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Earth Girl

Janet Edwards · Pyr
Pages: 263
Format: Hardcover

A sensational YA science fiction debut from an exciting new British author!

Just because she's confined to the planet, doesn't mean she can't reach for the stars.

2788. Only the handicapped live on Earth. Eighteen-year-old Jarra is among the one in a thousand people born...
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The Handsome Girl & Her Beautiful Boy

B T GOTTFRED · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

Everyone assumes that Zee is a lesbian. Her classmates, her gym buddies, even her so-called best friend. Even Zee is starting to wonder. Could they be onto something?Everyone assumes that Art is gay. They take one look at his nice clothes and his pretty face and think: well, obviously....
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Crank

Ellen Hopkins · Margaret K. McElderry Books; Reissue edition
Format: Paperback

The 1 New York Times bestselling tale of addiction now features a refreshed look and trade paperback trim size. Life was good before I met the monster. After, life was great, At least for a little while. Kristina Snow is the perfect daughter gifted high school junior, quiet, never...
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The Center of the Universe

Ria Voros · Kids Can Press
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

Grace Carter's mother --- the celebrity news anchor GG Carter --- is everything Grace is not. GG is a star, with a flawless wardrobe and a following of thousands, while Grace --- an aspiring astrophysicist --- is into stars of another kind. She and her mother have always been in different...
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Tess of the Road

Rachel Hartman · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

Meet Tess, a brave new heroine from beloved epic fantasy author Rachel Hartman.

"Surprising, rewarding, and enlightening, both a fantasy adventure and a meta discourse on consent, shame, and female empowerment."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Not to be ignored....
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Things I'd Rather Do Than Die

Christine Hurley Deriso · Flux
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Jade Fulton and Ethan Garrett are opposites in every sense of the word. Ethan is an all-American poster boy a star athlete dating the most popular girl in school and a devout Christian. Jade keeps mostly to herself. She abhors joining things, hates everyone at their high school except her best...
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Lucky in Love

Kasie West · Point
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Maddie doesn't believe in luck. She's all about hard work and planning ahead. But one night, on a whim, she buys a lottery ticket. And then, to her astonishment --

She wins!

In a flash, Maddie's life is unrecognizable. No more stressing about college scholarships. Suddenly,...
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Turtles All the Way Down

John Green · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

"Wrenching and revelatory." An instant #1 bestseller, the widely acclaimed Turtles All the Way Down is John Green's brilliant and shattering new novel.

Featured on 60 Minutes, Fresh Air, Studio 360, Good Morning Amercia, The TODAY Show

"A tender...
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How Does Cell Phone Use Impact Teenagers?

Patricia D. Netzley · ReferencePoint Press
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : English

Examines the controversies surrounding teenage cell phone use, including questions about the severity of problems caused by teen cell phone use in the areas of addiction, interpersonal relations, distracted driving, and sexting.
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Echo North

Joanna Ruth Meyer · Page Street Kids
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

"Epic and engrossing. Magic pulsates through every page. . .Readers will ache when it's over and want to start all over again. A lush, captivating new twist on beloved fairy tales." -- Kirkus, starred review

"...a compelling, satisfying romantic adventure...

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Causes and Outbreak

Brown Bear Books · Brown Bear Books
Format: Book

Details the causes of the Vietnam War, looking at how it developed from a local conflict to an international struggle.
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A Map of Days

ANONYMOUS. · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The #1 bestselling series returns with a thrilling new story arc set in America!

Vintage photographs reveal the never-before-seen world of peculiar America with a stunning addition - full-color images.

Having defeated the monstrous threat that nearly destroyed the peculiar...
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King of Scars

Dorothea Salo · Imprint
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

Face your demons...or feed them.

Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war -- and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill...

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The State of Grace

Rachael Lucas · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Whip-smart, hilarious, and unapologetically honest, The State of Grace is a heartwarming story of one girl trying to work out where she fits in, and whether she even wants to.

"Sometimes I feel like everyone else was handed a copy of the rules for life and mine got lost."

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The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf: A Novel

Mohja Kahf · PublicAffairs
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback

Syrian immigrant Khadra Shamy is growing up in a devout, tightly knit Muslim family in 1970s Indiana, at the crossroads of bad polyester and Islamic dress codes. Along with her brother Eyad and her African-American friends, Hakim and Hanifa, she bikes the Indianapolis streets exploring...
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