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#MURDERTRENDING
In the near future, the prison system has been replaced with a reality TV show--Alcatraz 2.0--that features staged executions of convicted murderers. Dee Guerrera becomes a sensation by accidentally killing one of the executioners--but how long can she survive?- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781368010023
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Alone
Seda's mom inherits a creepy old mansion that used to house a live murder mystery show. When a twenty-inch snowstorm strands a group of teens there, live murder mystery takes on new meanings.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781492655473
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Amal Unbound
Amal's dream of becoming a teacher in her small Pakistani village vanishes when she is forced to become an indentured servant to the powerful Khan family to pay off her own family's debt.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9780399544682
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Animal Zombies!
Eye-popping photographs amp up the creepy factor in this fact book of strange and dangerous animals.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781426331497
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Between the Lines
Aspiring reporter Darrian chronicles a semester writing and performing slam poetry in Mr. Ward's class. Each student in the class weaves their own unique story into their poems, learning to trust each other and the creative process along the way.- Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2019, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9780399246883
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Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
Some of history's most spirited and inspiring women overcome difficult odds in this graphic novel representation of girl power at its best. -
The Brightsiders
As a rock star drummer in the hit band The Brightsiders, Emmy King's life should be perfect. But there's nothing the paparazzi love more than watching a celebrity crash and burn. When a night of partying lands Emmy in hospital and her girlfriend in jail, she's branded the latest tabloid train wreck. Luckily, Emmy has her friends and bandmates, including the super-swoonworthy Alfie, to help her pick up the pieces of her life. She knows hooking up with a band member is exactly the kind of trouble she should be avoiding, and yet Emmy and Alfie Just. Keep. Kissing. Will the inevitable fallout turn her into a clickbait scandal (again)? Or will she find the strength to stand on her own? -
Check, Please!: #Hockey
Using witty dialogue, a subtle gay romance, and lots of references to Bitty's baking, Ukazu dives deep into bro-culture and demolishes toxic masculinity in this well-crafted graphic novel, which follows Eric "Bitty" Bittle and his hockey team through their years at Samwell University. Teens will be ready to devour the next installment of this unabashedly charming story. -
City of Ghosts
Ever since she drowned, Cassidy has been able to see ghosts. When Cassidy and her paranormal-hunting parents take a trip to haunted Edinburgh, Scotland, she encounters a ghost who could put her life in danger. -
Coming Up Clutch: The Greatest Comebacks, Upsets, and Finishes in Sports History
Doeden shares some of the most exciting moments in sports, from the most remarkable plays to the most heartbreaking mistakes.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781512427561
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Crush
Jorge is a chill guy just trying to survive middle school. Quiet and thoughtful, he uses his size to protect others. But can he protect himself from developing a massive crush on Jazmine? -
Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom
Summer camp turns deadly when Jesse and Noah are witnesses to a camp counselor's murder by another staff member at their wilderness camp for overweight teens. Jesse and Noah team up with two other campers to solve the case.- Graphic Novel
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- ISBN: 9781620104811
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Fence, Volume 1
Nicholas is determined to become a world-class fencer like his estranged father. When he starts at Kings Row Boys School, though, he suddenly finds himself in very close quarters with both his nemesis and his father's legitimate son. -
Game Changer
Teddy Youngblood is one of the most talented incoming freshman football players on the team. After an incident at practice that lands Teddy in a coma, his family must fight to figure out what really happened.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781419731433
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Ghost Boys
After a police officer shoots and kills 12-year-old Jerome, Jerome's ghost stays nearby and meets other ghost boys from the past, including Emmett Till.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9780316262286
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Grenade
Fourteen-year-old Hideki is preparing to defend his home island of Okinawa during World War II. Ray is an eighteen year old US Marine fighting his first battle. During the Battle of Okinawa, they will discover resilience and compassion as the horrors of war forever change their perspective on humanity.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781338245691
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Herding Cats: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
A compilation of entries from Sarah's popular webcomic Sarah's Scribbles, Herding Cats explores topics such as anxiety, online harassment, and obsession with animals with her trademark quirky style. -
Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt With Family Addiction
