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American Betiya
by Anuradha D. Rajurkar
Secretly dating a boy her mother deems unsuitable, a young artist struggles with family boundaries, her evolving sense of identity and the complexities of a mixed-heritage relationship in the wake of her boyfriend’s home troubles and a visit to India. Simultaneous eBook.
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Anna K Away
by Jenny Lee
A sequel to Anna K, set during the following summer, finds a grieving Anna K sent to live with her father’s family in South Korea, while Lolly evaluates her reconciliation with an unfaithful Steven during theater camp. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Love is a Revolution
by Renée Watson
Falling for an activist during an open-mic party, plus-sized Nala tells increasingly complicated lies about how much she shares her crush’s interests, before learning unanticipated lessons in radical love and self-love. 125,000 first printing.
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Crossing the Stream
by Elizabeth-Irene Baitie
In Accra, Ghana, after Ato's father dies his mother sends him to spend the summer with his grandmother where he learns about his father's vibrant, complicated life, and learns to honor his past with hope for his own future
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Fade into the Bright
by Jessica Koosed Etting
Devastated by the news about her family’s genetic risks for her estranged father’s Huntington’s disease, a former volleyball star escapes to Catalina Island for the summer, where she bonds with an observative documentary filmmaker. By the authors of The Lost Causes. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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The Flipside of Perfect
by Liz Reinhardt
Transitioning between straitlaced student perfectionism at her mother’s Michigan home and free-spirited wild child summers at her father’s home in Florida, a teen is challenged to reconcile the two halves of herself when a sibling and crush discover the truth. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Follower
by Kate Doughty
"Instagram-famous triplets Cecily, Amber, and Rudy--the children of home renovation superstars--are ready for a perfect summer. They've just moved into the site of their parents' latest renovation project when they begin to receive chilling messages fromsomeone called The Follower. It soon becomes clear that this anonymous threat is more than a simple Internet troll, and he can't wait to shatter the Cole family's perfect veneer and take back what's his"
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The Great Godden
by Meg Rosoff
Spending the summer in a turreted seaside vacation house while her family members plan a wedding, a teen bonds with the sons of a fading movie actress, before a malevolent presence challenges her innocence. By the award-winning author of How I Live Now. Simultaneous.
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The Half Orphan's Handbook
by Joan F. Smith
When sixteen-year-old Lila's mother sends her to a summer-long grief camp, following the suicide of Lila's father, potential new friends and a new crush threaten to drag her back into life, but facing the truth about her family will be the hardest part of moving on.
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Hello, Cruel Heart
by Maureen Johnson
An original novel inspired by Cruella, the Disney live-action film, follows the experiences of a talented teen fashion designer whose shattered dreams lead to her life on the streets alongside amateur thieves Jasper and Horace. Movie tie-in.
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Hurricane Summer
by Asha Bromfield
A first novel by the actress best known for her performances in Riverdale follows the experiences of a girl whose efforts to reconnect with her absent father at his home in Jamaica are upended by a dangerous storm. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Just Like That
by Gary D. Schmidt
"Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene's Preparatory Academy for Girls, where she struggles to navigate the venerable boarding school's traditions and a social structure heavily weighted towardstudents from wealthy backgrounds. In a parallel story, Matt Coffin has wound up on the Maine coast near St. Elene's with a pillowcase full of money lifted from the leader of a criminal gang"
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Last Chance Books
by Siho Ellsmore
Working at her family's independent bookstore during the summer before she leaves for college, Madeline Moore is determined to make the store succeed when she discovers that her crush, Jasper, works at the competing chain bookstore across the street.
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Once Upon A Quinceanera
by Monica Gomez-hira
Accepting a humiliating unpaid internship working as a party princess in a ball gown, romance-minded Carmen embarks on a summer that is shaped by blistering Miami heat, an unexpected attraction and a spoiled cousin’s quinceañera. A first novel. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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