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| Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. KrosoczkaWhat it is: a moody, expressive graphic memoir in which author and artist Jarrett J. Krosoczka describes -- with gut-punching openness -- how he was raised by his caring, challenging grandparents while his heroin-addicted mother was in rehab (or jail).
Who it's for: Whether you're curious about the guy behind the Lunch Lady comics (remember those?) or you're looking for a mature, unflinching family story, Hey, Kiddo might be for you. |
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To Be Honest
by Maggie Ann Martin
When Savannah, a high school senior, must live alone with her weight-obsessed mother after her older sister goes off to college and her mother begins pressuring her about her own eating habits, Savvy finds consolation in a new relationship with George, the cute new boy at school with insecurities of his own. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Crescent Stone
by Matt Mikalatos
When Madeline, a teen with terminal lung disease, accepts healing in exchange for a year of service in the Sunlit Lands, she and her friend Jason enjoy being privileged members of Elenil society, until they learn that magic carries a high price
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This story is a lie
by Tom Pollock
Seventeen-year-old mathematical genius Peter Blankman battles his lifelong panic attacks as he tries to find his missing twin sister, Bel, and those who nearly assassinated his mother, a famous scientist
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#MurderTrending
by Gretchen McNeil
In a near future world, where good and honest citizens enjoy watching the executions of society's most infamous convicted felons streamed live on The Postman app, 17-year-old Dee Guerrera and her newly formed posse, the Death Row Breakfast Club, must prove that she's innocent of committing a heinous crime before she ends up being wrongfully put to death for the world to see.
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Beneath the citadel
by Destiny Soria
Cassa, the orphaned daughter of rebels, and friends Alys, Evander, and Newt, fight back against the high council of Eldra, which has ruled for centuries based solely on ancient prophesies
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Light years : Kass Morgan
by Kass Morgan
After centuries of exclusivity, the Quatra Fleet Academy finally accepts students from the settler planets, forcing four teenagers from different backgrounds, with different ambitions, motives, and missions, to work together to outmaneuver a mysterious alien enemy
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What if it's us
by Becky Albertalli
Told in two voices, when Arthur, a summer intern from Georgia, and Ben, a native New Yorker, meet it seems like fate, but after three attempts at dating fail they wonder if the universe is pushing them together or apart
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| Sawkill Girls by Claire LegrandThe setting: Sawkill Rock, home to wealthy people, beautiful horses, and a legendary monster that preys on young women.
Featuring: outsider Zoey, who refuses to give up on her missing best friend; newcomer Marion, whose sister just disappeared; and privileged Val, who might be trapped by her family's dark legacy.
Read it for: atmospheric, magic-tinged horror starring diverse teen girls who band together to battle evil. |
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Dream country
by Shannon Gibney
"Spanning two centuries and two continents, Dream Country is the story of five generations of young people caught in a spiral of death and exile between Liberia and the United States"
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| A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh MafiWhat it's about: When Shirin (16, loves break-dancing, wears a hijab) starts at a new school the year after 9/11, she's unsurprised by the anti-Muslim hostility she faces. She knows better than to let her guard down -- not even for Ocean James, a classmate who seems genuinely into her.
Author alert: Tahereh Mafi, author of the popular Shatter Me series, drew on her own teen experiences when crafting this sharp, honest story.
You might also like: Samira Ahmed's Love, Hate & Other Filters. |
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| Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens by Marieke Nijkamp, editorWhat it is: an intersectional, multi-genre short story collection about teens with disabilities, written by authors with disabilities.
Featuring: authors such as Dhonielle Clayton, Corinne Duyvis, Kody Keplinger, and Francisco X. Stork.
What's inside: a wheelchair-user on a rescue mission in a creepy carnival; an agoraphobic coder trying to protect her planet; a boy with chronic pain who reanimates a famous spirit; an advice columnist with irritable bowel syndrome; a wish-granting girl with autism; and more. |
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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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