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Juleah Del Rosario - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

A high school senior attempts to salvage her reputation among her Ivy League-obsessed classmates by writing their college admissions essays and in the process learns big truths about herself in this mesmerizing debut novel-in-verse, perfect for fans of Gayle Forman and Sonya Sones.Nic Chen...
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Blanca & Roja

ANNA-MARIE MCLEMORE - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

The biggest lie of all is the story you think you already know.The del Cisne girls have never just been sisters; they're also rivals, Blanca as obedient and graceful as Roja is vicious and manipulative. They know that, because of a generations-old spell, their family is bound to a bevy...
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Brave Face: A Memoir

Shaun David Hutchinson - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

Critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants - described as having "hints of Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five" (School Library Journal) - opens...
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Circe

Madeline Miller - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Paperback

"A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story," this #1 New York Times bestseller "manages to be both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right" (Alexandra Alter, The...
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The Cold Is in Her Bones

Peternelle van Arsdale - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

One girl must uncover secrets of the past to save her friend from a terrible curse in this dark and mesmerizing story of love, revenge, and redemption inspired by the myth of Medusa.Milla knows two things to be true: Demons are real, and fear will keep her safe. Milla's whole world is her family's...
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely

Brigid Kemmerer - Bloomsbury YA
Format: Hardcover

In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives readers another compulsively readable romance perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer.Fall in love, break the curse.It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful...
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Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER"This riveting, courageous memoir ought to be mandatory reading for every American." - Michelle Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of The New Jim Crow"l cried reading this book, realizing more fully what my parents endured." - Amy Tan,...
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Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel

VAL EMMICH - Poppy
Format: Hardcover

Dear Evan Hansen, Today's going to be an amazing day and here's why ... When a letter that was never meant to be seen by anyone draws high school senior Evan Hansen into a family's griefover the loss of their son, he is given the chance of a lifetime: to belong. He just has to stick to a lie he never...
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The Downstairs Girl

Stacey Lee - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the critically-acclaimed author of Under a Painted Sky and Outrun the Moon and founding member of We Need Diverse Books comes a powerful novel about identity, betrayal, and the meaning of family."A triumph of storytelling. A bold portrait of this country's past,...
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Dry

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

"The authors do not hold back." - BOOKLIST (starred review) "The palpable desperation that pervades the plot ... feels true, giving it a chilling air of inevitability." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The Shustermans challenge readers."...
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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

Ben Philippe - HarperCollins B and Blackstone Audio
Format: Audiobook

A hilarious contemporary realistic YA debut novel about a rather cynical Black French Canadian teen who moves to Austin, Texas, and experiences the clichs and joys of the American high school experience--including falling in love. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and When Dimple Met Rishi.Norris...
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Four Dead Queens

Astrid Scholte - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington may seem harmless, but she's, in fact, one of Quadara's most skilled thieves and a liar. Varin, on the other hand, is an honest, upstanding citizen of Quadara's most enlightened region, Eonia. He runs afoul of Keralie when she steals a package from...
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Field Notes on Love

Jennifer E. Smith - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

"Utterly romantic." --Jenny Han, NYT bestselling author of To All the Boys I've Loved BeforeThe bestselling author of Windfall and The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight returns with a meet-cute romance about Hugo and Mae, two teens who are thrown...
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Fresh Ink: An Anthology

Lamar Giles (Editor) - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In partnership with We Need Diverse Books, thirteen of the most recognizable, diverse authors come together in this remarkable YA anthology featuring ten short stories, a graphic short story, and a one-act play from Walter Dean Myers never before in-print.Careful--you are holding fresh...
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Game Changer

Tom Greenwald - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

An Amazon Best Book of the Month Thirteen-year-old Teddy Youngblood is in a coma fighting for his life after an unspecified football injury at training camp. His family and friends flock to his bedside to support his recovery - and to discuss the events leading up to the tragic accident....
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The Gilded Wolves

