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This Is Not a Personal Statement
Tracy Badua - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover
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Admission meets American Panda in this propulsive, poignant YA contemporary novel about a teen who, after getting rejected from her dream college, forges her own acceptance and commits to living a lie. Perfect for fans of Mary H.K. Choi! At sixteen, Perla is the youngest graduating senior... |
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The Hills of Estrella Roja
Ashley Robin Franklin - Clarion Books
Format: Paperback
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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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First-Year Orientation
Lauren Gibaldi - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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Sixteen acclaimed authors - including a National Book Award nominee, a New York Times best-selling novelist, and a beloved actress - join forces for a cross-genre YA anthology of linked short stories about the first days of college. . Jilly cannot believe her parents keep showing up at all of her orientation... |
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Bunt!: Striking Out on Financial Aid
Ngozi Ukazu - First Second
Format: Paperback
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Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned. On day one at PICA, Molly discovers that -- through some horrible twist of fate -- her full-ride scholarship has vanished! But the ancient texts (PICA's dusty financial aid documents)... |
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Begin Again: A Novel
Emma Lord - Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover
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Filled with a friend group that feels like family, an empowering journey of finding your own way, and a Just Kiss Already! romance, Emma Lord's Begin Again is an unforgettable YA novel of love and starting again.As usual, Andie Rose has a plan: Transfer from community college to the hyper... |
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Freshman Year (A Graphic Novel)
Sarah Mai - Christy Ottaviano Books
Format: Hardcover
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A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humor, and self-doubt that comes with going away to college - perfect for fans of Heartstopper.. Everyone gets a fresh start. Who do you want to be? Sarah is leaving suburban Wisconsin for college n Minnesota. She has high hopes for the future:... |
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The Project: A Novel
Courtney Summers - Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover
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"The Unity Project saved my life."Lo Denham is used to being on her own. After her parents died, Lo's sister, Bea, joined The Unity Project, leaving Lo in the care of their great aunt. Thanks to its extensive charitable work and community outreach, The Unity Project has won the hearts... |
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She Gets the Girl
Rachael Lippincott - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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She's All That meets What If It's Us in this swoon-worthy hate-to-love YA romantic comedy from #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart Rachael Lippincott and debut writer Alyson Derrick.Alex Blackwood is a little bit headstrong, with a dash of chaos and a whole... |
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Yolk
Mary H. K. Choi - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Jayne and June Baek are nothing alike. June's three years older, a classic first-born, know-it-all narc with a problematic finance job and an equally soulless apartment (according to Jayne) . Jayne is an emotionally stunted, self-obsessed basket case who lives in squalor, has egregious... |
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See You Yesterday
Rachel Lynn Solomon
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From the author of Today Tonight Tomorrow comes a magical romance in the vein of Groundhog Day about a girl forced to relive her disastrous first day of college - only to discover that her nemesis is stuck in the time loop with her.Barrett Bloom is hoping college will be a fresh s |
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How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying)
Cristina Fernandez - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Book
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A romantic coming-of-age story about growing up, falling in love, and surviving life--all set in the world of superheroes--from debut author Cristina Fernandez, proving that you don't need a superpower to be the hero of your own origin story, perfect for fans of The Rest of Us Just... |
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Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman
Kristen R. Lee - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Book
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A striking debut novel about racism on elite college campuses. Fans of Dear White People will embrace this activist-centered contemporary novel about a college freshman grappling with the challenges of attending an elite university with a disturbing racist... |
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Loveless
Alice Oseman - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Love, Simon and I Wish You All the Best, a funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of a girl who realizes that love can be found in many ways that don't involve sex or romance.From the marvelous author of Heartstopper comes an exceptional YA novel about discovering... |
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What We Don't Talk About
Charlot Kristensen - Avery Hill Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Adam and Farai are an interracial couple that have been together for two years. Farai has finally persuaded Adam to introduce her to his parents, but the visit to the in-laws turns out to be a horrible experience for Farai. Several situations during the introductory dinner make her feel... |
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And They Lived . . .
Steven Salvatore - Bloomsbury YA
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of Can't Take That Away comes a sex-positive, fairytale-inspired YA novel that celebrates first love and self-acceptance, perfect for fans of What If It's Us. "My heart didn't stand a chance. I loved it from once upon a time all the way to its joyfully complex... |
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Kind of a Big Deal
Shannon Hale - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover
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From bestselling author Shannon Hale comes Kind of a Big Deal: a hilarious, deliciously readable YA novel that will suck you in -- literally.There's nothing worse than peaking in high school. Nobody knows that better than Josie Pie.She was kind of a big deal -- she dropped out of high... |
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Fresh
Margot Wood - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover
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Some students enter their freshman year of college knowing exactly what they want to do with their lives. Elliot McHugh is not one of those people. But picking a major is the last thing on Elliot's mind when she's too busy experiencing all that college has to offer--from dancing... |
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Genuine Fraud
E LOCKHART - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!From the author of We Were Liars, which John Green called "utterly unforgettable," comes a masterful new psychological suspense novel - the story of a young woman whose diabolical smarts are her ticket into a charmed life. But how many... |
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The Chosen One: A First-Generation Ivy League Odyssey
Echo Brown - Christy Ottaviano Books
Format: Book
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Echo Brown testifies to the disappointments and triumphs of a Black first-generation college student in this fearless exploration of the first year experience.
