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Out of Body

Nia Davenport - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

A high-stakes, propulsive YA thriller with a body-swap twist thoughtfully exploring themes of friendship and identity, perfect for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson.Seventeen-year-old Megan Allen has been jumping from friend group to friend group in her high school, trying on identities like outfits....
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Tender Beasts

Liselle Sambury - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

After her private school is rocked by a gruesome murder, a teen tries to find the real killer and clear her brother's name in this psychological thriller perfect for fans of The Taking of Jake Livingston and Ace of Spades.. Sunny Behre has four siblings, but only one is a murderer....
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What Stalks Among Us

Sarah Hollowell - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

From Sarah Hollowell, author of A Dark and Starless Forest, comes a spine-tingling, deliriously creepy YA speculative thriller about two best friends trapped in a corn maze with corpses that look just like them.Best friends and high school seniors Sadie and Logan make their first mistake...
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Their Vicious Games

Joelle Wellington
Format: electronic resource

"A brutally honest and haunting cautionary tale...exposing the lie that is meritocracy and the unrelenting toll that being a final girl takes. A bloody tale spun masterfully...a dark delight." —Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, New York Times bestselling author of Ace of Spades A Black teen...
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The Lake House

Sarah Beth Durst - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

Yellowjackets meets One of Us Is Lying in this masterful survival thriller from award-winningauthor Sarah Beth Durst.Claire's grown up triple-checking locks. Counting her steps. Second-guessing every decision. It's just how she's wired - her worst-case scenarios never actually...
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Five Survive

RANDOM HOUSE. - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

Eight hours. Six friends. Five survive. A road trip turns deadly in this addictive YA thriller from the bestselling author of the worldwide phenomenon A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER. Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend - the older brother - his perfect...
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I Will Find You Again

Sarah Lyu - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

All the Bright Places meets Ace of Spades in this smart, twisty teen thriller about a girl who can't stop pushing herself to be the best - even after losing her best friend and the love of her life.. Welcome to Meadowlark, Long Island - expensive homes and good schools, ambition and loneliness....
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Summer's Edge

Dana Mele - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

I Know What You Did Last Summer meets The Haunting of Hill House in this atmospheric, eerie teen thriller following an estranged group of friends being haunted by their friend who died last summer.Emily Joiner was once part of an inseparable group - she was a sister, a best friend, a lover,...
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Dark Room Etiquette

Robin Roe - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD SAYERS WAYTE HAS EVERYTHING.Popularity, good looks, perfect grades - there's nothing Sayers' family money can't buy.Until he's kidnapped by a man who tells him the privileged life he's been living is based on a lie. Trapped in a windowless room, without...
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Going Dark

Melissa de la Cruz - Union Square & Co.
Format: Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz comes a ripped-from-the-headlines new adult mystery about all the missing girls who fall off the radar ... #WhereisAmeliaAshleyThe Influencer Amelia Ashley shares everything with her followers - her favorite hole-in-the-wall...
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The Weight of Blood

TIFFANY D JACKSON - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America's history and legacy of racism in this suspenseful YA novel following a biracial teenager as her Georgia high school hosts its first integrated prom. When Springville residents - at least the ones...
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Burn Down, Rise Up

Vincent Tirado - ‎Sourcebooks Fire
Format: Hardcover

Mysterious disappearances. An urban legend rumored to be responsible. And one group of friends determined to save their city at any cost. Stranger Things meets Jordan Peele in this utterly original debut from an incredible new voice.For over a year, the Bronx has been plagued by sudden...
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Why Would I Lie?

