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4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
When 7th grader Paige and friends learn that her dad may be assisting ex-cons to rob a bank, Paige decides to change the course of events and take matters into her own hands.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781628751888
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Alex, Approximately
When Bailey moves to California to live with her dad, she looks forward tracking down the boy she's developed an online friendship with in a classic movie forum. But her search for “Alex” gets sidetracked by annoying surfer-boy and coworker Porter. “You've Got Mail” gets a modern and refreshing makeover.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9781481478779
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All's Faire in Middle School
Imogene has grown up with two constants in her life: homeschooling and the Renaissance Faire, where her parents work. As she begins one adventure training as a squire for the first time, she also sets out to conquer public middle school.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9780525429982
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Allegedly
The jury said she did it...the media said she did it....only nine years old and convicted of killing a baby girl, Mary didn't say anything. Six years later, a pregnant Mary finally wants speak up and clear her name, so that her own baby is not taken away. -
American Street
Fabiola Toussaint, an American-born citizen raised in Haiti, tries to immigrate back to the United States from Haiti with her mother to live with her Aunt Jo and three cousins in Detroit. When her mother is detained at the airport, Fabiola must learn how to adapt to American living.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780062473042
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Anonymous Noise v. 1
Nino is so devastated when her childhood friend, Momo, moves away that she is filled with an uncontrollable urge to scream. Things seem bleak until she befriends a young composer, Yuzu, who convinces her to turn her screams into a song to bring Momo back.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781421594200
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Anonymous Noise v. 2
Nino is so devastated when her childhood friend, Momo, moves away that she is filled with an uncontrollable urge to scream. Things seem bleak until she befriends a young composer, Yuzu, who convinces her to turn her screams into a song to bring Momo back.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781421594217
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Anonymous Noise v. 3
Nino is so devastated when her childhood friend, Momo, moves away that she is filled with an uncontrollable urge to scream. Things seem bleak until she befriends a young composer, Yuzu, who convinces her to turn her screams into a song to bring Momo back.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781421594224
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Anonymous Noise v. 4
Nino is so devastated when her childhood friend, Momo, moves away that she is filled with an uncontrollable urge to scream. Things seem bleak until she befriends a young composer, Yuzu, who convinces her to turn her screams into a song to bring Momo back.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781421594231
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Archie, Volume 2
Archie is struggling to make his relationship with Veronica work, but can it survive viral videos and election season?- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781627387989
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Bad Machinery: The Case of the Unwelcome Visitor
School is out for summer and for the Tackleford mystery team, that means lazy days, balmy evenings, and...creeping existential dread that threatens the whole city. With half the team gallivanting off to exotic locales can Linton, Jack, and Lottie solve this season's most dire case?- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781620103517
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Bad Romance
Grace, a musical theater-loving junior, is not like her friends. She lives under constant scrutiny from her mother and her stepfather, the Giant. When her crush Gavin starts to take an interest in her, Grace finally feels like she has a protector—until their relationship spirals out of control.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9781627797726
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Bang
Sebastian and Aneesa create a YouTube pizza making show. For the first time, Sebastian feels like he is in a judge free zone. Because Aneesa is new in town, she doesn't know his secret...the terrible, horrific secret that he accidentally shot and killed his infant sister when he was four years old. -
Beast
Insecure about his unusually large and hairy appearance, 15-year-old Dylan feels like a freak until he meets brave and beautiful Jamie, who accepts and loves him as he is. But when he realizes she is transgender, can he return the favor? -
Bird
Devastated by the loss of a second father, thirteen-year-old Bird follows her stepfather from Cleveland to Alabama in hopes of convincing him to come home, and along the way helps two boys cope with their difficulties.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2018
- ISBN: 9780142405444
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Brave
Jensen, a daydreaming artist obsessed with sunspots and NASA, navigates middle school, bullies and math!- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9780316363189
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Calling My Name
In 1990s Houston, an African American teen navigates her middle-school and high-school years. Balancing societal pressures and familial expectations, Taja slowly finds her voice as she begins to explore her spirituality on her own terms rather than through the lens of her religious parents.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780062656865
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City of Saints & Thieves
Tina lives on the streets of Kenya and becomes part of a gang to survive. She desperately wants revenge on the man she believes killed her mother, but much of the family's past is shrouded in mystery. Will Tina find justice?- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780399547584
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The Closest I've Come
It's hard for Marcos to be in his neighborhood, but being at school isn't much better. When a teacher recommends him for a program for struggling students, he begins to realize there may be options outside Maestra. Marcos' coming-of-age transforms him into a different son, classmate, and friend.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780062488534
