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My flawless life
by Yvonne Woon
Known as a fixer, but unable to fix her own life after her politician father ruins everything, Hana is hired to expose the dark secrets of her supposedly flawless classmates at the most elite private school she's attending in Washington, D.C.
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Silver in the bone
by Alexandra Bracken
To recover a powerful ring of Arthurian legend, which is her last hope of saving her brother, Tamsin teams up with her rival Emrys and together they enter a world of dark magic to edge out their competitors, where a deadly secret is exposed.
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The Lake House
by Sarah Beth Durst
Arriving at an off-the-grid summer camp with two other girls only to discover a blackened, burned husk of a lodge and a dead body in the woods, Claire soon realizes they are being hunted by something that refuses to let them leave.
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A Little Like Waking
by Adam Rex
Stuck in a strange dreamscape where she encounters Langston, a boy who feels more real to her than anyone she's ever met, Zelda is pushed toward a truth she doesn't want to face.
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| Give Me a Sign by Anna SortinoReady for a change, Lilah, who suffers from hearing loss, becomes a counselor at a summer camp for the deaf and blind where she finds a community and a gorgeous Deaf counselor who volunteers to help her with her signing, stealing her heart in the process. |
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| One Great Lie by Deb CalettiThe set-up: Charlotte is in Venice for a summer writing program run by her favorite novelist, Luca Bruni. She’s also trying to solve a long-time family mystery about a Venetian poet deep in their lineage.
The let down: Luca Bruni preys on young women, and he’s targeted Charlotte. As her dreams seem to crumble, Charlotte must find faith in herself and her talent.
Read it for: a sharp #MeToo story entwined with an atmospheric, suspenseful mystery and a dash of romance. |
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| The Gilded Ones by Namina FornaWhat it's about: In the kingdom of Otera, intuitive 16-year-old Deka discovers that her blood runs gold, a sign of impurity that marks her as one of the alaki, near-immortal women warriors who must battle the fearsome deathshrieks and defend the society that shuns them.
Read it for: breathless action, a twisty plot, and a bold, fierce heroine.
For fans of: the Afrofantasy world-building of Jordan Ifueko's Raybearer or the feminist themes of Tracy Banghart's Grace and Fury series. |
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| Mars One by Jonathan MaberryThe mission: Sixteen-year-old Tristan Hart and his brilliant parents are part of a trailblazing voyage to Mars. They and the rest of a 40-person crew aim to establish the first permanent colony on the Red Planet.
What happens: In addition to dealing with leaving his girlfriend behind on Earth, Tristan faces onboard malfunctions, ongoing threats from a terrorist group opposed to space travel, and a possible rival mission. Are the mission’s goals really worth all this trouble? |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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L.E. Smoot Memorial Library 9533 Kings Hwy, King George, Virginia 22485 (540) 775-2147www.smoot.org |
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