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Teens! Check out these books to start your summer adventure!
Updated May 2, 2024
Southeastern Ohio Regional Library
Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library
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Firekeeper's daughter
Boulley, Angeline
Paper Book
A PRINTZ MEDAL WINNER! A MORRIS AWARD WINNER! AN AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE AWARD YA HONOR BOOK! A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICK An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller Soon to be adapted at Netflix...
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Silver in the bone
Bracken, Alexandra
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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the critically acclaimed author of Lore comes a stunning contemporary fantasy inspired by Celtic lore--the tale of a teenage girl who seeks her destiny in the cursed ruins of Avalon, driven by love, revenge, and pure adrenaline!...
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Romanov
Brandes, Nadine
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My name is Anastasia. The history books say I died. They don't know the half of it. Anastasia "Nastya" Romanov was given a single mission: to smuggle an ancient spell into her suitcase on her way to exile in Siberia. It might be her family's only salvation. But the leader of...
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Promise boys
Brooks, Nick
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Nick Brooks's Promise Boys is a trailblazing, blockbuster YA mystery about three teen boys of colour who must investigate their principal's murder to clear their own names. For fans of Angie Thomas, Jason Reynolds, and Karen McManus. The Urban Promise Prep School vows...
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The key to you and me
Brown, Jaye Robin
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A sweet and funny LGBTQ+ romance perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Julie Murphy, from the critically acclaimed author of Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit! Piper Kitts is spending the summer living with her grandmother, training at the barn of a former Olympic...
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Peacemaker
Bruchac, Joseph
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A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy searches for peace in this historical novel based on the creation of the Iroquois Confederacy. Twelve-year-old Okwaho's life has suddenly changed. While he and his best friend are out hunting, his friend is kidnapped by men from a neighboring tribal...
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Go the distance
Calonita, Jen
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What if Meg had to become a Greek god? After Hercules proves hes a true hero and regains his godship, all seems right in the world. That is, until Zeus tells Meg that she cant be with Hercules because shes, well, mortal. Luckily, Hera has a solution, o?ering Meg a chance to prove herself worthy of a...
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Royal blood
Carter, Aimée
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"Royal Blood is The Princess Diaries meets What A Girl Wants meets Gossip Girl." Culturefly"An addictively fun one-sitting read for 14+ fans of Karen McManus." THE GUARDIANKicked out of her American boarding school, Evan is sent to live with her estranged father, the King of England. Her existence...
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The Crimson Moth
Ciccarelli, Kristen
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Enemies-to-lovers doesn't get more high stakes than a witch and a witch hunter falling in love in bestselling author Kristen Ciccarelli's latest romantic fantasy. On the night Rune's life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a devastating revolution, witches...
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Sword catcher
Clare, Cassandra
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Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of forbidden love, dangerous magic, and dark secrets that could change the world forever in the start of a riveting epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles. ...
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Lost in Taiwan
Crilley, Mark
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In this exciting graphic novel about stepping out of your comfort zone, a traveler finds himself lost in Taiwan with no way of finding his brother--but he soon learns that this forced disconnect is helping him explore and experience the big wide world around him. ...
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Stepsister
Donnelly, Jennifer
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A stunning and shocking retelling of the Cinderella fairytale from a Carnegie Medal novelist
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Caraval
Garber, Stephanie
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Welcome, welcome to CARAVAL, Stephanie Garber's enchanting, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling fantasy debut about two sisters swept up in a mysterious competition filled with magic, heartbreak, and danger Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved...
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Once upon a broken heart
Garber, Stephanie
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART marks the launch of a new series from Stephanie Garber about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has...
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Belladonna
Grace, Adalyn
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The New York Times bestselling author of All the Stars and Teeth brings to life a highly romantic, Gothic-infused world of wealth, desire, and betrayal. Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians,...
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Boys I know
Gracia, Anna
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A modern Judy Blume meets Jenny Han. " A complex coming-of-age story about identity and sexuality."-The New York Times A high school senior navigates messy boys, messier relationships, and the struggle of never quite living up to her Taiwanese mother's...
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Paper towns
Green, John
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Now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox New York Times bestseller from the award-winning author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault In Our Stars. Quentin Jacobsen - Q to his friends - is eighteen and has always loved the edgy Margo...
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We'll never tell
Heard, Wendy
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"Thriller fans, especially those who love One of Us Is Lying, will devour this page-turner."-Buzzfeed No one at Hollywood High knows who's behind We'll Never Tell-a viral YouTube channel where the anonymous creators trespass behind the scenes of LA's most...
