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Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined

Danielle Younge-Ullman - Viking Children'S Books
Format: Print book

In the tradition of Sara Zarr and A. S. King, a girl must survive an extreme wilderness experience to prove to her mother that she has the strength to pursue her dreams.Then Ingrid traveled all over Europe with her opera star mother, Margot-Sophia. Life was beautiful and bright,...
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Gunslinger Girl

LYNDSAY ELY - jimmy patterson
Format: Hardcover

James Patterson presents a bold new heroine--a cross between Katniss Everdeen and Annie Oakley: Serendipity Jones, the fastest sharpshooter in tomorrow's West. Seventeen-year-old Serendipity "Pity" Jones inherited two things from her mother: a pair of six shooters and perfect...
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Deadly Flowers: A Ninja's Tale

Sarah L. Thomson - Boyds Mills Press
Format: Print book

Kata, a ninja, embarks on her first solo mission, for which she must enter a warlord's castle and make sure that a certain sleeping occupant never awakens. But then Kata discovers that her target is just a young boy (and that her new accomplice is that boy's slightly older sister) , and suddenly...
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You Owe Me a Murder

Eileen Cook - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Kim gets more than she bargained for when she is set up for murder. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying, E. Lockhart, and Gillian Flynn. 17-year-old Kim never expected to plot a murder. But that was before her boyfriend dumped her for another girl. Now, Kim's...
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After Dark with Roxie Clark

BROOKE LAUREN DAVIS - Bloomsbury YA
Format: Hardcover

From the author of The Hollow Inside comes a twisty, thought-provoking YA thriller about grief, family, and what happens when true crime hits a little too close to home.Roxie Clark has seen more dead bodies than your average seventeen-year-old. As a member of the supposedly-cursed Clark...
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Nil

Lynne Matson - Holt & Company, Henry
Format: Print book

On the mysterious island of Nil, the rules are set. You have exactly 365 days to escape -- or you die.Seventeen-year-old Charley doesn't know the rules. She doesn't even know where she is. The last thing she remembers is blacking out, and when she wakes up, she's naked in an empty rock...
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Dare You to Lie

AMBER LYNN NATUSCH - Tor Teen
Format: Hardcover

From Amber Lynn Natusch, author of the Force of Nature series, comes her first young adult thrilling novel of suspense with Dare You to Lie.When her FBI agent father is framed for murder, Kylene is forced to move in with her grandfather, back to the small town that turned its back...
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Revenge, Ice Cream, and Other Things Best Served Cold

Katie Finn - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

After the humiliating events on the 4th of July, Gemma's trying to grapple with the fact that Hallie knew her true identity all summer, and that she was the one who stole Teddy from her.Gemma vows revenge, but things immediately get more complicated than she planned. Her dad forces...
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My Plain Jane

CYNTHIA HAND - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

Move over, Charlotte Bronte. The authors of the New York Times bestselling My Lady Jane are back with an irreverent spin on Jane Eyre - a tale of mischief, romance, and supernatural mayhem perfect for fans of The Princess Bride or A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. You may think you know...
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Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America

Ibi Zoboi - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today - Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it's like to be young and Black in America.Black is...sisters navigating...
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