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The Boy in the Black Suit

Jason Reynolds · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 255
Format: Paperback

A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor book. Just when seventeen-year-old Matt thinks he can t handle one more piece of terrible news, he meets a girl who s dealt with a lot more and who just might be able to clue him in on how to rise up when life keeps knocking him down in this vivid,...
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The Impossible Knife of Memory

Laurie Halse Anderson · Speak
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback

For the past five years, Hayley Kincaid and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from Iraq. Now they are back in the town where he grew up so Hayley can attend school. Perhaps,...
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Star Wars Most Wanted

RAE CARSON · Disney Lucasfilm Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Set before the events of Solo: A Star Wars Story! Han and Qi'ra don't have a lot in common other than not having a lot. They're street kids on the industrial planet Corellia, doing whatever it takes to get by, dreaming of something more. They each jump at a chance to prove themselves...
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Vanguard

Ann Aguirre · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The companion fourth book in the New York Times -- bestselling Razorland YA series sees beloved characters reunited and features an unexpected new romance.
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Batsuits and Capes: The Science Behind Batman's Body Armor

Agnieszka Biskup · Capstone Press, 2014.
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

The Batsuit is more than just a clever disguise. It's a high tech suit of body armor that protects Batman from bullets, fire, and so much more. But Batman is a fictional superhero none of his gear is real, right? Think again! Look inside to explore how the Batsuit's amazing features...
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City of Saints & Thieves

Natalie Anderson · Putnam Pub Group
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets Gone Girl in this enthralling murder mystery set in Kenya.

In the shadows of Sangui City, there lives a girl who doesn't exist. After fleeing the Congo as refugees, Tina and her mother arrived in Kenya looking for the chance to build...
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Greece

Jill DuBois · Marshall Cavendish
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Diversity is the spice of life, and the highly regarded Cultures of the World series celebrates just that by providing stimulating observations on the varied life styles of far-ranging countries.
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Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck

Naomi Kleinberg · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 26
Format: Board book

Cookie Monster and his Foodie Truck star in a colorful new Sesame Street board book!Cookie Monster and his chef sidekick, Gonger, feed their friends from the kitchen of Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck, in a new Sesame Street photographic board book based on the show's segment of the same...
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The Mark of the Dragonfly

Jaleigh Johnson · Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Pages: 388
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Frozen, The City of Ember, and The School of Good and Evil, The Mark of the Dragonfly is a fast-paced adventure story about a mysterious girl and a fearless boy, set in a magical world that is both exciting and dangerous.
Piper has never seen...
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Trust Me, I'm Lying

Mary Elizabeth Summer · Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Ally Carter's Heist Society novels will love this teen mystery/thriller with sarcastic wit, a hint of romance, and Ocean's Eleven-inspired action. Julep Dupree tells lies. A lot of them. She's a con artist, a master of disguise, and a sophomore at Chicago's swanky...
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What the Dead Want

Norah Olson · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Haunting photographs and dark family secrets make this second spine-tingling novel from Norah Olson the perfect read for fans of creepy, suspenseful teen fiction.

A love of photography, an old camera, and countless questions - these are all that sixteen-year-old Gretchen has left...

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Waste of Space

Gina Damico · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Cram ten hormonal teens into a spaceship and blast off: that's the premise for the ill-conceived reality show Waste of Space. The kids who are cast know everything about drama - and nothing about the fact that the production is fake. Hidden in a desert warehouse, their spaceship...
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Riders

Veronica Rossi · Tor Teen
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

Riders. A new fantasy adventure from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Veronica Rossi.

For eighteen-year-old Gideon Blake, nothing but death can keep him from achieving his goal of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. As it turns out, it does.

Recovering...

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Hit Count

Chris Lynch · Algonquin Of Chapel Hill
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

"I hit him so hard, the clash of helmets and pads sounded like a gunshot across the field. I crushed him with the hit, held on to him and crushed him again when I slammed him into the ground . . . I had arrived." Arlo Brodie loves being at the heart of the action on the football...
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Akata Witch

Nnedi Okorafor · Viking Juvenile; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Read Nnedi Okorafor's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community.Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she's albino. She's a terrific athlete, but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place...
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