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The Scorpio Races
Every November, the beaches of Thisby come alive with the Scorpio Races. The water horses are vicious, the terrain is treacherous, and death is likely, but the reward can be beyond anything you could imagine. Puck Connolly is racing for her family, Sean Kendrick for his passion—but only one can win The Scorpio Races. -
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Ambitious Skye is focused on winning a coveted summer internship with a senator, but someone with a screenshot from an embarrassing video threatens to destroy her perfect social media image.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9780545903998
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Scythe
Humanity has overcome hunger, disease, war, and even death. Now only Scythes can take life. What will happen to Citra and Rowan when they are chosen to be Scythe apprentices? Follow them as they struggle with their task and morality. -
The season of Styx Malone
Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene have the whole summer for adventures in the woods behind their house in Sutton, Indiana. Caleb dreams of venturing beyond their ordinary small town, but his dad likes the family to stay close to home. Then Caleb and Bobby Gene meet new neighbor Styx Malone. Styx is sixteen and oozes cool. He's been lots of different places. Styx promises Caleb and Bobby Gene that together, they can pull off the Great Escalator Trade--exchanging one small thing for something better until they achieve their wildest dream. But as the trades get bigger, the brothers soon find themselves in over their heads. It becomes clear that Styx has secrets--secrets so big they could ruin everything--and Caleb fears their whole plan might fall apart.- Adventure, Fiction
- CSK Book Awards - Author - Honor 2019
- ISBN: 9781524715953
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The Secret Loves of Geek Girls: Expanded Edition
Comics and essays combine in this Nonfiction anthology on geeks and relationships.- Graphic Novel, Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Graphic Novels 2017
- ISBN: 9781506700991
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The Shadow Throne
War has come to Carthya. It knocks at every door and window in the land. And when Jaron learns that King Vargan of Avenia has kidnapped Imogen in a plot to bring Carthya to its knees, Jaron knows it is up to him to embark on a daring rescue mission. But everything that can go wrong does.- Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2015
- ISBN: 9780545284189
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Ship of Smoke and Steel
Isoka, a street thief pressured by a government spy with unbreakable leverage, is sent to steal the ghost ship Soliton, a world in itself with unexplainable magic and politics, about which very little is known. Alliances must be formed, just for survival.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9780765397249
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Sick Kids in Love
Isabel has a long list of reasons why she doesn't date, including her chronic illness, rheumatoid arthritis. But when she meets another sick kid while getting her monthly infusion, she finds she may be willing to bend—or break—her one rule.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9781640637320
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Siege and Storm
Alina Starkov's power has grown, but not without a price. She is the Sun Summoner―hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Shadow Fold. But she and Mal can't outrun their enemies for long.- Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2014
- ISBN: 9780805094602
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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
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Since You've Been Gone
Before Sloane, Emily didn't go to parties, she barely talked to guys, and she didn't do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend—someone who yanks you out of your shell. But right before what should have been an epic summer, Sloane just…disappears.- Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2015
- ISBN: 9781442435018
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Six of Crows
Young criminal genius Kaz Brekker is offered the chance to pull off a dangerous theft that can make him rich. He recruits a gang of six dangerous misfits to help him with the heist. The book follows the crew's crazy adventure and features plot twists, betrayals, and schemes aplenty.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016, Teens' Top Ten 2016
- ISBN: 9781627792127
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SLAY
Kiera is a 17-year-old Black gamer who, in response to a gaming industry that often excludes marginalized individuals, built an RPG that celebrates all things "black excellence.” Her identity is a secret in the real world, until a troll infiltrates the game to destroy it.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9781534445420
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Sleeping in My Jeans
Sixteen-year-old Mattie is homeless, living with her mom and her little sister in the family's old station wagon. When their mother disappears, leaving them stranded on the streets overnight, it's up to Mattie to keep their family together. Can she trust the police, or her new friend, Jack, to help her?- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781947845008
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Smooth Criminals, Vol.1
When a computer hacker accidentally brings back a cat burglar from the 1960s, suddenly computer hacking is cool.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781684153859
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Someday We Will Fly
During WWII, 15-year-old Lillia, forced to leave her mother behind, flees Warsaw, Poland, with her father and baby sister. As Jewish refugees, they come to live in Shanghai, China, which is occupied by Japan.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9780670014965
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Sorcery of Thorns
Elisabeth is a foundling raised at one of the great libraries. Wishing to be a warden, she protects the world from the dangerous magical grimoires. She knows, as do all people, that magicians are evil, so when she gets caught up in a case of magical sabotage, things get hairy.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9781481497619
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Sorry for Your Loss
