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10 Blind Dates
After Sophie's boyfriend breaks up with her, she goes to spend the holidays with her loving grandparents and huge extended family. They set her up on 10 blind dates. Some of these dates are hilarious failures, some promising, while her ideal future boyfriend may be nearby the whole time.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781368027496
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500 Words or Less
Seventeen-year-old Nic tries to salvage her tarnished reputation by writing her classmates college application essays for a fee. In doing so, she discovers a lot the kids she goes to school with, but more about who she is.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781534410442
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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
April May makes first contact with what might be an art installation, or might be an Alien. Her viral video of the encounter gathers likes across the internet. As more of the alien mystery reveals itself, April manages her online persona, without destroying her relationships, or even losing her life.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781524743444
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Belly Up
Serendipity spends one night with a boy and gets pregnant. At 17, deciding what to do is difficult, and changes this will bring to her life are overwhelming. With the support of her family and best friend, as well as a new boyfriend, she makes her way through.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781335012357
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Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America
Short stories written by some of the biggest Black authors of YA. The young Black people in these stories confront all the typical teenage life experienc- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9780062698728
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Creep
Olivia is excited to bond with her new neighbor Janie Donahue, not to mention Janie's sweet older brother Ben. When threatening letters signed by “the Sentry” appear in the Donahue's home, the three immerse themselves in local history in order to outsmart the perpetrator and keep the Donahue family together.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781338095081
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Harper is kidnapped from Washington, D.C., and brought to the fairy-tale kingdom of Emberfall, where a prince named Rhen has been cursed for over three centuries to relive the same year—in which he turns into a monster each time—and the curse won't be broken until he falls in love.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781681195087
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A Danger to Herself and Others
Hannah is institutionalized and knows it is a mistake. She slowly shares pieces of the mysterious tragedy that happened before she was committed. A new friend comes and helps her discover what really happened with an end twist to keep the reader guessing.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781492667247
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Darius the Great is Not Okay
Darius Kellner is a Persian American who has always felt out of place. He travels to Iran for the first time to visit family he formerly only knew through his computer screen. As he deals with clinical depression and his family, Darius meets Sohrab, a neighbor who turns best friend, and learns how to be himself. -
Dreamland (YA Edition): The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
This YA adaptation depicts the opiate epidemic that is ruling the United States.- Nonfiction
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- ISBN: 9781547601318
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Dry
Imagine what would happen if water become scarce. Would you turn into a water zombie, kill all your neighbors for their water, or try to find a savior?- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781481481960
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Fifteen and Change
Zeke is desperate to help his mom escape their impoverished life with her loser boyfriend. Taking a job at a pizza shop, he meets labor activists who encourage him to fight for better working conditions. Will he raise his voice in protest, even if it means postponing his own dreams?- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781538382608
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Five Feet Apart
Stella Grant's cystic fibrosis has kept her from living life as a "typical" kid. When she finally has a shot at a life-saving lung transplant, her resolve to stay six feet apart from anyone else is tested by fellow inpatient Will Newman when they decide if love is worth breaking that rule.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781534437333
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Girls With Sharp Sticks
The girls at Innovations Academy resemble beautiful, pleasing and polished young women. But they are not quite what they seem.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781534426139
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The Giver: Graphic Novel
At the age of 12, Jonas is assigned the rare job of "Receiver of Memory,” tasked with absorbing the secrets and memories of his entire community. As he begins to understand the colorless conformity of his current world, he becomes determined to change it for the better. -
Goodbye, Perfect
Eden McKinley thought she had problems in school and with her parents until her high-achieving best friend Bonnie runs off with their high school music teacher on the eve of final exams. Eden grapples with her morals as the police search for her friend and her loyalty to her friends and family is tested.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781534402447
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Grand Theft Horse
Gail Raffu became an outlaw when she stole a horse she was part owner of, Urgent Envoy, because her partners wanted to race him to early and drug him to help him win. She battled the corrupt racing system for years to protect Urgent Envoy. -
Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass
Fifteen-year-old Harleen Quinzel is sent to live in Gotham City while her mom works on a cruise ship. When Gotham's best drag queen, Mama, takes her in, Harley finds a home and makes a new best friend, Ivy, at Gotham High. -
The Haunted
Hendricks and her family have relocated to a small town looking for a clean slate from a previous traumatic experience, but their newly purchased home has a long, dark history.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9780451481467
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Here to Stay
Bijan was just called up from JV to play varsity basketball. He's hoping his new star athlete status will give him a step up socially and help him talk to girls. But racism and bullying rear their heads on campus and his new visibility is turning into more of a problem than a solution. -
Heroine
After Mickey Catalan, a star athlete, is sidelined by a car crash, she relies on pain medicine to help her recover faster. When she discovers that it isn't enough, Mickey spirals out of control, and her need for relief leads her to lie, steal, and shoot up.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9780062847195
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Hot Dog Girl
Lou loves her small town, especially the amusement park that she and her best friend Seeley at. She also loves Nick, a lifeguard at the park. When a fake-dating plan with Seeley to make Nick jealous goes awry, she'll have to figure out who she really has feelings for.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9780525516255
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I'm Not Dying With You Tonight
Lena, the neighborhood black girl, doesn't know Campbell, the out of state white girl, but when a violent outburst at their high school football game throws them together, they become a team focused on their own well-being, and survival, as a series of nightmares block their way home.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781492678892
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In the Key of Nira Ghani
Nira Ghani challenges her Guyanese parents' dream of her becoming a doctor by following her love for the trumpet instead. A coming-of-age tale with a twist.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9780762465477
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It's The End of the World As I Know It
Since Derrick's mother's death, he lives in fear of doomsday. Derrick's friends, father, and sister care for him deeply, but it is Derrick's unusual friendship with his quirky neighbor Misty that helps him live in the present rather than feel weighed down by the past and worried for the future.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9780735228016
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Jackpot
Seventeen-year-old Rico works long hours at the Gas ‘n' Go to help support her mother and younger brother. When no one comes forward to claim a multi-million-dollar lottery prize, she teams up with Zan, whose wealthy family seems the opposite of hers in every way, in order to find the winning ticket.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781984829627
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The Justice Project
When a serious injury derails Matt Barnes's promising football career he finds a new passion interning with the Justice Project to defend the wrongly convicted. While working on the case of alleged killer Ray Richardson, Matt and his fellow intern Sonya find new evidence that plunges them into a murder mystery.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781459822504
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Killing November
Academy Absconditi is not your traditional boarding school. Everyone wields a weapon and deals in secrets. New student November is out of her league. With threats at every turn, she doesn't know who to trust. Then a dead body is discovered and November has to find out who did it before she is the next victim.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9780525579083
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Kiss Number 8.
Amanda “Mads” does not understand kissing. Kisses 1-7 were nothing exciting at best, and hardly tolerable at worst. Kiss number 8, with a girl, threw her for a loop. As her own experience runs parallel to a family history she knew nothing about, Mads discovers much about kissing, and herself. -
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me
17 year old Freddy finds herself in an on-again, off-again relationship with charismatic Laura Dean. She knows she needs to break things off so she can get on with her life, but can she?- Fiction
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- ISBN: 978250312846
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The Liar's Daughter
Piper is dedicated to Father and his commands. She never complains, just does what she is told. Then one day, mean people show up and separate her from her family and turn her world upside down.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9780823444182
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Life is Short and Then You Die
Growing up means experiencing lots of things for the first time. The teens in this collection of short stories by well-known YA authors, are having their first experience with death and murder.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781250196392
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Look Both Ways
Ten short stories of young teens as they travel home from school. The stories are woven together as the kids head in different directions on their way home. Each story is poignant and heartfelt with pictures of realistic lives of the neighborhood kids.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781481438285
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The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
Rukhsana cannot escape her family's conservative Muslim traditions when they learn she is gay. She risks losing everything when her parents hold her hostage in their native Bangladesh in order to "convert" her and marry her to a Bangladeshi man.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781338227017
