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New Young Adult Books 6/26/2024
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The following books are new to shelves at Kendall Young Library. To reserve an item, click on the image or title to be taken to the library's catalog. (Detailed instructions at the end of the newsletter.)
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Daniel, deconstructed
by James Ramos
"Photographer and film buff Daniel Sanchez learned a long time ago that the only way to get by in an allistic world is to mask his autism and follow the script. Which means he knows that boisterous, buff, and beautiful soccer superstars like his best friend, Mona Sinclair, shouldn't be wasting time hanging out with introverts...But when Daniel meets a new classmate, Gabe Mendes, who is tall, mysterious, nonbinary, and--somehow--as cool as Mona, Daniel knows exactly how this is going to play out...But matchmaking means stepping into the mystifying and illogical world of love, dating, and relationships, where nothing is as it seems and no one knows their lines"
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A place for vanishing
by Ann Fraistat
"Moving into her mother's childhood home for a fresh start, Libby, recently diagnosed with bipolar III, discovers the strangely beautiful house disguises a sinister past and the truth can be found in the eerie, bug-shaped masks hidden throughout the property. Simultaneous eBook."
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Sky's end
by Marc J. Gregson
"To save the only family he has left from his murderous uncle, Conrad enters the Selection of the Twelve Trades where he overhears whispers of rebellion in the dark while enduring vigorous training, manipulative peers and the Gauntlet?—?a brutal final test. Simultaneous eBook."
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All this twisted glory
by Tahereh Mafi
Determined to escape Cyrus, the mercurial ruler of Tulan, Alizeh, heir to the Jinn throne, realizes Cyrus may be the key to fulfilling her own destiny, while in Ardunia, Kamran finds a magical way to finally get to Tulan and rescue Alizeh.
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Disciples of chaos
by M. K. Lobb
In this gripping sequel to Seven Fearless Saints, Rossana and Damian are determined to free those who matter most while setting their sights on Brechaat, but they find their journey fraught by strange magic as Damian shifts further from the boy he used to be. Simultaneous eBook.
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Even if it breaks your heart
by Erin Hahn
Determined to follow the list his late best friend left behind of things he wants him to accomplish, 19-year-old bullrider Case Michaels is led to 18-year-old Winnie Sutton, whom he ropes into competing on the rodeo circuit and becoming his friend. Simultaneous eBook.
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A tempest of tea
by Hafsah Faizal
When her prestigious tearoom is threatened, criminal mastermind and collector of secrets Arthie Casimir must make a devil's bargain with an adversary to infiltrate the dark and glittering vampire society of Athereum to pull off a heist that turns into a fight to save the world. Simultaneous eBook.
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Everything I learned about racism I learned in school
by Tiffany Jewell
"From preschool to higher education and everything in between, Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School focuses on the experiences Black and Brown students face as a direct result of the racism built into schools across the United States. The overarching nonfiction narrative follows author Tiffany Jewell from early elementary school through her time at college, unpacking the history of systemic racism in the American educational system along the way. Throughout the book, other writers of theglobal majority share a wide variety of personal narratives and stories based on their own school experiences"
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These deadly prophecies
by Andrea Tang
When her boss, the infamous fortuneteller Sorcerer Solomon, is murdered after predicting his own brutal death, Tabitha Zeng, a prime suspect in the crime, must place her trust in his youngest son to find the real killer and prove her innocence. Simultaneous eBook.
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The atlas of us
by Kristin Dwyer
"Atlas has lost her way. In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she's working on a community service program rehabbing trails in the Western Sierras. The only plus is that the days are so exhausting that Atlas might just be tired enough to forget that this was one of her dad's favorite places in the world. Before cancer stole him from her life, that is. Using real names is forbidden on the trail. So Atlas becomes Maps, and with her team-Books, Sugar, Junior, and King-she heads into the wilderness. As she sheds the lies she's built up as walls to protect herself, she realizes that four strangers might know her better than anyone has before. And with the end of the trail racing to meet them, Maps is left counting down the days until she returns to her old life-without her new family, and without King, who's become more than just a friend"
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The dark fable
by Katherine Harbour
"Able to turn invisible, orphan Evie Wilder joins The Dark Fable, a legendary group of thieves known for stealing obscure and occult artifacts, and soon discovers her new family's past is linked to her own?—?and the price of uncovering The Dark Fable's secrets could be death. "
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Dungeons and drama
by Kristy Boyce
"Musical lover Riley has big aspirations to become a director on Broadway...but when Riley takes her mom's car without permission, she's grounded and stuck with the worst punishment: spending her after-school hours working at her dad's game shop. Riley can't waste her time working...so she convinces Nathan--a nerdy teen employee--to cover her shifts and, in exchange, she'll flirt with him to make his gamer-girl crush jealous...Soon, Riley starts to think that flirting with Nathan doesn't require as much acting as she would've thought"
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That's not my name
by Megan Lally
Told in two voices, a seventeen-year-old battered and bruised girl struggles to remember who she or the man claiming to be her father is while seventeen-year-old Drew stops at nothing to find his missing girlfriend
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Starsight
by Brandon Sanderson
After becoming a pilot and learning some disturbing things about her father, Spensa disguises herself and enters a Krell pilot training program where she discovers the purpose of the program is to exterminate humans
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Diary of a confused feminist
by Kate Weston
"British teen Kat Evens, determined to be a good feminist, stumbles through high school with all its bullies, parties, embarrassing moments and crippling self-doubt with the help of her best friends, her parents and her diary as she figures out how to reach her goal. Simultaneous and eBook."
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All items can be reserved through the Kendall Young Library catalog: - When viewing an item in the catalog, click "place hold" button.
- Enter your library card number (14 digits on the back of your card) with no spaces.
- Enter your PIN. If you don't know your PIN, try:
- Your 4-digit birth month and day (i.e. August 4 would be 0804), or
- The last 4 digits of your library card number.
- If neither of these options work, call the library at 832-9100.
- You will get a call from the library when the item is available.
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