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Whippoorwill

Joseph Monninger - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

"Unexpected, generous, and poignant." - Huntley Fitzpatrick, author of What I Thought Was True Sixteen-year-old Clair Taylor has neighbors who are what locals call whippoorwills, the kind of people who fill their yards with rusty junk. Clair tries to ignore her surroundings,...
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When My Heart Joins the Thousand

A. J. Steiger - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

A heartbreaking debut YA romance featuring a neuroatypical girl with a tragic history and the chronically ill boy trying to break the vault encasing her heart.Alvie Fitz doesn't fit in, and she doesn't care. She's spent years swallowing meds and bad advice from doctors and social workers....
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Tease

Amanda Maciel - Balzer + Bray; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Provocative, unforgettable, and inspired by real-life incidents, Amanda Maciels highly acclaimed debut novel Tease is the story of a teenage girl who faces criminal charges for bullying after a classmate commits suicide. With its powerful narrative, unconventional point of view, and strong...
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When Reason Breaks

Cindy L. Rodriguez - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

13 Reasons Why meets the poetry of Emily Dickinson in this gripping debut novel perfect for fans of Sara Zarr or Jennifer Brown.. A Goth girl with an attitude problem, Elizabeth Davis must learn to control her anger before it destroys her. Emily Delgado appears to be a smart, sweet girl,...
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The Memory Book

Lara Avery - Poppy
Format: Hardcover

They tell me that my memory will never be the same, that I'll start forgetting things. At first just a little, and then a lot. So I'm writing to remember.
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This Is All Your Fault, Cassie Parker

Terra Elan McVoy - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

In this heartwarming companion to Drive Me Crazy, twelve-year-old Fiona Coppleton is living a middle schoolers worst nightmare: her diary was made public and her best friend is partly to blame.Fiona and Cassie are supposed to be best friends forever. No one else listens or makes Fiona laugh...
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The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise

Matthew Crow - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

Life threatening cancer brings two teens together in this "story about moving through the trajectory of illness and loss and then beyond it" (Bulletin, starred review) in the bestselling tradition of John Green's The Fault in Our Stars.Francis is determined to forge his own way in school...
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My Heart and Other Black Holes

Jasmine Warga - Balzer + Bray
Format: Print book

"Alive with intensity, gut-wrenching honesty, moments of humor, and - of course - heart. Not to be missed." - Nova Ren Suma, author of Imaginary Girls and The Walls Around UsA stunning novel about the transformative power of love, perfect for fans of Jay Asher and Laurie Halse...
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All the rage

Courtney Summers - Griffin
Format: Book

Named a "Best Book of 2015" by Bustle, Book Riot, Chicago Public Library, Quill and Quire, and the B&N Teen Blog!The sheriff's son, Kellan Turner, is not the golden boy everyone thinks he is, and Romy Grey knows that for a fact. Because no one wants to believe a girl from...
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Gabi, a Girl in Pieces

Isabel Quintero - Cinco Puntos Pr
Format: Print book

Named to Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2014Named to School Library Journal Best Books of 2014Gabi Hernandez chronicles her last year in high school in her diary: college applications, Cindy's pregnancy, Sebastian's coming out, the cute boys, her father's meth habit, and the food...
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Beetle Boy

Margaret Willey - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Hardcover

When he was seven, Charlie Porter never intended to become the worlds youngest published author. He just wanted his father to stop crying. So he told him a story about a talking beetlea dumb little story his mother made up to make him feel better. That was before she left and feeling better...
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Anatomy of a Misfit

Andrea Portes - HarperAudio
Format: Audiobook

"Its rare that a book can be as funny and absolutely delightful as it is moving and thought provoking, and Anatomy of a Misfit is both." (Lauren Oliver, author of Before I Fall) Anika Dragomir is the third-most-popular girl at Pound High School. But inside, she knows shes a freak;...
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Tease

Amanda Maciel - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Provocative, unforgettable, and inspired by real-life incidents, Amanda Maciel's highly acclaimed debut novel Tease is the story of a teenage girl who faces criminal charges for bullying after a classmate commits suicide. With its powerful narrative, unconventional point of view, and strong...
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OCD Love Story

Corey Ann Haydu - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

In this raw and relatable romance, Bea learns that some things just cant be controlled. When Bea meets Beck, she knows instantly that hes her kind of crazy. Sweet, strong, kinda-messed-up Beck understands her like no one else can. He makes her feel almost normal. He makes her feel like...
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Openly Straight

Bill Konigsberg - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Paperback

The award-winning novel about being out, being proud, and being ready for something else... now in paperback.The award-winning novel about being out, being proud, and being ready for something else. Pre-order the companion novel Honestly Ben now (out 3/28/17) !Rafe is a normal teenager...
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Me, Him, Them, and It

Caela Carter - Bloomsbury USA Childrens; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

When Evelyn decided to piss off her parents with a bad reputation, she wasnt planning to ruin her valedictorian status. She also wasnt planning to fall for Todd-the guy she was just using for sex. And she definitely wasnt planning on getting pregnant. When Todd turns his back on her, Evelyns...
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Out of The Easy

