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The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
High-school senior Sal has a lot on his plate as he deals with his dying grandmother, tries to control his growing anger with the prejudice of others, and ponders his relationship with his adopted father in this rich novel about friendship and what it takes to become a man.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780544586505
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It's Not Like It's a Secret
Moving from Wisconsin to California, Japanese American Sana finds support with a diverse group of friends. Secrets her parents keep make her less likely to open up about her own, but she learns to come to terms with her identity. Racism and lesbian romance are explored with nuance.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780062473417
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Jughead, Volume 2
It's summer vacation, and it appears that just about everyone in Riverdale is focused on romantic relationships. Can Jughead survive the drama and have a relaxing summer with his friends? Or will love find him after all?- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781682559987
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Letters to the Lost
Juliet and Declan begin writing letters, and later emails, anonymously after one exchange at the gravesite of Juliet's mom. Soon they share personal struggles, but still as strangers. When they realize their worst moments may be connected, the friendship could be over.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9781681190082
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The Librarian of Auschwitz
Dita attends the makeshift school at Block 31 in Auschwitz. Though the Nazis know about the school, they don't know about the eight books Dita has been tasked with hiding from them at any cost. The novel is based on the true story of Holocaust survivor Dita Kraus.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9781627796187
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Little & Lion
After being sent away to boarding school when her brother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Suzette has returned home to LA for the summer. The siblings' typically close relationship becomes strained when he secretly stops taking his medication and they both fall for the same girl.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780316349000
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Long Way Down
The rules: don't cry, don't snitch...DO get revenge. A sixty second elevator ride is a long way down for Will to decide if he should use the gun shoved into the back of his jeans to avenge his brother's murder. -
Looking for Red
Twelve-year-old Mike -- short for Michaela -- loves the ocean. The sights, sounds, and smells of her coastal home are embedded in her very soul. But Michaela loves her brother, Red, even more. Then one day Red disappears. One minute he's there, the next...gone. No warning. No time to prepare. And Mike must come to terms with that loss or risk never finding comfort in what remains of the life she and her brother once shared.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2018
- ISBN: 9780689863882
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Louis Undercover
Louis' dad cries, because Louis' dad drinks. Shuttling between the homes of his alcoholic father in the countryside and his concerned mother in the city, Louis observes and absorbs his parents' anxieties and his little brother's questions.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781554988594
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Malagash
Already grieving for her dying father, Sunday plans to release a computer virus that memorializes his words and laugh. But she begins to realize that to fully understand him, she needs to embrace his relationships with other family members.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781770414075
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Mis(h)adra
Isaac, an Arab-American college student, struggles with his epilepsy and his father's reaction to the diagnosis. He has become isolated at home and at school, which he is failing out of as he tries to cope with his symptoms.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781501162107
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Misfit City, Volume 1
The only interesting thing to happen in bored teen Wilder's hometown is a movie that was filmed decades ago; the town eeks out a living on the tourist trappings surrounding it. But when Wilder and her friends stumble upon a mysterious treasure map, a real adventure begins!- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781684150274
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Moxie
Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with her small-town Texas high school that thinks the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with sexist dress codes and hallway harassment. But most of all, Viv Carter is fed up with always following the rules. Viv's mom was a punk rock Riot Grrrl in the '90s, so now Viv takes a page from her mother's past and creates a feminist zine that she distributes anonymously to her classmates. She's just blowing off steam, but other girls respond. Pretty soon Viv is forging friendships with other young women across the divides of cliques and popularity rankings, and she realizes that what she has started is nothing short of a girl revolution. -
Mr. 60%
High school drug dealer Matt does just enough to pass his classes while taking care of his uncle, who is dying of cancer. Enter Amanda - a too-cheerful, ambitious girl who may be just the friend Matt needs, if he can accept her help.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2018
- ISBN: 9780553534665
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My Brother's Husband
After the passing of Ryoji, his twin brother, Yaichi, and his now widowed husband, Mike, come together to learn more about the loved one they have both lost.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781101871515
