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1. 1. These Shallow Graves

   Donnelly, Jennifer, 1963-

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   From Jennifer Donnelly, the critically acclaimed "New York Times" bestselling author of "A Northern Light" and "Revolution," comes a mystery about dark secrets, dirty truths, and the lengths to which people will go for love and revenge.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

2. 2. Saint Anything

   Dessen, Sarah, 1970-

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   Sydney has always felt invisible.She's grown accustomed to her brother, Peyton, being the focus of the family s attention and, lately, concern. Peyton is handsome and charismatic, but seems bent on self-destruction. Now, after a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

3. 3. The Darkest Part of the Forest

   Black, Holly, 1971-

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   In the town of Fairfold, where humans and fae exist side by side, a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives awakes after generations of sleep in a glass coffin in the woods, causing Hazel to be swept up in new love, shift…Read moreRead more of this annotation

4. 4. Red Queen

   Aveyard, Victoria

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   The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is, until she finds…Read moreRead more of this annotation

5. 5. Six of Crows

   Bardugo, Leigh, 1975-

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   Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price - and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy, Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

6. 6. Finding Audrey

   Kinsella, Sophie, pseud., 1969-

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   Fourteen-year-old Audrey is making slow but steady progress dealing with her anxiety disorder when Linus comes into the picture and her recovery gains momentum.

7. 7. A Court of Thorns and Roses

   Maas, Sarah J.

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   When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

8. 8. Asking for It

   O'Neill, Louise, 1985-

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   It's the beginning of the summer in a small town in Ireland. Emma O'Donovan is eighteen years old, beautiful, happy, confident. One night, there's a party. Everyone is there. All eyes are on Emma. The next morning, she wakes on the front…Read moreRead more of this annotation

9. 9. Library of Souls

   the Third Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children

   Riggs, Ransom

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   Time is running out for the Peculiar Children. With a dangerous madman on the loose and their beloved Miss Peregrine still in danger, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions. They'll travel…Read moreRead more of this annotation

10. 10. Rail Head

    Reeve, Philip, 1966-

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    In a world of drones and androids Zen Starling is a human thief, but mostly he just likes to ride the Interstellar Express, the sentient trains that travel through the K gates from planet to planet, something only the Guardians…Read moreRead more of this annotation

11. 11. Lifespan of Starlight

    Kalkipsakis, Thalia

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    It already lies dormant within you: the ability to move within time. In 2084, three teenagers discover the secret to time travel. At first their jumps cover only a few seconds, but soon they master the technique and combat their fear of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

12. 12. Fire Colour One

    Valentine, Jenny

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    Iris's father, Ernest, is at the end of his life and she hasn't even met him. Her best friend, Thurston, is somewhere on the other side of the world. Everything she thought she knew is up in flames. Now her mother has declared war and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

13. 13. Stray

    Craw, Rachael

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    It's hard to remember hating anything as much as I hate Affinity; a bone-deep loathing for the faceless unknown and the concrete walls of my own DNA. Evie is a Shield: designed to kill in order to protect, and the Affinity Project have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

14. 14. The Rest of Us Just Live Here

    Ness, Patrick, 1971-

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    Award-winning writer Patrick Ness's bold and irreverent novel powerfully asks what if you weren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights…Read moreRead more of this annotation

15. 15. Carry on

    the Rise and Fall of Simon Snow

    Rowell, Rainbow

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    Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

16. 16. Another Day

    Levithan, David, 1972-

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    Every day is the same for Rhiannon. She has accepted her life, convinced herself that she deserves her distant, temperamental boyfriend, Justin, even established guidelines by which to live: Don’t be too needy. Avoid upsetting him. Never…Read moreRead more of this annotation

17. 17. The Alex Crow

    Smith, Andrew (Andrew Anselmo), 1959-

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    Andrew Smith tells the story of 15-year-old Ariel, a refugee from the Middle East who is the sole survivor of an attack on his small village. Now living with an adoptive family in Sunday, West Virginia, Ariel’s story of his summer at a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

18. 18. Hold Me Closer

    the Tiny Cooper Story : a Musical Novel

    Levithan, David, 1972-

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    Larger-than-life Tiny Cooper finally gets to tell his story, from his fabulous birth and childhood to his quest for true love and his infamous parade of ex-boyfriends, in the form of a musical he wrote.

19. 19. Zeroes

    Westerfeld, Scott, 1963-

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    Six unique superheroes, one bag of stolen drug money, one bungled bank robbery and a whole heap of trouble. All adding up to one outstanding YA series by three extraordinary writers.

20. 20. Illuminae

    Kaufman, Amie

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    Kady and Ezra thought their break-up was messy until they witnessed their entire world literally falling apart. Now they're are piecing together what's left of their lives, and their romance, and trying to survive an intergalactic war.