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The Winner's Kiss

Marie Rutkoski - Farrar
Format: Print book

War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he has convinced himself that he no longer loves Kestrel, Arin hasn't forgotten her, or how she became exactly the kind of person he has always despised. She cared more for the empire...
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Half Lost

Sally Green - Viking
Format: Print book

The magical, stunning conclusion to the internationally acclaimed Half Bad trilogy. The Alliance is losing. Their most critical weapon, seventeen-year-old witch Nathan Brynn, has killed fifty-two people, and yet he's no closer to ending the tyrannical, abusive rule of the Council of White...
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Flamecaster

Cinda Williams Chima - HarperTeen
Format: Print book

Set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Seven Realms series, a generation later, this is a breathtaking story of dark magic, chilling threats, and two unforgettable characters walking a knife-sharp line between life and death. This dazzling beginning to a new series is indispensable...
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Summerlost

Ally Condie - Dutton Children's Books
Format: Print book

A tender and compelling contemporary novel for young readers about facing loss and finding friendship, from Ally Condie, international bestselling author of the Matched series. "Kids are awesome. And they are diverse. There are children with different abilities and backgrounds and experiences,...
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The Great American Whatever

Tim Federle - Simon & Schuster BFYR
Format: Print book

"Teenaged Quinn, an aspiring screenwriter, copes with his sister's death while his best friend forces him back out into the world to face his reality"--
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The Shadow Queen

C J Redwine - Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Format: Print book

A dark epic fantasy inspired by the tale of Snow White, from C. J. Redwine, the author of the Defiance series. Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and Cinder.Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire...
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Lady Midnight

Cassandra Clare - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Print book

The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare's newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Lady Midnight is a Shadowhunters novel.It's been five years since the events of City of Heavenly...
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The Lightless Sky: A Twelve-Year-Old Refugee's Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half the World

Gulwali Passarlay - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

A gripping, inspiring, and eye-opening memoir of fortitude and survival - of a twelve-year-old boy's traumatic flight from Afghanistan to the West - that puts a face to one of the most shocking and devastating humanitarian crises of our time."To risk my life had to mean something....
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Rebel of the Sands

Alwyn Hamilton - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling novel by the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Debut Author of 2016, published in 15 countries! Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their...
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Lab Girl

Hope Jahren - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

A New York Times 2016 Notable BookNational Best SellerNamed one of TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People"An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016A Washington Post Best Memoir of 2016A TIME and Entertainment Weekly Best Book of 2016 So Far An illuminating...
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Booked

Kwame Alexander - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

National Book Award Long ListNew York Times Bestseller Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can't nobody stop you/can't nobody cop you ... In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel...
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The Rule of Three: Will to Survive

Eric Walters - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Here is the gripping conclusion to an acclaimed trilogy about one suburban neighborhood's existence after a global blackout. Teenager Adam Daley has killed again. It had to be done, part of him knows that, but murder changes a person. It can certainly change a kid who's already grown up too quickly,...
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Everyday Sexism

Laura Bates - St Martin'S Press, 2016.
Format: Print book

Special Hardcover Library EditionGood Housekeeping has this to say about Everyday Sexism, "a new generation of women is shouting back against everyday sexism, and their leader, Laura Bates, is determined to change the world."In 2012 after having been...
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Burn Baby Burn

Meg Medina - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

While violence runs rampant throughout New York, a teenage girl faces danger within her own home in Meg Medina's riveting coming-of-age novel.Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York summer of 1977, when the city is besieged by arson, a massive blackout, and a serial killer...
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The Rule of Mirrors

Caragh M O'Brien - Roaring Brook
Format: Print book

The fast-paced, psychologically thrilling sequel to The Vault of Dreamers follows Rosie after her consciousness has been split in two.The entire country was watching when Rosie Sinclair was expelled from Forge, the prestigious arts school that doubles as a reality TV show. But few know...
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Stone Rider

David Hofmeyr - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

"Intense, original, compelling . . . bristles with attitude. So cool. Just read it."--Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author In the vein of the cult classic Mad Max series, crossed with Cormac McCarthy's The Road and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, this inventive...
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The Orphan Queen

Jodi Meadows - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

An epic fantasy filled with adventure, intrigue, and romance from Incarnate series author Jodi Meadows. This duology is perfect for fans of Graceling by Kristin Cashore, The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson, and Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo.When Princess Wilhelmina was a child,...
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Hour of the Bees

Lindsay Eagar - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

What does it mean to be fully alive? Magic blends with reality in a stunning coming-of-age novel about a girl, a grandfather, wanderlust, and reclaiming your roots.Things are only impossible if you stop to think about them. . . .While her friends are spending their summers having...
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Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Donner Dinner Party

