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  The Seven Kingdoms Trilogy: Book 1

  Graceling

  by Kristin Cashore

  Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight--she's a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king's thug. When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change.... (more)
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  Matched Trilogy: Book 3

  Reached

  by Ally Condie

  Cassia faces the ultimate choices in the long-anticipated conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Matched TrilogyAfter leaving Society and desperately searching for the Rising--and each other--Cassia and Ky have found what they were looking for, but at the cost of losing each other yet again: Cassia has been assigned to work for the Rising from within Society, while Ky has been stationed outside its... (more)
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  Paranormalcy Trilogy: Book 1

  Paranormalcy

  by Kiersten White

  Sixteen-year-old Evie's job is bagging and tagging paranormals. Possessing the strange ability to see through their glamours, she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency. But when someone—or something—starts taking out the vamps, werewolves, and other odd beasties she's worked hard to help become productive members of society, she's got to figure it out before they all disappear and the world... (more)
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  Protector of the Small: Book 2

  Page

  by Tamora Pierce

  Kel fights to maintain the rigorous regimen of a page while confronting the prejudices that come with being a female in a man’s world and coping with a crush on her closest friend, Neal. “Pierce makes Kel sweat for her success through perseverance, hard work, and skill. Readers will appreciate this true example of girrrl power.” —School Library Journal
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  Daughter of the Lioness: Book 1

  Trickster's Choice

  by Tamora Pierce

  Tamora Pierce brings readers another Tortall adventure! Alianne is the teenage daughter of the famed Alanna, the first lady knight in Tortall. Young Aly follows in the quieter footsteps of her father, the once young king of thieves (The Rouge) and now Tortalls official spymaster. However, Aly is still a girl, and as a girl she has her needs. Her hair and love interests are just add ins to the great plot. When she... (more)
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  The Shoemaker's Wife

  by Adriana Trigiani

  The beloved New York Times bestselling author returns with the most epic and ambitious novel of her career--a breathtaking multigenerational love story that spans two continents, two world wars, and the quest of two star-crossed lovers to find each other again, replete with all the page-turning adventure, sumptuous detail, and heart-stopping romance that have made Adriana Trigiani 'one of the reigning queens of... (more)
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  Red Riding Hood

  by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, David Leslie Johnson

  Valerie's sister was beautiful, kind, and sweet. Now she is dead. Henry, the handsome son of the backsmith, tries to console Valerie, but her wild heart beats fast for another: the outcast woodcutter, Peter, who offers Valerie another life far from home. After her sister's violent death, Valerie's world begins to spiral out of control. For generations, the Wolf has been kept at bay with a monthly sacrifice. But... (more)
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  Bride Quartet: Book 1

  Vision in White

  by Nora Roberts

  Wedding photographer Mackensie “Mac” Elliot is most at home behind the camera, but her focus is shattered moments before an important wedding rehearsal when she bumps into the bride-to-be’s brother…an encounter that has them both seeing stars. A stable, safe English teacher, Carter Maguire is definitely not Mac’s type. But a casual fling might be just what she needs to take her mind off bridezillas. Of course,... (more)
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  Carrie Diaries: Book 1

  The Carrie Diaries

  by Candace Bushnell

  The Carrie Diaries is the coming-of-age story of one of the most iconic characters of our generation. Before Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small-town girl who knew she wanted more. She's ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, and a friend's betrayal... (more)
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  Igraine the Brave

  by Cornelia Funke

  Igraine dreams of becoming a famous knight just like her great grandfather, but the truth is, life at the family castle is rather boring. Until the nephew of the baroness-next-door shows up. He's got a dastardly plan to capture the castle and claim the wonderful singing spell books that belong to Igraine's magician parents as his own. To make matters worse, at the very moment of the siege, her mom and dad botch... (more)
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  Rapunzel and Jack: Book 1

  Rapunzel's Revenge

  by Nathan Hale, Dean Hale, Shannon Hale

  Once upon a time, in a land you only think you know, lived a little girl and her mother. (Or the woman she thought was her mother.) Every day, when the little girl played in her pretty garden, she grew more curious about what lay on the other side of the enormous garden wall. And every year, as she grew older, things seemed weirder and weirder, until the day she finally climbed to the top of the wall and looked... (more)
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  The Hunger Games: Book 1

  The Hunger Games

  by Suzanne Collins

  May the odds be ever in your favor.In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. In the previous war the Capitol took over and now, the Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl from each district, between the ages of twelve and eighteen to... (more)
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  The Giver Quartet: Book 4

  Son

  by Lois Lowry

  Told in three separate story lines, Lois Lowry’s Son  combines elements from the first three novels in her Giver Quartet— The Giver (1994 Newbery Medalist), Gathering Blue, and Messenger —into a breathtaking, thought-provoking narrative that wrestles with ideas of human freedom. Thrust again into the dark, claustrophobic world of The Giver, readers will meet an intriguing new heroine, fourteen-year-old... (more)
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  The Lunar Chronicles: Book 1

  Cinder

  by Marissa Meyer

  Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, the ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. Only few are looking for the Lost Princess who just may be the last hope for Earth’s fate . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her... (more)
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  Crystal Singer: Book 1

  Crystal Singer

  by Anne McCaffrey

  Her name was Killashandra Ree. And after ten grueling years of musical training, she was still without prospects. Until she heard of the mysterious Heptite Guild who could provide careers, security, and wealth beyond imagining. The problem was, few people who landed on Ballybran ever left. But to Killashandra the risks were acceptable....
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  Princess Academy: Book 2

  Palace of Stone

  by Shannon Hale

  Coming down from the mountain to a new life in the city seems a thrill beyond imagining. When Miri and her friends from Mount Eskel set off to help the future princess Britta prepare for her royal wedding, she is happy about her chance to attend school in the capital city. There, Miri befriends students who seem so sophisticated and exciting . . . until she learns that they have some frightening plans. They think... (more)
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  Fever Crumb: Book 1

  Fever Crumb

  by Philip Reeve

  Fever Crumb is a girl who has been adopted and raised by Dr. Crumb, a member of the order of Engineers, where she serves as apprentice. In a time and place where women are not seen as reasonable creatures, Fever is an anomaly, the only female to serve in the Order. Soon, though, she must say goodbye to Dr. Crumb-nearly the only person she's ever known-to assist archeologist Kit Solent with a top-secret project. As... (more)
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  Beka Cooper: Book 3

  Mastiff

  by Tamora Pierce

  The Legend of Beka Cooper gives Tamora Pierce's fans exactly what they want, a smart and savvy heroine making a name for herself on the mean streets of Tortall's Lower City while offering plenty of appeal for new readers as well.
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  A Strong Right Arm

  by Michelle Y. Green

  Motivated by her love for the game and inspired by the legendary Jackie Robinson, Mamie Johnson is determined to be a professional baseball pitcher. But in a sport that’s dominated by white men, there is no place for a black woman. Mamie doesn’t give up— from the time she insists on trying out for the all-male, all-white Police Athletic League team until she realizes her dream and becomes one of only... (more)
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  Drama High: Book 6

  Courtin' Jayd

  by L. Divine

  Just as South Bay High's Jayd Jackson is feeling good that her two main social circles have finally come together, drama takes over once more, and the usual suspects are involved... These days, family and relationship drama is the name of the game in Jayd's life from her fighting uncles on the home front to her friend Mickey's possible pregnancy aka her "maybe baby" to a vengeful plan being plotted by Misty,... (more)