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The Impossible Vastness of Us

Samantha Young · Harlequin Teen
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"I know how to watch my back. I'm the only one that ever has." India Maxwell hasn't just moved across the country - she's plummeted to the bottom rung of the social ladder. It's taken years to cover the mess of her home life with a veneer of popularity. Now she's living in one of Boston's...
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Meet Cute

Jennifer L. Armentrout · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. MEET CUTE is an anthology of original short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" from some of today's most popular YA authors. Readers will experience Nina LaCour's...
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Returning Soldiers and Ptsd

Barbara Krasner · Greenhaven Pr
Pages: 224
Format: Library Binding

One of the most painful and tragic legacies of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been the trauma suffered by those who served and the far-reaching consequences and after-effects of their scarring combat experiences. This very important volume looks at the issue of returning soldiers...
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The Chaos of Standing Still

JESSICA BRODY · Simon Pulse
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

"Jessica Brody has made me believe that getting stuck in an airport overnight would be the most fantastic thing in the world. I fell hard for this story of love, loss, friendship, and bad airport food. I loved it!" - Morgan Matson, New York Times bestselling author of The Unexpected...
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Same Love

Tony Correia · Lorimer
Pages: 183
Format: Hardcover

At seventeen, Adam has suspected for a while that he might be gay. His sketchbook has become full of images of good-looking men, and he isn't attracted to any of the girls he knows. When he reveals his feelings to his devout parents, they send him to a Christian camp, warning him that there...
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Max

Sarah Cohen-Scali · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

Nazi Germany. 1936. In the Lebensborn program, carefully selected German women are recruited by the Nazis to give birth to new members of the Aryan race. Inside one of these women is Max, literally counting the minutes until he is born and he can fulfill his destiny as the perfect...
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No Saints in Kansas

Amy Brashear · Soho Teen
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A young adult, fictional reimagining of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and the brutal murders that inspired it. Gripping and fast-paced, this meticulously researched historical fiction will reinvigorate a new generation to Capote.November is usually quiet in Holcomb, Kansas, but in 1959,...
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The Vicar's Daughter

Josi S Kilpack · Shadow Mountain
Pages: 317
Format: Paperback

Cassie, the youngest of six daughters in the Wilton family, is bold, bright, and ready to enter society. There's only one problem: her older sister Lenora, whose extreme shyness prevents her from attending many social events. Lenora is now entering her third season, and since their father...
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Carve the Mark: Book Two

VERONICA ROTH · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

The highly anticipated sequel to Carve the Mark from Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent, concludes the story of Akos and Cyra and the fulfillment of their fates.
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Optimists Die First

SUSIN NIELSEN · Ember
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Award-winning author Susin Nielsen has written a laugh-out-loud and heartrending novel for fans of Robyn Schneider's Extraordinary Means and Cammie McGovern's Say What You Will. Beware: Life ahead. Sixteen-year-old Petula de Wilde is anything but wild. A former crafting fiend...
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A Taxonomy of Love

RACHAEL ALLEN · Amulet Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The moment Spencer meets Hope the summer before seventh grade, it's . . . something at first sight. He knows she's special, possibly even magical. The pair become fast friends, climbing trees and planning world travels. After years of being outshone by his older brother and teased because...
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March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine

MELBA PATTILLO BEALS · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

From the legendary civil rights activist and author of the million-copy selling Warriors Don't Cry comes an ardent and profound childhood memoir of growing up while facing adversity in the Jim Crow South. Long before she was one of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals was a warrior....
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A Land of Permanent Goodbyes

Atia Abawi · Philomel Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
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The Freddy Files

Scott Cawthon · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 158
Format: Paperback

In the first official guidebook to Five Night at Freddy's, fans and gamers alike can immerse themselves in the series' mythology, gameplay, and secrets as we unwind the twisted mysteries hidden at the heart of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Delving into each game, players can map the animatronics'...
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A Quiet Kind of Thunder

Sara Barnard · Simon Pulse
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

A girl who can't speak and a boy who can't hear go on a journey of self-discovery and find support with each other in this gripping, emotionally resonant novel from bestselling author Sara Barnard. Perfect for fans of Morgan Matson and Jandy Nelson.Steffi doesn't talk, but she has so much...
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