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9 From the Nine Worlds by Rick RiordanWhile Magnus Chase visits his cousin, the Nine Worlds friends navigate tricky challenges in the form of dull-witted giants, murderous monsters and meddlesome Norse gods. Can they stave off Ragnarok at least until Magnus gets back? TEEN FANTASY RIORDAN RICK |
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Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixIn a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong. TEEN DYSTOPIAN HADDIX MARGARET
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Bob by Wendy MassWhen Livy returns to Australia to visit her grandmother, she is reminded of the promise she made five years ago to Bob, a small zombie-like creature who cannot recall who or what he is. TEEN FANTASY MASS WENDY |
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Book of Shadows by Cate TiernanLife is uneventful in Morgan’s upstate New York town until Cal, a gorgeous senior, invites her and her best friend to join his Wiccan coven, where she discovers her own strong and inexplicable powers. SERIES SWEEP |
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The Contract by Derek JeterIn Kalamazoo, Michigan, eight-year-old Derek Jeter, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees, learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field. TEEN SPORTS JETER DEREK |
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Coraline by Neil GaimanCoraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity to save herself and her family. TEEN HORROR GAIMAN NEIL |
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The Crossover by Kwame AlexanderTwin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court, balancing basketball, girls, and brotherhood as their father ignores his declining health. TEEN SPORTS ALEXANDER KWAME |
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Eighth Grade Bites by Z BrewerVlad, an outcast who’s managed to curb his vampire cravings and hide his fangs, finds that his missing teacher is replaced by a sinister substitute—and that he’s being hunted by a vampire killer. TEEN SUPERNATURAL BREWER HEATHER |
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The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. CooneyJanie paid little attention to the missing children on milk cartons until, one day, she recognized a girl who had been kidnapped twelve years before from a shopping mall—it was she. How could it possibly be true? TEEN MYSTERY COONEY CAROLINE |
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Fortnite: Clash at Fatal Fields by Devin HunterWhen Grey gets sucked into a hacked, virtual reality version of Fortnite Battle Royale along with 100 other players, her must become one of the top five players before the season ends in order to get home. TEEN ADVENTURE FORTNITE |
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Ghost by Jason ReynoldsIf Ghost can stay on track, he could be the best sprinter in the city—but he’s been running for the wrong reasons, away from his past and from the problems that he’s caused. TEEN SPORTS REYNOLDS JASON |
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The Good War by Todd StrasserWhen Ms. Peterson starts a video game club, the students are divided into two teams and simulate a war they know nothing about, but what starts out as friendly competition, takes an unexpected turn for the worst when one player takes the game too far. TEEN REALISTIC STRASSER TODD |
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Hope Was Here by Joan BauerWhen Hope and her aunt move from Brooklyn to Mulhoney, Wisconsin, to work as waitress and cook in the Welcome Stairways diner, they become involved with the owner’s political campaign to oust the town’s corrupt mayor. TEEN REALISTIC BAUER JOAN |
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The Ice Dragon by George R. R MartinLeaving in its wake desolate cold and frozen land, the legendary ice dragon has never been tamed until it meets Adara, a winter child who looks to the creature to help save her world from destruction. TEEN FANTASY MARTIN GEORGE |
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Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha LaiThrough a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama. TEEN HISTORICAL LAI THANHHA |
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The Jumbies by Tracey BaptisteIn this spine-tingling tale rooted in Caribbean folklore, Corinne must call on her courage and ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home. TEEN FANTASY BAPTISTE TRACEY |
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The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie LloydThe women in Emma’s family learn of their destiny through a dream—but Emma’s dream points her toward an impossible task: finding a legendary treasure hidden in her town’s cemetery. TEEN FANTASY LLOYD NATALIE |
