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House on Fire: A Novel

Bonnie Kistler - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of Jodi Picoult and Celeste Ng, a tightly wound and suspenseful novel about a blended family in crisis after a drunk driving accident leaves the daughter of one parent dead - and the son of the other parent charged with manslaughter. Divorce lawyer Leigh Huyett...
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That Dark Infinity

Kate Pentecost - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

By night, the Ankou is a legendary, permanently young mercenary - the most fearsome sword for hire in all of the Five Lands, and its most abiding mystery. But when the sun rises, a dark magic leaves him no more than bones. Cursed with this cycle of death and resurrection, the Ankou wants...
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How the Boogeyman Became a Poet

Tony Keith Jr. - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry....
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There Goes the Neighborhood

Jade Adia - ?Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

A raised fist against the destructive forces of gentrification and a love letter to communities of color everywhere, Jade Adia's unforgettable debut tells the darkly hilarious story of three best friends willing to do whatever it takes to stay together.The gang is fake, but the fear...
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The Hunted

Matt De La Peña - Delacorte Press
Format: Print book

Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Pea's The Hunted is a high-energy, action-packed survival story and the sequel to The Living."De la Pea has created a rare thing: a plot-driven YA with characters worthy of a John Green novel."-Entertainment Weekly review...
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How Not to Ask a Boy to Prom

S. J. Goslee - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Nolan Grant is sixteen, gay, and very, very single.He's never had a boyfriend, or even been kissed. It's not like Penn Valley is exactly brimming with prospects. Nolan plans to ride out the rest of his junior year drawing narwhals, working at the greenhouse, and avoiding anything...
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No Boy Summer

Amy Spalding - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

Lydia and her younger sister Penny make a pact to avoid boy drama for the summer - but Lydia can't help looking for a loophole when she falls for a cute girl. Lydia Jones and her younger sister Penny have had it with boy drama. Last year was marred by relationship disasters for both...
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The Seventh Most Important Thing

Shelley Pearsall - Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Shelley Pearsall's story of anger and art, loss and redemption, is a transformative read that will appeal to fans of Lisa Graff's Lost in the Sun and Vince Vawter's Paperboy.One kid. One crime. One chance to make things right.It was a bitterly cold day when Arthur T. Owens grabbed...
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Discovering Life's Story: Biology's Beginnings

Joy Hakim - MITeen Press
Format: Hardcover

Trace the history of life science in the first of a four-part MITeen series by mega-best-selling author Joy Hakim, who brought us The History of US.. When did we start learning the scientific secrets of life? Step back to the Islamic Golden Age, when scholars ask questions about life science...
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