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Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough unfolds the dramatic story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence—when the entire American cause was riding on their success.

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In his first book for young adults --- a finalist for the National Book Award --- bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, an aspiring cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the reservation to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.

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When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. He's also a washed-up child prodigy with ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a passion for anagrams, and an overweight, Judge Judy-obsessed best friend. Colin's on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which will predict the future of all relationships, transform him from a fading prodigy into a true genius, and finally win him the girl.

FIC GRE

Who is Jenna Fox? Seventeen-year-old Jenna has been told that's her name. She's just awoken from a coma, they tell her, and she's still recovering from a terrible accident. But Jenna doesn't remember her life…or does she? And if she does, are the memories really hers?

FIC PEA

For as long as Tessa can remember, her country has been at war. When Gideon, a local boy, wins an award for courage, a strange chain of events is set in motion; soon, Tessa finds herself in enemy territory and stumbles upon a shocking secret.

FIC HAD

"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while," write Frank McCourt in his memoir. ANGELA'S ASHES, imbued on every page with McCourt's astounding humor and compassion, is a glorious book that bears all the marks of a classic.

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Alexander, who wants to be called Xan, is a misfit. He's an awkward loner who hasn't been able to find his place in the world. Xan's half-brother, Robert, seems exactly the opposite. At eighteen, he's enrolled in community college and has a decent job and a great girlfriend. So when Robert suspects Xan is traveling down a dangerous path of extremism, he is determined to intervene before it's too late. But the brothers may be more similar than either of them realizes.... This edgy exploration of what goes on in the mind of someone pushed to the brink examines the seeds of extremism that exist in everyone and is sure to captivate readers of all kinds.

FIC LYN

Of all the things Anya expected to find at the bottom of an old well, a new friend was not one of them. Especially not a new friend who’s been dead for a century. Falling down a well is bad enough, but Anya’s normal life might actually be worse. She’s embarrassed by her family, self-conscious about her body, and she’s pretty much given up on fitting in at school. A new friend—even a ghost—is just what she needs. Or so she thinks.

FICBRO

In this affecting and original page-turner, 17-year-old Samantha Kingston dies. But that's not the end of her story. Instead, she relives her last day over and over again, seven times. Can Sam figure out why she's getting these extra chances…and what she needs to do to find redemption?

FICOLI

When Lina’s family is torn apart by Soviet officers in Lithuania in 1941, she, her mother and her brother struggle to Lina’s father while suffering under Stalin’s cruel orders at a bleak work camp in Siberia. 

FICSEP

Living in Germany during World War II, young Liesel Meminger scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist --- books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids.

FICZUS

John Boyne's novel is the gripping story of two boys --- one the son of a commandant in Hitler's army and the other a Jew --- who come face-to-face at a barbed wire fence that separates, and eventually intertwines their lives.

FICBOY

In this promising first novel by Dana Reinhardt, Simone's typical teen concerns are put in perspective when her birth mother contacts her, seemingly out of the blue. Simone discovers love, heartbreak, and a family history she never could have imagined.

FICREI

Following the colossal battle against the Empire’s warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.

FICPAO

In THE CARDTURNER, Louis Sachar --- New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Newbery Medal for HOLES --- tackles perhaps one of the most unexpected topics ever for a young adult novel: bridge. Like the card game itself, Sachar's latest offering is both skillful and surprising.

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The unexpected twists and turns that occur in teenager Kate Malone's life force her to take a hard look at her relationships with her family, her friends, her boyfriend, and even her deceased mother. As she struggles with needing to be popular and the desire to please everyone at the expense of herself, Kate discovers that she is only human, fraught with insecurities, doubts, and questions --- and that's okay.

FICAND

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

FICCOL

As the Revolutionary War begins, 13-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion. She is reluctant at first, but when the unthinkable happens to Ruth, Isabel realizes her loyalty is available to the bidder who can provide her with freedom.

FICAND

This is the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother. Dave had nothing or no one to turn to, but his dreams kept him alive --- dreams of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son

FICPEL

Watching someone take a stand is easy; doing it yourself can be absolutely terrifying. That's what Jerry Renault learns when he refuses to participate in his school's annual candy drive and incurs the wrath of the ruling clique of students ---- a wrath egged on by the school's administration. The ending --- which takes place in a boxing ring --- is brutal, frightening, and completely mesmerizing.

FICCOR

C. S. Lewis's timeless adventure follows the exploits of the four Pevensie siblings --- Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter --- who enter the magical world of Narnia through a wardrobe.

FICLEW

Art Spiegelman's unsettling account of his family's dark history, including internment in a Nazi concentration camp, won the Pulitzer Prize for its brash and human story. MAUS continues to set the standard for excellence in comics today.

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Fifteen-year-old Amari is taken from her village in Africa by pale-faced strangers and sent across the ocean to America. She is sold to a plantation owner in the Carolinas who wants a birthday present for his son. Here Amari meets Polly, an indentured white girl, and the two girls from different ends of the earth bond together in order to survive --- and their friendship just might help them fight their way to freedom.

FICDRA

Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter: a gifted high school junior, who never causes any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree --- Kristina's exact opposite --- takes her place. Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul --- and her life.

