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Windfall
by Jennifer E. Smith
A teenage girl wins the lottery and must navigate newfound wealth and its impact on her relationships.
Let luck find you. Alice doesn’t believe in luck—at least, not the good kind. But she does believe in love, and for some time now, she’s been pining for her best friend, Teddy. On his eighteenth ... (Goodreads)
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
by April Genevieve Tucholke
Haunted mansion, mysterious stranger, and a devilish bargain. A thrilling gothic tale of love, danger, and dark secrets.
A gothic thriller romance, set against a creepy summer backdrop.,Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White's sleepy, seaside town . . . until River comes along. River rents the guesthouse ... (Barnes & Noble)
This Is What Happy Looks Like
by Jennifer E. Smith
A chance email brings together a small-town girl and a famous actor, leading to a summer romance in Maine.
From the author of, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, comes a humorous and heartwarming novel about small towns, big love, and mistaken email identity. When teenage movie star ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Geography of You and Me
by Jennifer E. Smith
A chance encounter during a blackout leads to a romance that spans continents. Can love survive distance and time?
Lucy and Owen meet somewhere between the tenth and eleventh floors of a New York City apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide blackout. After they’re rescued, they spend a ... (Goodreads)
Neverworld Wake
by Marisha Pessl
A group of friends stuck in a time loop must solve the mystery of their friend's death to escape.
Once upon a time, back at Darrow-Harker School, Beatrice Hartley and her five best friends were the cool kids, the beautiful ones. Then the shocking death of Jim - their creative genius and ... (Goodreads)
The Bone Houses
by Emily Lloyd-Jones
A young gravedigger and a mapmaker journey to uncover the truth behind the cursed bone houses that rise from the dead.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, meets, Sky in the Deep, in this bewitching historical horror novel, perfect for fans of Holly Black and V.E. Schwab. , Seventeen-year-old Aderyn ("Ryn") only cares about two ... (Barnes & Noble)
House Arrest
by K.A. Holt
Timothy is on house arrest and must navigate his way through a difficult family situation while trying to clear his name.
Stealing is bad. Yeah. I know. But my brother Levi is always so sick, and his medicine is always so expensive. I didn’t think anyone would notice, if I took that credit card, if, in one stolen ... (Goodreads)
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
by Kiersten White
A retelling of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" from the perspective of Elizabeth Lavenza, exploring her complex relationship with Victor Frankenstein.
Elizabeth Lavenza hasn't had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her "caregiver," and she is on the verge of being thrown into the streets . . . until she is brought ... (Goodreads)
Call Down the Hawk
by Maggie Stiefvater
Ronan Lynch can pull objects from his dreams and is hunted by a mysterious figure. He must navigate his powers and the dangers that come with them.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Raven Boys, a mesmerizing story of dreams and desires, death and destiny. , The dreamers walk among us . . . and so do the dreamed. Those who ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dicey's Song
by Cynthia Voigt
Four siblings navigate life after their mother abandons them. Dicey, the eldest, takes on the role of caretaker.
Picking up where, Homecoming, left off, Dicey Tillerman and her three siblings, Sammy, Maybeth, and James, are now living with their crazy and widowed grandmother Abigail Tillerman, or Gram as the ... (Wikipedia)
Aunt Dimity's Death
by Nancy Atherton
After her Aunt Dimity's death, Lori discovers a mysterious journal that leads her on a journey of self-discovery and magical revelations.
Down-on-her-luck Lori Shepherd thought Aunt Dimity was a pretend character in her mother's bedtime stories ... until the Dickensian law firm of Willis & Willis offers the possibility of large ... (Goodreads)
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
by Dan Gemeinhart
A girl and her father travel across the country in a converted school bus, seeking to heal from a tragic past.
"Sometimes a story comes along that just plain makes you want to hug the world., The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, is Dan Gemeinhart’s finest book yet — and that’s saying something. Your ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Downstairs Girl
by Stacey Lee
A Chinese-American girl in 1890s Atlanta secretly writes an advice column and challenges societal norms.
Alternate cover edition of, ISBN 9781524740955,. From the founding member of We Need Diverse Books comes a powerful novel about identity, betrayal, and the meaning of family. By day, ... (Goodreads)
Small Spaces
by Katherine Arden
After reading a mysterious book, Ollie's class trip turns into a nightmare as she and her friends are transported to a haunted farm with a dark past.
