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Survivors Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz

Michael Bornstein · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller"Both moving and memorable, combining the emotional resolve of a memoir with the rhythm of a novel." -- New York Times Book ReviewIn 1945, in a now-famous piece of World War II archival footage, four-year-old Michael Bornstein was filmed by Soviet soldiers...
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My Future Ex-Girlfriend

Jake Gerhardt · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Brimming with humor and hope, this contemporary tween comedy is perfect for fans of Tommy Greenwald and Megan Schul. What happens when you finally capture the attention of your first crush? Do you suddenly know what to do? Do you magically learn the secrets of love? Not even close. Follow...
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A Million Worlds with You

Claudia Gray · Harpercollins
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

The fate of the multiverse rests in Marguerite's hands in the final installment of the Firebird trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray.Ever since she used the Firebird, her parent's invention, to cross through alternate dimensions, Marguerite has been at the center of a cross-dimensional...
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Rise of the Arcane Fire

Kristin Bailey · Simon Pulse
Pages: 453
Format: Hardcover

Mysteries of Meg's past and threats to her future are revealed in the second book in The Secret Order trilogy, set in steampunk Victorian London.After her parents died in a fire and her grandfather disappeared, Meg Whitlock thought her life had come to a standstill. But when she learned...
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Artemis: Wild Goddess of the Hunt

George O'Connor · First Second
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

Shunned even before she was born and destined to live a life of solitude, Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, finds power through her skilled hunting ability and mighty bow. She slays those who wish to do harm to the innocent and takes care of the young and helpless. She protects women and young...
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The Secrets of Blueberries, Brothers, Moose & Me

Sara Nickerson · Dutton Children's Books
Pages: 326
Format: Print book

A story infused with warmth and emotion about finding something all your own while the world changes around you.2015 BCCB Bulletin Blue Ribbon SelectionDetermined to make some extra money, twelve-year-old Missy and her older brother Patrick get summer jobs picking blueberries at a local...
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The Valiant

Lesley Livingston · Razorbill
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Princess. Captive. Gladiator. Always a Warrior. Fallon is the daughter of a proud Celtic king and the younger sister of the legendary fighter Sorcha. When Fallon was just a child, Sorcha was killed by the armies of Julius Caesar. On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is excited...
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Ozland

Wendy Spinale · Scholastic Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

With Everland and Umberland both destroyed, the survivors have taken refuge in a small village tucked within the shadows of the Bloodred Queen's castle. Doc has found an actual cure for the Horologia virus, while Gwen, Pete, and Alyssa begin plotting the assassination of the queen with...
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The Last Magician

Lisa Maxwell · Simon Pulse
Pages: 500
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller "Splendid." - Kirkus Reviews "Vivid and compelling." - BCCB "A smart and feisty female protagonist in whom readers will delight." - BOOKLIST "Will keep you guessing until the very last page." - Cinda Williams Chima,...
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Girl About Town

Adam Shankman · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Acclaimed film producer/director Adam Shankman and coauthor Laura Sullivan pen a sparkling, witty, romantic mystery inspired by Nick and Nora Charles and Hollywood glamour.Not too long ago, Lucille O'Malley was living in a tenement in New York. Now she's Lulu Kelly, Hollywood's newest It Girl....
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The One Memory of Flora Banks

EMILY BARR · Speak
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

It's not a lie if you can't remember the truth. "Mesmerizing, electric, and achingly lovely, The One Memory of Flora Banks is unforgettable. One of the best YA novels I've read in a very long time." --Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright...
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Royce Rolls

Margaret Stohl · Freeform
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Sixteen-year-old Bentley Royce seems to have it all: an actual Bentley, tuition to a fancy private school, lavish vacations, and everything else that comes along with being an LA starlet. But after five seasons on her family's reality show, Rolling with the Royces, and a lifetime of dealing...
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Ascending the Boneyard

Carrie Gordon Watson · Simon Pulse, 2016.
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Donnie Darko meets The Matrix in this mind-bending and captivating mystery about one teen's surreal experiences after surviving a major trauma.Everything's a battle. Sometimes life gets too real, and Caleb Tosh has taken one hit too many. First, there was the accident that changed everything...
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Dress Codes for Small Towns

COURTNEY STEVENS · HarperTeen
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"A poetic love letter to the complexities of teenage identity, and the frustrations of growing up in a place where everything fits in a box - except you." - David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite"Courtney Stevens firmly reasserts herself as a master...
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An Uninterrupted View of the Sky

MELANIE CROWDER · Philomel Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Modern history unearthed as a boy becomes an innocent victim of corruption in the underbelly of Bolivia's crime world, where the power of family is both a prison and the only means of survival.It's 1999 in Bolivia and Francisco's life consists of school, soccer, and trying to find space...
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