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| Looking for Smoke by K.A. CobellShortly after a giveaway ceremony on the Blackfeet Reservation, a girl named Samantha is found murdered. All four people in the giveaway group are suspects, and proving their innocence means spilling secrets and upending relationships. Read-alikes: Angeline Boulley's Warrior Girl Unearthed. |
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Beastly Beauty
by Jennifer Donnelly
To break the curse that has kept her trapped for years, Arabella must find a boy who loves her for her true self: a cruel task for a girl who's been told she's impossible to love. Then hope arrives in the form of a handsome thief.
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Hotelitor : Luxury-Class Defense and Hospitality Unit
by Josh Hicks
Luxury ship Hotelitor is equipped with a hyperspace engine and single, double, and adjoining rooms. When an alien attack strands the craft in deep space, 18-year-old intern Anne Greene must save its guests from chaos.
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Kill Her Twice
by Stacey Lee
In 1932, movie star Lulu Wong’s body is discovered in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. Fearing the police may not deliver justice, three Chinese American sisters endeavor to solve their friend’s murder themselves. This noir-tinged historical mystery will appeal to fans of immersive settings and twisty plots.
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What's Eating Jackie Oh?
by Patricia Park
A Korean American teen tries to balance her dream to become a chef with the cultural expectations of her family when she enters the competitive world of a TV cooking show.
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Tumbling
by Caela Carter
Five aspiring Olympic gymnasts struggle with their ambitions, insecurities and secrets while participating in the two-day U.S. Olympic Trials for Gymnastics that either will elevate them to stardom or send them home forgotten.
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Rush for the Gold : Mystery at the Olympics
by John Feinstein
Competing in the Summer Olympics in London, Susan Anderson is targeted by agents, sponsors and media representatives who Stevie Thomas suspects are using unscrupulous tactics to ensure that Susan wins the gold.
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Fierce : How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
by Aly Raisman
Shares the author's journey to Olympic gold, including when she began her gymnastics training, how she dealt with naysayers who said she would never make it, and how she surrounded herself with a strong support system.
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| Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football team by Steve SheinkinLaunched by his football skills at the Carlisle Indian School, multi-sport athlete Jim Thorpe became the first Native American (Sac and Fox Nation) to medal for the the United States at the 1912 Olympics. Despite his talent, Thorpe was confronted by racism at every turn in his career. Edge-of-your-seat sports action jostles with an unforgiving look at American history in this biography. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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Chester Library 250 W Main St. Chester, New Jersey 07930 (908) 879-7612
chesterlib.org
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