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Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful

Arwen Elys Dayton · Delacorte Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

"An alternately charming and horrifying exploration of what it means to be human and how far we'll go in pursuit of personal and societal 'perfection.' Dayton's newest is imagination at its best and most terrifying. I devoured this book." --Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling...
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The Color Purple

Alice Walker · Perfection Learning
Pages: 294
Format: Library Binding

Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal...
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The Traitor Prince

C J REDWINE · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

A dark epic fantasy inspired by The Prince and the Pauper and the fairy tale The False Prince, from bestselling author C.J. Redwine. A thrilling companion book in the Ravenspire series, The Traitor Prince is perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses series and The Wrath and the Dawn...
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The Glass Spare

Lauren DeStefano · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 402
Format: Hardcover

The first in a new fantasy duology, The Glass Spare is a gorgeously told tale of love, loss, and deadly power from Lauren DeStefano, the bestselling author of the Chemical Garden series. Perfect for fans of Shannon Hale and Renee Ahdieh. Wilhelmina Heidle, the fourth child and only daughter...
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The You I've Never Known

Ellen Hopkins · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 590
Format: Hardcover

How do you live your life if your past is based on a lie? A new novel in both verse and prose from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ellen Hopkins.For as long as she can remember, it's been just Ariel and Dad. Ariel's mom disappeared when she was a baby. Dad says home is wherever the two of them...
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Kenzie's Rules for Life: How to Be Happy, Healthy, and Dance to Your Own Beat

MACKENZIE ZIEGLER · Gallery Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

An inspirational, upbeat collection of relatable lessons from the teen sensation, Mackenzie Ziegler - an award-winning dancer, singer/songwriter, and actress.Growing up is hard, but growing up in the spotlight is even harder. However, Mackenzie Ziegler is taking it all in stride, thanks...
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Escaping Perfect

Emma Harrison · Simon Pulse, 2016.
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Gone Girl meets the TV show Nashville in this sultry summer read about a girl who runs away from her high-profile past to live the normal life she's always wanted.Cecilia Montgomery has been America's sweetheart since the day she was born. A member of the prestigious Montgomery family - the US equivalent...
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Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor...
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Before Now

NORAH OLSON · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Ellen Hopkins and Jay Asher will fall in love with this this heartbreaking tale of doomed romance, expertly told in reverse order. Against all odds, Atty and Cole have escaped their lives in Minneapolis, leaving judgmental parents and unsavory circumstances behind. Their getaway...
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The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried

Shaun David Hutchinson · Simon Pulse
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

"A fearless and brutal look at friendships and the emotional autopsies we all do when they die. Like a real relationship you will laugh, rage, and mourn its loss when it's over." - Justina Ireland, New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation "Simultaneously hilarious...
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The Last Star: The Final Book of The 5th Wave

Richard Yancey · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

The highly-anticipated finale to the "New York Times "bestselling 5th Wave series The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They re down here, they re up there, they re nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us. But beneath...
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A Promising Life: Coming of Age with America, A Novel

EMILY ARNOLD MCCULLY · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

For as long as he can remember, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau has been told that a promising future lies ahead of him. After all, his mother is the great Sacagawea, who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition of discovery. And thanks to his mother, Baptiste's life changes forever when...
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The Chaos of Standing Still

JESSICA BRODY · Simon Pulse
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

"Jessica Brody has made me believe that getting stuck in an airport overnight would be the most fantastic thing in the world. I fell hard for this story of love, loss, friendship, and bad airport food. I loved it!" - Morgan Matson, New York Times bestselling author of The Unexpected...
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The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge

M T ANDERSON · Candlewick
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

Subverting convention, award-winning creators M. T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin pair up for an anarchic, outlandish, and deeply political saga of warring elf and goblin kingdoms.Uptight elfin historian Brangwain Spurge is on a mission: survive being catapulted across the mountains into...
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The Science of Science Fiction

Mathew Brenden Wood · Nomad Pr
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Early science fiction imagined a world with space travel, video calls, and worldwide access to information, things we now know as NASA's human spaceflight program, Skype, and the Internet. What next? Could we really bring back the dinosaurs, travel to a distant star, or live on Mars?In...
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