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• Displacement

  Hughes, Kiku

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  Kiku is on vacation in San Francisco when suddenly she finds herself displaced to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during World War II. These displacements keep…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cousins

  McManus, Karen M.

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  After receiving an invitation to spend the summer with their estranged grandmother, the Story cousins arrive at her house only to discover that she is not there, and the longer they stay on the island, the more they realize their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Have a Match

  Lord, Emma

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  When Abby signs up for a DNA service, it's mainly to give her friend and secret love interest, Leo, a nudge. But she didn't know she's a younger sister. The logical course of action? Meet up with long-lost-sister at summer camp (obviously)…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hey, Kiddo

  Krosoczka, Jarrett

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  Graphic novel memoir of author Jarrett Krosoczka. In kindergarten, Jarrett 's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fountains of Silence

  Sepetys, Ruta

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  Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming guise of sunshine and wine. Among them is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This One Summer

  Tamaki, Mariko

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  Rose and Windy are summer friends whose families have visited Awago Beach for as long as they can remember. But this year is different, and they soon find themselves tangled in teen love and family crisis.

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

  Sáenz, Benjamin Alire

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  Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Exit, Pursued by a Bear

  Johnston, E. K.

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  At cheerleading camp, Hermione is drugged and raped, but she is not sure whether it was one of her teammates or a boy on another team--and in the aftermath she has to deal with the rumors in her small Ontario town, the often awkward…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• An Ember in the Ashes

  a Novel

  Tahir, Sabaa

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  Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire's greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The House of the Scorpion

  Farmer, Nancy, 1941-

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  In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.

• Throne of Glass

  Maas, Sarah J.

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  After she has served a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, Crown Prince Dorian offers eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien her freedom on the condition that she act as his champion in a competition to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'll Give You the Sun

  Nelson, Jandy

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  At first, Jude and her twin brother Noah, are inseparable. Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude wears red-red lipstick, cliff-dives, and does all the talking for both of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Darius the Great Is Not Okay

  Khorram, Adib

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  Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He's about to take his first-ever trip to Iran, and it's pretty overwhelming--especially when he's also dealing with clinical…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Scythe

  Shusterman, Neal

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  A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Carry on

  Rowell, Rainbow

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  Got a Hogwarts-sized hole in your heart? Never fear, because Simon and Baz are here to fill it with lots of humour and love. They're roommates at Watford Academy of magic, and fate has brought them together. There's a problem, though: they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Uprooted

  Novik, Naomi

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  A fantasy romance-adventure that has all the classic ingredients: a Dragon (actually an immortal wizard) in a tower who chooses and keeps village girls mysteriously locked away, spells, a magical library, an enchanted Wood that gives…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Six of Crows

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  A diverse cast and a breathtaking heist make up this stunning, rollicking ride. Kaz Brekker assembles a team of desperate young people who must work together and trust each other in order to pull off the biggest heist ever seen. An…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Raven Boys

  Stiefvater, Maggie, 1981-

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  Private school boys. They're nothing but trouble, and Blue is about to discover that for herself, when she gets tangled up with a group of four friends from Aglionby Academy. Things get stranger when magic and murder get involved, and Blue…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One of Us Is Lying

  McManus, Karen M.

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  Nobody is what they seem in this page-turner of a mystery. A small group of students is stuck together in detention, and after a murder occurs, each of them becomes a suspect. Told in alternating points of view, more clues are revealed as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chaotic Good

  Gardner, Whitney

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  Cameron's sewing has won her attention from the cosplay world - but after an online scandal, she has to find amusement in her new small town. After a sexist incident at a local comic book store, Cameron decides to pull off the ultimate…Read moreRead more of this annotation