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Dinner

César Aira - New Directions Books, 2015. ©2015
Format: Print book

Was it a nightmare -- the result of a bad case of indigestion -- or did something truly scary happen after dinner in the Argentine town of Coronel Pringles? One Saturday night a bankrupt bachelor in his sixties and his mother dine with a wealthy friend. They discuss their endlessly connected...
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Ace of Hearts

Myriad Augustine - Lorimer
Format: Paperback

Everyone around Alvin seems to be obsessed with one thing - sex. Alvin finds it uncomfortable to think and talk about it and he knows he isn't ready and may never be. His friends, however, think that all Alvin needs is to hook up with the right guy, so they identify three of the most...
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Season of the Bruja Vol. 1 (1) (Season of the Bruja, 1)

Aaron Durïn - Oni Press
Format: Paperback

Season of the Bruja follows a young woman as she comes into her magical abilities and faces reemergent threats from the past.From a young age, Althalia knew she would someday be the last of her kind - a bruja, tasked with keeping the power and stories of the ancient ways from fading fully...
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The Scattering

KIMBERLY MCCREIGHT - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight raises the stakes in the second book of the heart-pounding Outliers trilogy, a uniquely speculative story about secrets, betrayal, and a world where one small group of people are blessed - or cursed - with an incredible power.Wylie may have...
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Crown of Oblivion

Julie Eshbaugh - HarperTeen
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, an Outsider...
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A Scatter of Light

Malinda Lo - ?Dutton Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning author Malinda Lo returns to the Bay Area with another masterful coming-of-queer-age story, this time set against the backdrop of the first major Supreme Court decisions legalizing gay marriage. And almost sixty years after the end of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, Lo's...
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Forward Me Back to You

Mitali Perkins - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Katina King is the reigning teen jiu-jitsu champion of Northern California, but she's having trouble fighting off the secrets in her past. Robin Thornton was adopted from an orphanage in Kolkata, India and is reluctant to take on his future. Since he knows nothing about his past, how is he supposed...
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Champion of Fate

Kendare Blake - ?Quill Tree Books
Format: Paperback

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake is back with an epic duology starter that follows a young woman training to join a fabled order as she attempts to lead a hero to his critical first victory. A must-read for fans of Alexandra Bracken and Victoria Aveyard. Aristene are an order...
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Ace of Spades

Faridah Abike-Iyimide - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school's senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts...
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The Complete Cookbook for Teen Chefs: 70 Teen-Tested and Teen-Approved Recipes to Cook, Eat and Share

America's Test Kitchen Kids - America's Test Kitchen Kids
Format: Hardcover

For the first time ever, America's Test Kitchen Kids is bringing their rigorous testing, kitchen knowhow, and hands-on learning to teenagers in the kitchen. Fiercely independent and searching for culinary adventure, teen chefs are ready for exciting, global recipes made to share with...
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