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Fiction

The Stolen Heir (The Stolen Heir, 1)

HOLLY BLACK - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black returns to the opulent world of Elfhame in the first book in a thrilling new duology, following Jude's brother Oak, and the changeling queen, Suren. A reluctant prince. A runaway queen. And a quest that may destroy them both.
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Foxglove

Adalyn Grace - ‎Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The captivating sequel to the Gothic-infused Belladonna, in which Signa and Death face a supernatural foe determined to tear them apart.A duke has been murdered. The lord of Thorn Grove has been framed. And Fate, the elusive brother of Death, has taken up residence in a sumptuous estate...
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One of Us Is Back (ONE OF US IS LYING)

Karen M. McManus - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

The global phenomenon returns with the third book in the One of Us Is Lying series, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen M. McManus. When someone from the Bayview Four's past resurfaces, history begins to repeat itself - and the consequences are deadly. The third time's...
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The Brothers Hawthorne (The Inheritance Games, 4)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Four brothers. Two missions. One explosive read. Jennifer Lynn Barnes returns to the world of her #1 bestselling, TikTok sensation Inheritance Games trilogy, and the stakes have never been higher. Grayson Hawthorne was raised as the heir apparent to his billionaire grandfather, taught...
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Check & Mate

Ali Hazelwood - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: November 7

In this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life's moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart.. Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction...
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Divine Rivals: A Novel

Rebecca Ross - Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover

When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.. After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother...
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Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

Talia Hibbert - Joy Revolution
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Brown Sisters trilogy, comes a laugh-out-loud story about a quirky content creator and a clean-cut athlete testing their abilities to survive the great outdoors - and each other.Bradley Graeme is pretty much perfect. He's a star football...
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Imogen, Obviously

Becky Albertalli - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

With humor and insight, #1 New York Times bestseller Becky Albertalli explores the nuances of sexuality, identity, and friendship in this timely new novel.Imogen Scott may be hopelessly heterosexual, but she's got the World's Greatest Ally title locked down.She's never missed...
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Powerless

Lauren Roberts
Format: Book

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Silver in the Bone

Alexandra Bracken - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Bracken cements her status as one of the top fantasy authors writing today in this stunning series opener inspired by Arthurian legend and fueled by love, revenge, and pure adrenaline!Tamsin Lark didn't ask to be a Hollower. As a mortal...
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The Davenports

Krystal Marquis - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

The first in a breathless YA series set in 1910 Chicago, The Davenports offers a glimpse into a period of African American history often overlooked, while delivering a totally escapist, swoon-worthy readThe Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changing...
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The Legacies

Jessica Goodman - Razorbill
Format: Hardcover

"Our new favorite thriller." - COSMOPOLITANA glitzy YA thriller set in New York City elite social circles, filled with backstabbing and blackmail, twisty secrets, and a dead body, from New York Times bestselling author Jessica Goodman.. Perfect for fans of Euphoria, Holly Jackson,...
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Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America

Zoboi, Ibi - BALZER & BRAY
Format: Book

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The Collectors: an Anthology

A.S. King - Dutton Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-Marie McLemore and Jason Reynolds, an anthology of stories about remarkable people and their strange and surprising collections.. From David Levithan's story about a non-binary kid collecting...
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Only This Beautiful Moment

Abdi Nazemian - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

From the Stonewall Honor-winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family. Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and Darius the Great Is Not Okay. 2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant...
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Mirror Girls

Kelly McWilliams - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A thrilling gothic horror novel about biracial twin sisters separated at birth, perfect for fans of Lovecraft Country  and The Vanishing Half.

As infants, twin sisters Charlie Yates and Magnolia Heathwood were secretly separated...

