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Till the last beat of my heart
by Bou-montes, Louangie
When he accidentally reanimates the dead body of his once best friend and first crush, mortician's son Jaxton must exhume his late father's past to uncover the truth about his abilities if he wants to keep the boy he's come to love alive for good. Simultaneous eBook.
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Songlight
by Buffini, Moira
Hiding her gift of songlight, the forbidden ability to telepathically communicate, Elsa's grief draws her friend Nightingale to her, thrusting the two into the middle of a war that threatens their very existence. Simultaneous eBook.
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Aisle nine
by Cho, Ian X.
When a hell portal opens up in aisle nine, discount-mart checkout clerk Jasper teams up with his crush, who shares his frightening vison of the impending apocalypse, to save the world before this Black Friday becomes the darkest yet. Simultaneous eBook.
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Looking for Smoke
by K. A. Cobell
When a classmate is murdered during a traditional Blackfeet giveaway, Mara, Loren, Brody and Eli, the last people to see her alive, must take matters into their own hands and clear their names-even though one of them may be the killer. 100,000 first printing.
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The ancient's game
by Crittenden, Loni
Sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre, an orphan from a reviled maker class, must compete for a coveted apprenticeship among the nation's elite in order to save her adoptive father Edgar and his celebrated makeshop from a twisted fate. A debut novel. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Lilies
by Diacon-Furtado, Quinn
"Trapped in a mysterious time loop on the day after a member of the Lilies Society disappears, four Archwell Academy students discover they each hold a clue that will unlock the truth about the Lilies, but they're each harboring a secret they would do anything to hide. Simultaneous eBook."
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Compass and blade
by Greenlaw, Rachel
"On the remote isle of Rosevear, Mira, like her mother before her, is a wrecker, one of the seven on the rope who swim out to shipwrecks to plunder them. Mira's job is to rescue survivors, if there are any. After all, she never feels the cold of the frigid ocean waters and the waves seem to sing to her soul. But the people of Rosevear never admit the truth: that they set the beacons themselves to lure ships into the rocks. When the Council watch lays a trap to put an end to the wrecking, they arrest Mira's father. Desperate to save him from the noose, Mira strikes a deal with an enigmatic wreck survivor guarding layers of secrets behind his captivating eyes, and sets off to find something her mother has left her, a family secret buried deep in the sea. With just nine days to find what she needs to rescue her father, all Mira knows for certain is this: The sea gives. The sea takes. And it's up to her to do what she must to save the ones she loves"
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Not About a Boy
by Hollis, Myah
Placed with a new foster family among Manhattan's elite—her last chance at adoption before she ages out of the system- 17-year-old Mel must navigate through grief and depression as the anniversary of the worst day of her life approaches, before she loses herself and those she loves. Simultaneous eBook.
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The unfinished
by Isaacs, Cheryl
With the black water from a strange pond stalking her every move, Avery must connect to her Indigenous culture to save both her best friend—and longtime crush—and the town when people there begin disappearing, but is forced to make an impossible choice. Simultaneous eBook.
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Shut up, this is serious
by Carolina Ixta
An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that the world is brimming with messy complexities. (Young Adult– Grade 7+)
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Trespass against us
by Kemp, Leon
Returning to Dominic House to film an episode of Spirit Seekers, 18-year-old Riley, determined to find out what happened to his boyfriend two years ago, realizes he isn't just revisiting the most terrifying night of his life, he's reliving it. Simultaneous eBook
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Flyboy
by Kasey LeBlanc
"After an incident at his school leaves closeted trans teenager Asher Sullivan needing stitches, his mother betrays him in the worst possible way-she sends him to Catholic school for his senior year. Now he has to contend with hideous plaid skirts, cranky nuns, and #bathroomJesus. Nighttime brings an escape for Asher when he dreams of the Midnight Circus-the one place where he is seen for the boy he truly is. Too bad it exists only in his sleep. At least, that's what he believes until the day his annoyingly attractive trapeze rival, Apollo, walks out of his dreams and into his classroom. On the heels of this realization that the magical circus might be real, Asher also learns that his time there is limited. In his desperation to hang on to the one place he feels at home, Asher sets both worlds on a collision course that could destroy all the relationships he cares about most. Now he must decide how far he'll go to preserve the magical circus, even if it means facing his biggest challenge yet-coming out"
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Rabbit & Juliet
by Stafford, Rebecca
When her new friend Juliet shares a horrific discovery about her ex-boyfriend and his friends, 17-year-old Rabbit vows to exact revenge until a startling act of violence forces her to decide how far she's willing to go for justice-and for the girl she's come to love. Simultaneous eBook.
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Into the sunken city
by Dinesh Thiru
"In a world where the rain never stops, impoverished Jin Haldar is offered the score of a lifetime—a massive stash of gold hidden in the sunken ruins of Las Vegas—and must do what she promised herself she'd never do again: dive. "
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Thief of the heights
by Son M.
"Lifelong friends Basem, Mustafa, and Aarfah have carved out a place for themselves in their corner of Muqadas, where they dream of climbing from their place in the city's lowest level, above the limb-snatching, disease-infested waters, to the very top of their vertical city. Young inventors who've seen firsthand the havoc the Habar infection causes set out to dazzle the masses with their innovative prosthetics and escape the dangers of Lake Saha. When their inventions catch the eye of a scout who is on the hunt for new talent to bring to the higher tiers, their dreams are suddenly within reach. But as the wonders of the upper tiers enchant, Basem, Mustafa, and Aarfah begin to question why the bounty of Muqadas falls short of reaching Lake Saha's inhabitants. Behind the beauty of the city's upper tiers lie dark and dangerous secrets--ones that threaten not only everything they've worked for but everyone they love. And when Mustafa and Aarfah are cast away for their allegiance to Lake Saha, Basem is facedwith the difficult choice: Fight to bring justice to all of Muqadas? Or abandon his friends and fall in line to achieve everything he's ever dreamed of?"
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How the boogeyman became a poet
by Keith, Tony.
In this powerful YA memoir, the poet, writer and hip-hop educator traces his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, homophobia and his own personal Boogeyman to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry. Simultaneous eBook.
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Homebody
by Theo Parish
In this intimate and defiantly hopeful graphic novel memoir, the author shares their journey to find a home within themself, taking readers through the experiences and everyday moments that all led up to them finding the term "nonbinary," which finally struck a chord.
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