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The Names They Gave Us
Bible camp was always Lucy's plan for the summer. But when her mom asks her to serve instead as a counselor at a camp for youth who have experienced trauma, Lucy's plan is thrown off course as she learns to adjust to new possibilities—both exciting and terrifying.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9781619639584
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Neighborhood Girls
Everyone in Chicago knows Wendy Boychuck. Her father is a former corrupt police officer, now in prison. Unable to escape her family name, Wendy befriends some of the toughest, nastiest girls in school. But as they begin to show their true colors, Wendy finds her own strength.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780062571854
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No More No Name
Bobby's father is an alcoholic and it's messing up his life. Native American traditions and language highlight this engaging basketball story.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2018
- ISBN: 9781939053176
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Noteworthy
A cappella just got a makeover. Jordan Sun is embarking on her junior year at the Kensington-Blaine Boarding School for the Performing Arts, hopeful that this will be her time: the year she finally gets cast in the school musical. But when her low Alto 2 voice gets her shut out for the third straight year—threatening her future at Kensington-Blaine and jeopardizing her college applications—she's forced to consider nontraditional options. In Jordan's case, really nontraditional. A spot has opened up in the Sharpshooters, Kensington's elite a cappella octet. Worshiped…revered…all male. Desperate to prove herself, Jordan auditions in her most convincing drag, and it turns out that Jordan Sun, Tenor 1, is exactly what the Sharps are looking for. Jordan finds herself enmeshed in a precarious juggling act: making friends, alienating friends, crushing on a guy, crushing on a girl, and navigating decades-old rivalries. With her secret growing heavier every day, Jordan pushes beyond gender norms to confront what it means to be a girl (and a guy) in a male-dominated society, and—most importantly—what it means to be herself.- Realistic Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2018
- ISBN: 9781419723735
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The Nowhere Girls
Three misfits come together to avenge the rape of a fellow classmate and in the process trigger a change in the misogynist culture at their high school transforming the lives of everyone around them in this searing and timely story. Who are the Nowhere Girls? They're everygirl. But they start with just three: Grace Salter is the new girl in town, whose family was run out of their former community after her southern Baptist preacher mom turned into a radical liberal after falling off a horse and bumping her head. Rosina Suarez is the queer punk girl in a conservative Mexican immigrant family, who dreams of a life playing music instead of babysitting her gaggle of cousins and waitressing at her uncle's restaurant. Erin Delillo is obsessed with two things: marine biology and Star Trek: The Next Generation, but they aren't enough to distract her from her suspicion that she may in fact be an android. When Grace learns that Lucy Moynihan, the former occupant of her new home, was run out of town for having accused the popular guys at school of gang rape, she's incensed that Lucy never had justice. For their own personal reasons, Rosina and Erin feel equally deeply about Lucy's tragedy, so they form an anonymous group of girls at Prescott High to resist the sexist culture at their school, which includes boycotting sex of any kind with the male students. Told in alternating perspectives, this groundbreaking novel is an indictment of rape culture and explores with bold honesty the deepest questions about teen girls and sexuality.- Realistic Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2018
- ISBN: 9781481481731
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Odd & True
In 1909 Oregon, complex characters and beautiful world-building combine as sisters Odette and Trudchen tell their stories. Od's version has magic and monsters, but Tru begins to believe the supernatural does not exist. When Od reappears after a two-year absence, her sister must decide for herself what is true.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9781419723100
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Overturned
When Nikki's casino boss father's conviction is overturned, he is released from death row. After her father is killed shortly after returning home, Nikki takes on card sharks, bikers, and alleged mobsters to avenge her father's death and imprisonment. -
Patina
Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu are back on the track. This time, Patina narrates her story. Insight into her world shows the pressure she puts upon herself to come in first and to do everything she can for her family, because Patty "ain't no junk".- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2018
- ISBN: 9781481450188
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Piecing Me Together
Jade believes she must get out of her neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Her mother says she has to take every opportunity. She has. She accepted a scholarship to a mostly-white private school and even Saturday morning test prep opportunities. But some opportunities feel more demeaning than helpful. Like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for “at-risk” girls. Except really, it's for black girls. From “bad” neighborhoods. But Jade doesn't need support. And just because her mentor is black doesn't mean she understands Jade. And maybe there are some things Jade could show these successful women about the real world and finding ways to make a real difference. Friendships, race, privilege, identity—this compelling and thoughtful story explores the issues young women face. -
The Promised Neverland, Volume 1