FICHOP

Christopher John Francis Boone is a fifteen-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes. He knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow. This improbable story of Christopher's quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for a captivating and unusual tale.

FICHAD

When you don't talk, there's a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said. Like why D. J.'s best friend, Amber, isn't friendly anymore. Why her mom has two jobs and a big secret. Why her college-football-star brothers won't call home. And why Brian Nelson is so out of her league. Welcome to the summer that fifteen-year-old D. J. Schwenk of Red Bend, Wisconsin, learns to talk, and ends up having an awful lot of stuff to say.

FICMUR

Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth has grown dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war.

FICTAY

Jack’s plans for a vacation excitement are shot down when he is "grounded for life" by his feuding parents. But plenty of excitement is coming Jack's way once his mom loans him out to help a feisty old neighbor with a most unusual chore --- typewriting obituaries filled with stories about the people who founded his utopian town.

FICGAN

Readers of Mary's terrifying trek through the deadly forest in THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH will remember that she survived the all-too-real nightmare to finally realize her dream of seeing the ocean. Now it's her daughter Gabry's turn to face the forest.

FICRYA

Internationally bestselling author Nicholas Sparks explores the complexities of love -- how it survives time and heartbreak, and how it transforms us forever --- in this incredibly moving novel about a young couple whose commitment to one another is put to the test.

FICSPA

From Lauren Oliver, the bestselling author of BEFORE I FALL, comes the first book in a stunning new dystopian trilogy. Enter a world where love is forbidden.

FICOLI

First published in 1947, Anne Frank's diary --- in which she recounts the two years she spent hiding in an Amsterdam warehouse with her Jewish family during the Nazi occupation --- continues to resonate with readers. It remains a beloved and deeply admired testament to the indestructible nature of the human spirit.

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With ECLIPSE, Stephenie Meyer's third vampire romance (following TWILIGHT and NEW MOON), Bella and Edward's story gains added depth along with new complications, as Bella approaches high school graduation --- and the decision that will change her life forever.

FICMEY

In the second book in the Inheritance Trilogy, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training as a Dragon Rider. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems.

FICPAO

Fifteen-year-old Liz Hall is looking forward to earning her driver's license, graduating high school and attending college. But on the way to help her best friend shop for a prom dress, Liz is killed by a hit-and-run driver. End of story? Not even close. In Gabrielle Zevin's witty and wise new novel, Liz awakens on a cruise ship bound for the afterlife.

FICZEV

To defend against a hostile alien race, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training. Is Ender the general Earth needs? His two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, and between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world --- if the world survives.

FICCAR

A chance discovery changes the life of Eragon, a poor farm boy, overnight and thrusts him into a perilous world of destiny, magic, and power. With only an ancient sword, the advice of an old storyteller, and a fledgling dragon, Eragon must navigate the dangerous terrain of an Empire ruled by an evil king. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands.

FICPAO

A tragedy forces Esperanza and her mother to flee their Mexican ranch for California during the Great Depression. They settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers, and Esperanza isn't ready for the hard labor, financial struggles, or lack of acceptance she faces. When their new life is threatened, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances --- Mama's life and her own depend on it.

FICRYA

Lucky Linderman has a secret --- one that helps him wade through the daily mundane torture of his life. In his dreams, Lucky escapes to the war-ridden jungles of Laos --- the prison his grandfather couldn't escape --- where Lucky can be a real man, an adventurer, and a hero. It's dangerous and wild, and it's a place where his life just might be worth living.

FICKIN

Fifteen-year-old Aya Fuse lives in the new world formed after Tally Youngblood did away with the previous establishment. When Aya goes undercover to score a story that will

make her famous, she discovers a secret that could destroy the world. The fourth book in Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series is a fast-paced page-turner with numerous plot twists.

FICWES

Guy Montag is a fireman who loves his work. He likes nothing better than to spray kerosene on a pile of books and watch the pages curl and turn into flakes of black ash that flutter through the air. Until the day he meets Clarisse, a young girl who has been told about a world of books, thoughts, and ideas. Their conversations precipitate a crisis of faith in Guy, and he begins to steal books and hide them in his home.

FICBRA

From the mean streets of Harlem to the rice paddies and jungles of Vietnam, Walter Dean Myers's critically acclaimed FALLEN ANGELS is the riveting account of one soldier's tour of duty. Just out of high school, 17-year-old Richie Perry is fresh out of prospects. He has no money for college and the streets of Harlem are a dead-end, and so he enlists in the Army. But no one prepares him for the horrors of war.

FICMYE

The only things Hunter, Autumn and Summer have in common are a predisposition for addiction and a host of troubled feelings. Yet they're still pulled towards the one person who links them together --- Kristina, Bree, mother, addict, who's been riding crank for 20 years. Told in three voices and punctuated by news articles chronicling the family's story, FALLOUT is the stunning conclusion to the trilogy begun by CRANK and GLASS, and a testament to the reality that addiction is never one person's problem.

