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New Young Adult February 2020
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Michigan vs. the boys
by Carrie Allen
Forced by budget cuts to join the boys’ hockey team, a talented young athlete endures hazing from her male teammates that escalates into assault, compelling her to choose between her college ambitions and staying silent.
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Tears of frost
by Bree Barton
Traveling to the snow kingdom to unearth the dark secrets of her mother’s past, Mia Rose navigates persecution against women with magic abilities, while Pilar collides with Prince Quin over her role in the death of his sister.
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The queen of nothing
by Holly Black
Reeling from Cardan’s betrayal, an exiled Jude risks her life to sneak back into the treacherous Faerie Court to save the life of her deceptive twin, only to become ensnared in Elfhame’s violent political war and the fallout of a powerful curse.
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10 blind dates
by Ashley Elston
When her plans for a romantic holiday with her boyfriend are upended by heartbreak, Sophie spends Christmas with her extended family, who set her up on 10 blind dates at the same time her ex returns, asking for another chance.
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Winterwood
by Shea Ernshaw
Dark fairy tales and enchanted folklore collide when a boy, believed to be missing, emerges from a magical woodland and promptly falls in love with a witch who has been trying to unravel his secrets.
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The infinite noise
by Lauren Shippen
Enduring bizarre mood swings that go beyond the normal limits of teens, Caleb is identified as an individual with super-sensitive empathy before he is compelled into forming a powerful bond with a classmate. By the creator of the “Bright Sessions” podcast.
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Opposite of Always : Target Edition
by Justin A. Reynolds
Falling hard for a popular and charismatic girl who suddenly passes away, a grieving Jack finds himself traveling back in time to when they first met, only to find his efforts to prevent her death triggering unanticipated consequences.
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A thousand fires
by Shannon Price
Aspiring to join her best friend’s elite Herons gang to strike back against the thugs who killed her little brother, Valerie finds herself torn between loyalties when she is recruited into a different gang that offers her a chance at revenge.
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Now Entering Addamsville
by Francesca Zappia
When Zora Novak is framed for a crime she didn’t commit, she must track down the true culprit and clear her name before it’s too late, but in a small town obsessed with ghosts, getting people to believe the truth might prove to be impossible.
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Crying Laughing
by Lance Rubin
Fearing her comedic ambitions are beyond her reach after a disastrous stand-up set at her own bat mitzvah, Winnie is invited to join her school’s improv troupe before her efforts are shaped by epically bad dates, frustrating performances and a parent’s failing health.
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The babysitters coven
by Kate Williams
After new student Cassandra Heaven joins seventeen-year-old Esme Pearl's babysitters club, the girls learn that being a babysitter really means a heroic lineage of superpowers, magic rituals, and saving the innocent from evil
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Trouble maker for justice : the story of Bayard Rustin, the man behind the march on Washington
by Jacqueline Houtman
Bayard Rustin believed that every human being deserves respect and dignity. As a child he was taught that we all have a duty to stand up to prejudice and discrimination, and that conflict must be resolved through peaceful, nonviolent means. And so, Bayard began to peacefully resist--in high school he was arrested for sitting in the "whites only" section of his hometown movie theater--no matter the consequences. Bayard Rustin grew up to become one of the key figures of the American Civil Rights Movement. He was a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., teaching him the philosophy and techniques of nonviolent direct action. In 1963, he organized the March on Washington, one of America's most historic protest marches. And yet, he is absent from most history books, in large part because he was openly gay. This biography traces Bayard's lifetime of activism and highlights his fearless commitment to justice and equality for all.
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The greatest zombie movie ever
by Jeff Strand
Hoping to make something epic after their first YouTube movie flop, Justin and his filmmaking buddies plan a fantastic zombie film starring a beautiful actress only to have their efforts hampered by a one-month timeline and uncooperative extras.
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Rules for vanishing
by Kate Alice Marshall
When Sara and her friends search the forest for Sara's missing sister Becca, a mysterious road unfurls before them, where the ghost of Lucy Gallows sends horrors and challenges in their path to find Becca
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War girls
by Tochi Onyebuchi
A tale set in a Black Panther-inspired Nigeria follows the experiences of two sisters in a 22nd-century world devastated by war and climate change who fight against violence and political unrest to secure a safe and peaceful life together.
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Eve of man
by Giovanna Fletcher
A first entry of a planned trilogy, co-written by the best-selling author of There's a Monster in Your Book, finds a first girl born in 5 years desperately seeking freedom from an overprotective dystopian world that sees her as the mother of the human race.
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Patron saints of nothing
by Randy Ribay
Setting aside his college ambitions when he learns that his cousin has been murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, a high school senior travels to the Philippines to uncover the truth, and the part he may have played in it.
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Who put this song on?
by Morgan Parker
17-year-old Morgan is a black teen triumphantly figuring out her identity when her conservative town deems depression as a lack of faith, and blackness as something to be politely ignored.
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Our wayward fate
by Gloria Chao
Forging a bond with the only other Taiwanese kid in her school, 17-year-old Oli Chu finds a sense of belonging and the courage to push back against discrimination before her mother’s disapproval of the relationship reveals astonishing family secrets.
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Suggested Reading
by Dave Connis
Horrified when her draconian principal bans all awareness-raising and issue-centric books from the school library, passionate bibliophile Clara teams up with the student council president and other friends to start an underground library.
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This Vicious Cure
by Emily Suvada
A conclusion to the series that began with This Mortal Coil and This Cruel Design finds Cat facing her most formidable adversary yet to prevent a war between factions who want to gain control of technology to cure the plague and prevent death itself.
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Nameless queen
by Rebecca McLaughlin
In the city of Seriden, the thief called Coin is Nameless -- she has no family, no legal rights, and no standing in society -- but she inherits the throne and the power and danger that come with it
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Infinity Son
by Adam Silvera
Manifesting supernatural phoenix fire abilities when he turns 18, Emil becomes a reluctant defender against the specters that overshadow his world and reluctantly joins a vigilante team that his powerless brother idolizes.
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The conference of the birds
by Ransom Riggs
A latest entry in the best-selling series continues the story of Jacob Portman, who takes a brave leap into The Conference of the Birds while pursued by dangerous enemies.
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Spin
by L. R. Giles
When the murder of a popular young DJ, Paris Secord, upends the local music scene, her shunned pre-fame best friend, Kya, and her chief groupie, Fuse, are forced to set aside their differences during a crusade for justice on social media and the streets.
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Lifestyles of gods & monsters
by Emily Roberson
The daughter of a royal family becomes a leading contestant in a near-impossible reality-TV competition alongside a gorgeous teammate only to find her ambitions complicated by her constant viewership and a criminalized monster’s true nature.
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In the hall with the knife
by Diana Peterfreund
When a storm strikes at Blackbrook Academy, an elite prep school nestled in the woods of Maine, a motley crew of students--including Beth 'Peacock' Picach, Orchid McKee, Vaughn Green, Sam 'Mustard' Maestor, Finn Plum, and Scarlet Mistry--are left stranded on campus with their headmaster. Hours later, her body is found hanging in the conservatory and it's very clear her death was no suicide. With this group of students who are all hiding something, nothing is as it seems, and everyone has a motive for murder.
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