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Tradition
by Brendan Kiely
Attending an elite prep school where outdated and permissive sexual traditions allow the school's athletes to seduce female students while the administration looks the other way, a girl who wants only to keep her head down and a scholarship athlete enduring high expectations recognize their pain in each other and forge a relationship that is complicated by brutal peer dynamics. Simultaneous eBook.
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So done
by Paula Chase
"When best friends Metai and Jamila are reunited after a summer apart, their friendship threatens to combust from the pressure of secrets, middle school, and looming auditions for a potentially life-changing new talented-and-gifted program"
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What I leave behind
by Alison McGhee
Since his father's suicide, Will, sixteen, has mainly walked, worked at Dollar Only, and tried to replicate his father's cornbread recipe, but the rape of his childhood friend shakes things up
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Heretics Anonymous : A Divine Comedy
by Katie Henry
An atheist student at a Catholic school befriends a feminist who aspires to become a priest before joining a secret support group, Heretics Anonymous, where his new gay, Jewish, pagan and other outcast friends organize anti-discrimination protests. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Bridge of Clay
by Markus Zusak
Upon their father's return, the five Dunbar boys, who have raised themselves since their mother's death, begin to learn family secrets, including that of fourth brother Clay, who will build a bridge for complex reasons, including his own redemption
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ACTION, ADVENTURE & MYSTERY
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The edge
by Roland Smith
Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to participate in an "International Peace Ascent" in the Hindu Kush, with a team made up of under-18-year-old climbers from around the world, but from the first something seems wrong, so when the group is attacked and most of the climbers are either killed or kidnapped, Peak finds himself caught up in a struggle to survive, shadowed by the Shen, a mysterious snow leopard. Simultaneous eBook. 35,000 first printing.
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Garrison Girl
by Rachel Aaron
When the last vestige of the human race is threatened by unstoppable carnivorous giants, a brave young woman decides to defy her wealthy family and join the military garrison to battle humanity’s enemies. But Rosalie Dumarque soon finds that her dream of escaping the protection of Wall Rose not only leads to bloody sword fights with monsters, but exposes her to other dangers. Can she earn the trust of her fellow soldiers, stand up to a corrupt authority, navigate a forbidden romance...and cut her way out of a titan’s throat?
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I'm not missing
by Carrie Fountain
A debut novel by an award-winning poet is set in a New Mexico desert city and follows the experiences of a motherless half-Latina girl who steps out of the larger-than-life shadow of her best friend and lands in an unexpected relationship. Simultaneous eBook.
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Sadie
by Courtney Summers
Resolving to bring her sister's killer to justice, an orphaned teen goes missing while investigating meager clues, before a radio personality learns her story and becomes obsessed with finding her before it is too late. By the author of What Goes Around. Simultaneous eBook
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Refugee
by Alan Gratz
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together. Simultaneous eBook.
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FANTASY, SCI-FI, SUPERNATURAL
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Peasprout Chen : battle of champions
by Henry Lien
"Second book in a Taiwanese-inspired middle-grade fantasy series about a young girl's quest to become a champion of Wu Liu, an art form that blends figure skating with martial arts"
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A thousand beginnings and endings : 15 retellings of Asian myths and legends
by Ellen Oh
Best-selling and award-winning authors including Melissa de la Cruz, Renée Ahdieh and Julie Kagawa reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in 15 short stories that span multiple genres and explore classic cultural themes, from love and freedom to sacrifice and duty. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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A problematic paradox
by Eliot Sappingfield
A first entry in a riotous debut duology features brainy student Nikola, who is recruited by aliens to attend a boarding school for geniuses, where she makes otherworldly friends and discovers her own unusual powers. Simultaneous eBook.
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The storm runner
by Jennifer Cervantes
To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane also connects him to his father and his ancestry
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Julia vanishes
by Catherine Egan
Possessing an ability to hide on the edge of perception, Julia conceals her talents in a city where magic is banned and poses as a grand lady's housemaid alongside an eccentric band of fellow housemates who have ties to a powerful killer
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Neverworld wake : Library Edition
by Marisha Pessl
A former in-crowd member returns to her hometown a year after graduating from high school to investigate unsolved questions about her genius boyfriend's shocking death, only to be approached by a mysterious stranger who challenges her circle of friends to make a harsh decision to avoid becoming trapped in time. By the award-winning author of Night Film. Simultaneous.
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Wildcard
by Marie Lu
The thrilling sequel to Warcross by the #1 New York Times best-selling author finds Emika Chen learning the truth about Hideo's new NeuroLink algorithm and banding together with the Phoenix Riders to put a stop to Hideo’s grim plans, only to find herself caught in a web of betrayal that forces her to turn to Zero and his ruthless crew, the Blackcoats, to take down the man she loves. Simultaneous
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