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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky - MTV Books
Format: Paperback

Read the cult-favorite coming of age story that takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory. Also a major motion picture starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a funny, touching, and haunting...
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Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher - Razorbill
Format: Paperback

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL, NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES** "Eerie, beautiful, and devastating." - Chicago Tribune "A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing." - The New York Times "Thirteen...
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Eleanor & Park

Rainbow Rowell - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times Best Seller!"Eleanor & Park reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book."-John Green, The New York Times Book ReviewBono met his wife in high...
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It's Kind of a Funny Story (Movie Tie-in Edition)

Ned Vizzini - Hyperion Book CH; Mti edition
Format: Paperback

Ambitious New York City teenager Craig Gilner is determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job. But once Craig aces his way into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School, the pressure...
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Fangirl: A Novel

Rainbow Rowell - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Hardcover

In Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life--and she's really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them...
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Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Rachel Cohn - Knopf Books for Young Readers; Fourth printing edition
Format: Hardcover

A whirlwind romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist! "I've left some clues for you. If you want them, turn the page. If you don't, put the book back on the shelf, please." 16-year-old Lily has left a red notebook...
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I Am the Messenger

Markus Zusak - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

By the author of the extraordinary international bestseller The Book Thief, this is a cryptic journey filled with laughter, fists, and love. Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey,...
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Please Ignore Vera Dietz

A.S. King - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Book

Vera's spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years she's kept a lot of his secrets. Even after he betrayed her. Even after he ruined everything. So when Charlie dies in dark circumstances, Vera knows a lot more than anyone - the kids at school,...
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The Beginning of Everything

Robyn Schneider - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Paperback

Robyn Schneiders The Beginning of Everything is a witty and heart-wrenching teen novel that will appeal to fans of books by John Green and Ned Vizzini, novels such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and classics like The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye.Varsity tennis captain Ezra...
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Stargirl

Jerry Spinelli
Format: Paperback

Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of Stargirl, Stargirl. She captures Leo Borlocks heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted....
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