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Crossing Ebenezer Creek
In 1864, Mariah and her young brother have been liberated from the plantation where they were enslaved. They join others who are following General Sherman's march through Georgia, including Caleb, who is working with the Union troops. New lives are within reach, but first this group will face devastating heartbreak.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9781599903194
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Dear Martin
Justyce McAllister is captain of the Braselton Prep debate team and an honor roll student. But after being profiled by the police and ending up in handcuffs, Justyce turns to the legacy of Dr. King, hoping King's teachings can help him navigate today's world. But when Justyce and his best friend are caught in the cross-hairs of a violent misunderstanding, Justyce is forced to deal with the media fallout that threatens to destroy his future. -
Devils Within
After Nate Fuller kills his father in self-defense, he must find a way to redefine what's right and wrong and learn to trust again. But when two followers of The Fort, his father's white supremacist group, arrive in Nate's new town, he knows blood is going to spill—he's just not sure whose.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018, William C. Morris Debut YA Award 2018
- ISBN: 9781510714564
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Disappeared
In Juarez, Mexico, young girls are disappearing. Sara is a journalist for a newspaper writing the stories of these young women, while constantly searching for her friend who disappeared four months ago. But as Sara closes in on the crime ring, others are closing in on Sara and her family.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780545944472
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Dreamin' Sun v.1
Since her mother's death, Shimana Kameko has felt like an outsider in her own home. Her feelings of being unwanted eventually lead to Kameko running away, a choice that places her on a path to fulfilling her dreams in an unconventional way.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781626925250
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Dreamin' Sun v.2
Since her mother's death, Shimana Kameko has felt like an outsider in her own home. Her feelings of being unwanted eventually lead to Kameko running away, a choice that places her on a path to fulfilling her dreams in an unconventional way.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781626925274
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Dreamin' Sun v.3
Since her mother's death, Shimana Kameko has felt like an outsider in her own home. Her feelings of being unwanted eventually lead to Kameko running away, a choice that places her on a path to fulfilling her dreams in an unconventional way.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781626925458
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Dress Codes for Small Towns
Seventeen-year-old Billie, daughter of the local preacher, grapples with her sexuality, her feelings for her tight-knit group of friends, and why her faith so often seems to be at odds with the organized religion of the church. Is there room for her gender nonconformity in the small town she loves?- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780062398512
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Eliza and Her Monsters
Fellow students don't know that, when she's not at school, reclusive senior Eliza is LadyConstellation, creator of the wildly popular Monstrous Sea. New student Wallace is a huge fan of the webcomic, and hr slowly breaks through her shell. However, trying to keep her two lives separate may cost Eliza everything.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780062290137
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Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined
Ingrid's life is turned upside-down when her internationally lauded, brilliant opera-star mother's career suddenly and disastrously ends. Leaving Europe to return to the inherited family home in Canada, both she and her mother struggle to adapt to their changed lifestyle and its accompanying emotional distress.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780425287590
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Far From the Tree
After giving up her newborn for adoption, Grace is interested in finding her own biological mother. Along the way she learns she has two biological siblings, Maya and Joaquin. Together, they face their experiences as adopted or fostered teens and find there are different ways to make a family.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780062330628
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The Fashion Committee: A Novel of Art, Crime, and Applied Design
When an elite art school hosts a fashion competition, two teens are desperate to win: Charlie Dean has dreamed of designing clothing since she was young. John sees the promised scholarship as an indirect route to fulfilling his passion for metalwork. Welcome to the cutthroat, hilarious, and heartbreaking world of fashion.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780451468789
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Firewall
Josh is alone and isolated--his choice. The split of his parents and his subsequent move to a small suburban town from Chicago is enough to drive him to isolation and the addictive game,"Killswitch." Except one of the players in the game is developing some creepy add-ons that have drastic implications.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2018
- ISBN: 9781459814530
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The First Part Last
Bobby is your classic urban teenaged boy -- impulsive, eager, restless. On his sixteenth birthday he gets some news from his girlfriend, Nia, that changes his life forever. She's pregnant. Bobby's going to be a father. With powerful language and keen insight, Johnson looks at the male side of teen pregnancy as she delves into one young man's struggle to figure out what "the right thing" is and then to do it. No matter what the cost.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2018
- ISBN: 9781442403437
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Flying Lessons & Other Stories
Ten popular YA authors offer their own spin on growing up in this engaging and diverse collection. Middle-school and high-school students will appreciate the humor and authenticity of each story and will relish the introductions to the featured authors.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9781101934593
