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Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance

Jennieke Cohen · HarperTeen
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Jane Austen in this witty, winking historical romance with a dash of mystery!Lady Victoria Aston has everything she could want: an older sister happily wed, the future of her family estate secure, and ample opportunity to while her time...
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We Were Beautiful

Heather Hepler · Blink
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

It's been a year since fifteen-year-old Mia Hopkins was in the car crash that killed her older sister and left her terribly scarred. The doctors tell her she was lucky to survive. Her therapist says it will take time to heal. The police reports claim there were trace amounts of alcohol...
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All Eyes on Us

Kit Frick · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Pretty Little Liars meets People Like Us in this taut, tense thriller about two teens who find their lives intertwined when an anonymous texter threatens to spill their secrets and uproot their lives.

PRIVATE NUMBER: Wouldn't you look better without a cheater on your...
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Once & Future

Cori McCarthy · jimmy patterson
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

King Arthur as you've never imagined! This bold, sizzling YA retells the popular legend with the Once and Future King as a teenage girl -- and she has a universe to save.
I've been chased my whole life. As a fugitive refugee in the territory controlled by the tyrannical Mercer corporation,...
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Forest of a Thousand Lanterns

Julie C. Dao · Philomel Books
Pages: 363
Format: Hardcover

The Wrath and the Dawn meets Snow White and the Huntsman in this dark and mystical East Asian fantasy reimagining of The Evil Queen legend about one peasant girl's quest to become Empress.

"A richly developed fantasy world . . . Julie C. Dao is a talent to watch."...
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White Rose

Kip Wilson · Versify
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"In a searing indictment of silent complicity, White Rose shines a light on one remarkable young woman's insistence on the power of truth, no matter the cost. A timely call to resistance." - Joy McCullough, author of Blood Water Paint

"White Rose...
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Echo North

Joanna Ruth Meyer · Page Street Kids
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

"Epic and engrossing. Magic pulsates through every page. . .Readers will ache when it's over and want to start all over again. A lush, captivating new twist on beloved fairy tales." -- Kirkus, starred review

"...a compelling, satisfying romantic adventure...

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The Truth About Leaving

Natalie Blitt · Amberjack Publishing
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback

Lucy Green thought she had her senior year in the bag. Cute boyfriend? Check. College plan? Check. But when her boyfriend dumps her the week before school starts and she literally stumbles into Dov, the new Israeli transfer student, on her first day of school, Lucy's carefully mapped-out...
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The Best Lies

Sarah Lyu · Simon Pulse
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Gone Girl meets Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls in this mesmerizing debut novel about a toxic friendship that turns deadly.

Remy Tsai used to know how her story would turn out. But now, she doesn't even know what tomorrow will look like.

She was happy once....
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Hope and Other Punchlines

Julie Buxbaum · Delacorte Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things and What to Say Next delivers a poignant and hopeful novel about resilience and reinvention, first love and lifelong friendship, the legacies of loss, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.

Sometimes...
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Dealing in Dreams

Lilliam Rivera · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The Outsiders meets Mad Max: Fury Road in this fast-paced dystopian novel about sisterhood and the cruel choices people are forced to make in order to survive.

At night, Las Mal Criadas own these streets.

Sixteen-year-old Nalah leads the fiercest all-girl...
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Mike

Andrew Norriss · David Fickling Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

MEET FLOYD. He's a tennis star. Possibly good enough to win Wimbledon one day. MEET MIKE. He's... different. Apart from anything else, Floyd seems to be the only one who can see him. But Mike must have appeared for a reason. And finding out why is perhaps the most important thing Floyd...
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I Wanna Be Where You Are

Kristina Forest · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A debut young adult rom-com about an African American ballerina who finds love on the road to an audition.

"In a world where it's easy to lose faith in love, I Wanna Be Where You Are is a brilliant burst of light. A dazzling debut." -- Nic Stone, New York...

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Sisters In Sorrow

Rachael Robie

"Harrowing, heart-wrenching, and ultimately hopeful, Sisters In Sorrow is a gripping tale of human survival in the face of relentless inhumanity." -- Lesley Livingston, award-winning author of The Valiant trilogy

Even telepaths have secrets. . . .

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Brawler

Neil Connelly · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Eddie MacIntyre--Mac to a handful of friends--is Pennsylvania's most promising wrestler. His future is bright with scholarship offers and the dream of helping his struggling mom. But then comes a fateful match at the state championship, when his famous rage consumes him and he assaults...
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Love from A to Z

S. K. Ali · Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From William C. Morris Award Finalist S.K. Ali comes an unforgettable romance that is part The Sun Is Also a Star mixed with Anna and the French Kiss, following two Muslim teens who meet during a spring break trip.

A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing....
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The Forest Queen

Betsy Cornwell · Clarion Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From a New York Times bestselling author, a fresh, female-centered take on "Robin Hood" in which a young noblewoman, like the legendary hero, becomes an outlaw fighting for social justice. Perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer and Sarah J. Maas.

When sixteen-year-old...
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We Rule the Night

Claire Eliza Bartlett · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Two girls use forbidden magic to fly and fight--for their country and for themselves--in this riveting debut that's part Shadow and Bone, part Code Name Verity.

Seventeen-year-old Revna is a factory worker, manufacturing war machines for the Union of the North. When...
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Dig

A.S. King · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Acclaimed master of the YA novel A.S. King's eleventh book is a surreal and searing dive into the tangled secrets of a wealthy white family in suburban Pennsylvania and the terrible cost the family's children pay to maintain the family name.

The Shoveler, the Freak, CanIHelpYou?,...
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Second in Command

Sandi Van · West 44 Books
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Leo dreams of becoming an Eagle Scout and, someday, a police officer. He makes sure to always do the right thing and be responsible. With his mom deployed and his dad constantly working, Leo is often left in charge of his two younger siblings. Then Leo's brother, Jack,...
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