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I Am Still Alive

Kate Alice Marshall · Penguin Books
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

"This tense wire of a novel thrums with suspense. . . . [this book] just might be the highlight of your summer."-The New York TimesCheryl Strayed's Wild meets The Revenant in this heart-pounding story of survival and revenge in the unforgiving wilderness.After: Jess is alone....
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Maybe This Time

Kasie West · Point
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Beloved author Kasie West brings her signature witty banter and rom-com fun to a bold, fresh format. Think Four Weddings and a Funeral for YA.One year. Nine events. Nine chances to . . . fall in love?Weddings. Funerals. Barbecues. New Year's Eve parties. Name the occasion, and Sophie Evans...
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Teen Titans: Raven

Kami Garcia · DC Ink
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

When a tragic accident takes the life of seventeen-year-old Raven Roth's foster mom--and Raven's memory--she moves to New Orleans to live with her foster mother's family and finish her senior year of high school.Starting over isn't easy. Raven remembers how to solve math equations and make...
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Monster Manual

Wizards RPG Team · Wizards of the Coast
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A menagerie of deadly monsters for the world's greatest roleplaying game The Monster Manual presents a horde of classic Dungeons & Dragons creatures, including dragons, giants, mind flayers, and beholders-a monstrous feast for Dungeon Masters ready to challenge their players and populate...
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We Hunt the Flame

Hafsah Faizal · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 480
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 AuthorSet in a richly...
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With the Fire on High

Elizabeth Acevedo · HarperTeen
Pages: 400
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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In the Neighborhood of True

Susan Kaplan Carlton · Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A powerful story of love, identity, and the price of fitting in or speaking out."The story may be set in the past, but it couldn't be a more timely reminder that true courage comes not from fitting in, but from purposefully standing out . . . and that to find out who you really are,...
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Brawler

Neil Connelly · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Eddie MacIntyre--Mac to a handful of friends--is Pennsylvania's most promising wrestler. His future is bright with scholarship offers and the dream of helping his struggling mom. But then comes a fateful match at the state championship, when his famous rage consumes him and he assaults...
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Bravelands #3: Blood and Bone

Erin Hunter · HarperCollins
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Heed the call of the wild ... discover the third book in this action-packed, New York Times bestselling animal fantasy series from the author of Warriors! "Deep characters, a complex plot, rich mythology, and a stunning setting. Wild and wonderful." - Kirkus on Bravelands #1: Broken...
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Bravelands #4: Shifting Shadows

Erin Hunter · HarperCollins
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

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The Evil Queen

Gena Showalter · Inkyard Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

WELCOME TO THE FOREST OF GOOD AND EVIL.A DREAM COME TRUE ... AND A LIVING NIGHTMARE.Far, far away, in the realm of Enchantia, creatures of legend still exist, magic is the norm and fairy tales are real. Except, fairy tales aren't based on myths and legends of the past - they are prophecies...
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Brave Face: A Memoir

Shaun David Hutchinson · Simon Pulse
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants - described as having "hints of Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five" (School Library Journal) - opens up about what led to an attempted suicide in his teens, and his path back from the experience."I wasn't depressed because I was gay....
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Living Simply: A Teen Guide to Minimalism

Sally McGraw · Twenty First Century Books
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

Twenty-first-century minimalism is an increasingly mainstream response to global environmental crises such as climate change, the garbage glut, fast fashion, and other manifestations of the harmful impact of consumerism. Originally founded in the art world in the decades after World War II, minimalism...
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Dissenter on the Bench: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life and Work

Victoria Ortiz
Format: Hardcover

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The City of Ember: The First Book of Ember

Jeanne DuPrau · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 270
Format: Hardcover

The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure it holds a secret that will save the city. She and her friend Doon must decipher...
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The Heroes of Olympus, Book Two, The Son of Neptune: The Graphic Novel

Rick Riordan · Disney Pr
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Percy is confused. When he awoke after his long sleep, he didn't know much more than his name. His brain-fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight. Somehow Percy manages to make it to the camp for half-bloods, despite the fact that...
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Last Pick

Jason Walz · First Second
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

In this first volume of Jason Walz's dystopian graphic novel trilogy, the kids last picked are humanity's last hope. Three years ago, aliens invaded Earth and abducted everyone they deemed useful. The only ones spared were those too young, too old, or too "disabled" to be of value....
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Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #5: River of Fire

Erin Hunter · HarperCollins
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series continues in A Vision of Shadows #5: River of Fire.StarClan's prophecy has been fulfilled, and the long-lost SkyClan has returned to its rightful place among the other four warrior Clans. Many cats believe the danger is past. But after...
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