Herding CatsSarah Andersen - COMIC COLLECTION, HUMORSarah Andersen’s comics offer a survival guide for frantic modern life: from the importance of avoiding morning people, to Internet troll defense 101, to the not-so-life-changing futility of tidying up.

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Greetings from Witness Protection!Jake Burt - REALISTIC FICTION, ADVENTURE, HUMORNicki Demere is an orphan and a kleptomaniac, making her the perfect girl to portray the Trevors’ daughter in witness protection, but she soon learns that the biggest threat to her new family’s security comes from her own past.

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SUMMER TOP PICKS FORMIDDLE SCHOOLERS

INCOMING 8th GRADERS

Not If I Save You FirstAlly Carter - ADVENTURE, SURVIVAL, ROMANCEAfter years of being ignored, Maddie is visited by her former best friend Logan, the U.S. president’s son, at her home in the Alaskan wilderness. But when an assailant knocks Maddie off a cliff and drags Logan to some unknown fate, it’s up to Maddie to save him.

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ScreenshotDonna D. Cooner - REALISTIC FICTIONWhen Skye’s friend Asha posts an embarrassing video of her on social media, she makes Asha delete it right away. But some mystery person took a screenshot of the video and threatens to share the photo unless Skye does whatever they ask.

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GrenadeAlan Gratz - HISTORICAL FICTION, ADVENTUREDuring World War II, Hideki, a boy from Okinawa, is drafted into the Japanese army, handed two grenades, and told to go kill American soldiers. His journey across the war-torn island will bring him face-to-face with Ray, an American marine in his very first battle--and the choice he makes then will change his life forever.

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Game ChangerTom Greenwald - SPORTS, REALISTIC FICTION, MYSTERY, NOVEL IN VERSEWhile Teddy is in a coma fighting for his life after a football injury at training camp, his family and friends try to piece together what happened—and whether the injury was truly an accident.

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The Faithful Spy:Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill HitlerJohn Hendrix - NONFICTION, HISTORYIn a combination of words and art, this book tells the story of the German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and how his belief in God led him to conclude that it was his moral duty to attempt to kill Adolph Hitler.

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The Girl I Used to BeApril Henry - THRILLER, MYSTERYOlivia’s parents were killed fourteen years ago. Now, new evidence reopens the case...and she is determined to solve it even if it means the killer will now come after her.

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SquirmCarl Hiaasen - ADVENTURE, HUMORBilly Dickens discovers that his mysterious father lives in Montana, so this summer Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, and save his own father.

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All Rights ReservedGregory Scott Katsoulis - SCIENCE FICTION, DYSTOPIANSpeth lives in a society where every word and gesture is copyrighted, and everyone over age 15 must pay to use them. When Speth chooses to stay silent rather than pay to speak, her decision sparks a media frenzy, inspires others to follow in her footsteps, and threatens to destroy her, her family, and the entire city around them.

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The RainsGregg Andrew Hurwitz - HORROR, ACTIONWhen every adult over the age of 18 becomes infected and turns to a ferocious, inhuman being, Chance Rain and his older brother Patrick escape to the school where other young survivors are hiding. But Patrick is only days away from turning 18 and becoming infected with the parasite himself.

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Shadow MagicJoshua Khan - FANTASY, HORRORA boy named Thorn is sold into slavery and made to serve the executioner at Castle Gloom in Gehenna, the land of the undead. There, 13-year-old Lilith Shadow has just become queen after the murder of her family, and is secretly working to develop her forbidden magical powers to protect her kingdom from surrounding enemies. With the help of a prince from the land of fire and a giant bat, Thorn and Lily will have to break all the rules to keep Gehenna from ruin.

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MindwarAndrew Klavan - SCIENCE FICTION, ACTIONAfter an accident leaves Rick seriously injured, he drowns his sorrows in video games. Then his gaming skills cause him to be recruited by government agents who want him to save the U.S. from a Russian cyber genius who has created a dangerous virtual reality called the Realm.

