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| Kat and Meg Conquer the World by Anna PriemazaWhat it's about: After moving from Ottawa to Alberta, Kat (quiet and anxiety-prone) bonds with Meg (an extrovert with ADHD) over their love of the game Legends of the Stone and their mutual obsession with LumberLegs, a popular LotS vlogger.
Who it's for: If you've ever felt socially awkward or used the word "fandom," this moving story of friendship is for you.
You might also like: Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson's Gena/Finn or Steve Brezenoff's Guy in Real Life. |
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| Here We Are Now by Jasmine WargaWhat it's about: Though Taliah Abdallat doesn't know her father's identity, she suspects that he might be indie rock icon Julian Oliver – and her suspicions prove true when Julian turns up on her doorstep and asks her to meet his side of the family.
Read it for: A multicultural, multilayered family drama laced with romance and bittersweet song lyrics.
You might also like: Solo, by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess. |
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This Darkness Mine by Mindy McGinnis What it's about: Sasha Stone knows her place--first-chair clarinet, top of her class, and at the side of her Oxford-wearing boyfriend. But suddenly there's a fork in the road in the shape of Isaac Harver. Her body shifts toward him when he walks by, and her skin misses his touch even though she's never known it. Why does he act like he knows her so well--too well--when she doesn't know him at all? Read it for: Twisted, dark psychological thriller. You might also like: Gone Girl and Fight Club.
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Renegades
by Marissa Meyer
What it's about: In a ruined world where humans with extraordinary abilities have become the world's champions of justice, a vengeance-seeking girl and a justice-seeking boy team up against a villain who has the power to destroy everything they have worked to protect. By the best-selling author of the Lunar Chronicles series.
Read it for: High stakes adventure, passion, danger, and betrayal.
You might also like: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
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All the crooked saints
by Maggie Stiefvater
What it's about: Three cousins who are members of an unusual family that possesses the ability to perform miracles are repeatedly sought out for their gifts while they struggle to establish free lives for themselves and navigate the fallout from miracles that happen in ways other than anticipated. By the award-winning author of the Raven Cycle series.
Read it for: A gripping tale of darkness, miracles, and fantasy.
You might also like: When the moon was ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
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| The Leaving by Tara AltebrandoStarring: Scarlett, Lucas, Kristen, Sarah, and Adam, who've just been dropped off in a park with no memories of how they spent the 11 years since their kidnapping and no idea why Max, who was taken when they were, isn't with them now.
Why you might like it: The voices of multiple narrators, each written with distinctive formatting, combine to create an unsettling, thought-provoking thriller about memory and identity. |
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| Infinite in Between by Carolyn MacklerWhat it's about: Thrown together at freshman orientation, five high school students write letters to their future selves and pledge to read them together at graduation. In the four years that follow, Zoe, Jake, Mia, Gregor, and Whitney change and intersect in surprising ways.
Who it's for: Anyone looking for an insightful, character-driven slice of high school life as experienced by five very different students. |
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| How It Went Down by Kekla MagoonWhat it's about: After African American teen Tariq Johnson is shot and killed by a white gang member, everyone has a different story about what happened. Brief, fast-moving chapters reveal the perspectives not only of witnesses and police, but also Tariq's family, friends, and enemies.
Why you should read it: This complex look at a painfully realistic tragedy is sure to get people talking.
Try this next: All American Boys, by Jason Reynolds and Brandon Kiely. |
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| Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope PérezWhat it's about: The real-life explosion of a Texas school in 1937 anchors this award-winning novel, which imagines the events leading up to the tragedy. Two perspectives stand out: Naomi, a Mexican American girl who's just moved to town, and Wash, the African American boy she loves.
Who it's for: With graceful, inventive storytelling, Out of Darkness will fascinate readers who crave sophisticated historical fiction. |
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| Salt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysWhat it's about: Before embarking on its doomed final voyage in 1945, the Wilhelm Gustloff offered a last chance of escape for thousands of Eastern European refugees fleeing the brutality of World War Two.
Featuring: Joana, a guilt-ridden Lithuanian nurse; Emilia, a pregnant Polish teen; Florian, a secretive Prussian artist; and Alfred, a young Nazi soldier.
Try this next: Allan Wolf's The Watch That Ends the Night is another gorgeously written tale of a deadly shipwreck. |
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