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Blanca & Roja

ANNA-MARIE MCLEMORE · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The biggest lie of all is the story you think you already know.The del Cisne girls have never just been sisters; they're also rivals, Blanca as obedient and graceful as Roja is vicious and manipulative. They know that, because of a generations-old spell, their family is bound to a bevy...
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Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine

Ibtisam Barakat · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 217
Format: Hardcover

Picking up where Tasting the Sky left off, Balcony on the Moon follows Ibtisam Barakat through her childhood and adolescence in Palestine from 1972-1981 and chronicles her desire to be a writer. Ibtisam finds inspiration through writing letters to pen pals and from an adult who encourages...
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Tracking Ghosts

Flora Brett · Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Enter a world of the unexplained, where ghost hunters search to find spooky spirits. Give young readers an up-close look at the tools and tricks these investigators use to collect clues and examine evidence.
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We Set the Dark on Fire

Tehlor Kay Mejia · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

In this daring and romantic fantasy debut perfect for fans of The Handmaid's Tale and Latinx authors Zoraida Córdova and Anna-Marie McLemore, society wife-in-training Dani has a great awakening after being recruited by rebel spies and falling for her biggest rival. At the Medio School...
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Every Exquisite Thing

Matthew Quick · Little
Pages: 265
Format: Print book

Nanette O'Hare is an unassuming teen who has played the role of dutiful daughter, hardworking student, and star athlete for as long as she can remember. But when a beloved teacher gives her his worn copy of The Bubblegum Reaper--a mysterious, out-of-print cult classic--the rebel within...
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Caraval

Stephanie Garber · Flatiron Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

The acclaimed New York Times bestseller! Welcome, welcome to Caraval -- Stephanie Garber's sweeping tale of the unbreakable bond between two sisters. It's the closest you'll ever find to magic in this world...Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella,...
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This Heart of Mine

C C HUNTER · Wednesday Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

A new heart saved her life -- but will it help her find out what really happened to its donor?Seventeen-year-old Leah MacKenzie is heartless. An artificial heart in a backpack is keeping her alive. However, this route only offers her a few years. And with her rare blood type, a transplant...
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In the Afterlight

Alexandra Bracken · Disney Pr
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

Ruby can't look back. Fractured by an unbearable loss, she and the kids who survived the government's attack on Los Angeles travel north to regroup. Only Ruby can keep their highly dangerous prisoner in check. But with Clancy Gray, there's no guarantee you're fully in control,...
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Dive Smack

DEMETRA BRODSKY · Tor Teen
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"A tense psychological drama with a voice that pulls you in and a twist you won't see coming." -- Gretchen McNeil, author of TenTheo Mackey only remembers one thing for certain about the fire that destroyed his home: he lit the match.Sure, it was an accident. But the blaze killed...
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In-between Days

Vikki Wakefield · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 341
Format: Print book

Seventeen-year-old Jacklin maneuvers her way through a summer of family drama and first - and second - loves in this gorgeous, lyrical novel from the author of Friday Never Leaving.Sixteen-year-old Jacklin Bates (aka "Jack") believes the only way to soar beyond her life is to drop...
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The Museum of Us

Tara Wilson Redd · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

An intoxicating debut novel that will leave you questioning what is real and why we escape into fantasy, perfect for fans of Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer and Falling into Place by Amy Zhang.Secrets are con artists: they trick you into letting them out. Sadie loves her rocker boyfriend Henry...
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Geek Girl: Picture Perfect

Holly Smale · Harpercollins, 2016.
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

Harriet Manners is coming to America! The internationally bestselling Geek Girl series takes on the Big Apple in this third hilarious, high-fashion adventure.When Harriet's dad gets a job in New York City, Harriet is beyond excited to move to the land of skyscrapers, museums, and taxicabs...
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The Truth Commission

Susan Juby · Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pages: 309
Format: Hardcover

A Book Riot Best Book of 2015 So Far Four starred reviews! "Susan Juby's The Truth Commission knocked my socks off. You should read it!" - Gayle Forman, best-selling author of If I Stay "Susan Juby is a marvel. Wise, witty, and full of heart, her writing draws you in and won't...
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The Pros and Cons of Wind Power

B J Best · Cavendish Square
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Wind energy is a growing renewable energy resource. Learn about how this energy technology developed, the risks and rewards of wind power, and whether or not windmills will solve the energy challenges of the future.
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The Gallery

Laura Marx Fitzgerald · Dial Books
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

A riveting historical art mystery for fans of Chasing Vermeer and The Westing Game, set in the Roaring Twenties! It's 1929, and twelve-year-old Martha has no choice but to work as a maid in the New York City mansion of the wealthy Sewell family. But, despite the Gatsby-like parties and trimmings...
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