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The Fountains of Silence

Ruta Sepetys · Philomel Books
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray comes a gripping, unforgettable portrait of love, silence, and secrets amidst a Spanish dictatorship.Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark...
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The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth

Philip Pullman · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

The windows between the many worlds have been sealed and the momentous adventures of Lyra Silvertongue’s youth are long behind her—or so she thought. Lyra is now a twenty-year-old undergraduate at St. Sophia’s College and intrigue is swirling around her once more. Her daemon Pantalaimon...
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The Grace Year

Kim Liggett · Wednesday Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

A speculative thriller in the vein of The Handmaid's Tale and The Power. Optioned by Universal and Elizabeth Banks to be a major motion picture!"A visceral, darkly haunting fever dream of a novel and an absolute page-turner. Liggett's deeply suspenseful book brilliantly explores...
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The Confusion of Laurel Graham

Adrienne Kisner · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A teen copes with her grandmother's coma by becoming obsessed with a mystery bird that she cannot identify in Adrienne Kisner's sharp and poignant YA novel, The Confusion of Laurel Graham.Seventeen-year-old Laurel Graham has a singular, all-consuming ambition in this life: become...
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There Will Come a Darkness

Katy Rose Pool · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows meets Kristin Cashore's Graceling, with a dash of Winter is Coming, in this showstopping debut YA fantasy!

"A can't miss debut from an exciting new talent." -Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of Slayer

"If...

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Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

Jason Reynolds · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a novel told in ten blocks, showing all they different directions a walk home can take.This story was going to begin like all the best stories. With a school bus falling from the sky. But no one saw it happen....
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The Beautiful

Renée Ahdieh · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Renée Ahdieh returns with a sumptuous, sultry and romantic new series set in 19th century New Orleans where vampires hide in plain sight.In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge...
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Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters

Emily Roberson · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Greek mythology meets the Kardashians in Emily Roberson's Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters, a fresh, fast-paced debut young adult novel about celebrity culture, family dynamics, and finding love amidst it all.Sixteen-year-old Ariadne's whole life is curated and shared with the world....
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Cracking the Bell

Geoff Herbach · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Friday Night Lights meets Concussion in this powerful and important novel by Geoff Herbach, author of the Stupid Fast series, exploring the dangerous concussion crisis in football through the eyes of a high school team captain.

Isaiah loves football. In fact, football saved Isaiah's...

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