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The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo · HarperTeen
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice." - Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation"An incredibly potent debut." - Jason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist Ghost"Acevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal...
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Iron River

Daniel Acosta · Cinco Puntos Press
Pages: 225
Format: Hardcover

A river runs through young Manny Maldonado Jr.'s life, heart and imagination. Sometimes at night it even shoots through his brain like a bullet. But this river isn't water, it's iron -- the tracks and trains of the Southern Pacific railroad that pass along his tight-knit neighborhood...
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Children of Blood and Bone: The OrÏsha Legacy

Tomi Adeyemi · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her West African-inspired fantasy debut, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir.They killed my mother.They took our magic.They tried to bury us. Now we rise.Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha...
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The Hazel Wood

MELISSA ALBERT · Flatiron Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"The Hazel Wood will be your next literary obsession." -- Stephanie Garber, author of Caraval"Thoroughly, creepily captivating." -- Kristin Cashore, author of Graceling"This is one of the best books I've read in years." -- Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright...
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Leah on the Offbeat

BECKY ALBERTALLI · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 15
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestseller!In this sequel to the acclaimed Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - now a major motion picture, Love, Simon - we follow Simon's BFF Leah as she grapples with changing friendships, first love, and senior year angst.When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually...
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A girl like that

Tanaz Bhathena · Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Hardcover

"Fascinating and disturbing. " - Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Small Great Things and Leaving Time A timeless exploration of high-stakes romance, self-discovery, and the lengths we go to love and be loved. Sixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia is many things:...
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The Storyteller

Traci Chee · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

The thrilling conclusion to the epic adventure that began with New York Times bestselling The Reader, "a series fantasy lovers will want to sink their teeth into." - BOOKLIST , starred reviewSefia is determined to keep Archer out of the Guard's clutches and their plans for war between...
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The Belles

Dhonielle Clayton · Freeform
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orleans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orleans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform...
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Dread Nation

Justina Ireland

Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania-derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever.In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Educa
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Hey, Kiddo

JARRETT J KROSOCZKA · Graphix
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't...
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Black Wings Beating

Alex London · Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Hardcover

"Epic thrills, heart-punching romance, and a marvel of a hero" --Adam Silvera, New York Times-bestselling author of They Both Die at the End The people of Uztar have long looked to the sky with hope and wonder. Nothing in their world is more revered than the birds of prey and no one more...
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Wildcard

MARIE LU · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Return to the immersive, action-packed world of Warcross in this thrilling sequel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie LuEmika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Now that she knows the truth behind Hideo's new NeuroLink algorithm, she can no longer trust...
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I Am Still Alive

KATE MARSHALL · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Cheryl Strayed's Wild meets The Revenant in this heart-pounding story of survival and revenge in the unforgiving wilderness.After Jess is alone. Her cabin has burned to the ground. She knows if she doesn't act fast, the cold will kill her before she has time to worry about food. But she is still...
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Anger Is a Gift: A Novel

Mark Oshiro · Tor Teen
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

Moss Jeffries is many things -- considerate student, devoted son, loyal friend and affectionate boyfriend, enthusiastic nerd. But sometimes Moss still wishes he could be someone else -- someone without panic attacks, someone whose father was still alive, someone who hadn't become a rallying...
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Check, Please!: # Hockey

NGOZI UKAZU · First Second
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Helloooo, Internet Land. Bitty here! Y'all . . . I might not be ready for this. I may be aformer junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talentedamateur ptissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey teamis a whole new challenge. It's nothing like...
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