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| You Only Live Twice by Autumn AllenReady for life on her own terms, Zakiyyah leaves high school early, attends community college, and begins wearing a niqab. She’s considering finding a spouse who shares her faith, but she’s still discovering much about herself. This earnest, affirming story unfolds through texts, emails, sticky notes, poetry, and more.
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| Flickerstate by F.A. DavidsonPeople who access the flickerstate can manipulate probability, but there are vicious flickerbeasts in the realm of the future. Needing a cure for flickerbeast bites, Noah teams up with classmates to compete for access to her academy’s archives. Read-alikes: Ava Reid’s A Study in Drowning; Petra Lord’s Queen of Faces. |
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| Such Great Heights by Rajani LaroccaSiya was 10 years old when her attorney mother died in a car accident. Now a high school senior on the mock trial team, Siya encounters a case mirroring her mother’s story, prompting her to uncover family secrets. This sweeping novel is a retelling of Hindu epic the Ramayana.
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| Nest of Tongues by Randy RibaySiblings Lily and Caleb are Bay Area teens with a big secret: they’re vampires. When a monster hunter targets Caleb, the two seek to uncover the hunter’s identity before it’s too late. This page-turning horror novel is rooted in Filipino vampire mythology.
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| Immortal Game by Allison SaftWhen Midir of Bri Leith, the fae High King of the Otherworld, hosts a chess tournament, the prize is the granting of a single wish. Chess grandmaster Shea Fury knows this is her chance to reclaim her sister, lost to the fae realm six years ago. |
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| Split the Sky by Marie ArnoldWomen in Lala’s family see visions of the future. One such vision puts Lala in a moral quandary: save a member of the Black Student Alliance from death, or do nothing and allow a powerful social movement to rise from the tragedy? Read-alike: Lorraine Avila’s The Making of Yolanda la Bruja. |
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| Songlight by Moira BuffiniIn dystopian Brightland, people with the telepathic ability called songlight are considered “unhuman” and subject to extermination. After Elsa’s boyfriend is imprisoned, she sends out an anguished cry through songlight, drawing her into a vast conflict. This trilogy opener is unputdownable.
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| The Executioners Three by Susan DennardThe morning after Freddie calls the cops on teens partying in the woods -- she heard screaming, okay? -- a dead body is discovered. As Freddie investigates the tragedy, a supernatural legend emerges from the past. This gory mystery infuses a coming-of-age story with 1990s atmosphere. |
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A Drop of Venom
by Sajni Patel
Monster slayer Pratyush hopes killing the Serpent Queen will bring his freedom. But that queen is his lost love Manisha, imbued with deadly powers after being pushed into a viper pit. This urgent Medusa retelling explores themes of sexual violence and vengeance.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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Carrollton Public Library 1700 Keller Springs Road, Carrollton Texas 75006 4220 North Josey Lane, Carrollton Texas 75010 |
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