Pup, the youngest of eight children in a boisterous but close-knit family, is rarely noticed and doesn't seem to mind. His unexpected success at a photography assignment leads him to look at his friendships, his family, and the tragic death of his brother in a whole new light.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9780062571915
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Spin
After aspiring DJ Paris Secord is found murdered, two of her estranged friends, Fuse and Kya, must work together to figure out who killed Paris before her underground fandom, Dark Nation, ends them.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9781338219210
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Splintered
Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.- Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2014
- ISBN: 9781419704284
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The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
After Audre's relationship with a young woman is exposed, her mother sends her away from Trinidad to live with her father in Minneapolis. There she connects with Mabel, who is suffering from a life-threatening illness. Told in alternating viewpoints, this is a moving novel of discovering how to live and love.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9780525555483
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The Stars Beneath Our Feet
Reeling from the shooting death of his older brother, 12-year-old Lolly finds solace in building fantastical, epic cityscapes out of Lego blocks. His Lego building attracts the attention of the kids in his Harlem after-school program and beyond, while the violence of the streets threatens to pull him in another direction.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2019, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2018
- ISBN: 9781524701246
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Start Here
Willa and Taylor were supposed to spend the summer after high school graduation sailing from Ohio to Key West with their best friend, Finley. But after Finley dies of leukemia, they must figure out how to take the trip without her, despite their estrangement.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9781481479912
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Steelheart
Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary people extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. Epics are no friends of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man, you must crush his will. Epics are no friends of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man, you must crush his will.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014, Teens' Top Ten 2014
- ISBN: 9780385743563
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Stepsister
In a race between Fate and Chance, Isabelle, one of Cinderella's stepsisters, forges her own destiny with the help of a Fairy Queen and her gifts. In Grimm-fairy-tale fashion, she must find the lost pieces of her heart to not only survive but save her family.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9781338268461
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Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful
Six short stories are connected by a world where the possibilities of body and genetic modification become darker and more advanced with each tale.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9780525580959
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Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls
June and Delia were best friends who grew apart. Then, Delia commits suicide. Or, at least that's what others have been told. June believes her former best friend has been murdered, and she goes on a quest to find the truth . . . which, it turns out, is very complicated.- Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2016
- ISBN: 9781481418584
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The Summer of Jordi Perez
Fashion blogger Abby wins a coveted internship at an L.A. boutique. She and fellow intern Jordi must compete for one paid position, but things get complicated when the two fall for each other.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781510127663
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The Sun is Also a Star
Natasha and Daniel are polar opposites - Tasha believes in reason, science, and things that can be proven. Daniel is a poet at heart and believes in Fate, the "meant to be," and true love. When circumstances beyond their control force them together, they have exactly one day - one day to stop Tasha's family from being deported, one day for Daniel to realize that doing what's expected of you doesn't mean you should do it. And above all else, one day to fall in love. -
Sunny
Sunny's passion is dancing, but he runs to please his father. Then Sunny's coach finds a way for him to “dance” on the track by throwing discus instead of running. Narrator Guy Lockhard perfectly captures Sunny's fresh, distinctive voice, creating an authentic character that readers will adore.- Audiobook, Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2019
- ISBN: 9781508263470
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Sunny
Sunny considers himself a murderer, because his mother died giving birth to him. He has been running track to please his dad, but what he really wants is to dance. Coach has the perfect solution.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781481450218
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The Swallows
The arrival of a new teacher with a complicated past ignites a student rebellion against Stonebridge Academy's misogynistic culture, which has gone unchecked for years.- Fiction
- Alex Awards 2020
- ISBN: 9781984818232
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Swing
Walt and Noah are best friends trying to navigate their junior year of high school, trying out for baseball, and being honest with the love interests in their lives. Alexander reads his work as no one else could, with vitality and lyrical prose that satisfies.- Audiobook, Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2019
- ISBN: 9781974917297
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Swing
Noah, Sam, and Walt have been best friends forever. Walt wants to get Noah to tell Sam he loves her, however, Sam already has a boyfriend. Walt meets a girl who shares his fascination with jazz. Touching on topics including police violence and PTSD, Swing is a sweet romance from a boy's POV.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9780310761914
