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Not If I Save You First
by Ally Carter
Starring: Maddie, who's spent the last six years in a remote Alaskan cabin with no company except for her dad, a former Secret Service agent – until Logan, Maddie's childhood friend and the President's son, brings trouble to her door.
What happens: As Maddie uses her survival skills to protect Logan, their rekindled friendship evolves into romance.
For fans of: author Ally Carter's Gallagher Girls series who are looking for similar stories with a darker edge.
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The Astonishing Color of After
by Emily X.R. Pan
What it's about: Following her mother's suicide, 15-year-old American Leigh travels to Taiwan to meet her grandparents, learn about her mother's past, and follow her mother's spirit, which has transformed into a brilliant red bird.
Why you might like it: Blending magic with painful reality, The Astonishing Color of After offers a portrait of grief and resilience that you won't soon forget.
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After the shot drops
by Randy Ribay
Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood
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The wicked deep
by Shea Ernshaw
Three sisters, drowned as witches in Sparrow, Oregon, in the 1800s, return each summer for revenge but Penny, seventeen, is determined to stop them to save the boy she loves
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Booked
by Kwame Alexander
Nick Hall is the star player on the soccer team until a bombshell announcement shatters his world
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| Kick by Walter Dean Myers and Ross WorkmanWhat it is: Celebrated author Walter Dean Myers joined forces with one of his fans, Ross Workman, to write this story of a soccer-playing New Jersey kid who gets into serious trouble.
What happens: Arrested for crashing his friend Christy's dad's car, 13-year-old Kevin Johnson has to decide whether he can trust Sergeant Brown, a police officer who seems like he genuinely wants to help.
Why you might like it: Besides a captivating mystery and exciting soccer action, Kick also offers memorable, well-developed characters. |
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Tangerine
by Edward Bloor
Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint. Jr Lib Guild.
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| Now Is the Time for Running by Michael WilliamsWhat it's about: how 14-year-old Deo goes from fleeing his ravaged village in Zimababwe to playing in the Street Soccer World Cup in South Africa.
Read it for: a heart-wrenching story of brutality and survival, lightened by on-the-field excitement and the loyal, loving bond between Deo and his brother, Innocent.
Did you know? South African author Michael Williams based this novel on interviews with young Zimbabwean refugees. |
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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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