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Todd Strasser · Candlewick
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Drawing from his teenage years, Todd Strasser's novel revisits a tumultuous era and takes readers on a psychedelically tinged trip of a lifetime.

With his girlfriend, Robin, away in Canada, eighteen-year-old Lucas Baker's only plans for the summer are to mellow out with his friends,...
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They Called Us Enemy

George Takei · Top Shelf Productions
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

A stunning graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.

George...
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The Traitor's Game

Nielsen, Jennifer A.

Hearts and loyalties collide in this electrifying New York Times bestseller from critically acclaimed author Jennifer A. Nielsen -- in paperback alongside Book Two!

Jennifer A. Nielsen's New York Times bestseller The Traitor's Game, which Entertainme
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The Virtue of Sin

Shannon Schuren · Philomel Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

A compelling novel about speaking out, standing up, and breaking free -- perfect for fans of The Handmaid's Tale and Tara Westover's Educated.Miriam lives in New Jerusalem, a haven in the desert far away from the sins and depravity of the outside world. Within the gates of New Jerusalem,...
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Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc

David Elliott · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination centuries after her extraordinary life and death. Joan of Arc gets the Hamilton treatment in this evocative novel.

Told through medieval poetic forms...
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Vow of Thieves

Mary E. Pearson · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

Vow of Thieves is the thrilling sequel to Dance of Thieves, set in the same world as Mary E. Pearson's New York Times-bestselling Remnant Chronicles.

Kazi and Jase have survived, stronger and more in love than ever. Their new life now lies before them -- the Ballengers...

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Warhead: The True Story of One Teen Who Almost Saved the World

Jeff Henigson · Delacorte Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

An often hilarious and always relevant memoir about one teen boy's battle with brain cancer and his Starlight Children's Foundation wish: to meet Mikhail Gorbachev in Russia and plead for nuclear disarmament and world peace.It's 1986, and Jeff is an average fifteen-year-old:...
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Wicked Fox

Kat Cho · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

An addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul.

Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret--she's a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. Because so few believe in the old tales anymore, and with so many evil men no one will miss, the modern...
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Wilder Girls

Rory Power · Delacorte Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"Celebrates the resilience of girls and the earthshaking power of their friendships. An eerie, unforgettable triumph." --Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn

"Wilder Girls is so sharp and packs so much emotion in such wise...
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, Vol. 5

Shin Yoshida · VIZ Media LLC
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

The latest manga series based on the hit collectible card game!Action Duels have become a global sensation, but what is the dark secret behind them that threatens to destroy the world? Reiji Akaba and Isaac duel ... in outer space! Isaac launches attacks in an attempt to save Eve, while...
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