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Blood and Sand: A Novel

C. V. Wyk · Tor Teen
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The action-packed tale of a 17-year-old warrior princess and a handsome gladiator who dared take on the Roman Republic -- and gave rise to the legend of Spartacus...For teens who love strong female protagonists in their fantasy and historical fiction, Blood and Sand is a stirring, yet poignant...
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Whistling in the Dark

SHIRLEY HUGHES · Candlewick
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Legendary author Shirley Hughes draws on her young teenage memories for a compelling novel of friendship and mysteries set in Liverpool during the Blitz.Liverpool, 1940: Thirteen-year-old Joan's home is under constant threat from the Nazis' terrifying nightly air raids. Everyone...
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Night World No. 2: Dark Angel; The Chosen; Soulmate

L.J. Smith · Simon Pulse; Bind-Up edition
Format: Paperback

Night World Volume 2 includes books four through six of the New York Times bestselling series by the author of The Vampire Diaries.Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict...
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Meet the Sky

McCall Hoyle · Blink
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning author McCall Hoyle comes a new young adult novel, Meet the Sky, a story of love, letting go, and the unstoppable power of nature.It all started with the accident. The one that caused Sophie's dad to walk out of her life. The one that left Sophie's older sister,...
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Starcrossed

Josephine Angelini · HarperTeen; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover

How do you defy destiny Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she isno easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket And its getting harder Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched only to find her sheets damaged...
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Frida & Diego: Art, Love, Life

Catherine Reef · Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Nontraditional, controversial, rebellious, and politically volatile, the Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are remembered for their provocative paintings as well as for their deep love for each other. Their marriage was one of the most tumultuous and infamous in history—filled...
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Shiver

Maggie Stiefvater · Scholastic Press
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover

From a dazzlingly talented young writer, a haunting and original supernatural romance in the vein of TWILIGHT.For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf--her wolf--is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived...
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The Girl from Everywhere

Heidi Heilig · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 454
Format: Print book

Sixteen-year-old Nix has sailed across the globe and through centuries aboard her time-traveling father's pirate ship, but when he gambles with her very existence, it all may come to an end.
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Rewind

CAROLYN O'DOHERTY · Boyds Mills Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

In this unique, fast-paced twist on the time-travel genre and the first book in a trilogy, sixteen-year-old Alex is a Spinner--one of a rare few who can rewind time to review past events. Alex's society uses Spinners to help solve crimes, but their powers come with a price: no Spinner ever...
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Dance of Thieves

MARY E PEARSON · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength of this outlaw family, who have always governed by their own rules. But a new era looms on the horizon, set in motion by a young queen, which makes her the target...
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The Way You Make Me Feel

MAURENE GOO · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From the author of I Believe in a Thing Called Love, a laugh-out-loud story of love, new friendships, and one unique food truck.Clara Shin lives for pranks and disruption. When she takes one joke too far, her dad sentences her to a summer working on his food truck, the KoBra, alongside...
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Of Neptune

Anna Banks · Square Fish
Format: Paperback

Emma, who is half human and half Syrena, and her Syrena love, Galen, need time together. Alone. Away from the kingdoms of Poseidon and Triton. Emma's grandfather, the Poseidon king, suggests the two visit a small town called Neptune.Neptune is home to both Syrena and Half Breeds alike....
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Lying Out Loud: A Companion to The DUFF

Kody Keplinger · Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Kody Keplinger returns to the world of The DUFF in this brand-new companion novel! Sonny Ardmore is an excellent liar. She lies about her dad being in prison. She lies about her mom kicking her out. And she lies about sneaking into her best friend's house every night because she has nowhere...
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Siege of Shadows

SARAH RAUGHLEY · Simon Pulse
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Maia and the other Effigies seek out the true origins of the Phantoms that terrorize their world in this thrilling follow-up to Fate of Flames, which Elise Chapman calls "an immersive and monstrously fun read."There's nowhere to hide. Not when you're an Effigy. No matter where...
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