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Great New Reads Spring 2024 |
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Call me Iggy
by Jorge Augusto Aguirre
Crushing on a girl at school who doesn't know he exists, Ohio-born Colombian American teen Iggy finds his life unraveling when his grandfather's ghost decides to meddle in his love life, setting him off on a journey of self-discovery. Simultaneous. (Young Adult– Grade 10+)
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Duel
by Jessixa Bagley
When her popular sister Gigi humiliates her on the first day of school, Lucy snaps and challenges her to a duel with high sisterly stakes that divides the school into factions and fractures their family even further. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Across so many seas
by Ruth Behar
Spanning over 500 years, this epic novel tells the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family who are united by a love of music and poetry, a desire to belong and to matter, and their longing for a home where all are welcome. Simultaneous eBook.
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Free throws, friendship, and other things we fouled up
by Jenn Bishop
New to Cincinnati, where her father is now coach of the University basketball team, eighth-grader Aurora (called Rory) finds herself isolated by the heated team rivalries--especially when it turns out her new friend Abby's father has a mysterious feud with Rory's father that threatens her new friendship
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The liars society
by Alyson Gerber
"When the money for their school trip is stolen at their elite Boston School, Weatherby and Jack, each protecting secrets that could destroy their lives, are invited to solve this high-stakes mystery, which would guarantee their entrance into the oldest, most powerful society in the world. "
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Wrecker
by Carl Hiaasen
When some men in a sailboat that has run hard aground on a sand flat pay him to forget he ever saw them, Wrecker is happy to oblige, but when he keeps seeing these men all over Key West, he discovers they want more than just his silence. Simultaneous eBook.
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Alebrijes
by Donna Barba Higuera
When thirteen-year-old Leandro takes the fall for his sister and is exiled into an ancient drone, he embarks on a perilous journey beyond the city's walls where he encounters mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, and fellow outcasts as he tries to save hissister and fellow Cascabeles from the oppressive regime
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Courtesy of Cupid
by Nashae Jones
"When she discovers her mysterious father is the love god Cupid and she's inherited his knack for romance, 13-year-old Erin Johnson uses her newfound magical powers to make her rival fall in love with her, which makes things even more complicated. Simultaneous eBook."
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Thieves' gambit
by Kayvion Lewis
To save her mother's life, 17-year-old Ross Quest enters the Thieves' Gambit, a series of dangerous, international heists where the grand prize is a wish for anything in the world, forcing her to decide who to con and who to trust before time runs out. Simultaneous eBook.
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Where are the aliens? : the search for life beyond Earth
by Stacy McAnulty
Taking readers on a journey through theories of discovery, from the Big Bang to today's technological advancements, this entertaining, science-based book explores of one of the universe's greatest mysteries?—?does life exist beyond Earth? 15,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Thin Air
by Kellie M. Parker
A flight to Paris filled with teens competing for a cash prize turns deadly.
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The space between here & now
by Sarah Suk
"When a memory of her estranged mom doesn't match up, 17-year-old Aimee Roh, who has a rare condition that causes her to travel back to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory, journeys to Korea to discover the truth. Simultaneous eBook."
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Remember us
by Jacqueline Woodson
"The summer before seventh grade, as the constant threat of housefires looms over her Brooklyn neighborhood, basketball-loving Sage is trying to figure out her place in her circle of friends, when a new kid named Freddy moves in"
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Alterations
by Ray Xu
"A semi-autobiographical middle-grade graphic novel about a Canadian-Chinese boy who feels invisible at home and in school but longs to stand out"
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