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The Quiet Limit

by John M. Murray

In the startling dystopian novel "The Quiet Limit", a doomed teenager confronts her faux-utopian society’s terrifying secret. In Trista Lundquist’s novel "The Quiet Limit", a girl in an idyllic society confronts her mortality as her... Read More

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Oceans of Sand

by Catherine Thureson

In Jessica Flory’s novel "Oceans of Sand", teenagers travel across a desert world plagued by famine to save their people. Zadock is the most powerful shaker his age. He’s able to control the sands that his people live on. His father... Read More

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A Warning about Swans

by Jeana Jorgensen

Fairy tales and myths form a seamless whole in R. M. Romero’s fantasy novel "A Warning about Swans"—a story about fate, identity, belonging, and deception. In the far reaches of the Bavarian forests, Hilde is one of six daughters of... Read More

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The Shadow Sister

by Allison Janicki

Lily Meade’s captivating thriller "The Shadow Sister" is about sisterhood, race, and generational trauma. Casey and her older sister Sutton don’t get along—a challenge for Casey after Sutton goes missing. While the town rallies to... Read More

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Not My Fault

by Gail Hoffer-Loibl

In the empowering novel "Not My Fault", a lonely teenager uses his art to address complex issues. In S. B. Frasca’s poignant young adult novel "Not My Fault", a teenager uses art to defend himself and others who are mistreated. Hy is... Read More

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