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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky - MTV Books
Format: Hardcover

Read the cult-favorite coming of age story that takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory. Now a major motion picture starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a funny, touching, and haunting...
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A World Without You

Beth Revis - Razorbill
Format: Print book

What would you do to bring back someone you love? After the unexpected loss of his girlfriend, a boy suffering from delusions believes he can travel through time to save her in this gripping new novel from New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis."A story that's both heartbreaking...
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Stitching Snow

R.C. Lewis - Hyperion
Format: Print book

Princess Snow is missing.Her home planet is filled with violence and corruption at the hands of King Matthias and his wife as they attempt to punish her captors. The king will stop at nothing to get his beloved daughter back-but that's assuming she wants to return at all.Essie has grown...
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The Blossom and the Firefly

Sherri L. Smith - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Flygirl comes this powerful WWII romance between two Japanese teens caught in the cogs of an unwinnable war, perfect for fans of Salt to the Sea, Lovely War, and Code Name Verity.Japan 1945. Taro is a talented violinist and a kamikaze...
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Tell Me Three Things

Julie Buxbaum - Ember
Format: Paperback

A New York Times Bestseller "Here are three things about this book: (1) Its . . . funny and romantic; (2) the mystery at the heart of the story will keep you turning the pages; (3) I have a feeling youll be very happy you read it." - Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Statistical...
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Porcupine of Truth

Bill Konigsberg - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

The Stonewall Book Award-winning novel from the author of The Bridge, Openly Straight, and Honestly Ben"Words like brilliant are so overused when praising novels--so I wont use that word. Ill just think it." -- Benjamin Alire Sáenz, author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets...
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Break Me Like a Promise: Once Upon a Crime Family

Tiffany Schmidt - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Print book

All Magnolia Vickers ever wanted was to follow in her father's path and head up the Family business. And, once upon a time, she and Carter Landlow were going to do it together. But new legislation is about to destroy the Family's operations in the black-market organ trade, and Carter, her love,...
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True Letters from a Fictional Life

Kenneth Logan - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

"Just the right touch of humor, mystery, drama, and romance should earn this a place on every teen bookshelf." - Kirkus (starred review) This heartfelt debut novel from Kenneth Logan, reminiscent of Love Letters to the Dead and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, explores a muddy...
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This Wicked Fate

Kalynn Bayron - ?Bloomsbury YA
Format: Hardcover

Would you tempt even the most dangerous fate to save the ones you love?Briseis has one chance to save her mother, but she'll need to do the impossible: find the last fragment of the deadly Absyrtus Heart. To locate the missing piece, she must turn to the blood relatives she's never...
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Discover Ancient Greece

Kim A. O'Connell - Enslow Pub Inc
Format: Paperback

DISCOVER ANCIENT GREECE provides an overview of the history of ancient Greece, beginning with the Minoans, Greek mythology, and Mycenae, and continuing to the advent of Rome. Greek philosophy, religion, daily life, love of sports, and art and architecture are also explored.
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