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The Epic Crush of Genie Lo

Yee, F. C. · Amulet Books
Pages: 320
Format: eBook

The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old Genie's every waking thought. But when she discovers she's a celestial spirit who's powerful enough to bash through the gates of heaven with her fists, her perfectionist existence is shattered. Enter Quentin,...
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Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia

Marc Favreau · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A thrilling account of the Cold War spies and spycraft that changed the course of history, perfect for readers of Bomb and The Boys Who Challenged Hitler.The Cold War spanned five decades as America and the USSR engaged in a battle of ideologies with global ramifications. Over the course...
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Where the World Ends

Geraldine McCaughrean · Flatiron Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the 2018 Carnegie Medal! New from Michael L. Printz Award winner Geraldine McCaughrean comes an extraordinary story of eight boys stranded on a rock in the middle of the sea, left to fight for their survival.Every time a lad went fowling on the stacs, he came home less of a boy and more...
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Songs from the Deep

Kelly Powell · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A girl searches for a killer on an island where deadly sirens lurk just beneath the waves in this gripping, atmospheric debut novel.The sea holds many secrets. Moira Alexander has always been fascinated by the deadly sirens who lurk along the shores of her island town. Even though their...
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Poems to Live Your Life By

Chris Riddell · Amulet Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

A gorgeously illustrated collection of poems for every walk of life Curated by artist and writer Chris Riddell, Poems to Live Your Life By is a beautifully illustrated collection of poems for readers young and old to carry with them as they grow. The book includes favorites, both old and new - from...
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Color outside the Lines: Stories about Love

Sangu Mandanna · Soho Teen
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

This modern, groundbreaking YA anthology explores the complexity and beauty of interracial and LGBTQ relationships where differences are front and center.When people ask me what this anthology is about, I'm often tempted to give them the complicated answer: it's about race, and about...
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All-American Muslim Girl

Nadine Jolie Courtney · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

"Phenomenal."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "A layered and thoughtful exploration of spiritual awakening that never condescends to teen readers."--School Library Journal, Starred Review "Sharp and sympathetic exploration of identity."--BCCB, Starred Review...
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Winterwood

Shea Ernshaw · Simon Pulse
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Deluxe edition with special embellishments on first printing only. From New York Times bestselling author of The Wicked Deep comes a haunting romance perfect for fans of Practical Magic, where dark fairy tales and enchanted folklore collide after a boy, believed to be missing, emerges from...
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Call Down the Hawk

Maggie Stiefvater · Scholastic Press
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Raven Boys, a mesmerizing story of dreams and desires, death and destiny. The dreamers walk among us . . . and so do the dreamed. Those who dream cannot stop dreaming - they can only try to control it. Those who are dreamed cannot have...
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Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland

Kevin Crossley-Holland
Format: Paperback

The definitive collection of British and Irish folktales from master storyteller and poet Kevin Crossley-Holland.Rich and strange, these eerie and magical folktales from across Britain and Ireland have been passed down from generation to generation, and are gathered together in a definitive...
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