There are many watchers and they are always white. That’s the first thing... |
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Firekeeper's Daughter
Angeline Boulley - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Book
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YA 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... |
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Loveboat, Taipei
Abigail Hing Wen - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover
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Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen, and praised as "an intense rush of rebellion and romance" by #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Garber, this romantic and layered Own Voices debut from Abigail Hing Wen is a dazzling, fun-filled romp. "Our cousins... |
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The Marvelous Mirza Girls
Sheba Karim - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover
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Gilmore Girls meets vibrant New Delhi in this thoughtful and hilarious new novel about a teen facing family expectations, relationship complications, and hidden secrets in a new country - sprinkled with Sheba Karim's signature wit and steamy romance, and perfect for readers who loved... |
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Check, Please!: # Hockey
NGOZI UKAZU - First Second
Format: Hardcover
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Eric Bittle may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur ptissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It is nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all? There's... |
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We Are Okay
Nina Lacour - Dutton
Format: Print book
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From the award-winning author of Hold Still comes an achingly beautiful novel about grief and the enduring power of friendship. "Exquisite." - Kirkus, starred review "LaCour paints a captivating depiction of loss, bewilderment, and emotional paralysis . . . raw and beautiful."... |
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Bloom
Kevin Panetta - First Second
Format: Hardcover
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Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band -- if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and hot ovens.... |
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Amelia Unabridged: A Novel
Ashley Schumacher
Format: Hardcover
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Eighteen-year-old Amelia Griffin is obsessed with the famous Orman Chronicles, written by the young and reclusive prodigy N. E. Endsley. They're the books that brought her and her best friend Jenna together after Amelia's father left and her family imploded. So when Amelia and Jenna... |
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American Panda
Gloria Chao - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover
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An incisive, laugh-out-loud contemporary debut about a Taiwanese-American teen whose parents want her to be a doctor and marry a Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer despite her squeamishness with germs and crush on a Japanese classmate.At seventeen, Mei should be in high school, but skipping fourth grade... |
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Let's Talk About Love
CLAIRE KANN - Swoon Reads
Format: Hardcover
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Striking a perfect balance between heartfelt emotions and spot-on humor, this debut features a pop-culture enthusiast protagonist with an unforgettable voice sure to resonate with readers.Alice had her whole summer planned. Nonstop all-you-can-eat buffets while marathoning her favorite... |
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Echo After Echo
AMY ROSE CAPETTA - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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Debuting on the New York stage, Zara is unprepared - for Eli, the girl who makes the world glow; for Leopold, the director who wants perfection; or for death in the theater.Zara Evans has come to the Aurelia Theater, home to the visionary director Leopold Henneman, to play her dream role... |
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Giant Days Vol. 1
John Allison - Boom! Studios
Format: Print book
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Susan, Esther, and Daisy started at university three weeks ago and became fast friends. Now, away from home for the first time, all three want to reinvent themselves. But in the face of hand-wringing boys, "personal experimentation," influenza, mystery-mold, nu-chauvinism, and the willful,... |
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When Dimple Met Rishi
Sandhya Menon - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times bestseller An NPR Best Book of 2017 A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017 A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2017 A School Library Journal Best Young Adult Book of 2017 A Bustle Best YA Novel of 2017 A PopSugar Best Young Adult Novel... |
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I Was Here
Gayle Forman - Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) , 2015.
Format: Print book
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay comes "a heartbreaking novel about coping with loss" (People) . When her best friend, Meg, commits suicide by drinking a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated.... |
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Those Who Prey
Jennifer Moffett - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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College life isn't what Emily expected. She expected to spend freshman year strolling through the ivy-covered campus with new friends, finally feeling like she belonged. Instead, she walks the campus alone, still not having found her place or her people so far away from home. But then... |
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Again, but Better
Christine Riccio - Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover
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Shane has been doing college all wrong. Pre-med, stellar grades, and happy parents ... sounds ideal -- but Shane's made zero friends, goes home every weekend, and romance ... what's that? Her life has been dorm, dining hall, class, repeat. Time's a ticking, and she needs a change -- there's... |
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Say Yes Summer
Lindsey Roth Culli - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover
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Perfect for fans of Morgan Matson and Netflix/Hallmark Channel rom-coms, this is the story of a girl who decides to give in to the universe and just say yes to everything, bringing her friendship, new experiences, and, if she lets her guard down, true love.The perfect book to kick off summer!... |
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