FICHOP

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel is still terminal. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

FICGRE

Seventeen-year-old Becky, an aspiring stand-up comic, meets Kip, a rising star in the San Francisco comedy-club scene who is both charming and funny. But soon a darker and more dangerous side to Kip emerges, and Becky must find the courage to get help before it's too late.

FICTAS

In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, Titus meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble. Violet, a beautiful, brainy teenage girl, has decided to rebel against the system --- to fight the feed and its omnipresent ability to categorize human thoughts and desires.

FICAND

In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her. She’s learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future --- - between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?

FICRYA

In this hilarious and moving conclusion to the Dairy Queen trilogy, D.J. Schwenk returns to her small-town high school --- only to find herself the focus of far too much attention.

From an old friend now hot for romance, to college recruiters and rabid local hoops fans, to Brian Nelson… How will shy, quiet D.J. handle things now that she’s front and center?

FICMUR

When a free AOL CD reveals their futures to them via Facebook --- which hasn’t been invented yet --- estranged childhood friends Josh and Emma learn that making different decisions now will affect the outcome of their lives later.

FICASH

Crank. Glass. Ice. Crystal. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster that will never let you go. Now that Kristina has a baby, she's determined to call the shots. But before she knows it, Kristina is back in its grips. She'll do anything for it, even give up the one person who gives her the love she craves --- her baby. The sequel to CRANK, GLASS continues the story of Kristina's descent to hell, offering a harrowing look at addiction and the damage it inflicts.

FICHOP

Seventeen-year-old Josh Swensen's virtual alter ego, Larry, becomes a huge media sensation. Larry has his own Web site where he posts sermons on anti-consumerism and has a large following of adults and teens. While it seems as if the whole world is trying to figure out Larry's true identity, Josh feels trapped inside his own creation. What will happen to the world, and to Larry, if he is exposed?

FICTAS

Anna, Emma and Mariah make up a story about why they're late getting home one night --- a story that will replace their parents' anger with concern. They just have to stand by it, no matter what. Suddenly the police are involved, and the town demands that someone be punished. And then there is the man who is arrested and accused of a crime that never happened.

FICREI

Harry Potter knew nothing about magic. He was stuck with the decidedly un-magical Dursleys, where he slept in a closet and ate their leftovers…until an invitation to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry changed everything. As it turns out, Harry's already famous, and he's about to discover a world he never knew existed --- one that will bring him closer to his own destiny.

FICROW

Five months ago, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. She inadvertently saved a classmate, but was implicated in the shootings because of a list she helped create --- a list Nick used to pick his targets. Haunted by the boy she still loves, Val must come to grips with the tragedy, make amends and move on with her life.

FICBRO

Seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson's coach, Cal, knows Lonnie has what it takes to be a pro-basketball player, but warns him about giving in to the pressure. Cal knows because he, too, once had the chance and sold out. As the Tournament nears, Lonnie learns that some heavy bettors want Cal to keep him on the bench so that the team will lose the championship. Are they willing to blow the chance of a lifetime?

FICMYE

In Stephenie Meyer's first book for adults, alien "souls" have taken over the minds and bodies of humans. Melanie Stryder, a captured rebel, resists the takeover of her mind by Wanderer, the soul implanted in her body. Under the influence of Melanie's emotions, Wanderer is compelled to search for Melanie's love Jared and brother Jamie, who are still in hiding.

FICMEY

What's the truth behind the legend of the hound of the Baskervilles? Is it really a devil-beast that's haunting the lonely moors? Enter Sherlock Holmes to find the answer, in this, the only full-length novel ever written by the creator of one of the most popular and enduring detective series ever written.

FICDOY

To most people around him, Matt is a beast, not a boy. But for El Patron, lord of a country called Opium, Matt is a guarantee of eternal life. El Patron loves Matt as he loves himself --- because Matt is himself.

FICFAR

Soon after 15-year-old Daisy arrives at her relatives' remote farm in England, her aunt goes away on business. The next day bombs go off as London is attacked by an unnamed enemy. Despite the war, it's a kind of Eden at the farm, with no adults and no rules. But the war is everywhere, and Daisy and her four cousins must lead each other into a world that is unknown in the scariest, most elemental way.

FICROS

Following a life-changing year, in which her dad gets a divorce from her beloved stepmother and she loses her stepsister in the process, Harper decides to escape by joining a volunteer program to build a house for a family in Tennessee who lost their home in a tornado --- even though she knows nothing about construction.

FICREI

Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules and level of audience participation may change, but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Kat's sister is chosen by lottery, Kat steps up to go in her place.

FICCOL

In this complicated, chilling novel of the savagery of modern society, Adam mentally relives his past while facing the interrogation and trauma of his present life as a guest of the government.

FICCOR

Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver, living in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog and hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That's when Ed becomes the messenger, making his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary). Only one question remains: Who's behind Ed's mission?

FICZUS

After fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded into his brain during an attack, Tom Harvey suddenly knows, sees, and can do more than any normal boy ever could. But he must make life-altering decisions about how he will use his new power.

FICBRO

Seventeen-year-old Mia had everything to live for --- a loving family, a beloved boyfriend, and her brilliant cello playing (and, very possibly, an acceptance to Juilliard). But everything changes during a tragic car accident. Now Mia hovers near the hospital bed where her physical body lies in a coma, weighing her options. Should she die, or should she stay?