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Love from A to Z
Adam and Zayneb, two Muslim teens, meet on a flight to Qatar. The fact that they meet at all is both a marvel and an oddity. The fact that they keep meeting again? It might just be love.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781534442726
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Michigan vs. the Boys
How far are you willing to go for your sport? Michigan must figure out the answer to this question when her high school cuts the girls' hockey team. After deciding to try out for the boys' team, Michigan will have to endure more than she thought to play the game she loves.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781525301483
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Mike
Floyd, a 15 year old rising tennis star, starts seeing an imaginary boy named Mike during his tennis games. Floyd soon realizes that playing tennis isn't fun anymore, and wants to take control of his life.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781338285369
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Monstrous: The Lore, Gore, and Science Behind Your Favorite Monsters
Explore the real-world origins of eight popular monsters, including Dracula, werewolves, and Godzilla. Readers will learn how to separate monster fact from monster fiction, investigate detailed drawings of monster anatomy, and learn fun tips for everything from keeping a sea monster in your bathtub to recognizing blood-sucking animals.- Nonfiction
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- ISBN: 9781512449167
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New Kid
Jordan Banks starts a new school and finds himself torn between his neighborhood in Washington Heights and the posh environment of Riverdale Academy Day School. -
The Okay Witch
Moth accidentally finds out she's a witch in this graphic novel. She's part of a long line of witches. Her mom isn't thrilled about witches and her previously unknown grandmother isn't so crazy about humans, which leaves Moth stuck in the middle. They must work together when witch hunters move into town.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781534431454
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The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried
Dino's family runs a funeral home and up until now, the bodies have stayed dead. July, Dino's ex-best friend, however, dies and then gets up and walks away. In her not-dead state, she and Dino must figure out why and how to fix it, while avoiding detection and grappling with current and past relationships.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781481498579
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Past Perfect Life
Allison Smith loves the life that she and her father have built in small-town Wisconsin, at least until the day the F.B.I. arrives at her door. Caught in the web of a devastating secret, Allison is suddenly forced to leave behind everything she knows to live with a family she didn't know existed.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781547600922
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Patron Saints of Nothing
Jay is coasting out his senior year, about to enjoy Spring Break, and plans to start college in the Fall. Learning of his cousin's death in the Philippines, his priorities are shaken. He heads to the Philippines to find answers about his cousin and President Duterte's war on drugs.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9780525554912
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Pretty in Punxsutawney
A new school year; a new school. Andie hopes her first day will go smoothly, especially since the boy she likes has promised to be her guide. But the day doesn't go exactly as planned and when Andie is doomed to repeat it, she wonders how to break the loop.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9780310762164
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Pumpkinheads
Deja and Josiah (Josi) have worked at the seasonal pumpkin patch all through high school. On their last day, Deja helps Josi finally talk to "Fudge Girl". After adventuring throughout the who park, and tasting all the snacks on their way, Josi finally finds the girl of his dreams.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781250312853
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The Revolution of Birdie Randolph
Chicago teenager Birdie Randolph studies hard and follows her parents' rules, at least until she meets Booker. Now she's sneaking out of the house and lying to her parents. With a secret boyfriend, and the arrival of a mysterious aunt bearing devastating family secrets, Birdie's summer promises to be revolutionary.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9780316448567
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Run, Hide, Fight Back
A random group of teens try to survive after a mall is overtaken by a group of men with guns. After watching people around them die, they realize they have to work together to get out alive.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781627795890
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Salt
An orphaned family of children are monster hunters in the sea, using all the skills they learned from their parents.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 97814522131511
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Shout
Laurie Halse Anderson's collection of poems about her turbulent childhood and teenage years, including her sexual assault by a trusted friend. Her battles and her bravery are revealed through emotionally-charged verses. Other topics addressed include drug experimentation, finding one's way, and forgiveness of self and others.- Nonfiction
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- ISBN: 9780670012107
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Since We Last Spoke
Aggi and Max grew up together and finally admit their love for one another. Then the unthinkable happens. Her sister and his brother are both dead after a car crash. Their families ban Aggi and Max from any contact. One wrenching year later, they reflect on their lost love.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9780062571083