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Byron Graves - Heartdrum
Format: Hardcover

This compelling debut novel by new talent Byron Graves tells the relatable, high-stakes story of a young athlete determined to play like the hero his Ojibwe community needs him to be. These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school...
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She Is a Haunting

Trang Thanh Tran - Bloomsbury YA
Format: Hardcover

This house eats and is eaten . . ."A riveting debut from a remarkable new voice! Trang Thanh Tran weaves an impressive gothic mystery in which Jade's father is determined to restore a decrepit home to its former glory and Jade is the only person who feels the soul-crushing devastation...
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Saints of the Household

Ari Tison - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--beautifully told by a debut Indigenous Costa Rican-American writer--that will take your breath away.. Max and Jay have always depended on one another for their survival. Growing up with a physically...
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The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

ISAAC BLUM - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

The Chosen meets Darius the Great in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friendship, betrayal, and hatred.Hoodie Rosen's life isn't that bad. Sure, his entire Orthodox Jewish community has just picked up and moved to the quiet, mostly non-Jewish town of Tregaron,...
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The Summer of Bitter and Sweet

Jen Ferguston - HarperCollins
Format: Ebook

Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend—whose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfort—and her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town...

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Wake the Bones: A Novel

Elizabeth Kilcoyne - Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover

"YA horror has found a new standard-bearer." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Dark, gripping, and gorgeous, Wake the Bones will lead you into the woods and keep you up late. As lush and sweltering as a Kentucky summer... Elizabeth Kilcoyne is a force." - Gwenda Bond,...
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The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

Sonora Reyes
Format: Hardcover

A sharply funny and moving debut novel about a queer Mexican American girl navigating Catholic school, while falling in love and learning to celebrate her true self. Perfect for fans of Erika L. Snchez, Leah Johnson, and Gabby Rivera.Sixteen-year-old Yamilet Flores prefers to be known for her killer...
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Hell Followed with Us

Andrew Joseph White - Peachtree Teen
Format: Hardcover

A furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors. Perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and Annihilation."A defining voice of our generation." -H.E. Edgmon, author of The Witch King"Hands down the best YA horror...
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Firekeeper's Daughter

Angeline Boulley - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

As a biracial, unenrolled tribal member and the product of a scandal, eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. Daunis dreams of studying medicine, but when her family is struck by tragedy, she puts her future on hold...
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Ace of Spades

Faridah Abike-Iyimide - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school's senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts...
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Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things

Margie Fuston - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Victoria and her dad have shared a love of the undead since the first vampire revealed his existence on live TV. Public fear soon drove the vampires back into hiding, yet Victoria and her father still dream about finding a vampire together. But when her dad is diagnosed with terminal cancer,...
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Me

Amber McBride - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Moth has lost her family in an accident. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and uprooted.Until she meets Sani, a boy who is also searching for his roots. If he knows more about where he comes from, maybe he'll be able to understand his ongoing depression. And if Moth can help...
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What Beauty There Is: A Novel

Cory Anderson - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

To understand the truth, you have to start at the beginning.Winter in Idaho. The sky is dark. It is cold enough to crack bones.Living in harsh poverty, Jack Dahl is holding his breath. He and his younger brother have nothing -- except each other. And now Jack faces a stark choice: lose...
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If These Wings Could Fly

Kyrie McCauley

Perfect for fans of Laura Ruby, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Mindy McGinnis, Kyrie McCauley's stunning YA debut is a powerful story about the haunting specter of domestic violence and the rebellious forces of sisterhood and first love.Tens of thousands of crows invading Au
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Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard

Echo Brown - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Heavily autobiographical and infused with magical realism, Black Girl Unlimited fearlessly explores the intersections of poverty, sexual violence, depression, racism, and sexism -- all through the arc of a transcendent coming-of-age story for fans of Renee Watson's Piecing Me Together...
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The Black Kids

Christina Hammonds Reed - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"Infused with honesty, heart, and humor, The Black Kids is a true love letter to Los Angeles, highlighting the beauty and flaws of the city, and the people who call it home." - Brandy Colbert, award-winning author of Little & Lion Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give, this...
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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

