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In a YA thriller that is Crazy Rich Asians meetsOne of Us is Lying, students at an elite prep school are forced to confront their secrets when their ex-best friend turns up dead.Nancy Luo is shocked when her former best friend, Jamie Ruan, top-ranked junior at Sinclair Prep, goes missing, and then is found dead. Nancy is even more shocked when word starts to spread that she and her friends--Krystal, Akil, and Alexander--are the prime suspects, thanks to "the Proctor," someone anonymously incriminating them via the school's social media app.They all used to be Jamie's closest friends, and she knew each of their deepest, darkest secrets. Now, somehow the Proctor knows them, too. The four must uncover the true killer before The Proctor exposes more than they can bear and costs them more than they can afford, like Nancy's full scholarship. Soon, Nancy suspects that her friends may be keeping secrets from her, too.Katie Zhao's YA debut is an edge-of-your-seat drama set in the pressure-cooke

Red Sparrow meets One of Us Is Lying in this action-packed, romance-filled YA debut about a girl trying to outrun her past.Ninety-four countries. Thirty-one schools. Two bullets.Now it’s over...or so

This timely, emotionally-resonant story sheds new light on gun violence, as a teen girl copes with the aftermath of a shooting.Johanna’s life has had more than enough trauma—losing her mom in a car ac

The first book in Sarah J. Maas’ #1 New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series, now in an all-new, luxe edition.When Feyre Archeron kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature

New from the author of Can’t Take That Away comes a sex-positive, fairytale-inspired contemporary YA that celebrates first love and self-acceptance.Chase is a budding animator and hopeless romantic, but he’s plagued with the belief that he’s not enough for anyone. He’s recovering from an eating disorder and can’t quite figure out his gender identity. When Chase starts college, he has to navigate being away from home, finding his squad, and contending with his ex-best friend who is gunning for the same mentorship.Then Chase meets Jack, a pragmatic poet who longs to experience life outside of his sheltered world. But Chase throws everything into question for Jack, who is still discovering his sexual identity, having grown up in close-knit conservative family. Chase will have to learn to love―and be enough for―himself, while discovering what it means to truly live.This new swoony YA from Steven Salvatore is perfect for fans of What If It’s Us.

An intensely readable and moving YA debut about a teen who grapples with questions of her Jewish identity, mental health, and sexuality on an unforgettable trip to Israel.When high school senior Tally

Past and present, friends and crushes collide in a YA debut about a girl who takes off on a flight and lands 25 years later.Jenny Waters boards her flight in 1995, but when she lands, she and the othe

In a YA thriller that is Crazy Rich Asians meets One of Us is Lying, students at an elite prep school are forced to confront their secrets when their ex-best friend turns up dead.Nancy Luo is shocked

This timely, emotionally-resonant story about a teen girl dealing with the aftermath of a tragic shooting is a must-read from an exciting new YA talent.Johanna has had more than enough trauma in her l

From William C. Morris and Edgar Award finalist Leah Thomas comes an ethereal, thought-provoking YA tale about a teen who can see ghosts . . . and helps them avenge their deaths.Dani's best friend, Sa

From an exciting new voice comes a funny and heartfelt YA romance set in the world of competitive gaming, perfect for fans of Opposite of Always and Slay.Emilia Romero is living a double life. By day,

An intersectional, feminist YA anthology from some of today's most exciting voices across a span of genres, all celebrating body diversity and fat acceptance through short stories.Fat girls and boys a

Sadie meets The Glass Castle in a smart, gripping, and twisty YA debut about a girl seeking to reveal the truth about her mother-and herself.Seventeen-year-old Phoenix has spent much of her life drift

I'm so starry-eyed for this wise, romantic gem of a book. - Becky Albertalli, bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens AgendaIn this smart, heart-warming YA debut perfect for fans of Becky Alb

Bestselling and award-winning Renée Watson and poet Ellen Hagan offer a YA feminist anthem about raising your voice, for fans of The Poet X.Jasmine and Chelsea are best friends, and they’re sick of th

This atmospheric, romantic YA fantasy—a loose companion to The Wren Hunt—is perfect for fans of Maggie Stiefvater and Shea Earnshaw.Two months have passed since Zara’s sister, Laila, was found dead in

A stunning and original YA fantasy from a fantastic new talent. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor In a sealed-off city, a young woman, Lena, is running for her life. She has been sent

Thrilling, atmospheric, and filled with ancient magic, this lyrically written YA debut is perfect for readers of The Raven Cycle and Wink Poppy Midnight.Every Christmas, Wren is chased through the woo

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE YA BOOK PRIZE 2018SHORTLISTED FOR THE CBI BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018SHORTLISTED FOR THE CLiPPA AWARD 2018LONGLISTED FOR THE CIL

From the author of How We Fall Apart comes a tense and thrilling YA about what it means not to feel safe in the places we call home.Anna Xu moves across town and onto campus to start freshman year at prestigious Brookings University. Her family’s struggling Chinese bakery, Sweetea, isn't far from campus or mind, but at Brookings Anna wants to keep up her stellar academics and... investigate the unsolved campus murder of her former babysitter. She also finds a familiar face–her middle-school rival, Chris Lu. The Lus are also the Xu's business rivals, who just opened Sunny’s, a trendy bakery on Sweetea’s block. Chris is cute but still someone to be wary of―until a vandal hits Sunny's and Anna matches the racist tag with a clue from her investigation. Is there a secret society carrying out hate crimes? She and Chris team up to take on a dangerous search into the attacks. Can they root out the ugly history and take on the current threat?

