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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Reeling from the death of her cousin, Hannah concocts a risky plan to enroll in her cousin's elite private school and find who gave her the lethal pills, but the deeper Hannah goes the more she risks losing everything.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Calli finds herself alone after the loss of her father--until a bruised and broken girl shows up on her property, forcing her to face the present, rethink her future, and unearth the skeletons of her own past.
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
As he attempts to fulfil a list left behind by his deceased best friend, nineteen-year-old Case meets eighteen-year-old Winnie, a hardworking ranch hand with aspirations of her own, and together they embark on an unexpected journey as they chase down their rodeo dreams.
8) Emmett
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old self-absorbed Emmett navigates love and relationships in this queer retelling of Emma.
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When the strange new girl at her high school takes her to a place underneath the subways of New York, where people like them can go and find a home, Harriet Adu, who is riddled with guilt over her brother's death, gets a second chance at being a better person"--
Author
Series
Girl's guide (Laura Taylor Namey) volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023].
Language
English
Description
Teenage Flora, still reeling from the loss of her mom, leaves England for sunny Miami, where her constant self-doubt about life, including romance, leads her straight into a love triangle.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Set in 1996 southern California, high school senior Rana Joon wants to honor her deceased best friend by entering a rap contest and living authentically as a lesbian, but feels conflicted by her Iranian family's expectations.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Everything happens for a reason. At least that's what everyone keeps telling Liam Cooper after his older brother Ethan is killed suddenly in a hit-and-run. Feeling more alone and isolated than ever, Liam has to not only learn to face the world without one of the people he loved the most, but also face the fading relationships of his two best friends in the process. Soon, Liam finds themself spending time with Ethan's best friend, Marcus, who might...
14) Soul of cinder
Author
Series
Heart of thorns trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Katherine Teagan Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Angelyne, Mia and Pilar find themselves challenged by the returned Prince Quin, and their clashing powers tip the elements of all four kingdoms out of balance. In an attempt to put things right, the sisters travel to the glass kingdom, each suffering from both their own burdens and the aftermath of their feelings for the prince. It's enough to make them investigate rumors of an island that can erase all pain -- if they're willing to pay the price....
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Twin siblings Olly and Alex Brucke face personal demons when their incarcerated father passes away.
When their father was imprisoned for embezzlement, twins Alex and Olly Brucke lost everything except their strong bond with each other. But after their dad dies unexpectedly, the twins start to fracture. Alex is spiraling, skipping classes to get drunk or high. Olly is struggling with a secret his dad ordered him to keep: they have a secret half-brother,...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Their instant connection seems implausible, even impossible, as they start to realize all they have in common. Both are grieving, living in worlds haunted by ghosts; both have a parent who's out of sight, not out of mind; and both were forced to give up their Olympic dreams. Connected by experiences only they understand, Hattie and Presley fall into a whirlwind romance--flirting at their workplace, sleeping side by side beneath the stars, ice skating...
17) Forgive me not
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Set in an alternate version of Queens, N.Y., fifteen-year-old Violetta must participate in the Trials, a series of tests meant to push her to the edge, to atone for her sister's death.
All it took was one night and one bad decision for fifteen-year-old Violetta Chen-Samuels' life to go off the rails. After driving drunk and causing the accident that kills her little sister, Violetta is incarcerated. As a juvenile offender, her fate is in the hands...
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Sisters Beck and Avery travel to an isolated Arizona town to investigate its connection to their mother's death, but uncover more than they anticipated.
Beck Birsching has been adrift since the death of her mother, a brilliant but troubled investigative reporter. She finds herself unable to stop herself from slipping into memories of happier days, clamoring for a time when things were normal. So when a mysterious letter in her mother's handwriting...
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