FICFOR

Lucy Scarborough is 17 when she discovers that the women of her family have been cursed through the generations, forced to attempt three seemingly impossible tasks or fall into madness upon their child’s birth. Unless she can complete these tasks, Lucy will go mad, just like her mother and all the Scarborough women before her. But Lucy is the first girl who won’t be alone as she tackles the list. She has her fiercely protective foster parents and her childhood friend Zach beside her.

FICWER

In April 1992, a young man named Christopher Johnson McCandless hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness. He had given away his savings, abandoned most of his possessions, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, a moose hunter found McCandless's body. This is the story of how he came to die.

FICKRA

IRONSIDE is Holly Black's third dark faery tale and the second to feature Kaye, a changeling pixie who grew up thinking she was a human girl. Torn between her faery lover Roiben and the human world she knows, the book finds Kaye struggling to maintain her human identity while embracing her faerie destiny.

FICBLA

Like many smart, ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner seeks entry into Manhattan 's most prestigious school. With single-minded determination, he works night and day to ace the entrance exam and gets in. That's when everything starts to unravel.

FICVIZ

An unconventional love story transmuted by the genius of Charlotte Brontë's imagination, JANE EYRE is the story of a woman of passion and intelligence who refuses to be satisfied by her "place" in society --- and who asserts her identity and aspirations with defiance and dignity.

FICBRO

After finding his younger brother teetering on the edge of his balcony, 15-year-old David Case realizes the fragility of life and senses impending doom. Without looking back, he changes his name to Justin and assumes a new identity, struggling to survive in a world where tragedy is around every corner.

FICROS

Always an outcast --- first for being fat and then for being "easy" --- Colie has no friends at home and doesn't expect to find any in Colby, North Carolina, where she's spending the summer with her eccentric aunt. But then she lands a job at the Last Chance Café and meets fellow waitresses Morgan and Isabel. Wacky yet wise, Morgan and Isabel help Colie come to see herself in a new way.

FICDES

Frank Portman's inaugural foray into the world of young adult fiction, pseudo-slacker Tom Henderson (a.k.a. King Dork) becomes obsessed with deciphering mysterious messages left behind in his deceased father's copy of THE CATCHER IN THE RYE.

FICPOR

An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, THE KITE RUNNER takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, it is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed.

FICHOS

Josh Swensen (a.k.a. Larry) won't get off the couch. His best friend Beth is seriously worried, so she coaxes him into taking a walk at Walden Pond. There, Josh meets Gus Muldarian, a spiritual guru who gets him to join his study group. Josh thinks Gus is a joke, but he agrees to try it. And what begins as a Thoreau-esque search for meaning soon turns into his most chaotic and profound adventure yet.

FICTAS

When Pancho arrives at St. Anthony's Home, he knows his time there will be short: If his plans succeed, he'll soon be arrested for the murder of his sister's killer. But then he's assigned to help D.Q., who has brain cancer and a "Death Warrior's Manifesto” that will change Pancho’s life for good.

FICZUS

In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.

FICLU

This collection of letters was penned over a period of several years on the vocation of writing by Rainer Marie Rilke, the great Austro-German poet whose greatest work was still to come.

In Victor Hugo's classic tale, ex-convict Jean Valjean struggles for redemption in the punishing world of post-Napoleonic France.

FICHUG

Since 1943, the wise little boy from Asteroid B-612 has led children and adults to deeper understandings of love, friendship, and responsibility. Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished as THE LITTLE PRINCE by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

FICSAI

This classic story of the March family women and their lives in New England during the Civil War has remained popular since its publication in 1868. Poor, argumentative, loving and optimistic, the March sisters struggle to help their family and realize their own dreams. Highly autobiographical, Louisa May Alcott's novel portrays women who are strong-minded and independent --- and their determination to control their own destiny.

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Ruby knows that the game is up. For the past few months, she’s been on her own in the yellow house, managing somehow, knowing that her mother will probably never return. That’s how she comes to live with Cora, the sister she hasn’t seen in 10 years, and Cora’s husband Jamie, whose down-to-earth demeanor makes it hard for Ruby to believe he founded the most popular networking website around. A luxurious house, a fancy private school, a new wardrobe, the promise of college and a future --- it’s a dream come true. So why is Ruby wary and defensive? And why is Nate, the boy next door with some secrets of his own, unable to accept the help that Ruby is just learning to give?

FICDES

Miles "Pudge" Halter is abandoning his fairly normal life. Fascinated by the last words of famous people, Pudge leaves for boarding school to seek what a dying Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps." There, he unexpectedly learns some valuable life lessons.

FICGRE

William Golding's classic novel of savagery and survival begins after a plane wreck deposits a group of English school boys on an isolated tropical island. Their struggle to survive and impose order quickly evolves from a battle against nature into a battle against their own primitive instincts.

FICGOL

J.R.R. Tolkien's three-book epic encompassing THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, and THE RETURN OF THE KING) is a battle of good versus evil in the fictional world of Middle Earth.