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The Testing
It's graduation day for sixteen-year-old Malencia Vale, and the entire Five Lakes Colony (the former Great Lakes) is celebrating. All Cia can think about—hope for—is whether she'll be chosen for The Testing, a United Commonwealth program that selects the best and brightest new graduates to become possible leaders of the slowly revitalizing post-war civilization.- Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2014
- ISBN: 9780547959108
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That's Not What Happened
Leanne ("Lee") is one of a handful of students that survived a school shooting. When another victim's parents prepare to release a book with a false story, Lee has to decide whether to keep what she knows to herself or speak up.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781338186529
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There Will Come A Darkness
The Age of Darkness is upon us, so says a secret prophecy foretold generations ago by the Seven Prophets. Five lives - an exiled prince, a serial killer known as the Pale Hand, a terminally ill girl, a gambler on the run, and a paladin in search of the Last Prophet who can either save or destroy the world - intersect in a race to prevent the prophecy from becoming reality.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020, William C. Morris YA Debut Award 2020
- ISBN: 9781250211750
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Thirteen Doorways, Wolves behind Them All
During the Great Depression and into WWII, Frankie and her younger sister are left at an orphanage in Chicago by their father as secrets are revealed through the eyes of a ghost, who narrates this tale of heartbreak, tragedy, and hope.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9780062317643
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This Book is Not Yet Rated
Ethan has a passion for movies and a nostalgic love of the theater he and his late Dad spent so much time in. Now the university that owns the decrepit theater has plans to shut it down. Can Ethan and his “lost boys” band of employees save the art house?- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9780735228078
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This is Where It Ends
Four students, all connected in one way or another, speak from their perspective over a terrifying 54 minutes when, after a school-wide assembly, the auditorium doors won't open and someone begins shooting.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2017, Teens' Top Ten 2017
- ISBN: 9781492622468
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This Time Will Be Different
CJ, a dedicated underachiever, finds purpose in protecting her grandfather's flower shop from the venture capitalist who employs her mother and in protecting her best friend, Emily, from the girl who didn't just break Emily's heart but outed her.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020
- ISBN: 9780062473448
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Tight
When Bryan's dad introduces him to a boy named Mike, the two bond over comics and superheroes, becoming as close as brothers. But this brotherhood becomes strained when Mike turns to more reckless activities and Bryan must decide whether or not to follow.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781524740559
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters, one to every boy she's ever loved—five in all, in a hatbox her mother gave her. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed.- Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2015
- ISBN: 9781442426719
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The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Middle school is a challenge for sweet, sensitive Mason Buttle. He has a condition that causes him to sweat profusely, he's dyslexic, and the police suspect he was involved in the death of his best friend. Narrator Andrew Eiden captures Mason's honesty and compassion, and imbues each and every character with depth and humanity.- Audiobook, Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2019
- ISBN: 9781538590166
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Two Can Keep a Secret
When Ellery and Ezra are forced to travel to their mother's remote Vermont hometown, they don't expect that their classmates will start going missing. When Ellery tries to solve the mystery, she's drawn into the secrets of the town.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9781524714727
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Tyler Johnson was Here
Tyler has started to hang out with drug dealers, so Marvin follows him to a party to keep Tyler out of trouble. The narration really helps the reader to feel as though they are friends with Marvin and inside his head allowing the reader to ache and grieve right alongside Marvin throughout this audio.- Audiobook, Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2019
- ISBN: 9781549197277
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Tyler Johnson Was Here
Marvin's twin brother, Tyler, goes missing after a party and is later found shot and killed. A video surfaces that depicts Tyler being shot three times as a victim of police brutality, prompting Marvin to find ways to speak up and resist.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9780316440776
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Unclaimed Baggage
Doris, Nell and Grant meet while working at Unclaimed Baggage, a quirky shop that sells long lost luggage and its contents. The friendship they form helps each face their problems, including long-distance love, grief, and alcohol abuse.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9780374306069
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The Unfortunates
Grant Franklin Tavish IV, son of a wealthy senator, caused an accident that killed four teenagers. Racked with guilt, he is sent on the family traditional solo caving trip with the plan to kill himself. Instead, he and a group of stranded cavers, need to work together to escape the cave alive.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9780765381002
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UNpregnant
Veronica discovers she's pregnant after her boyfriend poked holes in a condom. She decides to have an abortion but must travel 1000 miles for the procedure. With her besties away, and her boyfriend now an unreliable option, Veronica asks former friend Bailey to drive her and nothing goes as planned.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2020
- ISBN: 9780062876249