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The End of Oz

Danielle Paige · HarperCollins
Pages: 12
Format: Paperback

In this dark, action-packed fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series, Amy Gumm travels from Oz to the twisted land of Ev, where she fights to free Oz from evil once and for all.My name is Amy Gumm. You might remember me as the other girl from Kansas. When a tornado...
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Flight Season: A Novel

MARIE MARQUARDT · Wednesday Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From Marie Marquardt, the author of Dream Things True and The Radius of Us, comes a story of two teenagers learning what to hold on to, what to let go of, and that sometimes love gets in the way of our plans.Back when they were still strangers, TJ Carvalho witnessed the only moment in Vivi...
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The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza

Shaun David Hutchinson · Simon Pulse
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants and At the Edge of the Universe comes a mind-bending, riveting novel about a teen who was born to a virgin mother and realizes she has the power to heal - but that power comes at a huge cost.Sixteen-year-old Elena Mendoza is the product...
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The Beauty That Remains

Ashley Woodfolk · Delacorte Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Told from three diverse points of view, this story of life and love after loss is one Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give, calls a "stunning, heart-wrenching look at grief that will stay with you long after you put it down." We've lost everything...and found ourselves.Music...
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Votes for Women!: American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot

Winifred Conkling · Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

On August 18, 1920, American women finally won the right to vote. Ratification of the 19th Amendment was the culmination of an almost eighty-year fight in which some of the fiercest, most passionate women in history marched, protested, and sometimes broke the law in to achieve this huge...
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The PTSD Survival Guide for Teens: Strategies to Overcome Trauma, Build Resilience, and Take Back Your Life

SHEELA RAJA · Instant Help
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback

Your trauma doesn't need to define you. In The PTSD Survival Guide for Teens, trauma specialist Sheela Raja - along with her teen daughter Jaya Ashrafi - offers evidence-based skills to help you find strength, confidence, and resilience in the aftermath of trauma.If you've experienced...
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Sweet Revenge: Passive-Aggressive Desserts for Your Exes & Enemies

HEATHER KIM · Switch Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

50 killer cakes, cookies, and candies for your exes and enemies. Dumped by your beefcake boyfriend? BFF steal your one-and-only? Lab partner a more-than-periodic no-show? Don't take these battles online. (Seriously, don't do that, okay?) . Get out your heaviest rolling pins,...
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Harry Potter: A Journey Through a History of Magic

SCHOLASTIC. · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

As the British Library unveils a very special new exhibition in the UK, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, readers everywhere are invited on an enchanting journey through the Hogwarts curriculum, from Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology to Defense Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, and more...
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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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Emergency Contact

Mary H. K. Choi · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

"Smart and funny, with characters so real and vulnerable, you want to send them care packages. I loved this book." - Rainbow Rowell From debut author Mary H.K. Choi comes a compulsively readable novel that shows young love in all its awkward glory - perfect for fans of Eleanor...
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The Belles

Dhonielle Clayton · Freeform
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orleans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orleans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform...
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Inkmistress

Audrey Coulthurst · HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
Pages: 1
Format: Audiobook

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17) ]A romantic and thrilling YA fantasy from Audrey Coulthurst, the author of Of Fire and Stars, about a demigoddess with the power to change the future -- but when her powers go dangerously wrong, she must do whatever she can to protect her worldand stop...
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More Than We Can Tell

Brigid Kemmerer · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

With loving adoptive parents by his side, Rev Fletcher has managed to keep the demons of his past at bay. . . until he gets a letter from his abusive father and the trauma of his childhood comes hurtling back.Emma Blue's parents are constantly fighting, and her only escape is the computer...
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The Traitor's Game

Jennifer A Nielsen · Scholastic Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Nothing is as it seems in the kingdom of Antora. Kestra Dallisor has spent three years in exile in the Lava Fields, but that won't stop her from being drawn back into her father's palace politics. He's the right hand man of the cruel king, Lord Endrick, which makes Kestra a valuable bargaining...
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The Upside of Unrequited

Becky Albertalli · Balzer Bray
Pages: 11
Format: Paperback

From the award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda comes a funny, authentic novel about sisterhood, love, and identity. "Heart-fluttering, honest, and hilarious. I can't stop hugging this book." - Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Anna...
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I Have the Right To: A High School Survivor's Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope

Chessy Prout · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

A young survivor tells her searing, visceral story of sexual assault, justice, and healing in this gutwrenching memoir.The numbers are staggering: nearly one in five girls ages fourteen to seventeen have been the victim of a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault. This is the true story...
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Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin

James L Swanson · Scholastic Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

In his meteoric, thirteen-year rise to fame, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a mass movement for Civil Rights -- with his relentless peaceful, non-violent protests, public demonstrations, and eloquent speeches. But as violent threats cast a dark shadow over Dr. King's life, Swanson hones...
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The Red Bandanna

Tom Rinaldi · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Adapted from the "New York Times" bestseller for adultsNthe true story of an unsung hero, whose actions on September 11th offer a lasting lesson about character, calling, and courage.
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Dark Tracks

Philippa Gregory · Simon Pulse
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Luca and Isolde continue investigating for the Order of Darkness in the fourth book in the Order of Darkness series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory.
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The Falling Between Us

Ash Parsons · Philomel Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

All-consuming fame and fortune prove too much for a teen popstar who suddenly goes missing--Eddie and the Cruisers for the Justin Bieber era."An uplifting story of love, grief, and forgiveness."--Kirkus ReviewsA Junior Library Guild Selection!Just eight months ago, fifteen-year-old...
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Twelve Steps to Normal

Farrah Penn · Jimmy Patterson
Format: Audio CD

James Patterson presents this emotionally resonant novel that shows that while some broken things can't be put back exactly the way they were, they can be repaired and made even stronger.Kira's Twelve Steps To A Normal Life1. Accept Grams is gone.2. Learn to forgive Dad.3. Steal back ex-boyfriend...
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The Golden Compass Graphic Novel, Complete Edition

PHILIP PULLMAN · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

The graphic novel adaptation of The Golden Compass, one of the most celebrated books of all time, is now complete! This edition contains all three volumes - the entire story. Published in 50 countries with over 22 million copies sold, The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber...
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Mapping the Bones

Jane Yolen · Philomel Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling and award-winning author of The Devil's Arithmetic, Jane Yolen, comes her first Holocaust novel in nearly thirty years. Influenced by Dr. Mengele's sadistic experimentations, this story follows twins as they travel from the Lodz ghetto, to the partisans in the forest,...
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Victoria: Portrait of a Queen

Catherine Reef · Clarion Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Catherine Reef brings history vividly to life in this sumptuously illustrated account of a confident, strong-minded, and influential woman. Victoria woke one morning at the age of eighteen to discover that her uncle had died and she was now queen. She went on to rule for sixty-three years,...
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