A raw graphic memoir, author-illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka depicts his complex upbringing - including a search for his father, difficult interactions with his heroin-addicted mother, and day-to-day life with his grandparents. Illustrations–ample in gray, burnt orange, and earth tones–conjure the feeling of vague memories. -
How We Roll
New girl in town Quinn has a condition called alopecia that makes her hair fall out. When she meets Nick, a former all-star football player who lost his legs in a snowboarding accident, they help each other find confidence again.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9780374305666
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Illegal
Ebo and his brother, Kwame, leave Northern Africa in search of their sister and refuge in Europe. Crossing the blazing desert and rough Mediterranean seas on an inflatable boat has no guarantee for survival. -
Impossible
When Jemma runs out to buy diapers, she witnesses a murder that could put both her and her baby girl's lives in danger.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781459815568
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Juniper: The Happiest Fox
Juniper was a runt fox kit rescued from a fur farm and adopted by an animal rehabilitator whose snaggle-toothed smile has won the hearts of millions on Instagram. This photograph-filled book shares Juniper's story and includes fascinating facts about foxes.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781452167602
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Legendary Ladies: 50 Goddesses to Empower and Inspire You
Beautiful artwork and single-page descriptions illuminate fifty goddesses from religions around the world, both ancient and modern.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781452163413
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Lu
"Lightning" Lu is heading into the track championships as co-captain of his team. When unexpected hurdles come up, he wonders if lightning can really strike twice.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781481450249
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The Many Deaths of Scott Koblish
Marvel illustrator Scott Koblish illustrates his own potential demise in a myriad of funny, irreverent, and yet often quite plausible ways as a mechanism for dealing with anxiety.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781452167121
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Mech Cadet Yu Vol. 2
The Mech Cadets are fighting the second Sharg war against alien invaders. The cadets are ordered to bring their robos back to headquarters so their hearts can be removed to build a suprarobo that can take out the Sharg opponents. Mech Cadets Yu, Park, Olivetti, and Sanchez disobey orders again and show that as a team they have what it takes to save the world. -
Mech Cadet Yu, Volume 1
In the near future, humans pair up with sentient robots to fight insectoid aliens. Stanford Yu is chosen by a mech to be its pilot, but in between training, hazing, and another invasion, it's a lot harder than it looks. -
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
Twelve-year-old Lucy has just finished her last online high school course after being struck by lightning leaves her with super-genius math skills. But before she officially graduates, her grandmother makes her pass one final test: attending middle school.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781524767570
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Moonrise
Joe Moon is in a hot Texas town, renting a shabby apartment, trying to find a job, and visiting the "Farm" every day at 2 p.m. to spend as much time as possible with his brother on death row.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781681193663
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Not If I Save You First
Maddie, daughter of the Head of the Secret Service, and Logan, the President's son, were best friends until something went horribly wrong at a State event. Six years later, Maddie is living in the Alaskan wilderness when Logan unexpectedly reappears with a mystery assailant hot on his heels.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781338134148
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The Other Side of Lost
When her cousin Bri passes away unexpectedly, social media star Mari deletes her profiles and strikes out on the 211-mile hike of the John Muir Trail planned by Bri.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9780062424242
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The Poet X
Xiomara secretly creates poetry to explore her shifting relationship with her Dominican immigrant parents, religion, her body, and chemistry lab partner/crush Aman. -
The Prince and the Dressmaker
Frances, a talented young dressmaker, is given the chance to be the Prince's personal seamstress. What she doesn't expect is what type of clothing Prince Sebastian will request. -
The Pros of Cons
Drummer Phoebe Byrd prides herself on being one of the guys, and she's ready to prove it by kicking all their butts in the snare solo competition at the Indoor Percussion Association Convention. Writer Vanessa Montoya-O'Callaghan has been looking forward to the WTFcon for months. Not just because of the panels and fanfiction readings but because WTFcon is where she'll finally meet Soleil, her internet girlfriend, for the first time. Taxidermy assistant Callie Buchannan might be good at scooping brains out of deer skulls, but that doesn't mean it's her passion. Since her parents' divorce, her taxidermist father only cares about his work, and assisting him at the World Taxidermy and Fish-Carving Championships is the only way Callie knows to connect with him. When a crazy mix-up in the hotel lobby brings the three girls together, they form an unlikely friendship against a chaotic background of cosplay, competition, and carcasses!