Orphans Emma, Norman, and Ray learn a terrible secret about the fate of children raised in their orphanage and work hard to construct a plan to escape before it's too late.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781421597126
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Queens of Geek
Charlie likes to stand out. She's a vlogger and actress promoting her first movie at SupaCon, and this is her chance to show fans she's over her public breakup with co-star Reese Ryan. When internet-famous cool-girl actress Alyssa Huntington arrives as a surprise guest, it seems Charlie's long-time crush on her isn't as one-sided as she thought. Taylor likes to blend in. Her brain is wired differently, making her fear change. And there's one thing in her life she knows will never change: her friendship with her best guy friend Jamie—no matter how much she may secretly want it to. But when she hears about a fan contest for her favorite fandom, she starts to rethink her rules on playing it safe.- Realistic Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2018
- ISBN: 9781250111395
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Radio Silence
To the outside world, Frances is a shy, boring nerd who hopes to attend Cambridge University. In reality, she is a quirky bisexual artist who loves listening to and drawing fan art for Universe City, a mysterious podcast whose agender narrator goes by the name of Radio Silence.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780062335715
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Ramona Blue
Ramona thinks she knows exactly who she is, who she loves, and what her future holds, until her senior year of high school challenges her expectations and she learns that life, love, and identity are more fluid than she thought.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780062418357
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Refugee
Three countries in strife...three different periods in time...three families seeking one universal goal: FREEDOM. Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud offer realistic, fictionalized accounts of attempts to find refuge from 1930's Nazi Germany, Castro's 1994 Cuba, and war torn Syria in 2015. -
Roughneck
In the snowy recesses of northern Canada, a down-and-out former hockey player must confront his past when his long-lost sister returns to town battling demons of her own. Can they save each other? Or will violence swallow them both?- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2018
- ISBN: 9781501160998
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Saint Death
In Juarez, the childhood friend Arturo hasn't seen for a year comes begging for help to transport his girlfriend and infant across the Mexican border into North America. The game of calavera Arturo plays to win freedom for his friends draws him into the merciless vortex of cartels and drug-trafficking.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9781626725492
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Saints and Misfits
There are three kinds of people in my world: 1. Saints, those special people moving the world forward. Sometimes you glaze over them. Or, at least, I do. They're in your face so much, you can't see them, like how you can't see your nose. 2. Misfits, people who don't belong. Like me—the way I don't fit into Dad's brand-new family or in the leftover one composed of Mom and my older brother, Mama's-Boy-Muhammad. Also, there's Jeremy and me. Misfits. Because although, alliteratively speaking, Janna and Jeremy sound good together, we don't go together. Same planet, different worlds. But sometimes worlds collide and beautiful things happen, right? 3. Monsters. Well, monsters wearing saint masks, like in Flannery O'Connor's stories. Like the monster at my mosque. People think he's holy, untouchable, but nobody has seen under the mask. Except me. -
Secret Coders v.3 Secrets & Sequences
Determined to learn the history of once-elite Stately Academy, Hopper, Eni, and Josh are challenged to outmaneuver Principal Dean, who demands that the team turn over their most powerful robot and threatening coding genius, Professor One-Zero.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781626726185
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Secret Coders v.4 Robots & Repeats
Determined to learn the history of once-elite Stately Academy, Hopper, Eni, and Josh are challenged to outmaneuver Principal Dean, who demands that the team turn over their most powerful robot and threatening coding genius, Professor One-Zero.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781626726062
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The Shadow Cipher
In an alternate present-day New York City, twins Tess and Theo Beidermann and their friend Jamie Cruz race to save their home from destruction. Can they solve the Old York Cipher, a mystery left behind by the Morningstar twins, geniuses whose city design was unrivaled in its technology and advancements?- Realistic Fiction, Mystery
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780062306937
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She Rides Shotgun
Polly, an 11-year-old girl with “gunfighter eyes,” her teddy bear, and her estranged father suddenly find themselves struggling for survival in a world ruled by gangs. Fast-paced and thrilling, this will get even reluctant readers' hearts racing.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2018
- ISBN: 9780062394408
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She-Hulk, Volume 1: Deconstructed
Jen Walters has returned to practicing law after the second Civil War, but she has come back changed. No longer green and struggling to control her inner demons, Jen takes on a new client who is struggling with her own dark fears.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781302905675
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Slam! Volume 1
Jennifer and Maisie have been friends since the Fresh Meat orientation for the Eastside Roller Girls. When they're drafted to different teams, their friendship is put to the test.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018, Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009