Adi Rule - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

A ripped-from-the-headlines thriller about a charismatic, mysterious valedictorian . . . and the only girl brave enough to try to bring him down.Viveca North works harder and smarter -- and it'll all be worth it when she's named valedictorian and granted admission to her dream school,...
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How We Fall Apart

Katie Zhao - Bloomsbury YA
Format: Hardcover

Nancy Luo is shocked when her former best friend, Jamie Ruan, top-ranked junior at Sinclair Prep, goes missing, and then is found dead. Nancy is even more shocked when word starts to spread that she and her friends--Krystal, Akil, and Alexander--are the prime suspects, thanks to "the...
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The Girls I've Been

Tess Sharpe
Format: Book

Nora OMalleys been a lot of girls. As the daughter of a con-artist who targets criminal men, she grew up as her mothers protg. But when mom fell for the mark instead of conning him, Nora pulled the ultimate con: escape. For five years Noras been playing at normal. But she needs to dust...
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The Ivies

Alexa Donne
Format: Hardcover

Everyone knows the Ivies: the most coveted universities in the United States. Far more important are the Ivies. The Ivies at Claflin Academy, that is. Five girls with the same mission: to get into the Ivy League by any means necessary. I would know. I'm one of them. We disrupt class...
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Killer Content

Kiley Roache - Underlined
Format: Paperback

35 million followers. One dead body. The six teenagers who make up the Lit Lair have it made. A beachfront mansion, millions of followers, stunning good looks, and sponsorship deals worth more money than they ever dreamed. They live together, making videos about their perfect lives. Except...
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The Second Life of Ava Rivers

Faith Gardner - Razorbill
Format: Hardcover

"A beautiful, moving, and thoughtful story about how far we're willing to go for family."- Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces Ava's disappearance was the crack in the Rivers family glacier. I wish I could explain to you how we were...
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14 Ways to Die

Vincent Ralph - Sourcebooks Fire
Format: Paperback

A page-turning thriller for the social media age, perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and One of Us Is Lying.Ten years ago Jess lost her mother to the Magpie Man, an infamous serial killer who is still at large and planning to kill again. She's going to use her new platform...
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The Mary Shelley Club

Goldy Moldavsky
Format: Book

New York Times–bestselling author Goldy Moldavsky delivers a deliciously twisty YA thriller that's Scream meets Karen McManus about a mysterious club with an obsession for horror.

New girl Rachel Chavez is eager to make a fresh start at Manchester...

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The Rumor Game

Dhonielle Clayton - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

"A juicy, elegant, absolutely flawless thriller with a twist. It's the diverse Gossip Girl we've been waiting for!" -- Tiffany D. Jackson, New York Times best-selling author of Grown and White Smoke"Explosive." -- Entertainment WeeklyAll it takes is one spark...
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Gone Dark

Amanda Panitch - ‎Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Dry meets Hatchet in this thrilling tale of survival following a teen girl who must lead her friends across the country to the safety of her estranged father's survivalist compound after a mass power failure leaves the country in chaos.When seventeen-year-old Zara escaped her father's...
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The Woods Are Always Watching

Stephanie Perkins - Dutton Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Another blood-chilling contemporary horror novel, the perfect companion to her New York Times bestseller There's Someone Inside Your House, soon to be a Netflix feature.
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The Island

Natasha Preston - Delacorte Press
Format: Paperback

Hot on the heels of the New York Times bestsellers The Twin and The Lake, another pulse-pounding read from the undisputed queen of YA thrillers!. They said goodbye to their friends and family for the weekend. They weren't counting on forever.. Jagged Island: a private amusement park...
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#MurderTrending

Gretchen McNeil - Freeform
Format: Hardcover

@doctorfusionbebop: Some 17 y. o. chick named Dee Guerrera was just sent to Alcatraz 2.0 for killing her stepsister. So, how long do you think she'll last? @morrisdavis72195: I hope she meets justice! She'll get what's coming to her! BWAHAHA! @EltonJohnForevzz: Me? I think Dee's innocent....
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You'll Be the Death of Me

Karen M. McManus - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

Ivy, Mateo, and Cal used to be close. Now all they have in common is Carlton High and the beginning of a very bad day. Type A Ivy lost a student council election to the class clown, and now she has to face the school, humiliated. Heartthrob Mateo is burned out - he's been working two jobs...
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