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Run away with me
by Brian Selznick
Run away with me is a profoundly romantic YA novel about two teenage boys finding each other and falling in love over one summer in Rome.
Also available on Hoopla.
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Oathbound
by Tracy Deonn
Bree Matthes exiled herself from the Legendborn Order to keep those she loves safe, but the price is a bargain with the Shadow King, in a story blending Southern Black Girl Magic with secret societies and the legend of King Arthur.
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Our Infinite Fates
by Laura Steven
Evelyn remembers her past lives and how she's murdered by her 18th birthday in each one by Arden, a supernatural being tethered to her soul, so she needs to find him first, break their curse and not to fall in love.
Also available on Libby.
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Hangry hearts
by Jennifer Chen
Julie Wu and Randall Hur used to be best friends before their once-close families became rivals, bringing heartbreak to their families when they start dating, as love, family and food collide in a Romeo and Juliet-inspired romance.
Also available on Libby.
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How to survive a slasher
by Justine Pucella Winans
CJ Smith's hometown of Satterville was the site of two massacres, which CJ and his dad survived, and when an unpublished manuscript from a mysterious writer shows up addressed to CJ predicting new murders, CJ sets out to stop them.
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His mortal demise
by Vanessa Le
Kochin seeks to bring Nhika back to life, while Nhika wakes up confused in a familiar manor-house and sets off to find Kochin, in a dual-POV story where morals will be tested, hearts pushed to the limit and fates determined.
Also available on Libby.
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A catalog of burnt objects
by Shana Youngdahl
Seventeen-year-old Caprice wants to repair her family now that her brother has returned home, but wildfires strike her small California town, in a love story and a reflection of the heartbreaking, true story of the 2018 wildfire that destroyed Paradise, California.
Also available on Libby.
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Poetry Month: Novels in verse
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A bird in the air means we can still breathe
by Mahogany L. Browne
In this poignant mixed voice, mixed form collection of interconnected prose, poems and stories, teen characters, their families, and their communities grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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When we ride : a novel
by Rex Ogle
Diego Benevides works hard. His single mother encourages him to stay focused on school, on getting into college, on getting out of their crumbling neighborhood. That's why she gave him her car. Diego's best friend, Lawson, needs a ride--because Lawson is dealing. Award-winning memoirist and poet Rex Ogle's searing first novel-in-verse is an unforgettable story of the power and price of loyalty.
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The house no one sees
by Adina King
After a text from her estranged mother rips her away from a night with friends, Penelope Ross is forced into a kaleidoscope of memories and must confront her mother's opioid addiction, in a novel in verse and prose.
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The poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
The daughter of devout immigrants discovers the power of slam poetry and begins participating in a school club as part of her effort to understand her mother's strict religious beliefs and her own developing relationship to the world.
Also available on Libby.
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Ask me how I got here
by Christine Heppermann
A novel in verse traces the experiences of a young woman who becomes pregnant after one careless night and decides to have an abortion but struggles with depression before reconnecting with a former teammate who is going through her own difficulties. By the award-winning author of Poisoned Apples.
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Punching the air
by Ibi Aanu Zoboi
The award-winning author of American Street and the prison reform activist of the Exonerated Five trace the story of a young artist and poet whose prospects at a diverse art school are threatened by a racially biased system and a tragic altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood.
Also available on Libby and cloudLibrary.
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Shout
by Laurie Halse Anderson
A poetic memoir and urgent call-to-action by the award-winning author of Speak blends free-verse reflections with deeply personal stories from her life to rally today's young people to stand up and fight the abuses, censorship and hatred of today's world. A passionate poetry memoir about trauma, recovery, and finding your voice.
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People kill people
by Ellen Hopkins
Follows six teenagers as they are brought into close contact over the course of one tense week, in a town with political and personal tensions that build until one fires a fatal gunshot
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Moonrise
by Sarah Crossan
With little money or support, Joe Moon, seventeen, travels to Texas to help the older brother he barely knows through his last few weeks before being executed for murder.
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Song of freedom, song of dreams : a novel in verse
by Shari Green
"Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams is a historical YA novel in verse that centers around a young pianist in East Germany trying to make sense of love, duty, and the pursuit of dreams during the unsettled months of protest that led to the fall of the BerlinWall in the late 1980s. Written in stunning lyrical verse, Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams is a story of hope, courage, romance, and the power of music not only to change lives, but to save them"
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The black flamingo
by Dean Atta
A fierce coming-of-age novel about identity and the liberating power of drag follows the experiences of a mixed-race teen in London who struggles to connect with his heritage before coming out and establishing his place in Drag Society.
Also available on Libby.
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Amber and clay
by Laura Amy Schlitz
Told in multiple voices, after a binding curse is put on the ghost of a young, privileged girl killed by lightning, she comes to the aid of an enslaved boy in Ancient Greece as she leads him to freedom.
Also available on Libby.
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We are the ashes, we are the fire
by Joy McCullough
Em Morales finds courage in the story of a fifteenth-century avenger when her sister's rapist is set free without prison time.
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Bright red fruit
by Safia Elhillo
Samira is determined to have a perfect summer filled with fun parties, exploring DC, and growing as a poet--until a scandalous rumor has her grounded and unable to leave her house. When Samira turns to a poetry forum for solace, she catches the eye of an older, charismatic poet named Horus. For the first time, Samira feels wanted. But soon she's keeping a bigger secret than ever before--one that that could prove her reputation and jeopardize her place in her community.
Also available on cloudLIbrary.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up! |
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