ROSHANI CHOKSHI - Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover

*AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER*From New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes The Gilded Wolves, a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change--one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires...No one believes in them....
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Girl Made of Stars

Ashley Herring Blake - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

For readers of Girl in Pieces and The Way I Used to Be comes an emotionally gripping story about facing hard truths in the aftermath of sexual assault. Mara and Owen are as close as twins can get, so when Mara's friend Hannah accuses Owen of rape, Mara doesn't know what to think....
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Grand Theft Horse

G NERI - Lee & Low Books
Format: Hardcover

Gail Ruffu was a rookie trainer known for her unconventional methods and ability to handle dangerous horses. When she became part owner of an untamed thoroughbred named Urgent Envoy, everything changed. After Urgent Envoy showed real promise, her co-owners forced Gail to speed up training...
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Internment

Samira Ahmed - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Rebellions are built on hope.Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens.With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend...
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Heroine

Mindy McGinnis - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

An Amazon Best Book of the Month! A captivating and powerful exploration of the opioid crisis - the deadliest drug epidemic in American history - through the eyes of a college-bound softball star. Edgar Award-winning author Mindy McGinnis delivers a visceral and necessary novel about addiction,...
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How to Make Friends with the Dark

Kathleen Glasgow - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a novel about love and loss and learning how to continue when it feels like you're surrounded by darkness that Karen M. McManus, the New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying, calls...
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Just Mercy

Bryan Stevenson - Ember
Format: Paperback

The young adult adaptation of the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestseller Just Mercy--soon to be both a major motion picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jaime Foxx, and Brie Larson and the subject of an upcoming HBO documentary feature.In this very personal work--adapted from...
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The Last to Let Go

Amber Smith - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

A twisted tragedy leaves Brooke and her siblings on their own in this provocative new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used To Be.How do you let go of something you've never had? Junior year for Brooke Winters is supposed to be about change....
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Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

Mariko Tamaki - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Laura Dean, the most popular girl in high school, was Frederica Riley's dream girl: charming, confident, and SO cute. There's just one problem: Laura Dean is maybe not the greatest girlfriend.Reeling from her latest break up, Freddy's best friend, Doodle, introduces her to the Seek-Her,...
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Let Me Hear a Rhyme

Tiffany D Jackson - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

In this striking new novel by the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly and Monday's Not Coming, Tiffany D. Jackson tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to turn their murdered friend into a major rap star by pretending he's still alive. Brooklyn, 1998. Biggie Smalls was right:...
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Listen to Your Heart

Kasie West - Point
Format: Hardcover

Talking to other people isn't Kate Bailey's favorite activity. She'd much rather be out on the lake, soaking up the solitude and sunshine. So when her best friend, Alana, convinces Kate to join their high school's podcast, Kate is not expecting to be chosen as the host. Now she'll have...
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Little White Lies

Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Freeform
Format: Hardcover

"I'm not saying this is Sawyer's fault," the prim and proper one said delicately. "But."Eighteen-year-old auto mechanic Sawyer Taft did not expect her estranged grandmother to show up at her apartment door and offer her a six-figure contract to participate in debutante...
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Lovely War

Julie Berry - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Read the novel New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network Kate Quinn called "easily one of the best novels I have read all year!" A sweeping, multi-layered romance set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II, where gods hold the fates--and the hearts--of...
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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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My Plain Jane

CYNTHIA HAND - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

Move over, Charlotte Bronte. The authors of the New York Times bestselling My Lady Jane are back with an irreverent spin on Jane Eyre - a tale of mischief, romance, and supernatural mayhem perfect for fans of The Princess Bride or A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. You may think you know...
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Neverworld Wake

Marisha Pessl - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

Enter a realm where fears are physical and memories come alive in this absorbing psychological suspense thriller, from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Special Topics in Calamity Physics and Night Film.Once upon a time, back at Darrow-Harker School, Beatrice...
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On The Come Up