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Rebound
Chuck Bell never liked basketball until a special summer at Grandpa Percy's. The Rebound is the perfect metaphoric title for this prequel to The Crossover.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9780544868137
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Rewind
Time spinners may be able to freeze and rewind time, but their own time is short - no time spinner lives past the age of 20. When Alex starts to get sick at just 16, she must decide just what she is willing to do to live a little longer.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781629798141
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Royals
When her sister becomes engaged to a prince, Daisy is thrust into the spotlight and must learn to be proper, or at least not embarrass her new royal family, which is easier said than done with the prince's scandalous brother around.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781524738235
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Sadie
A missing girl on a journey of revenge. A Serial―like podcast following the clues she's left behind. And an ending you won't be able to stop talking about. Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie's entire world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues to find him. When West McCray―a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America―overhears Sadie's story at a local gas station, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie's journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it's too late. Courtney Summers has written the breakout book of her career. Sadie is propulsive and harrowing and will keep you riveted until the last page. -
Screenshot
Ambitious Skye is focused on winning a coveted summer internship with a senator, but someone with a screenshot from an embarrassing video threatens to destroy her perfect social media image.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9780545903998
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Sharks: Nature's Perfect Hunter
This entry in the Science Comics series illuminates everyone's favorite predator with explanations of the diverse types of sharks, their evolutionary history, their habitat, and their behavior.- Nonfiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781626727885
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A Sloth's Guide to Mindfulness
A roly poly sloth, beset with anxieties and doubts, walks readers through mindfulness and relaxation techniques.- Nonfiction
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- ISBN: 9781452169460
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Speak: The Graphic Novel
"Speak up for yourself-we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless--an outcast--because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. Through her work on an art project, she is finally able to face what really happened that night: She was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. -
The Summer of Jordi Perez
Fashion blogger Abby wins a coveted internship at an L.A. boutique. She and fellow intern Jordi must compete for one paid position, but things get complicated when the two fall for each other.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781510127663
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Sunny
Sunny considers himself a murderer, because his mother died giving birth to him. He has been running track to please his dad, but what he really wants is to dance. Coach has the perfect solution.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9781481450218
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Sweet Revenge: Passive-Aggressive Desserts for Your Exes and Enemies
Kill your enemies with kindness by baking them desserts with names like "You're Such a Pizza Crap," "The Two of Us Are Toast," and "You're Driving Me Bananas" bacon and banana cupcakes.- Nonfiction
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- ISBN: 9781630790899
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That's Not What Happened
Leanne ("Lee") is one of a handful of students that survived a school shooting. When another victim's parents prepare to release a book with a false story, Lee has to decide whether to keep what she knows to herself or speak up.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781338186529
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This is Kind of an Epic Love Story
Nathan Bird doesn't believe in happy endings. Although he's the ultimate film buff and an aspiring screenwriter, Nate's seen the demise of too many relationships to believe that happy endings exist in real life. Playing it safe to avoid a broken heart has been his MO ever since his father died and left his mom to unravel—but this strategy is not without fault. His best-friend-turned-girlfriend-turned-best-friend-again, Florence, is set on making sure Nate finds someone else. And in a twist that is rom-com-worthy, someone does come along: Oliver James Hernández, his childhood best friend. After a painful mix-up when they were little, Nate finally has the chance to tell Ollie the truth about his feelings. But can Nate find the courage to pursue his own happily ever after? -
Tight
When Bryan's dad introduces him to a boy named Mike, the two bond over comics and superheroes, becoming as close as brothers. But this brotherhood becomes strained when Mike turns to more reckless activities and Bryan must decide whether or not to follow.- Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781524740559
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Tyler Johnson Was Here
Marvin's twin brother, Tyler, goes missing after a party and is later found shot and killed. A video surfaces that depicts Tyler being shot three times as a victim of police brutality, prompting Marvin to find ways to speak up and resist.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9780316440776
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Unclaimed Baggage
Doris, Nell and Grant meet while working at Unclaimed Baggage, a quirky shop that sells long lost luggage and its contents. The friendship they form helps each face their problems, including long-distance love, grief, and alcohol abuse.- Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2019
- ISBN: 9780374306069