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Silver Stars

Michael Grant · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 576
Format: Print book

For fans of Girl in the Blue Coat, Salt to the Sea, and The Boy at the Top of the Mountain, the second book of New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant's epic alternate history is a coming-of-age story about three girls who are fiercely fighting their own personal battles in the midst...
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Allegedly

Tiffany D Jackson · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

"I have to admit, it's been a while since I've been this rattled by a story. Tiffany D. Jackson chips at the world, then cracks it, then shatters it into shards of discomfort and complexity for the reader to grapple with it. Allegedly, undoubtedly, will linger long after it's over."...
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By Your Side

Kasie West · Harper Teen
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

An irresistible story from Kasie West that explores the timeless question What do you do when you fall for the person you least expect?When Autumn Collins finds herself accidentally locked in the library for an entire weekend, she doesn't think things could get any worse. But that's before...
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The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner and Other Stories

Terry Pratchett · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Do you believe in magic? Can you imagine a war between wizards? An exciting journey in an airship or down in a submarine? Would you like to meet the fastest truncheon in the Wild West?The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner is the second fabulously funny short-story collection from the late acclaimed...
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A Tragic Kind of Wonderful

Eric Lindstrom · Little
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

In the vein of It's Kind of a Funny Story and All the Bright Places, comes a captivating, immersive exploration of life with mental illness. For sixteen-year-old Mel Hannigan, bipolar disorder makes life unpredictable. Her latest struggle is balancing her growing feelings in a new relationship...
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Love and First Sight

Josh Sundquist · Little
Pages: 281
Format: Print book

In his debut novel, YouTube personality and author of We Should Hang Out Sometime Josh Sundquist explores the nature of love, trust, and romantic attraction. On his first day at a new school, blind sixteen-year-old Will Porter accidentally groped a girl on the stairs, sat on another student...
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Under Rose-Tainted Skies

Louise Gornall · Clarion Books
Pages: 326
Format: Print book

Norah has agoraphobia and OCD. When groceries are left on the porch, she can't step out to get them. Struggling to snag the bags with a stick, she meets Luke. He's sweet and funny, and he just caught her fishing for groceries. Because of course he did. Norah can't leave the house,...
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Exo

Fonda Lee · Scholastic Press
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

It's been a century of peace since Earth became a colony of an alien race with far reaches into the galaxy. Some die-hard extremists still oppose their rule on Earth, but Donovan Reyes isn't one of them. His dad holds the prestigious position of Prime Liaison in the collaborationist government,...
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Whenever I'm With You

Lydia Sharp · Scholastic Press
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Into the Wild meets Paper Towns in this romantic and thrilling contemporary adventure!A missing boy. A road trip into the Alaskan wilderness. A week that will change everything...After Gabi's parents' divorce, she moves from California to Alaska with her dad. At first, it feels like banishment--until...
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The Truth of Right Now

Kara Lee Corthron · Simon Pulse
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Two isolated teens struggle against their complicated lives to find a true connection in this heartwrenching debut novel about first love and the wreckage of growing up.Lily is returning to her privileged Manhattan high school after a harrowing end to her sophomore year and it's not pretty....
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