ANGIE THOMAS - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

This is the highly anticipated second novel by Angie Thomas, the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning The Hate U Give.Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend...
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Opposite of Always

Justin A. Reynolds - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

"One of the best love stories I've ever read." - Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give"Read this one, reread it, and then hug it to your chest." - Becky Albertalli, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens...
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Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Guillermo del Toro - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

Fans of dark fairy-tales like The Hazel Wood and The Cruel Prince will relish this atmospheric and absorbing book based on Guillermo del Toro's critically acclaimed movie.Oscar winning writer-director Guillermo del Toro and New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke have come together...
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The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried

Shaun David Hutchinson - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

"A fearless and brutal look at friendships and the emotional autopsies we all do when they die. Like a real relationship you will laugh, rage, and mourn its loss when it's over." - Justina Ireland, New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation "Simultaneously...
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Patron Saints of Nothing

Randy Ribay - Kokila
Format: Hardcover

A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder.Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michigan in the fall....
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Pumpkinheads

Rainbow Rowell - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends.Every autumn, all through high school, they've worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. (Not many people know that the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world is in Omaha, Nebraska, but it definitely is.) They...
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Sadie

COURTNEY SUMMERS - Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! An Edgar Award Winner! A BOOKLIST Top 10 YA Book for Adult Readers One of the Best YA Novels of 2018 by Publishers WeeklyOne of B&N Teen Blog's Best YA Books of 2018Bustle's Best Young Adult Books of 2018Good Morning America's...
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Seafire

NATALIE C PARKER - Razorbill
Format: Hardcover

A warlord killed Caledonia's parents and kidnapped her brother. Now, on the deadly Bullet seas, Captain Caledonia Styx and her all-female crew are ready for revenge. "This is Mad Max by way of Davy Jones, a high-energy, breathless adventure [about] a group of damaged...
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SHOUT

Laurie Halse Anderson - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A searing poetic memoir and call to action from the bestselling and award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson!Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans...
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Sky Without Stars

JESSICA BRODY - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of The Lunar Chronicles, this sweeping reimagining of Les Misrables tells the story of three teens from very different backgrounds who are thrown together amidst the looming threat of revolution on the French planet-colony of Laterre.A thief. An officer....
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Stepsister

Jennifer Donnelly - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Don't just fracture the fairy tale. Shatter it. Isabelle should be blissfully happy - she's about to win the handsome prince. Except Isabelle isn't the beautiful girl who lost the glass slipper and captured the prince's heart. She's the ugly stepsister who's cut off her toes to fit into...
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Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful

Arwen Elys Dayton - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

"An alternately charming and horrifying exploration of what it means to be human and how far we'll go in pursuit of personal and societal 'perfection.' Dayton's newest is imagination at its best and most terrifying. I devoured this book." --Kiersten White, New York Times...
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Truly Devious: A Mystery

Maureen Johnson - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a striking new series, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and E. Lockhart.Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists....
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Two Can Keep a Secret

Karen M. McManus - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

"When it comes to YA suspense, Karen M. McManus is in a league of her own. Fresh off her best-selling breakout One of Us Is Lying . . . the author has returned with a juicy second novel. It's even better than what came before." --EWThe New York Times bestselling...
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Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens

Marieke Nijkamp - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

This anthology explores disability in fictional tales told from the viewpoint of disabled characters, written by disabled creators. With stories in various genres about first loves, friendship, war, travel, and more, Unbroken will offer today's teen readers a glimpse into the lives...
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We Hunt the Flame

Hafsah Faizal - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

A BuzzFeed Pick for "YA Books You Absolutely Must Read This Spring"A Bustle's Most Anticipated 2019 YA ReleasePaste Magazine's Top 10 Most Anticipated YA Novels of 2019"Lyrical and spellbinding" -- Marieke Njikamp, #1 New York Times Bestselling...
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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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