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Graphic Novels

Firebird

Sunmi - HarperAlley
Format: Paperback

Sunmi's gorgeous two-color teen graphic novel debut examines the power of resilience and reinvention, following the lives of Caroline and Kim, two queer, Asian American teenagers growing up in the suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area, as they forge an unexpected connection.Caroline...
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Frontera

Julio Anta - HarperAlley
Format: Hardcover

Mateo makes the dangerous journey back home to the United States through the Sonoran Desert with the help of a new friend, a ghost named Guillermo in a supernatural borderland odyssey by debut graphic novelists Julio Anta and Jacoby Salcedo. As long as he remembers to stay smart and keep...
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HOCKEY GIRL LOVES DRAMA BOY

Hicks, Faith Erin,
Format: Audio CD

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Hungry Ghost

Victoria Ying - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all, thin. No one, not even her best friend, Jordan, knows that she has been bingeing and purging for years. But when tragedy strikes, Val finds herself reassessing her priorities, her choices, and her body. The path to happiness may lead her away...
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Northranger

Rey Terciero - HarperAlley
Format: Hardcover

In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old Cade Muñoz finds himself falling for the ranch owner's mysterious and handsome son, only to discover that he may be harboring a dangerous secret.Cade has always loved to escape into the world...
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Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust

Don Brown - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

A gripping nonfiction graphic novel that follows the stories of Jewish children, separated from their parents, who escaped the horrors of the Holocaust. From the Sibert Honor and YALSA Award-winning creator behind The Unwanted, Drowned City, and others. In the tightening grip of Hitler's...
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Shubeik Lubeik

Deena Mohamed
Format: Book

A brilliantly original debut graphic novel that imagines a fantastical alternate Cairo where wishes really do come true. Shubeik Lubeik—a fairy tale rhyme that means “your wish is my command” in Arabic—is the story of three people who are navigating a world where...

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The Hills of Estrella Roja

Ashley Robin Franklin - Clarion Books
Format: Paperback

In this delightfully creepy and unapologetically queer horror romp of a graphic novel, sometimes dreams do come true. Nightmares are technically dreams, after all....When college freshman Kat Fields receives a mysterious email urging her to visit a relatively unknown Texas town with a history...
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The Infinity Particle

Wendy Xu - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover

In this gorgeous graphic novel by Wendy Xu, co-creator of the award-winning Mooncakes, a young inventor falls for a lifelike AI and confronts questions of freedom and autonomy. Clementine Chang moves from Earth to Mars for a new start and is lucky enough to land her dream job with Dr. Marcella...
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The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Deya Muniz - ‎Little, Brown Ink
Format: Paperback

A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love - and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches - in the place you least expect it, from rising talent Deya Muniz. Lady Camembert wants to live life on her own terms, without marriage. Well, without marrying a man, that is. But the law of the land...
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Non Fiction

Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

Dashka Slater - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The 57 Bus comes Accountable, a propulsive and thought-provoking new young adult narrative nonfiction book about the revelation of a racist social media account that changes everything for a group of high school students and begs the question:...
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America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History

Ariel Aberg-Riger - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

A critical, unflinching cultural history and fierce beacon of hope for a better future, America Redux is a necessary and galvanizing read. What are the stories we tell ourselves about America? How do they shape our sense of history, cloud our perceptions, inspire us? America Redux explores...
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Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

Thien Pham - First Second
Format: Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in America, perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and The Best We Could Do!. Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness...
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From Here

Luma Mufleh - ‎Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Book

In her coming-of-age memoir, refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to reconcile her identity as a gay Muslim woman and a proud Arab-turned-American refugee.With no word for "gay" in Arabic, Luma may not have known what to call the feelings she had growing...

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Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself

Monica Edinger - Zest Books ™
Format: Paperback

Millions of Africans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade, but few recorded their personal experiences. Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is perhaps the most well known of the autobiographies that exist. Using this narrative as a primary...
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Guinness World Records 2023

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS. - Guinness World Records
Format: Hardcover

3... 2... 1... We have lift off on another fully revised and updated Guinness World Records annual. The 2023 edition takes readers on a journey that's out of this world, revealing the latest and greatest record-breaking achievements here on Planet Earth and across the vast distances...
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Keys From the Golden Vault (Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Book)

Wizards - Wizards of the Coast
Format: Hardcover

An anthology of 13 heist-themed adventures for the world's greatest roleplaying game.. Some jobs require more than simply wielding a sword or slinging a spell. Whether it's procuring a well-guarded item or obtaining crucial information from an imprisoned contact, these tasks require...
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Five Nights at Freddy's Character Encyclopedia (An AFK Book) (Media tie-in)

Scott Cawthon - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

An in-depth look at all the characters from Five Nights at Freddy's in a beautiful, deluxe hardcover format!The massive roster of characters from Five Nights at Freddy's is presented here in a giant hardcover that will make the perfect addition to any fan's library. From the games...
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