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Best Books For Teens 2014

 

“When Finn was five years old, he was crushed by a horse that fell from the sky. Now he experiences blackouts and counts time in miles ...”
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100 Sideways Miles
In the JFK-era 1960s, Laura witnesses her mother's mental illness and wonders if she is seeing her own future.
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Crazy
Every once in a while, truth is stranger than fiction. This is the true story of how a royal family's downfall changed history.
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The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
“"For all the gorditas, flaquitas, and in-between girls trying to make their space in the world," here is Gabi, a SoCal teen trying to make ...”
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Gabi A Girl In Pieces
“They've just graduated from special ed and now Biddy and Quincy are finding the real world is more dangerous, strange, and wonderful than ...”
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Girls Like Us
Glory can look at anyone and see their infinite past and future, but there is one person's future she can't see -- her own.
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Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
In the small town of Ealing, Iowa, a bi-curious teen and his best friends face a giant insect apocalypse.
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Grasshopper Jungle
What makes a witch good or evil? Nathan has the blood of both in his veins, but not even he knows anymore.
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Half Bad
Prenna is an immigrant to New York . . . from the future!
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The Here and Now
Tariq is shot and killed outside the bodega, and now everyone has their own opinion about how and why it happened.
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How It Went Down
Jude and Noah are twins. Love, jealousy and art bind them together, but secrets tear them apart.
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I'll Give You the Sun
Hayley hopes for a normal life when she returns to her hometown, but her father's struggles with PTSD constantly keep her on edge.
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The Impossible Knife of Memory
“Dealing with life is hard and dealing with death is even harder. Laurel finds her own way to grieve for her sister by writing letters to ...”
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Love Letters to the Dead
Three friends take on an ancient evil that has the power to destroy not just their village, but the world as they know it.
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The Nethergrim
“When Travis Coates dies, his head is cut off and frozen. He wakes up five years later to learn that a lot has changed, starting with his ...”
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Noggin
Callie knows what really happened when her father and one of his parishoners disappeared. The only problem is she can't remember.
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Oblivion
Hank, a grocery store clerk, is pushed by his mother to leave the family business and become the only superhero fighting crime in Chinatown.
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Shadow Hero
“The story of the Panama Canal told in many voices, including a boy named Mateo lured by the promise of riches, a general, a ...”
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Silver People
A checklist for summer: 1. Learn how to krump. 2. Watch scary movies. 3. Stalk your first crush at the local mini-mart.
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This One Summer
In the jungles of Gabon, an orphan boy fights for his adopted chimpanzee family.
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Threatened
“An unknown beast plagues a village's livestock, a ghostly voice whispers in the walls, and a little girl sets ...”
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Through the Woods
“When classical dance prodigy Veda loses her leg in an accident, she discovers where her true talents lie -- in the graceful movements of her ...”
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A Time to Dance
“Cadence spends every summer with her cousins on her grandfather's private island. This year, amidst the bonfires and boating, she uncovers ...”
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We Were Liars
Ali spends his days hanging out on his stoop in Bed-Stuy. One night at a party, he learns how to stand up for his friends and be a man.
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When I Was the Greatest
“Kestrel, the daughter of a prominent general, buys a slave named Arin and unwittingly sets the wheels in motion for massive changes to her ...”
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The Winner's Curse