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Please Don’t by S. A. Fanning

Compelling, relatable, and full of heart… A page-turner. Fanning weaves a captivating tale of friendship, love, trust, and courage in his heartwarming latest. Struggling to deal with his mother’s depression, seventeen-year-old Nat Reams is doing his best to stay afloat.…
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Bosco and the Bees by Cat Ritchie

Authentic, relevant, and utterly immersive… Ritchie’s immersive debut blends a hefty dose of magic and intrigue with adolescent dilemma to create a solid fairy story. Bosco, a young fairy, is content living in the mountains of the Continental Divide. But…
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The Kingsville Mysteries (Book 1-3) by Brian Blosser

Simply superb… A slice-of-life series. Elegant and rooted in reality, Blosser’s utterly engrossing tales thrust realistic, likable characters into numerous surreal situations while raising deep philosophical questions about life. Set in 1964, the richly realized first installment takes readers on…
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The Gathering: The Quest for the Steel by Paul Hacker

An enchanting page-turner… Hacker offers up a resourceful, fearless hero and a memorable cast of humans, elves, goblins, dwarves, and trolls set against the backdrop of a devastating conflict in his engrossing debut installment in The Gathering series. Evil is…
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The Moonchild (The Moondial Book 1) by David M Cameron

A captivating, sweetly exotic tale that’s hard to put down… Cameron’s brilliantly crafted, marvelously told YA fantasy, the first in The Moondial series, introduces an appealing young protagonist caught up in a wonderfully complicated ancient conflict. Orphaned at fifteen, Peter…
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Edokko (Sakura+Maple) by Loren Greene

Sweet, funny, and affecting… Absolutely captivating. Friendship and the importance of pursuing one’s dreams form the basis of Greene’s fun latest. Sixteen-year-old Lily Jennings is excited to study in Tokyo, Japan for a year. But an unexpected occurrence forces her…
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A Wild Ride by Shellene Ramsahoye

A compelling story told with insight and understanding… Ramsahoye combines adventure and intrigue to create a touching coming-of-age story of survival, friendship, perseverance, and personal journey in her debut YA novel. Thirteen-year-old Justin Attwood is absolutely not thrilled when his…
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The Girl in My Treehouse by Pete Fanning

An unputdownable YA coming-of-age story… The shy, awkward Matt Crosby will be joining high school soon, but it seems his middle school friends are already ahead in the game. After the feisty Lia moves in up the street, the two…
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Book blurb: Not Alone (Vox Oculis #1) by Frederic Martin

Fourteen-year-old Blue wants to have a go at normal life. Or at least wants to be left alone. As a young girl who lost her whole family to a house fire, Blue’s got a difficult road to traverse. But it’s…
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Not Alone (Vox Oculis #1) by Frederic Martin

Extraordinary and unforgettable… Martin blends elements of thriller, science fiction, and teenage drama into a taut YA coming-of-age tale about a young girl struggling to find her bearing in the cozy town of Westbury, Vermont. It’s been four and a…
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Replaced Parts by Stephanie Hansen

An unpredictable adventure from which it is nearly impossible to turn away… Set in 2163, Hansen’s fast-paced YA takes readers on an exhilarating journey as sixteen-year-old Sierra lands on planet Vortex to look for her missing father and finds herself…
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The Impersonators by Julie Mee

A fun, poignant story told with wit, insight, and affecting prose… The poignant themes of true friendship, truth, and fortitude mark Mee’s moving, engrossing latest. The young Stuart Bossman, an aspiring documentary film-maker, has always planned on filming a terrific…
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I Am Unbreakable (Josh and Izzy, #2) by Angela Mack

Completely engaging… A raw, emotional story of love and family. Mack delivers a poignant YA drama, exploring themes of family ties and romance in this layered contemporary second installment in the Josh and Izzy series. Josh and Ryan are fighting…
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The Innocence of Westbury (Vox Oculis #2) by Frederic Martin

Fabulous, unforgettable, and riveting… A psychological dynamite. Martin’s spectacular second installment in the Vox Oculis series blends a haunting mystery with a dash of science fiction. The traumatic events of the past are far behind, and Will is healing, hoping…
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Jett Landry: The Fuse (The Jett Landry Saga Book 1) by Stephan Oak

A splendid, action-packed thriller… Oak explores a teen girl’s navigation of race and bullying in this impressive series kicker in The Jett Landry Saga. After her mother’s death, Jett Landry moves to Port City, Texas to live with her father,…
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Disciple of Vishnu (Chronicles of a Lost Continent #2) by RK Singh

A delightful romp… Singh continues the Chronicles of a Lost Continent series with this action-packed, adventurous installment. Arul continues his journey to the Royal City of Ailas with his pet wolf Jaya and his childhood friends Keeran and Navira to…
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Verdigris: The Metal’s Bane Series Book I by JJ Lynn Daniels

An intense YA Dystopian filled with nearly nonstop action and emotional drama… Daniels kicks off her series starter with a gripping story set in a postapocalyptic world where a teen sibling pair find themselves pitted against the powerful enemies in…
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Fall Boys and Spring Girls by Jim E. Gibbons

A tender and poignant coming of age YA tale… Set in 1990 in the small mid-western town of Springdale, Missouri, Gibbons’s coming of age YA novel tells the story of teenage boy struggling to navigate social pressures while in high…
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A Rift That Lies Between Us: A Novel by Nasiha Muna

A tender and compelling YA romance… Muna debuts with a poignant portrait of two young people separated by religion and culture. The lovely Farisa, a Bangladeshi Muslim art student, finds herself paired with the charming Caiden, a recovering Christian, in…
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To the Top of Greenfield Street by Ryan Standley

A well-crafted and emotionally compelling coming of age tale… Set in 1993 in the sleepy town of Freeport, IL, Standley’s debut is an endearingly emotional journey of a teenager reconciling himself to his new surroundings after a tragedy forces him…