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The beckoning shadow
by Katharyn Blair
Terrified of her magical power after a horrifying incident resulting from her lack of control, teenage runaway, Vesper Montgomery, enters a dangerous tournament for a chance to rewrite the past and reverse the mistakes that have changed her forever.
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Last bus to Everland
by Sophie Cameron
Forging a bond with a compassionate artist, a youth in the projects joins a band of misfits and miscreants who meet weekly for adventures in a Narnia-inspired world, before dwindling magic forces him to choose between those he loves. By the author of Out of the Blue.
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Ordinary girls
by Blair Thornburgh
A lighthearted contemporary retelling of Sense and Sensibility finds two sisters, complete opposites in temperament, who discover that the secrets they have been keeping make them more alike than they realized.
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| Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy RibayFilipino American Jay is shocked and grief-stricken by the murder of his Filipino cousin, Jun -- how could someone like Jun get mixed up in the vigilante violence of President Duterte’s war on drugs? Fed up with his secretive family, Jay travels from the U.S. to the Philippines in search of answers. This book is for readers in search of gripping family drama and unflinching insights into Filipino politics and growing up bicultural. |
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This Time Will Be Different
by Misa Sugiura
What it’s about: Despite years of pressure from her high-achieving mother, C.J. Katsuyama’s only ambition is to hone her flower-arranging skills at the family flower shop. Yet when her mom threatens to sell the shop to a family that once took advantage of C.J.’s grandparents, C.J. finally finds her own determination.
Read it for: realistically complicated characters, family secrets, a slice of Japanese American history, and a touch of romance.
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Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents and his family that he has never asked before.
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Perfect chemistry
by Simone Elkeles
While working as lab partners, sparks fly between studious Brittany Ellis and gang member Alex Fuentes, but as she struggles with having feelings for someone she knows is totally wrong for her, he reconsiders a bet he made with his friends after emotions become more real upon learning the truth about Brittany's family problems.
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That summer
by Sarah Dessen
During the summer of her divorced father's remarriage and her sister's wedding, fifteen-year-old Haven comes into her own by letting go of the myths of the past.
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The statistical probability of love at first sight
by Jennifer E. Smith
Stuck at the airport during her father's second wedding to a stepmother she has yet to meet, 17-year-old Hadley encounters a seemingly perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area and shares a whirlwind 24-hour romance that challenges her beliefs about family and second chances.
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens agenda
by Becky Albertalli
Closeted gay teen Simon Spier is challenged to come out on his own terms when he is threatened with exposure, a situation that is complicated by his friends' views and his crush on an adorable if confusing guy.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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