Ben Philippe - Balzer Bray
Format: Paperback

Morris Award Finalist for Best Debut YA Novel of the Year!A hilarious YA contemporary realistic novel about a witty Black French Canadian teen who moves to Austin, Texas, and experiences the joys, clichs, and awkward humiliations of the American high school experience - including falling...
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Frankly in Love

David Yoon - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

An Instant New York Times Bestseller and #1 Indie Bestseller!Two friends. One fake dating scheme. What could possibly go wrong?Frank Li has two names. There's Frank Li, his American name. Then there's Sung-Min Li, his Korean name. No one uses his Korean name, not even his parents....
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay

ADIB KHORRAM - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA.Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award"Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I'd live in this book forever...
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Check, Please!: # Hockey

NGOZI UKAZU - First Second
Format: Paperback

Helloooo, Internet Land. Bitty here! Y'all . . . I might not be ready for this. I may be aformer junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talentedamateur ptissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey teamis a whole new challenge. It's...
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Children of Blood and Bone

Tomi Adeyemi - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

With five starred reviews, Tomi Adeyemi's West African-inspired fantasy debut, and instant #1 New York Times Bestseller, conjures a world of magic and danger, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir.They killed my mother.They took our magic.They tried to bury us.Now we rise.Zlie...
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What the Night Sings

Vesper Stamper - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Longlisted for the National Book AwardFor fans of The Book Thief and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes a lushly illustrated novel about a teen Holocaust survivor who must come to terms with who she is and how to rebuild her life."A tour de force. This powerful story...
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The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas - Balzer & Bray
Format: Paperback

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police...
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Dear Martin

Nic Stone - Ember
Format: Paperback

"Powerful, wrenching." -JOHN GREEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down"Raw and gripping." -JASON REYNOLDS, New York Times bestselling coauthor of All American Boys"A must-read!" -ANGIE THOMAS, #1 New...
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Saints and Misfits

S K ALI - Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Saints and Misfits is an unforgettable debut novel that feels like a modern day My So-Called Life ... starring a Muslim teen.There are three kinds of people in my world: 1. Saints, those special people moving the world forward. Sometimes you glaze over them. Or, at least,...
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Starfish

Akemi Dawn Bowman - Simon Pulse
Format: Paperback

A William C. Morris Award Finalist A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens of 2017 A Junior Library Guild Selection "An empowering novel that will speak to many mixed-race teens." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Dazzling." - Bustle "One of the most...
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The Serpent King

Jeff Zentner - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Named to ten BEST OF THE YEAR lists and selected as a William C. Morris Award Winner,The Serpent King is the critically acclaimed, much-beloved story of three teens who find themselves--and each other--while on the cusp of graduating from high school with hopes of leaving their small-town...
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Girl Mans Up

M-E Girard - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Lambda Literary Award Winner! "Pen is an inspiration to anyone whos struggled to be understood, and a vital addition to the growing world of genderqueer protagonists." - New York Times Book ReviewAll Pen wants is to be the kind of girl shes always been. So why does everyone have...
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Rani Patel In Full Effect

Sonia Patel - Cinco Puntos Press
Format: Print book

Almost seventeen, Rani Patel appears to be a kick-ass Indian girl breaking cultural norms as a hip-hop performer in full effect. But in truth, she's a nerdy flat-chested nobody who lives with her Gujarati immigrant parents on the remote Hawaiian island of Moloka'i, isolated from her high...
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Special Edition

BECKY ALBERTALLI - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

Now a major motion picture: Love, Simon, starring Nick Robinson and Katherine Langford!This special edition of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by award-winning author Becky Albertalli includes new Simon and Blue emails, a behind-the-scenes scrapbook from the Love, Simon movie set, and Becky...
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Because Youll Never Meet Me

Leah Thomas - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Paperback

In an acclaimed literary debut, two boys on opposite ends of the world begin an unlikely friendship that will change their lives forever.. Ollie and Moritz are best friends, but they can never meet. Ollie has a life-threatening allergy to electricity, and Moritzs weak heart requires a pacemaker....
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The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly

Stephanie Oakes - Speak
Format: Print book

A hard-hitting and hopeful story about the dangers of blind faith - and the power of having faith in yourself. Finalist for the Morris Award. The Kevinian cult has taken everything from seventeen-year-old Minnow: twelve years of her life, her family, her ability to trust. And when she rebelled,...
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The Weight of Feathers: A Novel

