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New Young Adult Books 7/24/2024
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The following books are new to shelves at Kendall Young Library. To reserve an item, click on the image or title to be taken to the library's catalog. (Detailed instructions at the end of the newsletter.)
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The Revenant Games
by Margie Fuston
Competing in the Revenant Games, held by the warring vampire and witch kingdoms, to get her dead sister back and save her dying best friend, 17-year-old Bly must make an impossible choice when the vampire she captures stirs a passion within her she hasn't felt in ages. Simultaneous eBook.
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Ellie Haycock is totally normal
by Gretchen Schreiber
Forced to return to the hospital while trying to balance her illness with the pressures of high school, Ellie Haycock finds this stay different when she becomes close with a group of friends, including optimistic Ryan, who, despite their differences, she can't stop thinking about. Simultaneous eBook.
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Promchanted
by Morgan Matson
While at Disneyland before prom, Stella and Reece push through a hidden door in Sleeping Beauty's castle and find themselves in the middle of the story, which throws things off, and they must put aside their differences to get the fairytale back on track and return home. Simultaneous eBook.
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Rules for rule breaking
by Talia Tucker
When Korean American teens Bobby and Winter reluctantly go on a college visit road trip together, the sworn mortal enemies discover they might actually be a perfect pair
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Pieces of a girl
by Stephanie Kuehnert
"Pieces of a Girl is a memoir about abuse and addiction and the power of storytelling and community that helped zine creator and novelist Stephanie Kuehnert survive and thrive. Told in journal entries, original illustrations, and pages torn from her actual diaries and zines, this is the story of Stephanie's life as a struggling outsider who survived substance and relationship abuse to beocme a strong young woman after years trapped in a cycle that sometimes seemed to have no escape."
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Return of the Temujai
by John Flanagan
"The Herons are home in Skandia, but the usually peaceful country is in danger. The Temujai--ruthless warriors from the Eastern Steppes--have never given up on their ambition to claim Skandia for their own...and now they're on the move. Hal and his crew will have to brave the treacherous icy river and rapids to stop them, no matter the cost"
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Fate breaker
by Victoria Aveyard
Armed with Taristan's sword, the only Spindleblade left in existence, Corayne must stop him and Queen Erida from bringing forth their demon god to destroy the world. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Freshman year
by Sarah Mai
Chronicles the constant angst, hilarity, and self-doubt enmeshed in the experience of going away to college--all through the eyes of an eighteen-year-old burgeoning comics artist
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Chronically Dolores
by Maya Van Wagenen
"Dolores Mendoza is not thriving. She was recently diagnosed with a chronic bladder condition called interstitial cystitis. The painful disease isn't life threatening, but it is threatening to ruin her life. Just when things seem hopeless, Dolores meets someone poised to change her fate. Terpsichore Berkenbosch-Jones is glamorous, autistic, and homeschooled against her will by her overprotective mother. After a rocky start, the girls form a tentative partnership. Beautiful, talented Terpsichore will helpDolores win back her ex-best friend, Shae. And Dolores will convince Terpsichore's mom that her daughter has the social skills to survive public school. It seems like a foolproof plan, but Dolores isn't always a reliable narrator, and her choices may puther in danger of committing an unforgivable betrayal"
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Clever creatures of the night
by Samantha Mabry
When Case arrives at her best friend Drea's isolated West Texas home and finds her missing, she embarks on a search for clues about Drea's disappearance while facing the unsettling, cult-like and possibly murderous behavior of Drea's roommates. (Young Adult– Grade 7+)
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Slaves of Socorro
by John Flanagan
With their honor restored, Hal and his fellow Herons leave Skandia again on a new mission--to track down and stop Hal's nemesis, Tursgud, a bullying youth-turned-vicious pirate and slave trader
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Book, beast, and crow
by Elizabeth Byrne
When her best friend, Olivia, is attacked in the woods, bitten and left for dead, Anna, who can see things others can't, discovers she was the real target and the miss has set in motion a catastrophic, world-bending chain of events.
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Cursed cruise
by Victoria Fulton
The Ghost Gang is invited to record onboard a haunted cruise ship
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Cancelled
by Farrah Penn
High school senior Brynn Whittaker faces a school-wide scandal when a viral video wrongly implicates her, prompting her and her friends to confront the school's misogynistic culture, while Brynn grapples with the decision to expose the true culprit
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I hope this doesn't find you
by Ann Liang
Channeling her frustrations into email drafts?—?ones that she'd never send?—?seemingly perfect Sadie Wen finds her carefully crafted, conflict-free life turned upside down when the email is sent out accidentally, and the only person growing to appreciate the“real” Sadie is the only boy she's sworn to hate. Simultaneous eBook.
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Call me Iggy
by Jorge Augusto Aguirre
Crushing on a girl at school who doesn't know he exists, Ohio-born Colombian American teen Iggy finds his life unraveling when his grandfather's ghost decides to meddle in his love life, setting him off on a journey of self-discovery. Simultaneous. (Young Adult– Grade 10+)
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Infinity alchemist
by Kacen Callender
Discovered practicing alchemy by apprentice Ramsay Thorne, Ash must help her find a sacred text of extraordinary power?—?a journey that forces him to discover his own definition of true power and how far he will go to seize it. Simultaneous eBook.
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All items can be reserved through the Kendall Young Library catalog: - When viewing an item in the catalog, click "place hold" button.
- Enter your library card number (14 digits on the back of your card) with no spaces.
- Enter your PIN. If you don't know your PIN, try:
- Your 4-digit birth month and day (i.e. August 4 would be 0804), or
- The last 4 digits of your library card number.
- If neither of these options work, call the library at 832-9100.
- You will get a call from the library when the item is available.
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