Nathan Hale - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history. It's also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the United States, and the families and individuals who sacrificed so much to build new lives in a largely unknown landscape. From the preparation...
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Harry Potter: Magical Places from the Films: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, and Beyond

Jody Revenson - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive and delightful look at Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, The Burrow, Azkaban prison and all of the memorable places, both loved and feared, that brought the Harry Potter movies to life - a keepsake treasury bound in a debossed leatherette case and featuring a removable poster and interactive...
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The Great American Dust Bowl

Don Brown - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A speck of dust is a tiny thing. In fact, five of them could fit into the period at the end of this sentence. On a clear, warm Sunday, April 14, 1935, a wild wind whipped up millions upon millions of these specks of dust to form a duster - a savage storm - on America's high southern plains....
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The Forbidden Wish

Jessica Khoury - Razorbill, 2016.
Format: Print book

"Lush, romantic, and exquisitely written...a rare, glittering jewel of a novel." --Sarah J. Maas, Author of the NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling THRONE OF GLASS series"This is Aladdin like you've never imagined." --Rene Ahdieh, author of THE WRATH AND THE DAWN She...
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Feminism: Reinventing the F-Word

Nadia Abushanab Higgins - Twenty-First Century Books
Format: Print book

While most people say they believe in equal rights, the word feminism - America's new F-word - makes people uncomfortable. Explore the history of US feminism through pioneers such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, and Gloria Steinem. Meet modern leaders such as Rebecca...
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Burning Midnight

Will McIntosh - Delacorte Press
Format: Print book

For fans of The Maze Runner and The Fifth Wave, this debut YA novel from Hugo Award winner Will McIntosh pits four underprivileged teens against an evil billionaire in the race of a lifetime. Sully is a sphere dealer at a flea market. It doesn't pay much - Alex Holliday's stores...
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Island of Dragons

Lisa Mcmann - Aladdin Books
Format: Print book

Twins Alex and Aaron Stowe are put to the ultimate test to fulfill their destinies and save both Quill and Artim from the deadliest enemy the cities have ever faced in the thrilling conclusion of the New York Times bestselling Unwanteds series, which Kirkus Reviews called...
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This Land Is Our Land: A History of American Immigration

Linda Barrett Osborne - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

A 2017 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction finalist! American attitudes toward immigrants are paradoxical. On the one hand, we see our country as a haven for the poor and oppressed; anyone, no matter his or her background, can find freedom here and achieve the "American Dream." On the other...
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The Nameless City (The Nameless City, 1)

Faith Erin Hicks - First Second
Format: Paperback

Every nation that invades the City gives it a new name. But before long, new invaders arrive and the City changes hands once again. The natives dont let themselves get caught up in the unending wars. To them, their home is the Nameless City, and those who try to name it are forever outsiders....
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Level Up

Gene Luen Yang - First Second
Format: Paperback

Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur "Genius" Grant.A New York Times Notable Children's Book (Young Adult) for 2011Smackdown! Video Games vs. Medical...
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Thor by Walter Simonson - Volume 1

Walter Simonson - Marvel
Format: Paperback

Few people have ever left their mark on one character quite the way Walter Simonson has. His work on the Mighty Thor swept the Norse God of Thunder to heights never before seen and rarely achieved in his wake. Spanning epic tales of heroism and treachery, love and war, Simonson's work...
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Lumberjanes Vol. 3

Shannon Watters - BOOM! Box
Format: Paperback

If you got it, haunt it!Trying to take advantage of the first quiet day at camp in a while, Mal and Molly's date takes a bizarre turn with the appearance of the bear woman! Back at camp, Jo, April, and Ripley must stay on their toes as they try to earn every badge possible which ends up being...
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A Silent Voice 1

Yoshitoki Oima - Kodansha Comics; Tra edition
Format: Print book

LEARNING TO LISTENShoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave...
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Assassination Classroom, Vol. 9 (9)

Yusei Matsui - VIZ Media LLC
Format: Paperback

What does a pathetic class of misfits have in their arsenal to combat their schoolteachers alien technology, bizarre powers and...tentacles?!. Ever caught yourself screaming, "I could just kill that teacher"?. What would it take to justify such antisocial behavior and weeks of detention?...
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Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin

Anthony Horowitz - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

The final book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that redefined the spy novel for young readers - Alex Rider!Alex Rider's life changed forever with the silent pull of a trigger.Every story has a beginning. For teen secret agent Alex Rider, that beginning occurred prior to his first...
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Escape to Virginia

Robert H Gillette - History Press
Format: Print book

Jewish teenagers Eva and Topper desperately searched for an escape from the stranglehold of 1930s Nazi Germany. They studied agriculture at the Gross Breesen Institute and hoped to secure visas to gain freedom from the tyranny around them. Richmond department store owner William B. Thalhimer...
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