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Named a Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. A romantic love triangle that will appeal to fans of To All the Boys I've Loved Before--this compelling story explores insecurity and the power of words to hurt and to heal. When tall, gorgeous Brody asks Olivia to the prom, she's ecstatic--until he suggests that she use the two months before the dance to lose some weight. But how thin is thin enough? Body's comment sends Olivia on a spiral of dangerously rapid weight loss that borders on anorexia. As her pounds vanish, her friendship deepens with Ross, the new prep cook at the ...

"With some teen romance on the side, this is an absolute must read for any book lover." - InD'tale - Runner-Up in the 2017 RONE Awards Perfect for readers who loved Far from the Tree--this moving YA contemporary is the story of a super-smart teen girl with an unplanned pregnancy and an impossible choice. Acceptance into MIT means everything to eighteen-year-old Kansas Jones, who is class president, top female swimmer on the varsity team, a straight-A student, and member of the local teen robotics club. But one misstep leads to an unplanned pregnancy that threatens to unravel her immaculate ...

For fans of Girl in Pieces comes an empowering story about the complicated nature of friendship, trauma, and healing in the aftermath of sexual assault. Sadie and Elana are keeping dangerous secrets. Best friends since elementary school, they know everything about each other, but on the night of the fireworks, something terrible happened to Sadie that she hasn’t told anyone. She can’t even say the word to herself. Instead, she’s started cutting to deal with the pain. Elana has a secret of her own; she’s texting Hunter and making plans for a clandestine meeting with him. She ...

"With accessible prose and authentic voice, Khristina Chess weaves together twin catastrophes with empathy and realism." —Kim Cross, author of What Stands in a Storm Inspired by the Super Outbreak of tornados on April 27, 2011, this “opposite attracts” story of love, loss, and recovery will appeal to fans of Heroine. The worst part about the tornado isn’t the car on Savannah Young’s roof. It’s not her missing mom or her missing cat. It’s not the news that the power might not be restored for ten days or the fact that she’s stranded with the neighbors. She’s out of pain ...

“Unquiet riot is a psychological sledgehammer of a thriller with a tension so relentless you’ll find yourself ready to snap.” - Kayla Ancrum, author of The Wicker King A psychological thriller that will appeal to fans of My Sister Rosa—this story explores the consequences of silence about bullying and mental illness. Riley is not a psychopath. It’s just that he was born unable to understand emotions. Is that person embarrassed or insecure? Suspicious or curious? It’s confusing when someone says, “Please don’t hate me,” but their face says, “You should definitely hate me ...

For fans of Sarah Dessen’s Dreamland comes a steamy thriller about a runaway teenager who escapes an abusive relationship. Love isn’t supposed to take prisoners. Sixteen-year-old Grace Keegan, darling of the child pageant world, is missing. Police initially believe she ran away—until they locate her abandoned cell phone along the highway. No one knows she met someone online, someone older, a musician named Quentin Brock who has a cool band named Acid Mozart. He seems to be romantic, cute, and funny. He seems to be the perfect guy. By the time he reveals his true colors, Grace is ...

For fans of Wintergirls, The Delinquent Hero is a heart-wrenching mystery about a grieving teen’s search for answers about her anorexic sister’s sudden and tragic accident. It’s the haunting question in these situations: why? Everyone is saying Kat fell and hit her head, causing a catastrophic brain bleed. She’s severely malnourished and on life support, and in a few days, the doctors will remove the ventilator. But when 18-year-old Molly visits her sister’s rental house, it looks more like a crime scene that someone cleaned up. Stories about what happened are inconsistent. Later ...

A high-stakes YA novel that's great for fans of It's Kind of a Funny Story and The Perks of Being a Wallflower--this romantic story about academic pressure and depression will amuse and inspire. Kim absolutely, positively cannot get a B in calculus. She's on track for being valedictorian of her class and getting into the perfect college--or she was until Calculus class this year. But with report cards coming out soon, academic pressures are mounting, and anxiety threatens to overwhelm her. She's feeling desperate. Helpless. And utterly overwhelmed with anxiety. Now Kim's making secret ...

A great choice for fans of Hatchet, this vivid wilderness survival adventure is about a teenager who must find her way home to save herself and her mom. While walking on a rural road, Melender and her mom are attacked by a pack of dogs and fall down a near-vertical hillside into a ravine. Now they’re trapped on a narrow ledge and wounded. No one knows where they are. No one even knows they’re missing. They have no food, water, shelter, or warm clothes. No phone to call for help. No medical supplies. Nothing. The only positive is that Melender can walk. She doesn’t want to leave her ...

For fans of Looking for Alaska comes sweet story about grief, teen drinking, love, and an unusual journey toward healing and recovery. Adriana refuses to text anymore. Or drive. And she's secretly guzzling her dead mother's wine collection. No one knows about her addiction. She drinks to forget an awful secret. She drinks to numb her grief. With her father traveling so much and her older sister away at college, there's no one to stop her free fall. Then she meets Ian. Don't miss this witty and romantic novel about a pizza delivery boy in cowboy boots who helps a hopeless girl find a way ...