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Doe
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Maris Larsen is the captain of the West Eaton High cheer team. Being on the team makes her feel special. When she's leading the girls on the mat, Maris doesn't have to think about her dead-end life in a dead-end town, or her depressed mother and absent father and the fact that her girlfriend doesn't really love her. But when newcomer and new golden girl, Genevieve Ray, joins the team, the only thing going right in Maris's life is suddenly in jeopardy. A bitter rivalry develops, but Maris is determined to take Genevieve down. But while sleepwalking, Maris is visited by a monstrous, decaying beast in the shape of an enormous deer. Doe is an ancient creature who has been wandering, trapped for decades. Only a girl related by blood to those who bound her in this form can free her, but those girls died years ago, murdered in a fire. But Maris is somehow linked and so she has the power to free Doe. In dreams, she and Doe form a bond, but Maris doesn't know the creature from her dreams is real and doesn't understand the danger she's in. She only knows Doe has promised her a way to win her battle with Genevieve.
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YA FIC Bar
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Heartbreak and other organ failures : a novel
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There is no one in the world that Kaley loves more than her older sister Zoey, who has developmental disabilities and medical complications. When the sisters learn that Zoey needs a new kidney but is at the bottom of the transplant list, they set off on a madcap family road trip to find their estranged father, who might agree to donate. Nothing will stand in Kaley’s way, because with Zoey’s health stable, Kaley can follow her boyfriend to an out-of-state college next fall. Then Kaley learns that her mom has her own plans for the sisters’ futures. Kaley must reconcile the caretaker role she was born into with the desire to discover her own identity, and decide what she’s willing to do for the person she loves most.
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YA FIC Hob
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In the country I love
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As a seventeen-year-old single dad and a soon-to-be high school drop-out, Yassir Al-Azzawi's lapsed Shia faith is just another thing convincing his parents he's a failure. One more mistake, and they'll send him back to their homeland, a war-torn Iraq. Khaled Al-Hakim is perfect on paper: devout in his faith, a straight-A student, and captain of the debate team. But beneath the surface, Khaled is no saint either, and his worst sin yet is ignoring his parents' command to stay away from Yassir. When their secret friendship is exposed, the consequences set off a series of events that cause family secrets from both sides to come to light, and neither Yassir nor Khaled are prepared to learn the stains that taint their family names.
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YA FIC Al-B
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Winners & liars
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Derin's acceptance into Cambridge University is the end of an era, just not the one she expected. When she and her ultra-competitive Uni prep group, the Kenfield Set, were first invited to Professor Darnley's summer ball, they planned on celebrating the group's success, surrounded by the riches of his historical Kenfield estate. They did not expect kicking off the festivities with the professor's will reading. When the Darnleys' aristocratic children are disinherited, the students are offered the opportunity of a lifetime: compete in a Victorian, literary-inspired inheritance competition to be named the new heir. But the remaining Darnleys won't take losing their stately home and its multimillion-pound inheritance lying down. And added to the mix, a mysterious note is slipped under Derin's door alluding to a dark family secret lying in wait. Now Derin must balance the cutthroat games, scheming relatives, and a cute Kenfield intern amid her dawning realization that the history of this inheritance might be soaked in lies, and blood.
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YA FIC Omo
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The romance rewind
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Zadie expected her anniversary dinner with her boyfriend, Jason, to end with a dreamy promposal, not a breakup and a car crash! When she wakes up in the hospital, she gets even worse news: Jason is in a coma. With nothing to do but wait by his side, Zadie is left wondering where the relationship went wrong and if anyone else knows about the breakup. Suddenly, Zadie is catapulted back to their first date, trapped in a time loop she can't escape. To make matters worse, Jason's cousin Marcus is along for the ride, threatening to spill her secret. Can Zadie mend her relationship with Jason before he wakes up, or will Marcus shatter her hopes for a happily-ever-after?"
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YA FIC Eve
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Together we see
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Ulá and her brother, Kabék, uncover secrets and corruption as they face off against illegal loggers, kidnappers, settlers, and the local government in the hunt for clues. Their only allies are a few family friends and relatives still living in Bribri, as well as a young journalist, who may be in danger himself. But as details of their father's death emerge, long-held trust is broken. And in this sinister web of deception, no one is safe. Inspired by real-world missing, dead, and attacked Indigenous activists, award-winning author Ari Tison writes her first novel in prose and pushes the envelope yet again by pulling together a propulsive story full of grief, environmental justice, and the fight for retribution.
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YA FIC Tis
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The lovers, the liars, and me
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Despite being valedictorian of her high school class, Jaliya is used to fading into the background. But this summer, Jaliya is visiting her uncle and his family in Jamaica. Under the guise of one last vacation before college, she plans to find out more about her estranged mother, whose absence has remained an unspoken mystery. But things have changed in the seven years since Jaliya last visited. Her cousin has his own life and is reluctant to let Jaliya in, her childhood crush has only gotten more unavailable, and her aunt and uncle aren’t everything she remembered, either. Then she meets India, who’s vibrant, gorgeous, and free-spirited. While searching for traces of her mother across the island, Jaliya finds herself entangled in complicated relationships, tricky secrets, and a passionate new love.
