Big Library Read - This is where it ends
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| Naked by Kevin BrooksThough she's a skilled pianist, 16-year-old Lili Garcia has never played a bass guitar until the moment she accepts a gig as the bassist for Naked, a rising punk band. With reckless abandon, Lili throws herself not only into the 1976 London punk scene, but also into a steamy relationship with bandmate Curtis. At the same time, she feels drawn to William, the passionate Irish guitarist whose talent catapults Naked to the top, even as his political loyalties threaten their success. With cameos by the Clash, Siouxsie Sioux, and others, Naked is an exhilarating, messy snapshot of a fascinating moment in music. |
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| Georgia peaches and other forbidden fruit by Jaye Robin BrownJo tells herself that she's not going back into the closet. She's proud to be a lesbian and to be a part of her dad's Christian radio ministry, so when she promises him that she'll "lie low" for her senior year in their conservative new Georgia hometown, she knows it's only temporary. But that's before she falls hard for her new classmate Mary, who might just feel the same way. Is keeping a promise worth walking away from first love? Similar to Bill Konigsberg's Openly Straight, Georgia Peaches offers a thought-provoking look at identity alongside a charming, complicated romance. |
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| The Forgetting by Sharon CameronHigh walls and a protective Council keep the city of Canaan safe from everything…except the Forgetting. A bloody free-for-all followed by a complete loss of memory, the Forgetting happens once every 12 years, forcing people to keep books of their own memories or risk losing them forever. Only Nadia, whose memories remain secretly intact, is aware of how books can be altered to destroy lives and rewrite history. Readers in search of intense, detail-rich dystopian stories will be riveted by Nadia's quest to discover the unsettling secrets at the heart of her city. |
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| The Reader by Traci CheeThe small, flat package was the only thing Sefia saved after her father's horrific murder, and she's kept it, unopened, for years as she hides in the wilderness of Kelanna, learning survival skills from her wily aunt Nin. But now Nin has been kidnapped and Sefia needs clues, so she opens the package to reveal a dangerous, highly illegal object: a book. This discovery kicks off a powerful, multi-layered tale of vicious assassins, unexpected allies, and hidden powers. Fantasy fans looking for deep world-building will appreciate the inventive magic and ethnically diverse society in this debut, which is the 1st in a series. |
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Auto focus by Lauren GibaldiVisiting a friend at college while searching for information about the birth mother who died after giving her up for adoption, Maude receives unexpected support from her friend's dormmate, who understands Maude's need for closure.
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Black River Falls
by Jeff Hirsch
What would you do if everyone you loved forgot about you? It's a question that becomes terrifyingly relevant for 16-year-old Cardinal after a virus sweeps through his hometown of Black River Falls, erasing the memories of everyone it infects. As families break down and chaos takes hold, Card escapes to the forest, where he starts a camp for infected orphans. As one of the few remaining uninfected, Card feels responsible for his town, yet he can't help but wonder if it would be easier to forget. Similar to Megan Crewe's Fallen World trilogy, Black River Falls is a thought-provoking story of survival.
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Being Jazz: My life as a (transgender) teen
by Jazz Jennings
The author reccounts how her public experiences have influenced her attitude towards the transgender community, as she works to educate others about transgenderism while navigating the challenges of being a teenager
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Croak by Gina DamicoIn the first installment of a morbidly hilarious new series, teenage delinquent Lex's parents ship her off to her uncle's house for the summer, where she discovers a surprising family business as a grim reaper and gets caught up in a mystery.
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| Evil librarian by Michelle KnudsenAt first, smart, sassy high school theatre tech Cyn can't fault her best friend Annie for crushing on the hot new school librarian, Gabriel. But then Cyn discovers the diabolical source of Annie's infatuation: Gabriel is actually a soul-sucking demon who's trying to brainwash Annie and make her his bride. Immune to Gabriel's power, Cyn will have to do bloody battle with the forces of darkness in order to save her friend…and maybe take a chance with her own crush in the process. If you've Netflixed every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and you still crave snarky supernatural action, Evil Librarian is for you. |
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| Hold me closer, Necromancer by Lish McBrideSamhain Corvus LaCroix (Sam for short) is just a college dropout and a fry cook. At least that's what he believes...until he meets Douglas, a very strange man who identifies Sam as a fellow necromancer -- and a potential rival. And while Sam thinks his encounter with Douglas was weird, it's nothing compared with what's to come. Suddenly, Sam and everyone close to him is in danger, and he'll have to solve the mystery of his identity and master his powers in time to rescue Seattle from a terrible evil. This fast-paced, hilarious, and scary series opener scintillates with action, secrets, great characters, and romance, making it a satisfying (if sometimes gruesome) read. |
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The whispering skull
by Jonathan Stroud
Lockwood & Co. are hired to investigate Edmund Bickerstaff, a Victorian doctor who reportedly tried to communicate with the dead, while Lucy is distracted by urgent whispers coming from the skull in a ghost jar.
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