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Samantha Heather Mackey è un'assoluta outsider alla Warren University dove frequenta un corso iperselettivo di scrittura creativa. La fantasia di Samantha è molto più cupa di quella della maggior parte degli studenti del suo anno, tanto più quando si tratta del gruppetto di ragazze ricche e vestite di colori pastello che incontra sempre a lezione. Tra loro si chiamano Bunny, "coniglietta", e passano il tempo a mangiare mini cupcake, a dirsi l'un...

2) Where she went

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Forman, Gayle

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Adam, now a rising rock star, and Mia, a successful cellist studying at Juilliard, are reunited in New York City and reconnect for the first time since Mia's near-fatal car accident three years earlier drove them apart.

3) Endometriosis: a guide for girls

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Seckin, Tamer

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Indigenous (NonFic)
Indigenous Voices - YA

Secking explains what endometriosis is, in terms that adolescents can understand. Endo is not just part of 'becoming a woman', and many women have been diagnosed for decades. It is a physically and mentally debilitating disease that currently affects 176 million women of childbearing age worldwide. Young women need to know the truth about the disease so they can overcome their fears, advocate for their own health, and begin the quest of healing. --...

4) An indigenous peoples' history of the United States for young people

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Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne

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"Going beyond the story of America as a country "discovered" by a few brave men in the "New World," Indigenous human rights advocate Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz reveals the roles that settler colonialism and policies of American Indian genocide played in forming our national identity. The original academic text is fully adapted by renowned curriculum experts Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza, for middle-grade and young adult readers to include discussion topics,...

5) The Cole Protocol

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Buckell, Tobias S

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In the first, desperate days of the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC has enacted the Cole Protocol to safeguard Earth and its Inner Colonies from discovery by a merciless alien foe. When the Prophets send their best--an ambitious and ruthless Elite--to destroy the the Outer Colonies and acquire the location of Earth, a three-man renegade squad led by Navy Lieutenant Jacob Keyes fights to hold together a shaky alliance between human survivors and the Covenant...

6) August and Everything After

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Doktorski, Jennifer

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All in a Day (YA Novels that take place over just 24 hours)

One last summer to escape, to find herself, to figure out what comes next. Fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han will love this contemporary, coming-of-age romance.

Graduation was supposed to be a relief. Except Quinn can't avoid the rumors that plagued her throughout high school or the barrage of well-intentioned questions about her college plans. How is she supposed to know what she wants to do for the next four years, let

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7) I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

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Jones, Kimberly

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The New York Times Bestseller!

"An absolute page turner, I'm Not Dying with You Tonight is a compelling and powerful novel that is sure to make an impact. " —Angie Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give

An NAACP Image Award Nominee, I'm Not Dying with You Tonight follows two teen girls—one black, one white—who have to confront their own assumptions about racial inequality

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8) Castle of refuge

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Dickerson, Melanie

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NYT - Children’s & Young Adult Series
NYT - Children’s Series

In medieval England, nineteen-year-old Audrey, the daughter of English nobility and facially scarred by her abusive, mentally ill sister, seeks God's protection when she runs away from an arranged marriage proposal, to find true love, safety, and a purpose to her life.

9) A good girl's guide to murder

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Jackson, Holly

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As her senior capstone project, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past.

10) The Rithmatist

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Sanderson, Brandon

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As Wild Chalklings threaten the American Isles and Rithmatists are humanity's only defense, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students learn the magical art that he would do anything to practice.

11) The Last Changeling

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Pitcher, Chelsea

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A Kingdom At War . . .
Elora, the young princess of the dark faeries, plans to overthrow her tyrannical mother, the dark Queen, and bring equality to faeriekind. All she has to do is convince her mother’s loathed enemy, the Bright Queen, to join her cause. But the Bright Queen demands an offering first: a human boy who is a “young leader of men.”
A Dark Princess in Disguise . . .
To steal a

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12) Fire

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Cashore, Kristin

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In a kingdom called the Dells, Fire is the last human-shaped monster, with unimaginable beauty and the ability to control the minds of those around her, but even with these gifts she cannot escape the strife that overcomes her world.

13) Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi: The Rise of Kyoshi

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Yee, F.C

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From the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender comes the instant USA Today and New York Times bestselling novel starring Avatar Kyoshi—now in paperback!
Written in consultation with Michael Dante DiMartino, the visionary cocreator and executive producer of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra animated TV series.
Justice begins with one woman.
After nine years of desperate searching...

14) If Only I Had Told Her

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Nowlin, Laura

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An intensely emotional and gripping companion novel to Laura Nowlin's USA Today and New York Times Bestselling novel If He Had Been With Me about the love that both breaks and heals us. Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Jenny Han.

If only I'd told her that I loved her years ago, then I wouldn't be here now.

Finn has always loved Autumn. She's not just the girl next door or his mother's best friend's daughter, she

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15) Brisingr

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Paolini, Christopher

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Oaths sworn . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide. It's been only months since Eragon first uttered "brisingr, " the ancient language term for fire. Since then, he's not only learned to create magic with words-he's been challenged to his very core. 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 adventure at hand for...

16) Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen

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Nix, Garth

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Award-winning author Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom with a thrilling prequel complete with dark magic, royalty, dangerous action, a strong heroine, and flawless world building. This epic fantasy adventure is destined to be a classic and is perfect for fans of Rae Carson, Kristin Cashore, Scott Westerfeld, and Cassandra Clare.

Clariel is the daughter of one of the most notable families in the Old Kingdom, with blood relations to the

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17) Tweak: (growing up on methamphetamines)

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Sheff, Nic

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Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and Ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer in California to convince him otherwise. In a voice that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling,...

18) The way I used to be

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Smith, Amber

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"After fourteen-year-old Eden is raped by her brother's best friend, she knows she'll never be the way she used to be"--

19) Nerve

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Ryan, Jeanne

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The New York Times bestseller is now a major motion picture starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco, in theaters this July!
A high-stakes online game of dares turns deadly
When Vee is picked to be a player in NERVE, an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, she discovers that the game knows her. They tempt her with prizes taken from her ThisIsMe page and team her up with the perfect boy, sizzling-hot Ian. At first...

20) The Running Dream

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Van Draanen, Wendelin

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