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The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick HarrisWhen street magician Carter runs away, he is surprised to find magic and five other illusionists, and together, they set out to save their town from the villainous clutches of crooked carnies. TEEN FANTASY HARRIS NEIL PATRICK |
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Me & Miranda Mullaly by Jake GerhardtMeet Sam, the comedian; Duke, the intellectual; and Chollie, the athlete. Their fates converge as each falls desperately for the same girl...who barely knows they exist. TEEN REALISTIC GERHARDT JAKE |
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My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeA young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship. TEEN CLASSICS GEORGE JEAN |
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The Princess Diaries by Meg CabotMia is trying to lead a normal life as a teenage girl in New York City when she makes a shocking discovery—her father is the Prince of Genovia, a small European principality, and she is a princess and the heir to the throne. TEEN ROMANCE CABOT MEG |
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Raising Lumie by Joan BauerNewly orphaned and living with the half sister she hardly knows, twelve-year-old Olive rediscovers her hope when she starts training a guide dog puppy. TEEN REALISTIC BAUER JOAN |
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The Retake by Jen CalonitaHeartbroken when her former best friend ghosts her, Zoe makes unexpected discoveries while using a magical app on her phone to travel back in time to when she and her friend started drifting apart. TEEN FANTASY CALONITA JEN |
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Rules of the Road by Joan BauerWhen Jenna, the star employee at Gladstone’s Shoe Store in Chicago, is hired by the chain’s elderly owner to drive to Texas to confront the son who is trying to force her to retire, Jenna hones her talents as a saleswoman and finds the strength to face her alcoholic father. TEEN REALISTIC BAUER JOAN
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Scar: A Revolutionary War Tale by J. Albert MannUnable to enlist due to an injury, Noah is forced to watch the Revolution from his farm in New York—until a raid on his settlement thrusts him into one of the war’s bloodiest battles, and face-to-face with the enemy. TEEN HISTORICAL MANN J. ALBERT |
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Sidetrackedby Diana Harmon AsherJoseph’s overactive mind makes understanding his classes, and his classmates, a struggle. For the first time, Joseph finds himself off the sidelines and in the race. Is he a good runner? Well, no, he’s terrible. But once you’re in the race, anything can happen. TEEN REALISTIC ASHER DIANA |
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Slacker by Gordon KormanCameron is happy to avoid homework and game for hours in his basement, and to make it seem like he’s doing good deeds and not slacking off, Cameron and friends make a fake school club—but when some kids think the club is real, Cameron is stuck being president. TEEN REALISTIC KORMAN GORDON |
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The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil GaimanOn the eve of her wedding, a brave young queen casts aside her wedding gown for her chain mail and sword, joining her dwarf companions to rescue an enchanted princess who is not quite what she seems. TEEN FANTASY GAIMAN NEIL |
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Small Spaces by Katherine ArdenAfter Ollie’s bus mysteriously breaks down on a field trip, she must venture through the woods of “the smiling man,” using all of her wits to survive. TEEN HORROR ARDEN KATHERINE |
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Star Wars: Before the Awakening by Greg RuckaThis prequel to The Force Awakens reveals the origins of a doubtful Stormtrooper, a scavenger on the desert planet of Jakku, and a hotshot Republic pilot before their involvement in the major conflicts disrupting the galaxy. TEEN SCI-FI STAR WARS |
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Stargirl by Jerry SpinelliIn this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever. TEEN REALISTIC SPINELLI JERRY |
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Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer TorresStef wants nothing more than for her family’s taco truck, Tia Perla, to be put out to pasture—it’s no fun being known as the “Taco Queen.” But when new city regulations are proposed and threaten her family’s livelihood, Stef must become the truck’s unlikely champion. TEEN REALISTIC TORRES JENNIFER |
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Stolen Girl by Marsha Forchuk SkrypuchIn 1950, Nadia is glad to finally be with the woman she calls mother and out of the displaced persons camp; but she seems to remember living with a German Nazi family who called her by a different name, and is haunted by the question of who she really is. TEEN HISTORICAL SKRYPUCH MARSHA |
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Stormbreaker by Anthony HorowitzAfter the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6. TEEN ADVENTURE HOROWITZ ANTHONY |
