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Alexandra Duncan · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

When an agribusiness facility producing genetically engineered food releases a deadly toxin into the environment, seventeen-year-old Tempest Torres races to deliver the cure before time runs out.From the author of the acclaimed American Booksellers Association's Indies Introduce pick Salvage,...
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These Things I've Done

REBECCA PHILLIPS · HarperTeen
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A haunting and beautiful YA novel that is perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Jessi Kirby, These Things I've Done is the story of a seventeen-year-old girl who accidentally caused her best friend's death and, a year later, is still grappling with the consequences."A beautiful,...
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Warcross

MARIE LU · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 353
Format: Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu - when a game called Warcross takes the world by storm, one girl hacks her way into its dangerous depths. For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn't just a game - it's a way of life. The obsession started ten years ago and its fan base...
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Game Change

JOSEPH MONNINGER · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Zeb Holloway is happy to work in his uncle's auto repair shop and cruise through school without much effort. He's a quarterback on his high school's undefeated football team, but he never plays. Why would he when T.T. Munroe - a walking, talking highlight real - is around?...
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Of Jenny and the Aliens

RYAN GEBHART · Candlewick
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

When boy meets girl meets alien, the angst of first love gets an extraterrestrial intervention in a tale both outrageously funny and full of heart.Ten years after Earth sent messages out into deep space, there has been an answer. Music from distant planet Pud 5 has reached the world's...
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I Hate Everyone But You

GABY DUNN · WEDNESDAY BOOKS
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Dear Best Friend,I can already tell that I will hate everyone but you.Sincerely,Ava Helmer(that brunette who won't leave you alone) We're still in the same room, you weirdo.Stop crying.GSo begins a series of texts and emails sent between two best friends, Ava and Gen, as they head...
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Children of Refuge

Margaret Peterson Haddix · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

After Edwy is smuggled off to Refuge City to stay with his brother and sister, Rosi, Bobo, and Cana are stuck alone - and in danger - in Cursed Town in the thrilling follow-up to Children of Exile from New York Times bestselling author, Margaret Peterson Haddix.It's been barely a day since...
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The Victoria in My Head

Janelle Milanes · Simon Pulse
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

A shy, rule-following teen winds up joining a local rock band in this laugh-out-loud, heartfelt coming-of-age novel.Victoria Cruz inhabits two worlds: In one, she is a rock star, thrashing the stage with her husky voice and purple-streaked hair. In the other, currently serving as her reality,...
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The Way It Hurts

PATTY BLOUNT · Sourcebooks Fire
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

There may be two sides to every story, but sometimes there's only one way to set things right...Music is Elijah's life. His band plays loud and hard, and he'll do anything to get them a big break. He needs that success to help take care of his sister, who has special needs. So he'd rather...
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Moxie: A Novel

Jennifer Mathieu · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"Moxie is sweet, funny, and fierce. Read this and then join the fight." -- Amy PoehlerAn unlikely teenager starts a feminist revolution at a small-town Texan high school in the new novel from Jennifer Mathieu, author of The Truth About Alice.MOXIE GIRLS FIGHT BACK! Vivian Carter...
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