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The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

A National Book Award Longlist title!Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth....
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With the Fire on High

Elizabeth Acevedo - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award longlist title The Poet X comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright.Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago's life...
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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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The Candle and the Flame

Nafiza Azad - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Azad's debut YA fantasy is set in a city along the Silk Road that is a refuge for those of all faiths, where a young woman is threatened by the war between two clans of powerful djinn.Fatima lives in the city of Noor, a thriving stop along the Silk Road. There the music of myriad languages...
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Missing, Presumed Dead

Emma Berquist - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

When eighteen-year-old Lexi foresees the brutal murder of a young woman outside a club in downtown L.A., she is powerless to stop it.But then the girl's ghost appears, seeking vengeance, and Lexi is swept into a dangerous search that could put her directly in the path of a serial killer....
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Contagion

ERIN BOWMAN - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

Edgar Award Nominee for Best Young Adult MysteryPerfect for fans of Madeleine Roux, Jonathan Maberry, and horror films like 28 Days Later and Resident Evil, this pulse-pounding, hair-raising, utterly terrifying novel is the first in a duology from the critically acclaimed author of the Taken...
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The Meaning of Birds

Jaye Robin Brown - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

"An evocative story of the thrills of first love and the anguish of first loss. This will break you and heal you." - Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin'Not to be missed by fans of Nina LaCour and Becky Albertalli, this powerful novel - from the acclaimed...
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The Devouring Gray

Christine Lynn Herman - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

"Fans of The Raven Boys and Stranger Things rejoice: This is your new obsession."-Claire Legrand, New York Times best-selling author of FurybornAfter the death of her sister, seventeen-year-old Violet Saunders finds herself dragged to Four Paths, New York....
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The Librarian of Auschwitz

Antonio Iturbe - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother...
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Rebel Girls

Elizabeth Keenan - Inkyard Press
Format: Hardcover

In 1992 Baton Rouge, a single rumor has the power to change a girl's life forever.When it comes to being social, Athena Graves is far more comfortable creating a mixtape playlist than she is talking to cute boys - or anyone, for that matter. Plus her staunchly feminist views and love of punk...
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The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali

Sabina Khan - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Unable to come out to her conservative Muslim parents, Rukhsana Ali keeps that part of her identity hidden. And that means keeping her girlfriend, Ariana, a secret from them too. Luckily, only a few more months stand between her carefully monitored life at home and a fresh start at Caltech...
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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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The Things She's Seen

Ambelin Kwaymullina - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This brilliantly written thriller explores the lives--and deaths--of two girls, and what they will do to win justice. Sure to be one of the most talked-about books of the year!Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since the day she died.Her dad is drowning in grief. He's also the only...
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Five Feet Apart

Rachael Lippincott - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Now a major motion picture starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson! In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel that's perfect for fans of John Green's The Fault in Our Stars, two teens fall in love with just one minor complication - they can't get within a few feet...
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Rot & Ruin

Jonathan Maberry - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects...
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Blood Water Paint

Joy McCullough - Dutton Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"When I finished this novel, I knew I would be haunted and empowered by Artemisia Gentileschi's story for the rest of my life." - Amanda Lovelace, bestselling author of the princess saves herself in this oneHer mother died when she was twelve, and suddenly Artemisia Gentileschi...
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Don't Date Rosa Santos

Nina Moreno - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

For fans of GILMORE GIRLS and TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE, this effervescent love story from debut author Nina Moreno will sweep you away.Rosa Santos is cursed by the sea-at least, that's what they say. Dating her is bad news, especially if you're a boy with a boat.But Rosa feels...
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Like a Love Story

Abdi Nazemian - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

"A love letter to queerness, self-expression, and individuality (also Madonna) that never shies away from the ever-present fear within the queer community of late '80s New York, Like a Love Story made me feel so full - of hope, love, courage, pride, and awe for the many people...
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All the Bright Places

Jennifer Niven - Ember
Format: Hardcover

NOW A NETFLIX FILM, STARRING ELLE FANNING AND JUSTICE SMITH! The New York Times bestselling love story about two teens who find each other while standing on the edge. And dont miss Take Me with You When You Go, Jennifer Nivens highly anticipated new book with bestselling author David Levithan!...
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Wilder Girls

Rory Power - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

"Celebrates the resilience of girls and the earthshaking power of their friendships. An eerie, unforgettable triumph." --Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn"Wilder Girls is so sharp and packs so much emotion in such wise ways....
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Dr. Birds Advice for Sad Poets

Evan Roskos - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"I hate myself but I love Walt Whitman, the kook. Always positive. I need to be more positive, so I wake myself up every morning with a song of myself." Sixteen-year-old James Whitman has been yawping (à la Whitman) at his abusive father ever since he kicked his beloved older...
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Out of Salem

Hal Schrieve - Triangle Square
Format: Hardcover

The best Teen Zombie Werewolf Witchy Faerie fantasy murder mystery you've ever read--by debut author, Hal Schrieve.Genderqueer fourteen-year-old Z Chilworth has to adjust quickly to their new status as a zombie after waking from death from a car crash that killed their parents and sisters....
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You Asked for Perfect

Laura Silverman - Sourcebooks Fire
Format: Paperback

"Wise romantic and painfully relatable." -- Becky Albertalli award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens AgendaFor fans of Adam Silvera and Nina LaCour comes a timely novel about a teen's struggle when academic success and happiness pull him in opposite directions.Senior...
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The Pioneer

Bridget Tyler - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

Packed with action and unexpected twists, this addictive page-turner is perfect for fans of Illuminae and Defy the Stars!When Jo steps onto planet Tau Ceti e for the first time, she's ready to put the past behind her and begin again. After all, as a pioneer, she has the job of helping build...
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The Grief Keeper

Alexandra Villasante - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This stunning YA debut is a timely and heartfelt speculative narrative about healing, faith, and freedom.Seventeen-year-old Marisol has always dreamed of being American, learning what Americans and the US are like from television and Mrs. Rosen, an elderly expat who had employed Marisol's...
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Words on Bathroom Walls

Julia Walton - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Soon to be a Major Motion Picture starring Charlie Plummer, AnnaSophia Robb, and Taylor Russell! Fans of More Happy Than Not and The Perks of Being a Wallflower will cheer for Adam in this uplifting and surprisingly funny story of a boy living with schizophrenia. When you can't...
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The Sun is Also a Star

Nicola Yoon - Thorndike Press Large Print
Format: Large Print

Natasha, whose family is hours away from being deported, and Daniel, a first generation Korean American who strives to live up to his parents' expectations, unexpectedly fall in love and must determine which path they will choose in order to be together.
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Chaos Walking: The Complete Trilogy

Patrick Ness - Candlewick
Format: Paperback

Read it before you see it! The astonishing series by Patrick Ness that inspired a major motion picture - now in one ready-to-devour boxed set. Dubbed by Publishers Weekly "one of the most important works of young adult science fiction in recent years," the Chaos Walking...
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