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YA FIC Dav
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Checking you out
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Lizzie Wei is a huge book nerd, and proud of it. When she realizes there is a mysterious reader who has been checking out all of her favorite books from the library, she can’t help but get a crush on someone she’s never even met. Her friends make it their mission to find Lizzie’s long lost book soulmate and convince her to leave notes for her crush. But what if this person isn’t at all what she expects? Dylan Lin loves reading, but secretly. He’s hidden his love of fantasy novels, instead being the perfect jock. When he decides to start volunteering at a kitten nursery, and his co-volunteer Lizzie asks if he likes reading, he says no. But when he accidentally makes an obscure reference to her favorite book during their volunteer shift, Lizzie begins to wonder if this is her book crush.
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YA FIC Che
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King of lost dreams
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The magical underbelly of London is no longer under threat from the malevolent daughter of Death after she was vanquished during an epic nine-night. But in her wake, certain truths have been unearthed that have left Malcolm, Eli, Sunny, and their friends fractured and desperate to lay the past to rest. For Malcolm, grappling with his inherited death magic, confronting his past means facing heartbreak, realities he isn’t yet ready to acknowledge. Eli, a silver-tongued thief with no memories of his past, is determined to uncover his lost identity. But something is lurking in Eli’s dreams, giving teeth to his nightmares. When Malcolm finds a letter in the ruins of a former magical sanctuary full of its own secret histories, the friends set out to find a hidden key that may just be the answer to all their problems.
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YA FIC Hol
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Ghost in the night
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Savannah, Georgia, with its mossy trees and ornate old homes, is a place rich in history and ghosts. Ghosts are what pique Harmony Roundtree's interest. Still reeling from her losses back home, Harmony wants to believe in ghost stories, but isn't sure what's real. When she goes on one of the many ghost tours around town, she takes a photo of what might be a ghost. Or is it a hoax? With two new friends, Harmony sets out to investigate and stumbles upon clues leading to an unsolved murder. The deeper she digs, the more Harmony realizes that what she saw on the ghost tour might be connected to a shocking crime. But making connections can be dangerous--even more dangerous than ghosts.
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Book
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YA FIC Jac
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Whenever you are
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Clem is a would-be poet who has been in "training school" ever since he caused the accident that maimed the nice lady who says she only wants him to do something fine with his life. Then Clem meets Finn, whose history is even more traumatic. Clem tries to help Finn adjust to prison, but when the boys are placed in solitary confinement, euphemistically called "administrative segregation," Finn deteriorates, both physically and mentally. He's ranting, saying he's found a portal in his cell and a way to change their lives -- past, present and future. And then he disappears. Clem is interrogated by prison officials, a social worker, a doctor and a mysterious man in a suit, who ask him about the days leading up to Finn's disappearance. As he tells them the story, he puzzles over what really happened to Finn, and the unexpected clues he's left Clem to find a better future.
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YA FIC Lea
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Just another dead boy
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In a world where everyone knows the date they will die, wild-child Regan works at a luxury resort as a "Juliet" for the Romeo & Juliet Service, promising to provide the illusion of star-crossed romance to rich boys on end-of-life retreats. She gets to live life on the edge, then moves on to her next client. But when world-famous Death Date researchers the Dalys arrive, she's tasked with her hardest client yet, their overachieving, stone-faced son. Jude Daly sees right through the setup; he thinks she's a parasite, and, frankly, she thinks he's an entitled jerk. They agree to fake romance for the sake of Jude's parents and Regan's job, but as contempt turns into something else, will Regan ignore her ironclad rules so she and Jude can take on Fate together? Or will his impending Death Date catch up with them first?
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YA FIC McC
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Alex, by Proxy
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Alex used to be a witty, sarcastic kid with unusually good crossword skills and a penchant for astronomy. But he's also a victim of Munchausen by proxy. He's recovered from years of illness induced by his mother, but he has to figure out who he is all over again. And he'll have to decide if he can testify against the woman who gave birth to him. As Alex awaits the trial, his friends convince him to start a podcast as a way to tell his story. They create "Lethal Lullaby," which brings Alex closer to his old life: hanging out with friends, cracking jokes, having fun. But new memories surface and disturbing revelations come out, forcing Alex to acknowledge that the podcast could be making things worse. It seems like he's got deeper issues than he'd like to admit, and he can't blame them on his mom. As Alex's mental health crumbles, he can no longer distinguish between truth and fiction. Should he trust himself to testify? And if he gets up there, what version of the truth will he share?
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Book
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YA FIC Can
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How (not) to renovate a haunted house
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Amity Callaway is sick of being known as the weird girl, and annoyed that her recently divorced mom moved them across the country to Harlow’s Rest, Massachusetts, even if it could be the fresh start she needs. Then Amity discovers their absolute disaster of a new house is supposedly haunted. Theo Hargrave, amateur ghost hunter and son of the local general contractor, is a believer, and shows up on their property with his EMF reader in hand. Amity is ready to debunk all his theories, but she can admit their home renovation is doomed. The paint that refuses to dry and the fixtures that keep coming loose. So Amity and Theo strike a deal: his family’s construction expertise for her help investigating the house’s supernatural secrets.
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YA FIC How
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My killer family reunion
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There are three things Jayshree Devi knows will happen at her annual family reunion: 1. her cousins will forget she exists, 2. her aunts will try to set her up, and 3. her uncles will get into a fight. Then an accident lands her grandmother in a coma, throwing the family, and their matriarch’s sizeable fortune, into chaos. When Jay discovers the “accident” might not have been so accidental after all, she has to dig through decades of secrets to find the truth. With the help of her cousins and one of their friends, Jay finds herself knee-deep in a mystery that’s even more tangled than her family tree. The closer she gets to answers, the closer she gets to finding her place amongst the relatives who once felt so distant.
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Book
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YA FIC Thi