FICTOL

When we first meet Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. From this strange new place, she watches life on Earth continuing without her and tells us, in the fresh and spirited voice of a fourteen-year-old girl, a tale that is both haunting and full of hope.

FICSEB

It's not easy being a 13-year-old girl. But it's even harder when your father is a drunk. For Samantha, this has been going on for so long that she's almost used to it. But, truthfully, you never get used to it. Especially when it starts to get worse.

FICFRI

Marcelo Sandoval has an unidentified, autism-like impairment and hears music no one else can --- and he's always attended a school that's been protective of his differences. But then his father demands that Marcelo work in his law firm's mailroom, where he learns about competition and jealousy, anger and desire. But it's a picture of a girl with half a face that truly connects him to "the real world": its suffering, its injustice, and what he can do to fight.

FICSTO

When John and Jenny Grogan decide to test their nurturing instincts before starting a family, they bring home a Labrador retriever pup. What they get is Marley, a whirling dervish of a dog who destroys their house, flunks out of obedience school --- and ultimately steals their hearts.

FICGRO

Cassia has always trusted the Society. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows he's the one…until she sees Ky Markham's face before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, but when Cassia begins to doubt them, she's faced with an impossible choice: between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.

FICCON

James Patterson takes readers on a thrilling ride in his first book for young adults. Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, Angel, and Maximum are six kids who amazingly have the ability to fly --- and they will need their wings as five of them embark on a rescue mission that will change their lives forever.

FICPAT

Sixteen-year-old Thomas finds himself emerging from a metal box into an enclave of teen males. All he really remembers about himself is his name as he negotiates life in the wall-enclosed Glade, surrounded by a maze that might lead them home --- if they can solve it and also manage to survive the deadly monsters prowling within.

FICDAS

If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss. She wouldn’t have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she wouldn’t have hit her head on the steps. She wouldn’t have woken up in an ambulance with amnesia. She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might even have remembered why she fell in love with him in the first place. She would understand why her best friend, Will, keeps calling her “Chief.” She’d know about her mom’s new family. She’d know about her dad’s fiancée. She never would have met James, the boy with the questionable past and the even fuzzier future, who tells her he once wanted to kiss her. She wouldn’t have wanted to kiss him back. But Naomi picked heads.

FICZEV

Caitlin has Asperger's. Her world is black and white, and anything else is confusing. Before, Caitlin went to her older brother, Devon, for help. But Devon has died, and Caitlin's dad isn't helpful. Then, she comes across the word "closure" and realizes this is what she needs. And in her search for it, Caitlin finds that the world might not be so clear-cut after all.

FICERS

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry and wants revenge --- and they think Katniss should pay for all of the unrest. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12.

FICCOL

Steve Harmon is black. He's in jail, maybe forever. He's on trial for murder. And he's sixteen years old. A Harlem drugstore owner was shot and killed in his store, and the word is that Steve served as the lookout. Was he involved, or was he simply in the wrong place at the wrong time?

FICMYE

Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. In MY SISTER'S KEEPER, she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness.

FICPIC

Haunted by darkness and despair following the departure of her beloved Edward, Bella Swan must adjust to life without vampire companions --- but with a new source of fascination and danger.

FICMEY

Justina Chen Headley's powerfully moving third novel is a thought-provoking addition to young adult literature that will appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen, readers who are looking for a sophisticated exploration of such issues as identity, family dynamics and relationships. NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL follows a young woman's quest to find love, fulfillment and the true meaning of beauty.

FICHEA

Noah Calhoun carried his love for the willowy Allie Nelson with him long after their youthful romance ended. And Allie could not escape her feelings for Noah even after she became engaged to another man. In THE NOTEBOOK, Nicholas Sparks presents a question universal in its appeal: What would happen if two people were given a second chance at the love of a lifetime?

FICSPA

Hope has a life that most girls would die for: she's beautiful, talented and on the track to stardom. So what could possibly cause the girl with everything to fake her own abduction? When you think you've figured out the answer, think again! Hope will keep you guessing to the very end.

FICMIT

In this gripping sequel to the award-winning DAIRY QUEEN, D.J. Schwenk’s life takes a sharp downhill turn after the promising beginning to her junior year. But, as D.J.'s fans

might predict, the linebacker tackles challenges with her trademark guts and good humor.

FICMUR

When your father's a pastor, it's hard not to buy in to the idea of the perfect family, a loving God, and amazing grace. But lately, Samara Taylor has a lot of reasons to doubt. Her mother lands in rehab after a DUI, and her father seems more interested in his congregation than his family. When a young girl in her small town is kidnapped, the local tragedy overlaps with Sam's personal one, and the already worn thread of faith holding her together begins to unravel.

FICZAR

Ponyboy is fourteen, tough and confused, yet sensitive behind his bold front. Since his parents' death, his loyalties have been to his brothers and his gang, the rough, swinging, long-haired boys from the wrong side of the tracks. When his best friend, Johnny, kills a member of a rival gang, a nightmare of violence begins and swiftly envelops Ponyboy in a turbulent chain of events.

FICHIN

When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night --- dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge --- he follows her. Margo has always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she has always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q…until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they’re for Q.

