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| Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane AndersWhat it's about: Though she looks like a human Earthling, 17-year-old Tina knows she's actually an alien clone destined to turn the tide of an intergalactic war. But knowing that and doing it are two very different things, as Tina discovers when destiny arrives and expects her to become a heroic starship captain.
Read it for: found family, thrilling momentum, an inclusive cast of characters, and a fascinating space setting.
For fans of: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff's Aurora Rising. |
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The Theft of Sunlight
by Intisar Khanani
A sequel to Thorn finds a young woman breaking silence when children throughout her community begin disappearing, before a visit to the palace leads to an unlikely relationship and a life-risking confrontation.
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Mirror's Edge
by Scott Westerfeld
Disguising themselves to infiltrate the city of her birth, Frey and her beloved Col find their efforts to safeguard honorable leadership in Shreve complicated by the hidden agenda of Frey’s twin, Rafi. By the best-selling author of the Uglies series.
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| The Cost of Knowing by Brittney MorrisWhat it's about: Cursed with the ability to see the future of anything he touches, 16-year-old Alex is horrified by a vision of his brother Isaiah's impending death. Determined to break the curse, Alex realizes that to challenge the future, he'll have to dig into his ancestral past.
Try this next: Maika and Maritza Moulite's One of the Good Ones, another layered sibling story that confronts generations of racism; or Adam Silvera's They Both Die at the End, another perspective on death foretold. |
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Blessed Monsters
by Emily A. Duncan
A conclusion to the trilogy that began with Wicked Saints and Ruthless Gods finds four unlikely companions reuniting to fight the dark chaos that they inadvertently unleashed.
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When We Were Infinite
by Kelly Loy Gilbert
Knowing that the friendships she depends on will change when her parents split up, Beth witnesses a private act of violence in her crush’s home before forging a pact with her friends to offer support in the face of a life-altering decision.
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| Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden ThomasFive years ago: Wendy Darling and her younger brothers went missing in the woods, and only Wendy returned, with no memories of what happened.
Now: Just as more children disappear, a still-grieving Wendy encounters Peter -- a boy she thought was imaginary -- and her memories begin to resurface, along with a growing fear of what lurks in the woods.
Book buzz: This eerie, haunting spin on Peter Pan is the second book by Cemetery Boys author Aiden Thomas. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up! |
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