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Who killed Emily Vaughn? The stunning new standalone thriller from international No. 1 bestseller Karin Slaughter. A girl with a secret ... Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for prom night, the highlight of any high school experience. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, she will be dead. A murder that remains a mystery ... Forty years later, Emily's murder remains unsolved. Her friends closed ranks, her family retreated...

2) Hopeless: a novel

Author

Hoover, Colleen

Series

Hopeless novels volume 1

Language

English

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Black Authors of Young Adult Books
NYT - Young Adult Paperback

Sky, a senior in high school, meets Dean Holder, a guy with a promiscuous reputation that rivals her own. From their very first encounter, he terrifies and captivates her. Something about him sparks memories of her deeply troubled past, a time she's tried so hard to bury. Though Sky is determined to stay far away from him, his unwavering pursuit and enigmatic smile break down her defenses and the intensity of the bond between them grows. But the mysterious...

3) Highly suspicious and unfairly cute

Author

Hibbert, Talia

Language

English

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Book - New (14 Days), eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Playaway

Bradley Graeme is pretty much perfect. He's a star football player, manages his OCD well (enough), and comes out on top in all his classes . . . except the ones he shares with his ex-best friend, Celine. Celine Bangura is conspiracy-theory-obsessed. Social media followers eat up her takes on everything from UFOs to holiday overconsumption--yet, she's still not cool enough for the popular kids' table. Which is why Brad abandoned her for the in-crowd...

4) Midnight sun

Author

Meyer, Stephenie

Series

Twilight saga volume 5

Language

English

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NYT - Young Adult Paperback

"This ... tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward's past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he justify following his heart if it means leading Bella into danger?"--

5) The way I used to be

Author

Smith, Amber

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English

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Starting high school didn't change who Eden was. But the night her brother's best friend rapes her, Eden's world capsizes. What Eden once loved-- who she once loved-- she now hates. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she's supposed to tell someone what happened but she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be. As she navigates the disappointment and unbearable pains of adolescence and heartbreak, of friendships broken and rebuilt,...

6) Nineteen minutes: a novel

Author

Picoult, Jodi

Language

English

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Back to School - Young Adult
LGBTQIA+ - Young Adults
Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
Suicide Prevention Month - Young Adults

In Sterling, New Hampshire, 17-year-old high school student Peter Houghton has endured years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of classmates. His best friend, Josie Cormier, succumbed to peer pressure and now hangs out with the popular crowd that often instigates the harassment. One final incident of bullying sends Peter over the edge and leads him to commit an act of violence that forever changes the lives of Sterling's residents. Even those...

7) The perks of being a wallflower

Author

Chbosky, Stephen

Language

English

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Book - New (14 Days), eBook, Kindle, Playaway

Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. He's a wallflower-- shy and introspective, and intelligent beyond his years, if not very savvy in the social arts. We learn about Charlie through the letters he writes: trying to make friends, family tensions, exploring sexuality, experimenting with drugs-- and dealing with his best friend's recent suicide. -- from first edition

8) Nine liars

Author

Johnson, Maureen

Series

Truly Devious volume 5

Language

English

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Senior year at Ellingham Academy for Stevie Bell isn't going well. With the cold case of the century solved, Stevie is adrift. There is nothing to distract her from the questions pinging around her brain--questions about college, love, and life in general. Relief comes when David invites Stevie and her friends to join him for study abroad, and his new friend Izzy introduces her to a double-murder cold case. In 1995, nine friends from Cambridge University...

9) Armada: a novel

Author

Cline, Ernest

Pub. Date

2015.

Language

English

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ALA Youth Media Awards 2022 - Young Adults
Back to School - Young Adult
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
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It's just another day of high school for Zack Lightman. He's daydreaming through another boring math class, with just one more month to go until graduation and freedom--if he can make it that long without getting suspended again. Then he glances out his classroom window and spots the flying saucer. At first, Zack thinks he's going crazy. A minute later, he's sure of it. Because the UFO he's staring at is straight out of the videogame he plays every...

