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Black Helicopters
Taught to fear Those People who control the Black Helicopters, Valley becomes a violent statement for a cult of "patriots".- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780763661465
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Coaltown Jesus
It's not every day that you enter your room and discover Jesus waiting for you. Unfortunately, Walker isn't being given free answers from on high, but rather irreverent advice.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780763662288
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Counting by 7s
Willow has never fit in anywhere, but when her adoptive parents are killed in a car crash, everything changes in the most unexpected way.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780803738553
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Crash and Burn
Crash is far from an ideal hero. Burn, on the other hand, is often considered a psycho. But neither realizes how much their lives depend on each other.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780062112903
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Dear Life, You Suck
Cricket's life is wrought with pain and his future looks bleak. Should he become a professional fighter, a drug dealer, or just end it all?- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780547904313
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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
On the day that Leonard Peacock brings a gun to school, it will be small gesture that will decide his fate, as well as those around him.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780316221337
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Foul Trouble
Danny Wilcox and Terrell Jamerson are seniors, best friends, and basketball stars, but they're about to learn the true cost of their talents.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780375869648
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Freakboy
Three lives intertwine: Angel, a transwoman who works at an LGBTQ center for teens; Vanessa, a high school girl who's on the wrestling team; and Brendan, Vanessa's boyfriend who has just started having dreams that he is actually a she. Brendan feels at home in his female-bodied dreams, but what does that mean for his relationship with Vanessa, and how can Angel help him?- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014, Rainbow Book List - Teen Fiction 2014
- ISBN: 9780374324728
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Golden Boy
Can you put a price on an albino's life? In Tanzania, you can.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780399161124
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Hostage Three
Amy's self-absorbed view of the world changes dramatically when her family's yacht is hijacked by Somali pirates.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9781619631236
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If You Could Be Mine
Sahar and Nasrin are two women in love with each other whose lives are complicated by the fact that they live in Iran, where homosexuality is forbidden. When Nasrin's parents arrange for her to be married to a handsome doctor, Sahar comes up with a risky plan to save their relationship.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014, Rainbow Book List - Teen Fiction 2014
- ISBN: 9781616202514
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Jumped In
After moving across the country to live with his grandparents, Sam withdraws from everyone. Poetry and an unlikely friendship might be the only things that can draw him out.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780805095142
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Just One Day
Allyson Healey never acts on impulse. Yet, on the last day of her three-week European trip, she meets Willem, who inspires her to be spontaneous. When he asks her to go to Paris with him, this one daring decision transforms Allyson's life.
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Kindness for Weakness
Desperate for his brother's approval, James takes the rap for a drug dealing charge. Once incarcerated, James ends up fighting for his life. -
The Language Inside
Leaving her beloved Japan after the tsunami, Emma feels as if she has left half of herself behind, but a volunteer job offers the healing properties of both poetry and romance.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780385739795
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Lily and Taylor
Taylor thought she could put the violence of her old life behind her by starting over in a new place. Her boyfriend, however, has different plans.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9781554983346
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Living With Jackie Chan
Moving to live with Uncle Larry was supposed to be Josh's fresh start, but the cries from the baby upstairs remind Josh of the life he has left behind.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780763662806
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Love and Other Perishable Items
Amelia meets Chris when he trains her for her brand-new job at the local supermarket. Smart and witty, they are perfect for each other. She is smitten, but he, on the rebound from his first, lost love, is preoccupied with the pursuit of booze and sex—and his college degree on the side. More importantly, she is 15, and he is 22. It just can't happen, can it?- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014, William C. Morris Debut YA Award 2013
- ISBN: 9780375870002
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The Lucy Variations
Piano prodigy Lucy quit playing when she could no longer handle her family's pressure. Can she ever learn to find her love and passion for the music again on her own terms? -
OCD, the Dude, and Me
Danielle, OCD sufferer and social outcast, writes a “me-moir” – a collection of English essays, private journal entries, emails, and letters, which chronicles her tumultuous senior year in high school.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780803738430
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Openly Straight
High school junior Rafe leaves his accepting parents, his accepting school, and his accepting Colorado hometown to start life over at an all-boys boarding school where he decides not to come out as gay. As he navigates his new identity as a jock and a boy's boy, the strain of keeping his secret begins to take its toll.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014, Rainbow Book List - Teen Fiction 2014
- ISBN: 9780545509893
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Pieces
The death of his older brother, Duane, leaves Eric empty. By finding Duane's “pieces” and meeting the recipients of his donated organ, Eric hopes to become whole again?- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9781416927037
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Reality Boy
Twelve years ago, Gerald Faust became known as “The Crapper” after defecating on reality TV. Now 17, he struggles to control his persistent anger and allow himself to emotionally connect. -
The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen
Forced by his therapist to keep a journal, 13-year-old Henry shares humorous insights as he navigates a new school and struggles to reconcile his love for his older brother, who murdered another student before turning the gun on himself.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9781770493728
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Skinny
Ever Davies hopes that a risky weight-loss surgery might vanquish the cruel voice inside her head named “Skinny.” But losing weight does not mean losing her insecurities.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780545427630
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Somebody Up There Hates You
When you're a 17-year old guy with terminal cancer stuck in hospice with a bunch of old people, only one thing is certain: somebody up there hates you.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9781616202606
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This Song Will Save Your Life
After a failed suicide attempt, Elise finds that you can't change who you are. But sometimes, if you just listen to the voice inside, the song you hear will save your life.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780374351380
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The Tragedy Paper
Tim is crushed after being assigned the worst room at this boarding school. But it is there he finds an important gift that will change his understanding of love and friendship.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780375870408
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A Trick of the Light
What's wrong with Mike? According to the voice in his head, he's just fine. But how can that be, considering his anorexia and family trauma?- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780062133083
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Two Boys Kissing
Based on true events, this is the story of Harry and Craig's record-breaking 32-hour kiss, narrated by a Greek Chorus of older gay men lost to AIDS, and interwoven with the stories of other teen boys dealing with languishing long-term relationships, coming out, and navigating gender identity. -
The White Bicycle
A summer spent as a “personal care assistant” in the French countryside turns into a journey of self-realization and independence as 19-year-old Taylor Jane, who has Asperger's Syndrome, tells in her own distinctive voice how she has the skills and heart to live life on her own terms.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014, Michael L. Printz Award 2013
- ISBN: 9780889954830
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Winger
Learning the ways of love and life are never easy, especially when you are a 14-year-old high school junior like Ryan Dean. Ryan Dean knows that with his best friend Joey at his side, life is always better until the unthinkable happens.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014, Rainbow Book List - Teen Fiction 2014
- ISBN: 9781442444928
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Wise Young Fool
Wannabe rock star Ritchie Sudden is spending 90 days in juvie—just enough time to tell his tale of lust, loss, and, of course, rock-and-roll.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9780316203791
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Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
It doesn't take much to throw off someone's day, but when Yaqui Delgado threatens Piddy, her entire world is rocked.