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The Half Life of Molly Pierce

Katrina Leno · HarperTeen

A gorgeous and visceral page-turner reminiscent of the film Memento, The Half Life of Molly Pierce is perfect for fans of Gabrielle Zevin's Elsewhere and Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall.For all of her seventeen years, Molly feels like she's missed bits and pieces of her life....
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Four: A Divergent Collection

Veronica Roth · Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 285

Complete your Divergent library with Four!Fans of the Divergent trilogy by #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be thrilled by Four: A Divergent Collection, a companion volume that includes four pre-Divergent stories plus three additional scenes from Divergent, all told...
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Homeroom Diaries

James Patterson · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 272

In James Patterson's first highly illustrated "diary fiction" story for teens, the mega-bestselling author's most endearing and original teen heroine ever proves that everyone can use a helping hand once in a while.
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The Young World

Chris Weitz · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 373

"Chris Weitz has made a beautiful transition from writing and directing films to novels. The Young World is populated with characters you won't forget and a story as fresh and urgent as Divergent."--James Patterson, #1 NY Times bestselling author of Maximum Ride.
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Conversion

Katherine Howe · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 402

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane comes a chilling mystery - Prep meets The Crucible. It's senior year at St. Joan's Academy, and school is a pressure cooker. College applications, the battle for valedictorian, deciphering boys'...
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Love by the Morning Star

Laura L Sullivan · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 320

Upstairs, downstairs, and in which lady's chamber?
On the brink of World War II, two girls are sent to the grand English country estate of Starkers. Hannah, the half-Jewish daughter of a disgraced distant relative, has been living an artistic bohemian life in a cabaret in pre-war...

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The Body in the Woods: A Point Last Seen Mystery

April Henry · Henry Holt and Co.

Alexis, Nick, and Ruby have very different backgrounds: Alexis has spent her life covering for her mom's mental illness, Nick's bravado hides his fear of not being good enough, and Ruby just wants to pursue her eccentric interests in a world that doesn't understand her. When...
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The Kiss of Deception

Mary Pearson · Henry Holt
Pages: 489

In a society steeped in tradition, Princess Lia's life follows a preordained course. As First Daughter, she is expected to have the revered gift of sight -- but she doesn't -- and she knows her parents are perpetrating a sham when they arrange her marriage to secure an alliance with...

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The Shadow Hero

Gene Luen Yang · First Second
Pages: 158

In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity... The Green Turtle was the first Asian...
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Unspeakable

Michelle K. Pickett · Clean Teen Publishing

“Breathe. No one will break me. I’m strong. Breathe. Just breathe.” On the outside, Willow appears to have it all. She’s beautiful, smart, from an influential family, and she dates the most popular guy in school—Jaden. But she would walk away from it all in a second....
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