10) Ace of spades

Author

Àbíké-Íyímídé, Faridah

Pub. Date

2021

Language

English

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At Niveus Private Academy, Devon and Chiamaka are the only students chosen to be Senior Prefects who are also black, which makes them targets for a series of anonymous texts revealing their secrets to the entire student body. Both students were on track toward valedictorian and bright college futures, but this prank quickly turns into a very dangerous game and they are at more than one disadvantage as it looks like things could turn deadly.

11) My Hero Academia, Volume 4

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Series

My hero academia. Main series volume 4
Shonen Jump manga

Language

English

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The U.A. High sports festival is a chance for the budding heroes to show their stuff and find a superhero mentor. The students have already struggled through a grueling preliminary round, but now they have to team up to prove they're capable of moving on to the next stage. The whole country is watching, and so are the shadowy forces that attacked the academy... Rated: T

12) My Hero Academia, Volume 1

Author

Back to School - Young Adult

Series

My hero academia. Main series volume 1
Shonen Jump manga

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English

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Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn't got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny... Rated: T

13) My Hero Academia, Volume 3

Author

Series

My hero academia. Main series volume 3
Shonen Jump manga

Language

English

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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Young Adults
Back to School - Young Adult
LGBTQIA+ - Young Adults

A sinister group of villains has attacked the first-year U.A. students, but their real target is All Might. It's all that Midoriya and his classmates can do to hold them off until reinforcements arrive. All Might joins the battle to protect the kids, but as his power runs out, he may be forced into an extremely dangerous bluff! Rated: T

14) Hani and Ishu's guide to fake dating

Author

Jaigirdar, Adiba

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Young Adults
Back to School - Young Adult
Disability Pride Month - Young Adults
Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults

"Everyone likes Humaira 'Hani' Khan--she's easy going and one of the most popular girls at school. But when she comes out to her friends as bisexual, they invalidate her identity, saying she can't be bi if she's only dated guys. Panicked, Hani blurts out that she's in a relationship...with a girl her friends absolutely hate--Ishita 'Ishu' Dey. Ishu is the complete opposite of Hani. She's an academic overachiever who hopes that becoming head girl will...

15) Komi can't communicate: 1

Author

Oda, Tomohito

Series

Komi can't communicate volume 1

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

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Jewish American Heritage - Young Adults
LGBTQIA+ - Young Adults
Lighthearted Reads for Teens
Women's History - Young Adults

Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi would love to make friends, but her shyness is interpreted as reserve, and the other students keep her at a distance. Only timid Tadano realizes the truth, and despite his own desire to blend in, he decides to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends.

16) Kate in waiting

Author

Albertalli, Becky

Language

English

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Back to School - Young Adult
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Dyslexia Awareness Month Youth
Staff Picks 2021-2022

"Contrary to popular belief, best friends Kate Garfield and Anderson Walker are not codependent. Carpooling to and from theater rehearsals? Environmentally sound and efficient. Consulting each other on every single life decision? Basic good judgment. Pining for the same guys from afar? Shared crushes are more fun anyway. But when Kate and Andy's latest long-distance crush shows up at their school, everything goes off-script. Matt Olsson is talented...

17) Monday's not coming: a novel

Author

Jackson, Tiffany D

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English

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"Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable--more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn't turn up for the first day of school, Claudia's worried. As Claudia digs deeper into her friend's disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she's gone?"--Amazon.com.

18) My Hero Academia, Volume 9

Author

Series

My hero academia. Main series volume 9
Shonen Jump manga

Language

English

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It's off to summer camp for Midoriya and the U.A. students! But this is no ordinary vacation—it's high-impact training where the students are expected to develop their Quirks even further! The teachers have set up some tough challenges, but none will be as difficult and as life changing as the threat a new group of enemies poses. What's even worse is who the villains' target is and why...

Rated: T

19) My Hero Academia, Volume 14: Overhaul

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Series

My hero academia. Main series volume 14
Shonen Jump manga

Language

English

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Summer vacation is over, and it's back to school for the students of U.A. High! But before classes can get started, Midoriya and Bakugo need to settle a beef between them that's been a long time coming. Even if they can get past this bump in the road on the way to becoming superheroes, the hurdles will just keep getting higher and higher—the hero work studies in the upcoming year will bring them even closer to their goal...or their destruction!

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20) My Hero Academia, Volume 10

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Series

My hero academia. Main series volume 10
Shonen Jump manga

Language

English

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