asked before.
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Reality Boy
by A. S. King
Haunted by his past as a child reality television celebrity, teen Gerald Faust struggles with violent anger that has relegated him to a very lonely world and the special education program at school, where he starts to feel dangerously close to snapping--until he chooses to create possibilities for himself that he never knew he deserved. By the Edgar Award-nominated author of Please Ignore Vera Dietz. 25,000 first printing.
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Winger
by Andrew Smith
Two years younger than his classmates at a prestigious boarding school, 14-year-old Ryan Dean West grapples with living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for troublemakers; falling for his female best friend who thinks of him as just a kid; and playing wing on the Varsity rugby team with some of his frightening new dormmates, including the biggest bully on the team.
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Life in outer space
by Melissa Keil
Sixteen-year-old Sam Kinnison is perfectly happy as a game-playing, movie-obsessed geek until beautiful, friendly, and impossible to ignore Camilla Carter starts him wondering if he has been watching all the wrong movies
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If I ever get out of here : a novel with paintings
by Eric L. Gansworth
Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and Whites—and Lewis is not sure that he can rely on friendship.
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Forgive me, Leonard Peacock
by Matthew Quick
A dramatic day in the life of a suicidal teen follows his efforts to say good-bye to the four people who matter most to him before carrying out a murder-suicide plan involving his former best friend, a process that slowly reveals his secrets and the impossible choices that must be made. By the award-winning author of Boy21. 40,000 first printing.
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This song will save your life
by Leila Sales
Preparing to resign herself to life as a misfit after her latest attempt at popularity fails, a dangerously depressed Elise Dembowski is unexpectedly accepted into a group of musical friends who help her find her voice and a sense of purpose. By the author of Mostly Good Girls.
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Nick & Norah's infinite playlist
by Rachel Cohn
High school student Nick O'Leary, member of a rock band, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg and asks her to be his girlfriend for five minutes in order to avoid his ex-sweetheart.
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Like no other
by Una LaMarche
Living on opposite sides of their Brooklyn neighborhood, strict Hasidic Devorah and fun-loving nerd Jaxon forge an unexpected connection when they become trapped in an elevator during a hurricane, after which they pursue a secret romance. Simultaneous eBook.
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Anatomy of a misfit
by Andrea Portes
A debut novel based on true events recounts a popular teen's journey of self-discovery when she rejects her high school hierarchy to date a mysterious bad boy who wants to escape from a troubled home life. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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Dumplin'
by Julie Murphy
Questioning her plus-sized body for the first time when an athletic boy appears to return her affections, Willowdean enters her city's beauty pageant and uses her sassy styles and talents to compete against thinner contestants
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The impossible knife of memory
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Enduring a transient existence before starting school in her Iraq War veteran father's hometown, a troubled Hayley Kincaid longs for a normal life and pursues a relationship with a secretive boy before her father's PTSD leads to a disturbing drug problem. By the National Book Award finalist author of Speak.
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Althea & Oliver
by Cristina Moracho
A best friendship between Althea and Oliver is challenged by their developing feelings for each other and Oliver's rare health affliction, which causes him to sleep for weeks at a time and engage in uncharacteristic behaviors he cannot remember afterwards. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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OCD love story
by Corey Ann Haydu
In an instant, Bea felt almost normal with Beck, and as if she could fall in love again, but things change when the psychotherapist who has been helping her deal with past romantic relationships puts her in a group with Beck—a group for teens with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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