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Neal Shusterman - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Two teens must learn the "art of killing" in this Printz Honor-winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology.A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered...
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My Sister Rosa

Justine Larbalestier - Soho Teen
Format: Hardcover

"Beats The Silence of the Lambs for suspense - it's the kind of book that had me literally gasping aloud as it rattled to its incredible conclusion." - Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author of HomelandWhat if the most terrifying person you know...
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Allegedly

Tiffany D Jackson - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

Orange Is the New Black meets Walter Dean Myer's Monster in this gritty, twisty, and haunting debut by Tiffany D. Jackson about a girl convicted of murder seeking the truth while surviving life in a group home.Mary B. Addison killed a baby. Allegedly. She didn't say much in that first interview...
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The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas - Balzer & Bray
Format: Paperback

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police...
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Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf, 1)

Ryan Graudin - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the author of The Walled City comes a fast-paced and innovative novel that will leave you breathless.Her story begins on a train. The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule. To commemorate their Great Victory, they host the Axis Tour: an annual...
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Symptoms of Being Human

Jeff Garvin - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

A sharply honest and moving debut perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Ask the Passengers.Riley Cavanaugh is many things: Punk rock. Snarky. Rebellious. And gender fluid. Some days Riley identifies as a boy, and others as a girl. But Riley isn't exactly out yet. And between...
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Three Dark Crowns

Kendare Blake - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller * New York Public Library Best Books of 2016 * Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2016* Kirkus Best Books of the YearFans of acclaimed author Kendare Blake's Anna Dressed in Blood will devour her latest novel, a dark and inventive fantasy about three sisters...
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Highly Illogical Behavior

John Corey Whaley - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Teen and adult fans of All The Bright Places, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, and Everything, Everything will adore this quirky story of coming-of-age, coming out, friendship, love...and agoraphobia. Sixteen-year-old Solomon is agoraphobic. He hasn't left the house...
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With Malice

Eileen Cook - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

For fans of We Were Liars and The Girl on the Train comes a chilling, addictive psychological thriller about a teenage girl who cannot remember the last six weeks of her life. Eighteen-year-old Jill Charron's senior trip to Italy was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime....
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Salt to the Sea

Ruta Sepetys - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! "Masterfully crafted" - The Wall Street JournalFor readers of Between Shades of Gray and All the Light We Cannot See, Ruta Sepetys returns to WWII in this epic novel that shines a light on one of the war's...
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