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Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

Talia Hibbert - Joy Revolution
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Brown Sisters trilogy, comes a laugh-out-loud story about a quirky content creator and a clean-cut athlete testing their abilities to survive the great outdoors - and each other.Bradley Graeme is pretty much perfect. He's a star football...
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Today Tonight Tomorrow

Rachel Lynn Solomon - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

The Hating Game meets Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by way of Morgan Matson in this unforgettable romantic comedy about two rival overachievers whose relationship completely transforms over the course of twenty-four hours.Today, she hates him. It's the last day of senior year....
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TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

JESMEEN KAUR DEO - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A charming rom-com about high school debater TJ Powar who - after becoming the subject of an ugly meme - makes a resolution to stop shaving, plucking, and waxing, and prove that she can be her hairy self and still be beautiful...but soon finds this may be her most difficult debate yet....
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Not Here to Be Liked

Michelle Quach
Format: Hardcover

"A smart romance with heart and guts and all the intoxicating feelings in between." - Maureen Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes Emergency Contact meets Moxie in this cheeky and searing novel that unpacks just how complicated new love can get ... when...
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I Kissed Shara Wheeler: A Novel

Casey McQuiston - ‎Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop and Red, White & Royal Blue comes a debut YA romantic comedy about chasing down what you want, only to find what you need...Chloe Green is so close to winning. After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she's...
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Debating Darcy

Sayantani DasGupta - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

This Pride & Prejudice retelling brings New York Times bestselling Sayantani DasGupta's trademark wit and insight to her bright and funny YA debut!It is a truth universally acknowledged that Leela Bose plays to win.A life-long speech competitor, Leela loves nothing more than crushing...
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A Study in Drowning

Ava Reid - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

"Achingly atmospheric and beautifully sharp, A Study in Drowning will draw you in from the first page." - Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder GirlsBestselling author Ava Reidmakes her YA debut in this dark academic fantasy perfect for fans of Melissa Albert...
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If You Could See the Sun

Ann Liang - Inkyard Press
Format: Book

"Utterly unique, thought-provoking, and wonderfully written... a thrilling ride that hooked me from start to finish." - Gloria Chao, author of American Panda and Rent a BoyfriendIn this genre-bending YA debut, a Chinese American girl monetizes her strange new invisibility powers...

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You Bet Your Heart

Danielle Parker - ‎Joy Revolution
Format: Hardcover

A riveting, swoon-worthy teen romance centered on two high achievers fighting for the title of high school valedictorian and falling in love along the way, from debut author Danielle Parker.Sasha Johnson-Sun might not know everything - like how to fully heal after her dad's passing...
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My Mechanical Romance

Alexene Farol Follmuth
Format: Hardcover

Nerds are so hot.Especially battle robot building nerds.Bel would rather die than think about the future. College apps You're funny. Extracurriculars Not a chance. But when she accidentally reveals a talent for engineering at school, she's basically forced into joining the robotics...
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Made in Korea

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

There's nothing Valerie Kwon loves more than making a good sale. Together with her cousin Charlie, they run V&C K-BEAUTY, their school's most successful student-run enterprise. With each sale, Valerie gets closer to taking her beloved and adventurous halmeoni to her dream city,...
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Divine Rivals: A Novel

Rebecca Ross - Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover

When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.. After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother...
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Instant Karma

Marissa Meyer - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Chronic overachiever Prudence Barnett is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled when, after a night out with her friends, she wakes up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those...
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When You Get the Chance: A Novel

Emma Lord - Wednesday Books
Format: Book

Nothing will get in the way of Millie Price's dream of becoming a Broadway star. Not her lovable but super introverted dad, who raised Millie alone since she was a baby. Not her drama club rival, Oliver, who is the very definition of Simmering Romantic Tension. And not her "Millie...

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Not My Problem

Ciara Smyth - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Nina LaCour, this queer coming-of-age story from the author of The Falling in Love Montage is wry, multilayered, and unflinchingly honest. Aideen has plenty of problems she can't solve. But when she stumbles upon overachiever Meabh Kowalska...
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