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Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story of How American Women Won the Right to Vote

Susan Zimet · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 168
Format: Hardcover

The United States of America is almost 250 years old, but American women won the right to vote less than a hundred years ago.And when the controversial nineteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution-the one granting suffrage to women-was finally ratified in 1920, it passed by a mere one-vote...
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Everless

Sara Holland · HarperTeen
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"Sara Holland is a fierce storyteller. Everless gives new and terrifying meaning to the phrase running out of time." - Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of CaravalIn the kingdom of Sempera, time is currency - extracted from blood, bound to iron, and consumed...
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Love and Other Train Wrecks

LEAH KONEN · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

A whirlwind twenty-four-hour romance about two teens who meet - and perhaps change their minds about love - on a train ride in the middle of a snowstorm. Leah Konen's Love and Other Train Wrecks is perfect for fans of Emery Lord and Jennifer E. Smith.Noah is a hopeless romantic. He's traveling...
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Zenith

Sasha Alsberg · Harlequin Teen
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings comes the first book in The Androma Saga, full of action, fantastical intrigue and steamy star-crossed romance Most know Androma Racella as the Bloody Baroness, a powerful mercenary whose reign of terror stretches...
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Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

Albert Marrin · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin comes a fascinating look at the history and science of the deadly 1918 flu pandemic--and the chances for another worldwide pandemic.In spring of 1918, World War I was underway, and troops at Fort Riley, Kansas, found themselves felled by influenza....
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Mindfulness for Teen Worry: Quick and Easy Strategies to Let Go of Anxiety, Worry, and Stress

JEFFREY BERNSTEIN · Instant Help
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Is your worrying keeping you from reaching your goals? In Mindfulness for Teen Worry, a clinical psychologist offers quick, easy-to-learn mindfulness skills teens can use anytime, anywhere to stop worries from growing and taking over.Let's face it - being a teen isn't easy. And if you're...
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The Self-Esteem Habit for Teens: 50 Simple Ways to Build Your Confidence Every Day

LISA M SCHAB · Instant Help
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

Make self-esteem a habit, every day. Written by Lisa Schab, author of Self-Esteem for Teens, The Self-Esteem Habit for Teens offers 50 simple, positive thoughts and immediate actions to help you "perceive it, believe it, achieve it!"When it comes to cultivating positive self-esteem,...
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The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide

Terryl Whitlatch · Chronicle Books; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

Now in paperback, this deluxe field guide offers a unique look at the creatures that populate the Star Wars galaxy. Packed with hundreds of detailed and colorful illustrations of exotic entities in a wide array of habitats—from the ice fields of Hoth and the pastures of Naboo to the concrete...
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Love, Hate and Other Filters

Samira Ahmed · Soho Teen
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

In this unforgettable debut, a Muslim teen copes with Islamophobia, cultural divides among peers and parents, and a reality she can neither explain nor escape. American-born seventeen-year-old Maya Aziz is torn between worlds. There's the proper one her parents expect for their good Indian...
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Before I Let Go

MARIEKE NIJKAMP · Sourcebooks Fire
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller This Is Where It Ends!Days before Corey is to return home to the snow and ice of Lost Creek, Alaska, to visit her best friend, Kyra dies. Corey is devastated -- and confused. The entire Lost community speaks in hushed tones about the town's...
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Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man

Tonya Bolden · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) is best known for the telling of his own emancipation. But there is much more to Douglass's story than his time spent enslaved and his famous autobiography. Facing Frederick captures the whole complicated, and at times perplexing, person that he was. Statesman,...
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Truly Devious: A Mystery

Maureen Johnson · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 432
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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The Last Girl on Earth

Alexandra Blogier · Delacorte Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Fans of The 5th Wave will devour this heart-pounding sci-fi novel about a girl with a secret: on a near-future Earth taken over by aliens, she is the only human left alive."A celebration of what it means to be human." - Katharine McGee, New York Times bestselling author of The Thousandth...
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The Hazel Wood

MELISSA ALBERT · Flatiron Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"The Hazel Wood will be your next literary obsession." -- Stephanie Garber, author of Caraval"Thoroughly, creepily captivating." -- Kristin Cashore, author of Graceling"This is one of the best books I've read in years." -- Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright...
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This Is Not a Love Letter

Kim Purcell · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

One week. That's all Jessie said. A one-week break to get some perspective before graduation, before she and her boyfriend, Chris, would have to make all the big, scary decisions about their future--decisions they had been fighting about for weeks. Then, Chris vanishes. The police think...
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S.T.A.G.S.

M. A. Bennett · Delacorte Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Donna Tartt's The Secret History meets Pretty Little Liars in this propulsive, edge-of-your-seat novel that explores just how far the elite at an English boarding school will go to maintain the social order.One deadly weekend.At St. Aidan the Great School, or STAGS, new things--and...
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Purple Hearts

MICHAEL GRANT · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 576

New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant unleashes the gritty and powerful conclusion to the Front Line series and evokes the brutal truth of World War II: War is hell. An epic tale of historical reimagining, perfect for fans of Code Name Verity and Salt to the Sea. Courage, sacrifice,...
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Reign the Earth

A C Gaughen · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Shalia is a proud daughter of the desert, but after years of devastating war with the adjoining kingdom, her people are desperate for an end to the violence that has claimed so many of their loved ones. Willing to trade her freedom to ensure the safety of her family, Shalia becomes Queen...
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Your One & Only

ADRIANNE FINLAY · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Jack is a walking fossil. The only human among a sea of clones. It's been hundreds of years since humanity died off in the slow plague, leaving the clones behind to carry on human existence. Over time they've perfected their genes, moving further away from the imperfections of humanity....
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