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Cures for Heartbreak

Margo Rabb - Harper
Format: Print book

Margo Rabb's critically acclaimed debut novel Cures for Heartbreak - a somber yet humorous depiction of love, loss, and new beginnings - has been reissued with a stunning new look.Less than two weeks after fifteen-year-old Mia Pearlman's mother is diagnosed with cancer, she dies,...
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By Any Means Necessary

Candice Montgomery - Page Street Kids
Format: Hardcover

Heart-wrenchingly honest, fans of Brandy Colbert and Nicola Yoon will anticiapte this poignant reflection on what it means to choose yourself.On the day Torrey moves and officially becomes a college freshman, he gets a call that might force him to drop out before he's even made it through...
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The Life and Deaths of Frankie D.

Colleen Nelson - Dundurn
Format: Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Frankie doesn't trust easily. Not others and not even herself. Found in an alley when she was a child, she has no memory of who she is or why she was left there. Recurring dreams about a hundred-year-old carnival side show, a performer known as Alligator Girl, and a man named...
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The Charlottesville Protests (Special Reports)

Michael Capek - Essential Library
Format: Library Binding

The Charlottesville Protests delves into the eruption of violence that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017. It also examines the racial strife thats plagued the United States for decades and encourages readers to form their own opinions. Features include a glossary, references,...
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By the Book

Amanda Sellet - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this clever YA rom-com debut perfect for fans of Kasie West and Ashley Poston, a teen obsessed with nineteenth-century literature tries to cull advice on life and love from her favorite classic heroines to disastrous results - especially when she falls for the school's resident Lothario....
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New Year's Kiss

Lee Matthews - Underlined
Format: Paperback

Tess and her opinionated older sister Lauren are spending the week after Christmas at the snowy Evergreen Lodge in Vermont and they aren't happy about it. Their stern grandmother, who owns the holiday resort, is not known for her warmth and good humor. But when shy, straight-laced Tess...
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Give Me Some Truth

ERIC GANSWORTH - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Carson Mastick is entering his senior year of high school and desperate to make his mark, on the reservation and off. A rock band -- and winning Battle of the Bands -- is his best shot. But things keep getting in the way. Small matters like the lack of an actual band, or his brother getting...
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Slayer

Kiersten White - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes a brand-new series set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that introduces a new Slayer as she grapples with the responsibility of managing her incredible powers that she's just beginning to understand.Into...
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What I Like about You

Kanter, Marisa - SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS YOU

Can a love triangle have only two people in it? Online, it can...but in the real world, its more complicated. In this debut novel that's perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Morgan Matson, Marisa Kanter hilariously and poignantly explores what happens when internet friends turn into IRL crushes....
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How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

Raquel Vasquez Gilliland - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When her twin sister reaches social media stardom, Moon Fuentez accepts her fate as the ugly, unwanted sister hidden in the background, destined to be nothing more than her sister's camerawoman. But this summer, Moon also takes a job as the "merch girl" on a tour bus full...
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