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Vanishing Acts by Phillip MargolinBetween soccer games and school, Madison resolves to help her attorney father solve a murder case at the same time her best friend, Ann, goes missing. TEEN MYSTERY MARGOLIN PHILLIP |
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The Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. TEEN MYSTERY RASKIN ELLEN |
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The Whispers by Greg HowardRiley wishes that bullies would leave him alone, that his crush liked him, and most of all, for his mom to return home after disappearing. On a camping trip he searches for the whispers, magical fairies that will grant you wishes if you leave them tributes. TEEN FANTASY HOWARD GREG |
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Wishtree by Katherine ApplegateA wise old oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their community embrace differences when new neighbors move in and are not warmly welcomed. TEEN FANTASY APPLEGATE KATHERINE |
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The Apple Tart of Hope by Sarah Moore FitzgeraldA teen who used to make incredible apple tarts has gone missing and everyone thinks he’s dead—but Oscar’s best friend Meg and his little brother Stevie form a band as they try to figure out what happened to him. TEEN REALISTIC FITZGERALD SARAH |
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Benito Runs by Justine FontesWhen Benito’s dad returns from Iraq suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, he causes an embarrassing scene at a school function that makes Benito decide to run away. SERIES SURVIVING |
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The Cupid Crisis by Lisa Buscemi ReissAfter being cheated on, Claire wants nothing to do with love; so when a mystery guy calls, she pretends to be someone else, and just as she realizes she could be falling for him, he learns the truth. Can she undo everything and win him back? TEEN ROMANCE REISS LISA |
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Dear Martin by Nic StoneJustyce is a college-bound honor student, but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out. TEEN REALISTIC STONE NIC |
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Finding Baba Yaga by Jane YolenA controlling father, a passive mother, and a house that feels like anything but home. When Natasha finds the strength to leave, she comes upon a witch in the woods, finding her voice, her power, and herself. TEEN FANTASY YOLEN JANE |
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Girl, Stolen by April HenryWhen an impulsive carjacking turns into a kidnapping, high school dropout Griffin finds himself more in sympathy with his wealthy, blind victim, Cheyenne, than with his greedy father. TEEN MYSTERY HENRY APRIL |
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The Head of the Saint by Socorro AcioliHaving arrived in Candeia, Brazil, starving and footsore, after walking sixteen days to fulfill his dying mother's last wishes, young Samuel takes up residence in an enormous, broken statue of Saint Anthony and finds that he can hear the prayers of the townspeople, despite his lack of faith. TEEN FANTASY ACIOLI SOCORRO |
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Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between by Jennifer E. SmithThe night before they leave for college, high school sweethearts Clare and Aidan reminisce about their relationship and decide whether to stay together or break up. TEEN ROMANCE SMITH JENNIFER |
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If I Stay by Gayle FormanAfter a car accident that killed her parents and younger brother, Mia, a gifted cellist, lies in a coma, weighing whether to live with her grief or join her family in death. TEEN ROMANCE FORMAN GAYLE |
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Looking for Alaska by John GreenMiles’ first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash. TEEN REALISTIC GREEN JOHN |
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Magic Dark and Strange by Kelly PowellCatherine Daly's ability to awaken the dead for a final goodbye goes awry when she and Guy Nolan, the watchmaker's son, seek a watch but find, instead, a boy whose return from the dead draws danger to the three. TEEN FANTASY POWELL KELLY |
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Maverick Mania by Sigmund BrouwerThe disappearance of his soccer team’s leading scorer during the championship finals leads Matt to investigate, entangling him in a possible kidnapping. SERIES ORCA
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The Mermaid's Sister by Carrie Anne NobleFinding that her sister is beginning to turn into a mermaid, Clara and her best friend O’Neill try to get her sister from their mountaintop cottage to the sea, but run into myriad problems along the way. TEEN FANTASY NOBLE CARRIE |
