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Earth Hates Me: True Confessions from a Teenage Girl

RUBY KARP · Running Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

"This book is filled with juicy young person wisdom." --Amy Poehler The definitive guide to being a teen in the modern age, with sage advice from a modern teenager and appealing to fans of Rookie.Earth Hates Me presents a look inside the mind of the modern teenager--from a modern...
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Spectacle

Jodie Lynn Zdrok · Tor Teen
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Spectacle is a YA murder mystery from debut author Jodie Lynn Zdrok in which a young reporter must use her supernatural visions to help track down a killer targeting the young women of Paris.Paris, 1887. Sixteen-year-old Nathalie Baudin writes the daily morgue column for Le Petit Journal....
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The Bakersville Dozen

Kristina Mcbride · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

YOU HAVE FOUR DAYS TO LOCATE FIVE TREASURED TROPHIES. BREAK THE RULES AND YOU ALL DIE. HAPPY HUNTING! Back in September, the town of Bakersville, Ohio made national news when a video went viral featuring thirteen of the high school's elite in compromising positions. Now it's May,...
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Grit

Gillian French · Harper Teen
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover

Raw and moving, this contemporary realistic debut novel will leave readers of E. Lockhart and Gayle Forman breathless as it unflinchingly unfolds the tragic secrets being kept in a small, deceptively idyllic Maine town. Seventeen-year-old Darcy Prentiss has long held the title of "town...
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Shoot the Moon

Kate Watson · Flux
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

Despite what his brother and his sponsor think, Tate isn't an addict. He has the 30-day chip to prove it. But when his father learns Tate's been running an illegal card room out of a friend's dorm to pay off old gambling debts, Tate is cut off. With his family no longer talking to him,...
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Empress of All Seasons

Emiko Jean · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

In a palace of illusions, nothing is what it seems.Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. The rules are simple. Survive the palace's enchanted seasonal rooms. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Marry the prince. All are eligible to compete--all...
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The Amateurs, Book 3 Last Seen

Sara Shepard · Freeform
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The stakes are higher than ever in this third installment of The Amatuers, as Aerin finds herself kidnapped by the killer she knows all too well, and her friends must work to solve a puzzle laid out by the villain in order to save her.At first, the mystery they're tasked with seems to have...
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Henry and Violet

Michelle Zink · Kingswell
Pages: 368
Format: eBook

Henry and Violet finally have a chance to be alone. Granted, it's on a school field trip, but with some clever planning and strategic maneuvering, they can orchestrate their own adventure in New York City, a fairytale land in its own right. While they search for a treasured item that...
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Shark Quest: Protecting the Ocean's Top Predators

Karen Romano Young · Twenty First Century Books
Pages: 128
Format: Library Binding

Sharks are in trouble. Fifty shark species are at high risk of extinction, and another sixty-three are threatened. Discover the work of scientists and conservationists as they study shark biology and morphology; research migration, feeding, and mating patterns; delve into human, climate,...
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Starfall

Melissa Landers · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

When Princess Cassia Rose fled her home world of Eturia to escape an arranged marriage, she had no idea her sudden departure would spark a war. Now after two years hiding as a ship hand, she is finally returning to her beloved home but not in the way she imagined. Shackled by bounty hunters,...
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My Real Name is Hanna

TARA LYNN MASIH · Mandel Vilar Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Inspired by real Holocaust events, this poignant debut novel is a powerful coming-of-age story that will resonate with fans of The Book Thief and Between Shades of Gray.--A 2018 Skipping Stones Honor Award BookHanna Slivka is on the cusp of fourteen when Hitler's army crosses the border...
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The November Girl

LYDIA KANG · Entangled
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback

I am Anda, and the lake is my mother. I am the November storms that terrify sailors and sink ships. With their deaths, I keep my little island on Lake Superior alive.Hector has come here to hide from his family until he turns eighteen. Isle Royale is shut down for the winter, and there's...
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The Geography of Lost Things

JESSICA BRODY · Simon Pulse
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

In this romantic road trip story perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson, a teen girl discovers the value of ordinary objects while learning to forgive her absent father.A lot can happen on the road from lost to found ... Ali Collins doesn't have room in her life for clutter...
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Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting It Done

Andrea Gonzales · HarperCollins
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for aspiring coders everywhere, Girl Code is the story of two teenage tech phenoms who met at Girls Who Code summer camp, teamed up to create a viral video game, and ended up becoming world famous. The book also includes bonus content to help you start coding!Fans of funny and inspiring...
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Kiska

John E Smelcer · Leapfrog Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Praise for John Smelcer:"Smelcer's anger about these stolen children is apparent but controlled, and he provides a well-judged balance of horror and hope, with the friendship among his protagonists giving the book heart." - Horn Book"A poignant story of colonization...
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