Ruta Sepetys - Philomel Books
Format: Print book

It's 1950 and the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie Moraine wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled...
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Camp

Elaine Wolf - Sky Pony Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A coming-of-age novel about bullying, family relationships, and the collateral damage of secrets. A great choice for book clubs adult groups as well as teen.Every secret has a price.For most girls, sleepaway camp is great fun. But for Amy Becker, its a nightmare. Amy, whose home life is in turmoil,...
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Live Through This

Mindi Scott - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

When a relationship trespasses the boundaries of trust, the consequences are complex in this nuanced page-turner from a formidable talent Booklist. If Coley Sterlings best friend would stop hating her, if her dance-team captains would lighten up, if her friends would stop asking her about...
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Have a Nice Day

Julie Halpern - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Anna Bloom has just come home from a three-week stay in a mental hospital. She feels...okay. Its time to get back to some sort of normal life, whatever that means. She has to go back to school, where teachers and friends are dying to know what happened to her, but are too afraid to ask....
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Skinny

Donna Cooner - Point
Format: Print book

"Deeply moving, totally addictive, utterly fabulous." -- New York Times bestselling author Lauren MyracleThis novel kickstarted a national conversation on weight, beauty, and transformation. In it, we meet Ever, a fifteen-year-old girl who weighs over 300 pounds and is haunted...
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34 Pieces of You

Carmen Rodrigues - Simon Pulse; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A dark and moving novelreminiscent of Thirteen Reasons Whyabout the mystery surrounding a teenage girls fatal overdoseThere was something about EllieSomething dangerous Charismatic Broken Jake looked out for her Sarah followed her lead And Jess kept her distanceand kept watch nbspnbspnbspnbsp...
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Stealing Parker

Miranda Kenneally - Sourcebooks Fire; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback

A hero who will melt your heart.Jennifer Echols, national award-winning author of Such a Rush Parker Shelton pretty much has the perfect life. Shes on her way to becoming valedictorian at Hundred Oaks High, shes made the all-star softball team, and she has plenty of friends. Then her mothers...
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I Swear

Lane Davis - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

Whos to blame when bullying leads to suicide A gripping exploration of crucial importance seeks answers in and out of the courtroom.After years of abuse from her classmates, Leslie Gatlin decided she had no other options and took her own life. Now her abusers are dealing with the fallout.When...
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What Happens Next

Colleen Clayton - Poppy; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

How can you talk about something that you cant remember?Before the ski trip, Cassidy Sid Murphy was a cheerleader on the bottom of the pyramid, but still... and a straight-A student, with two of the best friends a girl could ask for. When Sid finds herself on a ski lift with hunky local...
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Through to You

Emily Hainsworth - Balzer + Bray; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Camden Pike has been grief-stricken since his girlfriend, Viv, died. Hed give anything to have just one more glimpse of her. But when Cam visits the site of Vivs deadly car accident, he sees an apparition. Her name is Nina, and shes a girl from a parallel world. When Cam follows here there...
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Survive: First Edition

Alex Morel - Razorbill
Format: Hardcover

Hatchet meets Lost in this modern-day adventure tale of one girls reawakening Jane is on a plane on her way home to Montclair, New Jersey, from a mental hospital. She is about to kill herself. Just before she can swallow a lethal dose of pills, the plane hits turbulence and everything goes...
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Tilt

Ellen Hopkins - Margaret K. McElderry Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Lovegood and badforces three teens worlds to tilt in a riveting novel from New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins. Three teens, three storiesall interconnected through their parents family relationships. As the adults pull away, caught up in their own dilemmas, the lives of the teens...
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Guitar Notes

Mary Amato - Egmont USA
Format: Hardcover

A "sweet story of two different loners finding their counterpoint" (School Library Journal) from a star of state master and children's choice lists making her YA debut. Clean YA with the emotional resonancy of John Green and Sarah Dessen.On odd days, Tripp Broody uses a school...
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Second Chance Summer

Morgan Matson - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; First Edition / First Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

From the Flying Start author of Amy Rogers Epic Detour, a powerful novel about hope in the face of heartbreak. Taylor Edwards family might not be the closest-kniteveryone is a little too busy and overscheduledbut for the most part, they get along justfine.ThenTaylors dad gets devastating...
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Between

Jessica Warman - Walker Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Elizabeth Valchar-pretty, popular, and perfect-wakes up the morning after her eighteenth birthday party on her familys yacht, where shed been celebrating with her six closest friends. A persistent thumping noise has roused her. When she goes to investigate, what she finds will change everything...
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Zoe Letting Go

Nora Price - Razorbill
Format: Hardcover

When the truth about her past is disclosedthe effect works like gangbusters.New York Times Book ReviewA girls letters to her best friend reveal two lives derailed by anorexia in this haunting debut thats Laurie Halse Andersons Wintergirls meets The Sixth Sense.Zoe knows she doesnt belong...
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Try Not to Breathe

