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Young Adult Recommendations

 

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1. Caraval

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Author:
Garber, Stephanie
Series:
Caraval volume 1.
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3.8 stars
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Pitkin Young Adult
YA G2135ca
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Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett's father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.But this year, Scarlett's long-dreamt of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett...

2. Flame in the mist

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Author:
Ahdieh, Renée
Series:
Flame in the mist volume 1.
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3.5 stars
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YA A2855fm 1
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"After an attempt is made on her life, Mariko disguises herself as a boy and infiltrates a gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, determined to hunt down the person responsible"-- The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place--she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko...

3. I'll give you the sun

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Author:
Nelson, Jandy
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4.3 stars
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Pitkin Young Adult
YA N4273iw
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"Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and dramatic ways ... until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy, as well as...

4. Legend

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Author:
Lu, Marie, 1984-
Series:
Legend (Marie Lu) volume 1.
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4.6 stars
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Pitkin Young Adult
YA L9262Le 1
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In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-old Day--a famous criminal, and prodigy June--the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.

5. The lesbiana's guide to Catholic school

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Author:
Reyes, Sonora
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3 stars
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Pitkin Young Adult
YA R4574Le
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Sixteen-year-old Mexican American Yami Flores starts Catholic school, determined to keep her brother out of trouble and keep herself closeted, but her priorities shift when Yami discovers that her openly gay classmate Bo is also annoyingly cute.

6. Little women

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Author:
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
Series:
Little Women series
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3.8 stars
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YA A3557Lw 2004
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For generations, children around the world have come of age with Louisa May Alcott's March girls: hardworking eldest sister Meg, headstrong, impulsive Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. With their father away at war, and their loving mother Marmee working to support the family, the four sisters have to rely on one another for support as they endure the hardships of wartime and poverty. We witness the sisters growing up and figuring out what role...

7. Rebel

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Author:
Lu, Marie, 1984-
Series:
Legend (Marie Lu) volume 4.
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5 stars
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Pitkin Young Adult
YA L9262Le 4
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As Day and Eden struggle with who they've become since their time in the Republic, a new danger creeps into the distance between them, and Eden finds himself drawn into Ross City's dark side, where his legendary brother may not be able to save him. Eden Wing has been living in his brother's shadow for years. Even though he's a top student at his academy in Ross City, Antarctica, and a brilliant inventor, most people know him only as Daniel Wing's...

8. The red pyramid

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Author:
Riordan, Rick
Series:
Kane chronicles volume 1.
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4.6 stars
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After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

9. This winter: a Heartstopper novella

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Author:
Oseman, Alice
Series:
Heartstopper
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Pitkin Young Adult
YA O817th
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"A very special Heartstopper story set over a challenging holiday season... Reuniting Tori Spring, her little brother Charlie, and Charlie's boyfriend Nick, this novella sees the Spring siblings brave a particularly difficult festive season"--