- ISBN: 9781421506791
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Slider
David Miller enjoys the world of competitive eating as an amateur only, until a blunder with his mother's credit card forces him to enter his first competition. As he trains, he must also manage his complicated relationships with family and friends. Deft humor underscores David's efforts to fix his mistakes.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780763690700
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Snotgirl, Volume 1: Green Hair Don't Care
Three things to know about Lottie Person: 1. She is a fashion blogger with over 2 million followers on social media. 2. She's going through a breakup. 3. She has crippling allergies that may or may not cause homicidal tendencies.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781534300361
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Soldier Boy
Based on a true story, this novel takes place during the Ugandan civil War, when Ricky Anywar is abducted and forced to fight in the Lord's Resistance Army. Ricky and the other children endure unimaginable atrocities as they are trained to kill. It takes all of Ricky's willpower to survive and escape.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780374305635
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Solo
Born to a legendary and chronically addicted rock star father, Blade Morrison just wants to spend some time with his girlfriend and his guitar in a drama-free zone. When a family secret is exposed, Blade's life changes completely and sends him on a new journey.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2018
- ISBN: 9780310761839
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Space Battle Lunchtime: A Recipe for Disaster
Chef Peony has made it to the Space Battle Lunchtime season finale but is kidnapped before the show is taped and forced to compete for her life on Cannibal Coliseum instead. Can she make her way out with the help of her friends and live to cook another day?- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781620104040
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Sparrow
Sparrow has a secret: her closest friends are birds. When she feels anxious, she goes to the roof and flies. One day, this practice lands her in the hospital, facing questions from the adults in her life. Slowly, she recovers, finds her voice, and makes new friends along the way.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9781338032581
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Speed of Life
Sofia and her dad try to move forward in the wake of her mother's death last year. After the “Dear Kate” columnist visits her school, Sofia turns to her for advice. But then her dad drops a bombshell—he and Kate are dating. Sofia's world just got way more complicated.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9781492654490
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Starfish
Kiko Himura knows the key to escaping her narcissistic mother is getting into her dream art school. When her rejection letter and abusive uncle both arrive at her home at nearly the same time, Kiko flees with her childhood crush to California, where she meets a famous artist and at last begins to find her own voice.- Realistic Fiction
- William C. Morris Debut YA Award 2018
- ISBN: 9781481487726
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Sweet, Hereafter
Shoogy left home with all her jeans still in the washer because she couldn't think of a reason to stay. She's not sure where she belongs, until she meets Curtis. Curtis knows for certain where he does not want to be and that's to be back in the army. He is happy to be in Ohio, where it is quiet and he can spend time with Shoogy. But when Curtis gets orders to return to Iraq, will belonging with each other be enough to keep Shoogy and Curtis together?- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2018
- ISBN: 9780689873867
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The Takedown
In a near-future Brooklyn, high-school senior Kyla Cheng has it all: she's popular, captain of the debate team, and on track to be valedictorian. When a sex video of Kyla and her English teacher goes viral, Kyla is determined to prove that the girl in the video isn't her.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9781484757420
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Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers, Volume 1
The Navajo Code Talkers and their contributions during the Pacific campaigns of World War II are well documented and celebrated but this collection seeks to highlight the often overlooked role played in both World Wars by men of other tribes. -
That Thing We Call A Heart
Shabnam Qureshi is a funny, imaginative Pakistani-American teen attending a tony private school in suburban New Jersey. When her feisty best friend, Farah, starts wearing the headscarf without even consulting her, it begins to unravel their friendship. After telling a huge lie about a tragedy that happened to her family during the Partition of India in 1947, Shabnam is ready for high school to end. She faces a summer of boredom and regret, but she has a plan: Get through the summer. Get to college. Don't look back. Begin anew. Everything changes when she meets Jamie, who scores her a job at his aunt's pie shack, and meets her there every afternoon. Shabnam begins to see Jamie and herself like the rose and the nightingale of classic Urdu poetry, which, according to her father, is the ultimate language of desire. Jamie finds Shabnam fascinating—her curls, her culture, her awkwardness. Shabnam finds herself falling in love, but Farah finds Jamie worrying. With Farah's help, Shabnam uncovers the truth about Jamie, about herself, and what really happened during Partition. As she rebuilds her friendship with Farah and grows closer to her parents, Shabnam learns powerful lessons about the importance of love, in all of its forms.- Realistic Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2018
- ISBN: 9780062445704
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