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Tormented by his religious family and the broader conservative community of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, fourteen-year-old Josh struggles with the pressure to conform to their puritanical standards. As he embarks upon his high school years, Josh meets a supportive cast of eccentric small-town characters, falls in love with his...
Diet Soda Club
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Young Adult Fiction
276 0
Author(s)
Age Range
14+
Release Date
October 08, 2024
When their mom leaves, Reed must care for his sister who has a life-threatening condition—even if that means breaking the law. A tender and sparkling story about family, trust, and the lengths we will go to for the ones we love. Have you ever made all the...
Everything We Never Said
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Young Adult Fiction
349 1
Author(s)
Age Range
14+
Release Date
May 28, 2024
Dark romance, high stakes, and plot twists abound in this paperback original YA thriller that's perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover. What you don't know can hurt you.... It’s been months since the accident that killed Ella’s best friend, Hayley, and Ella can’t stop blaming...
Young Adult Fiction
242 0
Author(s)
Age Range
14+
Release Date
May 14, 2024
Unlike the other residents of the small Caribbean Island of St. Virgil, Selina DaSilva does not believe in magic. With a logical mind and a knack for botany, Selina used to dream of leaving the island to study Pharmacology—until a vicious, unsolved attack left her father dead and her...
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
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Young Adult Fiction
228 0
Author(s)
Age Range
14+
Release Date
February 06, 2024
Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry. Perfect for fans...
Paradise, WV
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Young Adult Indie
212 0
Author(s)
Age Range
14+
Release Date
July 21, 2021
In a poor West Virginia town decimated by the opioid epidemic, teenagers Henry and Jane have it worse than most. Their father is Hollis Lusher, a convicted serial killer known as “the Blind Spot Slasher.” Despite being bullied and ostracized,...
Two Sides to Every Murder
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Young Adult Fiction
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Author(s)
Age Range
12+
Release Date
June 25, 2024
From the author of How to Survive Your Murder comes a propulsive thriller about two teens who return to Camp Lost Lake, site of the cold case that sealed their fates. "A must-read for fans of true crime, dark family secrets, and intricate mysteries." —Ryan La Sala,...
Young Adult Fiction
279 0
Featuring spray-painted and stenciled edges, a metallic foil case stamp, detailed map endpapers, a deleted scene and a ribbon, The Darkness Within Us is a wickedly delightful companion novel to Tricia Levenseller's The Shadows Between Us. Chrysantha Stathos has won. By hiding her intelligence and ambition behind...
The Lightning Circle
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Young Adult Fiction
206 0
Author(s)
Age Range
12+
Release Date
March 26, 2024
After having her heart broken, seventeen-year-old Nora Nichols decides to escape her hometown and take a summer job as an arts and crafts counsellor at an all-girls' camp in the mountains of West Virginia. There, she meets girls and women from all walks of life with their own heartaches...
Young Adult Fiction
666 0
Author(s)
Age Range
14+
Release Date
July 20, 2021
From New York Times best-selling author Lexi Ryan, Cruel Prince meets A Court of Thorns and Roses in this sexy, action-packed fantasy about a girl who is caught between two treacherous faerie courts and their dangerously seductive princes. Brie hates the Fae and refuses to have anything to do...
Fifteenth Summer
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Young Adult Fiction
414 0
Author(s)
Age Range
12+
Release Date
May 07, 2024
A teen unexpectedly finds love during a summer vacation at a lake town in this tender romance in the spirit of The Summer I Turned Pretty—now with a beautiful new look! Chelsea isn’t looking forward to her summer at the lake. It’s the first time her family...
Everything We Never Had
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Young Adult Fiction
280 0
Author(s)
Age Range
14+
Release Date
August 27, 2024
From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally charged, moving novel about four generations of Filipino American boys grappling with identity, masculinity, and their fraught father-son relationships. Watsonville, 1930. Francisco Maghabol barely ekes out a living in the fields...
Every Time You Hear That Song
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Young Adult Fiction
314 0
Author(s)
Age Range
12+
Release Date
April 02, 2024
Perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones and the Six, this queer coming-of-age story celebrates country music, complicated women, and living authentically. They say never meet your idols. But nothing about digging up their deepest secrets. Seventeen-year-old aspiring journalist...
Liar’s Test
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Young Adult Fiction
285 0
Author(s)
Genre(s)
Age Range
12+
Release Date
May 21, 2024
A gripping YA fantasy with a deadly contest to win a crown, a fierce heroine determined to right the wrongs done to her people, and a smoldering love story that could change everything... I didn’t want to rule the Risen. Wreak a little havoc upon them, though?...
The Ghost of Us
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Young Adult Fiction
337 0
Author(s)
Age Range
13+
Release Date
June 11, 2024
"I was in a slump where I hated everything I read, and The Ghost of Us lifted me right out of it. Absolutely fantastic." ―Dan Wells, bestselling author of I Am Not a Serial Killer One Last Stop meets Cemetery Boys in this swoony YA romance from...
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