Jennifer Hubbard - Viking Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

A dark and provocative novel from the author of The Secret Year Ryan spends most of his time alone at the local waterfall because it's the only thing that makes him feel alive. He's sixteen, post-suicidal, and trying to figure out what to do with himself after a stint in a mental...
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The Boy on Cinnamon Street

Phoebe Stone - Arthur A. Levine Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A story about a wounded girl and the boy who wont give up on her.7th grader Louise should be the captain of her schools gymnastics team - but she isnt. Shes fun and cute and should have lots of friends - but she doesnt. And theres a dreamy boy who has a crush on her - but somehow they never...
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Where It Began

Ann Redisch Stampler - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

A teens world comes crashing down in this compulsively readable YA debut thats as literary as it is commercial. Gabby Gardiner wakes up in a hospital bed looking like a cautionary ad for drunk drivingand without a single memory of the accident that landed her there. But what she can recall,...
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Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher - Razorbill
Format: Paperback

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL, NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES** "Eerie, beautiful, and devastating." - Chicago Tribune "A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing." - The New York Times "Thirteen...
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How to Save a Life

Sara Zarr - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Jill MacSweeny just wishes everything could go back to normal. But ever since her dad died, shes been isolating herself from her boyfriend, her best friends--everyone who wants to support her. And when her mom decides to adopt a baby, it feels like shes somehow trying to replace a lost...
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Leaving Paradise

Simone Elkeles - Flux; 9th ptg edition
Format: Paperback

Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel, and hit Maggie Armstrong. Even after months of painful physical therapy, Maggie walks with a limp. Her social life is nil and a scholarship to study abroadher chance to escape everyone and their pitying...
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Recovery Road

Blake Nelson - Scholastic Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

From acclaimed author Blake Nelson, the story of girl meets boy...in rehab.Madeline is sent away to Spring Meadows to help with a drinking and rage problem she has. Its a pretty intense place, but there is the weekly movie night in town--where Madeline meets Stewart, whos at another rehab...
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Sold

Patricia McCormick - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Print book

Lakshmi, 13, knows nothing about the world beyond her village shack in the Himalayas of Nepal, and when her family loses the little it has in a monsoon, she grabs a chance to work as a maid in the city so she can send money back home. What she doesn't know is that her stepfather has sold...
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Impossible

Nancy Werlin - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Beautiful Creatures and Wicked Lovely comes this New York Times Bestselling modern fairy tale from National Book Award Finalist Nancy Werlin. Inspired by the classic folk ballad "Scarborough Fair," this wonderfully riveting novel is rife with suspense,...
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My Sister's Keeper: A Novel

Jodi Picoult - Washington Square Press
Format: Paperback

Jodi Picoult tells the story of a girl who decides to sue her parents for the rights to her own body in this New York Times bestseller that tackles a controversial subject with grace and explores what it means to be a good person.New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely...
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Hate List

Jennifer Brown - Little
Format: Hardcover

Five months ago, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saved the life of a classmate, but was implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create. A list of people and things she and Nick...
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Speak

Laurie Halse Anderson - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

The first ten lies they tell you in high school."Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast,...
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The Way I Used to Be

Amber Smith - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Print book

In the tradition of Speak, this extraordinary debut novel shares the unforgettable story of a young woman as she struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault.Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn't change who she was. But the night her brother's...
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100 Days

Nicole McInnes - Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Print book

Agnes doesn't know it, but she only has one hundred days left to live. When she was just a baby, she was diagnosed with Progeria, a rare disease that causes her body to age at roughly ten times the normal rate. Now nearly sixteen years old, Agnes has already exceeded her life expectancy.Moira...
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Holding Up the Universe

Jennifer Niven - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times BestsellerFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller All the Bright Places comes a heart-wrenching story about what it means to see someone - and love someone - for who they truly are.Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed...
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This Adventure Ends

Emma Mills - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Sloane isn't expecting to fall in with a group of friends when she moves from New York to Florida -- especially not a group of friends so intense, so in love, so all-consuming. Yet that's exactly what happens. Sloane becomes closest to Vera, a social-media star who lights up any room,...
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Sucktown, Alaska

Craig Dirkes - Switch Press
Format: Hardcover

Freshman year, Eddie Ashford had it all. Friends, parties, Taco Bell. He enjoyed it, reveled in it even. And he flunked out. Now he wants to redeem himself. Has to. He takes a job in tiny Kusko, Alaska, and promises to stay a year. His intentions are pure, but soon he's lonely, low on cash,...
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You in Five Acts

Una Lamarche - Razorbill
Format: Print book

The latest contemporary novel from Una LaMarche, acclaimed author of Five Summers, Like No Other, and Don't Fail Me Now. In the high-pressure months leading up to the performance that will determine their futures, a group of friends at a performing arts school look back on when...
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The Most Dangerous Place on Earth: A Novel

Lindsey Lee Johnson - Random House Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

An unforgettable cast of characters is unleashed into a realm known for its cruelty - the American high school - in this captivating debut novel.The wealthy enclaves north of San Francisco are not the paradise they appear to be, and nobody knows this better than the students of a local...
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