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Lulu and Milagro's Search for Clarity

Angela Velez - Balzer Bray
Format: Book

Overachiever Luz “Lulu” Zavala has straight As, perfect attendance, and a solid ten-year plan. First up: nail her interview for a dream internship at Stanford, the last stop on her school’s cross-country college road trip. The only flaw in her plan is Clara, her oldest...

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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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An Abundance of Katherines

John Green - Dutton Books
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars Michael L. Printz Honor BookLos Angeles Times Book Prize FinalistKatherine V thought boys were grossKatherine X just wanted to be friendsKatherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mailK-19 broke his heartWhen it comes to relationships,...
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Hello Girls

Brittany Cavallaro - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

Thelma and Louise gets remade in this powerful, darkly funny teen novel from acclaimed authors Brittany Cavallaro and Emily Henry. Two teenage girls who have had enough of the controlling men in their lives take their rage on the road to make a new life for themselves.Winona has been starving...
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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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Mosquitoland

David Arnold - Viking Books for Young Readers

Top-notch USA Today Illuminating Washington Post A breath of fresh air Entertainment Weekly Memorable People I am a collection of oddities, a circus of neurons and electrons my heart is the ringmaster, my soul is the trapeze artist, and the world is my audience. It sounds strange because...
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Field Notes on Love

Jennifer E. Smith - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

"Utterly romantic." --Jenny Han, NYT bestselling author of To All the Boys I've Loved BeforeThe bestselling author of Windfall and The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight returns with a meet-cute romance about Hugo and Mae, two teens who are thrown...
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I Wanna Be Where You Are

Kristina Forest - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

A debut young adult rom-com about an African American ballerina who finds love on the road to an audition."In a world where it's easy to lose faith in love, I Wanna Be Where You Are is a brilliant burst of light. A dazzling debut." -- Nic Stone, New York Times...
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Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity

Kristin Elizabeth Clark - Farrar
Format: Print book

The last time Jess saw her father, she was a boy. Now she's a high school graduate, soon to be on her way to art school. But first she has some unfinished business with her dad. So she's driving halfway across the country to his wedding. He happens to be marrying her mom's ex-best...
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Mariam Sharma Hits the Road

SHEBA KARIM - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

Three Pakistani-American teenagers, on a trip through the land of pork ribs, mechanical bulls, and Confederate flags. It's going to be quite an adventure.The summer after her freshman year of college, Mariam is looking forward to working and hanging out with her best friends: irrepressible...
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Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

Morgan Matson - Simon & Schuster BFYR
Format: Hardcover

Amy Curry thinks her life sucks. Her mom decides to move from California to Connecticut to start anew--just in time for Amy's senior year. Her dad recently died in a car accident. So Amy embarks on a road trip to escape from it all, driving cross-country from the home she's always known...
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Going Bovine

LIBBA BRAY. - ‎Delacorte Books for Young Readers; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Can Cameron find what hes looking for?All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school - and life in general - with a minimum of effort. Its not a lot to ask. But thats before hes given some bad news: hes sick and hes going to die. Which totally sucks. Hope arrives...
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13 Little Blue Envelopes

Maureen Johnson - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

When Ginny receives thirteen little blue envelopes and instructions to buy a plane ticket to London, she knows something exciting is going to happen. What Ginny doesn't know is that she will have the adventure of her life and it will change her in more ways than one. Life and love are waiting...
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American Road Trip

Patrick Flores-Scott - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A heartwrenching YA coming of age story about three siblings on a roadtrip in search of healing.With a strong family, the best friend a guy could ask for, and a budding romance with the girl of his dreams, life shows promise for Teodoro "T" Avila. But he takes some hard hits the summer...
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When You Get the Chance

Tom Ryan - Running Press Kids
Format: Hardcover

Follow cousins on a road trip to Pride as they dive into family secrets and friendships in this contemporary YA novel -- perfect for fans of David Levithan and Becky Albertalli.As kids, Mark and his cousin Talia spent many happy summers together at the family cottage in Ontario, but a fight...
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