A gripping YA novel about a girl who discovers a stillborn baby in her high school locker room, rocking the entire community.Nobody in sixteen-year-old Beckett’s life seems to be telling the whole story. Her boyfriend Jake keeps hiding texts. Her father lied about losing his job (and so much more) before his shocking death. And everyone in school seems to be whispering about her behind her back.But none of that compares to the day Beckett finds the body of a newborn baby in a gym bag―Jake’s gym bag. As word leaks out, rumors that Beckett is the baby’s mother take off like wildfire in a town all too ready to believe the worst of her. Nobody believes her side of the story, and as the police investigation unfolds, she discovers that everyone has a secret to hide and the truth could alter everything she thought she knew.Rachel Vincent tells a gripping story about secrets, social media bullying, and the search for truth.

Your wish is granted! This YA debut is equal parts broken-hearted love story, epic myth retelling, and a world-journey romp to find home.Syyed is pining for his ex, who left home to―save the world? He doesn’t know much more, except to wish he’d gone along when Farouk asked. But Sy is shy and timid, from a controlling Indian Muslim family, and wants most to make a life and home with people he loves. Then he meets Reggie, an heiress―is she magical or just rich?―who, in exchange for his kindness, offers to grant Sy three wishes, the first of which is a million dollars, naturally!But soon reality bites hard: His father realizes Sy is gay and kicks him out. Homeless and alone, he’s off with Reggie and his last two wishes, chasing Farouk to lands he never dreamed to visit to find his missing love for one last, desperate chance at rebuilding his life. And he’ll find out, maybe, that there is a loophole to everything, including wishes.

This heart-warming contemporary YA novel from the author of The Gravity of Us shows that sometimes you have to leave home to find it.Marty arrives in London with nothing but his oboe and some savings from his summer job, but he’s excited to start his new life―where he’s no longer the closeted, shy kid and is free to explore his sexuality without his parents' disapproval.From the outside, Marty's life looks like a perfect fantasy: he's made new friends, he's getting closer with his first ever boyfriend, and he's even traveling around Europe. But Marty knows he can't keep up the facade. He hasn’t spoken to his parents since he arrived, he's tearing through his meager savings, and his homesickness and anxiety are getting worse and worse. Will Marty be able to finally find a place that feels like home?Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, Phil Stamper crafts another heartfelt, aspirational coming-of-age story.

A timely and essential history of Black voter suppression, adapted from the National Book Award longlisted adult bookThis young adult adaptation brings to light the shocking truth about how not every

傷痛，內疚與煙硝之下，仍有愛，也仍有希望。當敘利亞對自由的呼聲終於匯聚成一股滔天洪流，藥學生Salama留在家鄉荷姆斯，自願幫忙收治醫院裡因武裝衝突而迅速增加的傷患。情勢日益嚴峻，她明白自己是該考慮帶著懷有身孕的嫂嫂離開，免於飢餓與恐懼，但她一走，又有誰會來幫助眼前這些人呢？此時，Khawf(阿拉伯語，「恐懼」之意)出現了，她是Salama在內心激烈拉扯與創傷下產生的幻象。她因上街抗議被抓走的父親與哥哥、她深愛的家鄉、那些她無力回天，拯救不了的傷患與孩童，Khawf在Salama的夢中縈繞不去，提醒她每一件失去的事物。但縱使Khawf不斷催促，當她遇見想盡辦法將敘利亞現況放上社群網路的少年Kenan，她離鄉的決定開始動搖。在烽火下滋長的愛情，成了力量，也成了牽掛。而他們很快就會發現，他們即將面對的，不是一場場武裝衝突，而是一場革命。Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW will sweep you up and never let you go.Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her big brother; she still had her home. She was even supposed to be meeting a boy to talk about marriage.Now Salama volunteers at a hospital in Homs, helping the wounded who flood through the doors. She knows that she should be thinking about leaving, but who will help the people of her beloved country if she doesn't? With her heart so conflicted, her mind has conjured a vision to spur her to

A gorgeous summer story that explores family, community, and what it means to fall in love with someone who sees the world differently.Five years ago a hurricane ravaged Eliza’s home on the Jersey shore. Now a senior in high school, she is passionate about fighting climate change―starting with saving Clam Cove Reserve, marshland that is slated to be turned into buildable lots. Protecting the island helps Eliza deal with her lingering PTSD, but she can’t shake a fear that something will upend her life again. When Eliza meets Milo, one of the rich summer tourists, she reluctantly agrees to give him surf lessons, and can’t help falling for him. Still, she’s not sure if she’s ready to risk letting an outsider into the life she’s rebuilt. Especially once she discovers Milo is keeping a devastating secret.Told in stunning verse, this is a love story for the people and places we come from, and a journey to preserve what we love most: home.

