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Rolling in the Deep

by Aimee Jodoin

"Rolling in the Deep" is a coming-of-age novel in which a displaced teenager and his grieving new friend reckon with their losses and rediscover their identities. In Arthur Kevin Rein’s mystery novel "Rolling in the Deep", a grieving... Read More

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The Byways

by Vivian Turnbull

Set in a colorful parallel world, the fantasy novel "The Byways" follows a girl who gets lost in order to find herself. In Mary Pascual’s exciting fantasy novel "The Byways", a lost girl gathers courage as she pursues self-discovery in... Read More

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Starship Malaysia

by John M. Murray

In the thriller "Starship Malaysia", a displaced teenager faces down malevolent abductors with the help of new friends. In Keith Costelloe’s thriller "Starship Malaysia", a grieving teenager is caught up in the machinations of a sex... Read More

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Bash!

by Peter Dabbene

In basketball star Rudy Gobert’s action-filled graphic novel "Bash!", a teenager is hunted by aliens. Fifteen-year-old Rudy lives with his mother in a poor section of Arcadia, a district in a future version of Earth. His father, Atlas,... Read More

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Tolerant

by Aimee Jodoin

In C. J. Sparrow’s stunning fantasy novel "Tolerant", a servant subverts her culture’s oppressive values, going to great lengths to protect those she loves. Obeying her late older sister’s command to defect rather than fail her... Read More

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Whistleblower

by Karen Rigby

In Kate Marchant’s novel "Whistleblower", a young journalist chases a story about a revered football coach’s misconduct. Laurel is a junior at Garland, a southern California college, who believes herself to be forgettable. The Daily,... Read More

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Castelon

by Erika Harlitz Kern

Loyalties, friendships, and family ties are put to the test in Alyssa Roat’s fantasy novel "Castelon". All hope seems to be lost when Brinnie and Marcus at long last reach Dirklon, one of the few estates standing after disaster struck... Read More

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