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Mars One

Jonathan Maberry · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 435
Format: Hardcover

Go on the adventure of a lifetime with a teen and his family after they are selected to colonize Mars in this thrilling new novel from multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jonathan Maberry.

Tristan has known that he and his family were going to be on the first mission to colonize...
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Teens Talk About Self-esteem and Self-confidence

Jennifer Landau · Rosen Young Adult
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

The teenage years are a period of enormous growth and change, and maintaining a positive self-image during this tumultuous time can be a challenge. In this thoughtful book, young adults will read real stories of teens dealing with issues such as the stinging criticism of their peers, stage...
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If Birds Fly Back

CARLIE SOROSIAK · HarperTeen
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

A sparkling debut about love, family, and the mysteries of the universe, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Nicola Yoon.

Linny has kept a journal of famous disappearances ever since her sister Grace ran away in the middle of the night. Sebastian is an aspiring astrophysicist...

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This Story Is a Lie

Tom Pollock · Soho Teen
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A YA thriller described as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time meets John le Carré, about a teen math prodigy with an extreme anxiety disorder who finds himself caught in a web of lies and conspiracies after an assassination attempt on his mother.

Seventeen-year-old...
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Unearthed

AMIE KAUFMAN · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

When Earth intercepts a message from a long-extinct alien race, it seems like the solution humanity has been waiting for. The Undying's advanced technology has the potential to undo environmental damage and turn lives around, and their message leads to the planet Gaia, a treasure trove...

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Alex and Eliza: A Love Story

Melissa de la Cruz · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 358
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Witches of East End and the Descendants series comes the love story of young Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler.

1777. Albany, New York.

As battle cries of the American Revolution echo in the distance,...
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Siege: How General Washington Kicked the British Out of Boston and Launched a Revolution

Roxane Orgill · Candlewick
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Step back to British-held Boston and hear the voices of citizens, militiamen, and redcoats at a turning of the tide in the American Revolution, brought to life in Roxane Orgill's deft verse.It is the summer of 1775. The British occupy Boston and its busy harbor, holding residents captive...
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In Her Skin: A Novel

Kim Savage · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A dark, suspenseful young adult novel about crime, identity, and two girls with everything to lose.
Fifteen-year-old con artist Jo Chastain takes on her biggest fraud yet -- impersonating a missing girl. Life on the streets of Boston these past few years hasn't been easy, and she hopes...
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You Asked for Perfect

Laura Silverman · Sourcebooks Fire
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

"Wise romantic and painfully relatable." -- Becky Albertalli award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

For fans of Adam Silvera and Nina LaCour comes a timely novel about a teen's struggle when academic success and happiness pull him in opposite directions.
Senior...
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Crown of Oblivion

Julie Eshbaugh · HarperTeen
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

In this mesmerizing YA fantasy mash-up of The Road meets The Amazing Race, one girl chooses to risk her life in a cutthroat competition in order to win her freedom. In Lanoria, Outsiders, who don't have magic, are inferior to Enchanteds, who do. That's just a fact for Astrid,...
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Just My Luck

Jennifer Honeybourn · Swoon Reads
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Funny and fresh, Jennifer Honeybourn's Just My Luck follows a teen who has to get her good luck back by returning items she stole -- all while falling for a hotel guest.Marty has terrible luck and she knows exactly why. While working as a housekeeper at the ritzy Grand Palms hotel in Maui,...
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In Another Life: A Novel

C. C. Hunter · Wednesday Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

What would you do if your whole life was a lie and learning the truth could cost you your life? From New York Times bestselling author of the Shadow Falls series comes C. C. Hunter's new YA thriller about a girl who learns that she may have been kidnapped as a child, and must race to uncover...
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Give Me a K-I-L-L: A Fear Street Novel

R L Stine · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

At Shadyside High, cheerleading can be a scream!For the first time since the original series, R.L. Stine brings back his most beloved characters -- the cheerleaders of Shadyside High.The cheerleading squad at Shadyside has always been strong, but now there are rumors that lack of funds...
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Romanov

Nadine Brandes · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Fawkes comes a magical take on the story of Anastasia Romanov.The history books say I died.They don't know the half of it.Anastasia "Nastya" Romanov was given a single mission: to smuggle an ancient spell into her suitcase on her way to exile in Siberia....
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Splendor and Spark

Mary Taranta · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

In this exciting follow-up to Shimmer and Burn, Faris has given up love to save her sister's life and the dying kingdom of Avinea, but will her sacrifices be enough to overcome the poisoned magic and villains surrounding her on all sides?The fight is just beginning. Faris has been forced...
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