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Orphan Monster SpyMatt Killeen - HISTORICAL FICTION, THRILLERA Jewish girl-turned-spy must infiltrate an elite Nazi boarding school to stop the creation of a superweapon in this relentlessly nail-biting World War II drama.

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The DisappearancesEmily Bain Murphy - MYSTERY, HISTORICAL FICTIONEvery seven years, the residents of Sterling lose something: their sense of smell, reflections from mirrors and lakes, the ability to dream. No one knows what caused these “Disappearances,” or what will slip away next, but many suspect Juliet Quinn, who escaped Sterling years ago, is somehow responsible. Now, after Juliet’s death, her daughter Aila returns to Sterling and must work to clear her mother’s name and discover who the mysterious woman truly was.

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Miles Morales: Spider-manJason Reynolds - ACTION, SCIENCE FICTIONWith Peter Parker gone, Miles Morales takes up the mantle of Spider-man and fights to stop a villain’s plan to turn good kids bad, while avoiding the criminal lifestyle that he worries may be his destiny.

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Cove: Fires of InventionJ. Scott Savage - FANTASY, DYSTOPIAN, STEAMPUNKEven though technology and inventions have been outlawed in the mountain city of Cove, in order to save the city Trenton and Kallista must follow a set of mysterious blueprints to build a machine to protect them from the dangers outside their door.

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SpeechlessAdam P. Schmitt - REALISTIC FICTION, HUMORAll their lives, everything Jimmy’s cousin Patrick did resulted in injury and destruction—which presents a challenge for Jimmy when Patrick dies, and Jimmy must think of something nice to say about him while giving a speech at his funeral.

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Con AcademyJoe Schrieber - HUMORCon man Will Shea may have met his match in scammer Andrea Dufresne as they make a high-stakes deal that will determine who gets to stay at Connaughton Academy, one of the most elite and privileged preparatory schools in the country, and who must leave.

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Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice (Adapted for Young Adults) Bryan Stevenson - NONFICTION, BIOGRAPHYBryan Stevenson, a lawyer who has dedicated his career to protecting the basic human rights of the most vulnerable people in the U.S. criminal justice system, tells true stories of fighting for justice for poor and black prisoners who are wrongly accused or given unfair sentences. At the center of the story is Walter McMillian, a poor African American man falsely convicted of capital murder and placed on death row, whose innocence Stevenson spends nearly a decade trying to prove.

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What Waits in the WoodsKieran Scott - HORROR, MYSTERYA hiking trip in the woods in upstate New York is out of the comfort zone of Callie Velasquez, but she wants to bond with her new friends Lissa and Penelope, not to mention her new boyfriend, Jeremy. However, nothing could have prepared her for the true human darkness that waits for her in the wood.

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Samurai Rising: The Epic Life ofMinamoto YoshitsunePamela S. Turner - NONFICTION, BIOGRAPHY, HISTORYThis is the story of Minamoto Yoshitsune, the greatest samurai in Japanese history. After his family was killed by a rival family when he was just a baby, Yoshitsune grew up in a monastery and learned the ways of the samurai. When the time came for the Minamoto clan to rise up against their enemies, Yoshitsune was ready to exact his bloody revenge.

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Wild BirdWendelin Van Draanen - REALISTIC FICTIONWhen her behavior, fueled by drug and alcohol abuse, escalates out of control, 14-year-old Wren is taken away to a wilderness therapy camp where she is forced to develop new skills, including the courage to ask for help.

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The Prince and the DressmakerJen Wang - GRAPHIC NOVEL, HISTORICAL FICTIONAt night, Prince Sebastian puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia--the hottest fashion icon in the city. Sebastian’s secret weapon (and best friend) is the brilliant dressmaker Frances, who knows his secret: sometimes this boy wears dresses. But Frances dreams of greatness, and being someone’s secret weapon means being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances defer her dreams to protect a friend?

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