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Four-Four-Two
It's World War II and Yuki doesn't have many options. As a Japanese American, he can choose to go into an internment camp, or he can go to war. He opts to go to war and is assigned to the 442 regiment--a segregated regiment made up of Japanese Americans.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2018
- ISBN: 9781481462525
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Generations
After a fight with his father, Matteo left the countryside and moved to Milan, but after breaking up with his boyfriend three years later, he must return home to face his family and his past.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781941302507
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The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
Henry Montague, the son of a British nobleman, embarks on a European tour with his best friend (and secret crush) Percy and his sister Felicity. Along the way, they encounter adventure and conflict that leads them to a very different destiny than the one awaiting their return to England.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780062382801
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Giant Days v.3
Susan, Esther, and Daisy continue their college adventures with sleep deprived nights, relationship troubles, student elections, and the pressure to meet everyone's expectations. Making it through their first semester is proving to be more difficult than they expected.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781608868513
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Giant Days v.4
Susan, Esther, and Daisy continue their college adventures with sleep deprived nights, relationship troubles, student elections, and the pressure to meet everyone's expectations. Making it through their first semester is proving to be more difficult than they expected.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781608869381
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Goodbye Days
Carver's three best friends are killed in a car accident soon after he sends the driver a text message, and grief and guilt take their toll. When the grandmother of one of his deceased friends asks for a “goodbye day,” Carver agrees, hoping for closure.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780553524062
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Hana & Hina After School v.1
Hana is breaking school rules by having a part-time job at a cute character goods shop, but when the beautiful and popular Hina begins working there as well, they'll have more than their work to keep secret.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781626924628
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Hana & Hina After School v.2
Hana is breaking school rules by having a part-time job at a cute character goods shop, but when the beautiful and popular Hina begins working there as well, they'll have more than their work to keep secret.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781626925243
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The Hate U Give
Traumatized after witnessing the violent death of a friend, Starr searches for her voice as she moves between her black neighborhood and predominately white private school. This emotional novel, inspired by volatile race relations in America today, explores the importance of family, friendship, identity, and the courage to seek justice. -
Heaven
At fourteen, Marley knows she has Momma's hands and Pops's love for ice cream, that her brother doesn't get on her nerves too much, and that Uncle Jack is a big mystery. But doesn't know the truth. And when the truth comes down with the rain one stormy summer afternoon, it changes everything.All of a sudden, Marley doesn't know who she is anymore and can only turn to the family she no longer trusts to find out. Truth often brings change. Sometimes that change is for the good. Sometimes it isn't.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2018
- ISBN: 9781442403420
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How to Disappear
Vicky, suffering from social anxiety but wanting connection, creates an online persona. As Vicurious, her photoshopped adventures gain a following, and she finally feels “seen.” Recognizing that many of her followers share her feelings of invisibility, Vicky takes steps to help eradicate that sense of #alone in others.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780062291752
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How to Make a Wish
Grace is a 17-year-old pianist who has spent most of her life taking care of her mother, Maggie. Eva is an accomplished dancer who moves to Grace's seaside town after her mother passes away. As romance ensues, the two learn to confront grief, embrace happiness, and make decisions for themselves.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9780544815193
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I Am Alfonso Jones
Fifteen year old Alfonso Jones is shot by the police while shopping for a suit, and his loved ones and classmates are left behind to address his death and the larger issue of police brutality.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781620142639
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Julia is an outcast in her close-knit Mexican American family, where she dreams of going away to college. When her older sister suddenly dies, Julia begins to piece together her sister's secret life. As she grieves, Julia embarks on a mission to discover herself, unearthing her family's past in the process.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2018
- ISBN: 9781524700485
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I Hear the Sunspot
Taichi is a starving, happy-go-lucky college student who can't hold down a job. Kohei is a loner who uses his hearing disability to keep people at a distance. When the two of them unexpectedly cross paths, they form an unlikely but inseparable bond.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018
- ISBN: 9781944937300
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In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
Jimmy McClean is a Lakota boy -- though you wouldn't guess it by his name: his father is part white and part Lakota, and his mother is Lakota. When he embarks on a journey with his grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, he learns more and more about his Lakota heritage -- in particular, the story of Crazy Horse, one of the most important figures in Lakota and American history.- Realistic Fiction
- AILA Youth Literature Award Honor - Young Adult 2018
- ISBN: 9781419707858