"To be careful with people and words was a rare and beautiful thing." ~ from Benjamin Alire Sáenz's Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe |
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| The Walled City by Ryan GraudinFiction. In the lawless, overcrowded streets of Hak Nam Walled City, the lives of three desperate teens intersect: Dai, a drug runner controlled by the ruthless Brotherhood; Jin, a girl (disguised as a boy) in search of her lost sister; and Mei Yee, who longs to escape the Brotherhood's brothel. Though trust often leads to treachery in Hak Nam, Dai, Jin, and Mei Yee will need each other if they want to escape the city alive. Bleak and unsparingly violent, The Walled City is a riveting read for mature readers who appreciate gritty, high-intensity survival stories. |
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| Now That You're Here by Amy NicholsScience Fiction. Graffiti artist Danny is running from the cops when an explosion sends him hurtling into a parallel universe. Eevee, his clever classmate, realizes that this Danny isn't the same bully who usually sits next to her. So she offers to help, enlisting her best friend and fellow science geek Warren to join her in figuring out how Danny crossed over. But while Warren is interested in Danny as a science fair project, Eevee and Danny's relationship grows increasingly personal. Perfect for science enthusiasts and romance fans alike, this quirky read about love, friendship, and string theory is the 1st in a two-book series. |
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Seeker
by Arwen Elys Dayton
Taking her Oath after a lifetime of training to be a Seeker who protects the weak and wronged in a near-future world, Quin is shattered to discover that her family and the boy she loves are not the people she thought they were. Simultaneous eBook.
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| All the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenFiction. A movie adaptation is already underway for this deeply felt book about two teens who pull each other back from the brink -- literally, since they meet on the ledge of their high school clock tower. Instead of jumping, Violet (who's grieving her sister's recent death) and Finch (who's eccentric, impulsive, and self-destructive) form a surprising yet life-changing bond. Similar to Corey Ann Haydu's OCD Love Story or John Green's The Fault in Our Stars, All the Bright Places features an unforgettable couple and breathtaking emotional suspense…but no easy answers. |
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Killing Time in Crystal City
by Chris Lynch
Fleeing his abusive father to assume a new identity in the home of an estranged relative, Kevin makes new friends and enjoys wild adventures before being forced to confront his past. By the author of the National Book Award finalist, Inexcusable.
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The darkest part of the forest
by Holly Black
Living in a town where humans and fae live side by side, Hazel and her brother, Ben, confront memories of heroism, shifting loyalties and stinging betrayals when a boy who has been sleeping for decades awakens in his glass coffin. Simultaneous eBook. 50,000 first printing.
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Vivian Apple at the end of the world
by Katie Coyle
Sixteen-year-old Vivian Apple returns home after the alleged "Rapture" to find her devout parents gone and two mysterious holes in the roof, and though Vivian never believed in the Rapture, or the über-powerful Church of America, now that she's been left behind, her quest for the truth begins. Simultaneous eBook. 20,000 first printing.
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| Revenge of a Not-So-Pretty Girl by Carolita BlytheFiction. Jaded Brooklyn teen Faye and her friends have mugged plenty of mean, pretty girls without feeling regret. But after they rob and injure Evelyn, an elderly former movie star, Faye's conscience leads her back to the crime scene and into an unlikely friendship. Even as Faye starts to enjoy spending time with Evelyn -- it's better than being home with her overworked, abusive mom -- she's still surprised to find that their friendship is influencing the way she sees herself and the world. 1980s pop culture references and plenty of emotional turmoil add realism to this thought-provoking tale of hard-won change. |
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| Rose Sees Red by Cecil CastellucciFiction. Rose lives in Cold War-era New York City; Ronald Reagan is president and people live with the ever-present fear of a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. She's a dancer at the NYC High School of Performing Arts, and she's incredibly lonely...until the night that Yrena, Rose's neighbor and the daughter of Russian diplomats, crawls through her bedroom window and insists that Rose take her out for a night of "normal" American teenage debauchery. Giving a strong sense of the time, the place, and the desire to create art through movement, this character-driven novel is an especially delicious read for dancers. |
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| Bog Child by Siobhan DowdFiction. Set in Ireland during "the troubles" of the 1980s, this moody and suspenseful novel opens with 18-year-old Fergus finding a small corpse buried in a peat bog (where he was digging peat for his uncle to sell as fuel). Soon the bog is swarming with archaeologists, and Fergus ponders the mystery of his find while trying to study for the exams to get into medical school -- and avoid becoming embroiled in the IRA. Beautifully written, powerful, and occasionally painful to read, this coming-of-age novel gives readers a strong sense of life in Ireland during the time depicted. |
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| Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzFiction. In the summer of 1987, Aristotle meets Dante. Both are 15 years old and Mexican-American, but otherwise they're nothing alike: artistic Dante is an only child of intellectual parents who don't believe in secrets, while brooding Ari's family never talks about his brother in prison or his father's traumatic experiences in the Vietnam War. Nevertheless, the boys become close friends, and Dante's open attitudes start to crack Ari's carefully constructed shell. Award-winning author Benjamin Alire Sáenz's "lyric prose and pitch-perfect dialog" (Library Journal) honestly portrays the inner life of a frustrated teen guy figuring out who he is and who he wants to be. |
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| The Scar Boys by Len VlahosFiction. There's no way that Harbinger "Harry" Jones can write his college admissions essay in just 250 words. It'll take a lot more to describe his life: the cruel bullying incident that left him physically and psychologically scarred; the relief of finding his best friend and bandmate Johnny McKenna; and the confusing, exhilarating, and heartbreaking events of their band's first tour. Rife with realistic angst and the heady atmosphere of the 1980s punk scene, The Scar Boys "etches its way onto the heart and leaves a mark" (Kirkus Reviews). To see how another band navigates their post-graduation tour, pick up Nina LaCour's The Disenchantments. |
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