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Becoming Kareem : growing up on and off the court
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The NBA all-time leading scorer and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee presents a first memoir for young readers that focuses on the important sports teachers in his life, including his strict father, his high school coach and Coach Wooden. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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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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How dare the sun rise : memoirs of a war child
by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
A memoir by the co-creator of the Foundation of Hope Ministries shares the remarkable story of her survival during the Gatumba massacre and how after moving to America she found healing through art and activism. Simultaneous eBook. 50,000 first printing.
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Shoe dog : a memoir by the creator of nike ; young readers edition
by Philip H. Knight
In a young reader's edition of the best-selling memoir, the founder and board chairman of Nike offers rare insights into his life and his journey from Oregon high school track star to the creator of an influential brand and company. Simultaneous eBook.
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36 questions that changed my mind about you
by Vicki Grant
Inspired by the real-world psychology study popularized by the New York Times "Modern Love" column, the story of two students participating in a university psychology study about the potential of engineered love finds them bonding over their exercises, hiding painful secrets and wondering about the changing nature of their relationship.
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Alone
by Cyn Balog
Dismayed when her unhappy mother moves them away from the city to a crumbling mansion in the aftermath of her father's abandonment, Seda anticipates a lonely winter before offering shelter to a group of stranded teens, which ends up placing them in the path of a malevolent force.
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Bad call
by Stephen Wallenfels
Four teenagers experience terrifying and unexpected difficulties on a camping trip at Yosemite National Park
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Batman : Nightwalker
by Marie Lu
An entry in the popular series depicting DC superheroes as teens follows a reckless young Bruce Wayne who must team up with a brilliant killer and overcome the challenges of not having superpowers in order to defend against Nightwalker attackers who are targeting the elite of Gotham City. Simultaneous eBook.
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Battlesong
by Lian Tanner
A conclusion to the trilogy that includes Sunker's Deep finds Gwin endeavoring to rescue Papa from the devious Brother Poosk, while the crew of the Oyster and the Sunkers fight against the ruthless Devouts without their Sleeping Captain. Simultaneous eBook.
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The becoming of Noah Shaw
by Michelle Hodkin
A debut entry in a companion series to the Mara Dyer novels finds 17-year-old Noah Shaw struggling to uncover difficult truths about himself and his precarious relationship with Mara Dyer. Simultaneous eBook.
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Before I let go
by Marieke Nijkamp
Returning to her small Alaska home town after her bipolar best friend's death, Corey uncovers chilling secrets about the townspeople and their treatment of Kyra prior to her drowning
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The Bone Queen : Cadvan's Story
by Alison Croggon
A highly anticipated prequel to the Books of Pellinor follows the exile of the Bard Cadvan of Lirigon, who is plagued by guilt for his role in unleashing the Bone Queen on the ancient world of Annar, while a young Bard named Selmana manifests unsettling abilities.
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Buried heart
by Kate Elliott
Positioned at the heart of a revolution instigated by a Commoner class that seeks to dethrone its Patron overlords, Jessamy searches for a way to unite the warring classes in order to defend the land from enemy foreign attackers, in the explosive finale to the New York Times best-selling series. Simultaneous eBook.
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The closest I've come
by Fred Aceves
Enduring abuse at the hands of his mother's racist boyfriend and his gritty peers, gentle-hearted Marcus dreams of escaping his disadvantaged neighborhood and is placed in an after-school program for promising at-risk teens, where new friendships inspire him to think about his future in different ways. A first novel. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Cobalt Squadron
by Elizabeth Wein
While investigating reports of a First Order blockade in the Atterra system, Cobalt Squadron is approached by two freedom fighters desperate to save their home
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The cruel prince
by Holly Black
A decade after her parents are murdered by the fey who have kidnapped her and her sisters, Jude harbors a seething hatred for a wicked faerie prince and becomes embroiled in court politics as part of her plan to exact revenge. By the best-selling author of the Spiderwick Chronicles. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The cursed queen
by Sarah Fine
"Ansa has always been a fighter. As a child, she fought the invaders who murdered her parents and snatched her as a raid prize. She fought for her status as a warrior in her tribe, but the day the Krigere cross the great lake and threaten the witch queenof the Kupari, everything changes"
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Icebreaker
by Lian Tanner
Living on an ancient icebreaker in a war-stricken world ruled by Anti-Machinists, 12-year-old Petrel hides a stowaway only to discover that her new friend has been sent to destroy a secret object. By the award-winning author of the Keepers series. Simultaneous eBook.
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Kaleidoscope song
by Fox Benwell
Falling in love over a shared passion for music, two young women from South Africa are subjected to the violent hate crime of corrective rape, compelling one of them to find the courage to speak out. Simultaneous eBook.
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Looking for Alaska
by John Green
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash
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The love letters of Abelard and Lily
by Laura Creedle
Landing in detention after secretly stopping her ADHD medication, Lily bonds with Abelard, an engaging boy with his own developmental challenges, over a mutual affinity for classic love letters and wonders if their growing attraction will be strong enough to bridge their differences. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Plague land
by Alex Scarrow
An unidentified virus wipes out most of the Earth's population and Leon, his mother, and younger sister Grace, who just moved to London from New York, must run for their lives
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Ready to fall
by Marcella Fleischman Pixley
Struggling in the aftermath of his beloved mother's death, a teen is enrolled in a private arts school and discovers hope and a fresh start through theater and connecting with other creative minds. By the award-winning author of Freak. Simultaneous eBook.
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Speak easy, speak love
by McKelle George
The lives of six teens intertwine during a thrilling summer filled with romantic misunderstandings and dangerous deals in a 1920s Prohibition-era adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook. 25,000 first printing.
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Sunker's deep
by Lian Tanner
While Sharkey struggles to overcome the lie on which his charmed life is based in order to meet the challenges of a tragedy, Petrel, Fin and the crew of the Oyster confront the Devouts to restore lost knowledge to the world. Simultaneous eBook.
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The truth beneath the lies
by Amanda Searcy
Desperate to escape their high-risk, oppressively controlled lives, two teens are brought together by a twist of fate and forced to navigate challenges that only one of them can survive. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Three sides of a heart : stories about love triangles
by Natalie C. Parker
A collection of stories exploring love triangles in fantastical, supernatural or extraordinary settings includes contributions by such favorite young-adult authors as E. K. Johnston, Garth Nix and Veronica Roth. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The true queen
by Sarah Fine
Determined to find a permanent home for the Kriegere people, Ansa, the destined queen of Kupari, loses her fragile grip on her fire and ice magic when a small band of warriors crosses into her territory, placing everyone she loves in danger. By the author of the Guards of the Shadowlands series. Simultaneous eBook.
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Whichwood
by Tahereh Mafi
A companion to the best-selling Furthermore finds village mordeshoor Laylee diligently conducting her lonely job tending the bodies of the dead before rediscovering color, magic and healing through an unexpected new friendship. Simultaneous eBook.
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You'll miss me when I'm gone
by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Eighteen-year-old twins Adina, a viola prodigy, and Tovah, a future surgeon, find their relationship tested when they learn that one of them will develop Huntington's, the degenerative disease ravaging their mother
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