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  1. 172 Hours on the Moon

    by Johan Harstad
    Three teenagers win a trip to the moon, but what they find there is beyond their wildest nightmares.

    After a prologue set in 2010, the book begins in 2012, after NASA has announced its intent to hold a contest for teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18. Three winners will be selected from all over ... (Wikipedia)

  2. Hold Still

    by Nina LaCour
    A young girl navigates the grief of losing her best friend through photography and self-discovery.

    An arresting story about starting over after a friend’s suicide, from a breakthrough new voice in YA fiction. dear caitlin, there are so many things that i want so badly to tell you but i just can’t. ... (Goodreads)

  3. Ash

    by Malinda Lo
    A reimagining of the Cinderella fairytale, featuring two heroines journeying to save the kingdom.

    Aisling (pronounced Ash-ling), known as Ash to her friends, is a teenage girl whose mother was once apprenticed to the local Greenwitch . Some time after Ash's mother dies, her father, a merchant, ... (Wikipedia)

  4. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

    by Jesse Andrews
    A teenage boy's unconventional journey of friendship and healing in the face of death.

    Greg Gaines is a senior at Benson High School. A social loner, he navigates high school life by gaining everyone's acquaintance but staying clear of any particular clique. His only real friend is ... (Wikipedia)

  5. True Love and Other Disasters

    by Rachel Gibson
    A journalist falls for a hockey player while investigating a story. But their pasts and careers threaten to keep them apart.

    Disaster Number One:, MEN Hard knocks and hunger taught Faith Duffy not to believe in love. Still, when she married her very wealthy—and very old—husband, she became the perfect wife. And then he ... (Goodreads)

  6. Ashes, Ashes

    by Jo Treggiari
    A post-apocalyptic world where a deadly virus has wiped out most of humanity. A young girl must survive and find her family.

    A thrilling tale of adventure, romance, and one girl's unyielding courage through the darkest of nightmares. Epidemics, floods, droughts – for sixteen-year-old Lucy, the end of the world came and ... (Barnes & Noble)

  7. It's Kind of a Funny Story

    by Ned Vizzini
    A young man's struggle with mental illness, finding his path to recovery.

    Craig Gilner, the narrator, is 15 years old and lives with his family in a middle-class Brooklyn neighborhood. He attends the prestigious Executive Pre-Professional High School, having studied ... (Wikipedia)

  8. You Will Be Mine

    by Natasha Preston
    A stalker targets a group of friends, leading to a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

    Love turns to deadly suspense and horror in this "fresh take on a murder mystery thriller" ( VOYA's Teen Perspectives ) from Natasha Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Cellar ROSES ... (Barnes & Noble)

  9. Ruthless

    by Sara Shepard
    A wealthy family's secrets are exposed when their daughter goes missing. Everyone is a suspect in this thrilling mystery.

    #1 New York Times bestselling series The tenth book in the #1, New York Times, bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show, Pretty Little Liars., Four little liars are at it again. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  10. All the Bright Places

    by Jennifer Niven
    Two teens struggling to find hope in the face of depression and grief, discovering the power of love.

    Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers who badly want to escape from their small Indiana town. Violet is a popular girl who is secretly dealing with survivor's remorse, and Finch is a boy ... (Wikipedia)

  11. The Unwritten Rule

    by Elizabeth Scott
    Sarah has always followed the unwritten rule of not pursuing her best friend's boyfriend, until she can't resist.

    Everyone knows the unwritten rule: You don’t like your best friend’s boyfriend. Sarah has had a crush on Ryan for years. He’s easy to talk to, supersmart, and totally gets her. Lately it even seems ... (Goodreads)

  12. The Time Between

    by Karen White
    A woman returns to her childhood home to uncover family secrets and heal old wounds. A story of love, loss, and redemption.

    A stunning new novel of betrayal and forgiveness from, The New York Times, bestselling author. Thirty-four-year-old Eleanor Murray is consumed with guilt for causing the accident that paralyzed her ... (Goodreads)

  13. Some Girls Are

    by Courtney Summers
    A high school queen bee becomes the target of bullying after being ousted from her popular clique.

    Climbing to the top of the social ladder is hard—falling from it is even harder. Regina Afton used to be a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, an all-girl clique both feared and revered by the students ... (Goodreads)

  14. The List

    by Siobhan Vivian
    Every year, a list is posted in the high school girl's bathroom, ranking the prettiest and ugliest girls. The impact on those named is profound.

    An intense look at the rules of high school attraction — and the price that's paid for them. The remarkable New York Times bestseller! It happens every year before homecoming — the list is posted all ... (Barnes & Noble)

  15. The Leaving

    by Tara Altebrando
    Six kindergarteners disappeared without a trace, and eleven years later, five of them return with no memory of where they've been.

    Six were taken. Eleven years later, five come back—with no idea of where they've been. A riveting mystery for fans of, We Were Liars,. Eleven years ago, six kindergartners went missing without a ... (Barnes & Noble)

  16. By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead

    by Julie Anne Peters
    A teenage girl struggles with depression and decides to end her life, leaving behind a series of letters to those who have hurt her.

