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Brighter Than the Sun
by Daniel Aleman
Leaving Tijuana, Mexico, behind to find a part-time job in San Diego to help her dad, 16-year-old Sol, with her life divided by an international border, grapples with loneliness and the part of her that may never want to return home.
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Silver in the Bone
by Alexandra Bracken
To recover a powerful ring of Arthurian legend, which is her last hope of saving her brother, Tamsin teams up with her rival Emrys and together they enter a world of dark magic to edge out their competitors.
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Girl Forgotten
by April Henry
Starting a podcast to investigate the unsolved murder of Layla Trello, true-crime fan Piper Gray begins receiving anonymous threats warning her off the case, leading her to believe the killer is still out there and is coming for her next.
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Dream to Me
by Megan Paasch
Moving to the middle of nowhere, grief-striken Eva Sylvan begins having sinister dreams that have devastating effects on the waking world and must unearth the magic tied to her family's history to save those around her.
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Tell Me What Really Happened
by Chelsea Sedoti
When their friend vanishes during a camping trip down by Salvation Creek, four friends have a very different story to tell about what happened that night, in this gripping mystery told entirely through first-person interviews.
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Demon in the Wood : a Shadow and Bone Graphic Novel
by Leigh Bardugo
In this graphic novel prequel to the Netflix sensation Shadow and Bone, Eryk and his mother, the deadliest and rarest of their kind, must hide their true abilities wherever they go. But they soon discover deadly secrets have a way of revealing themselves.
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The World After the Fall
by S-Cynan
A tower one day appeared in the skies, standing out as a beacon of chaos and apocalypse. A heroic and powerful lot known as Walkers cleared the tower floors in order to save humanity, until slowly, everyone left. The brave few who remained refused to abandon the world. But once the last Walker reached floor 100, he no longer knew what to believe.
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The Elusive Samurai. 1,
by Yåusei Matsui
In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki's peaceful days come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he'll have to do what he does best--run away!
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Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice
by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile
An Olympic moment: On the podium at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, gold medalist Tommie Smith and his teammate, bronze medalist John Carlos, raise their fists in protest of racial injustice.
A lifetime of resistance: In this compelling graphic memoir, author Tommie Smith shares his story of courage and dedication, from facing racism as a child to experiencing harsh repercussions from this iconic act of protest.
Reviewers say: "Authentic and inspiring" (Kirkus Reviews).
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The Well
by Jacob Wyatt
Stealing coins from a sacred well to cover a debt, Li-Zhen must uncover hidden memories, bestow great wealth and face the magical secrets that threaten everything she has ever known when the well requires payment in the form of wishes.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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Chester Library 250 W Main St. Chester, New Jersey 07930 (908) 879-7612
chesterlib.org
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