New York Times, bestselling adult author of, The Bear and the Nightingale, makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic,After suffering a tragic ... (Goodreads)
Ghost Boys
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
A young black boy is shot by a white police officer and becomes a ghost, witnessing the aftermath of his death and the impact on his family and community.
A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes. Only the living can make the ... (Barnes & Noble)
City of Ghosts
by Victoria Schwab
A young girl with the ability to see ghosts travels to Edinburgh and discovers a hidden world of spirits and danger.
From #1, New York Times, bestselling author Victoria Schwab comes a sweeping, spooky, evocative adventure, perfect for fans of, Stranger Things,. Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, ... (Barnes & Noble)
New Kid
by Jerry Craft
Seventh-grader Jordan Banks navigates a new school, where he's one of the few kids of color.
12-year-old Jordan Banks is a black boy who lives in Washington Heights . Jordan loves art and wishes to go to art school. Instead, his mother makes him go to Riverdale Academy Day (RAD) School, ... (Wikipedia)
Bellwether
by Connie Willis
A humorous and light-hearted tale of a scientist's quest to uncover the secrets behind a mysterious phenomenon.
Connie Willis has won more Hugo and Nebula awards than any other science fiction author. Now, with her trademark wit and inventiveness, she explores the intimate relationship between science, pop ... (Goodreads)
The Wedding Date
by Jasmine Guillory
A chance meeting leads to a fake wedding date, but sparks fly and they must navigate a long-distance relationship.
A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in this fun and flirty multicultural romance debut by, New York Times, bestselling author Jasmine ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Fourteenth Goldfish
by Jennifer L. Holm
A girl uses science to discover the power of family, friendship, and second chances.
Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer. Science can change the world . . . but can it go too far? Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She ... (Goodreads)
Dumplin'
by Julie Murphy
A story of self-love and acceptance, challenging societal expectations and beauty standards.
Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini ... (Goodreads)
Winter Solstice
by Rosamunde Pilcher
Five people come together in a Scottish country house for Christmas, each with their own struggles and secrets.
In Winter Solstice Rosamunde Pilcher brings her readers into the lives of five very different people.... Elfrida Phipps, once of London's stage, moved to the English village of Dibton in hopes of ... (Goodreads)
Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
A teenage boy must confront his past and overcome adversities to find his own path.
Running. That's all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for a track team. Nope, his game has always been ball. But when Ghost impulsively challenges an elite sprinter to ... (Goodreads)
The Kiss Quotient
by Helen Hoang
A heartwarming romance between a brilliant econometrician with Asperger's and a charming male escort.
From the author of, The Bride Test, comes a romance novel hailed as one of, The Washington Post,’s 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2018 and one of Amazon’s Top 100 Books of 2018!,“This is such a fun ... (Barnes & Noble)
Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
A young apprentice's journey of bravery, patriotism and heroism during the American Revolution.
The story begins on July 23, 1773, in the Boston silversmith shop of elderly Ephraim Lapham, where Johnny is a promising 14-year-old apprentice. It is understood that someday he will marry Mr. ... (Wikipedia)
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
by Kate DiCamillo
A squirrel with superpowers and a young girl team up to save the world. Heartwarming and humorous, with charming illustrations.
Flora Belle Buckman, a self-proclaimed cynic, spends her time reading comic books and struggling to understand her parents’ recent divorce . She is jolted into action when the neighbor runs over a ... (Wikipedia)
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis
A time-traveling historian struggles to contain a deadly pandemic in the Middle Ages.
For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity's history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi ... (Goodreads)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
A touching story of the intersection of love, family, and culture during World War II.
Henry Lee, the son of Chinese parents in Seattle , Washington, is the only Asian child at his elementary school. His father makes him wear an "I Am Chinese" button so he will not be mistaken for a ... (Wikipedia)
Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate
Family torn apart is reunited across generations, revealing a powerful tale of resilience and hope.
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the ... (Goodreads)
Rules
by Cynthia Lord
A young girl's attempt to make peace with her family's dynamic and her autistic brother.
This Newbery Honor Book is a heartfelt and witty story about feeling different and finding acceptance–beyond the rules. Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible ... (Goodreads)
