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Beware the Wild

Natalie C Parker · HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 330
Format: Print book

Southern Gothic gets a whole new twist in this debut novel, sure to appeal to fans of the New York Times bestselling Beautiful Creatures series. The swamp in Sterling's small Louisiana town proves to have a power over its inhabitants when her brother disappears and no one but Sterling even...
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South Africa

J. Kohen Winter · Cavendish Square
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

South Africa has a colorful and dramatic history, not only clouded at times by racial conflict and oppression but also filled with the goodwill of millions of individuals from a wide mix of cultures and beliefs. This has been woven into a unique tapestry that now makes up the Rainbow Nation.
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Nightmare City

Andrew Klavan · Thomas Nelson
Format: Book

What should have been an ordinary morning is about to spiral into a day of unrelenting terror. As a reporter for his high school newspaper, Tom is always on the lookout for an offbeat story. But from the moment he woke up this morning, his own life has been more bizarre than any headline...
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Caraval

Stephanie Garber · MacMillan Audio
Format: Audiobook

Welcome, welcome to Caraval -- Stephanie Garber's sweeping tale of two sisters who escape their ruthless father when they enter the dangerous intrigue of a legendary game.Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel,...
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A Heart in a Body in the World

Deb Caletti · Simon Pulse
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

A girl tries to outrun her demons in this searing, universal novel about the impact of gun violence, everyday sexism, rape culture, and internalizing - and overcoming - guilt from National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti.When everything has been taken from you, what else is there to do but run?...
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Tell Me Three Things

Julie Buxbaum · Listening Library (Audio)
Format: Audiobook

What if the person you need the most is someone you've never met? Julie Buxbaum mixes comedy and tragedy, love and loss, pain and elation, in her debut YA novel whose characters will come to feel like friends. Tell Me Three Things will appeal to fans of Rainbow Rowell, Jennifer Niven,...
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The New Order

Chris Weitz · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

They thought they were the only ones left. They were wrong. After the unexpected revelation at the end of the first book, Donna and Jefferson are separated. Jefferson returns to NYC and tries to bring a cure to the Sickness back to the Washington Square tribe, while Donna finds herself...
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Surviving Hurricane Katrina

Kira Freed · Rosen Central
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

This captivating book offers a close and exciting account of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, recounting what it was like to live through and survive this disaster. Readers will gain a unique perspective of the enormity of the tragedy and a greater appreciation of those who experienced...
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Between Two Skies

Joanne O'Sullivan · Candlewick Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Hurricane Katrina sets a teenage girl adrift. But a new life - and the promise of love - emerges in this rich, highly readable debut.Bayou Perdu, a tiny fishing town way, way down in Louisiana, is home to sixteen-year-old Evangeline Riley. She has her best friends, Kendra and Danielle;...
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Possession

M. Verano · Simon Pulse
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

In the tradition of Paranormal Activity and The Exorcist, an ordinary girl with a strange illness that doctors can't seem to diagnose recounts her experience with the dark and ancient entity that's making her sick in this chilling diary that features photos and images of what she experienced.All...
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The 2000s

Stephen Feinstein · Enslow Publishing, 2016.
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

"Discusses the decade 2000-2009 in the United States in terms of culture, art, science, and politics"--
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Half Wild

Sally Green · Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"You will have a powerful Gift, but it’s how you use it that will show you to be good or bad."In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, seventeen-year-old Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world's most powerful...
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Haunt Me

LIZ KESSLER · Candlewick

Haunting and intensely romantic, Liz Kessler's latest novel features a teen girl for whom falling in love could mean losing her heart - and maybe her life.When her family moves after a rough year, Erin feels instantly at home in her new bedroom - even after she realizes that she's not the only...
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