This laugh-out-loud debut romance introduces perfectly imperfect Payal Mehta, whose plan to get her longtime crush to finally notice her is destined for success, but only if she ignores her budding feelings for her archnemesis.... Payal Mehta has had a crush on popular, athletic, all-around perfect Jonathan Slate ever since he smiled at her in freshman-year Spanish class. At a party during spring break of her junior year, Payal finally works up the courage to ask Jon to hang out. However, her romantic plans are derailed when he vomits on her Keds. Twice. But when Jon offers to take her out to lunch as an apology, Payal is convinced this is the start of their love story. . Over chalupas and burritos at Taco Bell, Payal's best jokes are landing as planned.
Kokila
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9780593461884
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Hardcover
Under the Surface
By Urban, Diana
An epic survival-thriller about four teens who get lost in the Paris catacombs for days - a gripping and propulsive story of love, danger, betrayal, and hope ... even when all seems lost.. "Tense and fast-moving, with a unique setting and compelling characters, Under the Surface is Diana Urban's best yet." - Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying. Ruby is terrified to cave to her feelings for Sean and risk him crushing her heart. . Sean is pumped to spend a week with Ruby in Paris on their senior class trip, and he'll wait however long until she's ready to take things further.. But when Ruby's best friend sneaks out the first night to meet a mysterious French boy, Ruby goes after her with two classmates, but caves to another temptation: attending mystery boy's exclusive party in the Paris catacombs, the intricate web of tunnels beneath the city, home to six million long-dead Parisians.
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
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9780593625088
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Hardcover
The Dark We Know
By Lee, Wen-yi
From Gillian Flynn Books, a lyrical young adult horror by debut author Wen-yi Lee that's perfect for fans of She Is a Haunting, Stephen King's IT, and The Haunting of Hill House. . "Wen-yi Lee has crafted a dark and compelling supernatural mystery buoyed by earnestly written, queer-centric characters. I am enthralled!" -- Gillian Flynn. Growing up in Slater, Isadora Chang never felt at ease in the repressive small town, even before she realized she was bisexual -- but after the deaths of two childhood friends, Slater went from feeling claustrophobic to suffocating. So, Isa took off before the town could swallow her, too. Even though it meant leaving everything she knew behind, including her last surviving friend, Mason. . When Isa's abusive father dies, however, she agrees to come back from art school just long enough to collect the inheritance.
Zando - Gillian Flynn Books
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9781638930587
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Hardcover
Hemlock House
By Cotugno, Katie
Set in the aspirational world of the Ivy-League, this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Liar's Beach sees the return of iconic detective Holiday Proctor and her childhood friend Linden, as they work to uncover a mysterious murder on campus.. They did some bad things.. More than a year after childhood friends Michael Linden and Holiday Poirot solved a headline-making murder on Martha's Vineyard, Lindenis ready to start over as a freshman at Harvard - and, he hopes, to reunite with his old girlfriend, Greer. But just as things start to heat up between them, a friend is found dead in Greer's dorm, Hemlock House.. The police believe the death is the result of an overdose, but Linden suspects there's more to the story. The victim was wearing Greer's clothes and sleeping in Greer's bed when she died .
Delacorte Press
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9780593433324
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Hardcover
The Pirate Princess
By Frigerio, Luca
Set sail with Julie, daughter of the mysterious Pirate King, as she journeys across oceans to reconnect with her father and become the best pirate that has ever existed! Between battles on galleons, ancient curses, and doomed lands, Julie's path will lead her to uncovering mysteries of her displaced family, and her own place in the world.. Julie has two goals in life: to make things explode and to become the best pirate who has ever existed! She joins the crew of the Golden Dolphin to find her father, The Pirate King, but along the way, Julie's path will lead her to uncover mysteries of her displaced family, and her place in the world as the Pirate Princess.
Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot
By Chhibber, Preeti
This laugh-out-loud debut romance introduces perfectly imperfect Payal Mehta, whose plan to get her longtime crush to finally notice her is destined for success, but only if she ignores her budding feelings for her archnemesis.... Payal Mehta has had a crush on popular, athletic, all-around perfect Jonathan Slate ever since he smiled at her in freshman-year Spanish class. At a party during spring break of her junior year, Payal finally works up the courage to ask Jon to hang out. However, her romantic plans are derailed when he vomits on her Keds. Twice. But when Jon offers to take her out to lunch as an apology, Payal is convinced this is the start of their love story. . Over chalupas and burritos at Taco Bell, Payal's best jokes are landing as planned.
Under the Surface
By Urban, Diana
An epic survival-thriller about four teens who get lost in the Paris catacombs for days - a gripping and propulsive story of love, danger, betrayal, and hope ... even when all seems lost.. "Tense and fast-moving, with a unique setting and compelling characters, Under the Surface is Diana Urban's best yet." - Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying. Ruby is terrified to cave to her feelings for Sean and risk him crushing her heart. . Sean is pumped to spend a week with Ruby in Paris on their senior class trip, and he'll wait however long until she's ready to take things further.. But when Ruby's best friend sneaks out the first night to meet a mysterious French boy, Ruby goes after her with two classmates, but caves to another temptation: attending mystery boy's exclusive party in the Paris catacombs, the intricate web of tunnels beneath the city, home to six million long-dead Parisians.
The Dark We Know
By Lee, Wen-yi
From Gillian Flynn Books, a lyrical young adult horror by debut author Wen-yi Lee that's perfect for fans of She Is a Haunting, Stephen King's IT, and The Haunting of Hill House. . "Wen-yi Lee has crafted a dark and compelling supernatural mystery buoyed by earnestly written, queer-centric characters. I am enthralled!" -- Gillian Flynn. Growing up in Slater, Isadora Chang never felt at ease in the repressive small town, even before she realized she was bisexual -- but after the deaths of two childhood friends, Slater went from feeling claustrophobic to suffocating. So, Isa took off before the town could swallow her, too. Even though it meant leaving everything she knew behind, including her last surviving friend, Mason. . When Isa's abusive father dies, however, she agrees to come back from art school just long enough to collect the inheritance.
Hemlock House
By Cotugno, Katie
Set in the aspirational world of the Ivy-League, this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Liar's Beach sees the return of iconic detective Holiday Proctor and her childhood friend Linden, as they work to uncover a mysterious murder on campus.. They did some bad things.. More than a year after childhood friends Michael Linden and Holiday Poirot solved a headline-making murder on Martha's Vineyard, Lindenis ready to start over as a freshman at Harvard - and, he hopes, to reunite with his old girlfriend, Greer. But just as things start to heat up between them, a friend is found dead in Greer's dorm, Hemlock House.. The police believe the death is the result of an overdose, but Linden suspects there's more to the story. The victim was wearing Greer's clothes and sleeping in Greer's bed when she died .
The Pirate Princess
By Frigerio, Luca
Set sail with Julie, daughter of the mysterious Pirate King, as she journeys across oceans to reconnect with her father and become the best pirate that has ever existed! Between battles on galleons, ancient curses, and doomed lands, Julie's path will lead her to uncovering mysteries of her displaced family, and her own place in the world.. Julie has two goals in life: to make things explode and to become the best pirate who has ever existed! She joins the crew of the Golden Dolphin to find her father, The Pirate King, but along the way, Julie's path will lead her to uncover mysteries of her displaced family, and her place in the world as the Pirate Princess.