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The Smaller Evil
The Smaller Evil

Stephanie Kuehn · Dutton Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Sometimes the greater good requires the smaller evil. 17-year-old Arman Dukoff can't remember life without anxiety and chronic illness when he arrives at an expensive self-help retreat in the remote hills of Big Sur. He's taken a huge risk - and two-thousand dollars from his meth-head...
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No Place
No Place

Todd Strasser · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When Dan and his family go from middle class to homeless, issues of injustice rise to the forefront in this relatable, timely novel from Todd Strasser.It seems like Dan has it all. He’s a baseball star who hangs with the popular crowd and dates the hottest girl in school. Then his family...
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Hot Wind, Boiling Rain: Scary Stories for Strong Hearts
Hot Wind, Boiling Rain: Scary Stories for Strong Hearts

Lynette Ford · Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
Pages: 140
Format: Paperback

Hot Wind Boiling Rain: Scary Stories for Strong Hearts is a collection of original creepy tales, contemporary folktale variants with source notes and creative writing ideas.
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Merrow
Merrow

Ananda Braxton-Smith · Dreamscape Media
Format: Audiobook on CD

The people of Carrick Island have been whispering behind Neen's back ever since her father drowned and her mother disappeared. The townspeople say her mother was a merrow and has returned to the ocean. Neen, caught in her hazy new in-between self-not a child, but not quite grown...
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Unrivaled
Unrivaled

Alyson NoeÌ?l · Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Print book

"Aspiring reporter Layla, budding actress Aster, and future guitar hero Tommy find themselves with a VIP invite to the world of Los Angeles's nightlife and lured into a competition where Hollywood's hottest starlet, Madison Brooks, is the target. Just as their hopes begin to gleam...
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The World Beneath: A Novel
The World Beneath: A Novel

Janice Warman · Candlewick Press
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

At the height of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle, a boy must face life decisions that test what he believes - and call for no turning back.South Africa, 1976. Joshua lives with his mother in the maid's room, in the backyard of their wealthy white employers' house in the city by the sea....
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Stalking Jack the Ripper
Stalking Jack the Ripper

Kerri Maniscalco · JIMMY Patterson Books/Little
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Presented by James Patterson's new children's imprint, this deliciously creepy horror novel has a storyline inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion...Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege...
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Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity
Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity

Kristin Elizabeth Clark · Farrar
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

The last time Jess saw her father, she was a boy. Now she's a high school graduate, soon to be on her way to art school. But first she has some unfinished business with her dad. So she's driving halfway across the country to his wedding. He happens to be marrying her mom's ex-best...
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The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love
The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love

Sarvenaz Tash · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 252
Format: Print book

John Hughes meets Comic Con in this hilarious, unabashedly romantic, coming-of-age novel about a teenager who is trying to get his best friend to fall in love with him from the author of "Three Day Summer. " Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy... Archie and Veronica... Althena and Noth......
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You in Five Acts
You in Five Acts

Una Lamarche · Razorbill
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

The latest contemporary novel from Una LaMarche, acclaimed author of Five Summers, Like No Other, and Don't Fail Me Now. In the high-pressure months leading up to the performance that will determine their futures, a group of friends at a performing arts school look back on when an unexpected...
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Lies I Live By
Lies I Live By

Lauren Sabel · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

These are the facts: My name is Callie Sinclair. I am seventeen years old. I live in San Francisco. I love my boyfriend, Charlie. I work for a secret governmental agency. I am a psychic spy. This romantic, action-packed twist on the classic spy novel is perfect for fans of Ally Carter's...
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