From a NYT bestselling author, a gripping story about a girl who learns she was born of an affair―and moves in with Dad’s “real” family.High school junior Michaela is close with her single mom. Her dad only pops into her life on holidays; they barely know each other beyond surface obligations.But then Mom dies suddenly, and Michaela is forced to move in with her dad . . . who reveals he's been married with kids all this time and she was the product of an affair. Before she can even fully grieve, she’s thrust into a strange house with three half-siblings, including Emery, also a junior, who is not thrilled at the prospect of sharing her room (and her life). Michaela needs to let go of everything she’s ever known . . . but will she ever find a home with this family that didn’t ask for her in the first place?Rachel Vincent pens another gripping and emotional high school saga about the complexities of family, self-identity, and belonging.

Dark magic awaits in the eagerly anticipated sequel to bestselling author Kalynn Bayron’s This Poison Heart.Briseis’s mother is dead, but there is one chance to bring her back: find the last piece of the deadly Absyrtus Heart. If she is to locate the missing piece she must turn to the blood relatives she’s never known, learn about their secret powers and take her place in their ancient lineage. But Briseis is not the only one who wants the Heart, and her enemies will try to use her in any way they can …Kalynn Bayron, bestselling author of Cinderella is Dead and This Poison Heart, returns with the second book in this empowering and inclusive fantasy duology perfect for fans of Legendborn and Lore.

Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron’s contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power.Briseis has a gift: she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms with a single touch.When her aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York, Bri and her parents decide to leave Brooklyn behind for the summer. Hopefully there, surrounded by plants and flowers, Bri will finally learn to control her gift. But their new home is sinister in ways they could never have imagined―it comes with a specific set of instructions, an old-school apothecary, and a walled garden filled with the deadliest botanicals in the world that can only be entered by those who share Bri’s unique family lineage.When strangers begin to arrive on their doorstep, asking for tinctures and elixirs, Bri learns she has a surprising talent for creating them . . . until a nefarious group comes after her in search of a rare and dangerous immortality elixir. Up against a centuries-old cu

Return to the Cursebreaker world in a new series by New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer.Far outside royal circles, in the small town of Briarlock, two friends struggle to survive. Jax, a blacksmith by trade and Callyn, a baker, care more about getting through the hard winter than keeping up with rumors about the King’s dangerous magic.When the King’s Courier, Lord Tycho, stops at Jax's forge he is quick to befriend Jax and Callyn, at ease with their way of life. But he’s not the only stranger to visit Briarlock―the town has long been an outpost for the anti-magic Truthbringers, who seek to destroy the King. Jax and Callyn suddenly find themselves embroiled in a world of shifting alliances and ancient magic . . . and even the deepest loyalties are put to the test.Expanding the world of her beloved series, Brigid Kemmerer introduces new characters that will quickly become fan favorites.

A powerful debut about a non-binary teen finding the courage to speak out when discriminated against by their high school administration.Carey Parker dreams of bringing the house down with song. They can hit every note of all the top pop and Broadway hits. But emotional scars from an incident with a homophobic classmate and their grandmother's spiraling dementia make it hard for Carey to find their voice.Then Carey meets Cris, and with the rush of a promising new romance, Carey finds the confidence to audition for the lead in the school musical. But this sets off a chain reaction of prejudice by Carey's tormentor and others in the school. It's up to Carey, Cris, and their friends to defend their rights―and they refuse to be silenced.Told in alternating chapters with identifying pronouns, debut author Steven Salvatore conducts a powerful, uplifting anthem that’s a swoony romance and an affirmation of self-identity.

Eury comes to the Bronx as a girl haunted. Haunted by losing everything in Hurricane Maria--and by an evil spirit, Ato. She fully expects the tragedy that befell her and her family in Puerto Rico to c

From New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer comes a blockbuster fantasy series about a kingdom divided by corruption, the prince desperately holding it together, and the girl who will risk everything to bring it crashing down. The kingdom of Kandala is on the brink of disaster. Rifts between sectors have only worsened since a sickness began ravaging the land, and within the Royal Palace, the king holds a tenuous peace with a ruthless hand. King Harristan was thrust into power after his parents' shocking assassination, leaving the younger Prince Corrick to take on the brutal role of the King's Justice. The brothers have learned to react mercilessly to any sign of rebellion--it's the only way to maintain order when the sickness can strike anywhere, and the only known cure, an elixir made from delicate Moonflower petals, is severely limited. Out in the Wilds, apothecary apprentice Tessa Cade is tired of seeing her neighbors die, their suffering ignored by the unyielding royals.

For fans of John Corey Whaley, a clever coming-of-age story about fitting in and finding your way in a too-complicated world.Pitch-perfect and hilarious." - Kirkus ReviewsFifteen-year-old Sam is not a