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• American Girls

  Umminger, Alison, 1970-

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  After Anna runs away to LA, she lands a paid gig doing research for a movie director. Her topic: the Manson girls, a group of young women who committed a heinous crime that rocked the world in 1969.

• As I Descended

  Talley, Robin,

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  In this retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth, Maria and Lily plot against golden child Delilah at their exclusive boarding school, leading them down the path of madness.

• Burn Baby Burn

  Medina, Meg,

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  In the summer of 1977, disco infernos rage and Son of Sam stalks the streets of New York while Nora tries to figure out what to do about her abusive brother and her uncertain future.

• Exit, Pursued by a Bear

  Johnston, E. K.,

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  When cheerleading captain Hermione Winters wakes up the morning after a party to discover she’s been sexually assaulted, she's determined to be more than just a cautionary tale.

• The First Time She Drowned

  Kletter, Kerry,

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  Free of the mental institution where she spent the last two years, Cassie just wants to start over, but her unhealthy relationship with her mother threatens to destroy her new life.

• Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit

  Brown, Jaye Robin,

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  Out lesbian Jo agrees to "lay low" for her senior year in a conservative new town, but her promise gets more difficult when she meets the captivating Mary Carlson.

• The Haters

  Andrews, Jesse,

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  Wes and Corey aren't great musicians, so it’s no surprise when they get stuck in the worst group at jazz camp. Enter Ash, an heiress with a chip on her shoulder, and soon enough, the unlikely trio are planning their escape.

• Highly Illogical Behavior

  Whaley, John Corey,

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  Agoraphobic Solomon hasn't left his house in three years. Overachiever Lisa is determined to "cure" him so she can win a scholarship, but she's just pretending to be Sol's friend... or is she?

• If I Was Your Girl

  Russo, Meredith,

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  Amanda's fresh start at a new school is going better than she ever could have dreamed, but will her huge secret ruin everything she's built?

• Labyrinth Lost

  Córdova, Zoraida,

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  Alex hates magic. Too bad she's the most powerful bruja in her generation, and she's accidentally transported her whole family to a nether realm between the living and the dead.

• Last True Love Story

  Kiely, Brendan, 1977-

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  Before his grandfather loses his memory to Alzheimer's, Hendrix and his friend Corrine spring "Gpa" from the nursing home for one final, epic road trip.

• The Lie Tree

  Hardinge, Frances,

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  After her naturalist father relocates their family and suddenly turns up dead, Faith's investigation uncovers hidden motivations, sinister figures and a mysterious plant that might just hold the key to her father's secrets.

• On the Edge of Gone

  Duyvis, Corinne,

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  A comet will soon destroy the Earth, and the only escape is a generation ship leaving to colonize new planets. But everyone aboard must be useful, and Denise isn't sure her mother and sister will make the cut.

• The Radiant Road

  a Novel

  Catmull, Katherine,

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  Clare returns to her ancestral family home in Ireland after years abroad, only to discover that her blurry childhood memories of fairies and magic are not only real, they're dangerous.

• Radical

  Kokie, E. M.,

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  Survivalist Bex knows a crisis is on the horizon and she's determined to be prepared, but she still wasn't ready to meet someone like Lucy.

• Salt to the Sea

  a Novel

  Sepetys, Ruta,

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  Joana, Emilia and Florian have boarded the ship Wilhelm Gustloff to escape the horrors of WWII, but when tragedy strikes, they find themselves fighting for their lives.

• Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here

  Breslaw, Anna,

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  When Scarlett's favorite TV show is canceled, she turns to fanfiction for comfort. But when she draws too much inspiration from her real life, her writing lands her in hot water.

• Shallow Graves

  Wallace, Kali,

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  One year after her death, Breezy Lin wakes up in a shallow grave to find a man waiting there. When she touches him, she knows he's a murderer, and when she "pulls," she takes his life. Who killed Breezy and what has she become?

• The Smell of Other People's Houses

  Hitchcock, Bonnie-Sue,

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  Ruth, Dora, Alyce and Hank couldn't be more different, until their lives are unexpectedly intertwined in 1970s Alaska.

• Spontaneous

  Starmer, Aaron, 1976-

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  Mara Carlyle just wants to survive her last year of high school, but it isn’t going to be easy. Out of nowhere, members of the senior class have begun to spontaneously combust, and no one knows how to stop it.