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How We Roll

Natasha Friend · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Quinn is a teen who loves her family, skateboarding, basketball, and her friends, but after she's diagnosed with a condition called alopecia which causes her to lose all of her hair, her friends abandon her. Jake was once a star football player, but because of a freak accident -- caused...
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That's Not What Happened

Kody Keplinger · Scholastic Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

It's been three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre. Three years since my best friend, Sarah, was killed in a bathroom stall during the mass shooting. Everyone knows Sarah's story--that she died proclaiming her faith.But it's not true.I know because I was with...
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Odd One Out

Nic Stone · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes this illuminating exploration of old friendships, new crushes, and the path to self-discovery. Told in three voices, Nic Stone's new book is sure to please fans of Becky Albertalli, Nicola Yoon, and Jason Reynolds.Courtney...
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Shadow of the Fox

Julie Kagawa · Harlequin Teen
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Once Every Thousand Years...Every millennium, one age ends and another age dawns...and whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers holds the power to call the great Kami Dragon from the sea and ask for any one wish. The time is near...and the missing pieces of the scroll will be sought...
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We Regret to Inform You

AE Kaplan · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

When a high achiever is rejected by every Ivy League college--AND her safety school--her life is turned upside down. Fans of Becky Albertalli will appreciate this witty, heartfelt novel that puts college admissions in perspective.Mischa Abramavicius is a walking, talking, top-scoring, perfectly...
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Sadie

COURTNEY SUMMERS · Wednesday Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"Summers has pulled no punches when it comes to diving into the darker side of teen lives." -- BustleA gripping novel about the depth of a sister's love; poised to be the next book you won't be able to stop talking about.A missing girl on a journey of revenge and a Serial...
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Pride

IBI ZOBOI · Balzer Bray
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street.Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots....
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Seafire

NATALIE C PARKER · Razorbill
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The first in a heart-stopping trilogy that recalls the undeniable feminine power of Wonder Woman and the powder-keg action of Mad Max: Fury Road, Seafire follows the captain of an all-female ship intent on taking down a vicious warlord's powerful fleet. After her family is killed by corrupt...
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The Prodigy: A Novel

John Feinstein · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning sportswriter John Feinstein, a YA novel about a teen golfer poised to blaze his way into Masters Tournament history -- and he'll face secrecy, sacrifice, and the decision of a lifetime to get there. Seventeen-year-old Frank Baker is a golfing sensation. He's set to earn...
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People Kill People

ELLEN HOPKINS · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Someone will shoot. And someone will die. #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins tackles gun violence and white supremacy in this compelling and complex novel.People kill people. Guns just make it easier. A gun is sold in the classifieds after killing a spouse, bought by a teenager...
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