FICGRE

Although PERFECT is about a girl struggling with bulimia, it's so much more than a "problem novel." It also explores the intersections between family history and personal problems, as well as the differences between outward appearances and the complex emotions that lie beneath the surface.

FICFRI

Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective, but there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school, where Charlie is caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it --- setting him on a strange course through uncharted territory.

FICCHB

Marjane Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran, Iran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq.

FICSAT

Meet Mr. Pignati, a lonely old man with a beer belly and an awful secret. He's the Pigman, and he's got a great big twinkling smile. When John and Lorraine, two high school sophomores, meet Mr. Pignati, they learn his whole sad, zany story. They tell it right here in this book --- the truth, and nothing but the truth --- no matter how many people it shocks or hurts.

FICZIN

Vera has spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years she's kept a lot of his secrets. Even after he betrayed her and ruined everything. So when Charlie dies in dark circumstances, Vera knows a lot more than anyone. But will she emerge to clear his name? And does she even want to?

FICKIN

In this riveting sequel to Scott Westerfeld's UGLIES, Tally is now one of the pretties. Has the surgery performed on the brains of pretties wiped out all she knew as an ugly? Is there any chance she can rescue herself and some of her friends?

FICWES

Few have failed to be charmed by the witty and independent spirit of Elizabeth Bennet. Her early determination to dislike Mr. Darcy is a prejudice only matched by the folly of his arrogant pride. Their first impressions give way to true feelings in a comedy profoundly concerned with happiness and how it might be achieved.

FICAUS

High school senior Ashley Hannigan seems to be the only one in her urban Philadelphia high school who doesn't care about prom. But when the faculty advisor gets busted for taking the prom money, Ashley suddenly finds herself with the huge responsibility of putting together a gala dance on an extremely low budget.

FICAND

Taking its name from a line in a W.B. Yeats poem, THE RAG AND BONE SHOP is a suspense tale that explores the lengths to which a person will go to get what he wants.

FICCOR

The second Mrs. Maxim de Winter arrives at an immense estate on the windswept Cornish coast. Here she is drawn into the life of the first Mrs. de Winter, the beautiful Rebecca, dead but never forgotten. And as an eerie presentiment of evil tightens around her heart, the second Mrs. de Winter begins her search for the real fate of Rebecca.

FICDU

In an isolated cabin, 14-year-old Sig is alone with a corpse: his father, who has frozen to death only hours earlier. Then comes a stranger, who claims that Sig's father owes him a share from a horde of stolen gold. Sig's only protection is a loaded Colt revolver hidden in the cabin's storeroom. The question is, will Sig use the gun, and why?

FICSED

ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY is the story of African American Cassie Logan and her family, fighting to stay together and strong in the face of brutal racist attacks, illness, poverty, and betrayal in the Deep South of the 1930s.

FICTAY

Sixteen-year-old Jessica lives to run. So when a tragic bus accident leaves her with an amputated leg, her entire world screeches to a painful dead end. But with the help of her friends and a hidden strength discovered deep within, she just may find the courage --- and the means --- to run again.

FICVAN

Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who refuse to stay dead. But now her father, the Charter-Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him Sabriel must cross back into that world. With Mogget, whose feline form hides a powerful, perhaps malevolent spirit, and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage, Sabriel travels deep into the Old Kingdom. There she confronts an evil that threatens much more than her life --- and comes face-to-face with her own hidden destiny.

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Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to. As it turns out, the Gladers are far from finished with running. Instead of freedom, they find themselves faced with another trial.

FICDAS

Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A SEPARATE PEACE is a harrowing parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world.

FICKNO

In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are broken down for parts, a teenage boy scavenges for enough copper wiring to make quota --- and hopes he'll live to see another day. But when Nailer finds a beached clipper ship, he faces the biggest decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it's worth, or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life.

FICBAC

During their first summer apart, four teenage girls, best friends since childhood, stay in touch through a shared pair of secondhand jeans that magically adapts to each of their

figures. They decide to form a sisterhood and share the jeans. The journey of the traveling pants --- and the most memorable summer of their lives --- is about to begin.

FICBRA

Halley has always followed in the wake of her best friend, Scarlett. But when Scarlett learns that her boyfriend has been killed in a motorcycle accident, and that she's carrying his baby, she's devastated. For the first time ever, Scarlett really needs Halley. Though their friendship may be tested by the strain, like a true friendship, it will endure.

FICDES

Melinda Sordino, a sharp, witty "everygirl" turns into a social pariah after busting an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. The safest place to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that's not safe. There's something she's trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, if she let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to smithereens. And then she would have to speak the truth.

FICHIN

In this fast-paced last book of Scott Westerfeld's trilogy, Tally has been remade into a special Special called a Cutter, dedicated to defending the city from its enemies. Now she embarks on the most urgent quest of her life: saving Zane while destroying New Smoke. Along the way she absorbs truths about humanity, civilization, and herself.

FICWES

First-time novelist Swati Avasthi has created a riveting portrait of what happens after. After you’ve said enough, after you’ve run, after you’ve made the split. How do you begin to live again?