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The last cuentista
Higuera, Donna Barba
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A multi-award winning and bestselling novel, blending science fiction and Mexican folklore to explore the power of storytelling.
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The silence that binds us
Ho, Joanna
Paper Book
"A grieving teen fights Asian hate by finding her voice in this complex, timely story." --Kirkus (starred review) "With a layered, sensitive voice, Ho's weighty novel delves into themes of racism, classism, loss, and healing." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Inspired by the...
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White Smoke
Jackson, Tiffany D.
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The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson! Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old...
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Tokyo ever after
Jean, Emiko
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A Reese Witherspoon Book Club YA Pick! Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean is a hilarious and heartfelt novel perfect for fans of To All the Boys I've Loved Before and The Princess Diaries. Izumi Tanaka has lived an uneventful seventeen years in...
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Love & other train wrecks
Konen, Leah
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A Today.com Best Pick for Valentine's Day! A whirlwind twenty-four-hour romance about two teens who meet--and perhaps change their minds about love--on a train ride in the middle of a snowstorm. Leah Konen's Love and Other Train Wrecks is perfect for fans of Emery Lord and Jennifer E....
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Red, white, and whole
LaRocca, Rajani
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Newbery Honor Book! A heartbreakingly hopeful novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when her mother is diagnosed with leukemia. * Walter Award Winner * New England Book Award Winner * An NCTE Notable Verse Novel * Golden Kite Award...
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Throne of Glass - Book 1 - Throne of Glass
Maas, Sarah J.
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The book that started the phenomenon. Sarah J. Maas's global #1 bestselling THRONE OF GLASS series has taken the world by storm.Meet Celaena Sardothien.Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness.In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence....
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The kinder poison
Mae, Natalie
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"A DELICIOUS HIGH-STAKES ADVENTURE." -PEOPLE MAGAZINE Perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Holly Black, The Kinder Poison is an enthralling fantasy adventure that follows a teenage girl chosen to be the human sacrifice in a deadly game between three heirs who will...
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Inaugural ballers : the true story of the first U.S. Women's Olympic basketball team
Maraniss, Andrew
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the inspirational true story of the birth of women's Olympic basketball at the 1976 Summer Games and the ragtag team that put US women's basketball on the map. Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown...
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Photographic : the life of Graciela Iturbide
Quintero, Isabel
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A Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Award Winner and a Moonbeam Children's Book Gold Award Winner, Photographic is a picture book biography of Graciela Iturbide from author Isabel Quintero and illustrator Zeke Peña. Graciela Iturbide was born in...
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When you get the chance
Ryan, Tom
Paper Book
As kids, Mark and his cousin Talia spent many happy summers together at the family cottage in Ontario, but a fight between their parents put an end to the annual event. Living on opposite coasts--Mark in Halifax and Talia in Victoria--they haven't seen each other in years. When their grandfather...
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A fragile enchantment
Saft, Allison
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An unforgettable YA regency-inspired romantic fantasy about a seamstress who is sent to dress the prince for his royal wedding - and the scandal she weaves in her wake. All Niamh has longed for is to be remembered: to create something that will last far longer than she will....
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The girls I've been
Sharpe, Tess
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Soon to be a Netflix film starring Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown - this must-read psychological thriller, perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, will leave you guessing until the final page. 'Unlike anything I've read before... immediate,...
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Those summer nights
Silverman, Laura
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After recovering from a life-changing injury, a teen girl must navigate a new job, an ex-best friend, and two surprisingly attractive coworkers in this "sweet, romantic summer tale" (Kirkus Reviews) for fans of Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian. Hannah used to be all about...
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Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice
Smith, Tommie
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On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon...
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A taste for love
Yen, Jennifer
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For fans of Jenny Han, Jane Austen, and The Great British Baking Show, A Taste for Love, is a delicious rom com about first love, familial expectations, and making the perfect bao. To her friends, high school senior Liza Yang is nearly perfect. Smart, kind, and...
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Fable
Young, Adrienne
Paper Book
Age range 12+ Filled with all of the action, emotion, and lyrical writing that brought readers to Sky in the Deep, New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young returns with a new captivating duology. Welcome to a world made dangerous by the sea...
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Boys of the beast
Zepeda, Monica
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Three cousins. Four days. One car. This smart and fearless road-trip novel is perfect for fans of David Levithan, Benjamin Alire Saenz, or Meg Medina. THE ROUTE. Seventeen hundred miles from Portland, Oregon, to Albuquerque, New Mexico. THE BEAST....
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