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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Born with water on the brain, Arnold Spirit, aka Junior, transfers to an all-white school off his reservation. He knows he won't easily fit in, but with self-determination and a solid personal identity, he has the chance to succeed. -
Almost Perfect
Logan's friendship with Sage, the new girl at school, begins to evolve into more until she reveals her secret. This story of acceptance is not just about how we love, but the surprise of who we love.- Realistic Fiction
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2014
- ISBN: 9780385736640
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American Born Chinese
Jin Wang just wants to fit in.
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Archenemy
Addie and Eva are the closest of friends, but Eva wants to be more than “just friends.” When Addie doesn't feel the same way, Eva harasses and tries to sabotage her, and their tight friendship quickly unravels. -
The Beast
Alyssa is a strong goalie but she ignores the symptoms from her concussion.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2014
- ISBN: 9781467707169
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Beauty Queens
When an airplane full of teenage beauty queens crashes on a remote island, the surviving girls are forced to push themselves to the limits in order to survive.
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Better Nate Than Ever
Broadway wannabe Nate Foster ventures solo to the unknown territory of New York City on a quest for stardom. First-time novelist and Broadway veteran Tim Federle narrates his own work in a laugh-out-loud performance full of heart and self-discovery.- Realistic Fiction
- Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2014
- ISBN: 9781442374157
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Between Mom And Jo
Nick's mother and her wife are splitting up.
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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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Blow Out
Recovering from her knee injury, Lacy is fighting to keep her starting spot.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2014
- ISBN: 9781467707176
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Blue is the Warmest Color
In this graphic novel, Clementine dies at a young age and leaves her diary to her beloved Emma. There, Emma reads about how Clementine came to terms with her sexuality.- Realistic Fiction, Graphic Novel
- Rainbow Book List - Graphic Novels 2014
- ISBN: 9781551525143
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Body Shot
Meghan still suffers from the accident that killed her mom and fighting MMA was supposed to help.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2014
- ISBN: 9781467706339
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
A self-proclaimed “ghetto nerd,” outcast and animé-loving Oscar Wao is the latest in a long line of doomed generations to suffer the dreaded fuku curse of his native Dominican Republic. With only humor and talent as his weapons, he perseveres, knowing “you can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.” -
Caching In
Can Eric and Chris find the most valuable prize of their lives before time runs out?- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2014
- ISBN: 9781459802322
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Carter Finally Gets It
A year in the life of Carter begins with a party, and ends with him realizing where his true interests and talents lie in this hilarious picture of a 14-year-old boy's life.
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A Christmas Carol
Dickens' classic is richly interpreted through Ralph Cosham's expert narration coupled with evocative sound effects and atmospheric music.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9781503212831
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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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Criminal
There isn't anything Nikki wouldn't do for her boyfriend, Dee. But when Dee involves her in a crime that ends in murder, Nikki learns that there are limits to love.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2014
- ISBN: 9781442421622
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Dairy Queen
With her father recovering and her mother working as a school principal, D.J. is forced to take over all of the back-breaking farm labor.
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Dancing in the Dark
Ditty Cohen, an orthodox Jewish teen, is forced to keep her passion and talent for ballet dancing hidden and ultimately must choose between a life on the stage as a dancer and her family.- Realistic Fiction
- Sydney Taylor Book Award Teen - Honor 2014
- ISBN: 9780738734774
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Darius & Twig
Writer Darius and his best friend, Twig, try to make their way out of Harlem.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2014
- ISBN: 9780061728235
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Darius & Twig
- Realistic Fiction
- CSK Book Awards - Author - Honor 2014
- ISBN: 9780061728259
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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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The Death of Bees
With their parents dead and buried in the backyard, Scottish teens Marnie and Nelly are finally free from a childhood wracked with abuse. If only the neighbor's dog would quit digging in the garden.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2014
- ISBN: 9780062209849
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The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Sophomore Frankie starts dating senior Matthew Livingston, but when he refuses to talk about the all-male secret society that he and his friends belong to, Frankie infiltrates the society in order to enliven their mediocre pranks.
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Down To The Bone
Laura Amores gets kicked out of her home for having a girlfriend.
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Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
James has a lot on his plate: strained relationships, a fractured family, and an all-consuming anxiety. He deals with depression by hugging trees, "yawp"-ing at the world like his idol Walt Whitman, and conversing with his imaginary therapist—a pigeon named Dr. Bird.- Realistic Fiction
- William C. Morris Debut YA Award 2014
- ISBN: 9780547928531
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Fat Angie
Angie hits rock bottom the day she tries to commit suicide in the middle of a high school pep rally. Enter KC Romance, a new girl in town who is stunningly different. -
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Fighting Ruben Wolfe
Partly because of their family's poor finances and partly to prove themselves, brothers Ruben and Cameron take jobs as fighters and find themselves reacting very differently in the boxing ring. With lyrical prose, memorable characters, and authentic dialogue, Zusak's richly nuanced stories capture and hold teens' attention from the first word to the last.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2014
- ISBN: 9780439241885
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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
On his 18th birthday Leonard cuts off all his hair, wraps up a set of gifts for the people who mean the most to him, and packs his grandfather's P38 Nazi pistol in his bag. Noah Galvin empathetically channels this damaged teenaged boy with humor and heart.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9781478926894
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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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Getting the Girl
Tired of being the underdog, Cameron Wolfe hungers to become something worthwhile and finally finds a girl with whom he can share his words and feelings--his popular brother Rube's ex-girlfriend. With lyrical prose, memorable characters, and authentic dialogue, Zusak's richly nuanced stories capture and hold teens' attention from the first word to the last.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2014
- ISBN: 9780439389495
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Giraffe People
Cole is content to do well in school, play sports, and date her well-behaved boyfriend, even though she has more than enough reason to rebel as the middle child of an Army chaplain. When her friendship with Meghan suddenly becomes complicated, it seems that everything else in her life becomes complicated, too.- Realistic Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Teen Fiction 2014
- ISBN: 9781612940397
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The God Box
Growing up in a conservative town, Paul confronts the question of how a person can be both gay and Christian.
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Going Bovine
When Cameron is diagnosed with Mad Cow Disease, he sets out on an adventure with a video game obsessed dwarf and a Viking god trapped in a yard gnome in the hopes of finding a cure.
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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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Golden Boy: A Novel
Max, an intersex teen, is confused about who he is and who he is meant to be. After one shattering night, he is faced with a choice that no boy should ever have to make.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2014
- ISBN: 9781476705804
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The Good Braider
The long, hard, and ultimately hopeful journey of a young Sudanese refugee from a country terrorized by war to Portland, Maine, where cultural differences present a continuing struggle. -
Head Kick
Nong's ego gets in the way in the cage and at home.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2014
- ISBN: 9781467706322
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Homo
When Will gets outed on Facebook and everything in his life starts spinning out of control, can he discover who he truly is, or will his life be defined by what everyone else thinks?- Realistic Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Teen Fiction 2014
- ISBN: 9781459401921
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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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The House You Pass On The Way
When Staggerlee meets Trout she begins to question what she thought she knew about herself.
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I Am J
J, who feels like a boy mistakenly born as a girl, runs away from his best friend who has rejected him and the parents he thinks do not understand him when he finally decides that it is time to be who he really is.