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Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales

Kelly Link · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Fifteen top voices in speculative fiction explore the intersection of fear and love in a haunting, at times hilarious, darkly imaginative volume.Predatory kraken that sing with — and for — their kin band members and betrayed friends who happen to be demonic harpies as likely to attract...
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How We Fall

Kate Brauning · Merit Press
Format: Hardcover

Ever since Jackie moved to her uncles sleepy farming town, shes been flirting way too much--and with her own cousin, Marcus.Her friendship with him has turned into something she cant control, and hes the reason Jackie lost track of her best friend, Ellie, who left for...no one knows where....
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Scythe

Neal Shusterman · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Two teens must learn the "art of killing" in this Printz Honor-winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology.A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered all those...
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Insurmountable: Against Insurmountable Odds One Girl's Faith Finds Hope

Anna Colar · Bush Publishing
Pages: 126
Format: Paperback

Insurmountable is the story of one girl's daily struggle against favoritism at home, bullying at school and the cruel challenges of this life. Only her strong faith in a loving God, and a commitment to her own core values, helped her to withstand the influence of drugs, alcohol and promiscuity....
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Palace of Lies

Margaret Peterson Haddix · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Desmia discovers the reality of royalty is far from a fairy tale in this third adventure set in the Cinderella-esque world of Just Ella and Palace of Mirrors, from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix.Desmia and her twelve sister-princesses are ruling Suala together...
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The shadow behind the stars

Rebecca Hahn · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

A girl's dark destiny could cause the unraveling of the world in this "shattering and transcendent" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) novel from the author of A Creature of Moonlight.Heed this warning, mortal: stay far away from the three sister Fates. For if they come to love...
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Girling Up: How to Be Strong, Smart and Spectacular

Mayim Bialik · Listening Library
Format: Audio CD

Mayim Bialik, star of The Big Bang Theory, puts her Ph.D. to work as she talks to teens about the science of growing up and getting ahead. A must-have book for all teenage girls.Growing up as a girl in today's world is no easy task. Juggling family, friends, romantic relationships,...
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The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

Catherynne M. Valente · Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century.--Time magazine, on the Fairyland seriesSeptember misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and the boy Saturday. She longs to leave the routines of home and embark on a new adventure....
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A Time to Dance

Padma Venkatraman · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 307
Format: Print book

Padma Venkatraman's inspiring story of a young girl's struggle to regain her passion and find a new peace is told lyrically through verse that captures the beauty and mystery of India and the ancient bharatanatyam dance form. This is a stunning novel about spiritual awakening, the power...
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Big Needle Knits: 35 Projects to Knit Using Super-sized Needles

Melanie Porter · Cico Books, 2015.
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Explore the world of chunky knits with these fabulous, contemporary designs from knitting expert Melanie Porter. Melanie Porter has long used giant needles for her knitting creations, and here she shares 35 stylish designs with you. There are lots of projects to knit using needles from...
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Egg and Spoon

Gregory Maguire · Candlewick Press
Pages: 475
Format: Hardcover

In this tour de force, master storyteller Gregory Maguire offers a dazzling novel for fantasy lovers of all ages.Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her father has been dead for years. One of her brothers has been conscripted into the Tsar's army, the other taken...
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Fiendish

Brenna Yovanoff · Razorbill
Format: Hardcover

Clementine DeVore spent ten years trapped in a cellar, pinned down by willow roots, silenced and forgotten. Now she's out and determined to uncover who put her in that cellar and why. When Clementine was a child, dangerous and inexplicable things started happening in New South Bend....
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Every Vote Matters: The Power of Your Voice, from Student Elections to the Supreme Court

Thomas A Jacobs · Free Spirit Pub. Inc.
Pages: 215
Format: Print book

Encourage teens to recognize the importance of voting and making their voices heard in the democratic process with this timely book focused on Supreme Court decisions that came down to a single vote. Chapters examine key Supreme Court rulings and explore how these cases have affected the lives...
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Glitter

Aprilynne Pike · Random House
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Aprilynne Pike comes a truly original new novel - Breaking Bad meets Marie Antoinette in a near-future world where the residents of Versailles live like it's the eighteenth century and an almost-queen turns to drug dealing to save her own life....
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Vango: Between Sky and Earth

Timothee de Fombelle · Candlewick Press
Pages: 421
Format: Hardcover

A breathless adventure from international award winner Timothée de Fombelle charts a desperate search for identity across the vast expanses of Europe.In a world between wars, a young man on the cusp of taking priestly vows is suddenly made a fugitive. Fleeing the accusations of police...
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