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Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason ReynoldsAfter a misunderstanding leads him to be suspended from school, Miles feels conflicted about his identity as the new Spider-Man, but when his scholarship is threatened, he uncovers a plot that puts his friends and neighborhood at risk. TEEN ADVENTURE REYNOLDS JASON |
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Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel CohnHigh 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. TEEN ROMANCE COHN RACHEL |
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Percy St.-John and The Chronicle of Secrets by E. A. AllenAn unbreakable cipher, a dead priest with expensive shoes, a hermit who has conversations with saints, an angry French girl, a guardian angel with attitude, and a murderous master criminal might stop the ordinary fifteen-year-old safe-cracking genius, but not Percy. He's out to prove he did not steal a mysterious ancient manuscript. TEEN FANTASY ALLEN E.A. |
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyA series of letters to an unknown correspondent reveals the coming-of-age trials of a high-schooler named Charlie, who deals with the confusions of love, the temptations of drugs, and the pain of losing a close friend and a favorite aunt. TEEN REALISTIC SHBOSKY STEPHEN |
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Rebel With a Cupcake by Anna MainwaringAlthough she has never worried about her weight, a wardrobe malfunction leads to a bully calling Jess what’s never bothered her before: fat. When her dream boy invites her to a party, she must decide whether to try to fit in for the first time in her life, or remain true to herself. TEEN REALISTIC MAINWARING ANNA |
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The skin I'm in by Sharon FlakeThirteen-year-old Maleeka, uncomfortable because her skin is extremely dark, meets a new teacher with a birthmark on her face and makes some discoveries about how to love who she is and what she looks like. TEEN REALISTIC FLAKE SHARON |
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The Smell of Other People's Houses by Bonnie-Sue HitchcockGrowing up in 1970s Alaska isn't like growing up anywhere else; don't think life is going to be easy, know your place, and never talk about yourself. Four vivid voices tell intertwining stories of hardship, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation. TEEN HISTORICAL HITCHCOCK BONNIE |
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Some Girls Bind by Rory JamesJamie knows that she isn’t like other girls. She has a secret: she binds her chest every day to feel more like herself. Jamie wonders why she is afraid of telling her friends, who have their own secrets. Could she really be genderqueer? TEEN REALISTIC JAMES RORY |
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Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonAfter being assaulted the summer before her freshman year, Melinda finds solace in artwork and learns to fight back, refusing to be silent and delivering a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. TEEN REALISTIC ANDERSON LAURIE |
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Stranger Things: Runaway Max by Brenna YovanoffDive into the never-before-told backstory of Max Maven—the good and the bad—as well as how she came to find her newfound sense of home and friends in Hawkins, Indiana. TEEN SUPERNATURAL STRANGER RUNAWAY |
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Ttyl by Lauren MyracleIn instant message format, three fifteen-year-old girls—Zoe, Maddie, and Angela—chronicle their experiences, feelings and plans as they begin tenth grade. TEEN REALISTIC MYRACLE LAUREN |
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Two Boys Kissing by David LevithanBased on true events, this is the story of Harry and Craig, two 17-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32 hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record. TEEN ROMANCE LEVITHAN DAVID |
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We Are Okay by Nina LaCourRunning back to college in New York and shutting out everyone from her life in California after a traumatic summer that nobody else knows about, Marin is forced to confront the truth when her friend comes to visit. TEEN REALISTIC LACOUR NINA |
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Zara Hossain is Here by Sabina KhanEnduring racism when her Pakistani family moves to Texas, 17-year-old Zara resolves to keep her head low while her family awaits green-card approval, before a bullying classmate vandalizes her home, leading to a crime that puts Zara’s entire future at risk. TEEN REALISTIC KHAN SABINA |
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Zom-B by Darren ShanWhen the news reports of a zombie outbreak in Ireland, B’s racist father thinks it’s a joke—and figures it’s okay to lose a few Irish. B is soon forced on a mad dash through his serpentine high school halls, forging allegiances with others fighting for survival. SERIES ZOM-B |
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