FICAVA

Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of "Stargirl, Stargirl." She captures Leo Borlock's heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first. And then they turn on her.

FICSPI

Lucy Christopher’s debut novel explores the dark themes of obsession, abduction alienation, and survival, as experienced from the perspective of Gemma, an English teen who is kidnapped by a stalker and brought to the Australian Outback.

FICCHR

Shell Talent's life has been difficult since her Mam died a year earlier. Her father has turned to Scripture and alcohol in an attempt to escape reality and his inner demons. Shell cares for her younger siblings (and doesn't mind doing so), though she's bored of church and school. Things seem to get better when Father Rose comes to Coolbar, but soon Shell finds herself at the center of a scandal that will change her life forever.

FICDOW

Thirteen-year-old Drew starts the summer of 1986 helping in her mother's cheese shop and dreaming about co-worker Nick, but when her widowed mother begins dating, Drew's father's book of lists, her pet rat, and Emmett, a boy on a quest, help her cope.

FICREI

Jena, Dakota, Skye and Owen are all at Paradise --- the resort in the Caribbean, that is --- for different reasons, but in Paradise their lives become tangled together in ways none of them can predict. Over the course of four months, through four voices and four stories, what happened in Paradise will change them all.TANGLED is a story of the secrets we keep, the risks we take, and the things we do for love.

FICMAC

In this daring adventure inspired by a well-known classic, a scrawny young man seeks to become the high executioner of his people --- an esteemed title achieved through trial in battle. Jebel Rum's best hope for winning is in gaining invincibility, and herein lies his story of a year-long quest to the mountain of Tubaygat, where he searches for the herculean gifts bestowed on those willing to sacrifice a slave's life --- in Jebel's case, a friend.

FICSHA

Finally, Levi Katznelson's older brother, Boaz, has returned. Boaz was a high school star who had it all and gave it up to serve in a war Levi can't understand. But when Boaz walks through the front door, he knows there's something wrong. Boaz is home, safe. But Levi knows his brother is not the same.

FICREI

Clay Jenkins returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it. Inside he discovers 13 cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate and crush, who committed suicide two weeks earlier. She explains that there are 13 reasons why she decided to end her life --- and Clay is one of them.

FICASH

One of the best-loved stories of all time, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is Harper Lee's classic novel of a lawyer in the Deep South defending a black man charged with the rape of a white girl.

FICLEE

Seventeen-year-old Isabella Swan's parents divorced when she was a toddler, and her annual visits to her father, the chief of police in rainy Forks, Washington, have always been more torture than treat. So why does Bella volunteer to relocate to Forks permanently, leaving her mother and stepfather behind in sunny Arizona? It's a decision that soon may bring her love but also endanger her life.

FICMEY

If you loved the Twilight novels, you'll really love seeing them come to life in the TWILIGHT graphic novel! All your favorites are vividly envisioned in wonderful artwork.

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Through it is often categorized as a coming-of-age novel, A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN is much more than that. Its richly-plotted narrative of three generations in a poor but proud American family offers a detailed and unsentimental portrait of urban life at the beginning of the century.

FICSMI

As someone who spends his days unnoticed, Tyler Miller finds himself with more attention than he wanted after he vandalizes school property and, to pay for his crime, takes a summer job doing landscaping. The unforeseen side effect is that he returns the next school year with a brand new physique that attracts the attention of Bethany Milbury. This sets off a string of events and changes that have Tyler questioning his place in the school, in his family and in the world.

FICAND

Would you betray a friend in order to gain your lifelong dream? In this futuristic first book in a trilogy, Tally faces that dilemma and plunges into an amazing adventure with a serious issue at the core: How much should anyone sacrifice for beauty?

FICWES

In this followup to THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LARRY, Josh Swensen (a.k.a. Larry) finds himself in a hyper-paranoid state of no return. That is, until he's kidnapped and coaxed into resurfacing as his old persona --- so that he can run for political office!

FICTAS

With plot twists and turns and an untold secret that will change their lives forever, high school students Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan fall in love in a coastal North Carolina town in 1958. Pain and sorrow lie ahead for the pair, but the story lets you believe in the power of love and that dreams do come true. The inspiration for this novel came from Nicholas Sparks' sister: her life and her courage.

FICSPA

When Evie's father returned home from World War II, the family fell back into its normal life pretty quickly. But Joe Spooner brought more back with him than just good war stories. When movie-star handsome Peter Coleridge, a young ex-GI who served in Joe's company in postwar Austria, shows up, Evie is suddenly caught in a complicated web of lies that she only slowly recognizes. She finds herself falling for Peter, ignoring the secrets that surround him…until a tragedy occurs that shatters her family and breaks her life in two.

FICBLU

Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up. Item after item is illustrated and accounted for, and then the box, like a girlfriend, will be dumped.

FICHAN

You aren't alone. Try it --- Google your name. The difference is that they're not you, and you're not them. Which is why a chance meeting between two radically different Will Graysons shouldn't change the world. But it does. Because nothing stays the same when you make it about love.

FICGRE

Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. But what comes after size zero and size double-zero? When Cassie succumbs to the demons within, Lia feels she is being haunted by her friend’s restless spirit. In WINTERGIRLS, Laurie Halse Anderson explores Lia’s descent into the powerful vortex of anorexia and her painful path toward recovery.

