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The Cursed Sea

LAUREN DESTEFANO · Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The second in an exciting fantasy duology about a princess cursed to turn any living thing she touches into gemstone from Lauren DeStefano, the bestselling author of the Chemical Garden series. Perfect for fans of Shannon Hale and Renée Ahdieh. Wil, the exiled princess of northern Arrod,...
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The Disasters

M. K. England · HarperTeen
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The Breakfast Club meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this YA sci-fi adventure by debut author M. K. England.Hotshot pilot Nax Hall has a history of making poor life choices. So it's not exactly a surprise when he's kicked out of the elite Ellis Station Academy in less than twenty-four hours....
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Just Wreck It All

N Griffin · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Crippled with guilt after causing a horrific accident two years earlier, sixteen-year-old Bett's life is a series of pluses and minuses. But when the pluses become too much to outweigh the minuses, Bett is forced to confront her self-harming behavior in this stirring and powerful novel...
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The Vanishing Stair

Maureen Johnson

In New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson's second novel in the Truly Devious series, there are more twists and turns than Stevie Bell can imagine. No answer is given freely, and someone will pay for the truth with their life. The Truly Devious case - an unsol
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Only a Breath Apart

Katie McGarry · Tor Teen
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author Katie McGarry's trademark wrong-side-of-the-tracks romance is given a new twist in the gritty YA contemporary novel, Only a Breath Apart. Jesse dreams of working the land that's been in his family forever. But he's cursed to lose everything he loves most.Scarlett...
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The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia

Christopher Paolini · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The internationally bestselling fantasy sensation is back, with brand-new stories set in the world of Eragon and the Inheritance Cycle!A wanderer and a cursed child. Spells and magic. And dragons, of course. Welcome back to the world of Alagaesia.It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaesia...
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Riverdale: The Day Before

Scholastic · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback

Based on the massively successful CW show, Riverdale, this prequel novel explores what the gang was doing before Season One. Why did Jughead and Archie have a falling out? What did Veronica's life look like in the Big Apple? And how long has Betty really been in love with Archie? Told...
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Lost Soul, Be at Peace

Maggie Thrash · Candlewick
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Following her acclaimed Honor Girl, Maggie Thrash revisits a period of teenage depression in a graphic memoir that is at once thoughtful, honest, and marked by hope.A year and a half after the summer that changed her life, Maggie Thrash wishes she could change it all back. She's trapped...
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Street Song

Sheena Wilkinson · Black & White Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

After winning a national TV talent show and becoming a teen pop sensation, RyLee's fame and success was quickly followed by addiction, media scrutiny, and career suicide. Now, after a brief spell in rehab, 18-year-old Ryan has some rethinking to do. His stepdad - music promoter and self-appointed...
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Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America

Ibi Zoboi · Balzer Bray
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today - Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it's like to be young and Black in America.Black is...sisters navigating...
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