Anna-Marie McLemore - A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martins Griffin
Format: Hardcover

A finalist for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award, Anna-Marie McLemores The Weight of Feathers is an utterly captivating young adult novel by a talented new voice.. For twenty years, the Palomas and the Corbeaus have been rivals and enemies, locked in an escalating feud for over a generation....
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Gabi, a Girl in Pieces

Isabel Quintero - Cinco Puntos Press
Format: Paperback

Named to Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2014Named to School Library Journal Best Books of 2014Gabi Hernandez chronicles her last year in high school in her diary: college applications, Cindys pregnancy, Sebastians coming out, the cute boys, her fathers meth habit, and the food she craves....
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The Carnival at Bray

Jessie Ann Foley - Elephant Rock Productions, Inc.
Format: Paperback

ALA 2015 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults Chicago Weekly Best Books of 2014 A Michael L. Printz Honor Award Winner Winner, 2014 Helen Sheehan YA Book Prize Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2014 Finalist, William C. Morris Award It's 1993, and Generation X pulses to the beat of Kurt...
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Charm & Strange

Stephanie Kuehn - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Print book

The 2014 Winner of the William C. Morris AwardWhen you've been kept caged in the dark, it's impossible to see the forest for the trees. It's impossible to see anything, really. Not without bars . . . In Stephanie Kuehn's brilliant debut Charm & Strange, Andrew Winston...
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In the Shadow of Blackbirds

Cat Winters - Amulet Paperbacks
Format: Hardcover

2014 William C. Morris Award Finalist2013 Bram Stoker Award NomineeA School Library Journal Best Book of 2013In 1918, the world seems on the verge of apocalypse. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, and the government ships young men to the front...
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Seraphina

Rachel Hartman - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Lyrical, imaginative, and wholly original, this New York Times bestseller with 8 starred reviews is not to be missed. Rachel Hartman's award-winning debut will have you looking at dragons as you've never imagined them before ... In the kingdom of Goredd, dragons and humans live...
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Wonder Show

Hannah Barnaby - Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Format: Print book

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step inside Mosco's Traveling Wonder Show, a menagerie of human curiosities and misfits guaranteed to astound and amaze! But perhaps the strangest act of Mosco's display is Portia Remini, a normal among the freaks, on the run from McGreavy's Home for Wayward...
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Emily M. Danforth - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

The acclaimed book behind the 2018 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning movie"LGBTQ cinema is out in force at Sundance Film Festival," proclaimed USA Today. "The acerbic coming-of-age movie is adapted from Emily M. Danforths novel, and stars Chloe Grace Moretz as a lesbian teen...
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Where Things Come Back

John Corey Whaley - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

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The Girl of Fire and Thorns

Rae Carson - Greenwillow Books; First Edition edition

The first book in the acclaimed and award winning New York Times bestselling trilogy. The Girl of Fire and Thorns is a remarkable novel full of adventure, sorcery, heartbreak, and power. I stayed up until two a.m. reading this last night. Intense, unique. . . . Definitely recommended.Veronica...
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Between Shades of Gray

Ruta Sepetys - Philomel; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

"Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both." --The Washington PostLina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home,...
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Ash

Malinda Lo - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

The haunting, romantic lesbian retelling of Cinderella and modern queer classic by award-winning author Malinda Lo -- now with an introduction by Holly Black, a letter from the author, a Q&A, and more!In the wake of her father's death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother....
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Hold Still

Nina LaCour - Dutton Books
Format: Book

In the wake of her best friend Ingrid's suicide, Caitlin is left alone, struggling to find hope and answers. When she finds the journal Ingrid left behind for her, she begins a journey of understanding and broadening her horizons that leads her to new friendships and first love. Nina LaCour...
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Beautiful Creatures

Kami Garcia - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Mti edition
Format: Paperback

This edition features exclusive movie cover art and an exclusive foldout poster!Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown...
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Graceling (Graceling Realm Book 1)

Kristin Cashore - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Kristin Cashores bestselling, award-winning fantasy Graceling tells the story of the vulnerable-yet-strong Katsa, a smart, beautiful teenager who lives in a world where selected people are given a Grace, a special talent that can be anything from dancing to swimming. Katsas is killing....
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