    Daelyn Rice is broken beyond repair, and after a string of botched suicide attempts, she's determined to get her death right. She starts visiting a website for "completers"- www.through-the-light ... (Barnes & Noble)

  17. Tears of a Tiger

    by Sharon M. Draper
    After a fatal car accident, a high school basketball star struggles with guilt, depression, and suicidal thoughts.

    After a car accident kills Robert, Andy's best friend and teammate on the Hazelwood High Tigers, Andy doesn't know if he can go on. He's consumed with guilt for driving the night of the accident ... (Goodreads)

  18. Stay

    by Deb Caletti
    Clara's life is turned upside down when her father's girlfriend moves in. She must navigate family secrets and her own desires to find her place in the world.

    A dark, romantic novel of love and obsession from Printz Honor medal winner and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti. Clara’s relationship with Christian is intense from the start, like nothing ... (Barnes & Noble)

  19. The Treatment

    by Suzanne Young
    Sloane is sent to The Program to erase her depression, but she fights to hold onto her memories and identity.

    This is an alternate Cover Edition for, ASIN: B005C7CW48,. Can Sloane and James survive the lies and secrets surrounding them, or will The Program claim them in the end? Find out in this sequel to ... (Goodreads)

  20. I Have Lost My Way

    by Gayle Forman
    Three strangers meet in Central Park and help each other find their way. A story of friendship, love, and self-discovery.

    A powerful display of empathy and friendship from the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of If I Stay . Around the time that Freya loses her voice while recording her debut album, Harun is making ... (Goodreads)

  21. Forge

    by Laurie Halse Anderson
    A young slave fights for his freedom during the American Revolution, facing betrayal and hardship along the way.

    For many readers,, Forge, “will be one of the best novels they have ever read” (starred review from, Kirkus Reviews,)! Blistering winds. Bitter cold. And the hope of a new future. In this compelling ... (Barnes & Noble)

  22. Soundless

    by Richelle Mead
    In a village where everyone is deaf, a young girl regains her hearing and uncovers a dark secret that threatens their way of life.

    In a village without sound… For as long as Fei can remember, no one in her village has been able to hear. Rocky terrain and frequent avalanches make it impossible to leave the village, so Fei and her ... (Goodreads)

  23. Gone

    by Lisa McMann
    A teenage boy wakes up one day to find that everyone over the age of 15 has disappeared. Chaos ensues as he and other kids struggle to survive.

    Things should be great for Janie—she has graduated from high school and is spending her summer with Cabel, the guy she’s totally in love with. But deep down she’s panicking about how she’s going to ... (Barnes & Noble)

  24. Belly Up

    by Stuart Gibbs
    When the hippopotamus at FunJungle theme park dies, Teddy Fitzroy investigates and uncovers a dangerous plot.

    12 year old Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Fitzroy has got a murder on his hands and trouble on his tail. Henry, the hippopatamus at the brand-new nationally known FunJungle, has gone belly up. Even ... (Goodreads)

  25. The Problem with Forever

    by Jennifer L. Armentrout
    A girl who suffered abuse as a child reunites with her former foster brother and faces her traumatic past.

    “This book blew me away, completely. Gripping from page one, I—quite literally—couldn’t put it down.”—Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners Growing up, Mallory ... (Barnes & Noble)

  26. How to Be an American Housewife

    by Margaret Dilloway
    A Japanese woman marries an American soldier and moves to the US, where she struggles to adapt to a new culture while raising her daughter.

    A lively and surprising novel about a Japanese woman with a closely guarded secret, the American daughter who strives to live up to her mother's standards, and the rejuvenating power of forgiveness. ... (Goodreads)

  27. Think Twice

    by Lisa Scottoline
    A legal thriller about identical twins, one of whom is accused of murder. Twists and turns abound in this page-turner.

    Is evil born in us—or is it bred? That is the question at the heart of this penetrating novel from blockbuster, New York Times, bestselling author Lisa Scottoline Bennie Rosato looks exactly like her ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. Willow

    by Julia Hoban
    A young girl, Willow, struggles with the aftermath of a tragic event and finds solace in self-harm until a new friend helps her heal.

    Seven months ago on a rainy March night, Willow's parents drank too much wine at dinner and asked her to drive them home. But they never made it–Willow lost control of the car, and both of her ... (Goodreads)

  29. I Am Princess X

    by Cherie Priest
    A girl creates a comic book character, Princess X, with her best friend. After her friend's death, she discovers Princess X is real and sets out to find her.

    Best friends, big fans, a mysterious webcomic, and a long-lost girl collide in this riveting novel, perfect for fans of both Cory Doctorow and Sarah Dessen; illustrated throughout with comics. Once ... (Goodreads)

  30. Audrey, Wait!

    by Robin Benway
    Audrey's breakup song becomes a hit, turning her into an overnight celebrity and causing chaos in her life.

    EVERYBODY'S SINGING, "AUDREY, WAIT!" Audrey Cuttler's life hasn't been the same since that song, "Audrey, Wait!" hit the airwaves. All she wants to do is go to concerts, hang out with her friends, ... (Goodreads)