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The transformative power of imagination and beauty flows through this story of a boy who walks where others don’t dare to go—a boy with the heart of a tiger, an unlikely hero who knows that sometimes the most important things are the most mysterious.

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Falcondance

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In this suspenseful novel, a falcon shapeshifter journeys back to the homeland his parents have tried their best to forget, and is forced to choose between his duty and his destiny.

A Great and Terrible Beauty

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Sixteen-year-old Gemma Doyle is sent to the Spence Academy in London after tragedy strikes her family in India. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma finds her reception a chilly one. But at Spence, Gemma’s power to attract the supernatural unfolds; she becomes entangled with the school’s most powerful girls and discovers her mother’s connection to a shadowy group called the Order. A curl-up-under-the-covers Victorian gothic.

Rebel Angels

Libba Bray

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Gemma Doyle is looking forward to a holiday from Spence Academy—spending time with her friends in the city, attending balls in fancy gowns with plunging necklines, and dallying with the handsome Simon Middleton. Yet amid these distractions, her visions intensify—visions of three girls in white, to whom something horrific has happened that only the realms can explain.

Walking Naked

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Megan doesn’t know a thing about Perdita, since she would never dream of talking to her. Only when the two girls are thrown together in detention does Megan begin to see Perdita as more than the school outcast. Slowly, Megan finds herself drawn into a challenging almost-friendship.

Colibrí

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At age four, Colibrí was kidnapped from her parents in Guatemala City, and ever since then she’s traveled with Uncle, who believes Colibrí will lead him to treasure. Danger mounts as Uncle grows desperate for his fortune—and as Colibrí grows daring in seeking her freedom.

Code Orange

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Mitty Blake loves New York City, and even after 9/11, he’s always felt safe. Mitty doesn’t worry about terrorists or blackouts or grades or anything, which is why he’s late getting started on his Advanced Bio report. He considers it good luck when he finds some old medical books in his family’s weekend house. But when he discovers an envelope with two scabs in one of the books, his report is no longer about the grade—it’s about life and death.

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Jerry Renault dares to disturb the universe in this groundbreaking and now classic novel, an unflinching portrait of corruption and cruelty in a boys’ prep school.

I Am the Cheese

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A boy’s search for his father becomes a desperate journey to unlock a secret past. But it is a past that must not be remembered if the boy is to survive. Since its publication in 1977, Robert Cormier’s taut, suspenseful novel has become a celebrated classic—with chilling implications.

Bucking the Sarge

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Luther T. Farrell has got to get out of Flint, Michigan. His mother, aka the Sarge, has milked the system to build an empire of slum housing and group homes. Luther is just one of the many people trapped in the Sarge’s Evil Empire—but he’s about to bust out.

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

Kimberly Willis Holt

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Toby’s small, sleepy Texas town is about to get a jolt with the arrival of Zachary Beaver, billed as the fattest boy in the world. Toby is in for a summer unlike any other—a summer sure to change his life.

The Parallel Universe of Liars

Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson

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Surrounded by superficiality, infidelity, and lies, Robin, a self-described chunk, isn’t sure what to make of her hunky neighbor’s sexual advances, or of the attention paid her by a new boy in town who seems to notice more than her body.

The Lightkeeper’s Daughter

Iain Lawrence

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Imagine growing up on a tiny island with no one but your family. For Squid McCrae, returning to the island after three years away unleashes a storm of bittersweet memories, revelations, and accusations surrounding her brother’s death.

Crushed

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Audrey Reed and her two best friends are a nerdy little trio, so everyone is shocked when the handsome, mysterious Wickham Hill asks her out. Soon Audrey is so smitten that she hardly pays attention to the vicious underground school newspaper, which threatens to crush teachers and students—and expose some dangerous secrets.

Zipped

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In a suspenseful novel of betrayal, forgiveness, and first love, fifteen-year-old Mick Nichols opens an e-mail he was never meant to see—and learns a terrible secret.

A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life

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Simone’s starting her junior year in high school. She’s got a terrific family and amazing friends. And she’s got a secret crush on a really smart and funny guy. Then her birth mother contacts her. Simone’s always known she was adopted, but she never wanted to know anything about it. Who is this woman? Why has she contacted Simone now? The answers lead Simone to question everything she once took for granted.

Pool Boy

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Brett Gerson is the kind of guy you love to hate—until his father is thrown in prison and Brett has to give up the good life. That’s when some swimming pools enter his world and change everything.

Stargirl

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Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of “Stargirl, Stargirl.” The students are enchanted. Then they turn on her.

The Gospel According to Larry

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Josh Swensen’s virtual alter ego, Larry, becomes a media sensation. While it seems as if the whole world is trying to figure out Larry’s true identity,

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