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| Internment by Samira AhmedThe setting: a frightening near-future U.S. in which Muslim Americans are forced into internment camps.
What happens: Wrenched from her home after she and her family are imprisoned, strong-willed 17-year-old Layla Amin becomes a leader for the resistance, risking everything to take down the camp and shatter the silence that allows violent injustice to go unchecked.
Is it for you? While some readers might find the premise too disturbing, others will be riveted by the brave, authentic heroine. |
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How Not to Ask a Boy to Prom
by S. J. Goslee
A decidedly single teen artist, tiring of his sister's efforts to set him up, pretends to date the local bad boy while practicing his drawing skills, working at a greenhouse and avoiding anything that involves school spirit or the prom. Simultaneous eBook.
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If I'm Being Honest
by Emily Wibberley
A follow-up to Always Never Yours finds a queen bee with a mean-girl reputation struggling to win the affection of her crush by making amends to those she has wronged, including a kindhearted gamer who appreciates her blunt honesty. Simultaneous eBook
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| We Rule the Night by Claire Eliza BartlettWhat it’s about: Linnâe is a general’s daughter who disguised herself so she could join the army. Revna is a so-called traitor’s daughter who was caught using illegal magic. Their dislike is mutual, but when they’re both recruited to an all-female regiment that flies living metal planes into battle, their lives depend on their ability to share a cockpit.
Read it for: an unlikely but powerful friendship and an imaginative, Russian-inspired fantasy world. |
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| Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCrearyWhat it is: a candid, upbeat memoir about author Michael McCreary’s experiences of growing up autistic and becoming a stand-up comic.
What’s inside: snarky humor, pop culture references, supportive advice for readers on the spectrum, and misconception-busting insights for neurotypical readers.
You might also like: Shane Burcaw’s Laughing at My Nightmare, another uproarious memoir by an author who uses humor to deal with ableism (as well as life’s other challenges). |
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| Night Music by Jenn Marie ThorneStarring: classical pianist Ruby, who just bombed her audition for the music school where her famous composer father teaches, and musical prodigy Oscar, who just scored a chance to study with Ruby's dad for the summer.
What it’s about: Even though Ruby needs to figure out who she is outside of the music world, and Oscar shouldn’t risk his career by dating his mentor’s daughter, their connection is undeniable.
For fans of: thoughtful, captivating contemporary romance. |
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Every moment after
by Joseph Moldover
Graduating from high school years after several of their first-grade classmates were killed in a school shooting, best friends Matt and Cole struggle with changing relationships and their guilt about trying to move on. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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You Must Not Miss
by Katrina Leno
When her family's destructiveness leads to her older sister's abrupt departure and her own ostracism at school, a teen retreats into her journal and conjurs a fantasy world of magic, monsters and revenge. By the author of Summer of Salt. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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Hearts Made for Breaking
by Jen Klein
Proud of a record involving breakups without hurt feelings or boys even realizing that they have been dumped, Lark is dared by her disapproving friends to experience a breakup that matters and selects a mysterious misfit who changes her perspectives about relationships. By the author of Summer Unscripted. Original. Simultaneous eBook
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by Peter Bognanni
Learning that a beloved local movie theater is going to be demolished, a young film buff teams up with a motley crew of cinema employees and his oldest friend, who has been working stage crew jobs in Hollywood, to save the site they love. Simultaneous eBook.
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Belly Up
by Eva Darrows
A summertime of dreams and firsts culminates in a high school senior's unexpected pregnancy that resulted from a one-night stand with a stranger at a party and a move to a new school, challenges that complicate her Ivy League ambitions and new relationship with a boy who doesn't seem to care that she's pregnant. By the author of The Awesome. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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| Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda BellezaStarring: Crown Princess Rhee, sole heir to the galaxy’s dynasty, now undercover and out for revenge after an assassination attempt; and Aly, a refugee turned reality TV star who becomes a fugitive after he’s accused of Rhee’s murder.
Read it for: compelling characters, interstellar world-building, and intertwining storylines that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Series alert: catch the conclusion to this duology in Blood of a Thousand Stars. |
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| Contagion by Erin BowmanFeaturing: microbiology intern Thea, former military pilot Nova, and their teammates on the rescue ship sent to answer a distress call from a mining crew on the planet Achlys.
What happens: By the time the team arrives on Achlys, there's nothing left but piles of corpses and an ominous note. Can they discover what killed the drill crew without meeting the same fate? Multiple perspectives heighten the suspense in this horror/science fiction hybrid.
Look for: the sequel, Immunity, on shelves this July. |
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| Defy the Stars by Claudia GrayWhat it’s about: While fighting to protect her home planet from Earth colonizers, pilot Noemi discovers Abel, an abandoned, highly advanced Earth mech who might prove to be a crucial ally.
Why you might like it: Alternating narration allows you to see both sides of Noemi and Abel’s evolving relationship -- and the complicated moral dilemma that comes with it.
Series alert: this gripping science fiction story continues in Defy the Worlds and Defy the Fates. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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Culpeper County Library 271 Southgate Shopping Center Culpeper, Virginia 22701 540-825-8691
www.cclva.org
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