FICAND

Ged is the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.

FICLE

Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a clue in his mother's room and Rose reads an enticing headline, both children set out alone to find what they are missing.

FICSEL

In the security-obsessed, elitist United States of the near future, where a standardized test determines each person's entire life, a powerful man runs a corrupt empire until seventeen-year-old Ann and other students take the lead in boycotting the test.

FICSLE

After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus, released into what is now a police state, decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right.

FICSLE

In a dystopian future where chocolate and caffeine are contraband, teenage cellphone use is illegal, and water and paper are carefully rationed, sixteen-year-old Anya Balanchine finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight as heir apparent to an important New York City crime family.

FICZEV

In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.

FICCAS

After a Fenris, or werewolf, killed their grandmother and almost killed them, sisters Scarlett and Rosie March devote themselves to hunting and killing the beasts that prey on teenaged girls, learning how to lure them with red cloaks and occasionally using the help of their old friend, Silas, the woodsman's son.

FICPEA

When a dark prophecy begins to come true, sixteen-year-old Evie of the International Paranormal Containment Agency must not only try to stop it, she must also uncover its connection to herself and the alluring shapeshifter, Lend.

FICWHI

Kate, eighteen, and Mary, sixteen, must make some adult decisions about the course their lives should take when their loving but old-fashioned father dies suddenly, leaving them with their mother, who has been in a persistent vegetative state since an accident four years earlier.

FICSTO

In small-town Australia, teens Jasper and Charlie form an unlikely friendship when one asks the other to help him cover up a murder until they can prove who is responsible.

FICSIL

Sophomore Frankie finally finds the courage to ask his long-term friend, Rebecca, to the Homecoming dance, which ultimately leads to a face-off between a tough senior whose family owns most of their small, New Mexico town, and Frankie's soccer-star older brother and his gang-member friends.

FICVOO

After spending over four years in a mental institution for murdering a friend in Alaska, fourteen-year-old Kip begins a completely new life in Indiana with his father and stepmother under a different name, but not only has trouble fitting in, he finds there are still problems to deal with from his childhood.

FICGIL

In a near future dominated by advertising, Taylor and her parents take in her cousin Barrett, who was raised in Simplicity, a place deliberately kept apart from the outside world, so Barrett's untouched mind is valuable and the cousins soon find themselves in danger.

FICCAR

When best friends Chris and Win go on a cross country bicycle trek the summer after graduating and only one returns, the FBI wants to know what happened.

FICBRA

When his father goes missing and he is almost killed at his boarding school in England, Max travels to the wilderness of Namibia to try to find him where he soon learns about his father's work to stop Shaka Chang and his evil plot for ecological destruction.

FICGIL

High in the French Pyrenees, fifteen-year-old Max Gordon's race to win an extreme sports challenge becomes a race to survive when he is accused of causing the death of a mysterious Basque monk who has predicted a cataclysmic ecological disaster.

FICGIL

When the twelve-year war between the Uplanders and Downlanders is over and Cam returns home to his village, questions dog him, from how he lost an arm to why he was the only one of his fellow soldiers to survive, such that he must leave until his own suspicions are resolved.

FICHIN

In 1347, when fourteen-year-old orphan William Paynel, an impoverished servant at Crowfield Abbey, goes into the forest to gather wood and finds a magical creature caught in a trap, he discovers he has the ability to see fays and becomes embroiled in a strange mystery involving Old Magic, a bitter feud, and ancient secrets.

FICWAL

When poverty forces her family to leave their home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dani has a hard time adjusting to life in New York City, where everything is different except her father's anger, but an unlikely bond she forms with a wealthy, spoiled girl at school helps heal both of their families.

FICLIT

Feeling awkward and ugly is only one reason sixteen-year-old Kevin is uncomfortable with the publicity surrounding his act of accidental heroism, but when a reporter photographs him apparently being unpatriotic, he steps into the limelight to encourage people to think about what the symbols of freedom really mean.

FICLYG

In the early nineteen-hundreds, sixteen-year-old Prudence Galewski leaves school to take a job assisting the head epidemiologist at New York's Department of Health and Sanitation, investigating the intriguing case of "Typhoid Mary," a seemingly healthy woman who is infecting others with typhoid fever.

FICCHI

Two teenaged runaways meet at a climbing gym and together embark on a dangerous and revealing journey.

FICCAR

Although her impetuous behavior, smart-mouthed comments, and slacker ways have landed her in trouble over the years, sixteen-year-old Jane has always put the blame on her "imaginary enemy," until a new development forces her to decide whether or not to assume responsibility for her actions.

FICGON

In a post-apocalyptic world where fences and border patrols guard the few people left from the zombies that have overtaken civilization, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura is finally convinced that he must follow in his older brother's footsteps and become a bounty hunter.

FICMAB

On the run from a bounty hunter who arrested her mother for being part of a secret society devoted to freeing clones, thirteen-year-old Leanna learns amazing truths about herself and her family as she is forced to consider the value of freedom and what it really means to be human in 2170 America.

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