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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRLThough this novel begs inevitable thematic comparisons to John Green's The Fault in Our Stars (2012), it stands on its own... Full review >
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DEVINE INTERVENTIONAs the clock ticks down on Heidi's soul, readers will be rooting for both Jerome and Heidi with all their hearts. Full review >
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LOVE AND OTHER PERISHABLE ITEMSby Laura Buzo
The exactly right conclusion eschews easy resolution, though there’s plenty of hope as they flounder into the future. Full review >
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CALL THE SHOTSby Don Calame
Fearlessly foul, this consistently comical series should be required reading for all teenage boys and anyone else with a... Full review >
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BETWEEN YOU & MEby Marisa Calin
Though hamstrung by a depressingly chick-lit-y cover, this total-immersion emotional experience is one readers will both... Full review >
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LIA'S GUIDE TO WINNING THE LOTTERYby Keren David
Tart, funny and fast-moving, with a touch of rueful realism and a lot of heart. Full review >
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HAVE A NICE DAYAside from the too-anxious-to-eat valorization, fresh as a daisy and sharp as a tack. Full review >
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THE HERO'S GUIDE TO SAVING YOUR KINGDOMInventive and hilarious, with laugh-out-loud moments on every page. Full review >
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FRIENDS WITH BOYSby Faith Erin Hicks & illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks
Readers will definitely want to have, know or be Maggie’s brothers—but she herself proves to be no slouch when it comes to... Full review >
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WRAPPED UP IN YOUby Dan Jolley & illustrated by Natalie Nourigat
True to this series' winning formula, an enjoyable mix of terror, comedy and romance. Full review >
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KEEPING THE CASTLEWhile the happy ending comes as no surprise, the path to it is funny as well as satisfying, with many nods to Jane Austen... Full review >
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THE DISENCHANTMENTSby Nina LaCour
Hauntingly beautiful. Full review >
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SONS OF THE 613This book won't make readers proud to be Jewish. It will make them proud to be a pool player in a porkpie hat, a tattooed... Full review >
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ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSEMeticulous pacing and finely nuanced characters underpin the author's gift for affecting prose that illuminates the... Full review >
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THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHTYes, many teens face more compelling problems than those of a smart, attractive daughter of affluent and loving, if... Full review >
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DRAMAby Raina Telgemeier & illustrated by Raina Telgemeier
Brava! Full review >
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